Rate the Game: Week 95

[M-A-G]

OK, so this is the second Rate the Game I'm doing this week in order to help make up for lost time having to face two different games not getting on the list. American McGee's Alice and Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes share the same tragic fate of not securing enough ratings and thus they are out of contention. I've already done a make up Rate the Game for week 94; hopefully you checked it out already. If not, please, by all means go over there and let us know if Bayonetta tickled your fancy. In the meantime, here's the leaderboard as things stand now....

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

<option>1. (TIE) The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (4.8)</option>
<option>3. Hitman: Codename 47 (4.75)</option>
<option>4. Goldeneye 007 (4.72)</option>
<option>5. Super Mario Bros. 3 (4.7)</option>
<option>6. Silent Hill 2 (4.66)
<option>7. (3-WAY TIE) Chrono Trigger, Portal, Red Dead Redemption (4.5)</option>
<option>10. (TIE) Mega Man 2, Donkey Kong Country (4.44)</option>
<option>12. Mega Man X (4.36)</option>
<option>13. Super Mario Bros. (4.41)</option>
<option>14. God of War (4.4)</option>
<option>15. (TIE) Metal Gear Solid, BioShock (4.33)</option>
<option>17. Perfect Dark (4.3)</option>
<option>18. (TIE) Shadow of the Colossus, The Last of Us (4.28)</option>
<option>20. Super Street Fighter 2 (4.15)</option>
<option>21. Sonic the Hedgehog (4.14)</option>
<option>22. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (4.125)</option>
<option>23. Super Mario 64 (4.07)</option>
<option>24. (TIE) Grand Theft Auto 3, The Legend of Zelda (4.06)</option>
<option>26. NBA Jam (4.05)</option>
<option>27. (8-WAY TIE) Super Mario Kart, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Super Metroid, The Simpsons, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Donkey Kong Country 2, Resident Evil 4, Super Smash Bros. (4.0)</option>
<option>35. Final Fantasy 7 (3.94)</option>
<option>36. Mega Man (3.89)</option>
<option>37. (3-WAY TIE) Contra, Castlevania, Devil May Cry (3.86)</option>
<option>40. Half-Life 2 (3.85)</option>
<option>41. Half-Life (3.83)</option>
<option>42. (TIE) SimCity 2000, Final Fight (3.8)</option>
<option>44. Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver (3.77)</option>
<option>45. Batman: Arkham Asylum (3.76)</option>
<option>46. (TIE) Double Dragon, Max Payne (3.75)</option>
<option>48. Tetris (3.69)</option>
<option>49. Mortal Kombat 2 (3.67)</option>
<option>50. (TIE) Diablo, F.E.A.R. (3.66)</option>
<option>52. Mortal Kombat (3.65)</option>
<option>53. Doom (3.625)</option>
<option>54. StarFox (3.61)</option>
<option>55. Resident Evil (3.58)</option>
<option>56. (TIE) Ninja Gaiden, Shinobi (3.5)</option>
<option>58. Dead Space (3.4)</option>
<option>59. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater (3.39)</option>
<option>60. Resident Evil: Nemesis (3.38)</option>
<option>61. (5-WAY TIE) Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Condemned: Criminal Origins, Crash Bandicoot, Wolfenstein 3D, Left 4 Dead (3.33)</option>
<option>66. Gears of War (3.27)</option>
<option>67. (TIE) Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, Borderlands (3.22)</option>
<option>69. (3-WAY TIE) Quake, Duke Nukem 3D, Darkstalkers (3.2)</option>
<option>72. Pac-Man (3.125)</option>
<option>73. Killer Instinct (3.11)</option>
<option>74. (TIE) Virtua Fighter, Rock Band (3.09)</option>
<option>76. (4-WAY TIE) Time Crisis, Tekken, Earthworm Jim, Metroid (3.0)</option>
<option>80. Guitar Hero (2.875)</option>
<option>81. Streets of Rage (2.84)</option>
<option>82. Altered Beast (2.8)</option>
<option>83. (3-WAY TIE) Dead Rising, Gauntlet, Assassin's Creed (2.71) </option>
<option>86. (TIE) Silent Hill, The Sims (2.6)</option>
<option>88. Tomb Raider (2.55)</option>
<option>89. Halo: Combat Evolved (2.5)</option>
<option>90. (TIE) Twisted Metal, Crackdown (2.42)</option>
<option>92. Gran Turismo (2.3)</option>
<option>93. Ghosts n' Goblins (2.14)</option>
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Hopefully we can add this week's games to the list. While we already did the drawing to replace last week's bump in the road, we still need a 95th game for this thread. Let's see what the bowl has in store for us....

