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Call of Duty 4 tops GAME vote list

Activision's shooter beats GTA IV, Final Fantasy VII and Ocarina of Time to "Best of All Time" title

GAME has announced the results of its recent online poll to determine the best 100 games of all time, with Call of Duty 4 beating out the opposition to take top spot.

It was followed by The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time in second, Final Fantasy VII in third, Grand Theft Auto IV in fourth and Super Mario 64 in fifth place.

The results also pointed to Mario as the greatest gaming icon of all time, with 11 per cent of titles containing Nintendo's plumber, while the PlayStation 2 was crowned "Most Popular Console" with 10 per cent of all titles in the top 100 being exclusive on that platform.

Meanwhile the highest-ranked film tie-ins involved James Bond - GoldenEye was in sixth place overall - and Star Wars, with two titles in the list.

Over 100,000 votes were cast in the vote, which was open to anybody visiting the game.co.uk website, with the Final Fantasy franchise listed as the most popular gaming series, and RPGs the most popular type of game.

The top ten titles were as follows:

  • 1. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
  • 2. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
  • 3. Final Fantasy VII
  • 4. Grand Theft Auto IV
  • 5. Super Mario 64
  • 6. GoldenEye
  • 7. Halo 3
  • 8. Metal Gear Solid
  • 9. Half-Life 2
  • 10. Gears of War