TPWW Forums - Rate the Game: Week 171

Another morning has arrived. Namely, another Tuesday morning and that means more Rate the Game goodness! Now in its 171st week, we're down to the final 30 games left in the pile. What treasures and/or duds await us as we move forward? One thing at a time. Let's take a gander at last week's Road Rash and see how it fares and where it lands our leaderboard.

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

Road Rash makes a bold statement and makes it mark near the top of the list at number 14 with a strong 4.5 overall score. This makes it the highest rated racing title we've had so far. Cool motorcycles and beating the shit out of people with clubs goes a long way, I guess. A great effort from this title, even it misses out on our elite top ten.

But with thirty games still left to tackle, surely there's another one or two that has the chops to join that illustrious group at the top, no? Well, let's get started on finding out. What do we have this week?

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Well, this week we've got some serious company. The Battlefield series has certainly grown into a powerful force to be reckoned with in the industry, but we can't just forget its early days. Certainly we can't forget this title, can we? It's neither the distant past of 1942 or the distant future of 2042. It's Battlefield: Bad Company! The franchise has produced some noteworthy titles throughout its history, but what do you think of this one? Does it bolster the series in a significant way? Let's do the rating thing and we'll see you next week.