TPWW Forums - Rate the Game: Week 176

Yeah, yeah, I missed the day. Being late sucks. Actually, this site having such a limited window of time where can post sucks. I'm not taking the blame for this. Yeah, there we go. Anyway, while I did do this on the other boards, I do have to play fair for everyone else who hasn't signed on over there. Thus, here we are. First things first, let's update the leaderboard with last week's Grand Theft Auto 4! A title in this franchise already sits pretty at the number 2 spot. Can this entry join the elite standing as well?

<select><option selected="">Rate the Game Results

<option>1. Super Mario World (4.81)
<option>2. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (4.8)</option>
<option>3. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (4.8)</option>
<option>4. Hitman: Codename 47 (4.75)</option>
<option>5. Mass Effect (4.75)</option>
<option>6. Goldeneye 007 (4.72)</option>
<option>7. Super Mario Bros. 3 (4.7)</option>
<option>8. Silent Hill 2 (4.66)</option>
<option>9. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (4.61)</option>
<option>10. Mike Tyson's Punchout! (4.6)</option>
<option>11. Super Mario Bros. 2 (4.5)</option>
<option>12. Portal (4.5)</option>
<option>13. Red Dead Redemption (4.5)</option>
<option>14. Road Rash (4.5)</option>
<option>15. Chrono Trigger (4.5)</option>
<option>16. Final Fantasy 3 (4.5)</option>
<option>17. Silent Hill 3 (4.5)</option>
<option>18. Mega Man 2 (4.44)</option>
<option>19. Donkey Kong Country (4.44)</option>
<option>20. Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (4.44)</option>
<option>21. Super Mario Bros. (4.41)</option>
<option>22. God of War (4.4)</option>
<option>23. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (4.4)</option>
<option>24. Mega Man X (4.36)</option>
<option>25. Metal Gear Solid (4.33)</option>
<option>26. Batman: Arkham City (4.33)</option>
<option>27. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (4.33)</option>
<option>28. BioShock (4.33)</option>
<option>29. Ōkami (4.33)</option>
<option>30. Perfect Dark (4.3)</option>
<option>31. Shadow of the Colossus (4.28)</option>
<option>32. The Last of Us (4.28)</option>
<option>33. F-Zero (4.25)</option>
<option>34. Mega Man 3 (4.16)</option>
<option>35. Super Castlevania 4 (4.16)</option>
<option>36. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (4.16)</option>
<option>37. Super Street Fighter 2 (4.15)</option>
<option>38. Sonic the Hedgehog (4.14)</option>
<option>39. Resident Evil 2 (4.14)</option>
<option>40. Mario Party (4.125)</option>
<option>41. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (4.125)</option>
<option>42. Super Mario 64 (4.07)</option>
<option>43. Grand Theft Auto 3 (4.06)</option>
<option>44. The Legend of Zelda (4.06)</option>
<option>45. NBA Jam (4.05)</option>
<option>46. Super Mario Kart (4.0)</option>
<option>47. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (4.0)</option>
<option>48. Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 (4.0)</option>
<option>49. Super Smash Bros. (4.0)</option>
<option>50. Doom 2 (4.0)</option>
<option>51. Super Metroid (4.0)</option>
<option>52. Star Fox 64 (4.0)</option>
<option>53. The Simpsons (4.0)</option>
<option>54. Resident Evil 4 (4.0)</option>
<option>55. StarCraft (4.0)</option>
<option>56. EarthBound (4.0)</option>
<option>57. Fallout 3 (4.0)</option>
<option>58. Mirror's Edge (4.0)</option>
<option>59. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (4.0)</option>
<option>60. Donkey Kong Country 2 (4.0)</option>
<option>61. X-Men Legends (4.0)</option>
<option>62. Banjo-Kazooie (4.0)</option>
<option>63. Dishonored (4.0)</option>
<option>64. Final Fantasy 7 (3.94)</option>
<option>65. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time (3.92)</option>
<option>66. Mega Man (3.89)</option>
<option>67. Castlevania (3.86)</option>
<option>68. Contra (3.86)</option>
<option>69. Devil May Cry (3.86)</option>
<option>70. Half-Life 2 (3.85)</option>
<option>71. Half-Life (3.83)
<option>72. Final Fantasy 8 (3.83)</option>
<option>73. Infamous (3.83)</option>
<option>74. SimCity 2000 (3.8)</option>
<option>75. Final Fight (3.8)</option>
<option>76. Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver (3.77)</option>
<option>77. Batman: Arkham Asylum (3.76)</option>
<option>78. Double Dragon (3.75)</option>
<option>79. Tomb Raider (2013) (3.75)</option>
<option>80. Max Payne (3.75)</option>
<option>81. Fallout 4 (3.75)</option>
<option>82. Tetris (3.69)</option>
<option>83. Mortal Kombat 2 (3.67)</option>
<option>84. The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (3.66)</option>
<option>85. Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (3.66)</option>
