Grandia

Grandia. Hands down.

Grandia, obviously.

Grandia

Grandia.

7 isn't like Star Trek, Star Trek is fun. =/

G r a n d i a

What a nice Rumble...... You pitted the games that I voted for against each other.just wonderful

NOw Before you guys go "that is so OBVIOUS" I'm feeling tired so I'm posting like a slob.......... not good:-(

Vote goes to Ultima

What a nice Rumble...... You pitted the games that I voted for against each other.just wonderful


A majority of the people voted for both of these games... which is why they are in the 2nd round.

Umm I choose Grandia.

Grandia is the better game. (IMO)

Grandia

Grandia

How could you vote against <B>Grandia</B>?

Ass-kicking imo

Last Round

Grandia - 11
Ultima - 1






Next Round
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic

VS

Final Fantasy 6


Two very much loved RPGs, an old-school FF vs. a very modern open-ended Star Wars game. This round could be pretty close.

Descriptions of the games are listed earlier in the rumble.

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic

Sorry FF 6 but Star Wars is awesome.

Final Fantasy 6.

Knight's of the old Republic

Final Fantasy VI.

Oh wow, this is sure to be a difficult choice.

<B>Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic</B> by the smallest hair.

Final Fantasy VI

Final fantasy VI

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic

Final Fantasy VI coz Terra.

Final Fantasy VI

Final Fantasy 6

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic.

FF6 is the awesome, but KOTOR is the greatest game ever made =/

Sorry I let this one run so long. Was a close one however.

Last Round

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic - 5
Final Fantasy 6 - 7






Next Round
Morrowind

VS

Skies of Arcadia


Descriptions of the games are listed earlier in the Rumble.

Morrowindnis the one.

Morrowind thx.

Morrowind.

KOTOR died before its time ;_;

Ooh, two very excellent RPG's, but I'm going with <B>Skies of Arcadia</B>.

Morrowind

Morrowind

Skies of Arcadia

Morrowind

Skies of Arcadia

Morrowind is imho the better game. I can't believe KoToR is gone! But to a worthy opponent I must say...

Morrowind, it should win easy enough.

Skies of Arcadia

Skies of Arcadia

Morrowind

Last Round

Morrowind - 9
Skies of Arcadia - 5





Next Round
Diablo 2

VS

Planescape: Torment


Descriptions of the games are listed earlier in the Rumble.

Planescape: Torment

Planescape: Torment

Much better than some silly hack and slash game.

Planescape: Torment

Preferred Planescape:Torment over Diablo 2 to be honest.

I'm not going to be the first one that votes for Diablo 2, so you know that my vote is <B>Planescape: Torment</B>.

Diablo 2.

Diablo 2

Diablo 2

Planescape: Torment

Last Round

Planescape: Torment - 6
Diablo 2 - 3



And for the last round in this frame:


Next Round
Suikoden

VS

Tales of Symphonia


Game descriptions are listed earlier in the rumble.

Tales of Symphonia.

<B>Tales of Symphonia</B>, still the most fun I've had with a game in years.

I've played neither but from what I've heard/seen Tales of Symphonia is the better game.

Tales of Symphonia

Suikoden , I had alot of fun with that playstation corker.

Tales of Symphonia

Tales of Symphonia

Suikoden

Like Neo Xzhan I haven't played either. But, from what I've seen/heard, I'd have to say my vote goes to Tales of Symphonia.

Suikoden.

I've played neither coz not in PAL >:

Suikoden gets my vote coz Luc <3

Suikoden is available in PAL areas.

What.

Last Round

Tales of Symphonia - 7
Suikoden - 4





Next Round
Final Fantasy X

VS

Grandia

Game descriptions are listed earlier in the rumble.

Final Fantasy X.

I like it :(

Final Fantasy X coz faggotry.

Final Fantasy X

Final Fantasy X

Final Fantasy X

Final Fantasy X

Final Fantasy X

Grandia cos not shit.

Well, no choice but to vote for Final Fantasy X.

Final Fantasy X hands down. Grandia II wasn't to my liking & because of this, I never bothered to go out to the shops to buy the original.

