Rate the Game: Week 140

[M-A-G]

Well, well, well, if it isn't another week gone by. How is everyone? The heat may be getting some of us down, but it's not enough to stop Rate the Game, now in its 140th week! That makes for a loooong list of games and it's about to get longer now that we're about to add last week's X-Men Legends to the mix. With the only other Marvel title on our list being the X-Men arcade game, how does the action RPG stack up against the rest of the pack? Behold!

Rate the Game Results

1. Super Mario World (4.81)
2. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (4.8)
3. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (4.8)
4. Hitman: Codename 47 (4.75)
5. Mass Effect (4.75)
6. Goldeneye 007 (4.72)
7. Super Mario Bros. 3 (4.7)
8. Silent Hill 2 (4.66)
9. Super Mario Bros. 2 (4.5)
10. Portal (4.5)
11. Red Dead Redemption (4.5)
12. Chrono Trigger (4.5)
13. Final Fantasy 3 (4.5)
14. Silent Hill 3 (4.5)
15. Mega Man 2 (4.44)
16. Donkey Kong Country (4.44)
17. Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (4.44)
18. Super Mario Bros. (4.41)
19. God of War (4.4)
20. Mega Man X (4.36)
21. Metal Gear Solid (4.33)
22. BioShock (4.33)
23. Ōkami (4.33)
24. Perfect Dark (4.3)
25. Shadow of the Colossus (4.28)
26. The Last of Us (4.28)
27. Super Street Fighter 2 (4.15)
28. Sonic the Hedgehog (4.14)
29. Resident Evil 2 (4.14)
30. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (4.125)
31. Super Mario 64 (4.07)
32. Grand Theft Auto 3 (4.06)
33. The Legend of Zelda (4.06)
34. NBA Jam (4.05)
35. Super Mario Kart (4.0)
36. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (4.0)
37. Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 (4.0)
38. Super Smash Bros. (4.0)
39. Super Metroid (4.0)
40. The Simpsons (4.0)
41. Resident Evil 4 (4.0)
42. EarthBound (4.0)
43. Fallout 3 (4.0)
44. Mirror's Edge (4.0)
45. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (4.0)
46. Donkey Kong Country 2 (4.0)
47. X-Men Legends (4.0)
48. Banjo-Kazooie (4.0)
49. Final Fantasy 7 (3.94)
50. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time (3.92)
51. Mega Man (3.89)
52. Castlevania (3.86)
53. Contra (3.86)
54. Devil May Cry (3.86)
55. Half-Life 2 (3.85)
56. Half-Life (3.83)
57. Final Fantasy 8 (3.83)
58. Infamous (3.83)
59. SimCity 2000 (3.8)
60. Final Fight (3.8)
61. Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver (3.77)
62. Batman: Arkham Asylum (3.76)
63. Double Dragon (3.75)
64. Max Payne (3.75)
65. Tetris (3.69)
66. Mortal Kombat 2 (3.67)
67. The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (3.66)
68. Alan Wake (3.66)
69. Diablo (3.66)
70. Xenoblade Chronicles (3.66)
71. F.E.A.R. (3.66)
72. Mortal Kombat (3.65)
73. Doom (3.625)
74. StarFox (3.61)
75. X-Men (3.6)
76. Resident Evil (3.58)
77. Kirby's Adventure (3.57)
78. Daytona USA (3.5)
79. Ninja Gaiden (3.5)
80. Burnout Paradise (3.5)
81. Thief: The Dark Project (3.5)
82. Dark Souls (3.5)
83. Shinobi (3.5)
84. Dead Space (3.4)
85. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater (3.39)
86. Resident Evil: Nemesis (3.38)
87. Crash Bandicoot (3.33)
88. Mortal Kombat (2011) (3.33)
89. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (3.33)
90. Wolfenstein 3D (3.33)
91. Dead Island (3.33)
92. Left 4 Dead (3.33)
93. Nights Into Dreams (3.33)
94. Condemned: Criminal Origins (3.33)
95. Gauntlet Legends (3.28)
96. Gears of War (3.27)
97. Borderlands (3.22)
98. Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (3.22)
99. Duke Nukem 3D (3.2)
100. Darkstalkers (3.2)
101. Quake (3.2)
102. SoulCalibur (3.16)
103. Pac-Man (3.125)
104. Killer Instinct (3.11)
105. Virtua Fighter (3.09)
106. Rock Band (3.09)
107. Earthworm Jim (3.0)
108. Metroid (3.0)
109. Time Crisis (3.0)
110. Tekken (3.0)
111. Halo 2 (3.0)
112. Gex (3.0)
113. Destiny (3.0)
114. The Secret of Monkey Island (3.0)
115. Army of Two (3.0)
116. Sonic Adventure (3.0)
117. Shenmue (3.0)
118. Guitar Hero (2.875)
119. Ecco the Dolphin (2.85)
120. Streets of Rage (2.84)
121. Altered Beast (2.8)
122. Bayonetta (2.75)
123. ToeJam & Earl (2.75)
124. Assassin's Creed (2.71)
125. Gauntlet (2.71)
126. Dead Rising (2.71)
127. Bionic Commando (2.66)
128. Saints Row (2.66)
129. The Sims (2.6)
130. Killer Instinct 2 (2.6)
131. Silent Hill (2.6)
132. Tomb Raider (2.55)
133. Halo: Combat Evolved (2.5)
134. Twisted Metal (2.42) 135. Crackdown (2.42)
136. Golden Axe (2.33)
137. Gran Turismo (2.3)
138. The Secret of Mana (2.2)
139. Ghosts n' Goblins (2.14)


X-Men Legends earns itself a respectable grade as it scores solid 4s across the board from all who engaged with it. A very rare occurrence here on Rate the Game. I think Banjo-Kazooie and Mirror's Edge are the only other titles to achieve that, so this game is in some pretty solid company, even if it can't touch the upper crust of the leaderboard.

