Call of Duty: Black Ops Sets World Record For Greatest Video Game Ending

We were always under the impression that The Guinness World Records only included listings of things that could be measured by quantity — most number of X, tallest Y, shortest Z, tiniest bean, etc. As it turns out, our impression is wrong and there is room for opinion in the book of World Records.

The Guinness World Records 2012 Gamers’ Edition polled 13,519 “gaming fans” to determine the greatest video game ending of all time. From that poll, Call of Duty: Black Ops, was voted to the top of the list.

Guinness World Records 2012 Gamer’s Edition editor Gaz Deaves said: “Everyone has an opinion on how to end a game, whether it’s an epic boss fight, a clever plot twist, or a 90-minute movie.

“This list recognises some of the greatest endings and hopefully will get gamers talking about what are their favourites and why.”

Below is a list of the top 50 as voted by those who took part in the poll.

50. Resident Evil 4
49. Star Wars: Knights of the old Republic
48. Ratchet & Clank: a Crack in Time
47. Crysis 2
46. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
45. Call of Duty: World at War
44. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II
43. Half-Life 2: Episode Two
42. Super Metroid
41. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
40. New Super Mario Bros. Wii
39. inFamous
38. Fallout 3
37. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
36. Gears of War 2
35. Bioshock
34. Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty
33. Sonic Adventures 2
32. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
31. Kingdom Hearts II
30. Mass Effect
29. Super Mario Galaxy
28. Sonic the Hedgehog
27. Metal Gear Solid
26. Assassin’s Creed II
25. Assassin’s Creed
24. Shadow of the Colossus
23. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
22. Kingdom Hearts
21. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
20. Super Mario Galaxy 2
19. Mass Effect 2
18. Grand Theft Auto IV
17. Portal 2
16. Assassins Creed: Brotherhood
15. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
14. Halo: Combat Evolved
13. Halo 3
12. Pokemon Black and White
11. Super Mario Bros
10. Heavy Rain
9. Final Fantasy VII
8. Metal Gear Solid 4
7. Portal
6. Red Dead Redemption
5. God of War
4. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
3. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
2. Halo: Reach
1. Call of Duty: Black Ops

While we’re still pretty sure that world records are meant to be quantitatively measured (but hey, we’re not world record experts!), what do you think of this list? Can you think of any games with awesome endings that should be on the list? Let us know!

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