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Who wants a new Rate the Game? Who wants a new Rate the Game? It's you! Yes, it's you! Who's a good boy? Who's a good boy? Erm...ahem...not sure where that came from. But it is time for another Rate the Game and you all are excited about it, right? Right? Well, anyways, this is Rate the Game: Week 79: this time it's not Rate the Game: Week 78! I mean, Week 78 was all about that Half-Life 2 game...which we need to fit on our leaderboard. So let's take a look at what the average tell us. Take it away, leaderboard.

Rate the Game Results

1. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (4.8)
2. Hitman: Codename 47 (4.75)
3. Super Mario Bros. 3 (4.7)
4. (3-WAY TIE)Chrono Trigger, Portal, Red Dead Redemption (4.5)
7. (TIE) Mega Man 2, Donkey Kong Country (4.44)
9. Super Mario Bros. (4.41)
10. God of War (4.4)
11. Metal Gear Solid (4.33)
12. Perfect Dark (4.3)
13. (TIE) Shadow of the Colossus, The Last of Us (4.28)
15. Super Street Fighter 2 (4.15)
16. Sonic the Hedgehog (4.14)
17. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (4.125)
18. Super Mario 64 (4.07)
19. (TIE) Grand Theft Auto 3, The Legend of Zelda (4.06)
21. NBA Jam (4.05)
22. (7-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 (4.0)
29. Final Fantasy 7 (3.94)
30. Mega Man (3.89)
31. (3-WAY TIE) Contra, Castlevania, Devil May Cry (3.86)
34. Half-Life 2 (3.85)
35. Half-Life (3.83)
36. SimCity 2000 (3.8)
37. Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver (3.77)
38. Batman: Arkham Asylum (3.76)
39. Double Dragon (3.75)
40. Tetris (3.69)
41. Mortal Kombat 2 (3.67)
42. (TIE) Diablo, F.E.A.R. (3.66)
44. Mortal Kombat (3.65)
45. Doom (3.625)
46. StarFox (3.61)
47. Resident Evil (3.58)
48. Ninja Gaiden (3.5)
49. Dead Space (3.4)
50. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater (3.39)
51. Resident Evil: Nemesis (3.38)
52. (4-WAY TIE) Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Condemned: Criminal Origins, Crash Bandicoot, Wolfenstein 3D (3.33)
56. Gears of War (3.27)
57. (TIE) Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, Borderlands (3.22)
59. (TIE) Quake, Duke Nukem 3D (3.2)
61. Pac-Man (3.125)
62. Killer Instinct (3.11)
63. (TIE) Virtua Fighter, Rock Band (3.09)
65. (4-WAY TIE) Time Crisis, Tekken, Earthworm Jim, Metroid (3.0)
69. Guitar Hero (2.875)
70. Streets of Rage (2.84)
71. Dead Rising (2.71)
72. (TIE) Silent Hill, The Sims (2.6)
74. Tomb Raider (2.55)
75. Halo: Combat Evolved (2.5)
76. Twisted Metal (2.42)
77. Gran Turismo (2.3)
78. Ghosts n' Goblins (2.14)


Oof, how about that? Half-Life 2 performs fairly well but it just barely, JUST BARELY, eeks out ahead of its predecessor, claiming the number 34 spot for itself with a 3.85 overall rating. Looks like those two are going to be spending some quality together, barring any surprises. Could this week's game create a divide between those two? Or better yet, land itself in our elite top ten? Let's take a look at what we have in store for us this week...

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Not another sequel but a franchise-starter nonetheless. This week we're taking a look at the neo-noir, third-person action cop drama, Max Payne! This baby got a shit ton of praise and awards, including a BAFTA but what's the skinny with you guys? How does it fare with you? Let's dive in and rate and discuss and enjoy another week!