And also, Final Fantasy X is a Final Fantasy, isn't it? - I must be loyal!

I'm gonna go grandia because I really don't like Final Fantasy Ten very much.

Final Fantasy X.

I like it :(

Last Round

Final Fantasy X - 10
Grandia - 2





Next Round
Final Fantasy 7

VS

Morrowind

Game descriptions are listed earlier in the rumble.

Final Fantasy 7

Final Fantasy VII.

I honestly think it's the better of the two games - though I get this guilty feeling I should vote for Morrowind, because all the newbs are going to vote for FF7 in a landslide.

Next rumble, we should enforce voting on every stage, or disqualification - that way people can't just come in and vote for the Final Fantasy games when they wander in.

Next rumble, we should enforce voting on every stage, or disqualification - that way people can't just come in and vote for the Final Fantasy games when they wander in.

While I don't necessarily agree with that, mainly because then we'd have an even lower amount of voters than we already do, I think the Final Fantasy's should not have even been submitted due to the bias for them.

Yeah...but FFVII was pretty cruddy so i'm gonna vote Morrowind

I didn't even like Morrowind that much, but it was a vastly superior game to FFVII.

FF 7 cause it had spunk , i think

Never heard of Morrowmind.

FFVII gets my vote then.

Morrowind.

Never heard of Morrowmind.


For shame..

FF7

Morrowind, FFVII is only getting popularity votes which is a shame. If you really would compare the games then Morrowind is a whole lot better. Plus I lost about 3-4 months of my life playing that game.

Plus I lost about 3-4 months of my life playing that game.

Thats always a sure sign that it was a great game....

I like FF7. :-(
I have just started playing morrowind and so far it is pretty great so I don't know which to vote for but seeing as how Morrowind is getting destroyed It is only fair that it gets recognized as a very good game. SO <B>Morrowind.

Hopefully my vote will be the one that decides the winner, because just about everyone here knows my opinion of FFVII.

<B>Morrowind</B>.

well really this depends on ur style of RPG type game.....morrowind is first person and not really turn based strategy like FF7 is

im leaning more towards FF7 because i liked it more than morrowind.......but i did also enjoy morrowind

so my vote is for................................morrowind
it seems to be gettin rocked in this vote.....i want it to stand a chance at least....and someone mentioned in a priot post that FF7 is winning du to popularity posts which is true........

yah so i definately vote for morrowind

While I don't necessarily agree with that, mainly because then we'd have an even lower amount of voters than we already do, I think the Final Fantasy's should not have even been submitted due to the bias for them.

I agree - maybe Knights of the Old Republic would still be with us :(

RECAST THE VOTES.


...just kidding <.<

FF7 for me, though I may be branded a newb for doing so, I liked it. oh by the way, nice sig from the milkman, where did you get a sig like that?

Ah, while I enjoyed Morrowind, I am going to be truthful and say Final Fantasy 7.

Final Fantasy 7

This result upsets me a great deal.

Last Round

Final Fantasy VII - 8
Morrowind - 7





Next Round
Planescape: Torment

VS

Final Fantasy VI


Game descriptions are listed earlier in the rumble.

Final Fantasy VI

Final Fantasy VI. I've never played Planetscape: Torment but Final Fantasy VI was just great! [It's not really a valid opinion, but there you go].

Final Fantasy VI, great, everything you would expect form a top class RPG. IMO it outstripps Planescape.

Final Fantasy VI. And funnily enough, I don't feel guilty voting for it...

Final Fantasy VI coz one of the best RPGs ever.

Yeah, gotta go with FFVI, even though I did enjoy the other a lot.

FF VI

The better game is <B>FFVI</B>

God how disapointing, I know that FFVI is great and stuff. But seriously PlaneScape: Torment was freaking awesome. I never have enjoyed a RPG as much as I have that one. It's too bad to see it get crushed like this. =(

i honestly didn't enjoy FFVI that much.

I think a pool of trusted voters would be better than immediate disqualification upon not voting.

Also : Final Fantasy VI.

Planescape: Torment

i honestly didn't enjoy FFVI that much.

Rumble is for voting with the addition of a possible comment - i.e. you are without a vote.


