Rate the Game: Week 168

[M-A-G]

Hey, everyone. Once again, I'm back to doing this as early as possible because of the dodgy nature of the forums. Of course, this will be done on both forums to give everyone ample opportunity to participate. Speaking of which, I'm glad I didn't have to do another redo (redundant much?) like I had to a while back. FarCry 3 from last week was fortunate enough to have some gameplay time with a few of us, making it eligible to join our ranks. But where does it land?

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. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (4.4)
22. Mega Man X (4.36)
23. Metal Gear Solid (4.33)
24. Batman: Arkham City (4.33)
25. BioShock (4.33)
26. Ōkami (4.33)
27. Perfect Dark (4.3)
28. Shadow of the Colossus (4.28)
29. The Last of Us (4.28)
30. Mega Man 3 (4.16)
31. Super Castlevania 4 (4.16)
32. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (4.16)
33. Super Street Fighter 2 (4.15)
34. Sonic the Hedgehog (4.14)
35. Resident Evil 2 (4.14)
36. Mario Party (4.125)
37. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (4.125)
38. Super Mario 64 (4.07)
39. Grand Theft Auto 3 (4.06)
40. The Legend of Zelda (4.06)
41. NBA Jam (4.05)
42. Super Mario Kart (4.0)
43. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (4.0)
44. Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 (4.0)
45. Super Smash Bros. (4.0)
46. Super Metroid (4.0)
47. Star Fox 64 (4.0)
48. The Simpsons (4.0)
49. Resident Evil 4 (4.0)
50. StarCraft (4.0)
51. EarthBound (4.0)
52. Fallout 3 (4.0)
53. Mirror's Edge (4.0)
54. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (4.0)
55. Donkey Kong Country 2 (4.0)
56. X-Men Legends (4.0)
57. Banjo-Kazooie (4.0)
58. Dishonored (4.0)
59. Final Fantasy 7 (3.94)
60. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time (3.92)
61. Mega Man (3.89)
62. Castlevania (3.86)
63. Contra (3.86)
64. Devil May Cry (3.86)
65. Half-Life 2 (3.85)
66. Half-Life (3.83)
67. Final Fantasy 8 (3.83)
68. Infamous (3.83)
69. SimCity 2000 (3.8)
70. Final Fight (3.8)
71. Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver (3.77)
72. Batman: Arkham Asylum (3.76)
73. Double Dragon (3.75)
74. Tomb Raider (2013) (3.75)
75. Max Payne (3.75)
76. Fallout 4 (3.75)
77. Tetris (3.69)
78. Mortal Kombat 2 (3.67)
79. The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (3.66)
80. Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (3.66)
81. Alan Wake (3.66)
82. Diablo (3.66)
83. Xenoblade Chronicles (3.66)
84. F.E.A.R. (3.66)
85. Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (3.66)
86. Mortal Kombat (3.65)
87. Doom (3.625)
88. StarFox (3.61)
89. X-Men (3.6)
90. Resident Evil (3.58)
91. Kirby's Adventure (3.57)
92. Daytona USA (3.5)
93. Ninja Gaiden (3.5)
94. Samurai Shodown (3.5)
95. Burnout Paradise (3.5)
96. Thief: The Dark Project (3.5)
97. Dark Souls (3.5)
98. Shinobi (3.5)
99. Unreal Tournament (3.5)
100. Battletoads (3.42)
101. Fatal Fury (3.4)
102. Dead Space (3.4)
103. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater (3.39)
104. Resident Evil: Nemesis (3.38)
105. Donkey Kong (3.33)
106. Crash Bandicoot (3.33)
107. Mortal Kombat (2011) (3.33)
108. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (3.33)
109. Wolfenstein 3D (3.33)
110. FarCry 3 (3.33)
111. Dead Island (3.33)
112. Left 4 Dead (3.33)
113. Nights Into Dreams (3.33)
114. Condemned: Criminal Origins (3.33)
115. Gauntlet Legends (3.28)
116. Gears of War (3.27)
117. Tekken Tag Tournament (3.25)
118. Borderlands (3.22)
119. Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (3.22)
120. Duke Nukem 3D (3.2)
121. Darkstalkers (3.2)
122. Quake (3.2)
123. Halo 3 (3.16)
124. SoulCalibur (3.16)
125. Pac-Man (3.125)
126. Killer Instinct (3.11)
127. Virtua Fighter (3.09)
128. Rock Band (3.09)
129. Earthworm Jim (3.0)
130. Metroid (3.0)
131. Time Crisis (3.0)
132. Tekken (3.0)
133. Halo 2 (3.0)
134. Syphon Filter (3.0)
135. Gex (3.0)
136. Destiny (3.0)
137. The Secret of Monkey Island (3.0)
138. Army of Two (3.0)
139. Sonic Adventure (3.0)
140. Shenmue (3.0)
141. Guitar Hero (2.875)
142. Ecco the Dolphin (2.85)
143. Streets of Rage (2.84)
144. Altered Beast (2.8)
145. Bayonetta (2.75)
146. Command & Conquer (2.75)
147. ToeJam & Earl (2.75)
148. Jet Set Radio (2.75)
149. Assassin's Creed (2.71)
150. Gauntlet (2.71)
151. Street Fighter Alpha (2.71)
152. Dead Rising (2.71)
153. Bionic Commando (2.66)
154. Saints Row (2.66)
155. The Sims (2.6)
156. Killer Instinct 2 (2.6)
157. Eternal Champions (2.6)
158. Silent Hill (2.6)
159. Tomb Raider (2.55)
160. Halo: Combat Evolved (2.5)
161. Twisted Metal (2.42) 162. Crackdown (2.42)
163. Golden Axe (2.33)
164. Gran Turismo (2.3)
165. The Secret of Mana (2.2)
166. Ghosts n' Goblins (2.14)
167. Panzer Dragoon (1.5)


FarCry 3 finds itself at spot number 110, nestled comfortably among all the other games that have acquired a 3.33 average. A "far cry" from the elite, pardon the pun, as we continue our quest to see what games, if any, have the right ingredients to enter that glorious territory at the top.

It might just be this week's game! We'll have to pull one out and see. Let's do this....

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Ta-da! Well, I'm actually surprised it took me three editions of this to have included this game in the running. Other than racing and basketball, we haven't done much sporting games. Until now. And seeing as how some of the best sports involve full contact and big manly men pounding the crap out of each other, I say this game will fit in quite nicely. It's Mike Tyson's Punchout for the Nintendo Entertainment System! The Baddest Man on the Planet may have a killer reputation in the ring, but how about the video game arena? Does this game have enough muscle in your eyes to take the championship? Let's do this rating thing and hash it out below. No double voting and we'll see you next week!