Xref: utzoo rec.games.video:13900 rec.games.misc:15224 comp.sys.atari.st:36723 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!swrinde!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: <41525@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU> Date: 1 Apr 91 06:05:47 GMT Sender: nobody@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: 170 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 ..00111220 50 7.1 Blue Lightning 0.01113100 62 6.4 California Games ..00001321 52 8.0 Chip's Challenge .00212110. 45 5.8 Electrocop 0.0003120. 43 6.3 Gates Of Zendocon 0.0123200. 44 5.6 Gauntlet III ......1133 37 9.0 Klax ..1..1.7.. 8 7.1 Ms. Pac-Man ..013.02.. 11 5.6 Paperboy ...1..1411 7 7.7 Rampage ....100421 19 7.9 Roadblasters ..0.1211.0 11 6.5 Robosquash .....244.. 5 7.2 Rygar ........64 5 9.4 Shanghai ...0013210 35 7.3 Slime World ....003121 22 7.9 Xenophobe ......1153 10 9.0 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 ..5.....5. 2 6.0 Baal ....5..5.. 2 6.5 Barbarian .......*.. 1 8.0 Bard's Tale I .....*.... 2 6.0 Batman ......*... 1 7.0 Battlemaster .......*.. 1 8.0 Block-Out ........*. 1 9.0 Blockbuster .....5...5 2 8.0 Blood Money .......*.. 1 8.0 Bloodwych .....*.... 1 6.0 Blue Angels *......... 1 1.0 Breakers ......*... 1 7.0 Bubble Bobble ........*. 1 9.0 Cadaver .......*.. 1 8.0 Chambers Of Shaolin .......135 6 9.3 Chaos Strikes Back .....*.... 1 6.0 Chrono Quest 2 *......... 1 1.0 Cyberball .....*.... 1 6.0 Demon's Winter ......*... 1 7.0 Dogs Of War .......135 14 9.4 Dungeon Master .*........ 1 2.0 E-Swat .....82... 5 6.2 Empire Strikes Back, The .........* 1 10.0 F-19 Stealth Fighter .....1142. 7 7.9 Falcon ......*... 1 7.0 Fighter Bomber .....*.... 1 6.0 Fire Brigade ......5.5. 6 8.0 Flight Simulator .......*.. 1 8.0 Full Metal Planet .......*.. 1 8.0 Future Wars ....*..... 1 5.0 Geisha .........* 1 10.0 Gold Of The Aztecs .....*.... 1 6.0 Golden Axe ..2..422.. 5 6.0 Goldrunner ......3.33 3 8.7 Gunship ......*... 1 7.0 Heroes Of The Lance .......*.. 1 8.0 Imperium .....*.... 1 6.0 Jinxter ...1..215. 8 7.8 Joust ...*...... 1 4.0 Jungle Book, The .....55... 2 6.5 Leisure Suit Larry I .....5.5.. 2 7.0 Leisure Suit Larry II .......*.. 1 8.0 Lombard Rally ........*. 1 9.0 Lotus Esprit Challenge .....5.5.. 2 7.0 Mean 18 ......*... 1 7.0 Mean Streets ........*. 1 9.0 Microleague Baseball ......3..6 3 9.0 Midimaze .....63... 3 6.3 Mission Impossible II ..*....... 1 3.0 Moebius .*........ 1 2.0 Nine Princes In Amber .......*.. 1 8.0 Obliterator ...*...... 1 4.0 Oliver And Compagnie ..22.2.2.. 4 5.2 Pawn, The ........*. 1 9.0 Phantasie III ......*... 1 7.0 Pipemania .......521 7 8.6 Populous .......*.. 1 8.0 Powermonger .......*.. 1 8.0 Prince Of Persia ........*. 1 9.0 Pro Tennis Tour ........*. 1 9.0 Questron II .....244.. 5 7.2 R-Type ....424... 5 6.0 Return Of The Jedi, The ........*. 1 9.0 Rick Dangerous 2 .....*.... 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 ..5.5..... 2 4.0 Shadow Of The Beast .....2242. 5 7.6 Shanghai .....2222. 4 7.5 Silent Service ......2.52 4 8.8 Simcity ..*....... 1 3.0 Sorcerer Lord .....63... 3 6.3 Space Harrier II .......*.. 3 8.0 Space Quest III .......*.. 2 8.0 Speedball II .....55... 2 6.5 Star Wars ...1.5111. 8 6.5 Starglider .......*.. 1 8.0 Starglider II ....*..... 1 5.0 Strider II ...2.222.. 4 6.2 Sundog ....*..... 1 5.0 Super Cars, The .......*.. 1 8.0 Supremacy .......*.. 1 8.0 T.V. Sports Football .........* 1 10.0 Team Yankee .*........ 1 2.0 Terrorpods ...*...... 1 4.0 Tetris ......*... 1 7.0 Third Courier, The .....414.. 7 7.0 Time Bandit .......*.. 1 8.0 Toyota Celica G.T. .........* 1 10.0 Ultima IV .....*.... 1 6.0 Ultimate Ride, The .....55... 2 6.5 Wargame Construction Set .......63. 3 8.3 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 erc@radon.berkeley.edu ..!ucbvax!radon!erc