Xref: utzoo rec.games.video:14404 rec.games.misc:15784 comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc:8703 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!mips!pacbell.com!att!ucbvax!radon.berkeley.edu!erc From: erc@radon.berkeley.edu (Eric Ng) Newsgroups: rec.games.video,rec.games.misc,comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc Subject: VIDEO GAME RATINGS REPORT [IBM] Message-ID: <41761@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU> Date: 17 Apr 91 15:23:38 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: 290 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. If you "reply" to this article, your message will most likely go directly to the video games ratings server, which silently ignores everything which is not a vote. 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IBM GAME RATINGS REPORT IBM PC, PS/2, AND COMPATIBLES New Distribution Votes Rank Title ....012220 25 7.8 688 Attack Sub ..0.1.4200 15 7.0 A-10 .......*.. 1 8.0 Acquire .....*.... 1 6.0 Action Stations ..00123... 11 5.7 Airborne Ranger ...23.121. 9 6.1 Ancient Art Of War At Sea, The .0012121.0 23 5.9 Ancient Art Of War, The ...1131..1 6 6.3 Archon ....1152.. 8 6.9 Arkanoid ..00013210 20 7.0 Arkanoid II: Revenge Of Doh .1...423.. 10 6.4 Autoduel .6..3..... 3 3.0 Bad Street Brawler ...224.2.. 5 5.8 Balance Of Power 2..4...22. 5 5.2 Balance Of Power (1990 Edition) ......26.2 5 8.2 Bandit Kings Of Ancient China ..00113110 19 6.8 Bard's Tale I * .........* 1 10.0 Bard's Tale II ...002321. 28 7.1 Battle Chess ...2113.1. 8 6.1 Battle Chess II .....4131. 15 7.2 Battlehawks 1942 ....3..3.3 3 7.7 Battles Of Napoleon ......*... 3 7.0 Battletech II: The Crescent Hawks' Revenge * .......*.. 1 8.0 Bill Elliott's N.A.S.C.A.R. Challenge ..0.202210 29 7.1 Block-Out .3...33... 3 5.0 Blue Max ..*....... 1 3.0 Breach .2.....52. 4 6.8 Buck Rogers: Countdown To Doomsday ....1133.. 8 7.0 Budokan ....442... 5 5.8 California Games ...1...52. 7 7.7 Camelot ..0020220. 21 6.4 Captain Comic ...1.1.221 7 7.7 Centurion .....3122. 8 7.4 Champions Of Krynn ...2..24.2 5 7.4 Chessmaster 2100 ....333... 3 6.0 Circuit's Edge * ......*... 1 7.0 Clue Master Detective .0001012.. 11 5.7 Columns ..1..411.1 7 6.6 Command H.Q. ...1.1321. 8 7.0 Crime Wave ....2.2222 10 7.8 Curse Of The Azure Bonds .....5.5.. 2 7.0 Dark Castle ..5......5 2 6.5 Dark Heart Of Uukrul * .....*.... 1 6.0 Day Of The Viper ...010231. 16 6.9 Death Track ...1.15.2. 8 7.0 Dragon Strike ....3.33.. 3 6.7 Dragon's Lair 0...002110 11 7.0 Earl Weaver Baseball * .......*.. 1 8.0 Earthrise ...11.3200 14 6.9 Egaint ...22.5... 4 5.8 Elite ..00021111 22 7.4 Empire ..3...33.. 3 6.0 Escape From Hell * ........55 2 9.5 Eye Of The Beholder ...0..431. 12 7.4 F-15 Strike Eagle II .....333.. 3 7.0 F-16 Combat Pilot .....10231 32 8.3 F-19 .21.1112.. 8 5.1 Faces (...Tris III) * ....*..... 1 5.0 Falcon A.T. ...55..... 2 4.5 Fantasy I ....*..... 