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The following is a game rating list for the specified system.  The
list is a compiled tally of votes by users of the inter-university
usenet system of games available for the particuliar system. It is
handy reference tool that I use anytime I get an itch to go and spend
money on something foolish like entertainment. It was captured from
the system for anyone to does not have access to the usenet system.
Unfortunately, if you do not have access you will be not able to vote.
Information regarding how to read the somewhat cryptic ratings, is
located at the end of the text.

If you any comments about what you see or have any questions, go into
the Games topic under the Entertainment Catagory here on Exec-Pc, and
drop me a note.

Regards,
 Charles Lembach

From news Tue Jan  1 23:06:23 1991
Path: uwm.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!swrinde!mips!pacbell.com!ucsd!ucbvax!radon.berkeley.edu!erc
From: [e-mail] (Eric Ng)
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Subject: VIDEO GAME RATINGS REPORT [IBM]
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For information on the list format and on submitting your ratings, see
the end of this posting and the article entitled "ABOUT THE VIDEO GAMES
RATINGS REPORT" in the newsgroup rec.games.video.

IBM GAME RATINGS REPORT

IBM PC, PS/2, AND COMPATIBLES
New  Distribution  Votes  Rank  Title
      ......2321       8   8.2  688 Attack Sub
      ....2.44..       5   7.0  A-10
      .......*..       1   8.0  Acquire
      .....*....       1   6.0  Action Stations
      ..11113...       6   5.3  Airborne Ranger
      ....*.....       1   5.0  Ancient Art Of War At Sea, The
      .0001011.0      11   5.9  Ancient Art Of War, The
      ...*......       1   4.0  Archon
      ......*...       2   7.0  Arkanoid
      ..00.02210      12   7.2  Arkanoid II: Revenge Of Doh
      .1...214..       7   6.4  Autoduel
      .*........       1   2.0  Bad Street Brawler
      ........*.       1   9.0  Balance Of Power (1990 Edition)
      ......5..5       2   8.5  Bandit Kings Of Ancient China
      ..1...241.       7   7.1  Bard's Tale I
      .....2421.       9   7.2  Battle Chess
      ...2..6.2.       5   6.8  Battle Chess II
      .....2212.       7   7.4  Battlehawks 1942
      .........*       1  10.0  Battles Of Napoleon
      ......*...       1   7.0  Battletech II: The Crescent Hawks' Revenge
      ....2.33.1      13   7.3  Block-Out
      .....55...       2   6.5  Blue Max
      ..*.......       1   3.0  Breach
      ........*.       1   9.0  Buck Rogers: Countdown To Doomsday
      ....2222..       4   6.5  Budokan
      ........*.       1   9.0  Camelot
      ...1..241.       7   7.3  Captain Comic
      .......*..       2   8.0  Centurion
      .....3..6.       3   8.0  Champions Of Krynn
      ...11131..       6   6.2  Columns
      ..*.......       1   3.0  Command H.Q.
      ...3...6..       3   6.7  Crime Wave
      .......522       4   8.8  Curse Of The Azure Bonds
      .......*..       1   8.0  Dark Castle
      .........*       1  10.0  Dark Heart Of Uukrul
      ...11.331.       9   7.0  Death Track
      ......5.5.       2   8.0  Dragon Strike
      ......*...       1   7.0  Dragon's Lair
      ......2222       4   8.5  Earl Weaver Baseball
      ...1..4111       7   7.4  Egaint
      ....5.5...       2   6.0  Elite
      ...1.11.31       6   7.5  Empire
      .....333..       3   7.0  F-16 Combat Pilot
      .....11231      18   8.3  F-19
      ..3...33..       3   6.0  Faces (...Tris III)
      ........*.       1   9.0  Flight Of The Intruder
      0.0.002111      22   7.4  Flight Simulator
      ..1.3.13..       6   6.0  Frac
      ......*...       1   7.0  Gauntlet
      ..2...7...       4   6.0  Gauntlet II
      .......*..       1   8.0  Genghis Khan
      ......611.       6   7.5  Gunship
      .......27.       4   8.8  Harpoon
      .......252       4   9.0  Hero's Quest I
      .5.2.2....       4   3.5  Heroes Of The Lance
 *    ..*.......       1   3.0  Hillsfar
      ....*.....       1   5.0  Hitchiker's Guide To The Galaxy, The
      .......82.       5   8.2  Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade
      .........*       1  10.0  Indianapolis 500
      ......*...       1   7.0  Interceptor
      .....2.51.       7   7.6  Jack Nicklaus Unlimited Golf And Course Design
      5........5       2   5.5  Jetfighter
      ...1331...       6   5.5  John Madden Football
      ...*......       1   4.0  Keef The Thief
 *    ........*.       1   9.0  King's Bounty
      ....6..3..       3   6.0  King's Quest III
      ...111.111       6   7.0  King's Quest IV
      .......*..       1   8.0  King's Quest V
      ........*.       1   9.0  Knights Of The Sky
      .1.....331       6   7.7  Lakers Vs. Celtics And The N.B.A. Playoffs
      .....4222.       5   7.2  Larn
      ....225...       4   6.2  Leisure Suit Larry I
      ....1213.1       8   7.2  Leisure Suit Larry II
      ....2.2.22       4   7.8  Leisure Suit Larry III
      ....33.3..       3   6.3  Loom
      ......333.       3   8.0  M-1 Tank Platoon
      .........*       1  10.0  Magic Candle
      ..3...3.3.       3   6.3  Mahjongg
      2....26...       5   5.6  Manhunter: N.Y.
      ......*...       1   7.0  Marble Madness
      ....1.133.       6   7.7  Mean Streets
      ...0.01221      17   8.2  Mechwarrior
      ........*.       1   9.0  Microsoft Windows Entertainment Pack
      ........*.       1   9.0  Midwinter
      .......*..       1   8.0  Might And Magic I
      ...22.22..       4   6.0  Might And Magic II
      ...3.3.3..       3   6.0  Monday Night Football
      ...*......       1   4.0  Moonbase
      ....51.1.1       6   6.5  Moria
      .....2332.      10   7.5  N.F.L. Challenge
      ...0000113      13   8.2  Nethack
      .........*       1  10.0  Night Shift
      ......5.5.       2   8.0  Nobunaga's Ambition
      ..2.42.2..       5   5.4  Nyet
      .2..2.2.2.       4   5.8  Omega
      .5..5.....       2   3.5  Paladin
      .......*..       1   8.0  Pete Rose Pennant Fever
      ..1.311..1       6   6.0  Pipe Dream
      .....55...       2   6.5  Pirates!
      ..333.....       3   4.0  Platoon
      ...22222..       5   6.0  Police Quest I
      ....212221      10   7.4  Pool Of Radiance
      .0...0223.      22   7.7  Populous
      .5..5.....       2   3.5  Punisher, The
      ....522...       4   5.8  Qix
      ......*...       1   7.0  Questron II
      .......333       6   9.0  Railroad Tycoon
      .......55.       2   8.5  Red Storm Rising
      24.2...2..       5   3.4  Rocket Ranger
      ...224..2.       5   6.0  Rogue
      ........*.       1   9.0  Romance Of The Three Kingdoms
      .....*....       1   6.0  Sands Of Fire
      ........*.       1   9.0  Savage Empire, The
      ........*.       1   9.0  Second Front
      .......72.       4   8.2  Secret Of The Silver Blades
      ......6.3.       3   7.7  Sentinel Worlds
      ....001222      31   8.5  Simcity
      ......*...       2   7.0  Simcity Terrain Editor
      ....*.....       1   5.0  Sitris
      ....5.5...       2   6.0  Skate Or Die
      ...04200..      11   5.6  Slipheed
      1..21.2.1.       7   5.3  Solitile
      .......*..       1   8.0  Sons Of Liberty
      .......*..       1   8.0  Sorcerian
      ......63..       3   7.3  Space Quest I
      ......*...       1   7.0  Space Quest II
      ......*...       1   7.0  Spirit Of Excalibur
      .......*..       2   8.0  Star Control
      ...*......       1   4.0  Star Fleet I
      .....342.1      10   7.2  Starflight
      .......72.       4   8.2  Starflight II
      .......*..       1   8.0  Stunt Driver
      ......333.       3   8.0  Sword Of Aragon, The
      ......55..       2   7.5  Sword Of The Samurai
      .......*..       1   8.0  T.E.G.L. Mahjongg Solitaire
      ........*.       1   9.0  T.E.G.L. Mille Bornes
      3.3..3....       3   3.3  Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
      .3..6.....       3   4.0  Test Drive
      .....333..       3   7.0  Test Drive II: The Duel
      ..00220200      24   6.5  Tetris
      ........18       6   9.8  Their Finest Hour: Battle Of Britain
      ....3..6..       3   7.0  Thexder
      ..1.11.31.       6   6.5  Tongue Of The Fatman
      *.........       1   1.0  Traveller
      ....5..5..       2   6.5  Ultima III
      ....5..5..       2   6.5  Ultima IV
      .......252       4   9.0  Ultima V
      .0.0.21120      14   6.9  Ultima VI
      ..*.......       1   3.0  War In Middle Earth
 *    ....*.....       1   5.0  Wasteland
      ........36       3   9.7  Wayne Gretzky Hockey
 *    ........*.       1   9.0  Wayne Gretzky Hockey II
      ....1142..       7   6.9  Welltris
      .222..2...       4   4.0  Wheel Of Fortune
      .....55...       2   6.5  Where In The U.S.A. Is Carmen Sandiego?
      ...22222..       5   6.0  Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego?
      *.........       1   1.0  White Death
      ........55       6   9.5  Wing Commander
      .*........       1   2.0  Wizard Wars
      ......33.3       3   8.3  Wizardry Trilogy
      .........*       1  10.0  Wizardry V
      ........*.       1   9.0  Wizardry VI
      *.........       1   1.0  World Dilemma: Guns And Butter, The
      .....*....       1   6.0  Zany Golf

