Rate the Game: Week 156

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Good morning and Happy Halloween, boys and girls! Hopefully your day is memorable and great, even if you're not someone who's down with participating in the holiday. You can always participate in this party we've got going on over here! We're set to party for the 156th time here on Rate the Game and opening festivities sees us having to place last week's Halo 3 somewhere on the leaderboard. The Halo franchise thus far hasn't really rocked the elite, but perhaps the third entry can shake things up. Let's have a looksie...


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. Halo 3 (3.16)
114. SoulCalibur (3.16)
115. Pac-Man (3.125)
116. Killer Instinct (3.11)
117. Virtua Fighter (3.09)
118. Rock Band (3.09)
119. Earthworm Jim (3.0)
120. Metroid (3.0)
121. Time Crisis (3.0)
122. Tekken (3.0)
123. Halo 2 (3.0)
124. Syphon Filter (3.0)
125. Gex (3.0)
126. Destiny (3.0)
127. The Secret of Monkey Island (3.0)
128. Army of Two (3.0)
129. Sonic Adventure (3.0)
130. Shenmue (3.0)
131. Guitar Hero (2.875)
132. Ecco the Dolphin (2.85)
133. Streets of Rage (2.84)
134. Altered Beast (2.8)
135. Bayonetta (2.75)
136. Command & Conquer (2.75)
137. ToeJam & Earl (2.75)
138. Jet Set Radio (2.75)
139. Assassin's Creed (2.71)
140. Gauntlet (2.71)
141. Street Fighter Alpha (2.71)
142. Dead Rising (2.71)
143. Bionic Commando (2.66)
144. Saints Row (2.66)
145. The Sims (2.6)
146. Killer Instinct 2 (2.6)
147. Silent Hill (2.6)
148. Tomb Raider (2.55)
149. Halo: Combat Evolved (2.5)
150. Twisted Metal (2.42) 151. Crackdown (2.42)
152. Golden Axe (2.33)
153. Gran Turismo (2.3)
154. The Secret of Mana (2.2)
155. Ghosts n' Goblins (2.14)


Well, Halo 3 does end up being the highest rated Halo game so far, but with an overall score of 3.16, it's not reaching the top of the leaderboard anytime soon and has to be content with spot number 113 for now.

With that out of the way, it's trick-or-treat time! I've got a bowl here, and while it's not filled with candy, I might be pulling out something sweet anyway. Let's see what's in store for us as we close out the month of October...

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So after exploring through the goodies we've got ourselves a prize. Could it be a delicious Reese's Peanut Butter Cup? Or something really gross like black licorice or Mounds or a York Peppermint Patty? That's for you to decide. This week we go back to throwing hands in another game of fisticuffs with a franchise we haven't tackled since the original 50. Let's put Namco into the hot seat and rate their foray into 2-on-2 throwdowns. It's Tekken Tag Tournament! Obviously an off-shoot from the mainline Tekken series, this game surely still has some chops to it, right? Let's hear what you have to say about the matter. Do the rating thing and share your thoughts and we'll see you all next week to kick off November!