*rage*

Last Round

Final Fantasy VI - 9
Planescape: Torment - 2





Next Round
Tales of Symphonia

VS

Secret of Evermore


Game descriptions are listed earlier in the rumble.

Tales of Symphonia

I'm disapointed that PlaneScape: Torment got beaten so badly. =(

Ah well, I'm voting for Tales of Symphonia.

Tales of Symphonia is a legendary game so i vote for it

Tales Of Symphonia.


coz SoE sucked.

Tales of Symphonia

Tales of Symphonia

Tales of Symphonia of course!

I thought that Secret of Evermore was an excellent game. But <B>Tales of Symphonia</B> is going to get major support from me, and I will love this game for who knows long.

Secret of Evermore

It was my first ever Square RPG, y'know.

Last Round

Tales of Symphonia - 7
Secret of Evermore - 1





Next Round
Final Fantasy X

VS

Final Fantasy VI


Game descriptions are listed earlier in the rumble.

Also, I'm trying to decide what genre to do for the next General Gaming Rumble. Any suggestions? I'm thinking Adventure or Platformer or something. Whatever a majority of people would like to do is what we'll do. I'm just glad RPG's is almost out of the way.

HALO HALO HALO HALO HALO HALO HALO HALO HALO HALO HALO HALO HALO HALO

Final Fantasy VI

Final Fantasy X

Final Fantasy X

Raidenex recommended forcing everyone to vote every round or be disqualified.

Charlemagne recommended having a trusted pool of voters. I think this is a pretty great idea, but it would eliminate a lot of good new voters that we could get.

I think I have come up with a rather ingenius solution to try for the next round so tell me what you think:

Each persons vote is worth a different amount depending on how many times they have voted before. I made a formula which i think would work well for this.

Example: Smokey has voted the most out of any person here with 37 votes throughout all the rumbles. Since 37 is the highest number of votes from any one person at the moment, I use it as a denominator.

Smokey's vote would be worth 37(the current number of votes he has made) divided by 37 (the highest number of votes by any one person).

Hogan's vote would be worth 33 divided by 37.

A person who just came in and voted for the first time would be worth 1 divided by 37.

This makes everybody's vote counts, but makes regular voters count quite a bit more, it also rewards constant voting. Let me know if this is the way you guys want to do it.

Hey, that is a pretty good idea, if you can handle all that maths - coz I couldn't. My votage would be pretty crap though coz I only started voting when Milkman took over.

My vote goes to Final Fantasy X.

And on the next subject issue, phew RPG's is/was a really long catergory, maybe we should stick with 16 max for each catergory, that way it doesn't appear to "drag" on.
I think action/adventure or driving/related.

Well, that would mean that Newbs that want to become serious voters at first get a small portion of the pie. THis might discourage them.

secondly, this would mean that the more serious voters get the games they want. Not very fair as this means that games that smokey wants in might not be reflected by wants of all the other voters, voters who have less votes then smokey. not that games that smokey choose are bad, is just that they might not be waht the majority wants..........

I personally think that it is a bit undemocratic. Anyway, vote goes to Final Fantasy X

Yeah, I know this may seem like a contradiction but on the same page, n00bs who subscibe to this thread may WANT to become serious voters, and to make their vote count, want to get loads of votes in, thus it could ATTRACT them to the rumble iykwim.

Even if it is maybe a bit n00bist I am happy whatever we do personally.

Well, that would mean that Newbs that want to become serious voters at first get a small portion of the pie. THis might discourage them.

Or, like Zikan said, it could encourage them to post more often.


secondly, this would mean that the more serious voters get the games they want. Not very fair as this means that games that smokey wants in might not be reflected by wants of all the other voters, voters who have less votes then smokey. not that games that smokey choose are bad, is just that they might not be waht the majority wants..........

Not really. It would mean that more serious voters have a better chance of getting the games they want. Which I think is good. The more serious voters don't just vote on things because of hype or bias (for the most part) and so their opinion is usually more justified. Smokey's vote would only be worth a very small percentage more than another regular voter, so what smokey wants to win could be easily cancelled out by just a couple votes for something else.


