From news Wed Mar 4 22:56:10 1992 Path: uwm.edu!linac!att!ucbvax!plitvice.berkeley.edu!erc From: erc@plitvice.berkeley.edu (Eric Ng) Newsgroups: rec.games.video Subject: VIDEO GAME RATINGS REPORT (SEGA GENESIS, GAME GEAR) Message-ID: <44057@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU> Date: 2 Mar 92 23:20:25 GMT Sender: nobody@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Reply-To: video@irss.njit.edu Organization: University of California at Berkeley Lines: 171 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 * .......*.. 1 8.0 Berlin Wall ...3...6.. 3 6.7 Castle Of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse ......*... 1 7.0 Clutch Hitter ...125.... 7 5.4 Columns ....5..5.. 2 6.5 Devilish .......*.. 1 8.0 Dragon Crystal * .....*.... 1 6.0 Factory Panic ....3..33. 3 7.3 G-Loc * .....*.... 1 6.0 Galaga '91 ......5.5. 2 8.0 Joe Montana Football * .......*.. 1 8.0 Junction ......*... 2 7.0 Ninja Gaiden * ......55.. 2 7.5 Shinobi ......55.. 2 7.5 Slider .......262 5 9.0 Sonic The Hedgehog * ......*... 1 7.0 Space Harrier ......5.5. 2 8.0 Super Monaco G.P. * .....*.... 1 6.0 Woody Pop SEGA GENESIS AND MEGADRIVE New Distribution Votes Rank Title * .......*.. 1 8.0 688 Attack Sub ..110130.. 12 5.6 Afterburner II ..42..4... 5 4.8 Air Buster ...2.52... 4 5.8 Air Diver ..2.422... 5 5.2 Alex Kidd In The Enchanted Castle .1..14.2.. 7 5.9 Alien Storm 00231010.. 27 4.2 Altered Beast .....5..5. 4 7.5 Arcus Odyssey ....2242.. 5 6.6 Arnold Palmer Tournament Golf ..2222.... 4 4.5 Arrow Flash ..1..241.. 13 6.3 Batman ...*...... 1 4.0 Battle Squadron *......... 1 1.0 Battlemaster ....5.5... 2 6.0 Burning Force 0....00322 28 8.5 Castle Of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse * .....63... 3 6.3 Centurion: Defender Of Rome ....01410. 11 7.0 Columns ...22.6... 5 6.0 Crackdown .....*.... 1 6.0 Crossfire ..1..341.. 9 6.3 Cyberball 22.1.11... 7 3.3 D.J. Boy * ..*....... 1 3.0 Dangerous Seed * .......55. 2 8.5 Decap Attack .....*.... 1 6.0 Devil Hunter Yoko ........63 8 9.4 Devil's Crush ......55.. 2 7.5 Dinoland ...133.1.. 6 5.7 Dynamite Duke ....3.51.. 8 6.4 E-Swat .....252.. 4 7.0 El Viento ......*... 1 7.0 Elemental Master .....1242. 9 7.8 F-22 Interceptor Advanced Tactical Fighter 5..5...... 2 2.5 Faery Tale Adventure, The .12222.... 9 4.2 Fantasia 2..222.... 4 4.0 Fatal Labyrinth ......55.. 2 7.5 Fatal Rewind .2.52..... 4 3.8 Final Zone ......161. 6 8.0 Fire Shark .2.2222... 5 4.8 Flicky ..0.0520.. 12 6.1 Forgotten Worlds .......*.. 1 8.0 Fushigi No Umi No Nadia ..0.011140 16 7.7 Gaiares .....6.22. 10 7.0 Gain Ground ...1214... 7 5.9 Ghostbusters ....011120 21 7.8 Ghouls N' Ghosts ....01142. 19 7.7 Golden Axe .....12.7. 10 8.3 Golden Axe II .....05010 11 7.6 Granada * .....*.... 1 6.0 Hardball! ...5.5.... 