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Those who voted this week:               Of:                              
                                                                          
Carl Rossi                               carl@endor.uri.edu

Date of Compilation :  08/14/94
                                                                          
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Name of Game                # of   Game    Hours   # of  Total Desc       
                          Players Rating  of play Voters Votes            
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AH3 Thunderstrike(hawk)       1   ****      25      21     89  Flight Sim.
After Burner 3                1   **         ?       8     17  Shooter
Batman Returns                1   *** 1/2   60      23     85  Platform
Bill Walsh College Football   ?   ** 1/4     #       5     12  Football
Black Hole Assault            2   * 3/4      #      24     45  Fighting
Chuck Rock                    1   ** 1/2    14      24     60  Platform
Cliff Hanger                  1   ** 1/2     ?       6     16  Fight & Jump
Cobra Command                 1   ** 1/2    16      37     98  Shooter
Dark Wizard                   1   **** 1/2  40       4     18  Strategy
Double Switch                 ?   *** 1/2   50       4     14  Interactive
Dracula, Unleashed            ?   ***        ?       2      6  Interactive
Dragon's Lair                 1   * 3/4      ?      11     20  
Ecco the Dolphin CD           1   ***       35      31    116  Adventure
FIFA International Soccer     ?   ****       ?       1      4  
Final Fight CD                2   *** 3/4   30      22     86  Fight & Jump
Ground Zero Texas             ?   *** 1/4   50      11     36  Interactive
Hook                          1   **         ?      12     26  Platform
Jaguar XJ-220                 2   *** 1/2    #      30    108  Racing
Joe Montana Football          2   ** 1/4     #      14     32  Football
Jurassic Park CD              1   ****      50      20     81  Interactive
LUNAR, The Silver Star        1   *** 3/4   30      26    103  Role-Play
Lethal Enforcers              2   ** 1/2    99      18     47  Light-Gun
Mansion of Hidden Souls       1   ***        ?       1      3  Interactive
Marky Mark, Make...           1   * 1/2      ?       8     12  Interactive
Microcosm                     1   ****      50       9     36  Shooter
NHL '94                       ?   ****       #      14     59  Hockey
Night Trap                    1   ** 3/4    20      41    121  Interactive
Prince of Persia              1   ***       37      27     86  Platform
Prizefighter                  1   ** 1/2     ?       6     15  Boxing
Racing Aces                   1   * 1/2      ?       5      8  Racing
Rebel Assault                 1   ***       12       1      3  Multiple
Road Avenger                  1   ** 1/2    16      19     52  Driving
Robo Aleste                   1   *** 1/2    ?      10     36  Shooter
Secret of Monkey Island(The)  1   ***        ?      10     32  Adventure
Sewer Shark                   1   ***       12      55    168  Shooter
Sherlock Holmes Con...        1   ** 3/4    28      42    116  
Silpheed                      1   ****      50      36    146  Shooter
Sol-Feace                     1   ** 1/4    60      60    147  Shooter
Sonic CD                      1   ****      99      35    140  Platform
Stellar Fire                  ?   ***        ?       9     29  Shooter
Terminator                    1   **** 1/2   ?       9     42  Fight & Jump
Third World War               1   ** 1/2    20       7     19  Strategy
Time Gal                      1   ** 3/4     ?      17     47  Interactive
Tomcat Alley                  1   ****       ?       2      8  Shooter
Vay                           ?   ****       ?       1      4  
Willy Beamish                 1   ** 1/4    18      19     43  Adventure
Wolf Child                    1   ** 1/4     ?      11     26  Platform
Wonderdog                     1   ** 3/4    10      31     86  Platform
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 48 games reviewed                     # Means can be played over and over
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                  THE BEST                                
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Games with a 3 star rating or more, that 11 or more people voted for.
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 Game                                # of  Votes   Year               
Rating  Name of Game                Voters Tally Released Company    
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4.238+  AH3 Thunderstrike(hawk)        21    89    1993   JVC
4.214+  NHL '94                        14    59    1994   Electronic Arts
4.056+  Silpheed                       36   146    1993   Game Arts
4.050   Jurassic Park CD               20    81    1994   ?
4.000+  Sonic CD                       35   140    1993   Sega
3.962+  LUNAR, The Silver Star         26   103    1993   Working Designs
3.909   Final Fight CD                 22    86       ?   Capcom
3.742+  Ecco the Dolphin CD            31   116       ?   Sega
3.696   Batman Returns                 23    85       ?   ?
3.600+  Jaguar XJ-220                  30   108    1992   JVC
3.273+  Ground Zero Texas              11    36       ?   Imagesoft
3.185+  Prince of Persia               27    86    1993   Imagesoft
3.055+  Sewer Shark                    55   168    1992   Imagesoft
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 13 games out of  28 with 3 stars or better.   (46.4% of all rated games)
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                 THE WORST                                
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Games with less than a 3-star rating, that 11 or more people voted for.
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 Game                                # of  Votes   Year               
Rating  Name of Game                Voters Tally Released Company    
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1.818+  Dragon's Lair                  11    20       ?   ?
1.875+  Black Hole Assault             24    45    1992   Bignet
2.167   Hook                           12    26    1993   Imagesoft
2.263   Willy Beamish                  19    43    1993   Dynamix
2.286+  Joe Montana Football           14    32       ?   Sega
2.364+  Wolf Child                     11    26       ?   ?
2.450+  Sol-Feace                      60   147    1992   Sega
2.500   Chuck Rock                     24    60    1992   Imagesoft
2.611   Lethal Enforcers               18    47    1993   Konami
2.649   Cobra Command                  37    98    1992   Wolfteam
2.737   Road Avenger                   19    52    1993   ?
2.762+  Sherlock Holmes Con...         42   116    1992   ?
2.765+  Time Gal                       17    47       ?   ?
2.774+  Wonderdog                      31    86    1993   JVC
2.951   Night Trap                     41   121    1992   Hasbro
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 15 games out of  28 with less than 3 stars.   (53.6% of all rated games)
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                   GLOSSARY                               
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    #      -  Game can be played over and over again.                     
    +      -  Game in which you find a lot of discrepancies in the voting.
    *      -  Dreck, yak, bleck, hack, gleck (Horrible beyond words).     
    **     -  OK, playable, still dreck, although someone might like.     
    ***    -  Decent game that will appeal to some (But not everyone).    
    ****   -  Pretty good, a fun game that almost everyone will like.     
    *****  -  Damn good, a real winner, every game should be this good.   
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                          
This document is written by and copyright (c)1994 by Nicolas-M. Paiement  
It may be redistributed freely as long as it is not modified in any way.  