I personally think that it is a bit undemocratic.

All democracies in the world have an age limit that you must reach before you are able to vote. This is to ensure that the voters are mature enough to be well informed of the candidates. That is what I am going for here as well, but instead of eliminating the possibility for the "younger" crowd at ffshrine to vote at all, their vote still counts but just a bit less.


Hey, that is a pretty good idea, if you can handle all that maths - coz I couldn't. My votage would be pretty crap though coz I only started voting when Milkman took over.

The math is no problem for me, I've already written up an Excel Spreadsheet that would take care of all of that. As for your vote counting less because you were running it before, I don't quite think that's fair, so I gave you a bit of a bonus because although you didn't vote in those rounds, you were participating, so don't worry about your vote counting low.


Edit: Also just as a note, I went through the past RPG rumbles and calculated them using this formula. For the most part the outcome was the same, except for a few key battles. These are the battles that the outcome would have been different:

Diablo VS. Neverwinter Nights
Super Mario RPG VS FF7
KOTOR VS FF6
FF7 VS Morrowind

Well, like I said, I don't mind, but let's see what others think of the idea.

I like both games, but I'll go with Final Fantasy X.

HALO HALO HALO HALO HALO HALO HALO HALO HALO HALO HALO HALO HALO HALO

That's not one of the choices, although Halo is cool

I vote FF VI

Final Fantasy VI

I like the idea, Milkman. I say run with it.

Also, I am highly dismayed to see that FFVII would be history and KOTOR might still be going strong if not for the irregular voters. :(

Final Fantasy VI



I like the idea, Milkman. I say run with it.

Also, I am highly dismayed KOTOR Super Mario RPG might still be going strong if not for the irregular voters. :(

Final Fantasy VI


it was the better game by FAR

I like the idea, Milkman. I say run with it.

Also, I am highly dismayed to see that FFVII would be history and KOTOR might still be going strong if not for the irregular voters. :(

Except I'll vote for Final Fantasy X. Second favourite RPG after KOTOR, y'know.

Okay, you got me convinced. Though i think it is a bit early....... what is the next rumble going to be? Real time strategy?

FFVI

Okay, you got me convinced. Though i think it is a bit early....... what is the next rumble going to be? Real time strategy?

I think we are deciding within the next round or two.

Our regular voters will decide what the next rumble will be. The choices for the next genre are:

Strategy (This includes both Real-time and Turn-based)

Adventure (This will include both Point+Click and Action/Adventure games like Legend of Zelda and Prince of Persia)

Platformer (Mario, Ratchet and Clank, Earthworm Jim)

Adventure definately, imo.

Platformer.

Platformer.

Our regular voters will decide what the next rumble will be. The choices for the next genre are:

Strategy (This includes both Real-time and Turn-based)

Adventure (This will include both Point+Click and Action/Adventure games like Legend of Zelda and Prince of Persia)

Platformer (Mario, Ratchet and Clank, Earthworm Jim)

Why don't you start on top, and after this one is done, you go to the next one, and after that you do the last one.... ;)

Platformer.

Platformer

Strategy sounds good.

platformer,

halo ff8

Why don't you start on top, and after this one is done, you go to the next one, and after that you do the last one.... ;)
Because the last rumble took almost 5 months.

Last Round

Final Fantasy X - 6
Final Fantasy VI - 6

After putting the votes into my handy-dandy voteworth calculator, the winner by 0.8 points is Final Fantasy X


Next Round
Final Fantasy VII

VS

Tales of Symphonia


Game descriptions are listed earlier in the rumble.

Thus far it looks like we are going to be doing Platformer games next rumble, those who haven't stated their opinions already should do so now.

Tales of Symphonia, cause better game and FFVII needs to die.

Platformers, by the way.

Final Fantasy VII, 'cause still good game.

KOTOR is still the true winner ;_;

Tales of Symphonia 'cause insanely playable.

Also, I'd like to do Adventure next

FF7. I think platformers and adventure games could proobally be grouped seeing as there imo are not that many really great platformer games, just a thought.

I think platformers and adventure games could proobally be grouped seeing as there imo are not that many really great platformer games, just a thought.

