Xref: utzoo rec.games.video:11717 rec.games.misc:13034 comp.sys.apple2:10384 comp.sys.mac.games:2335 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!psuvax1!julius.cs.uiuc.edu!usc!ucsd!ucbvax!radon.berkeley.edu!erc From: erc@radon.berkeley.edu (Eric Ng) Newsgroups: rec.games.video,rec.games.misc,comp.sys.apple2,comp.sys.mac.games Subject: VIDEO GAME RATINGS REPORT [APPLE] Message-ID: <40187@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU> Date: 1 Jan 91 16:15:59 GMT Sender: usenet@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Reply-To: video@irss.njit.edu (Video Game Ratings Server) Followup-To: video@irss.njit.edu (Video Game Ratings Server) Organization: U.C. Berkeley ERL/Microfabrication Lab Lines: 245 For information on the list format and on submitting your ratings, see the end of this posting and the article entitled "ABOUT THE VIDEO GAMES RATINGS REPORT" in the newsgroup rec.games.video. APPLE GAME RATINGS REPORT APPLE II GS New Distribution Votes Rank Title ........*. 1 9.0 A Mind Forever Voyaging ......2141 7 8.4 Alien Mind .........* 1 10.0 Amnesia ...*...... 2 4.0 Argh! ......5111 6 8.0 Arkanoid ......2222 8 8.5 Arkanoid II: Revenge Of Doh .5....5... 2 4.5 Balance Of Power (1990 Edition) ......63.. 3 7.3 Battle Chess ....5.5... 2 6.0 Beyond Zork ......25.2 4 8.2 Bouncing Bluster .......*.. 1 8.0 Computer Baseball .....22222 5 8.0 Cosmocade ......*... 2 7.0 Cryllan Mission ......24.2 7 8.3 Crystal Quest .....64... 5 6.4 Dark Castle .....55... 2 6.5 Defender Of The Crown ....3.33.. 3 6.7 Deja Vu ....5..5.. 2 6.5 Deja Vu II ......*... 1 7.0 Dream Zone ....1..115 6 8.7 Dungeon Master ...5..5... 2 5.5 Fourth And Inches *......... 7 1.0 Gauntlet ....3.33.. 3 6.7 Gnarly Golf .3...33... 3 5.0 Grand Prix Circuit .*........ 1 2.0 Halls Of Montezuma *......... 1 1.0 Hardball ........*. 1 9.0 Hitchiker's Guide To The Galaxy, The ........*. 3 9.0 Immortal ....33..3. 3 6.7 Jam Session .5...5.... 2 4.0 Kaleidokubes ....55.... 2 5.5 King Of Chicago ......*... 1 7.0 King's Quest IV ......*... 1 7.0 Laser Force .....55... 2 6.5 Mean 18 .....*.... 1 6.0 Microleague Baseball .......*.. 1 8.0 Moria ....5.5... 2 6.0 Omega ......63.. 3 7.3 Orbizone .......*.. 1 8.0 Pipe Dream .......*.. 1 8.0 Pirates! ......63.. 6 7.3 Qix ......*... 1 7.0 Questron .......215 7 9.3 Rastan ......55.. 2 7.5 Reach For The Stars ......*... 1 7.0 Roger Rabbit: Tass Times In Toontown ......*... 1 7.0 Scrabble ....3.1.31 6 7.5 Senseless Violence ....5..5.. 2 6.5 Shadowgate .......*.. 1 8.0 Shanghai 5.5....... 2 2.0 Shogun .....4.222 5 7.8 Shufflepuck Cafe ....*..... 1 5.0 Silent Service ....12121. 7 7.0 Slipheed ......*... 1 7.0 Space Ace ......2224 5 8.8 Task Force ....46.... 5 5.6 Test Drive II: The Duel ...2..222. 4 7.0 Tetris ......63.. 3 7.3 Thexder .....55... 2 6.5 Tomahawk ...5...5.. 2 6.0 Tower Of Myraglen .....1223. 8 7.9 Tunnels Of Armageddon ....5..5.. 