Guinness World Records announces top 50 video games

To mark the release of the Guinness World Records 2015 Gamer’s Edition, the publication has released a gamer-based “top 50 games of all time” list.

Guinness surveyed 5,000 gamers from 140 countries, a respectable sample size, simply asking them what their favourite game was.

Call of Duty took top spot, followed by Super Mario Bros., Minecraft, Grand Theft Auto, Halo, and The Legend of Zelda.

MyGaming conducted its own “greatest game ever made” poll a few months back which revealed Super Mario Bros. as a favourite among South Africans.

Half-Life came second, followed by Half-Life 2, StarCraft, and Diablo 2.

The full Guinness list is below.

1. Call of Duty
2. Super Mario Bros.
3. Minecraft
4. Grand Theft Auto
5. Halo
6. The Legend of Zelda
7. FIFA
8. Assassin’s Creed
9. Battlefield
10. The Elder Scrolls
11. Pokémon
12. Angry Birds
13. Final Fantasy
14. Need for Speed
15. Mario Kart
16. League of Legends
17. Borderlands
18. Metal Gear
19. Sonic the Hedgehog
20. Counter-Strike
21. Kingdom Hearts
22. The Last of Us
23. World of Warcraft
24. The Witcher
25. Pro Evolution Soccer
26. God of War
27. Far Cry
28. Bioshock
29. Resident Evil
30. Uncharted
31. Fallout
32. Batman: Arkham
33. DotA
34. Gears of War
35. Mass Effect
36. Half-Life
37. PAC-Man
38. Portal
39. Super Smash Bros.
40. Saints Row
41. WWE
42. LittleBigPlanet
43. Crash Bandicoot
44. LEGO
45. Mortal Kombat
46. Red Dead Redemption
47. World of Tanks
48. Gran Turismo
49. NBA 2K
50. Just Dance

Just Dance coming in at 50th – really? Let us know what you think of the list in the comments and forum.

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