Friday, January 12, 2007

So who has the worst games?

Much hay is being made over at Digg regarding an article discussing the "Worst 10 PSP games."

Article: http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/PSP/feature.asp?c=2132
Digg comments: http://www.digg.com/gaming_news/The_10_worst_PSP_games_so_far

But here's the thing nobody is talking about... the absolute worst portable games are on the DS platform (lists from http://www.gamerankings.com)

1. Elf Bowling 1 & 2 12.3%
2. Sudoku Mania 21.5%
3. Monster Trucks DS 24.4%
4. ATV: Quad Frenzy 25.7%
5. Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie 26.0%
6. Dino Master DS 28.8%
7. Ping Pals DS 29.0%
8. Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects 31.1%
9. Crash Boom Bang! 33.0%
10. Superman Returns: The Videogame 33.8%

It's interesting how the worst of the DS library is actually much, much worse than the low end of the PSP library.

1. Reel Fishing: The Great Outdoors 21.0%
2. World Series of Poker 38.8%
3. Dave Mirra BMX Challenge 40.4%
4. Pocket Racers 42.2%
5. The Sims 2: Pets 43.5%
6. Street Supremacy 43.6%
7. Bliss Island 45.6%
8. KAZooK 45.9%
9. Smart Bomb 48.4%
10. Rengoku: The Tower of Purgatory 48.6%

In fact, if one were to combine the two lists and come up with a "Worst 10 Portable Games" you would find that only one PSP game is bad enough to be ranked with the DS titles. The other 9 are all for Nintendo and they can have them.

DS. Elf Bowling 1 & 2 12.3%
PSP. Reel Fishing: The Great Outdoors 21.0%
DS. Sudoku Mania 21.5%
DS. Monster Trucks DS 24.4%
DS. ATV: Quad Frenzy 25.7%
DS. Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie 26.0%
DS. Dino Master DS 28.8%
DS. Ping Pals DS 29.0%
DS. Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects 31.1%
DS. Crash Boom Bang! 33.0%

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