2 5.0 Fantasy II .....55... 2 6.5 Fantasy III ........*. 3 9.0 Flight Of The Intruder 0.0.002211 34 7.5 Flight Simulator * .........* 1 10.0 Fool's Errand ..1.2.32.. 8 6.2 Frac ..242.2... 5 4.6 Gauntlet ..11.25... 8 5.9 Gauntlet II .......36. 3 8.7 Genghis Khan * ......*... 1 7.0 Grand Prix ...0.14210 17 7.4 Gunship .....01150 12 8.3 Harpoon * ....*..... 1 5.0 Heatwave .....31130 13 7.7 Hero's Quest I .2.112.1.. 7 4.7 Heroes Of The Lance ..1.33.1.. 6 5.5 Hillsfar ....11231. 8 7.2 Hitchiker's Guide To The Galaxy, The * .......*.. 1 8.0 Hoyle's Book Of Games * .........* 1 10.0 Hoyle's Book Of Games II 2.4.22.... 5 3.6 Hunt For Red October, The .3...6.... 3 4.7 Ikari Warriors * .....*.... 1 6.0 Imperium ...000.510 13 7.6 Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade ...22.2..4 5 7.2 Indianapolis 500 ......*... 1 7.0 Interceptor * .......*.. 1 8.0 Iron Man .22.22.2.. 5 4.8 Ishido ..0.011220 16 7.4 Jack Nicklaus Unlimited Golf And Course Design * ......*... 1 7.0 Jet 1...1..311 6 6.8 Jetfighter ...1122..0 11 6.1 John Madden Football ...3.33... 3 5.7 Keef The Thief .....5..5. 2 7.5 King's Bounty ...12..5.1 8 7.0 King's Quest III ...0100420 15 7.5 King's Quest IV ......0053 12 9.1 King's Quest V .....63... 3 6.3 Kings Of The Beach ....33...3 3 7.0 Klotz ....2.2.5. 4 7.5 Knights Of The Sky * ........*. 1 9.0 L.H.X. Attack Chopper .0..020220 13 7.2 Lakers Vs. Celtics And The N.B.A. Playoffs .....11310 11 7.8 Larn ...011320. 29 6.8 Leisure Suit Larry I ....121200 22 7.1 Leisure Suit Larry II ....004111 16 7.6 Leisure Suit Larry III * ......*... 1 7.0 Life And Death * .........* 1 10.0 Links: The Challenge Of Golf 0...1114.. 13 6.5 Loom ....11224. 10 7.7 M-1 Tank Platoon ....3....6 3 8.3 Magic Candle ..0.0.4001 11 7.3 Mahjongg 2...115... 9 5.3 Manhunter: N.Y. 22...22... 4 4.0 Marble Madness 0..00.232. 13 6.9 Mean Streets ...0.01321 23 8.2 Mechwarrior .1....232. 8 7.2 Microsoft Windows Entertainment Pack ....3...6. 3 7.7 Midwinter .....4.42. 5 7.4 Might And Magic I ...121231. 10 6.7 Might And Magic II ......*... 1 7.0 Modem War ..112111.. 7 5.4 Monday Night Football ...72..... 4 4.2 Moonbase ....212111 15 7.1 Moria ...0.2321. 14 7.1 N.F.L. Challenge ...0000113 23 8.3 Nethack ......5..5 2 8.5 Night Shift .....25.2. 4 7.2 Nobunaga's Ambition 01101000.. 11 4.2 Nyet * ......*... 1 7.0 Oil's Well .00.20111. 12 6.2 Omega * ...*...... 1 4.0 Overlord .....3131. 6 7.3 P.G.A. Golf Tour .2..2..2.2 4 6.2 Paladin .222..2... 4 4.0 Paperboy .....5.5.. 2 7.0 Patton Vs. Rommel ..3....6.. 3 6.3 Pete Rose Pennant Fever ..102220.0 15 5.9 Pipe Dream ....121221 9 7.6 Pirates! ..333..... 3 4.0 Platoon ...11031.0 12 6.5 Police Quest I .....315.. 6 7.2 Police Quest II ..10101121 19 6.9 Pool Of Radiance .0.0.0232. 43 7.6 Populous * ........*. 1 9.0 Prince Of Persia .7..2..... 4 2.8 Punisher, The * ......*... 1 7.0 Puzzle Gallery ....441... 7 5.7 Qix ........*. 2 9.0 Quest For Glory II: Trial By Fire 5.....5... 