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Well we can't quite get away from fighting games, can we. While this isn't the first game in this franchise, it did kick things off in its own way. It's the weapon-swinging brawl fest that spawned a million cosplays, Soul Calibur! Does this game have an awesome edge to it or is it dull as all hell? Let's find out by rating this bad boy. Don't forget the other Rate the Game also up on the forum. Until next week.

[Big Vic]

Played the demo of this one (I think) it seemed fine but I'm not big on fighting games.

[ClockShot]

Played future games. But not this one.

[Destor]

OG is fine. got better with 2

[Lock Jaw]

I played a Soul Calibur game once at a friend's house on the Dreamcast.... couldn't tell you which one it was, but I remember having fun at the time..... though it is entirely possible that the game I am thinking I had fun with was another one I played at his house and am getting them confused....

[M-A-G]

Never understood why they didn't just continue the series under the Soul Edge banner. I always thought that was a cooler name.

[DAMN iNATOR]

Gave it a 3. It was a solid first showing for a new fighting game, but the only reason I scored it so low was because I firmly believe they way outdid this and every other game in the series with its sequel, Soul Calibur II.

[DAMN iNATOR]

Never understood why they didn't just continue the series under the Soul Edge banner. I always thought that was a cooler name.

Brand recognition?

[DAMN iNATOR]

I played a Soul Calibur game once at a friend's house on the Dreamcast.... couldn't tell you which one it was, but I remember having fun at the time..... though it is entirely possible that the game I am thinking I had fun with was another one I played at his house and am getting them confused....

Lock Jaw teasing everyone by making them think he'll finally say he's played a game in this series and give it a score. Toying with our emotions...

[Lock Jaw]

I think the game I am remembering I had fun with was Power Stone 2 or something.... but I might have also had fun with Soul Calibur, I can't be sure

[M-A-G]

I know Ivy is the one everyone lost their shit over but I always thought Seong-Mina was hella cute when I was younger. :o

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/c8/b1/50/c8b150bf6fae020a4b787cc78eb216f5.jpg

[M-A-G]

Brand recognition?

Sure, but the first game was called Soul Edge and you would think that they would call the follow up Soul Edge 2. I'm sure there's a story reason for it. I just always thought Soul Edge was a cooler name.

[Big Vic]

There is/was a weird copyright issue with the word "Edge" when it comes to video games.

[M-A-G]

There is/was a weird copyright issue with the word "Edge" when it comes to video games.

Oh, yeah, that would be a buzzkill. That kind of thing always gets in the way of good shit. I wanted to call my game Battlefield of Halos: Future Warfare X but, you know, lawyers am I right?

[Savio]

Lawsuit gets talked about at the 8 minute mark.

https://youtu.be/jZvD2IOvop8

[DAMN iNATOR]

Yikes. If things stay where they are, SC will average a 1.88. I thought it would average at least a 3.

[M-A-G]

Yikes. If things stay where they are, SC will average a 1.88. I thought it would average at least a 3.

4+4+3+3+3+2=19

19/6=3.16

I think you forgot to carry the 1.

[Savio]

Lawsuit gets talked about at the 8 minute mark.

https://youtu.be/jZvD2IOvop8

Oh they mention this game in the video.

[Big Vic]

Yikes. If things stay where they are, SC will average a 1.88. I thought it would average at least a 3.

DAMN iNATOR, how would it average 1.88 when all the votes are above 2?

[Destor]

math wasnt his best subject

[DAMN iNATOR]

math wasnt his best subject

I'm 💯 not even joking when I say it was -- and it wasn't close. I was that kid who was insufferable to the rest of their classmates in math class because I would be trying to answer every single question lmao

[Savio]

Does that mean you were good at math but not the other subjects?

[DAMN iNATOR]

I mostly got B's and C's, sometimes an 'A', and occasionally a 'D' or 'F', though I only ever had like 2 classes I failed. One was earth science, other I forget. Surprisingly, though, and in a very pleasant way, I actually managed a B- in biology, though I suppose it's probably a lot more basic than earth science.