TPWW Forums - Rate the Game: Week 178

Oh, thank Lzzy this place is up and running. It's been a hassle these last two weeks getting this put up on the proper day, but here we are. I may have made an error in judgment as far as picking R-Type for the pile, but I feel like getting in as many genres as I can. Plus, who is to say what you have or haven't played? Anyway, let's see where it ends up after all of the hubbub.

<select><option selected="">Rate the Game Results

<option>1. Super Mario World (4.81)
<option>2. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (4.8)</option>
<option>3. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (4.8)</option>
<option>4. Hitman: Codename 47 (4.75)</option>
<option>5. Mass Effect (4.75)</option>
<option>6. Goldeneye 007 (4.72)</option>
<option>7. Super Mario Bros. 3 (4.7)</option>
<option>8. Silent Hill 2 (4.66)</option>
<option>9. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (4.61)</option>
<option>10. Mike Tyson's Punchout! (4.6)</option>
<option>11. Super Mario Bros. 2 (4.5)</option>
<option>12. Portal (4.5)</option>
<option>13. Red Dead Redemption (4.5)</option>
<option>14. Road Rash (4.5)</option>
<option>15. Chrono Trigger (4.5)</option>
<option>16. Final Fantasy 3 (4.5)</option>
<option>17. Silent Hill 3 (4.5)</option>
<option>18. Mega Man 2 (4.44)</option>
<option>19. Donkey Kong Country (4.44)</option>
<option>20. Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (4.44)</option>
<option>21. Super Mario Bros. (4.41)</option>
<option>22. God of War (4.4)</option>
<option>23. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (4.4)</option>
<option>24. Mega Man X (4.36)</option>
<option>25. Metal Gear Solid (4.33)</option>
<option>26. Batman: Arkham City (4.33)</option>
<option>27. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (4.33)</option>
<option>28. BioShock (4.33)</option>
<option>29. Ōkami (4.33)</option>
<option>30. Perfect Dark (4.3)</option>
<option>31. Shadow of the Colossus (4.28)</option>
<option>32. The Last of Us (4.28)</option>
<option>33. F-Zero (4.25)</option>
<option>34. Mega Man 3 (4.16)</option>
<option>35. Super Castlevania 4 (4.16)</option>
<option>36. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (4.16)</option>
<option>37. Super Street Fighter 2 (4.15)</option>
<option>38. Sonic the Hedgehog (4.14)</option>
<option>39. Resident Evil 2 (4.14)</option>
<option>40. Mario Party (4.125)</option>
<option>41. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (4.125)</option>
<option>42. Super Mario 64 (4.07)</option>
<option>43. Grand Theft Auto 3 (4.06)</option>
<option>44. The Legend of Zelda (4.06)</option>
<option>45. NBA Jam (4.05)</option>
<option>46. Super Mario Kart (4.0)</option>
<option>47. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (4.0)</option>
<option>48. Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 (4.0)</option>
<option>49. Super Smash Bros. (4.0)</option>
<option>50. Doom 2 (4.0)</option>
<option>51. Super Metroid (4.0)</option>
<option>52. Star Fox 64 (4.0)</option>
<option>53. The Simpsons (4.0)</option>
<option>54. Resident Evil 4 (4.0)</option>
<option>55. StarCraft (4.0)</option>
<option>56. EarthBound (4.0)</option>
<option>57. Fallout 3 (4.0)</option>
<option>58. Mirror's Edge (4.0)</option>
<option>59. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (4.0)</option>
<option>60. Donkey Kong Country 2 (4.0)</option>
<option>61. X-Men Legends (4.0)</option>
<option>62. Darksiders (4.0)</option>
<option>63. Banjo-Kazooie (4.0)</option>
<option>64. Dishonored (4.0)</option>
<option>65. Final Fantasy 7 (3.94)</option>
<option>66. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time (3.92)</option>
<option>67. Mega Man (3.89)</option>
<option>68. Castlevania (3.86)</option>
<option>69. Contra (3.86)</option>
<option>70. Devil May Cry (3.86)</option>
<option>71. Half-Life 2 (3.85)</option>
<option>72. Half-Life (3.83)
<option>73. Final Fantasy 8 (3.83)</option>
<option>74. Infamous (3.83)</option>
<option>75. SimCity 2000 (3.8)</option>
<option>76. Final Fight (3.8)</option>
<option>77. Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver (3.77)</option>
<option>78. Batman: Arkham Asylum (3.76)</option>
<option>79. Double Dragon (3.75)</option>
<option>80. Tomb Raider (2013) (3.75)</option>
<option>81. Max Payne (3.75)</option>
<option>82. Fallout 4 (3.75)</option>
<option>83. Tetris (3.69)</option>
<option>84. Mortal Kombat 2 (3.67)</option>
<option>85. The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (3.66)</option>
<option>86. Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (3.66)</option>
<option>87. Alan Wake (3.66)</option>
<option>88. Diablo (3.66)</option>
<option>89. Xenoblade Chronicles (3.66)</option>
<option>90. F.E.A.R. (3.66)</option>
