Xref: utzoo rec.games.video:15556 rec.games.misc:17150 comp.sys.atari.st:38832 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.atari.st Subject: VIDEO GAME RATINGS REPORT [ATARI] Message-ID: <42300@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU> Date: 4 Jun 91 14:34:26 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: 219 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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ATARI GAME RATINGS REPORT ATARI LYNX New Distribution Votes Rank Title ..00111220 57 7.3 Blue Lightning 0.01113100 71 6.4 California Games ..00001322 59 8.2 Chip's Challenge .00111110. 51 6.0 Electrocop 0.0003221. 50 6.4 Gates Of Zendocon 0.0123200. 48 5.7 Gauntlet III ......0133 41 9.0 Klax ..0.03.5.. 12 6.7 Ms. Pac-Man ..013.22.. 14 5.8 Paperboy ...2..2311 9 7.2 Rampage ....000411 23 8.0 Roadblasters ..0.122100 14 6.7 Robosquash .1...143.. 9 6.7 Rygar .1......52 7 8.3 Shanghai ...0013210 42 7.5 Slime World ....003121 25 7.8 Xenophobe ......1242 15 8.7 Zarlor Mercenary ATARI ST New Distribution Votes Rank Title .........* 1 10.0 A Day At The Races * ......5.5. 2 8.0 A Mind Forever Voyaging .111.1.1.1 6 5.5 Airball 1.11.5.... 6 4.3 Arctic Fox ...013010. 11 6.4 Arkanoid ....*..... 1 5.0 Artura * ....5.5... 2 6.0 Autoduel ..22..2.2. 4 5.8 Baal .1..2122.. 8 6.0 Barbarian ..1....511 6 7.7 Bard's Tale I .2...7.... 4 5.0 Batman ....5.5... 2 6.0 Battlehawks 1942 ......*... 1 7.0 Battlemaster * .....*.... 2 6.0 Battletech * ......*... 1 7.0 Blasteroids ......55.. 2 7.5 Block-Out ........*. 1 9.0 Blockbuster .....2.5.2 4 8.0 Blood Money ...22..5.. 4 6.2 Bloodwych .....*.... 1 6.0 Blue Angels *......... 1 1.0 Breakers ..5...5... 2 5.0 Bubble Bobble ........*. 1 9.0 Cadaver .3....3..3 3 6.3 Captain Blood .........* 2 10.0 Captive .......*.. 1 8.0 Chambers Of Shaolin .......233 13 9.2 Chaos Strikes Back .....55... 2 6.5 Chrono Quest 2 * ........*. 1 9.0 Curse Of The Azure Bonds 5.5....... 2 2.0 Cyberball ..2..2.5.. 4 6.2 Demon's Winter ....5.5... 2 6.0 Dogs Of War ......0044 25 9.3 Dungeon Master .*........ 1 2.0 E-Swat ....252... 8 6.0 Empire Strikes Back, The * .......*.. 1 8.0 F-15 Strike Eagle .....2.6.2 5 8.0 F-19 Stealth Fighter .....01230 11 8.2 Falcon * .........* 1 10.0 Falcon Mission Disk 1 .....*.... 1 6.0 Fiendish Freddy's Big Top O' Fun ......*... 2 7.0 Fighter Bomber .....*.... 1 6.0 Fire Brigade .....1413. 9 7.7 Flight Simulator ......55.. 2 7.5 Full Metal Planet ....5..5.. 2 6.5 Future Wars * .2.22..2.. 4 4.8 Gauntlet ....*..... 1 5.0 Geisha * ......*... 1 7.0 Go Player .........* 1 10.0 Gold Of The Aztecs .....3.33. 3 7.7 Golden Axe ..11.421.. 9 5.9 Goldrunner ....2.2.42 5 8.0 Gunship ....4.2.4. 5 7.0 Heroes Of The Lance * ........*. 1 9.0 Hex * ..*....... 