Rate the Game: Week 147

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Getting another late start here, but I had some issues to handle with the people who run the place where I rent. Not fun stuff. But I'll tell you what's definitely fun stuff: RATE THE GAME, BABY! Now in its 147th week, this edition is sure to bring us more of the love that we've been sharing throughout its tenure here. But first, how much love did last week's Metal Gear Solid 2 receive? Surely it had the potential to outshine its predecessor in the rankings, no? Let's have a look!


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

Oof, a score of 3.66 for Sons of Liberty places it well below the original Metal Gear Solid and its 4.33 average. The first game holds the crown as the best of the bunch...for now.

It's now time for us to ask the bowl for more. It's still loaded with potential goodness and it's ready to share. How about it, boys and girls? What's on tap for this week?



Hmm, back to another franchise. A Nintendo franchise, no less. Well, we already did 3 well-known entries in this series so far, so one more can't hurt, right? Let's go back to the glory days of the Super Nintendo and Hyrule as this week we rate the first 16-bit title of the long-running fantasy franchise. It's The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past! Three other Zelda titles have passed through the ringer and all of them are sitting very pretty. Hell, one of them is a super elite title, claiming the number 3 spot. But does this entry have enough to supersede them all? What do you have say about it? Let's hash it out as we say goodbye to August. Until next week!