I can name 16 great platformers off the top of my head I think, I'd rather not group them with adventure.

Final Fantasy 7 for me thank you.

Does Tomb raider count as a platformer or a action adventure? side note though....... I would like to express my desire for a strategy game rumble though.

Because the last rumble took almost 5 months.

Ok, ok, it was just an idea though. We should start with platformer then, if there are not that many... ;)

Anyway, my vote goes to Final Fantasy VII. It is just the best! :)

Final Fantasy VII.

haha, good job Milkman with this Rumble. I haven't been here for several days, and it looks like I've missed a bunch of new developments. So I'm going with <B>Tales of Symphonia</B>, because everyone knows that I love this game and my feelings on FFVII are not too...good.

Also, Platform is the next one that I want to see.

Tales of Symphonia was a great game, so it gets my vote.

Tales of Symphonia was a great game, so it gets my vote.
yeah, TOS is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOFUN

Hmm, Final Fantasy VII. But thats coz I haven't finished ToS...yet.

...And, I still vote adventure, but we'll get through them all anyway so it doesn't really matter imo.

Final Fantasy VII, cuz never played Tales of Symphonia.

Platform would be nice to see.

Tales of Symphonia.

Final Fantasy VII

Last Round

Final Fantasy VII - 8
Tales of Symphonia - 6


FINAL ROUND
Final Fantasy VII

VS

Final Fantasy X

FFVII

Final Fantasy X

Final Fantasy 7

Final Fantasy X

FF7

Final Fantasy X.

These things always anti-climax, don't they?

None-the-less, I believe that FF10 is the second best RPG of all time, and FF7 is in the top five, so props to the finalists.

Final Fantasty 7

Final Fantasy VII

What a let-down.

Final Fantasy VII.

Final Fantasy VII.

I am deeply saddened by the fact that Tales of Symphonia lost to FFVII. But maybe if it was out for two or three years, then I'm sure it would have made it to the final.

And yes, I still think that <B>FFX</B> is a lot better than FFVII.

Final Fantasy 7 for me thank you

Gotta say FF7 even if my vote don't count for much :(

Final Fantasy X.

Dun-du-du-dun DUN-DUN dun-du-dun

YAY FF7 is the winner *streamers, cheers, women jumping out of cakes*







Now lets move on. Start nominating your choices for best Platformer. These are games like Super Mario, Metroid, Mega-man, or Contra. Some of the newer games of this genre are Jak and Daxter, Rachet and Clank, and Klonoa. Start naming names guys. The final 16 (or 32 depending on how many nominees I get) will be chosen and the new rumble will begin on January 18.

Okay, here are the list of best platforming games I can think of (some, like Sands of Time, you might count under adventure. Up to Loki, imo.)

Super Mario 64 <- My pick to win!
Super Mario Sunshine
Super Mario World
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario World 2
Super Mario Bros. 3
Super Mario Bros.
Donkey Kong Country
Jak and Daxter
Crash Bandicoot
Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped
Sonic and Knuckles
Sonic the Hedgehog
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

Will probably think of more later.

Super mario sunshine for me! aww, come on! It's great! Delphino Island rocks! shame about all that goopy stuff eh?

I would say:
Rayman 2, and Spyro: Year of the Dragon (that might make me a faeg), and pretty much everything Raidenex says.

I think listing of games in a series is kind of silly personally. You can't categorize them as the same game obivously but still in a rumble with 6 games that have mario in the title the plumber has quite the advantge.

Remember'd -

Super Metroid
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

I think listing of games in a series is kind of silly personally. You can't categorize them as the same game obivously but still in a rumble with 6 games that have mario in the title the plumber has quite the advantge.

I agree, I think allowing one game per series would be for the best unless another game in the series shows a distinct difference in gameplay (as with Super Mario World to Super Mario 64).

So far the list I'm thinking of is:

Super Metroid
Castlevania: Symphony of Night
Rayman 2
Spyro: Year of the Dragon
Super Mario 64
Super Mario World
Donkey Kong Country
Jak and Daxter
Crash Bandicoot
Sonic the Hedgehog
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Rachet and Clank
Klonoa
Metroid Prime
Pitfall
Mega-Man

How about Jersey Devil? Or is it not famous enough? :erm:

Not sure if you are up to sequels or not, but definately Metroid Prime 2: Echoes. Also, I'd prefer Mega Man 2 over any in the entire series. Or are you just doing a game in general?

