From news Mon Apr  5 11:31:35 1993
From: erc@plitvice.berkeley.edu (Eric Ng)
Subject: VIDEO GAME RATINGS REPORT (SEGA GENESIS, GAME GEAR)
Date: Mon, 5 Apr 1993 05:10:46 GMT

For information on the list format and on submitting your ratings,
consult the article entitled `ABOUT THE VIDEO GAME RATINGS REPORT' in
the newsgroup rec.games.video.

VIDEO GAME RATINGS REPORT

SEGA GAME GEAR
New  Distribution  Votes  Rank  Title
      .....*....       2   6.0  Ax Battler
      .......*..       1   8.0  Berlin Wall
      ...11.151.       8   7.1  Castle Of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse
      .......*..       1   8.0  Chessmaster
      ......*...       2   7.0  Clutch Hitter
      ...015.1.0      12   6.3  Columns
      .*........       1   2.0  Crystal Warriors
      ....3..6..       3   7.0  Devilish
      ...1.212.1       7   7.0  Dragon Crystal
      .....*....       1   6.0  Factory Panic
      2...4..22.       5   5.6  G-Loc
      .....*....       1   6.0  Galaga '91
      .....*....       1   6.0  Halley Wars
      .....*....       1   6.0  Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade
      ..1...6.2.       8   7.0  Joe Montana Football
      .3....33..       3   5.7  Junction
      ......*...       1   7.0  Lucky Dime Caper Starring Donald Duck, The
      ...3..6...       3   6.0  Ninja Gaiden
      .....*....       2   6.0  Pac-Man
      .....*....       1   6.0  Paperboy
      ......36..       3   7.7  Popils
      ...5..5...       2   5.5  Psychic World
      ..*.......       1   3.0  Revenge Of Drancon
      ......2231       8   8.4  Shinobi
      .....141.2       7   7.9  Slider
      1.....2032      17   7.8  Sonic The Hedgehog
      ........*.       1   9.0  Sonic The Hedgehog 2
      .5....5...       2   4.5  Space Harrier
      ......6.3.       3   7.7  Super Monaco G.P.
      .....55...       2   6.5  Woody Pop

