Rate the Game: Week 181

[M-A-G]

Oh, no! It's another Rate the Game! M-A-G wasn't kidding when he said he was back! AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!

OK, that's enough of that. Welcome to June, everyone. The heat and the summer bods are looming. Best to stay indoors and enjoy some games. We should also do another round of this puppy. Until we can get to that piece of business, we first need to officially welcome last week's Overwatch into our fold and place it amongst the names that have graced our leaderboard from the very beginning. Where, oh where, shall our baby be?

<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. Overwatch (3.4)</option>
<option>111. Dead Space (3.4)</option>
<option>112. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater (3.39)</option>
<option>113. Resident Evil: Nemesis (3.38)</option>
<option>114. Donkey Kong (3.33)</option>
<option>115. Crash Bandicoot (3.33)</option>
<option>116. Grand Theft Auto 4 (3.33)</option>
<option>117. Mortal Kombat (2011) (3.33)</option>
<option>118. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (3.33)</option>
<option>119. Wolfenstein 3D (3.33)</option>
<option>120. Dead or Alive (3.33)</option>
<option>121. FarCry 3 (3.33)</option>
<option>122. R-Type (3.33)</option>
<option>123. Dead Island (3.33)</option>
<option>124. Left 4 Dead (3.33)</option>
<option>125. Nights Into Dreams (3.33)</option>
<option>126. Condemned: Criminal Origins (3.33)</option>
<option>127. Gauntlet Legends (3.28)
<option>128. Gears of War (3.27)</option>
<option>129. Tekken Tag Tournament (3.25)</option>
<option>130. Borderlands (3.22)</option>
<option>131. Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (3.22)</option>
<option>132. Duke Nukem 3D (3.2)</option>
<option>133. Darkstalkers (3.2)</option>
<option>134. Quake (3.2)</option>
<option>135. Halo 3 (3.16)</option>
<option>136. SoulCalibur (3.16)</option>
<option>137. Pac-Man (3.125)</option>
<option>138. Killer Instinct (3.11)</option>
<option>139. Virtua Fighter (3.09)</option>
<option>140. Rock Band (3.09)</option>
<option>141. Earthworm Jim (3.0)</option>
<option>142. Metroid (3.0)</option>
<option>143. Time Crisis (3.0)</option>
<option>144. Tekken (3.0)</option>
<option>145. Halo 2 (3.0)</option>
<option>146. Syphon Filter (3.0)</option>
<option>147. Gex (3.0)</option>
<option>148. Destiny (3.0)</option>
<option>149. The Secret of Monkey Island (3.0)</option>
<option>150. Army of Two (3.0)</option>
<option>151. Sonic Adventure (3.0)</option>
<option>152. Shenmue (3.0)</option>
<option>153. Guitar Hero (2.875)</option>
<option>154. Ecco the Dolphin (2.85)</option>
<option>155. Streets of Rage (2.84)</option>
<option>156. Altered Beast (2.8)</option>
<option>157. Bayonetta (2.75)</option>
<option>158. Command & Conquer (2.75)</option>
<option>159. Among Us (2.75)</option>
<option>160. ToeJam & Earl (2.75)</option>
<option>161. Jet Set Radio (2.75)</option>
<option>162. Assassin's Creed (2.71)</option>
<option>163. Gauntlet (2.71)</option>
<option>164. Street Fighter Alpha (2.71)</option>
<option>165. Dead Rising (2.71)</option>
<option>166. Bionic Commando (2.66)</option>
<option>167. Saints Row (2.66)</option>
<option>168. The Sims (2.6)</option>
<option>169. Killer Instinct 2 (2.6)</option>
<option>170. Eternal Champions (2.6)</option>
<option>171. Silent Hill (2.6)</option>
<option>172. Tomb Raider (2.55)</option>
<option>173. Halo: Combat Evolved (2.5)</option>
<option>174. Twisted Metal (2.42)</option
<option>175. Crackdown (2.42)</option>
<option>176. Golden Axe (2.33)</option>
<option>177. Gran Turismo (2.3)</option>
<option>178. The Secret of Mana (2.2)</option>
<option>179. Ghosts n' Goblins (2.14)</option>
<option>180. Panzer Dragoon (1.5)</option></select>


Well, after doing all of the necessary calculations we can assign Overwatch a generous above average score of 3.4. In the grand scheme of things, however, that places it in lower half territory.

Week 181 is upon us, however, and we must focus our efforts towards a new title. What's on tap for this week?



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Well, slap my bottom and call me 'Sally Jesse'. We're going to get off of the modern-day flavor that we've been tasting these last few weeks and return to the retro. This week's game is a follow-up to one of the biggest pop culture phenomena to ever terrorize the eighties. Ever wonder about the origins of the idea to gender bend a popular character? I think you can trace it to this. It's Ms. Pac-Man! Setting aside the confusing nature of the name (is Pac-Man his last name or what? I mean, she's a woman, but she's still using the 'Man'), how does her game fare? How does it compare to her Y chromosome-infused counterpart? Is she just as big an icon of the gaming landscape? All questions for you to decide as you determine what rating to give this game. Hash it out and we'll see you next week!

[drave]

I've played it, but cannot remember it well enough to rate it. Didn't really ever care for any of the Pac Man games.

[Big Vic]

I mean I enjoyed playing it but I wasn't really good enough to get far. And I didn't have the power of save states like Billy Mitchel

[Destor]

When you look at the classic arcade style games this sits comfortably at the top.

[Lock Jaw]

Maybe I played it? I dunno. Probably. I remember Pac-Man plenty... don't really have any memory of really playing Ms. Pac--Man... but I probably did some time.

[Destor]

Ms pacman is pacman with 4 levels instead of 1. Its more of an expansion than a different game.

[Emperor Smeat]

<s> Voted 3 but if half points were allowed, would have given it a 3.5

Its a very influential game in the history of gaming and an easy game to play and get hooked it because of the simplicity yet entertaining aspect of its level and gameplay design.

The only real negative is the gameplay loop is really short since the whole game revolves around 255 levels of the same variation unlike Donkey Kong which has enough differences in its handful of levels to make them each feel different enough and the gameplay loop being the whole game itself. </s>

Edit: Disregard everything I said above since I misread the game as being regular Pac-Man and not Ms. Pac-Man. That's what I get for quickly skimming the name of the game.

Also changing my vote to "Never Played" since I think I might have played a little of it via ROM but not entirely sure.

[Helmsphere]

I love a lady that eat balls.

[M-A-G]

God, damn it, this place had better be back up and running at a reliable rate. I need to wrap this whole fiasco up at some point.

[Savio]

How many do you have left?

[M-A-G]

19. I've had the next one drawn and ready to roll for the longest time, but these boards have been a bitch. If they're back in good form I can move forward with the next one, maybe even more to make up for lost time.

[weather vane]

Week 182 musta got lost in da mailbag ya

[weather vane]

fucking joke

[poopfromweiner dude]

didn't get a chance to vote please re open this poll

[weather vane]

same

[M-A-G]

I've continued this over on the other forums. We're at week 192 right now. I mean, I can take your ratings and try to retroactively figure them in, but that would require this place being more dependable than it currently is.

[Destor]

I demand a recount

[weather vane]

Yeah its kinda bs tbh

[M-A-G]

So give me your rating so I can do what I said I would do.

[M-A-G]

Also, everyone should know by now that a week is all you get for each of these.

[DAMN iNATOR]

If this site worked more often, definite 5/5. Please factor my score into the aggregate for this game’s rating. Thank you for your cooperation.