2 6.5 Uninvited ......*... 1 7.0 War In Middle Earth ...2.25... 4 6.0 Warlock ...55..... 2 4.5 Windwalker .......*.. 1 8.0 Wizardry .........* 1 10.0 Wizardry V .......171 7 9.0 Xenocide ....1.2.5. 7 7.9 Zany Golf APPLE MACINTOSH New Distribution Votes Rank Title ........*. 1 9.0 3 In Three .......*.. 1 8.0 Adventure Of The Snake ......*... 1 7.0 Alterego .....*.... 1 6.0 Ambush 0.0.112.1. 11 5.9 Ancient Art Of War At Sea, The ..0.21220. 14 6.5 Ancient Art Of War, The 2.222..2.. 5 4.2 Apache Strike 2224...... 5 2.8 Archon ....112.4. 12 7.3 Arkanoid ........27 4 9.8 Armor Alley ...55..... 2 4.5 Autoduel 1..3.13... 6 4.8 Balance Of Power ........55 2 9.5 Balance Of Power (1990 Edition) ...3...6.. 3 6.7 Bard's Tale I ...5..5... 2 5.5 Bard's Tale II .....1224. 9 8.0 Beyond Dark Castle 3......3.3 3 6.3 Bomber 2...2.6... 5 5.4 Chuck Yeager's Advanced Flight Trainer 1...3..22. 8 6.2 Citadel 1...1.2.22 8 7.2 Colony, The ...4..2.22 5 6.8 Continuum ..*....... 1 3.0 Crazy Cars .....*.... 1 6.0 Cribbage Tutor .000001230 23 7.2 Crystal Quest ...5....5. 2 6.5 Cumulonimbus 1...0..150 12 7.2 Dark Castle 3......33. 3 6.0 Darwin's Dilemma ..1...224. 9 7.7 Deja Vu ......5.5. 2 8.0 Deja Vu II ....*..... 1 5.0 Diamonds .*........ 1 2.0 Downhill Racer ...11113.. 6 6.3 Dungeon Of Doom .....*.... 1 6.0 Earl Weaver Baseball 5..5...... 2 2.5 Faces (...Tris III) ..0.0.4201 16 7.4 Falcon ...*...... 1 4.0 Ferrari Grand Prix 2..222..2. 5 5.0 Flight Simulator ..0...0123 11 8.5 Fool's Errand .22.2.2... 4 4.2 Gato .1.4.13... 9 5.0 Gauntlet ......5.5. 2 8.0 Glider+ .2...224.. 5 6.2 Glypha ....*..... 1 5.0 Gold Rush ...*...... 1 4.0 Grand Prix Circuit .......*.. 1 8.0 Grid Wars ........*. 1 9.0 Halls Of Montezuma 55........ 2 1.5 Hardball ......5..5 2 8.5 Harpoon .....55... 2 6.5 Harrier Strike Mission II .......*.. 1 8.0 Hidden Agenda 1..11211.. 7 5.3 Hitchiker's Guide To The Galaxy, The 5..5...... 2 2.5 Hunt For Red October, The 5......5.. 2 4.5 Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade 3..3..3... 3 4.0 Jack Nicklaus 18 Holes Of Championship Golf ....*..... 1 5.0 Jet .......*.. 1 8.0 Journey ......*... 1 7.0 King's Quest II ......*... 1 7.0 King's Quest III ..3....3.3 3 7.0 Klondike ....55.... 2 5.5 Leaderboard Golf ...*...... 1 4.0 Leisure Suit Larry I ..3...3..3 3 6.7 Leprechaun 3....33... 3 4.7 Life And Death .....5.5.. 2 7.0 Macgolf ......63.. 3 7.3 Maclanding .......*.. 1 8.0 Macman ....4..6.. 5 6.8 Macmoria 5..5...... 2 2.5 Microleague Baseball II .....1313. 6 7.7 Might And Magic I ......1151 7 8.7 Might And Magic II .33.3..... 3 3.3 Mission Starlight ........*. 1 9.0 Mombasa ......*... 2 7.0 N.F.L. Challenge ...0000122 12 7.9 Nethack 72........ 4 1.2 Ogre * .........* 1 10.0 Oids .4.4...2.. 5 4.0 Omega 252....... 4 2.0 Orbiter 2.......52 4 7.2 Panzer Battles 2...2.22.. 4 5.2 Pararena ...*...... 1 4.0 Patton Vs. Rommel ..111.31.3 10 7.1 Pipe Dream 1..1...113 6 7.0 Pirates! .........