1 3.0 Hippo Backgammon * .......55. 2 8.5 Hitchiker's Guide To The Galaxy, The * .......*.. 1 8.0 Hoyle's Book Of Games II * *......... 1 1.0 Jet .....52.2. 4 7.0 Jinxter ...01.2030 12 7.4 Joust ...*...... 1 4.0 Jungle Book, The * .......*.. 1 8.0 Klax .*........ 1 2.0 Knight Orc ....1111.3 6 7.7 Leisure Suit Larry I .....5.5.. 4 7.0 Leisure Suit Larry II * .........* 2 10.0 Lemmings .....3.6.. 3 7.3 Lombard Rally .2......25 4 7.8 Lotus Esprit Challenge * .....5..5. 2 7.5 Major Motion .....522.. 4 6.8 Mean 18 ......*... 1 7.0 Mean Streets ........*. 1 9.0 Microleague Baseball ..1...1.33 6 8.0 Midimaze * ........*. 1 9.0 Missile Command .....63... 3 6.3 Mission Impossible II ..*....... 1 3.0 Moebius .*........ 1 2.0 Nine Princes In Amber .......*.. 1 8.0 Obliterator .......333 3 9.0 Oids 5......5.. 2 4.5 Oil Imperium ...*...... 1 4.0 Oliver And Compagnie ..11.2121. 8 6.4 Pawn, The ......5..5 2 8.5 Phantasie I ....5....5 2 7.5 Phantasie II .....3..33 3 8.3 Phantasie III ......*... 1 7.0 Pipemania .......323 13 9.0 Populous .......522 4 8.8 Powermonger ......2422 5 8.4 Prince Of Persia ........*. 1 9.0 Pro Tennis Tour ........*. 1 9.0 Questron II ....1133.. 6 6.8 R-Type ...1222... 7 5.7 Return Of The Jedi, The .......55. 2 8.5 Rick Dangerous 2 .....*.... 1 6.0 Rings Of Zilfin .11..1211. 7 6.0 Roadwar 2000 ......*... 1 7.0 Rocket Ranger * .......*.. 1 8.0 Rockford ...1123111 10 6.9 Rogue ...5..5... 2 5.5 Rolling Thunder * ....*..... 1 5.0 Sentry ..3.33.... 3 4.7 Shadow Of The Beast .....2242. 5 7.6 Shanghai .....1222. 7 7.7 Silent Service .....12.33 9 8.6 Simcity ..*....... 1 3.0 Sorcerer Lord .....72... 4 6.2 Space Harrier II * ......*... 1 7.0 Space Quest II ......27.. 7 7.7 Space Quest III .......522 4 8.8 Speedball II * ........*. 1 9.0 Star Trek: The Rebel Universe ....12311. 8 6.9 Star Wars ...2.3210. 14 6.3 Starglider ....2242.. 5 6.6 Starglider II ....*..... 1 5.0 Strider II * ........*. 1 9.0 Stunt Car Racer ...1.212.2 8 7.4 Sundog ....*..... 1 5.0 Super Cars, The .......*.. 1 8.0 Supremacy .......*.. 1 8.0 T.V. Sports Football .........* 1 10.0 Team Yankee * ........*. 1 9.0 Tennis Cup 22.2...2.. 4 3.8 Terrorpods ...33....3 3 6.3 Tetris ........55 2 9.5 Their Finest Hour: Battle Of Britain ......*... 1 7.0 Third Courier, The .....413.0 13 7.1 Time Bandit ........*. 1 9.0 Tower Toppler .......*.. 1 8.0 Toyota Celica G.T. ....5....5 2 7.5 Ultima III ......3..6 3 9.0 Ultima IV .......333 3 9.0 Ultima V .....*.... 1 6.0 Ultimate Ride, The * ......*... 1 7.0 Universe II .....55... 2 6.5 Wargame Construction Set .......522 4 8.8 Wayne Gretzky Hockey ........*. 1 9.0 Wrath Of The Daemon ...1.115.1 9 7.4 Xenon .......46. 5 8.6 Xenon 2 .3..22.1.. 8 4.5 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