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Oof, boy howdy, did this slip my mind or what? Got my mind on another project and we're also worrying about these thunderstorms. But never fear! Lateness aside, we shall be getting down to business with Rate the Game: Week 132!!! It's been some rough sailing with a selection of games that haven't really set the board on fire. The Secret of Mana from last week is looking like it's not going to fare any better. Let's have a look....

Rate the Game Results

1. Super Mario World (4.81)
2. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (4.8)
3. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (4.8)
4. Hitman: Codename 47 (4.75)
5. Mass Effect (4.75)
6. Goldeneye 007 (4.72)
7. Super Mario Bros. 3 (4.7)
8. Silent Hill 2 (4.66)
9. Super Mario Bros. 2 (4.5)
10. Portal (4.5)
11. Red Dead Redemption (4.5)
12. Chrono Trigger (4.5)
13. Final Fantasy 3 (4.5)
14. Silent Hill 3 (4.5)
15. Mega Man 2 (4.44)
16. Donkey Kong Country (4.44)
17. Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (4.44)
18. Super Mario Bros. (4.41)
19. God of War (4.4)
20. Mega Man X (4.36)
21. Metal Gear Solid (4.33)
22. BioShock (4.33)
23. Perfect Dark (4.3)
24. Shadow of the Colossus (4.28)
25. The Last of Us (4.28)
26. Super Street Fighter 2 (4.15)
27. Sonic the Hedgehog (4.14)
28. Resident Evil 2 (4.14)
29. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (4.125)
30. Super Mario 64 (4.07)
31. Grand Theft Auto 3 (4.06)
32. The Legend of Zelda (4.06)
33. NBA Jam (4.05)
34. Super Mario Kart (4.0)
35. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (4.0)
36. Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 (4.0)
37. Super Smash Bros. (4.0)
38. Super Metroid (4.0)
39. The Simpsons (4.0)
40. Resident Evil 4 (4.0)
41. EarthBound (4.0)
42. Fallout 3 (4.0)
43. Mirror's Edge (4.0)
44. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (4.0)
45. Donkey Kong Country 2 (4.0)
46. Banjo-Kazooie (4.0)
47. Final Fantasy 7 (3.94)
48. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time (3.92)
49. Mega Man (3.89)
50. Castlevania (3.86)
51. Contra (3.86)
52. Devil May Cry (3.86)
53. Half-Life 2 (3.85)
54. Half-Life (3.83)
55. Final Fantasy 8 (3.83)
56. Infamous (3.83)
57. SimCity 2000 (3.8)
58. Final Fight (3.8)
59. Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver (3.77)
60. Batman: Arkham Asylum (3.76)
61. Double Dragon (3.75)
62. Max Payne (3.75)
63. Tetris (3.69)
64. Mortal Kombat 2 (3.67)
65. Alan Wake (3.66)
66. Diablo (3.66)
67. Xenoblade Chronicles (3.66)
68. F.E.A.R. (3.66)
69. Mortal Kombat (3.65)
70. Doom (3.625)
71. StarFox (3.61)
72. Resident Evil (3.58)
73. Kirby's Adventure (3.57)
74. Ninja Gaiden (3.5)
75. Burnout Paradise (3.5)
76. Thief: The Dark Project (3.5)
77. Dark Souls (3.5)
78. Shinobi (3.5)
79. Dead Space (3.4)
80. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater (3.39)
81. Resident Evil: Nemesis (3.38)
82. Crash Bandicoot (3.33)
83. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (3.33)
84. Wolfenstein 3D (3.33)
85. Dead Island (3.33)
86. Left 4 Dead (3.33)
87. Nights Into Dreams (3.33)
88. Condemned: Criminal Origins (3.33)
89. Gauntlet Legends (3.28)
90. Gears of War (3.27)
91. Borderlands (3.22)
92. Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (3.22)
93. Duke Nukem 3D (3.2)
94. Darkstalkers (3.2)
95. Quake (3.2)
96. SoulCalibur (3.16)
97. Pac-Man (3.125)
98. Killer Instinct (3.11)
99. Virtua Fighter (3.09)
100. Rock Band (3.09)
101. Earthworm Jim (3.0)
102. Metroid (3.0)
103. Time Crisis (3.0)
104. Tekken (3.0)
105. Halo 2 (3.0)
106. Destiny (3.0)
107. The Secret of Monkey Island (3.0)
108. Sonic Adventure (3.0)
109. Shenmue (3.0)
110. Guitar Hero (2.875)
111. Ecco the Dolphin (2.85)
112. Streets of Rage (2.84)
113. Altered Beast (2.8)
114. Bayonetta (2.75)
115. ToeJam & Earl (2.75)
116. Assassin's Creed (2.71)
117. Gauntlet (2.71)
118. Dead Rising (2.71)
119. Bionic Commando (2.66)
120. Saints Row (2.66)
121. The Sims (2.6)
122. Killer Instinct 2 (2.6)
123. Silent Hill (2.6)
124. Tomb Raider (2.55)
125. Halo: Combat Evolved (2.5)
126. Twisted Metal (2.42) 127. Crackdown (2.42)
128. Golden Axe (2.33)
129. Gran Turismo (2.3)
130. The Secret of Mana (2.2)
131. Ghosts n' Goblins (2.14)


With an overall score of 2.2, The Secret of Mana comes oh-so close to unseating Ghosts n' Goblins from its position as the lowest scored game of the pack.

We must press on, however, in our quest to find the cream of the crop of the gaming world. Can we break this streak of games that have been below average? Speak to us, bowl!



Well, look at that. This week we go back to the arcades with one the biggest staples of said establishments. It's yet another take on the beat-'em'up genre from Konami, the Marvel mutant coin-guzzler, X-Men! Whether it's the 4-player version or the fully loaded 6-player machine, this game needs your take on it and your rating! How was this excursion from the merry mutants? Let's do that rating thing and we'll see you next week.




Sorry for the delay.