Spyro: Year of the Dragon
Really only the orginal Spyro was any good but it was great so I would suggest just Spyro. Unless of course year of the dragon is the orginal Spyro and I don't remember correctly.

ALSO: "TOMBA!"

How about Jersey Devil? Or is it not famous enough?

Never heard of it. If somebody else thinks that it should be listed, second it.


Not sure if you are up to sequels or not, but definately Metroid Prime 2: Echoes.

Just one game per series unless drastic change in gameplay (example Super Metroid to Metroid Prime. Echoes isn't a big change from Prime, so not listed.


Also, I'd prefer Mega Man 2 over any in the entire series.

Agreed and changed.


Really only the orginal Spyro was any good but it was great so I would suggest just Spyro.

Agreed and changed.


ALSO: "TOMBA!"

If anybody else wants this game on the list, second it, and choose which game should be removed.

The list so far is:

Super Metroid
Castlevania: Symphony of Night
Rayman 2
Spyro
Super Mario 64
Super Mario World
Donkey Kong Country
Jak and Daxter
Crash Bandicoot
Sonic the Hedgehog
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Rachet and Clank
Klonoa
Metroid Prime
Pitfall
Mega-Man 2

I wholeheartedly second TOMBA!

If you've played the game, you'll know why. There's something cool about spear tackling a pig and chucking him at stuff. I say remove Klonoa, 'cause not that cool :(

Well, there is 16 on that list up to now. If Tomba is agreed to, then we are going to have to boot the amount up to 32, or maybe reduce some, becuase I can't think of any numbers which half in to even numbers between 16 and 32.

In any case, I agree with every title on that list, and I can't really think of any more that will do well in this rumble.

I say remove Klonoa, 'cause not that cool :(

I wholeheartedly second TOMBA!

I say remove Klonoa, 'cause not that cool :(

k done

New List:

Super Metroid
Castlevania: Symphony of Night
Rayman 2
Spyro
Super Mario 64
Super Mario World
Donkey Kong Country
Jak and Daxter
Crash Bandicoot
Sonic the Hedgehog
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Rachet and Clank
Tomba!
Metroid Prime
Pitfall
Mega-Man 2



Well, there is 16 on that list up to now. If Tomba is agreed to, then we are going to have to boot the amount up to 32, or maybe reduce some, becuase I can't think of any numbers which half in to even numbers between 16 and 32.

I want to leave the list at 16 this time. 32 took way too long and got boring really quick. Hopefully this will keep things fast and a bit more exciting.

Any more disagreements need to be brought up soon.

These are the changes to the Rumble that I have made:

Each persons vote is not worth the same. The more you participate in the Rumble, the more your vote is worth. I have a handy-dandy vote-worth calculator that I will be using to figure up the scores (hopefully this will add a bit to the excitement as well because just because something has more votes does not necessarily mean it's going to win.) This way hype will not be as big of a factor as it has been as well.

The Rumble will be updated every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 10pm my time, which is Central Standard Time in the states.

Before we were attempting to keep the discussions to a minimum and just focus on the battles. I don't like this, and I would like to promote discussion more. Try to justify your reasoning for voting for the game you voted for. If you disagree with something somebody said about a game, feel free to comment on it. In depth discussions about games are encouraged.

That's pretty much it. All battles are still random, remember to bold your choices.

Rumble will start on Wednesday the 19th.

All of this sounds great! Can't wait 'til we get this show on the road.

Sounds great I like the list.

Whatever..... anything goes man :D

Platformer Rumble
Round 1, Battle 1



Metroid Prime: As intergalactic bounty hunter Samus Aran, your quest is to explore Tallin IV and stop a crew of evil space pirates. This sequel to the SNES gem Super Metroid features a new first-person perspective and updates the action to full 3D. The action revolves around exploration, puzzle solving, and, of course, firepower. Old favorites like the Freeze and Wave beams will be available, along with a new arsenal of sci-fi weaponry.

