Rate the Game: Week 155

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Good morning. I love you all, but I'm not sure how busy I'm going to be today. Definitely busy in the afternoon and into the evening, but the morning is up in the air. That said, I feel the need to get this pumped out as soon as possible. It's week 155 of Rate the Game! We're so close to the end of October and not a lot of spookiness in sight here on this little feature. I think we blew our load on spooky games in the last pile. Maybe last week's Battletoads put the fear of God in you because of the difficulty? It's a stretch, sure. That aspect aside, how well did it do in the overall scheme of things? Let's take a look at the board!

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

Spot number 94 is going to be Battletoad's home for the time being as it claims a 3.42 overall score. Nothing to sneeze at, but the Ninja Turtles are sitting pretty way above them, giving them the finger. Wait, can the Turtles even give the finger? How does that work?

Well, that's something to ponder another time. Right now we're going to pick out the next game for us to ponder over. This week we return to using GIPHY as the host for the draw. I don't know why I stopped using it, especially since I try keeping my .gifs and static pictures separate. Anyways, let's get to it....

via GIPHY

There we go. It's time for us to complete a trilogy...even though more games came out after this one. Slap on your Mark VI armor and fire up your Warthog engine. This week's game is the third chapter in Bungie's sci-fi saga, Halo 3! The hype and release of this game was off the charts and it certainly raked in the dough, but what of its quality? Is it deserving of all its accomplishments? Did it endear itself to you? Or did it collapse under the weight of all the hype? How about it, you guys? Let's do the rating thing once again and let's hear your thoughts. Until next week!