Xref: utzoo rec.games.video:14856 rec.games.misc:16192 comp.sys.apple2:15484 comp.sys.mac.games:4150 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.apple2,comp.sys.mac.games Subject: VIDEO GAME RATINGS REPORT [APPLE] Message-ID: <41986@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU> Date: 1 May 91 06:17:02 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: 334 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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APPLE GAME RATINGS REPORT APPLE II GS New Distribution Votes Rank Title ......522. 4 7.8 A Mind Forever Voyaging ......3121 11 8.3 Alien Mind .....5...5 2 8.0 Amnesia 1.1211.1.. 7 4.4 Argh! .....12211 12 7.9 Arkanoid ......2232 14 8.6 Arkanoid II: Revenge Of Doh .1...151.. 6 6.2 Balance Of Power (1990 Edition) ......28.. 5 7.8 Bard's Tale I ......424. 5 8.0 Bard's Tale II .....1512. 9 7.4 Battle Chess ....313.1. 6 6.5 Beyond Zork ......*... 2 7.0 Block-Out ......24.4 5 8.6 Bouncing Bluster ....5..5.. 2 6.5 Captain Blood ......2.52 4 8.8 Championship Lode Runner ......55.. 2 7.5 Chessmaster 2100 .....5.5.. 2 7.0 Computer Baseball .1.1122111 10 6.4 Cosmocade ....2.52.. 4 6.8 Cryllan Mission ..0...3212 14 7.9 Crystal Quest ...00220.1 11 6.9 Dark Castle ...1.1311. 6 6.8 Defender Of The Crown ....1133.. 6 6.8 Deja Vu ....2.25.. 4 7.0 Deja Vu II ....333... 3 6.0 Destroyer .....3..33 3 8.3 Dragon Wars .....36... 3 6.7 Dream Zone ....0..125 13 9.1 Dungeon Master .....5.5.. 2 7.0 Final Assault ......5..5 2 8.5 Floppy ..22.24... 5 5.4 Fourth And Inches ..3..3.3.. 3 5.7 G.B.A. Basketball 700..0.... 13 1.6 Gauntlet ....2231.. 8 6.4 Gnarly Golf .1..1141.. 7 6.0 Grand Prix Circuit ....5.5... 2 6.0 Great Western Shoot-Out, The ......55.. 2 7.5 Gruds In Space ..3....6.. 3 6.3 Hacker II .5.....5.. 2 5.0 Halls Of Montezuma 2.2....5.. 4 5.0 Hardball ...1..1.6. 6 7.8 Hitchiker's Guide To The Galaxy, The .....5.5.. 2 7.0 Hunt For Red October, The .......351 6 8.8 Immortal ....24.22. 5 6.8 Jam Session .3...33... 3 5.0 Kaleidokubes ....2.22.2 4 7.5 Keef The Thief ....151.1. 6 6.5 King Of Chicago ..2..25... 4 5.8 King's Quest I .......*.. 2 8.0 King's Quest III ...3..3..3 3 7.0 King's Quest IV ...3...6.. 3 6.7 Land Of Ys ..3...6... 3 5.7 Laser Force .2.2.222.. 5 5.4 Last Ninja, The .....222.2 4 7.8 Life And Death .2...2..42 5 7.2 Lode Runner .....333.. 6 7.0 Mean 18 .....63... 3 6.3 Microleague Baseball ....5.5... 2 6.0 Monte Carlo ......251. 7 7.9 Moria ......5..5 4 8.5 Neuromancer ...11.5.11 8 7.0 Omega ....11421. 9 7.1 Orbizone .....36... 3 6.7 Pinball Wizard ....3..6.. 3 7.0 Pipe Dream .....1133. 6 7.8 Pirates! ....55.... 2 5.5 Police Quest I ....0.340. 13 7.5 Qix .....36... 3 6.7 Questron ......0224 14 9.1 Rastan .....522.. 4 6.8 Reach For The Stars .....3.33. 3 7.7 Revolution '76 ......*... 2 7.0 Roadwar 2000 ......*... 2 7.0 Rocket Ranger .....22.5. 4 7.8 Roger Rabbit: Tass Times In Toontown ......63.. 3 7.3 S.S. Ice Hockey .....55... 2 6.5 Scrabble .1.12.3.21 10 6.5 Senseless Violence ....2.44.. 5 7.0 Shadowgate .....3231. 9 7.2 Shanghai 2.22..2... 