Xref: utzoo rec.games.video:14405 rec.games.misc:15785 comp.sys.atari.st:37296 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu!linac!att!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: <41759@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU> Date: 17 Apr 91 15:22:39 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: 194 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. 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ATARI GAME RATINGS REPORT ATARI LYNX New Distribution Votes Rank Title ..00111220 53 7.2 Blue Lightning 0.01113100 66 6.4 California Games ..00001322 54 8.1 Chip's Challenge .00211110. 48 5.9 Electrocop 0.0003121. 46 6.4 Gates Of Zendocon 0.0113200. 46 5.7 Gauntlet III ......1133 39 9.0 Klax ..1..3.6.. 10 6.9 Ms. Pac-Man ..013.12.. 13 5.7 Paperboy ...1..2311 8 7.6 Rampage ....000411 21 8.0 Roadblasters ..0.122100 13 6.7 Robosquash .....153.. 6 7.2 Rygar .1......52 7 8.3 Shanghai ...0013210 38 7.4 Slime World ....003121 22 7.9 Xenophobe ......0052 11 9.0 Zarlor Mercenary ATARI ST New Distribution Votes Rank Title .........* 1 10.0 A Day At The Races .2...2.2.2 4 6.5 Airball ..22.6.... 5 5.0 Arctic Fox ...113111. 8 6.4 Arkanoid ....*..... 1 5.0 Artura ..33....3. 3 5.3 Baal .1..3111.. 6 5.5 Barbarian .......*.. 2 8.0 Bard's Tale I .....*.... 3 6.0 Batman * ......*... 1 7.0 Battlehawks 1942 ......*... 1 7.0 Battlemaster .......*.. 1 8.0 Block-Out ........*. 1 9.0 Blockbuster .....3.3.3 3 8.0 Blood Money ....5..5.. 2 6.5 Bloodwych .....*.... 1 6.0 Blue Angels *......... 1 1.0 Breakers ......*... 1 7.0 Bubble Bobble ........*. 1 9.0 Cadaver * .*........ 1 2.0 Captain Blood * .........* 1 10.0 Captive .......*.. 1 8.0 Chambers Of Shaolin .......343 10 9.0 Chaos Strikes Back .....*.... 1 6.0 Chrono Quest 2 5.5....... 2 2.0 Cyberball ..3..3.3.. 3 5.7 Demon's Winter ....5.5... 2 6.0 Dogs Of War .......144 19 9.4 Dungeon Master .*........ 1 2.0 E-Swat .....63... 6 6.3 Empire Strikes Back, The .....3.3.3 3 8.0 F-19 Stealth Fighter .....1233. 9 7.9 Falcon * .....*.... 1 6.0 Fiendish Freddy's Big Top O' Fun ......*... 1 7.0 Fighter Bomber .....*.... 1 6.0 Fire Brigade .....1313. 8 7.8 Flight Simulator .......*.. 1 8.0 Full Metal Planet ....5..5.. 2 6.5 Future Wars ....*..... 1 5.0 Geisha .........* 1 10.0 Gold Of The Aztecs .....3.33. 3 7.7 Golden Axe ..1..421.. 7 6.1 Goldrunner ....2.2.22 4 7.8 Gunship ....3.3.3. 3 7.0 Heroes Of The Lance .......*.. 1 8.0 Imperium .....63... 3 6.3 Jinxter ...11.314. 10 7.4 Joust ...*...... 1 4.0 Jungle Book, The * .*........ 1 2.0 Knight Orc ....333... 3 6.0 Leisure Suit Larry I .....6.3.. 3 6.7 Leisure Suit Larry II .....5.5.. 2 7.0 Lombard Rally .5......5. 2 5.5 Lotus Esprit Challenge .....522.. 4 6.8 Mean 18 ......*... 1 7.0 Mean Streets ........*. 1 9.0 Microleague Baseball ......2.44 5 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 8.0 Oids ...*...... 1 4.0 Oliver And Compagnie ..11.311.. 6 5.7 Pawn, The * ......*... 1 7.0 Phantasie I * ....*..... 1 5.0 Phantasie II .....5..5. 2 7.5 Phantasie III ......*... 1 7.0 Pipemania .......522 9 8.7 Populous .......*.. 2 8.0 Powermonger ......55.. 2 7.5 Prince Of Persia ........*. 1 9.0 Pro Tennis Tour ........*. 1 9.0 Questron II ....1133.. 6 6.8 R-Type ...1313... 6 5.7 Return Of The Jedi, The ........*. 1 9.0 Rick Dangerous 2 .....*.... 1 6.0 Rings Of Zilfin .11..1211. 7 6.0 Roadwar 2000 ......*... 1 7.0 Rocket Ranger ...112211. 8 6.5 Rogue ...5..5... 2 5.5 Rolling Thunder ..3.33.... 3 4.7 Shadow Of The Beast .....2242. 5 7.6 Shanghai .....2222. 4 7.5 Silent Service .....12.22 7 8.3 Simcity ..*....... 1 3.0 Sorcerer Lord .....72... 4 6.2 Space Harrier II .......*.. 5 8.0 Space Quest III .......6.3 3 8.7 Speedball II .....4222. 5 7.2 Star Wars ...2.3200. 13 6.2 Starglider .....333.. 3 7.0 Starglider II ....*..... 1 5.0 Strider II ...1.113.1 6 7.2 Sundog ....*..... 1 5.0 Super Cars, The .......*.. 1 8.0 Supremacy .......*.. 1 8.0 T.V. Sports Football .........* 1 10.0 Team Yankee 33.3...... 3 2.3 Terrorpods ...55..... 2 4.5 Tetris * .........* 1 10.0 Their Finest Hour: Battle Of Britain ......*... 1 7.0 Third Courier, The .....403.0 11 7.2 Time Bandit * ........*. 1 9.0 Tower Toppler .......*.. 1 8.0 Toyota Celica G.T. * ....*..... 1 5.0 Ultima III ......5..5 2 8.5 Ultima IV * .......*.. 1 8.0 Ultima V .....*.... 1 6.0 Ultimate Ride, The .....55... 2 6.5 Wargame Construction Set .......63. 3 8.3 Wayne Gretzky Hockey * ........*. 1 9.0 Wrath Of The Daemon ...1..15.1 6 7.5 Xenon .......55. 4 8.5 Xenon 2 .4..21.1.. 7 4.3 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