Rate the Game: Week 60

[M-A-G]

And we're back, ladies and gentlemen! Who'd have thought we'd make it this far? I didn't, especially since I had only intended for there to be fifty. I also had intended for this to have been finished years ago but things don't always go the way you hope. Sometimes they're better! Like right now as I get to share more with all of you who dare join me on this endeavor. It's time for the sixtieth game to get judged but we've got Borderlands from last week to take care of in regards to where it goes on the leaderboard. It had some love but did it get enough to shoot its way into the top of the charts? Let's see....

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

<option>1. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (4.8)</option>
<option>2. Super Mario Bros. 3 (4.7)</option>
<option>3. Chrono Trigger (4.5)</option>
<option>4. (TIE) Mega Man 2 (4.44), Donkey Kong Country (4.44)</option>
<option>6. Super Mario Bros. (4.41)</option>
<option>7. Metal Gear Solid (4.33)</option>
<option>8. Shadow of the Colossus (4.28)</option>
<option>9. Super Street Fighter 2 (4.15)</option>
<option>10. Sonic the Hedgehog (4.14)</option>
<option>11. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (4.125)</option>
<option>12. Super Mario 64 (4.07)</option>
<option>13. (TIE) Grand Theft Auto 3 (4.06), The Legend of Zelda (4.06)</option>
<option>15. NBA Jam (4.05)</option>
<option>16. (THREE-WAY TIE) Super Mario Kart (4.0), Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (4.0), Super Metroid (4.0)</option>
<option>19. Final Fantasy 7 (3.94)</option>
<option>20. Mega Man (3.89)</option>
<option>21. Half-Life (3.83)</option>
<option>22. (TIE) Contra (3.8), Castlevania (3.8), Devil May Cry (3.86)</option>
<option>25. Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver (3.77)</option>
<option>26. Batman: Arkham Asylum (3.76)</option>
<option>27. Tetris (3.69)</option>
<option>28. Mortal Kombat 2 (3.67)</option>
<option>29. Diablo (3.66)</option>
<option>30. Mortal Kombat (3.65)</option>
<option>31. StarFox (3.61)</option>
<option>32. Doom (3.625)</option>
<option>33. Resident Evil (3.58)</option>
<option>34. Ninja Gaiden (3.5)</option>
<option>35. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater (3.39)</option>
<option>36. Resident Evil: Nemesis (3.38)</option>
<option>37. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (3.33)</option>
<option>38. Gears of War (3.27)</option>
<option>39. (TIE) Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (3.22), Borderlands (3.22)</option>
<option>41. Quake (3.2)</option>
<option>42. Pac-Man (3.125)</option>
<option>43. Killer Instinct (3.11)</option>
<option>44. Virtua Fighter (3.09)</option>
<option>45. (FOUR-WAY TIE) Time Crisis (3.0), Tekken (3.0), Earthworm Jim (3.0), Metroid (3.0)</option>
<option>49. Crash Bandicoot (2.9)</option>
<option>50. Guitar Hero (2.875)</option>
<option>51. Streets of Rage (2.84)</option>
<option>52. Dead Rising (2.71) </option>
<option>53. (TIE) Silent Hill (2.6), The Sims (2.6)</option>
<option>55. Tomb Raider (2.55)</option>
<option>56. Halo: Combat Evolved (2.5)</option>
<option>57. Twisted Metal (2.42)</option>
<option>58. Gran Turismo (2.3)</option>
<option>59. Ghosts n' Goblins (2.14)</option>
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Well, the Vault Haunters and the world of Pandora join Nathan Drake on the 'borderlands' between the thirties and forties as they share the number 39 spot. See what I did there? It ends up with an average 3.22. Nothing to feel too much shame about. How will the sixtieth game fare in comparison? Let's see what we're tackling this week!

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Well, lookee here, we've got one of the first Xbox 360 titles on our hands as the game to rate this week is Sega's Condemned: Criminal Origins, the crime drama/psychological horror/FPS??? that explored the city of Metro and the investigation undertaken by FBI agent Ethan Thomas. So how does this game fare with you all? Is it a gem or a lump of coal in the realm of gaming? Did it stick with you? Rate and discuss and vote and all of that good stuff that makes you, well, you. Until next week...

