Rate the Game: Week 149

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Oh, good day! So we're looking at a whole year before this all gets wrapped up? I'd better make sure we get some good shit to occupy all the time. How appropriate that today is National Video Game Day! Pay tribute to this glorious day by indulging in one of your favorites, trying out something new, jamming to a soundtrack (which I'm doing right now), or, of course, sharing your views on this week's game! First things first, last week's Uncharted 2 needs to find a spot on the leaderboard. Does Nathan Drake's second adventure have enough to outshine its predecessor? Can it claim a spot at the top of the pack?

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


Well, it's no elite title, but an average score of 4.16 is enough to give Uncharted 2 a respectable standing at number 28, being leaps and bounds above the original entry. I'm telling you, we need a crossover between Drake and the new Lara Croft. It'd make millions!

But what about this week's game? Are we looking at the next number 1? The new occupant of the last place spot? What say we dive in and see?




There we go. Well, the title is wrong on the paper, but the point stands. This week we're venturing into that galaxy far, far away as we take a look at LucasArts's Nintendo 64 entry in the Star Wars saga. It's Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire! Star Wars has a varied track record when it comes to video games, but where on the spectrum does this one land in your eyes? Let's do that rating thing we do and we'll see you next week for number 150!!!