***RATE THE GAME RETURNS WITH M-A-G BACK IN THE SADDLE!!! WEEK 180***

[M-A-G]

Yup. I'm back. I felt the spirit of reinvigoration flow through me and I was enticed to get back to this sucker. Plus, the two forums seem to be running well, with the OG boards not sucking as hard as they once were a while back.

Now, you may be looking at that thread title and you're asking yourself, "Week 180? The last one you did was Week 178? What's the deal?" Well, in appreciation for Big Vic showing some initiative in doing his own edition to cover the 179th week, on top of me not yet replacing the games that didn't end up getting onto the leaderboard due to lack of votes, I have decided to allow Among Us into our fold and have it commemorated on our list.


<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. Super Mario Galaxy (4.75)</option>
<option>5. Hitman: Codename 47 (4.75)</option>
<option>6. Mass Effect (4.75)</option>
<option>7. Goldeneye 007 (4.72)</option>
<option>8. Super Mario Bros. 3 (4.7)</option>
<option>9. Silent Hill 2 (4.66)</option>
<option>10. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (4.61)</option>
<option>11. Mike Tyson's Punchout! (4.6)</option>
<option>12. Super Mario Bros. 2 (4.5)</option>
<option>13. Portal (4.5)</option>
<option>14. Red Dead Redemption (4.5)</option>
<option>15. Road Rash (4.5)</option>
<option>16. Chrono Trigger (4.5)</option>
<option>17. Final Fantasy 3 (4.5)</option>
<option>18. Silent Hill 3 (4.5)</option>
<option>19. Mega Man 2 (4.44)</option>
<option>20. Donkey Kong Country (4.44)</option>
<option>21. Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (4.44)</option>
<option>22. Super Mario Bros. (4.41)</option>
<option>23. God of War (4.4)</option>
<option>24. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (4.4)</option>
<option>25. Mega Man X (4.36)</option>
<option>26. Metal Gear Solid (4.33)</option>
<option>27. Batman: Arkham City (4.33)</option>
<option>28. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (4.33)</option>
<option>29. BioShock (4.33)</option>
<option>30. Ōkami (4.33)</option>
<option>31. Perfect Dark (4.3)</option>
<option>32. Shadow of the Colossus (4.28)</option>
<option>33. The Last of Us (4.28)</option>
<option>34. F-Zero (4.25)</option>
<option>35. Mega Man 3 (4.16)</option>
<option>36. Super Castlevania 4 (4.16)</option>
<option>37. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (4.16)</option>
<option>38. Super Street Fighter 2 (4.15)</option>
<option>39. Sonic the Hedgehog (4.14)</option>
<option>40. Resident Evil 2 (4.14)</option>
<option>41. Mario Party (4.125)</option>
<option>42. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (4.125)</option>
<option>43. Super Mario 64 (4.07)</option>
<option>44. Grand Theft Auto 3 (4.06)</option>
<option>45. The Legend of Zelda (4.06)</option>
<option>46. NBA Jam (4.05)</option>
<option>47. Super Mario Kart (4.0)</option>
<option>48. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (4.0)</option>
<option>49. Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 (4.0)</option>
<option>50. Super Smash Bros. (4.0)</option>
<option>51. Doom 2 (4.0)</option>
<option>52. Super Metroid (4.0)</option>
<option>53. Star Fox 64 (4.0)</option>
<option>54. The Simpsons (4.0)</option>
<option>55. Resident Evil 4 (4.0)</option>
<option>56. StarCraft (4.0)</option>
<option>57. EarthBound (4.0)</option>
<option>58. Fallout 3 (4.0)</option>
<option>59. Mirror's Edge (4.0)</option>
<option>60. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (4.0)</option>
<option>61. Donkey Kong Country 2 (4.0)</option>
<option>62. X-Men Legends (4.0)</option>
<option>63. Darksiders (4.0)</option>
<option>64. Banjo-Kazooie (4.0)</option>
<option>65. Dishonored (4.0)</option>
<option>66. Final Fantasy 7 (3.94)</option>
<option>67. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time (3.92)</option>
<option>68. Mega Man (3.89)</option>
<option>69. Castlevania (3.86)</option>
<option>70. Contra (3.86)</option>
<option>71. Devil May Cry (3.86)</option>
<option>72. Half-Life 2 (3.85)</option>
<option>73. Half-Life (3.83)
<option>74. Final Fantasy 8 (3.83)</option>
<option>75. Infamous (3.83)</option>
<option>76. SimCity 2000 (3.8)</option>
<option>77. Final Fight (3.8)</option>
<option>78. Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver (3.77)</option>
<option>79. Batman: Arkham Asylum (3.76)</option>