<option>91. Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (3.66)</option>
<option>92. Mortal Kombat (3.65)</option>
<option>93. Doom (3.625)</option>
<option>94. StarFox (3.61)</option>
<option>95. X-Men (3.6)</option>
<option>96. Resident Evil (3.58)</option>
<option>97. Kirby's Adventure (3.57)</option>
<option>98. Daytona USA (3.5)</option>
<option>99. Ninja Gaiden (3.5)</option>
<option>100. Samurai Shodown (3.5)</option>
<option>101. Burnout Paradise (3.5)</option>
<option>102. Thief: The Dark Project (3.5)</option>
<option>103. Dark Souls (3.5)</option>
<option>104. Shinobi (3.5)</option>
<option>105. Unreal Tournament (3.5)</option>
<option>106. Battletoads (3.42)</option>
<option>107. Heavy Rain (3.42)</option>
<option>108. Fatal Fury (3.4)</option>
<option>109. Dead Space (3.4)</option>
<option>110. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater (3.39)</option>
<option>111. Resident Evil: Nemesis (3.38)</option>
<option>112. Donkey Kong (3.33)</option>
<option>113. Crash Bandicoot (3.33)</option>
<option>114. Grand Theft Auto 4 (3.33)</option>
<option>115. Mortal Kombat (2011) (3.33)</option>
<option>116. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (3.33)</option>
<option>117. Wolfenstein 3D (3.33)</option>
<option>118. Dead or Alive (3.33)</option>
<option>119. FarCry 3 (3.33)</option>
<option>120. R-Type (3.33)</option>
<option>121. Dead Island (3.33)</option>
<option>122. Left 4 Dead (3.33)</option>
<option>123. Nights Into Dreams (3.33)</option>
<option>124. Condemned: Criminal Origins (3.33)</option>
<option>125. Gauntlet Legends (3.28)
<option>126. Gears of War (3.27)</option>
<option>127. Tekken Tag Tournament (3.25)</option>
<option>128. Borderlands (3.22)</option>
<option>129. Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (3.22)</option>
<option>130. Duke Nukem 3D (3.2)</option>
<option>131. Darkstalkers (3.2)</option>
<option>132. Quake (3.2)</option>
<option>133. Halo 3 (3.16)</option>
<option>134. SoulCalibur (3.16)</option>
<option>135. Pac-Man (3.125)</option>
<option>136. Killer Instinct (3.11)</option>
<option>137. Virtua Fighter (3.09)</option>
<option>138. Rock Band (3.09)</option>
<option>139. Earthworm Jim (3.0)</option>
<option>140. Metroid (3.0)</option>
<option>141. Time Crisis (3.0)</option>
<option>142. Tekken (3.0)</option>
<option>143. Halo 2 (3.0)</option>
<option>144. Syphon Filter (3.0)</option>
<option>145. Gex (3.0)</option>
<option>146. Destiny (3.0)</option>
<option>147. The Secret of Monkey Island (3.0)</option>
<option>148. Army of Two (3.0)</option>
<option>149. Sonic Adventure (3.0)</option>
<option>150. Shenmue (3.0)</option>
<option>151. Guitar Hero (2.875)</option>
<option>152. Ecco the Dolphin (2.85)</option>
<option>153. Streets of Rage (2.84)</option>
<option>154. Altered Beast (2.8)</option>
<option>155. Bayonetta (2.75)</option>
<option>156. Command & Conquer (2.75)</option>
<option>157. ToeJam & Earl (2.75)</option>
<option>158. Jet Set Radio (2.75)</option>
<option>159. Assassin's Creed (2.71)</option>
<option>160. Gauntlet (2.71)</option>
<option>161. Street Fighter Alpha (2.71)</option>
<option>162. Dead Rising (2.71)</option>
<option>163. Bionic Commando (2.66)</option>
<option>164. Saints Row (2.66)</option>
<option>165. The Sims (2.6)</option>
<option>166. Killer Instinct 2 (2.6)</option>
<option>167. Eternal Champions (2.6)</option>
<option>168. Silent Hill (2.6)</option>
<option>169. Tomb Raider (2.55)</option>
<option>170. Halo: Combat Evolved (2.5)</option>
<option>171. Twisted Metal (2.42)</option
<option>172. Crackdown (2.42)</option>
<option>173. Golden Axe (2.33)</option>
<option>174. Gran Turismo (2.3)</option>
<option>175. The Secret of Mana (2.2)</option>
<option>176. Ghosts n' Goblins (2.14)</option>
<option>177. Panzer Dragoon (1.5)</option></select>

Pretty far down the list, but it can be somewhat satisfied with a slightly above average score of 3.33. We have a lot of those. Almost as much as a bunch of 4.0 games.

Unfortunately, neither of those scores is enough to be elite material. Maybe in the early days of this, sure, but we're about to tackle the 178th game already so the bar has been elevated quite drastically. What say you? Shall we dive again and get another game going?

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Well, I did it anyway. This week we land on a gaming staple of one of the industry powerhouses. Let's take a trip back to the days of the Wii and Nintendo's efforts to remain the top dog in the face of the new industry giants. When all else fails, they can always rely on their mustachioed hero. It's Super Mario Galaxy! Nintendo did what it could to deliver another spin on their star mascot in this outing. How did they do in your eyes? Does it deserve its place among the stars? Share what you're thinking and we'll see you next week!