[Curtis]

Extremely underrated game, one of my fav games of the past, what 10 years. The gameplay is just incredibly fun and I liked the storyline and hallucination elements, but mostly, just how fun the gameplay was which is the most important thing in a game.
Only thing I didn't like is that I felt it was too short and levels didn't have a lot of variety.

[M-A-G]

Really torn on this one. It was pretty neat at the time but a lot of it is pretty forgettable. The stand outs are stuff like the mannequins in the shopping center or the faces on the people infected by the Hate. I liked the idea of a serial killer going after other serial killers using their MO and doing investigative stuff but it's not really something that's stuck with me after all these years. I'd do another playthrough if I had a copy to give it a thorough lookover with fresh eyes. I remember walking away from the first hours of playing it with the feel of it being a first-person Silent Hill, which would legit rock my fucking world if such a thing actually existed. I'm going to have to ponder it over for a bit before slapping a rating on it.

[drave]

never played it.

[Curtis]

Really torn on this one. It was pretty neat at the time but a lot of it is pretty forgettable. The stand outs are stuff like the mannequins in the shopping center or the faces on the people infected by the Hate. I liked the idea of a serial killer going after other serial killers using their MO and doing investigative stuff but it's not really something that's stuck with me after all these years. I'd do another playthrough if I had a copy to give it a thorough lookover with fresh eyes. I remember walking away from the first hours of playing it with the feel of it being a first-person Silent Hill, which would legit rock my fucking world if such a thing actually existed. I'm going to have to ponder it over for a bit before slapping a rating on it.

I love Silent Hill. but if anything, the game reminded me more of Max Payne. Not just because of the rogue cop framed kinda storyline but because of the grimy game environment (s)

[Sepholio]

...I can't remember playing this game. I must have at some point though because I own Condemned 2....although I don't remember that game either. *shrugs*

[Sepholio]

I remember using the Condemned 2 case to roll joints on for years, that's the extent of my memory of these games. Based on that alone I will score the prequel a 3.

[Destor]

not only have i not played it i haven't heard of it

[M-A-G]

not only have i not played it i haven't heard of it

Really? I remember it getting some good buzz in the infancy of the Xbox 360. If nothing else it was notorious for only having 960 Gamerscore points instead of the standard 1,000.

[M-A-G]

At the very least, read up on it, see if it would have tickled your fancy.

[M-A-G]

...I can't remember playing this game. I must have at some point though because I own Condemned 2....although I don't remember that game either. *shrugs*

I actually never played the sequel. I remember renting it but it stayed on the table during the duration of when I had it before returning it. I don't know why I skipped over it but I'm sure I had a stupid reason. I should probably track it down and give it another go.

[DAMN iNATOR]

I feel like the haven't played it option in the polls should be more like N/A, just because "0" kinda has a harsh looking connotation to it, IMHO.

[Destor]

i dont think he tallys the 0s

[M-A-G]

I don't but since that's the case, switching it to N/A or just removing the zero altogether would make sense.

[Destor]

as long as "havent played it" is an option and isnt counted its all semantics

[M-A-G]

I love Silent Hill. but if anything, the game reminded me more of Max Payne. Not just because of the rogue cop framed kinda storyline but because of the grimy game environment (s)

Yeah, I can definitely see that. I probably didn't make that connection at the time since I hadn't played Max Payne but looking back it certainly fits.

[M-A-G]

Read that Warner Bros. wanted to do a film adaptation of this game. You'd think it wouldn't be so hard considering it's essentially a crime drama and there a shit ton of movies in that genre.

[M-A-G]

Oof, finally gave my rating in the poll and saw the amount of people who hadn't played this. I guess I overestimated when I picked it for the pool. :o Hopefully the next game has more appeal.

[DAMN iNATOR]

as long as "havent played it" is an option and isnt counted its all semantics

Yeah, you're right. I was admittedly being pretty nitpicky.