SEGA GENESIS AND MEGADRIVE
New  Distribution  Votes  Rank  Title
      .3....33..       3   5.7  688 Attack Sub
      ......*...       1   7.0  Aeroblasters
      ..1111200.      16   5.8  Afterburner II
      ..211.31..       8   5.5  Air Buster
      ..22121...       8   4.8  Air Diver
      ..13222...      10   5.1  Alex Kidd In The Enchanted Castle
      ......55..       2   7.5  Alien 3
      .0.02311..      16   5.8  Alien Storm
      .....18...       6   6.8  Alisia Dragoon
      00221100..      69   4.2  Altered Beast
      ....11501.      14   6.9  Arcus Odyssey
      ...01222..      12   6.4  Arnold Palmer Tournament Golf
      ..2222....       4   4.5  Arrow Flash
      ......*...       1   7.0  Aryton Senna's Super Monaco G.P. II
      ....6.3...       3   5.7  Atomic Robo-Kid
      ....*.....       1   5.0  Basketbrawl
      ..0.1321..      26   6.1  Batman
 *    .....*....       1   6.0  Batman Returns
      11.223....       9   4.3  Battle Squadron
      3....33...       3   4.7  Battlemaster
      3..33.....       3   3.3  Beast Wrestler
 *    .......55.       2   8.5  Biohazard Battle
 *    .....*....       1   6.0  Black Hole Assault (Cd)
      ......27..       8   7.8  Buck Rogers
      ....64....       5   5.4  Budokan
      ...1.13121       9   7.4  Bulls Vs. Lakers And The N.B.A. Playoffs
      ....3.33..       3   6.7  Burning Force
      .......55.       2   8.5  Cadash
 *    .......*..       1   8.0  Cal Ripken Baseball
      0.00001321      57   8.0  Castle Of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse
      .11.14111.      10   5.8  Centurion: Defender Of Rome
      ....7..2..       4   5.8  Chuck Rock
 *    ......*...       1   7.0  Cobra Command (Cd)
      0..002411.      25   6.8  Columns
      1..11151..      10   5.9  Crackdown
      .....*....       1   6.0  Crossfire
      ...*......       1   4.0  Crue Ball
      ..11.2310.      18   6.3  Cyberball
      13.1.10...      11   3.4  D.J. Boy
      ..*.......       1   3.0  Dangerous Seed
      ..5...5...       2   5.0  Dark Castle
      ...14111..       7   5.7  Dave Robinson's Supreme Court
      ...1.1141.       7   7.1  Decap Attack
      ....0.1321      17   8.4  Desert Strike
      .....33.3.       3   7.3  Devil Hunter Yoko
      ......0242      17   8.9  Devil's Crush
      1..1.131..       6   5.5  Dinoland
      .......55.       4   8.5  Dragon's Fury
 *    ......*...       1   7.0  Dungeons And Dragons: Warriors Of The Eternal Sun
      ...152.1..       8   5.5  Dynamite Duke
      ....3150..      16   6.3  E-Swat
      ....3..6..       3   7.0  Earnest Evans
      ......*...       1   7.0  Earnest Evans (Cd)
 *    ........*.       4   9.0  Ecco The Dolphin
      ....1431.1      10   6.8  El Viento
      .....333..       3   7.0  Elemental Master
 *    .......*..       1   8.0  Evander Holyfield's Real Deal Boxing
      ..3...6...       3   5.7  Exile
      ....112311      19   7.6  F-22 Interceptor Advanced Tactical Fighter
      3.1112....       8   3.4  Faery Tale Adventure, The
      112111....      17   3.2  Fantasia
      2..221....       7   3.7  Fatal Labyrinth
      00.11121.0      16   5.8  Fatal Rewind
      *.........       1   1.0  Ferrari Gran-Prix Challenge
      .....6.3..       3   6.7  Fighting Masters
      ..*.......       1   3.0  Final Blow
      .113311...      10   4.5  Final Zone
      ....01051.      12   7.5  Fire Shark
      11.1113..1       9   5.4  Flicky
      ..000222..      21   6.3  Forgotten Worlds
      .......36.       3   8.7  Fushigi No Umi No Nadia
      0.00111110      36   7.1  Gaiares
      ..00.4031.      20   6.8  Gain Ground
      .......55.       2   8.5  Gemfire
      ..00322...      15   5.6  Ghostbusters
      ...0021220      43   7.3  Ghouls N' Ghosts
 *    ...*......       1   4.0  Global Gladiators
      ....011310      38   7.6  Golden Axe
      ..0002113.      28   7.1  Golden Axe II
      ...0.15110      17   7.2  Granada
      ......*...       1   7.0  Greendog
      ..1.61....       6   4.8  Hardball!
      1..311.1..       6   4.7  Heavy Nova
      ...5.5....       2   5.0  Heavy Unit
      ..01212000      18   6.1  Hellfire
      ...0010401      31   7.5  Herzog Zwei
      ..000122.0      22   6.9  Immortal, The
      ..2..62...       5   5.6  Insector-X
      ..11.2.4..       7   6.1  James Pond II: Codename: Robocod
      0..223....      11   4.7  James Pond: Underwater Agent
      2...2222..       5   5.4  Joe Montana Football
      ..1..11120      17   7.3  Joe Montana II Sports Talk Football
      ......1430      34   8.3  John Madden Football
      ......0243      45   9.0  John Madden Football '92
      .......622       5   8.6  John Madden Football '93
      ...31.13..       6   6.0  Jordan Vs. Bird: One On One
      .22..5....       4   4.2  Junction
      .0..012321      20   7.5  Kid Chameleon
      ....5111..       6   6.0  King's Bounty
      .....25001      18   7.3  Klax
      ...2.222..       4   6.2  Krusty's Super Funhouse
      ....01510.      32   7.0  Lakers Vs. Celtics And The N.B.A. Playoffs
      ...36.....       8   4.6  Last Battle
      ......5..5       2   8.5  Lemmings
 *    .........*       1  10.0  Lightning Force
      ..1.3122..       9   6.0  M-1 Abrahams Battle Tank Simulator
      ......1241      15   8.6  M.U.S.H.A.
      ......5.5.       2   8.0  Magical Tarurutokun
      ....1133..       8   7.0  Marble Madness
      .11.113...       6   5.0  Mario Lemieux Hockey
      ....22.2.1       7   6.9  Marvel Land
      1..0002130      20   7.1  Master Of Monsters
      .......315       6   9.2  Megapanel
      1..12.41..       9   5.7  Mercs
      .00.232...      12   5.4  Michael Jackson's Moonwalker
      0....322..      11   6.4  Midnight Resistance