Castlevania: Symphony of Night: Take control of Alucard as he plumbs the depths of Castlevania to search for the cause behind its sudden reappearance. Along the way Alucard can re-aquire his vampiric powers as well as using weapons, potions and other magical items. But he'll have to conserve his energy for the long battle against hordes of hideous undead and other minions of darkness.

Metroid Prime. I only bought this on the weekend, and I haven't stopped playing it since - one of my favourite games on the GameCube. Although the controls took a little getting used to after months of Halo 2 and Half-Life 2, I was zipping around as a little ball in no time.

This game is completely different to what I expected - before I purchased it, I would have thought it belonged in the FPS category. But this game is a platformer through and through, and it's a game that captures the feel of the 2D Metroids perfectly.

Metriod prime

Castlevania: Symphony of Night

My vote goes to Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. Overall, I'd say the two games are pretty equal though, so that's just my personal preference.

I don't think I'll ever forget that moment right after I finished the first castle and thought the game was done, then the reverse castle appeared.

Metroid Prime. It's a close thing, but MP is fairly unique and very adictive.

Metroid Prime, just a fantastic game, and found it alot more enjoyable than Castlevania.

<B>Metroid Prime</B>, because it greatly succeeded my expectations for the game when I first heard about it. I wasn't too keen on the whole 3-D Samus business, but I now see that it was a brilliant move. Although the game is too short, it is still excellent in the hours it takes to finish it.

Metroid prime

Metroid Prime

My vote is for METROID PRIME

Last Battle

The Winner with 78% of the points is

Metroid Prime


Platformer Rumble
Round 1, Battle 2



Pitfall: A popular video game released by Activision for the Atari 2600 in 1982. The game is considered by many to be the first platform game ever made. In the game, you maneuver your character, known as Pitfall Harry, through a maze-like jungle in an attempt to recover treasures, 32 of them in all. Harry has 20 minutes to collect them.

Donkey Kong Country: Donkey Kong is back with a new sidekick Diddy Kong in a crazy island adventure! Challenged by the crazed tribe of reptilian Kremlings they endeavor to get back their stolen banana horde! Armed with lightning-quick moves chest pounding muscle and awesome aerial acrobatics our duo is ready to face their cunning adversaries. With the help of Donkey Kong's quirky family and his wild animal mounts they squabble and scamper their way through unending monkey mayhem!

Donkey Kong Country

Donkey Kong Country

Donkey Kong Country was fairly interesting, I suppose. However, Pitfall! was one of my favorite games as a little kid. It gets my vote for nostalgia value alone.

I will go for Donkey Kong Country , because, I have played much more of it than I have of Pitfall, not to metion that Donkey Kong is great, period.

I <3 Donkey Kong Country. The graphics were so amazingly awesome and it was just incredibly fun. One of my favorite games of all time.

Donkey Kong Country. I loved the animals.

The original <B>Donkey Kong Country</B> is still the best of the series imo, as it was an excellent game that I think launched the whole DK craze at that time. Not to take anything away from Pitfall though, which was still a good game.

Donkey Kong Country was a brilliant game - I remember being amazed by the '3D graphics', and the brilliant level design kept me hooked. Finding all the secrets was great fun.

I can't say I ever played the original Pitfall!, but most Atari games annoy the crap out of me.

...but most Atari games annoy the crap out of me.

Whole-heartedly seconded. Look at Beyblade, the poorest cartoon cash-in ever.

Whole-heartedly seconded. Look at Beyblade, the poorest cartoon cash-in ever.

If I'm wrong, correct me, but I think he was referring to the system, not the corperation... Beyblade isn't quite that old ;)

If I'm wrong, correct me, but I think he was referring to the system, not the corperation... Beyblade isn't quite that old ;)

Haha, you're right - Atari these days, I don't mind. They publish NeverWinter Nights in Australia, which I quite enjoy :D

Damn. Sorry :(

Pitfall, never been much of a DK fan.

