[M-A-G]

It's the time of the week again! Contra seemed to be a sentimental favorite but the results will tell the real story. Just like last week I forgot to actually vote and thus will take into account my score of 3. Calculating the average and we get not only a rating of 3.8 but a first here on Rate the Game...A THREE-WAY TIE!!! Let's check the leaderboard...

1. Super Mario Bros. 3 (4.7)
2. Donkey Kong Country (4.44)
3. Super Mario Bros. (4.41)
4. Metal Gear Solid (4.33)
5. Super Street Fighter 2 (4.15)
6. Sonic the Hedgehog (4.14)
7. Super Mario 64 (4.07)
8. (TIE) Grand Theft Auto 3 (4.06), The Legend of Zelda (4.06)
10. (TIE) NBA Jam (4.0), Super Mario Kart (4.0)
12. Final Fantasy 7 (3.94)
13. Mega Man (3.89)
14. Half-Life (3.83)
15. (THREE-WAY TIE) Contra (3.8), Castlevania (3.8), Devil May Cry (3.8)
18. Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver (3.7)
19. Mortal Kombat 2 (3.67)
20. Diablo (3.66)
21. StarFox (3.61)
22. (TIE) Doom (3.6), Mortal Kombat (3.6)
24. Resident Evil (3.58)
25. Killer Instinct (3.5)
26. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater (3.39)
27. Resident Evil: Nemesis (3.38)
28. Quake (3.2)
29. (TIE) Time Crisis (3.0), Tekken (3.0)
31. (TIE) Silent Hill (2.6), The Sims (2.6)
33. (TIE) Tomb Raider (2.5), Halo (2.5)
35. Gran Turismo (2.3)

Yes, Contra shares its place with some other great action titles in some hot menage a trois action. Yeah, baby.

No time to dwell on that though as we move onto week 36 here. I already picked out the game earlier today so I don't have to do the shuffle and draw here. This week's game is...



...Streets of Rage! I believe this is the first beat 'em up on the list. Where it'll rank among said list is on you. So how does this game rate with you? Take the poll and discuss and what not. Until next week!