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Game Rankings
File:Grlogov2.gif
Type of site
Gaming
OwnerCBS Interactive
Created byScott Bedard
URLGameRankings.com
CommercialYes
RegistrationDisabled

Game Rankings is a website which keeps track of video game reviews from other sites, and combines them to present an average rating for each game. Similar services include Metacritic (also owned by CNET) and GameStats.

Current State

As of 26 June 2008, Game Rankings no longer accept user inputs, login or registration but instead returns a "We're sorry, we have temporarily disabled logins on this site." when one of those links are accessed.

Rankings

Game Rankings collects and links to (but does not host) reviews from other websites and magazines and averages specific ones. While hundreds of reviews may get listed, only the ones that Game Rankings deems notable are used for the average. Scores are culled from numerous American and European sources. The site uses a percentage grade for all reviews in order to be able to calculate an average, however, because not all sites use the same scoring system (some rate out of 5 or 10, while others use a letter grade), Game Rankings changes all other types of scores into percentages using a relatively straightforward conversion process. At this time Gamerankings is going through some system adjustments and have been for 12 months. Their interactivity options as message boards, sign-ins and user reviews have been disabled. No notification on when it will be enabled.

Top 10 ranked games

The following games have the highest average score of main sites as of June 25th, 2008:[1]

  1. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - Nintendo 64 (97.613%)
  2. Grand Theft Auto IV - PlayStation 3 (97.385%)
  3. Super Mario Galaxy - Wii (97.346%)
  4. Grand Theft Auto IV - Xbox 360 (97.202%)
  5. The Orange Box - PC (96.306%)
  6. The Orange Box - Xbox 360 (96.300%)
  7. Metroid Prime - Nintendo GameCube (96.264%)
  8. Soulcalibur - Dreamcast (96.259%)
  9. Super Mario 64 - Nintendo 64 (95.905%)
  10. Tekken 3 - PlayStation (95.804%)


The following games have the highest voting average as of June 25th, 2008:

  1. BioShock - Xbox 360 (9.3)
  2. Resident Evil 4 - Nintendo GameCube (9.2)
  3. Super Mario World - SNES (9.2)
  4. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion - Xbox 360 (9.2)
  5. GoldenEye 007 - Nintendo 64 (9.2)
  6. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - Wii (9.2)
  7. Super Mario 64 - Nintendo 64 (9.2)
  8. Chrono Trigger - SNES (9.2)
  9. Mass Effect - Xbox 360 (9.2)
  10. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past - SNES (9.1)

Top games per platform

Note: minimum of 20 reviews/votes and average score of main sites used

Platform Platform Release Best Game Game Release Average Last Confirmed
Sega Genesis/Mega Drive 1988 no result - - 11 June 2008
Game Boy 1989 no result - - 11 June 2008
Neo Geo 1990 no result - - 11 June 2008
SNES 1990 no result - - 11 June 2008
Sega CD 1991 no result - - 11 June 2008
Atari Jaguar 1993 no result - - 11 June 2008
3DO 1993 no result - - 11 June 2008
Sega Saturn 1994 no result - - 11 June 2008
Playstation 1994 Tekken 3 1998 95.804% 11 June 2008
Nintendo 64 1996 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 1998 97.613% 11 June 2008
Game Boy Color 1998 The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons 1998 91.500% 11 June 2008
Dreamcast 1998 Soulcalibur 1999 96.259% 11 June 2008
Nintendo GameCube 2000 Metroid Prime 2002 96.264% 11 June 2008
Playstation 2 2000 Resident Evil 4 2005 95.649% 11 June 2008
Xbox 2001 Halo: Combat Evolved 2001 95.515% 11 June 2008
Game Boy Advance 2001 Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 2002 92.476% 11 June 2008
N-Gage 2003 Pathway to Glory 2004 86.371% 11 June 2008
DS 2004 Mario Kart DS 2005 91.664% 11 June 2008
PlayStation Portable 2004 God of War: Chains of Olympus 2008 91.395% 11 June 2008
Xbox 360 2005 Grand Theft Auto IV 2008 97.202% 16 June 2008
Playstation 3 2006 Grand Theft Auto IV 2008 97.427% 11 June 2008
Wii 2006 Super Mario Galaxy 2007 97.346% 11 June 2008
PC N/A The Orange Box 2007 96.306% 11 June 2008

Note: minimum of 20 reviews/votes and voting average used

Platform Platform Release Best Game Game Release Average Last Confirmed
Sega Genesis/Mega Drive 1988 Sonic the Hedgehog 1991 8.8 13 June 2008
Game Boy 1989 The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening 1993 8.7 13 June 2008
Neo Geo 1990 Metal Slug 2 1998 8.3 13 June 2008
SNES 1990 Super Mario World 1991 9.2 13 June 2008
Sega CD 1991 Sonic CD 1993 8.5 13 June 2008
Atari Jaguar 1993 Tempest 2000 1994 8.2 13 June 2008
3DO 1993 Super Street Fighter II Turbo 1994 7.1 13 June 2008
Sega Saturn 1994 Saturn Bomberman 1997 8.6 13 June 2008
Playstation 1994 Metal Gear Solid 1998 9.1 13 June 2008
Nintendo 64 1996 GoldenEye 007 1997 9.2 13 June 2008
Game Boy Color 1998 The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX 1998 8.8 13 June 2008
Dreamcast 1998 Shenmue 2000 8.8 13 June 2008
Nintendo GameCube 2000 Resident Evil 4 2005 9.2 13 June 2008
Playstation 2 2000 God of War 2005 9.0 13 June 2008
Xbox 2001 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2003 9.0 13 June 2008
Game Boy Advance 2001 The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past 2002 9.0 13 June 2008
N-Gage 2003 X-Men Legends 2005 7.7 13 June 2008
DS 2004 The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass 2007 9.1 13 June 2008
PlayStation Portable 2004 Metal Slug Anthology 2007 8.8 13 June 2008
Xbox 360 2005 BioShock 2007 9.3 13 June 2008
Playstation 3 2006 Final Fantasy Versus XIII 2008 9.0 13 June 2008
Wii 2006 The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess 2006 9.2 13 June 2008
PC N/A Rise of Nations: Gold Edition 2004 9.0 13 June 2008

Other features

  • Along with averaging reviews for individual games, Game Rankings compares games (once a game has at least a certain number of reviews it is added to the listings) (see the page legend). The description for games lists its position in the rankings for the specific console (multi-platform games have multiple records) as well as its ranking among all games in the database.[2]
  • As of June 9th, 2008, the database contained 25,610 titles.[3] Each game page also contains links to external sites for news, downloads, and other gaming sites.
  • The site also accepts user ratings. The site claims to have over 106,041 "active users".[3] There are also message boards for each game, as well as more general discussions.[4]
  • The site also includes a searchable database, allowing parameters such as name, system, scores, etc. While registration is not required, users can create accounts to get custom rankings, submit scores, reviews, and post to the message board.

Notes and references

  • Note: This article cites information posted on the homepage which is not archived.
  1. ^ Game Rankings - Rankings - Video Game Reviews, Release Dates, Cheat Codes
  2. ^ Game Rankings - Rankings - Video Game Reviews, Release Dates, Cheat Codes
  3. ^ a b "Game Rankings home page". Game Rankings. Retrieved 2007-08-05.
  4. ^ Game Rankings - Message Board - Video Game Reviews, Release Dates, Cheat Codes
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