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02-15-2022, 08:19 AM
Good morning, everyone. It's time for week 97 of Rate the Game. We're dealing with those post-Valentine's day feelings. I certainly hope your Valentine's Day was enjoyable and you and your partner indulged yourselves with your own kind of games. You know, working those joysticks and touching the right buttons. Enough of that, though. We still have the rest of February to handle but first let's see how last week's Halo 2 fared. Show yourself, leaderboard....
<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. Super Mario Bros. (4.41)</option>
<option>13. God of War (4.4)</option>
<option>14. Mega Man X (4.36)</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. SoulCalibur (3.16)</option>
<option>73. Pac-Man (3.125)</option>
<option>74. Killer Instinct (3.11)</option>
<option>75. (TIE) Virtua Fighter, Rock Band (3.09)</option>
<option>77. (5-WAY TIE) Time Crisis, Tekken, Earthworm Jim, Metroid, Halo 2 (3.0)</option>
<option>82. Guitar Hero (2.875)</option>
<option>83. Streets of Rage (2.84)</option>
<option>84. Altered Beast (2.8)</option>
<option>85. Bayonetta (2.75)</option>
<option>86. (3-WAY TIE) Dead Rising, Gauntlet, Assassin's Creed (2.71) </option>
<option>89. (TIE) Silent Hill, The Sims (2.6)</option>
<option>91. Tomb Raider (2.55)</option>
<option>92. Halo: Combat Evolved (2.5)</option>
<option>93. (TIE) Twisted Metal, Crackdown (2.42)</option>
<option>95. Gran Turismo (2.3)</option>
<option>96. Ghosts n' Goblins (2.14)</option>
</select>
Well it certainly ends up in a better position overall compared to its predecessor but Halo 2 can't climb over the hill and ends up creating a five-way tie over in spot number 77 with a 3.0 average. It's enough to get you by, plus Master Chief will have Samus to keep him company. A.I. constructs will only take you so far.
The good people of TPWW also were only able to take Halo 2 so far but what about this week's game? Let's take a gander at what's coming out of the bowl this week...
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Back to the Nintendo 64 we go and also back to Rare. It's the cutesy animal team-up affair known as Banjo-Kazooie! That's awesome that my computer doesn't register that as something that needs to be spell-checked. Anyways, what's the verdict here with this game according you all? Did Rare knock one out of the park with this title? GoldenEye 007, Perfect Dark, and Donkey Kong Country have all received high marks from you but does this game deserve to join that club? You know what to do with that poll up there and what to do in those comments down there. Let's reflect on Banjo-Kazooie as we roll on throughout February trying to stay warm. Until next week!
<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. Super Mario Bros. (4.41)</option>
<option>13. God of War (4.4)</option>
<option>14. Mega Man X (4.36)</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. SoulCalibur (3.16)</option>
<option>73. Pac-Man (3.125)</option>
<option>74. Killer Instinct (3.11)</option>
<option>75. (TIE) Virtua Fighter, Rock Band (3.09)</option>
<option>77. (5-WAY TIE) Time Crisis, Tekken, Earthworm Jim, Metroid, Halo 2 (3.0)</option>
<option>82. Guitar Hero (2.875)</option>
<option>83. Streets of Rage (2.84)</option>
<option>84. Altered Beast (2.8)</option>
<option>85. Bayonetta (2.75)</option>
<option>86. (3-WAY TIE) Dead Rising, Gauntlet, Assassin's Creed (2.71) </option>
<option>89. (TIE) Silent Hill, The Sims (2.6)</option>
<option>91. Tomb Raider (2.55)</option>
<option>92. Halo: Combat Evolved (2.5)</option>
<option>93. (TIE) Twisted Metal, Crackdown (2.42)</option>
<option>95. Gran Turismo (2.3)</option>
<option>96. Ghosts n' Goblins (2.14)</option>
</select>
Well it certainly ends up in a better position overall compared to its predecessor but Halo 2 can't climb over the hill and ends up creating a five-way tie over in spot number 77 with a 3.0 average. It's enough to get you by, plus Master Chief will have Samus to keep him company. A.I. constructs will only take you so far.
The good people of TPWW also were only able to take Halo 2 so far but what about this week's game? Let's take a gander at what's coming out of the bowl this week...
<iframe src="https://giphy.com/embed/OEwhUf5uOy208Dcync" width="480" height="269" frameBorder="0" class="giphy-embed" allowFullScreen></iframe><p><a href="https://giphy.com/gifs/OEwhUf5uOy208Dcync">via GIPHY</a></p>
Back to the Nintendo 64 we go and also back to Rare. It's the cutesy animal team-up affair known as Banjo-Kazooie! That's awesome that my computer doesn't register that as something that needs to be spell-checked. Anyways, what's the verdict here with this game according you all? Did Rare knock one out of the park with this title? GoldenEye 007, Perfect Dark, and Donkey Kong Country have all received high marks from you but does this game deserve to join that club? You know what to do with that poll up there and what to do in those comments down there. Let's reflect on Banjo-Kazooie as we roll on throughout February trying to stay warm. Until next week!