Xref: utzoo rec.games.video:15555 rec.games.misc:17149 comp.sys.apple2:17030 comp.sys.mac.games:4637 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!cis.ohio-state.edu!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: <42299@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU> Date: 4 Jun 91 14:32:13 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: 338 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 ......622. 5 7.6 A Mind Forever Voyaging .....02221 14 8.1 Alien Mind ..3..3...3 3 6.3 Amnesia 1.1411.1.. 9 4.3 Argh! .....12311 16 7.9 Arkanoid ......1232 17 8.6 Arkanoid II: Revenge Of Doh * ........*. 1 9.0 Armor Alley .1..1141.. 7 6.0 Balance Of Power (1990 Edition) ......27.. 7 7.7 Bard's Tale I ......233. 8 8.1 Bard's Tale II .....1612. 10 7.4 Battle Chess ....313.1. 8 6.4 Beyond Zork ....3.6... 3 6.3 Block-Out ......24.4 5 8.6 Bouncing Bluster ....33.3.. 3 6.3 Captain Blood ......2.44 5 9.0 Championship Lode Runner ......72.. 4 7.2 Chessmaster 2100 * .........* 1 10.0 Columns .....5.5.. 2 7.0 Computer Baseball .0.0012001 12 6.8 Cosmocade ....4.42.. 5 6.4 Cryllan Mission ..0...3311 16 7.9 Crystal Quest ...00230.1 12 6.9 Dark Castle ...1.1411. 7 6.9 Defender Of The Crown ....1142.. 7 6.9 Deja Vu ....2.44.. 5 7.0 Deja Vu II ...2222... 4 5.5 Destroyer .....22.22 4 8.0 Dragon Wars ...2.25... 4 6.0 Dream Zone ....0..225 14 9.0 Dungeon Master ....33.3.. 3 6.3 Final Assault ......5..5 2 8.5 Floppy ..11113... 6 5.3 Fourth And Inches ..2.22.2.. 4 5.5 G.B.A. Basketball 710..0.... 14 1.6 Gauntlet ....3331.. 10 6.2 Gnarly Golf .1..1231.. 8 6.0 Grand Prix Circuit ....3.33.. 3 6.7 Great Western Shoot-Out, The ..3...33.. 3 6.0 Gruds In Space ..3....6.. 3 6.3 Hacker II .5.....5.. 2 5.0 Halls Of Montezuma 2.2..2.4.. 5 5.2 Hardball ...1.11.6. 8 7.8 Hitchiker's Guide To The Galaxy, The ..3..3.3.. 3 5.7 Hunt For Red October, The .......242 7 9.0 Immortal ....13111. 6 6.8 Jam Session .2..222... 4 5.0 Kaleidokubes ....2222.2 5 7.2 Keef The Thief ....14111. 7 6.7 King Of Chicago ..2.224... 5 5.6 King's Quest I .....3.6.. 3 7.3 King's Quest III ...2..5..2 4 7.0 King's Quest IV ...3...6.. 3 6.7 Land Of Ys ..5...5... 4 5.0 Laser Force .1.11121.. 7 5.6 Last Ninja, The .....422.2 5 7.4 Life And Death .1...2..23 8 7.8 Lode Runner .....522.. 8 6.8 Mean 18 .....63... 3 6.3 Microleague Baseball * .......*.. 1 8.0 Milles Bourne ....252... 4 6.0 Monte Carlo ..1...251. 8 7.2 Moria .....13.13 6 8.2 Neuromancer ...21.4.11 9 6.7 Omega ....02310. 11 6.9 Orbizone ....225... 4 6.2 Pinball Wizard ....2.25.. 4 7.0 Pipe Dream ...1.1222. 8 7.2 Pirates! ....36.... 3 5.7 Police Quest I ....0.350. 14 7.5 Qix .....27... 4 6.8 Questron ......0224 15 9.1 Rastan ....2422.. 5 6.4 Reach For The Stars ....22.22. 4 7.0 Revolution '76 .....36... 3 6.7 Roadwar 2000 ......*... 3 7.0 Rocket Ranger .....22.5. 4 7.8 Roger Rabbit: Tass Times In Toontown .....252.. 