4 3.8 Shogun .....42112 10 7.5 Shufflepuck Cafe ....2.6.2. 5 7.0 Silent Service .0..120100 11 6.5 Slipheed ......5..5 2 8.5 Space Ace ........55 2 9.5 Spare Change .......*.. 2 8.0 Survival I .......5.5 2 9.0 Survival II ........55 2 9.5 Survival IV ......1324 10 8.9 Task Force ....25.21. 10 6.5 Test Drive II: The Duel ...0.0222. 11 7.5 Tetris ..1.1.222. 8 7.0 Thexder ..1..31.3. 6 6.7 Tomahawk 2..1..14.. 7 5.3 Tower Of Myraglen ...0.1132. 12 7.4 Tunnels Of Armageddon ..2.2.222. 5 6.4 Uninvited ......5.5. 2 8.0 Vegas Craps ......36.. 3 7.7 War In Middle Earth ...1.13.21 8 7.4 Warlock 2..22.2... 4 4.2 Windwalker ......42.4 5 8.4 Wizardry ......33.3 3 8.3 Wizardry II .....3.3.3 3 8.0 Wizardry III .......3.6 3 9.3 Wizardry IV ........27 4 9.8 Wizardry V .0.....341 13 8.3 Xenocide ....002050 14 8.1 Zany Golf .....36... 3 6.7 Zork ......63.. 3 7.3 Zork II ...3....6. 3 7.3 Zork III APPLE MACINTOSH New Distribution Votes Rank Title ......2.42 7 8.7 3 In Three .1.11111.. 6 5.3 Adventure Of The Snake ......*... 2 7.0 Alterego .....55... 2 6.5 Ambush 0.0.21201. 22 6.2 Ancient Art Of War At Sea, The 0.0.211200 32 6.2 Ancient Art Of War, The 0.10111100 25 5.8 Apache Strike 2212..1..1 9 3.8 Archon ..0011202. 28 6.8 Arkanoid ....000124 17 8.8 Armor Alley ...3..33.. 3 6.3 Arthur .1.2121... 7 4.9 Autoduel 0..1.4200. 17 6.0 Balance Of Power ....121112 8 7.6 Balance Of Power (1990 Edition) ..3.33.... 3 4.7 Balance Of The Planet * .......*.. 1 8.0 Bane Of The Cosmic Forge ...1..35.. 8 7.1 Bard's Tale I ...3..33.. 3 6.3 Bard's Tale II ..0..11231 39 8.3 Beyond Dark Castle 1...1.41.1 7 6.4 Bomber .....6.3.. 3 6.7 Chessmaster 2100 0.000040.0 12 6.0 Chuck Yeager's Advanced Flight Trainer 0...21.31. 12 6.5 Citadel 0..0001311 22 7.6 Colony, The ....22.5.. 4 6.8 Color Sqix .0..212020 15 6.8 Columns ..01010210 32 6.8 Continuum ......36.. 3 7.7 Crab Attack II ..6...3... 3 4.3 Crazy Cars ..3...3.3. 3 6.3 Cribbage King/Gin King .2...5..2. 4 5.8 Cribbage Tutor .000002220 52 7.2 Crystal Quest 0.12.1110. 14 5.3 Cumulonimbus ....333... 3 6.0 Curse Of The Azure Bonds 0..0001231 44 7.6 Dark Castle 1..111.11. 6 5.5 Darwin's Dilemma ..00102120 24 7.2 Deja Vu ...1..432. 10 7.4 Deja Vu II .0.00211.0 11 6.3 Diamonds .22222.... 5 4.0 Downhill Racer .1.10132.. 25 5.9 Dungeon Of Doom ....244... 5 6.2 Earl Weaver Baseball .....5.5.. 2 7.0 Empire Builder 3.1111.... 6 3.3 Faces (...Tris III) ..0.003211 34 7.7 Falcon ....3..33. 3 7.3 Fast Break ...24.22.. 5 5.8 Ferrari Grand Prix 1..121011. 16 5.4 Flight Simulator ..0..10114 25 8.4 Fool's Errand ....4.22.2 5 7.0 Forty Thieves .0112002.. 13 5.2 Gato .113102... 18 4.4 Gauntlet .000122100 24 6.5 Glider+ .001110110 26 6.0 Glypha .......5.5 2 9.0 Go Master ....5.5... 2 6.0 Gold Rush ...3.33... 3 5.7 Grand Prix Circuit ...1.115.. 6 6.8 Grid Wars .......55. 4 8.5 Halls Of Montezuma 11.1..31.. 6 4.8 Hardball .....11142 9 8.6 Harpoon ...1141..1 7 6.3 Harrier Strike Mission II ....33.3.. 3 6.3 Hearts 0.8 .1.11.31.. 6 5.5 Hidden Agenda 0.001322.. 20 6.0 Hitchiker's Guide To The Galaxy, The ..5..5.... 2 4.5 Hole-In-One Miniature Golf ....5.5... 