<option>80. Double Dragon (3.75)</option>
<option>81. Tomb Raider (2013) (3.75)</option>
<option>82. Max Payne (3.75)</option>
<option>83. Fallout 4 (3.75)</option>
<option>84. Tetris (3.69)</option>
<option>85. Mortal Kombat 2 (3.67)</option>
<option>86. The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (3.66)</option>
<option>87. Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (3.66)</option>
<option>88. Alan Wake (3.66)</option>
<option>89. Diablo (3.66)</option>
<option>90. Xenoblade Chronicles (3.66)</option>
<option>91. F.E.A.R. (3.66)</option>
<option>92. Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (3.66)</option>
<option>93. Mortal Kombat (3.65)</option>
<option>94. Doom (3.625)</option>
<option>95. StarFox (3.61)</option>
<option>96. X-Men (3.6)</option>
<option>97. Resident Evil (3.58)</option>
<option>98. Kirby's Adventure (3.57)</option>
<option>99. Daytona USA (3.5)</option>
<option>100. Ninja Gaiden (3.5)</option>
<option>101. Samurai Shodown (3.5)</option>
<option>102. Burnout Paradise (3.5)</option>
<option>103. Thief: The Dark Project (3.5)</option>
<option>104. Dark Souls (3.5)</option>
<option>105. Shinobi (3.5)</option>
<option>106. Unreal Tournament (3.5)</option>
<option>107. Battletoads (3.42)</option>
<option>108. Heavy Rain (3.42)</option>
<option>109. Fatal Fury (3.4)</option>
<option>110. Dead Space (3.4)</option>
<option>111. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater (3.39)</option>
<option>112. Resident Evil: Nemesis (3.38)</option>
<option>113. Donkey Kong (3.33)</option>
<option>114. Crash Bandicoot (3.33)</option>
<option>115. Grand Theft Auto 4 (3.33)</option>
<option>116. Mortal Kombat (2011) (3.33)</option>
<option>117. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (3.33)</option>
<option>118. Wolfenstein 3D (3.33)</option>
<option>119. Dead or Alive (3.33)</option>
<option>120. FarCry 3 (3.33)</option>
<option>121. R-Type (3.33)</option>
<option>122. Dead Island (3.33)</option>
<option>123. Left 4 Dead (3.33)</option>
<option>124. Nights Into Dreams (3.33)</option>
<option>125. Condemned: Criminal Origins (3.33)</option>
<option>126. Gauntlet Legends (3.28)
<option>127. Gears of War (3.27)</option>
<option>128. Tekken Tag Tournament (3.25)</option>
<option>129. Borderlands (3.22)</option>
<option>130. Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (3.22)</option>
<option>131. Duke Nukem 3D (3.2)</option>
<option>132. Darkstalkers (3.2)</option>
<option>133. Quake (3.2)</option>
<option>134. Halo 3 (3.16)</option>
<option>135. SoulCalibur (3.16)</option>
<option>136. Pac-Man (3.125)</option>
<option>137. Killer Instinct (3.11)</option>
<option>138. Virtua Fighter (3.09)</option>
<option>139. Rock Band (3.09)</option>
<option>140. Earthworm Jim (3.0)</option>
<option>141. Metroid (3.0)</option>
<option>142. Time Crisis (3.0)</option>
<option>143. Tekken (3.0)</option>
<option>144. Halo 2 (3.0)</option>
<option>145. Syphon Filter (3.0)</option>
<option>146. Gex (3.0)</option>
<option>147. Destiny (3.0)</option>
<option>148. The Secret of Monkey Island (3.0)</option>
<option>149. Army of Two (3.0)</option>
<option>150. Sonic Adventure (3.0)</option>
<option>151. Shenmue (3.0)</option>
<option>152. Guitar Hero (2.875)</option>
<option>153. Ecco the Dolphin (2.85)</option>
<option>154. Streets of Rage (2.84)</option>
<option>155. Altered Beast (2.8)</option>
<option>156. Bayonetta (2.75)</option>
<option>157. Command & Conquer (2.75)</option>
<option>158. Among Us (2.75)</option>
<option>159. ToeJam & Earl (2.75)</option>
<option>160. Jet Set Radio (2.75)</option>
<option>161. Assassin's Creed (2.71)</option>
<option>162. Gauntlet (2.71)</option>
<option>163. Street Fighter Alpha (2.71)</option>
<option>164. Dead Rising (2.71)</option>
<option>165. Bionic Commando (2.66)</option>
<option>166. Saints Row (2.66)</option>
<option>167. The Sims (2.6)</option>
<option>168. Killer Instinct 2 (2.6)</option>
<option>169. Eternal Champions (2.6)</option>
<option>170. Silent Hill (2.6)</option>
<option>171. Tomb Raider (2.55)</option>
<option>172. Halo: Combat Evolved (2.5)</option>
<option>173. Twisted Metal (2.42)</option
<option>174. Crackdown (2.42)</option>
<option>175. Golden Axe (2.33)</option>
<option>176. Gran Turismo (2.3)</option>
<option>177. The Secret of Mana (2.2)</option>
<option>178. Ghosts n' Goblins (2.14)</option>
<option>179. Panzer Dragoon (1.5)</option></select>