2 4.0 Questron II .......324 18 9.1 Railroad Tycoon .5.13..... 6 3.3 Rampage ......2.25 4 9.0 Red Baron ...1..133. 6 7.5 Red Storm Rising * ........*. 1 9.0 Rise Of The Dragon 12.12..1.. 7 3.9 Rocket Ranger 0..022201. 17 6.1 Rogue ......3131 6 8.3 Romance Of The Three Kingdoms .....*.... 1 6.0 Sands Of Fire ......3.6. 3 8.3 Savage Empire, The .......36. 3 8.7 Second Front .......125 7 9.4 Secret Of Monkey Island, The .....1152. 8 7.9 Secret Of The Silver Blades ..1..1223. 9 7.3 Sentinel Worlds .1.13.1..1 6 5.5 Sierra Helicopter 3.33...... 3 2.7 Silent Service ......1521 8 8.4 Silent Service II ..0.001221 64 8.2 Simcity ....224..2 5 7.0 Simcity Terrain Editor ....00.051 11 8.5 Simearth ...55..... 2 4.5 Sitris ....6.3... 3 5.7 Skate Or Die ...13221.. 20 5.8 Slipheed 0..1013.0. 11 5.7 Solitile .......*.. 1 8.0 Sons Of Liberty .2..24.2.. 5 5.4 Sorcerian ...0004110 14 7.2 Space Quest I ....10231. 13 7.3 Space Quest II ...0.1151. 15 7.5 Space Quest III * .......55. 4 8.5 Space Quest IV * .....*.... 1 6.0 Space Rogue * .......*.. 1 8.0 Space: 1889 .....117.. 7 7.6 Spellcasting 101 ...2222... 4 5.5 Spirit Of Excalibur .1.1.1.211 7 6.7 Star Control ...5.5.... 2 5.0 Star Fleet I ...0.23110 22 7.3 Starflight .......351 8 8.8 Starflight II * ....*..... 1 5.0 Steel Thunder ....25.2.. 4 6.2 Stellar 7 * ......*... 1 7.0 Stratego ....252... 4 6.0 Strike Fleet .....5.5.. 2 7.0 Stunt Driver ......252. 4 8.0 Sword Of Aragon, The .....1313. 6 7.7 Sword Of The Samurai .......*.. 1 8.0 T.E.G.L. Mahjongg Solitaire ......2.7. 4 8.5 T.E.G.L. Mille Bornes * .........* 1 10.0 T.V. Sports Basketball 2.2..5.... 4 4.0 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles .0212.20.. 15 5.0 Test Drive .0..2123.. 13 6.3 Test Drive II: The Duel * ...5...5.. 2 6.0 Test Drive III: The Passion ..00121200 44 6.8 Tetris ....0.0144 20 9.0 Their Finest Hour: Battle Of Britain ...032021. 15 6.4 Thexder * ......*... 1 7.0 Thexder II ..2.13.31. 10 6.2 Tongue Of The Fatman *......... 1 1.0 Traveller .11.2.11.2 8 6.2 Ultima III ...1211121 9 7.0 Ultima IV 0....00132 12 8.0 Ultima V .0.0.11131 30 7.7 Ultima VI .....*.... 1 6.0 Uridium ..5....5.. 2 5.5 War In Middle Earth ....112300 13 7.2 Wasteland .......225 4 9.2 Wayne Gretzky Hockey ........*. 1 9.0 Wayne Gretzky Hockey II * ........*. 1 9.0 Weird Dreams ..002121.. 12 5.9 Welltris .201101... 11 4.3 Wheel Of Fortune .111.131.. 8 5.5 Where In The U.S.A. Is Carmen Sandiego? .2.11021.0 14 5.5 Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego? ...2.224.. 5 6.6 Where In Time Is Carmen Sandiego? *......... 1 1.0 White Death ....00.134 29 9.1 Wing Commander .5.5...... 2 3.0 Wizard Wars * ......*... 1 7.0 Wizardry IV ......3311 6 8.2 Wizardry Trilogy ......6..3 3 8.0 Wizardry V ........63 3 9.3 Wizardry VI * .....55... 2 6.5 Wolfpack *......... 1 1.0 World Dilemma: Guns And Butter, The ....243... 9 6.1 Zany Golf 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