2 6.0 Hoyle's Book Of Games 12112...2. 9 4.4 Hunt For Red October, The 2.....242. 5 6.6 Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade ..1..33.1. 6 6.3 Iraq Attack .....3.3.3 3 8.0 Ishido 1..1.13..1 6 5.8 Jack Nicklaus 18 Holes Of Championship Golf ....3.6... 3 6.3 Jet ....2..25. 4 7.8 Journey ...3..3..3 3 7.0 Karnov .....55... 2 6.5 King's Quest I 2....222.. 4 5.5 King's Quest II .2....5.2. 4 6.2 King's Quest III 0.20.021.0 12 5.6 Klondike ....11131. 6 7.2 Leaderboard Golf ...22.121. 8 6.2 Leisure Suit Larry I ..0.0212.0 11 6.7 Leprechaun 1....1311. 6 6.3 Life And Death ..0.303.0. 11 6.0 Lode Runner ...2222... 4 5.5 Mac Ski ...12331.. 10 6.1 Macgolf .1111131.1 10 5.9 Maclanding ...2.222.. 4 6.2 Macman ..0.2.1310 17 6.9 Macmoria 2..2..22.. 4 5.0 Manhunter 2: San Francisco ......*... 3 7.0 Mean 18 3..3.3.... 3 3.7 Microleague Baseball II ...001222. 13 7.2 Might And Magic I ......2242 10 8.6 Might And Magic II .22.4.2... 5 4.4 Mission Starlight ....112111 7 7.4 Mombasa ....55.... 4 5.5 Montana ....116... 6 6.5 N.F.L. Challenge .......55. 2 8.5 N.Y. Warriors ...0000222 24 8.1 Nethack 33.1.12... 10 3.3 Ogre .......315 6 9.2 Oids .3.2..13.. 9 5.0 Omega 151....1.. 6 3.0 Orbiter 1..1..1.31 6 6.7 Panzer Battles 0.00210110 21 6.4 Pararena .1.1..51.. 6 5.8 Patton Vs. Rommel ..00002211 25 7.2 Pipe Dream 0..0001122 17 7.6 Pirates! ......3113 6 8.5 Playmaker Football ....333... 3 6.0 Police Quest I .....1331. 6 7.5 Pool Of Radiance ....0521.. 12 6.5 Pt-109 ..001221.0 17 6.5 Quarterstaff ....22...5 4 7.8 Reach For The Stars ...0122101 20 6.8 Risk ..22.5.... 4 4.8 Road Racer * .......*.. 1 8.0 Robosport 1.1.221... 7 4.7 Sands Of Fire ..11113... 6 5.3 Sargon III .....4120. 11 7.0 Sargon IV ..222111.. 15 5.2 Scarab Of Ra ...0..1421 18 8.2 Shadowgate 0..0012310 26 7.2 Shanghai ..3..33... 3 5.3 Shogun 0...12221. 29 6.7 Shufflepuck Cafe ...5.22... 4 5.2 Sierra Boxing ..00001132 60 8.6 Simcity ..00102111 26 7.0 Simearth 0....3220. 12 6.6 Skyshadow .....42.22 5 7.6 Solarian ..00001311 36 7.8 Solarian II ....262... 5 6.0 Space Quest II .....24.4. 5 7.6 Space Rogue .....1.35. 6 8.2 Spaceward Ho! .....22112 8 7.9 Star 'Roids 7.0 .22.42.... 5 4.2 Star Fleet I .5....5... 2 4.5 Star Light 0.02.221.. 13 5.5 Star Wars ....1.521. 8 7.2 Starflight ...0.02230 25 8.0 Strategic Conquest ..1..1311. 6 6.7 Sub Battle ...5...5.. 2 6.0 Super Hang-On ..2.2.24.. 5 6.2 Taskmaker ..1...44.. 7 6.9 Test Drive II: The Duel ...0013210 48 7.6 Tetris ...1111321 10 7.4 Theldrow-Boden ...3..3.3. 3 6.7 Thexder ...33.11.. 6 5.5 Trust And Betrayal: The Legacy Of Siboot 0...01142. 15 7.1 Uninvited ..222...2. 4 5.2 Universal Military Simulator ....1.21.4 7 8.1 Vette! ...22.22.. 4 6.0 Warlock .....55... 2 6.5 Wayne Gretzky Hockey .1..212.10 17 6.1 Welltris ...3...33. 3 7.0 Where In Time Is Carmen Sandiego? 2...224... 5 5.2 Windwalker .....043.1 14 7.7 Wizardry ......36.. 3 7.7 Wizardry II * ......*... 1 7.0 World Dilemma: Guns And Butter, The ...3.33... 3 5.7 Xerion .....6.2.2 5 7.2 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 erc@radon.berkeley.edu ..!ucbvax!radon!erc