From news Mon Apr  5 11:31:33 1993
From: erc@plitvice.berkeley.edu (Eric Ng)
Subject: VIDEO GAME RATINGS REPORT (NINTENDO SNES, NES, GAMEBOY)
Date: Mon, 5 Apr 1993 05:10:12 GMT

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consult the article entitled `ABOUT THE VIDEO GAME RATINGS REPORT' in
the newsgroup rec.games.video.

VIDEO GAME RATINGS REPORT

NINTENDO GAMEBOY
New  Distribution  Votes  Rank  Title
      ........*.       1   9.0  Altered Space
      .....*....       1   6.0  Asteroids
      ...*......       1   4.0  Bases Loaded
      ...2.52...       4   5.8  Batman
      ...2.222..       4   6.2  Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
 *    .......*..       1   8.0  Boggle
      .*........       1   2.0  Boulderdash
      .....11131       6   8.2  Boxxle
      ....*.....       1   5.0  Brainbender
      ...*......       1   4.0  Bubble Ghost
      .......*..       1   8.0  Burai Fighter Deluxe
      1....1141.       7   6.7  Castlevania
      ....6..3..       3   6.0  Castlevania II
      .......*..       1   8.0  Cat Trap
      ......52.2       4   8.0  Chessmaster
      .......*..       1   8.0  Choplifter II
      .5....5...       2   4.5  Cosmotank
      ......*...       3   7.0  Crystal Quest
      ......55..       4   7.5  Daedalus Opus
      .....*....       1   6.0  Dead Heat Scrambler
      ......252.       4   8.0  Dr. Mario
      ......*...       1   7.0  Dynablaster
      ....3...6.       3   7.7  Elevator Action
      ..111.13..       6   5.8  F-1 Race
      ........36       3   9.7  Faceball 2000
      .......226       5   9.4  Final Fantasy Adventure
      ....102222      19   8.0  Final Fantasy Legend
      ......2511       9   8.1  Final Fantasy Legend II
      .....*....       1   6.0  Flipull
      ....1141.1       7   7.1  Gargoyle's Quest
      ...1..3.13       6   7.8  Golf
      ...55.....       2   4.5  Harmony
      ....*.....       1   5.0  Heinankyo Alien
      .....55...       2   6.5  Ishido: Way Of The Stones
      ......*...       2   7.0  Klax
      ....5...5.       2   7.0  Kwirk
      .....55...       2   6.5  Lock 'N Chase
      ........*.       1   9.0  Matchmania
      .1...1.3.3       6   7.3  Megaman
      ....2222..       4   6.5  Megaman 2
      .....1132.      11   7.7  Metroid II
      ......*...       1   7.0  Missile Command
      ...1122.11       8   6.8  Nemesis
      .........*       1  10.0  Nemesis II
      ......333.       3   8.0  Nobunaga's Ambition
      ...5...5..       2   6.0  Paperboy
      ........55       2   9.5  Parodius
      .2....2.42       5   7.4  Pipe Dream
      ...5..5...       2   5.5  Play Action Football
      ........*.       1   9.0  Probotector
      .....*....       1   6.0  Puzzle Road
      .......*..       1   8.0  Puzznic
      ....1125..       8   7.1  Qix
      ...5..5...       2   5.5  Quarth
      ..3..3.3..       3   5.7  R-Type
      ....11.311       6   7.7  Revenge Of The Gator
      .5....5...       2   4.5  Robocop II
      .....24.4.       5   7.6  Scrabble
      ..*.......       1   3.0  Serpent
      ...36.....       3   4.7  Shanghai
      .......*..       1   8.0  Side Pocket
      .....5..5.       2   7.5  Skate Or Die
      ..*.......       1   3.0  Sneaky Snakes
      ....35.1..       8   5.9  Solar Striker
      .......*..       1   8.0  Star Trek
      ...0.00332      23   8.5  Super Mario Land
 *    .......*..       1   8.0  Super Mario Land 2
      ........*.       1   9.0  Sword Of Hope
      .......*..       1   8.0  Tail Gator
      ...222.2..       4   5.8  Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2
      ......*...       1   7.0  Tennis
      0..0101121      35   7.6  Tetris
      ....333...       3   6.0  Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
      ........*.       1   9.0  Yakuman

