- Game Rankings
Infobox Website
name = Game Rankings
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url = [http://www.gamerankings.com/ GameRankings.com]
commercial = Yes
type = Gaming
registration = Disabled
owner =CBS Interactive
author = Scott Bedard
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current status = Active
revenue =Game Rankings is a
website which keeps track ofvideo game reviews from other sites, and combines them to present an average rating for each game. Similar services includeMetacritic (also owned by CNET) andGameStats .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
October 5th ,2008 : [ [http://www.gamerankings.com/itemrankings/simpleratings.asp?rankings=y Game Rankings - Rankings - Video Game Reviews, Release Dates, Cheat Codes ] ]# "" —
Nintendo 64 (97.613%)
# "Grand Theft Auto IV " —PlayStation 3 (97.419%)
# "Super Mario Galaxy " —Wii (97.208%)
# "Grand Theft Auto IV " —Xbox 360 (96.726%)
# "The Orange Box " — PC (96.422%)
# "Metroid Prime " —Nintendo GameCube (96.264%)
# "The Orange Box " —Xbox 360 (96.264%)
# "Soulcalibur " —Dreamcast (96.259%)
# "Super Mario 64 " —Nintendo 64 (95.905%)
# "Tekken 3 " —PlayStation (95.804%)The following games have the highest voting average as of
October 5th ,2008 :# "
BioShock " —Xbox 360 (9.3)
# "Resident Evil 4 " —Nintendo GameCube (9.2)
# "Super Mario World " — SNES (9.2)
# "" —Xbox 360 (9.2)
# "GoldenEye 007 " —Nintendo 64 (9.2)
# "" —Wii (9.2)
# "Super Mario 64 " —Nintendo 64 (9.2)
# "Mass Effect " —Xbox 360 (9.2)
# "Chrono Trigger " — SNES (9.2)
# "" —Xbox 360 (9.2)The following games have the lowest average score of main sites as of
October 6th ,2008 : [http://www.gamerankings.com/itemrankings/simpleratings.asp]# "Charlie's Angels" —
Nintendo GameCube (23.958%)
# "" —Nintendo GameCube (27.825%)
# "Ping Pals —Nintendo DS " (29.175%)
# "McFarlane's Evil Prophecy " —PlayStation 2 (32.450%)
# "" — PC (32.500%)
# "" —Xbox 360 (33.363%)
# "Universal Studios Theme Parks Adventure " —Nintendo GameCube (33.500%)
# "" —PlayStation 3 (34.382%)
# "Fight Club" —PlayStation 2 (35.844%)
# "" —PlayStation 2 (36.522%)Top games per platform
Note that a minimum of twenty reviews/votes and average score of main sites used.
This list is a ranking of the highest scoring game per platform as voted by "reputable" websites as decided by GameRankings.
Note that a minimum of twenty reviews/votes and voting average is used.
This list is a ranking of the highest scoring game per platform as voted by users who vote on GameRankings.
Please note that voting is currently disabled at this webpage and current generation consoles are not included in this list.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 [http://www.gamerankings.com/itemrankings/helpsummary1.asp 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. [ [http://www.gamerankings.com/itemrankings/simpleratings.asp?rankings=y Game Rankings - Rankings - Video Game Reviews, Release Dates, Cheat Codes ] ]
*As of
June 9th ,2008 , the database contained 25,610 titles.cite web|url=http://www.gamerankings.com/|title=Game Rankings home page|publisher=Game Rankings|accessdate=2007-08-05] 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". There are also message boards for each game, as well as more general discussions. [ [http://www.gamerankings.com/itemrankings/MessageFolders.asp Game Rankings - Message Board - Video Game Reviews, Release Dates, Cheat Codes ] ]
*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.
External links
* [http://www.gamerankings.com/ Game Rankings website]
* [http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB119024844874433247-EnpxM1F6fI9YZDofC7VnyPzVrGQ_20070920.html High Scores Matter To Game Makers, Too] - Wall Street Journal (9/20/07)
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