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Greetings, fellow humans! 'Tis the season to be talking about...the season. It's the beginning of December and hopefully your holidays are enjoyable and memorable, for all the right reasons that is. If you ever need a good idea for a stocking stuffer, there's a whole list of goodies here on our leaderboard that you can enjoy well into the new year. Speaking of which, Mega Man 3 from last week's edition needs to take its place among the other games we've tackled here. With three other Mega Man titles on the leaderboard, there's some stiff competition for this one. How does it fare?

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. Mega Man 3 (4.16)
29. Super Castlevania 4 (4.16)
30. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (4.16)
31. Super Street Fighter 2 (4.15)
32. Sonic the Hedgehog (4.14)
33. Resident Evil 2 (4.14)
34. Mario Party (4.125)
35. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (4.125)
36. Super Mario 64 (4.07)
37. Grand Theft Auto 3 (4.06)
38. The Legend of Zelda (4.06)
39. NBA Jam (4.05)
40. Super Mario Kart (4.0)
41. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (4.0)
42. Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 (4.0)
43. Super Smash Bros. (4.0)
44. Super Metroid (4.0)
45. Star Fox 64 (4.0)
46. The Simpsons (4.0)
47. Resident Evil 4 (4.0)
48. EarthBound (4.0)
49. Fallout 3 (4.0)
50. Mirror's Edge (4.0)
51. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (4.0)
52. Donkey Kong Country 2 (4.0)
53. X-Men Legends (4.0)
54. Banjo-Kazooie (4.0)
55. Dishonored (4.0)
56. Final Fantasy 7 (3.94)
57. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time (3.92)
58. Mega Man (3.89)
59. Castlevania (3.86)
60. Contra (3.86)
61. Devil May Cry (3.86)
62. Half-Life 2 (3.85)
63. Half-Life (3.83)
64. Final Fantasy 8 (3.83)
65. Infamous (3.83)
66. SimCity 2000 (3.8)
67. Final Fight (3.8)
68. Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver (3.77)
69. Batman: Arkham Asylum (3.76)
70. Double Dragon (3.75)
71. Tomb Raider (2013) (3.75)
72. Max Payne (3.75)
73. Fallout 4 (3.75)
74. Tetris (3.69)
75. Mortal Kombat 2 (3.67)
76. The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (3.66)
77. Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (3.66)
78. Alan Wake (3.66)
79. Diablo (3.66)
80. Xenoblade Chronicles (3.66)
81. F.E.A.R. (3.66)
82. Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (3.66)
83. Mortal Kombat (3.65)
84. Doom (3.625)
85. StarFox (3.61)
86. X-Men (3.6)
87. Resident Evil (3.58)
88. Kirby's Adventure (3.57)
89. Daytona USA (3.5)
90. Ninja Gaiden (3.5)
91. Samurai Shodown (3.5)
92. Burnout Paradise (3.5)
93. Thief: The Dark Project (3.5)
94. Dark Souls (3.5)
95. Shinobi (3.5)
96. Unreal Tournament (3.5)
97. Battletoads (3.42)
98. Dead Space (3.4)
99. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater (3.39)
100. Resident Evil: Nemesis (3.38)
101. Crash Bandicoot (3.33)
102. Mortal Kombat (2011) (3.33)
103. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (3.33)
104. Wolfenstein 3D (3.33)
105. Dead Island (3.33)
106. Left 4 Dead (3.33)
107. Nights Into Dreams (3.33)
108. Condemned: Criminal Origins (3.33)
109. Gauntlet Legends (3.28)
110. Gears of War (3.27)
111. Tekken Tag Tournament (3.25)
112. Borderlands (3.22)
113. Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (3.22)
114. Duke Nukem 3D (3.2)
115. Darkstalkers (3.2)
116. Quake (3.2)
117. Halo 3 (3.16)
118. SoulCalibur (3.16)
119. Pac-Man (3.125)
120. Killer Instinct (3.11)
121. Virtua Fighter (3.09)
122. Rock Band (3.09)
123. Earthworm Jim (3.0)
124. Metroid (3.0)
125. Time Crisis (3.0)
126. Tekken (3.0)
127. Halo 2 (3.0)
128. Syphon Filter (3.0)
129. Gex (3.0)
130. Destiny (3.0)
131. The Secret of Monkey Island (3.0)
132. Army of Two (3.0)
133. Sonic Adventure (3.0)
134. Shenmue (3.0)
135. Guitar Hero (2.875)
136. Ecco the Dolphin (2.85)
137. Streets of Rage (2.84)
138. Altered Beast (2.8)
139. Bayonetta (2.75)
140. Command & Conquer (2.75)
141. ToeJam & Earl (2.75)
142. Jet Set Radio (2.75)
143. Assassin's Creed (2.71)
144. Gauntlet (2.71)
145. Street Fighter Alpha (2.71)
146. Dead Rising (2.71)
147. Bionic Commando (2.66)
148. Saints Row (2.66)
149. The Sims (2.6)
150. Killer Instinct 2 (2.6)
151. Silent Hill (2.6)
152. Tomb Raider (2.55)
153. Halo: Combat Evolved (2.5)
154. Twisted Metal (2.42) 155. Crackdown (2.42)
156. Golden Axe (2.33)
157. Gran Turismo (2.3)
158. The Secret of Mana (2.2)
159. Ghosts n' Goblins (2.14)
160. Panzer Dragoon (1.5)


A 4.16 score puts Mega Man 3 on the leaderboard at spot 28. It's an impressive score, but not enough to be the highest rated in the franchise so far, as Mega Man 2 still boasts the best spot of all the entries we've rated here with a comfortable position in the top 20.

But let's say we kick off the month with a bang? It's time for our own little time for opening presents. What does the bowl have for us this week?

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Fuck this vertical noise. Well, whatever; it's done. How about some more sequel action here on Rate the Game? We return to the action-oriented, military FPS franchise juggernaut from Activision. You wanted more modern warfare? Well, this game gave it to you whether you wanted it or not. The follow-up to one of the biggest titles in the entire genre, it's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2! With the predecessor being such a phenomenon, there was a lot to live up to for this one. The question being if it succeeds as a worthy entry to the franchise. Or maybe this whole Call of Duty thing isn't your bag to begin with? There's plenty for us to discuss here. Let's hear what you all think and we'll see you next week!