Another Game Rankings Special From Me

[SharkAttack]

This time I have skimmed through the Gamerankings.com listings and come away with the Top 10 EXCLUSIVE titles on each system.

Basically for those not in the know - Gamerankings collect the review scores from all the major, minor sites and mags and then this gives each game a total score percentage from the average. It is probably the most accurate site for games scores available.

And on with the scores!

Gamecube
1. Metroid Prime NGC Nintendo 96.7%
2. Zelda: The Wind Waker NGC Nintendo 95.7%
3. Super Mario Sunshine NGC Nintendo 91.7%
4. Super Smash Bros. Melee NGC Nintendo 91.5%
5. Resident Evil NGC Capcom 90.6%
6. Zelda: OOT & Master Quest NGC Nintendo 90.3%
7. Star Wars: Rogue Leader NGC LucasArts 89.3%
8. Eternal Darkness NGC Nintendo 88.5%
9. Animal Crossing NGC Nintendo 88.1%
10. Super Monkey Ball 88.1%

Playstation 2
1. Grand Theft Auto III PS2 Rockstar Games 95.4%
2. Metal Gear Solid 2 PS2 Konami 94.8%
3. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City PS2 Rockstar Games 94.6%
4. Gran Turismo 3 A-Spec PS2 SCEA 93.8%
5. Pro Evolution Soccer 2 PS2 KCEJ 92.7%
6. Final Fantasy X PS2 Square Enix 92.0%
7. SSX PS2 Electronic Arts 92.0%
8. Virtua Fighter 4 PS2 Sega 91.8%
9. Devil May Cry PS2 Capcom 91.6%
10. ICO PS2 SCEA 90.9%

XBox
1. Halo XBox Microsoft 95.2%
2. Panzer Dragoon Orta XBox Sega 90.6%
3. World Series Baseball 2K3 XBox Sega 90.4%
4. Mech Assault XBox Microsoft 88.2%
5. Jet Set Radio Future XBox Sega 87.9%
6. Rallisport Challenge XBox Microsoft 87.2%
7. MotoGP XBox THQ 86.8%
8. Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind XBox Bethesda Softworks 86.6%
9. Project Gotham Racing XBox Microsoft 86.3%
10. Steel Battalion XBox Capcom 85.9%

Dreamcast
1. Soul Calibur DC Namco 96.5%
2. NFL 2K1 DC Sega 95.1%
3. NFL 2K DC Sega 93.5%
4. Quake III: Arena DC Sega 91.2%
5. Virtua Tennis DC Sega 91.0%
6. NBA 2K1 DC Sega 90.1%
7. Jet Grind Radio DC Sega 90.0%
8. Dead or Alive 2 DC Tecmo 89.8%
9. Shenmue DC Sega 89.6%
10. Metropolis Street Racer DC Sega 89.2%

Interesting reading I'm sure!

[beecee]

looking at all them games on each machine.

one conclution the cube has the best list of games by far.

[charlesr]

Gamerankings collect the review scores from all the major, minor sites and mags and then this gives each game a total score percentage from the average. It is probably the most accurate site for games scores available.

Apart from NTSC-uk surely?

[quirky]

Hmm.. lies and statistics.

I've got 7 out of that top 10 GC list, yet only 2 from the PS2 list despite owning my PS2 longer. The PS2 has a wider range of games though, more "above average" ones that are fun but leave you feeling a bit empty. IMO of course. Plus the PAL conversions are mostly dire (I got a PAL PS2 as a pressie, so mustn't grumble)

I've got 6 of the DC top 10 as well, but there are many classics that should be in there instead of all the american sports games. Reviews, eh? Load of old rubbish

[Sarkster]

looking at all them games on each machine.

one conclution the cube has the best list of games by far.

Actually, it doesnt. Statistically the PS2 has the higher average scoring top 10 game:

GC - 91.05%

XB - 88.54%

PS2 - 92.96%

DC - 91.6%

But what you can really gather from these stats I dont know;

The DC isnt a "live" format as such anymore and the PS2 has loads more games than GC/XB giving it, in theory, a higher likelyhood of more high scoring games.

[C']

the PS2 has loads more games than GC/XB giving it, in theory, a higher likelyhood of more high scoring games.

Plus, conversely, a higher likelihood of lower scoring games to even things out.

[Smeghead]

the PS2 has loads more games than GC/XB giving it, in theory, a higher likelyhood of more high scoring games.

Plus, conversely, a higher likelihood of lower scoring games to even things out.

It also had a big headstart of lower scoring games meaning it's made one hell of a comeback

[Sarkster]

the PS2 has loads more games than GC/XB giving it, in theory, a higher likelyhood of more high scoring games.

Plus, conversely, a higher likelihood of lower scoring games to even things out.

not really c' as this list only focusses on the top 10. your point is valid if we took an average from every game ever but as its based on the top ten best scoring games, there could be 10,000 games scoring less than 10% and it wouldnt matter......go figure!

[des]

looking at all them games on each machine.

one conclution the cube has the best list of games by far.

Actually, it doesnt. Statistically the PS2 has the higher average scoring top 10 game:

GC - 91.05%

XB - 88.54%

PS2 - 92.96%

DC - 91.6%

But what you can really gather from these stats I dont know;

The DC isnt a "live" format as such anymore and the PS2 has loads more games than GC/XB giving it, in theory, a higher likelyhood of more high scoring games.

Overall the N64 comes top though. Think it works out at 93.1%

It is an almost meaningless comparison though as there's a lack of consistancy between the scores on different platforms. THPS4 gets a much higher score on the PS2 than on either of the other two platforms. I know that the controller may well be a factor in this but other multi-platform titles are the same. PS2 games consistantly get marked higher than their GC and X-Box equivalents. Easier to please?