Donkey Kong Country, I just love it. :)

Last Battle

The Winner with 75% of the points is

Donkey Kong Country

Platformer Rumble
Round 1, Battle 3



Spyro the Dragon: Spyro is a cute purple dragon in a bit of a pickle. Each of Spyro's dragon friends has fallen victim to the nefarious Gnasty Gnorc, who has turned them into crystals. Accompanied by Sparx the dragonfly, Spyro sets out to free his buddies, while collecting gems and dragon eggs. Sparx also serves as Spyro's health-o-meter, glowing gold when Spyro is healthy and turning dusky green as he tires. To boost his energy, Spryo can blast docile creatures with fire, turning them into butterflies, which Sparx transforms into much-needed fuel.

Ratchet and Clank: Delivering exhilarating gameplay mechanics, unique character designs, enormous environments, where it is possible to blow up everything that stands in your way, brilliant graphics, an engaging storyline and an arsenal of the coolest weapons and high-tech gadgets ever seen in an action-platform game, Ratchet & Clank provides players with an immersive experience that demonstrates superb technological advancements and highlights the previously untapped power of PlayStation 2.

Ratchet and Clank was easily one of the greatest platformers ever, especially the second and third games in the series. The pure comedic genius of the scripting alone would be enough to get my vote, never mind the vastly superior gameplay.

Ratchet & Clank had better gameplay than Spyro.

Ratched and Clank is one of the better platformers I've played. I loved the various weapons and their strange side effects. And I think Prak hast he best point, it has the best scripting I've seen in a platform game.

I have to admit i've only played the demo of Ratchet and Clank, so this isn't really the best bias for voting - but the little I played just seemed like another 3D platformer to me. I give props to Spyro for being one of the first platformers to be truly 3D on the PlayStation.

Ratchet and Clank.

Spyro the Dragon

Ratchet and clank

A tough decision for me, as these are both excellent Platformers. I never thought that I could have as much fun as I did with a stupid little dragon and all, and I felt the same way towards <B>Ratchet & Clank</B>. But that game impressed me more.

Ratchet and Clank, even though I thoroughly enjoyed both. ;(

No! Spyro the Dragon, the initial 3D platformer! The original, and best, naturally.

Spyro!

Spyro was one of my favorite games for the playstation. I loved that little annoying purple dragon and all his crazy adventures. Although the sequls sucked ... a lot.

I really loved the pokemon games, ahh, the memories...
my Pikachu sadly choked on a pok� ball...it was a sad day.

I really loved the pokemon games, ahh, the memories...
my Pikachu sadly choked on a pok� ball...it was a sad day.

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Last Battle

The Winner with 53% of the points is

Ratchet and Clank

Platformer Rumble
Round 1, Battle 4



Jak and Daxter: While exploring some ancient ruins on a forbidden island off the coast, Jak's best friend, Daxter, is knocked into a vat of Dark Eco--a terrifying and deadly substance that could corrupt the world forever--transforming him into a weasel-like rodent. The village sage, Samos Hagai, tells Jak that there's only one person who holds the secrets to transforming Daxter back. Now the pair must set out on a quest in search of a wise old sage who has the power to restore Daxter to his former self.

Rayman 2: The Great Escape: A 3D epic that blends fast-paced action and magnificent visuals unique to console gaming. Featuring the uncompromising hero who made his magical debut in 1995, Rayman delivers an unprecedented 3D performance guaranteed to set new standards of challenge in the action arena. With terrifying moves and daring talent, Rayman navigates through 45 areas set across 13 magical environments in order to preserve his kingdom from a gand of unscrupulous pirates.


EDIT: As a note, there will be no update posted on Friday. Due to a death in the family I have to go out of town for the weekend. Next update on Monday.

Jak was definitely better imo, I didn't even like Rayman, I always thought he was gay.

Jak!

<B>DAXTER!

Jak and Daxter. It was the Next Big Thing from Naughty Dog, and I really don't think they can do anything wrong - the level design, the playability, and the technology (no loading times! take note, developers) made it truly a showcase for the PlayStation 2.

Even though I feel it was always upstaged by the Ratchet and Clank games, Jak and Daxter was still a great game in its own right. I really need to play the third one.

Rayman please.

Rayman 2: The Great Escape