In this list, games have been rated on a scale of 1 to 10, 10 being the
best and 1 being the worst.  For each game, the total number of votes,
the average rating, and the vote distribution are shown.  New games are
indicated by a "*" before their entry.  If a "(C)" appears after the
title it means that the game is a CD-ROM or disc system title.  If a
"(J)" appears after the title it means that the game is currently only
available in Japan.

The general guideline for ratings is:

8-10 worth buying at full price
6-7  worth buying at a discount, or if you're particularly interested
     in this kind of game
3-5  only worth renting
2    only worth playing for free, and only for a few minutes
1    worthless

The vote distribution uses a single character to represent the
percentage of votes for each ranking.  The following character codes can
appear:

     "." no votes cast        "3" 30-39% of the votes  "7" 70-79% of the votes
     "0"  1-9%  of the votes  "4" 40-49% of the votes  "8" 80-89% of the votes
     "1" 10-19% of the votes  "5" 50-59% of the votes  "9" 90-99% of the votes
     "2" 20-29% of the votes  "6" 60-69% of the votes  "*" 100%   of the votes

Please consult the article entitled "ABOUT THE VIDEO GAME RATINGS REPORT"
in the newsgroup rec.games.video for more details, including information
on how to vote.

Questions, comments, problems, and errors should be directed to the list
maintainer at either of the below addresses:
                [e-mail]
                ..!uunet!irss.njit.edu!video-request