Newsgroups: rec.games.video
From: tmartin@dpw.com (Thomas Martin)
Subject: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sega CD reviews <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 21:50:39 +0000

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BIG Tom's Genesis CD Game Ratings <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

     HEY !!!! - You haven't been paying attention!  If you want to vote,
see (and actually read) the paragraph at the end of this article.  You will
also find the glossary there - which contains longer descriptions for the
games and ratings.

     Are you tired of spending $60 for a CD, getting it home, and finding
it would be best used as a coaster?  Is 4 hours of fun not exactly what
you had in mind when you layed out 300 for a CD-ROM?  Here is a list of
ratings, from people like you who voted their mind about how good or bad
their CD-ROM's are.  Read this list and don't buy crap!


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New entries since last post:



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			  # of  | Game   | Hours | # of |Votes|
Name of Game             Players| Rating |of Play|Voters|Tally| Description
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Black Hole Assault           1    * 1/4        5     7    10    Fighting
Chuck Rock                   1    ** 1/4      15     5    12    Platform
Cobra Command                1    ** 3/4             7    20    Shooter
Night Trap                   1    *** 1/4     22    10    33    Interactive
Prince of Persia             1    *** 1/2     40     7    25    Platform
Sewer Shark                  1    ** 3/4             9    25    Shooter
Sherlock Holmes Con. Det.    1    *** 1/4     30    10    34    Mystery
Sol-Feace                    1    ** 1/2            14    38    Shooter
Wonderdog                    1    ** 3/4             5    14    Platform
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9 games reviewed                        # Means can be played over and over.



				  THE BEST
				  ========

Here are the games with a 3 star rating or more:
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 Game                                 # of   Votes   Game
Rating      Name of Game             Voters  Tally  Rating     Company
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*** 4/7     Prince of Persia             7     25     3.56     Imagesoft
*** 2/5     Sherlock Holmes Com. Det.   10     34     3.40     Sega
*** 3/10    Night Trap                  10     33     3.30     Hasbro
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3 games out of 9 with a 3 star or higher rating.  (33.3% of rated games)



				 THE WORST
				 =========

The rest of the worst - games with less than a 3-star rating:
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 Game                                 # of   Votes   Game
Rating      Name of Game             Voters  Tally  Rating     Company
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** 6/7      Cobra Command               7      20     2.85   Wolteam
** 4/5      Wonderdog                   5      14     2.80   JVC
** 7/9      Sewer Shark                 9      25     2.77   Imagesoft
** 5/7      Sol-Feace                  14      38     2.70   Sega
** 2/5      Chuck Rock                  5      12     2.40   Imagesoft
* 3/7       Black Hole Assault          7      10     1.42
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6 out of 9 games with less than 3 stars.  (66.6 % of all reviewed games)



				   GLOSSARY
				   ========

     #      -  Game can be played over and over again.
     *      -  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.



			      GAME DESCRIPTIONS
			      =================

Adventure    -  Games where you must explore large worlds, killing enemies,
		and discovering hidden treasures, sometimes with a quest.
Copter Sim.  -  Games where you are controlling the flight and other capa-
		bilities of a helicopter, from a cockpit view.
Fight & Jump -  Games where you fight and jump to stay alive, and sometimes
		have other powers. Boards usually scrolling horizonatally.
Fighting     -  Games where you face off against another player, or the
		computer in some form of one-on-one combat.
Flight Sim.  -  Games where you are given a cockpit view of some sort of
		aircraft, and are given a flying mission.
Interactive  -  Games where you interact with on-screen video characters in
		order to complete the given scenario.
Light-Gun    -  Games where you must use your system's light gun to perform
		some function, usually similar to Shooter-type games.
Pinball      -  Games that emulate the playing of arcade-style pinball
		machines, usually with some different options though.
Platform     -  Games where moving from platform to platform, avoiding
		enemies, and getting prizes are the objective.
Role-Play    -  Games where you take on the role of some sort of adventurer,
		able to increase in abilities and experience along the way.
Shooter      -  Games where you shoot a lot and avoid being shot by the
		enemies you are shooting.  Most often are space scenarios.
Sports^      -  Games where there is some sort of sporting event to play
		other than everyday, normal sporting events.
Strategy     -  Games that require more thought than dexterity.  This can
		encompass a great variety of different type games.
Tank Sim.    -  Games where you are given the command and control of a tank
		and play from a viewpoint within the tank itself.
Think Fast   -  Games that require the player to make fast decisions and
		act on them, kind of a quick-thinking strategy.

^ Regular sports games will be described by their appropriate sporting event.



				 HOW TO VOTE
				 ===========

     Simply E-mail me (tmartin@dpw.com) with your votes.  You certainly can
vote for games that are not on this meager list and they will be added.
Please make your vote an even number of stars (1-5) or we will not include
it in our list.  Also, the number of players (available on the screen at
once) should be included, as well as as short description similar to those
listed above, and if you can, how many hours of play you think the average
game player can reasonably expect to beat or play out the game.

						  Thanks for participating.

						  BIG Tom Martin

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