We're going on 15 weeks of Rate the Game's relaunch and it's been tough when it comes to being able to find a game that is worthy of truly legendary status. That can all change with a simple draw from the bowl. What do we got this time around for us?



Bowl 3:16 says "I just gave you a game!" Indeed. So what's on tap for this week? Why it's another installment in the nuclear wasteland exploration series, none other than Fallout 4! Fallout 3 was kind of divisive here, but maybe this sequel has a more united love for it. Or hatred? Who knows? That's for you to tell us all. Go forth and let us know what you thought about this game and we'll see you next week!

[Big Vic]

All these newer games I haven't play since blockbuster went out of business.

[DAMN iNATOR]

Main story aside, the gunplay, exploration, a lot of the side quests, the crafting and the DLC, with the exception of that stupid one where you build a vault and become its Overseer or whatever, this might be a slightly hot (or at least warm) take, but I’m giving it a 4/5.

Heavens help us all if we ever have to vote on Fallout 76...

[road doggy dogg]

Another settlement needs your help.

[DAMN iNATOR]

Originally Posted by Big Vic All these newer games I haven't play since blockbuster went out of business.

You mean you don’t have the resources to travel out to the one remaining location in Bend, Oregon when the mood strikes?

[road doggy dogg]

anyway FO4 was kind of a big disappointment after FO3 since that's one of my fav games ever. as fun as it would be to rate it a 4 I'ma go with a 3

even the Pip Boy I got with the CE is kinda so-so quality

[DAMN iNATOR]

Originally Posted by road doggy dogg Another settlement needs your help.

I got my revenge on that motherfucker by putting him in a long red dress and ladies’ hat and made him farm tato crops in Sanctuary for the rest of his days LMAO.

[Big Vic]

Originally Posted by DAMN iNATOR You mean you don’t have the resources to travel out to the one remaining location in Bend, Oregon when the mood strikes?

I dream of moving there for this reason.

[drave]

This was the first Fallout I completed. I did get 3 when I first got my 360, but didn't play through it all the way. I don't think I quite "understood" how the game worked.


I'll give this a solid 4/5. I don't know where the hate comes from having not played 3, but I really enjoyed this game. Plenty of action, great campaign and characters. I recall my first playthrough and just being blown away at the science facility that was underground the entire time. The reveal of how long the player had actually been in cryo vs. what was originally thought.


Then we got Far Harbor which made things even BETTER. I don't remember all the details to the expansion, but the location was beautiful. I think I recall this crashing a few systems due to constraints at the time.... or maybe those were just anecdotal accounts from ppl I knew then.


I'd play it again. I never did do the settlement stuff, the frequency of the occurrences was too damn high, and it became tedious rather quick.

[drave]

Originally Posted by DamnDude I got my revenge on that motherfucker by putting him in a long red dress and ladies’ hat and made him farm tato crops in Sanctuary for the rest of his days LMAO.

Dang bro, keep the homophobia outta my game threads.

[drave]

Originally Posted by DamnDude I got my revenge on that motherfucker by putting him in a long red dress and ladies’ hat and made him farm tato crops in Sanctuary for the rest of his days LMAO.

Dang bro, keep the racist homophobia outta my game threads.

[M-A-G]

Originally Posted by DAMN iNATOR Main story aside, the gunplay, exploration, a lot of the side quests, the crafting and the DLC, with the exception of that stupid one where you build a vault and become its Overseer or whatever, this might be a slightly hot (or at least warm) take, but I’m giving it a 4/5. Heavens help us all if we ever have to vote on Fallout 76...

Can confirm Fallout 76 is NOT part of this collection. I try to gather generally acceptable titles for this, otherwise we'd be doing games like Cheetahmen or Big Rigs.

[M-A-G]

Originally Posted by drave This was the first Fallout I completed. I did get 3 when I first got my 360, but didn't play through it all the way. I don't think I quite "understood" how the game worked. I'll give this a solid 4/5. I don't know where the hate comes from having not played 3, but I really enjoyed this game. Plenty of action, great campaign and characters. I recall my first playthrough and just being blown away at the science facility that was underground the entire time. The reveal of how long the player had actually been in cryo vs. what was originally thought. Then we got Far Harbor which made things even BETTER. I don't remember all the details to the expansion, but the location was beautiful. I think I recall this crashing a few systems due to constraints at the time.... or maybe those were just anecdotal accounts from ppl I knew then. I'd play it again. I never did do the settlement stuff, the frequency of the occurrences was too damn high, and it became tedious rather quick.

Don't forget to add your rating to the poll so that I don't accidentally exclude it when I tally things up.

[drave]

Originally Posted by M-A-G Can confirm Fallout 76 is NOT part of this collection. I try to gather generally acceptable titles for this, otherwise we'd be doing games like Cheetahmen or Big Rigs.

76 is fine.

[Fignuts]

Gets a 4/5 from me.

With sim settlements mod, it gets 7 meltzer stars out of 5.

[M-A-G]

Originally Posted by drave 76 is fine.

Maybe, but has it ever told you that you're winner?

[M-A-G]

Originally Posted by Fignuts Gets a 4/5 from me. With sim settlements mod, it gets 7 meltzer stars out of 5.

LOL, I can only imagine what that entails.

[M-A-G]

LOL, WTF???

[Fignuts]

That video is 6 years old too. He's expanded upon it with various expansions and even a sequel, sim settlements 2. Completely changes the whole game. My favorite is becoming a raider and conquering ech settlement.

[Lock Jaw]

Never played it.