NINTENDO ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM (NES) AND FAMICOM
New  Distribution  Votes  Rank  Title
      .........*       1  10.0  A Boy And His Blob
      ....5.22..       4   6.2  Adventures Of Bayou Billy
      ......2422       5   8.4  Adventures Of Little Nemo In Dreamland
      ...3...6..       3   6.7  Alien Syndrome
      ..1...115.       6   7.5  Baseball Stars
      ..1.5.3...       6   5.3  Bases Loaded
      ....2..52.       4   7.5  Battle Of Olympus
      ....101120      11   7.5  Blades Of Steel
      ..11..411.       7   6.4  Blaster Master
      ...422.2..       5   5.4  Bubble Bobble
      .....12211       7   7.9  Castlevania
      .0.0.0.221      11   7.5  Contra
      ......1151       6   8.7  Crystalis
      ...5...5..       2   6.0  Deja Vu
      ......333.       3   8.0  Destiny Of An Emperor
      ....52.2..       4   6.0  Double Dragon
      ...2.422..       5   6.2  Double Dragon 2
      .......3.6       3   9.3  Double Dribble
      ....12421.      10   7.0  Dragon Warrior
      0320000...      21   3.0  Duck Hunt
      ..3...3.3.       3   6.3  Dungeon Magic
      ..4.222...       5   4.8  Excite-Bike
      .........*       1  10.0  Faria
      .1.1..242.      10   7.0  Faxanadu
      ..3..33...       3   5.3  Fester's Quest
      ......3223      10   8.5  Final Fantasy
      ......*...       1   7.0  Galaga
      ...1215...       8   6.0  Gauntlet
      ..22.2.2..       4   5.2  Gauntlet II
      1...3111..       6   5.3  Gradius
      2.....5.2.       4   6.0  Gyruss
      ...333....       3   5.0  Heavy Barrel
      ......55..       2   7.5  Iron Tank
      ...5.5....       2   5.0  Ironsword
      ...*......       1   4.0  Jordan Vs. Bird: One On One
      ....55....       2   5.5  Journey To Silius
      1.1.1..31.       6   5.7  Legacy Of The Wizard
      0....01113      21   8.3  Legend Of Zelda
      ...31.121.       8   6.1  Life Force
      ........55       2   9.5  Lolo 3
      .5...5....       2   4.0  Magic Johnson's Fast Break Basketball
      .....55...       4   6.5  Magic Of Sheherazade
      ........*.       2   9.0  Maniac Mansion
      ...2.52...       4   5.8  Marble Madness
      ....0.1140      11   8.2  Metroid
      ....22321.      10   6.8  Mike Tyson's Punch-Out
      .....55...       2   6.5  Ms. Pac-Man
      .....2.4.4       5   8.4  Ninja Gaiden
      .....2.242       5   8.4  Ninja Gaiden 2
      ..2422....       5   4.4  Off-Road
      .*........       1   2.0  Pinball Quest
      ...3..33..       3   6.3  Pinbot
      3....3.3..       3   5.0  Pipe Dream
      ..*.......       1   3.0  Platoon
      ......*...       1   7.0  Power Blade
      ......*...       2   7.0  Quantum Fighter
      ....2.62..       5   6.8  R.B.I. Baseball
      ....72....       4   5.2  R.C. Pro-Am
      ..55......       2   3.5  Rad Gravity
      .....*....       1   6.0  Roller Games
      ...22.2.2.       4   6.2  Rolling Thunder
      ..5.....5.       2   6.0  Romance Of The Three Kingdoms
      ..2..52...       4   5.5  Rygar
      ......*...       1   7.0  Shadow Of The Ninja
      ......*...       1   7.0  Silver Surfer
      3..33.....       3   3.3  Skate Or Die
      ....5..5..       2   6.5  Solar Jetman
      ....*.....       1   5.0  Solomon's Key
      ...5..22..       4   5.8  Solstice
      ...*......       1   4.0  Star Trek: 25th Anniversary
      ......244.       5   8.2  Star Tropics
      .....5...5       2   8.0  Star Wars
      .....522..       4   6.8  Street Fighter 2010
      ..*.......       2   3.0  Strider
      ..1...1233      10   8.3  Super C
      0.0020131.      33   6.5  Super Mario Brothers
      ..0000024.      16   7.5  Super Mario Brothers 2
      ..000.0142      22   8.1  Super Mario Brothers 3
      .....*....       1   6.0  Super Spike Volleyball
      .....55...       2   6.5  Super Sprint
      ....1...44       7   8.9  Super Tecmo Bowl
      ....11122.       7   7.4  Tecmo Bowl
      ...12.231.       9   6.8  Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
      ....2.411.       7   6.9  Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Arcade Game
      ....5.5...       2   6.0  Ten Yard Fight
      ..5....5..       2   5.5  Time Lord
      112.11.1..       7   4.0  Top Gun
      .......*..       1   8.0  Totally Rad
      ..*.......       1   3.0  Track And Field
      .......*..       1   8.0  Ultima
      .....25.2.       4   7.2  Willow
      *.........       1   1.0  World Runner
      ..5..5....       2   4.5  X-Men
      22...42...       5   4.4  Xenophobe
      ......63..       3   7.3  Xevious
      1....11131      18   7.4  Zelda II: Adventures Of Link