4 7.0 S.S. Ice Hockey .....55... 2 6.5 Scrabble .0.2102.10 13 6.1 Senseless Violence ....1133.. 6 6.8 Shadowgate .....3220. 11 7.1 Shanghai 2.22..2... 4 3.8 Shogun ....031101 12 7.3 Shufflepuck Cafe ....3.5.1. 6 6.7 Silent Service .0..220120 14 6.8 Slipheed ....3.3..3 3 7.3 Space Ace .....3..33 3 8.3 Spare Change .......*.. 2 8.0 Survival I .......5.5 2 9.0 Survival II ........55 2 9.5 Survival IV ......0214 11 9.0 Task Force ....14.20. 11 6.6 Test Drive II: The Duel ...0.0232. 13 7.5 Tetris ..0.0.312. 11 7.2 Thexder ..1..22.2. 7 6.7 Tomahawk 2..11113.. 9 5.3 Tower Of Myraglen ...0.1133. 13 7.5 Tunnels Of Armageddon ..1.11111. 6 6.3 Uninvited ....3.3.3. 3 7.0 Vegas Craps * ......*... 1 7.0 Vindicators ...2..25.. 4 6.8 War In Middle Earth ...1113.21 9 7.1 Warlock 2..22.4... 5 4.8 Windwalker .....131.3 6 8.0 Wizardry .....222.2 4 7.8 Wizardry II .....5.2.2 4 7.5 Wizardry III .....2.2.5 4 8.5 Wizardry IV ......2.26 5 9.2 Wizardry V .0....0241 14 8.2 Xenocide ....102130 18 7.8 Zany Golf ....224.2. 5 6.8 Zork ....2.44.. 5 7.0 Zork II ...22...6. 5 7.2 Zork III APPLE MACINTOSH New Distribution Votes Rank Title ......3232 10 8.4 3 In Three .1.11111.. 6 5.3 Adventure Of The Snake ......*... 2 7.0 Alterego .....55... 2 6.5 Ambush 0.0.21202. 24 6.4 Ancient Art Of War At Sea, The 0.0.211200 35 6.3 Ancient Art Of War, The 0011111100 29 5.5 Apache Strike 2212..11.1 10 4.2 Archon ..0011202. 31 6.8 Arkanoid ....100124 20 8.6 Armor Alley ...3..33.. 3 6.3 Arthur .1.2221... 8 4.9 Autoduel 0.0104210. 20 5.9 Balance Of Power ....121112 8 7.6 Balance Of Power (1990 Edition) ..3.33.... 3 4.7 Balance Of The Planet * .3....33.. 3 5.7 Bane Of The Cosmic Forge ...1.234.. 10 6.9 Bard's Tale I ...3..33.. 3 6.3 Bard's Tale II ..0.011132 45 8.1 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...21121. 14 6.6 Citadel 0..0001311 24 7.6 Colony, The ...222.4.. 5 6.2 Color Sqix .0..112110 16 6.9 Columns ..01010210 36 6.7 Continuum ....2.25.. 4 7.0 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 .000002210 57 7.3 Crystal Quest 0.12.1110. 14 5.3 Cumulonimbus ....262... 5 6.0 Curse Of The Azure Bonds 0..0001231 49 7.6 Dark Castle 1..121.11. 7 5.4 Darwin's Dilemma ..00102120 27 7.3 Deja Vu ...0..422. 12 7.5 Deja Vu II .0.10222.0 15 6.3 Diamonds .22222.... 5 4.0 Downhill Racer .1.10121.. 27 5.8 Dungeon Of Doom 1...133... 6 5.3 Earl Weaver Baseball 2....2.5.. 4 5.8 Empire Builder 212111.... 8 3.1 Faces (...Tris III) ..0.003211 38 7.7 Falcon ...22..22. 4 6.5 Fast Break ...33.11.. 6 5.5 Ferrari Grand Prix 1..221011. 18 5.4 Flight Simulator ..00.10124 30 8.4 Fool's Errand ....4.22.2 5 7.0 Forty Thieves .0112002.. 13 5.2 Gato .103002... 21 4.5 Gauntlet .000122100 27 6.4 Glider+ .001110100 31 5.9 Glypha .......5.5 2 9.0 Go Master ....5.5... 2 6.0 Gold Rush ...2.25... 4 6.0 Grand Prix Circuit ...1.115.. 6 6.8 Grid Wars .......64. 5 8.4 Halls Of Montezuma 11.2..21.. 