Rate the Game: Week 56

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Good morning, fair people of TPWW, near and far. It's a dreary and rainy morning where I'm at and I'm tempted to stay under the covers in perpetual coziness but DUTY CALLS and I will not let you all down as I bring you the 56th edition of Rate the Game this week. Last week we tackled a platforming icon and one of the PlayStation's earliest icons, Crash Bandicoot. A bit of a mixed reception but what does the average say? I summon the leaderboard....

Rate the Game Results

1. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (4.8)
2. Super Mario Bros. 3 (4.7)
3. Chrono Trigger (4.5)
4. (TIE) Mega Man 2 (4.44), Donkey Kong Country (4.44)
6. Super Mario Bros. (4.41)
7. Metal Gear Solid (4.33)
8. Shadow of the Colossus (4.28)
9. Super Street Fighter 2 (4.15)
10. Sonic the Hedgehog (4.14)
11. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (4.125)
12. Super Mario 64 (4.07)
13. (TIE) Grand Theft Auto 3 (4.06), The Legend of Zelda (4.06)
15. (FOUR-WAY TIE) NBA Jam (4.0), Super Mario Kart (4.0), Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (4.0), Super Metroid (4.0)
19. Final Fantasy 7 (3.94)
20. Mega Man (3.89)
21. Half-Life (3.83)
22. (THREE-WAY TIE) Contra (3.8), Castlevania (3.8), Devil May Cry (3.8)
25. Batman: Arkham Asylum (3.76) 26. Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver (3.7)
27. Tetris (3.69)
28. Mortal Kombat 2 (3.67)
29. Diablo (3.66)
30. StarFox (3.61)
31. (TIE) Doom (3.6), Mortal Kombat (3.6)
33. Resident Evil (3.58)
34. (TIE) Killer Instinct (3.5), Ninja Gaiden (3.5)
36. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater (3.39)
37. Resident Evil: Nemesis (3.38)
38. Gears of War (3.27)
39. Quake (3.2)
40. Pac-Man (3.125)
41. Virtua Fighter (3.09)
42. (FOUR-WAY TIE) Time Crisis (3.0), Tekken (3.0), Earthworm Jim (3.0), Metroid (3.0
46. Crash Bandicoot (2.9)
47. Streets of Rage (2.8)
48. Dead Rising (2.71)
49.(TIE) Silent Hill (2.6), The Sims (2.6)
51. (TIE) Tomb Raider (2.5), Halo (2.5)
53. Twisted Metal (2.42)
54. Gran Turismo (2.3)
55. Ghosts n' Goblins (2.14)


Well, sadly, beloved as he is, Crash's first game doesn't break into the threes as far as his average goes and ends up scratching at that door with a 2.9 overall. Maybe another of his titles will fair better? Could one of them be this week's game to rate? Let's find out! I SUMMON THE BOWL!

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And, voila! Your game to rate this week is the musical rockfest that kickstarted a gaming phenomenon, the original Guitar Hero! What role did it play in the world of gaming? Was it a rocking good time? What stories do you have of its place in your life? Rate the game and share and discuss and enjoy the rest of the week!