* 1 10.0 Playmaker Football ....*..... 1 5.0 Police Quest I .....63... 3 6.3 Pt-109 ..1.11.3.1 6 6.7 Quarterstaff ....55.... 2 5.5 Risk ..*....... 1 3.0 Road Racer 3.3.3..... 3 3.0 Sands Of Fire ......*... 1 7.0 Sargon III .....333.. 3 7.0 Sargon IV ..5..2.2.. 4 5.0 Scarab Of Ra ...2...25. 4 7.5 Shadowgate 0.....2211 11 7.6 Shanghai 1...11122. 8 6.6 Shufflepuck Cafe ...*...... 1 4.0 Sierra Boxing ..0..01132 24 8.5 Simcity ..3.1...13 6 6.7 Simearth 2....224.. 5 6.0 Skyshadow ..33.....3 3 5.7 Solarian ..0.00.510 13 7.5 Solarian II ....55.... 2 5.5 Space Quest II ......5.5. 2 8.0 Space Rogue .5..5..... 2 3.5 Star Fleet I .*........ 1 2.0 Star Light 1.11.31... 6 4.5 Star Wars ....5.5... 2 6.0 Starflight ...1.1.331 9 7.9 Strategic Conquest ..*....... 1 3.0 Sub Battle ...*...... 1 4.0 Super Hang-On ..5...5... 2 5.0 Taskmaker ......55.. 2 7.5 Test Drive II: The Duel ...0.13110 21 7.5 Tetris .....3.3.3 3 8.0 Theldrow-Boden ...55..... 2 4.5 Trust And Betrayal: The Legacy Of Siboot 2....2222. 5 6.2 Uninvited ...*...... 1 4.0 Universal Military Simulator ......*... 1 7.0 Warlock .1..223.1. 9 6.0 Welltris ........*. 1 9.0 Where In Time Is Carmen Sandiego? 2...2.5... 4 5.0 Windwalker ......62.2 5 7.8 Wizardry .....*.... 1 6.0 Xerion .....5.5.. 2 7.0 Zork In this list, games have been rated on a scale of 1 to 10, 10 being the best and 1 being the worst. For each game, the total number of votes, the average rating, and the vote distribution are shown. New games are indicated by a "*" before their entry. If a "(C)" appears after the title it means that the game is a CD-ROM or disc system title. If a "(J)" appears after the title it means that the game is currently only available in Japan. The general guideline for ratings is: 8-10 worth buying at full price 6-7 worth buying at a discount, or if you're particularly interested in this kind of game 3-5 only worth renting 2 only worth playing for free, and only for a few minutes 1 worthless The vote distribution uses a single character to represent the percentage of votes for each ranking. The following character codes can appear: "." no votes cast "3" 30-39% of the votes "7" 70-79% of the votes "0" 1-9% of the votes "4" 40-49% of the votes "8" 80-89% of the votes "1" 10-19% of the votes "5" 50-59% of the votes "9" 90-99% of the votes "2" 20-29% of the votes "6" 60-69% of the votes "*" 100% of the votes Please consult the article entitled "ABOUT THE VIDEO GAME RATINGS REPORT" in the newsgroup rec.games.video for more details, including information on how to vote. Questions, comments, problems, and errors should be directed to the list maintainer at either of the below addresses: video-request@irss.njit.edu ..!uunet!irss.njit.edu!video-request -- eric ng 1906 milvia street berkeley california 94704 ..!ucbvax!irss.njit.edu!erc ...!ucbvax!radon!erc erc@irss.njit.edu erc@radon.berkeley.edu