In the coming weeks and months, there are several highly-anticipated First-Person Shooters (FPS) coming out for next gen consoles; Far Cry 4, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, and a couple of new Halo installments, just to name a few.

We thought it would make sense to pave the way for these new FPS titans, by paying homage to the greatest FPS releases of all-time; a list of gaming greatness which spans 22 years.

The FPS genre is an interesting one. On one hand, you have the traditional competitive deathmatch or plain old shoot-em-up offerings, starting with Wolfenstein and Doom, which paved the way for Goldeneye, Unreal Tournament, Halo and Call of Duty. While many of these oftentimes include great campaigns, multiplayer is where they sparkle. On the other hand, series like Half-Life, Bioshock and Far Cry have sprung up, offering amazing storylines, complex characters, diverse scores and more. No matter which side of the coin you land on, the games on this list will not disappoint.

As a reminder, we're focusing on FIRST-person shooters here. There are many other excellent shooters such as Gears of War and Uncharted, however, they don't fit the FPS criteria.

Also, defining "first-person shooter" can be tricky. We went with our guts, and decided to use traditional "FPS" titles, as well as games considered to be "FPS Action-Adventure" and "FPS Action-RPG"; the common denominator of course being that the actual "shooter" element plays a key role in the game. We did not include "FPS Stealth titles", as the "shooter" element is typically trumped by tactical and stealth game play.

Enough with the boring stuff. Here are the "Top 30 First-Person Shooters of All-Time", according to pwnRank. Your mom!