Halo has topped the Guinness World Records’ list of the 50 greatest video game franchises of all time, followed closely by Activision's Call of Duty and Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda. The list was voted on by gamers, so if you have any problems with it (oh, and you will), take it up with yourselves.
"We decided to take a different approach with this list than we did in the previous edition," said in a statement. "Instead of asking developers, industry insiders and journalists to rank their favorite titles, we approached a different kind of expert: the players themselves! We are confident that this 'top 50' more accurately reflects the tastes of the average gamer and not just the critics."
Guinness polled gamers between January and August 2009, and the result can be seen right here:
- Halo
- Call of Duty
- The Legend of Zelda
- Guitar Hero
- Metal Gear
- Super Mario Bros.
- World of Warcraft
- Gears of War
- Super Smash Bros.
- Grand Theft Auto
- Pokémon
- Resident Evil
- Fallout
- Half-Life
- Sonic the Hedgehog
- Counter-Strike
- Runescape
- FIFA
- Kingdom Hearts
- Final Fantasy
- Pac-Man
- Madden NFL
- The Sims
- Tomb Raider
- WWE Smackdown Vs. RAW
- Rock Band
- LittleBigPlanet
- Saints Row
- The Elder Scrolls
- God of War
- GoldenEye 007
- Bioshock
- KillZone
- Skate
- Left 4 Dead
- Need for Speed
- Chrono Trigger
- Gran Turismo
- StarCraft
- Ratchet & Clank
- Pong
- Tom Clancy’s...
- Star Wars: Battlefront
- Battlefield
- Diablo
- Lego Batman
- Mario Kart
- Burnout
- Crash Bandicoot
- Pro Evolution Soccer
Let the calm and respectful discussion begin!
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