2 5.0 Heavy Unit ....2.4.22 5 7.6 Hellfire ...0010302 14 7.6 Herzog Zwei ...112.2.2 8 7.1 Immortal, The .....*.... 2 6.0 Insector-X ...5...5.. 2 6.0 James Pond II: Codename: Robocod 2...26.... 5 4.8 James Pond: Underwater Agent * .......*.. 1 8.0 Joe Montana Football ..1..1213. 8 7.2 Joe Montana II Sports Talk Football ......116. 16 8.4 John Madden Football .......134 17 9.3 John Madden Football '92 .5...5.... 2 4.0 Junction .....35..1 6 7.2 Klax ....01511. 14 7.1 Lakers Vs. Celtics And The N.B.A. Playoffs ...36..... 3 4.7 Last Battle * .......*.. 1 8.0 M-1 Abrahams Battle Tank Simulator ......116. 6 8.5 M.U.S.H.A. .....36... 3 6.7 Mario Lemieux Hockey .........* 1 10.0 Marvel Land ......135. 6 8.3 Master Of Monsters ...22.5... 4 5.8 Mercs ..1.214... 7 5.7 Michael Jackson's Moonwalker .....244.. 5 7.2 Midnight Resistance ...1..1132 8 8.2 Might And Magic: Gates To Another World .....*.... 1 6.0 Mike Ditka Power Football ...4.24... 5 5.6 Mystic Defender ......0.18 16 9.7 N.H.L. Hockey ...1.1113. 6 7.2 Outrun * ......*... 1 7.0 P.G.A. Tour Golf ..3.3.3... 3 5.0 Pat Riley Basketball ......2341 10 8.4 Phantasy Star II * ....3..33. 3 7.3 Phantasy Star III ......442. 5 7.8 Phelios ..1.01202. 12 6.6 Pit-Fighter ..00.0331. 15 7.1 Populous ......2311 21 8.3 Quackshot Starring Donald Duck ..22.42... 5 5.2 R.B.I. Baseball 3 ..2...422. 5 6.8 Raiden Trad ....531... 8 5.6 Rambo III .....13311 20 8.0 Revenge Of Shinobi * .......*.. 1 8.0 Rings Of Power ..00..0133 23 8.7 Road Rash * .......*.. 1 8.0 Roadblasters .....25.2. 4 7.2 Sagaia ....55.... 2 5.5 Shadow Blasters ...000131. 11 7.2 Shadow Dancer: The Secret Of Shinobi .252...... 4 3.0 Shadow Of The Beast .1...1.51. 6 6.8 Shining In The Darkness ..33.3.... 3 4.3 Shove It! .....00143 56 9.1 Sonic The Hedgehog .11.141... 7 5.0 Space Harrier II ...011041. 17 7.1 Spiderman * ...3...3.3 3 7.3 Star Control .1...1221. 7 6.7 Starflight .....*.... 1 6.0 Stormlord ...*...... 1 4.0 Street Smart .......251 18 8.9 Streets Of Rage ....022400 20 7.4 Strider ....216... 8 6.4 Super Hang-On .0.0..2420 19 7.6 Super Monaco G.P. ..22.5.... 4 4.8 Super Thunderblade 4.21.1.... 7 2.7 Sword Of Sodan * ......55.. 2 7.5 Sword Of Vermillion ..22.22... 4 5.0 Target Earth ..0.11321. 18 6.9 Thunder Force II ..0.001420 24 7.8 Thunder Force III 0...0.4012 18 7.6 Toejam & Earl ....11611. 10 7.0 Tommy Lasorda Baseball .....2.8.. 5 7.6 Trouble Shooter ...1.242.. 9 6.7 Truxton .....55... 2 6.5 Twin Cobra 5....5.... 2 3.5 Ultimate Qix .2.4..4... 5 4.8 Valis III ....5.5... 2 6.0 Vapor Trail ..22222... 5 5.0 Whip Rush * ........*. 1 9.0 Wings Of Wor * ...*...... 1 4.0 Wonderboy III ..2.22.2.. 4 5.5 World Championship Soccer ...55..... 2 4.5 Wrestle War * .....*.... 1 6.0 Zany Golf .......*.. 1 8.0 Zero Wing .....3..6. 3 8.0 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