      ...0101221      17   7.8  Might And Magic: Gates To Another World
      2..222....       4   4.0  Mike Ditka Power Football
      .....63...       3   6.3  Ms. Pac-Man
      .002.0300.      14   5.6  Mystic Defender
      ..0..01024      47   8.9  N.H.L. Hockey
      .......442       5   8.8  N.H.L.P.A. Hockey '93
 *    .....*....       1   6.0  Night Trap
      .*........       1   2.0  Onslaught
      ..00.3021.      13   6.6  Outrun
      0....0242.      15   7.3  P.G.A. Tour Golf
      .5....5...       2   4.5  Paperboy
      1.11111...       6   4.3  Pat Riley Basketball
      .....12321      28   8.0  Phantasy Star II
      ....112211      15   7.5  Phantasy Star III
      .....3220.      11   7.1  Phelios
      ..1001312.      20   6.8  Pit-Fighter
      ..0001320.      31   6.8  Populous
      ...0.01421      40   8.1  Quackshot Starring Donald Duck
      ..01141...      12   5.4  R.B.I. Baseball 3
 *    .......*..       1   8.0  R.B.I. Baseball 4
      ..11.1331.      10   6.7  Raiden Trad
      ...2420...      14   5.1  Rambo III
      55........       2   1.5  Rastan Saga II
      .00.012311      38   7.4  Revenge Of Shinobi
      1.1...24..       7   6.0  Rings Of Power
 *    .....*....       1   6.0  Risky Woods
      ..00000232      55   8.5  Road Rash
      ...2.222..       4   6.2  Roadblasters
      .....11431      10   8.2  Rolling Thunder 2
 *    ........*.       1   9.0  Rolo To The Rescue
      ...5....5.       2   6.5  Romance Gemfire
      ......5.5.       2   8.0  Romance Of The Three Kingdoms II
      ..1..1323.      10   7.3  Sagaia
 *    ......*...       1   7.0  Sewer Shark (Cd)
      2.2.22....       4   3.8  Shadow Blasters
      ...011122.      22   7.1  Shadow Dancer: The Secret Of Shinobi
      021111....      12   3.6  Shadow Of The Beast
 *    ......*...       1   7.0  Sherlock Holmes (Cd)
 *    .........*       1  10.0  Shining Force
      .0...12121      17   7.6  Shining In The Darkness
      ..12111..1       7   5.6  Shove It!
 *    .......*..       1   8.0  Side Pocket
      ......*...       1   7.0  Slaughtersport
      ......*...       1   7.0  Smash T.V.
      .....55...       2   6.5  Sol-Feace
      2.2.22.2..       5   4.6  Sol-Feace (Cd)
      ....000133     116   8.9  Sonic The Hedgehog
      ......3.43      10   8.7  Sonic The Hedgehog 2
      .101121...      12   4.8  Space Harrier II
 *    .......*..       1   8.0  Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe
      ...011131.      29   7.0  Spiderman
      ....2331..       9   6.3  Splatterhouse 2
      ..1..12312      10   7.6  Sportstalk Baseball
      ..11.02301      20   7.1  Star Control
      .1..01231.      20   7.0  Starflight
      .....333..       3   7.0  Steel Empire
      ..33.3....       3   4.3  Stormlord
      ...*......       1   4.0  Street Smart
      ..0..01231      52   8.2  Streets Of Rage
 *    ........63       3   9.3  Streets Of Rage 2
      ....012300      41   7.3  Strider
 *    .......*..       1   8.0  Sunset Riders
      .......*..       1   8.0  Super Fantasy Zone
      1...216...      10   5.9  Super Hang-On
      .0.0.12210      27   7.5  Super Monaco G.P.
      .11232....       9   4.4  Super Thunderblade
 *    ..*.......       1   3.0  Superman
      4111.0....      12   2.4  Sword Of Sodan
      ..1.002310      17   7.1  Sword Of Vermillion
      .5..5.....       2   3.5  Syd Of Valis
 *    ........*.       1   9.0  T2: The Arcade Game
      2.21.311..      10   4.5  Target Earth
      ....2051..      17   6.6  Tazmania
 *    .......*..       1   8.0  Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Hyperstone Heist
      .3..33....       3   4.3  Terminator, The
      ..0.12310.      28   6.7  Thunder Force II
      ..0.011320      39   7.6  Thunder Force III
 *    ........*.       1   9.0  Thunder Force IV
      0.00002211      54   7.5  Toejam & Earl
      .....55...       2   6.5  Toki
      ...011411.      19   6.9  Tommy Lasorda Baseball
 *    ......*...       1   7.0  Traysia
      ....2124..       9   6.9  Trouble Shooter
      ..01.232..      17   6.4  Truxton
      ..55......       2   3.5  Turrican
      .....64...       5   6.4  Twin Cobra
      .5.....5..       2   5.0  Two Crude Dudes
      1....222..       7   6.1  Ultimate Qix
 *    .......*..       1   8.0  Uncharted Waters
      .....52.2.       4   7.0  Valis I
      .1011120..      17   5.3  Valis III
      ....5.5...       4   6.0  Vapor Trail
      ..111.1111       7   6.6  Wanderers From Ys III
      .......*..       2   8.0  Warrior Of Rome II
      .......171       8   9.0  Warsong
      ......72..       4   7.2  Where In Time Is Carmen Sandiego?
      ..12142...      10   5.4  Whip Rush
      ...1..1.7.       7   8.0  Wings Of Wor
      .....*....       1   6.0  Winter Challenge
 *    ......*...       1   7.0  Wonder Dog
      ...5..5...       2   5.5  Wonderboy III
      .2......52       4   7.5  Wonderboy In Monster World
      ..2.22.2..       4   5.5  World Championship Soccer
 *    ......*...       1   7.0  World Of Illusion
      ...33.3...       3   5.3  Wrestle War
      .111.21..1       7   5.4  Zany Golf
      .......*..       1   8.0  Zero Wing
      ..1..5..3.       6   6.5  Zoom!

In this report, video games have been rated on a scale of 1 to 10,
with 10 being the best and 1 being the worst.  For each video game,
the total number of votes, the average rating, and the vote
distribution are shown.  New video games are indicated by an `*'
before their entry.

Mail votes to video@irss.njit.edu or ...!uunet!irss.njit.edu!video; if
you have any questions, mail them to video-request@irss.njit.edu or
...!uunet!irss.njit.edu!video-request.
--
eric ng  erc@zabriskie.berkeley.edu  ...!ucbvax!zabriskie!erc

