Xref: utzoo rec.games.video:11718 rec.games.misc:13035 comp.sys.atari.st:33633 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!mips!pacbell.com!ucsd!ucbvax!radon.berkeley.edu!erc From: erc@radon.berkeley.edu (Eric Ng) Newsgroups: rec.games.video,rec.games.misc,comp.sys.atari.st Subject: VIDEO GAME RATINGS REPORT [ATARI] Message-ID: <40188@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU> Date: 1 Jan 91 16:17:02 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: 135 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. ATARI GAME RATINGS REPORT ATARI LYNX New Distribution Votes Rank Title ..00111120 34 7.1 Blue Lightning 0.00113100 45 6.5 California Games ..0.010321 38 8.0 Chip's Challenge .00122010. 31 5.5 Electrocop 0.0002220. 33 6.2 Gates Of Zendocon 0.001420.. 31 5.7 Gauntlet III ......0234 25 9.0 Klax .......*.. 4 8.0 Ms. Pac-Man ....3.15.. 6 6.8 Paperboy ....1..531 10 8.2 Roadblasters ..1.1112.1 7 6.7 Robosquash ...002221. 23 7.0 Slime World ....0.3121 12 8.0 Xenophobe ......2.52 4 8.8 Zarlor Mercenary ATARI ST New Distribution Votes Rank Title .........* 1 10.0 A Day At The Races .3.....3.3 3 6.7 Airball ..22.5.... 4 4.8 Arctic Fox ....3.33.. 3 6.7 Arkanoid ....*..... 1 5.0 Artura ........*. 1 9.0 Baal ....5..5.. 2 6.5 Barbarian .......*.. 1 8.0 Bard's Tale I .....*.... 2 6.0 Batman ........*. 1 9.0 Blockbuster .....5...5 2 8.0 Blood Money .......*.. 1 8.0 Bloodwych *......... 1 1.0 Breakers ........*. 1 9.0 Cadaver .......135 6 9.3 Chaos Strikes Back .....*.... 1 6.0 Demon's Winter ......*... 1 7.0 Dogs Of War .......125 12 9.4 Dungeon Master .....*.... 4 6.0 Empire Strikes Back, The .....1151. 6 7.7 Falcon ......4.6. 5 8.2 Flight Simulator .........* 1 10.0 Gold Of The Aztecs ..2..422.. 5 6.0 Goldrunner ........55 2 9.5 Gunship ......*... 1 7.0 Heroes Of The Lance .....*.... 1 6.0 Jinxter ...1..313. 6 7.3 Joust .....55... 2 6.5 Leisure Suit Larry I .....5.5.. 2 7.0 Leisure Suit Larry II .......*.. 1 8.0 Lombard Rally .....5.5.. 2 7.0 Mean 18 ........*. 1 9.0 Microleague Baseball ......3..6 3 9.0 Midimaze .....55... 2 6.5 Mission Impossible II ..*....... 1 3.0 Moebius .*........ 1 2.0 Nine Princes In Amber .......*.. 1 8.0 Obliterator ..22.2.2.. 4 5.2 Pawn, The ........*. 1 9.0 Phantasie III .......521 7 8.6 Populous ........*. 1 9.0 Pro Tennis Tour ........*. 1 9.0 Questron II ......55.. 4 7.5 R-Type ....424... 5 6.0 Return Of The Jedi, The .....*.... 1 6.0 Rings Of Zilfin .11..131.. 6 5.5 Roadwar 2000 ......*... 1 7.0 Rocket Ranger ....2242.. 5 6.6 Rogue ...5..5... 2 5.5 Rolling Thunder ....*..... 1 5.0 Shadow Of The Beast .....225.. 4 7.2 Shanghai .....3.33. 3 7.7 Silent Service ......3.6. 3 8.3 Simcity ..*....... 1 3.0 Sorcerer Lord .....63... 3 6.3 Space Harrier II .......*.. 2 8.0 Space Quest III .....55... 2 6.5 Star Wars ...1.51.1. 7 6.3 Starglider .......*.. 1 8.0 Starglider II .....5.5.. 2 7.0 Sundog .......*.. 1 8.0 T.V. Sports Football .*........ 1 2.0 Terrorpods ...*...... 1 4.0 Tetris .....513.. 6 6.8 Time Bandit .........* 1 10.0 Ultima IV .....55... 2 6.5 Wargame Construction Set .......*.. 2 8.0 Wayne Gretzky Hockey ...3...3.3 3 7.3 Xenon .......55. 2 8.5 Xenon 2 .5..11.1.. 6 4.2 Xevious 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