<option>86. Alan Wake (3.66)</option>
<option>87. Diablo (3.66)</option>
<option>88. Xenoblade Chronicles (3.66)</option>
<option>89. F.E.A.R. (3.66)</option>
<option>90. Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (3.66)</option>
<option>91. Mortal Kombat (3.65)</option>
<option>92. Doom (3.625)</option>
<option>93. StarFox (3.61)</option>
<option>94. X-Men (3.6)</option>
<option>95. Resident Evil (3.58)</option>
<option>96. Kirby's Adventure (3.57)</option>
<option>97. Daytona USA (3.5)</option>
<option>98. Ninja Gaiden (3.5)</option>
<option>99. Samurai Shodown (3.5)</option>
<option>100. Burnout Paradise (3.5)</option>
<option>101. Thief: The Dark Project (3.5)</option>
<option>102. Dark Souls (3.5)</option>
<option>103. Shinobi (3.5)</option>
<option>104. Unreal Tournament (3.5)</option>
<option>105. Battletoads (3.42)</option>
<option>106. Heavy Rain (3.42)</option>
<option>107. Fatal Fury (3.4)</option>
<option>108. Dead Space (3.4)</option>
<option>109. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater (3.39)</option>
<option>110. Resident Evil: Nemesis (3.38)</option>
<option>111. Donkey Kong (3.33)</option>
<option>112. Crash Bandicoot (3.33)</option>
<option>113. Grand Theft Auto 4 (3.33)</option>
<option>114. Mortal Kombat (2011) (3.33)</option>
<option>115. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (3.33)</option>
<option>116. Wolfenstein 3D (3.33)</option>
<option>117. Dead or Alive (3.33)</option>
<option>118. FarCry 3 (3.33)</option>
<option>119. Dead Island (3.33)</option>
<option>120. Left 4 Dead (3.33)</option>
<option>121. Nights Into Dreams (3.33)</option>
<option>122. Condemned: Criminal Origins (3.33)</option>
<option>123. Gauntlet Legends (3.28)
<option>124. Gears of War (3.27)</option>
<option>125. Tekken Tag Tournament (3.25)</option>
<option>126. Borderlands (3.22)</option>
<option>127. Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (3.22)</option>
<option>128. Duke Nukem 3D (3.2)</option>
<option>129. Darkstalkers (3.2)</option>
<option>130. Quake (3.2)</option>
<option>131. Halo 3 (3.16)</option>
<option>132. SoulCalibur (3.16)</option>
<option>133. Pac-Man (3.125)</option>
<option>134. Killer Instinct (3.11)</option>
<option>135. Virtua Fighter (3.09)</option>
<option>136. Rock Band (3.09)</option>
<option>137. Earthworm Jim (3.0)</option>
<option>138. Metroid (3.0)</option>
<option>139. Time Crisis (3.0)</option>
<option>140. Tekken (3.0)</option>
<option>141. Halo 2 (3.0)</option>
<option>142. Syphon Filter (3.0)</option>
<option>143. Gex (3.0)</option>
<option>144. Destiny (3.0)</option>
<option>145. The Secret of Monkey Island (3.0)</option>
<option>146. Army of Two (3.0)</option>
<option>147. Sonic Adventure (3.0)</option>
<option>148. Shenmue (3.0)</option>
<option>149. Guitar Hero (2.875)</option>
<option>150. Ecco the Dolphin (2.85)</option>
<option>151. Streets of Rage (2.84)</option>
<option>152. Altered Beast (2.8)</option>
<option>153. Bayonetta (2.75)</option>
<option>154. Command & Conquer (2.75)</option>
<option>155. ToeJam & Earl (2.75)</option>
<option>156. Jet Set Radio (2.75)</option>
<option>157. Assassin's Creed (2.71)</option>
<option>158. Gauntlet (2.71)</option>
<option>159. Street Fighter Alpha (2.71)</option>
<option>160. Dead Rising (2.71)</option>
<option>161. Bionic Commando (2.66)</option>
<option>162. Saints Row (2.66)</option>
<option>163. The Sims (2.6)</option>
<option>164. Killer Instinct 2 (2.6)</option>
<option>165. Eternal Champions (2.6)</option>
<option>166. Silent Hill (2.6)</option>
<option>167. Tomb Raider (2.55)</option>
<option>168. Halo: Combat Evolved (2.5)</option>
<option>169. Twisted Metal (2.42)</option
<option>170. Crackdown (2.42)</option>
<option>171. Golden Axe (2.33)</option>
<option>172. Gran Turismo (2.3)</option>
<option>173. The Secret of Mana (2.2)</option>
<option>174. Ghosts n' Goblins (2.14)</option>
<option>175. Panzer Dragoon (1.5)</option></select>

Not exactly. Grand Theft Auto 4 ends up being quite polarizing among us and it lands at number 113 with a slightly above average overall score of 3.33.

Onto this week, though. We're down to the final 25 as week 200 draws ever closer. Speaking of draws...

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There we go. One game coming right up! This week we take a look at the first chapter of a series of Biblical proportions. It's time ride into battle with one of the Four Horsemen in this hack-n-slash action title. It's Darksiders! We ponder the question of War and what is he good for with this title. Is it a grand adventure of epicness? Or is it a case of someone starting a war and no one cared to show up? Let's dive in and see what you all have to say about it. Until next week!