A lot has happened in these past few weeks. One of them being a new situation going on in the top ten, what with Super Mario Galaxy scoring incredibly high, occupying the number 4 spot and ensuring that PunchOut! gets kicked out of the elite standing. Well, we've got more to come and I'm glad to be able to come back and do this again in order to finish it all off. What's next for us? We go to the bowl!



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Well, would you fancy that? Outside of Among Us, this is probably the most recently released title we've looked at so far. But it was a major one for a long time, being a strong presence in the online competitive multiplayer space. It's team warfare at its finest (perhaps?) with Activision/Blizzard's Overwatch! Whether it's blinking with Tracer or gawking at D.Va, this game carved out a place in gaming history. How did it fare in your opinion? Let's back to it with the poll and discussing and all that good stuff as we (hopefully) keep this train going. Until next week!

[drave]

Overwatch 1 was great. The shittiest part is the toxic, try-hard community.

[road doggy dogg]

Overwatch was amazing for the first like 6 months before said toxic community made it unfun

[Lock Jaw]

Never played it.

[Big Vic]

-1 for bad community

[Big Vic]

Back when you were limited to playing against switch players I did tremendously well.

[road doggy dogg]

Playing Winston and diving backliners was some of the most fun I've had in a game in a long time. When you got your ult and would knock people off the map, that was so satisfying.

[Emperor Smeat]

Never played it.

I did own it for a while via it being installed on the Xbox One I bought off from my sister and her boyfriend when they got rid of it to make space for the Series X and PS5. I kept the game on it for whenever my nephew would come over during the weekends to play some games before he moved on to Overwatch 2 and other games.

[Big Vic]

When you got your ult and would knock people off the map, that was so satisfying.

Very fun to do with Lucio as well.

[Destor]

Ton of good characters and its objectively mechanically well made but i couldnt care less about the genre.


Out of kindess I'll give it a 2

[M-A-G]

It always looked interesting and fun, but I just never got around to it. I think I had my fill of online competitive shooters at that point.

[road doggy dogg]

Like many team-based online games, if you have a solid group of friends you're shooting the shit with in Discord and not taking it too seriously, it's a whole lot of fun. I wouldn't put it in the same tier of MOBAs for toxicity, but I still cannot imagine ever willingly joining voice comms for an OW match with randoms.

[M-A-G]

I can testify to that. Halo games were always more enjoyable when I had my friends as my teammates.