GAME Reveal Greatest Computer Games of All Time
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on: June 18, 2008, 2:12 am
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Release Summary: Nearly 100,000 votes reveal Mario is the Greatest
Gaming Icon of All Time according to the latest poll by Game.co.uk.
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Release Body: Portly plumber Mario can lay claim to being the
greatest gaming icon of all time, beating off stiff competition
from the likes of Master Chief, Solid Snake, Lara Croft and Sonic
the Hedgehog in GAME.co.uk’s Greatest Games of All Time
vote and securing an impressive 11% of the overall top 100.
His
1995 Super Mario 64 at number 5 is his highest ranked title, while
other Mario games in the top 25 include Mario Kart Wii at number
13, the beloved NES (and later SNES) platformer Super Mario Bros.
3 at 16 and the stunning Nintedo Wii
game Super Mario Galaxy at 21.
In
comparison, arch-rival Sonic the Hedgehog’s best entry is
at number 19, while only three Sonic titles made the cut, one
of which, Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, also stars the
moustachioed, squeaky-voiced Nintendo mascot.
“The
Third Place” Takes First Place PlayStation 2 Wins Console
Crown
Sony’s PlayStation 2 has been crowned the Greatest Console
of All Time by almost 100,000 voters, with 10% of all PS2 games
in the top 100 being PS2 Exclusives and many more titles appearing
on PS2 alongside other formats.
The
highest-rated PS2 game
is Resident Evil 4 (also released for Wii, GameCube and PC) while
the best performer among titles released only on PS2 is the superb
Final Fantasy X, which pits a group of adventurers against a horrific,
monstrous force known as Sin.
Bond.
Games Bond. 007 and Star Wars top list of film tie-ins.
The
classic Rare-developed GoldenEye 007 for the N64 is the greatest
game ever based on a film property, according to voters who placed
it at number 6 in GAME.co.uk’s Greatest
Games of All Time.
Not
to be confused with EA’s lacklustre GoldenEye: Rogue Agent,
GoldenEye 007 is an FPS which is notable for being vastly innovative
as well as having one of the greatest multiplayer modes in history.
After
Bond, Star Wars is the most popular non-gaming property in games,
with two titles, LEGO Star Wars: The Original Saga at 58 and Star
Wars: Knights of the Old Republic at 68.
Notably,
James Bond and Star Wars are the only two examples of non-gaming
entertainment properties in the entire Top 100.
The
LEGO Star Wars team return this June with LEGO Indiana
Jones, which gives the same hilarious platforming-adventure
treatment to the first three Harrison Ford-starring classics.
Final
Fantasy's Big Five Gamers glad the "Final" is a lie.
Final
Fantasy has been voted the greatest gaming series of all time
by the public, with five titles appearing in GAME.co.uk’s
Greatest Games of All Time list.
Predictably,
the PSone title Final Fantasy VII - which had grown men everywhere
weeping uncontrollably back in 1998 - performed best, nabbing
3rd place in the Top 100, with the sequels Final Fantasy VIII
(PSone), Final Fantasy IX (PSone) and Final Fantasy X (PS2) also
performing well. Online-only title Final Fantasy XI failed to
crack the Top 100 but the list is completed by the incredible
Final Fantasy XII on PS2, which just made it in at number 91.
The
cast and setting of Final Fantasy VII are set to return in June
2008, in the PSP-only prequel Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core.
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