SUPER NINTENDO ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM AND SUPER FAMICOM
New  Distribution  Votes  Rank  Title
      ..00102220      48   7.2  Actraiser
      ....2.52..       4   6.8  Addams Family, The
 *    .......*..       1   8.0  Arcana
      ......2221       7   8.3  Axelay
      1...13.3..       6   5.7  Bart's Nightmare
      ....63....       3   5.3  Battle Blaze
      312..11...       8   3.0  Bill Laimbeer's Combat Basketball
      ....002330      33   7.9  Contra III
 *    ........55       2   9.5  Cybernator
      03300.0...      12   3.1  D-Force
      .00032000.      22   5.3  Darius Twin
 *    ........*.       1   9.0  Death Valley Rally
      .......*..       2   8.0  Desert Strike
      .....55...       2   6.5  Dino City
 *    ........*.       1   9.0  Dragon Quest V
      1012201...      23   4.0  Drakkhen
 *    .........*       1  10.0  Earth Light
      ......*...       1   7.0  Extra Innings
      ...0011221      55   7.8  F-Zero
      .....333..       3   7.0  Faceball 2000
      .0.0.01321      40   8.1  Final Fantasy II
 *    ........*.       1   9.0  Final Fantasy IV
 *    .........*       1  10.0  Final Fantasy V
      01.001310.      31   6.1  Final Fight
      .....*....       1   6.0  George Foreman K.O. Boxing
      33...3....       3   3.0  Golden Fighter
      ...1.1222.      19   7.2  Gradius III
 *    ....*.....       1   5.0  Gunforce
      .....2132.       8   7.6  Hole-In-One Golf
      72........       7   1.3  Home Alone
 *    ........*.       1   9.0  Hook
      33...11...       6   3.2  Hyperzone
 *    .........*       1  10.0  Jimmy Connors Tennis
      ..1..133..       6   6.5  Joe & Mac
      .111210.10      18   5.2  John Madden Football
      ......18..       6   7.8  John Madden Football '93
      ...333....       3   5.0  Ka-Blooey
      ....55....       2   5.5  King Of The Monsters
      ...2.151..       8   6.2  Krusty's Super Funhouse
      ..003012..      12   5.9  Lagoon
      ....013210      19   7.4  Legend Of The Mystical Ninja, The
      ..0.012121      28   7.6  Lemmings
      ...153....       6   5.2  Magic Sword
      .......18.       8   8.9  N.C.A.A. Basketball
      .......*..       2   8.0  N.H.L.P.A. Hockey '93
      .*........       1   2.0  Nolan Ryan Baseball
      ....3.33..       3   6.7  On The Ball
 *    .......*..       1   8.0  Out Of This World
      ...*......       1   4.0  P.G.A. Tour Golf
      1.313.....       6   3.5  Paperboy 2
      .........*       1  10.0  Parodius
      ...5.5....       2   5.0  Pebble Beach Golf
      ......55..       2   7.5  Phalanx
      0..0013100      33   6.7  Pilotwings
      ..222.4...       5   5.2  Pilotwings 2: Aces High
      81........       7   1.1  Pit-Fighter
      000.121110      27   6.4  Populous
      .......27.       4   8.8  Prince Of Persia
      ...*......       1   4.0  Pro Soccer
      ..2.224...       5   5.6  Raiden Trad
 *    .......*..       1   8.0  Rampart
      .....2142.       9   7.7  Ranma 1/2
      ...2.25...       4   6.0  Rival Turf
      5....5....       2   3.5  Robocop 3
      .3.6......       3   3.3  Rocketeer, The
      ....*.....       2   5.0  Roger Clemens M.V.P. Baseball
      .....5.5..       2   7.0  Romance Of The Three Kingdoms II
      ....111320      20   7.6  Sim City
      ..2.222...       4   5.2  Smartball
      ....42.22.       5   6.6  Soul Blazer
      ...36.....       3   4.7  Space Football
      ..0...0115      36   9.1  Street Fighter 2
      ....5..5..       2   6.5  Strike Gunner
      .1..133...       6   5.5  Super Adventure Island
      .....3.113       6   8.2  Super Aleste
      ...*......       1   4.0  Super Bases Loaded
      ..*.......       1   3.0  Super Batter-Up
      .242..2...       5   3.8  Super Battletank
      .0.0010131      47   8.0  Super Castlevania IV
      ...21231..       9   6.0  Super E.D.F.
      0000011210      47   7.0  Super Ghouls 'N Ghosts
      .......071      11   9.1  Super Mario Kart
      000.000222      84   8.3  Super Mario World
      .00021130.      20   6.3  Super Off-Road
      .......55.       2   8.5  Super Play Action Football
      ..00212100      17   6.5  Super R-Type
      0040.000..      11   3.9  Super R.P.M. Racing
      0.0..01231      42   8.0  Super Smash T.V.
      ....4.2.11       7   6.9  Super Soccer
      .......531       6   8.7  Super Star Wars
      0.0..2123.      15   7.0  Super Tennis
      ....43.21.      10   6.3  Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 4: Turtles In Time
      .....55...       2   6.5  Thunder Spirits
      .....2.422       5   8.2  Top Gear
      ......*...       1   7.0  Top Racer
      .000011320      33   7.4  U.N. Squadron
      .212011...      23   4.2  Ultraman
      .5.....5..       2   5.0  Waiahali Golf
      .0120211..      18   5.2  Wanderers From Ys III
      .....*....       1   6.0  Wheel Of Fortune
 *    ........*.       1   9.0  Wing Commander
      ..222....2       4   5.5  Wrestlemania
 *    ..*.......       1   3.0  Xardion
      ......0242      31   8.9  Zelda III: A Link To The Past

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.

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