7 4.7 Hardball .....11142 9 8.6 Harpoon ...1151..1 8 6.2 Harrier Strike Mission II ....42.2.2 5 6.8 Hearts 0.8 .1.11.31.. 6 5.5 Hidden Agenda 0.0012110. 21 6.1 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 12212...2. 10 4.3 Hunt For Red October, The 1..1..141. 7 6.4 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 ..2.2.5... 4 5.5 Jet ....2..25. 4 7.8 Journey ...3..3..3 3 7.0 Karnov .....252.. 4 7.0 King's Quest I 2....242.. 5 5.8 King's Quest II .2....6.2. 5 6.4 King's Quest III 0.20.021.0 12 5.6 Klondike ....11141. 7 7.3 Leaderboard Golf ...22.2211 10 6.7 Leisure Suit Larry I ..0.021200 12 6.9 Leprechaun 1....1311. 6 6.3 Life And Death 0.0.21300. 16 5.9 Lode Runner ...2222... 4 5.5 Mac Ski ..001221.. 12 6.0 Macgolf .0000021.0 11 6.1 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 ...0011211 16 7.6 Might And Magic I ......1142 12 8.8 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 28 8.2 Nethack 32.0.01... 11 3.1 Ogre .....1.215 8 8.9 Oids .3.2.113.. 10 5.1 Omega 151....1.. 6 3.0 Orbiter 1..1..1.31 6 6.7 Panzer Battles 0.00211110 23 6.4 Pararena .1.1..51.. 6 5.8 Patton Vs. Rommel ..00012211 28 7.2 Pipe Dream 0..0001122 18 7.7 Pirates! ......2115 8 8.9 Playmaker Football ....252... 4 6.0 Police Quest I ...111222. 9 7.0 Pool Of Radiance ....0521.. 12 6.5 Pt-109 ..001231.1 19 6.7 Quarterstaff ....22...5 4 7.8 Reach For The Stars ..00112101 27 6.7 Risk ..22.5.... 4 4.8 Road Racer * .......63. 3 8.3 Robosport 1.1.231... 8 4.9 Sands Of Fire ..11113... 6 5.3 Sargon III .....4121. 12 7.2 Sargon IV ..111112.. 17 5.5 Scarab Of Ra ...0..1421 22 8.1 Shadowgate 0..0012310 29 7.3 Shanghai ..3..33... 3 5.3 Shogun 00.012111. 33 6.5 Shufflepuck Cafe ...6.22... 5 5.0 Sierra Boxing ..00001132 64 8.6 Simcity ..00102111 29 6.9 Simearth 0....3221. 13 6.8 Skyshadow .....42.22 5 7.6 Solarian ..00001312 39 7.9 Solarian II ....153... 6 6.2 Space Quest II .....24.2. 7 7.3 Space Rogue .....1.242 9 8.7 Spaceward Ho! .....22222 10 8.0 Star 'Roids 7.0 .22.42.... 5 4.2 Star Fleet I .5....5... 2 4.5 Star Light 0.02.221.. 15 5.6 Star Wars 1...2.421. 10 6.4 Starflight ...0.01231 28 8.1 Strategic Conquest ..1..1311. 6 6.7 Sub Battle ...5...5.. 2 6.0 Super Hang-On ..2.2.24.. 5 6.2 Taskmaker ..2..133.. 9 6.3 Test Drive II: The Duel ...0012220 54 7.7 Tetris ...1000220 12 7.2 Theldrow-Boden ...3..3.3. 3 6.7 Thexder ...22.21.. 7 5.7 Trust And Betrayal: The Legacy Of Siboot 0...011310 18 7.2 Uninvited ..222...2. 4 5.2 Universal Military Simulator ....1122.3 9 7.9 Vette! ...22.222. 5 6.6 Warlock .....55... 2 6.5 Wayne Gretzky Hockey .1..212010 18 6.2 Welltris ...3...33. 3 7.0 Where In Time Is Carmen Sandiego? 2...224... 5 5.2 Windwalker .....03311 16 7.9 Wizardry ......252. 4 8.0 Wizardry II * ......*... 1 7.0 World Dilemma: Guns And Butter, The ...3.33... 3 5.7 Xerion ....1411.1 7 6.9 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