Vieo said:
I'm still trying to figure out how Xbox beat GCN for second place regardless of selling like week old cheese burgers in Japan and it's general lack of Japanese dev support (read: no japanese rpgs).
A comparison of what one platform has that the other does not, 80% review scores or above. Forgive me if this list is slightly off.
1. Halo: Combat Evolved XBOX Microsoft Game Studios 87 8.8 94.9% 95.5%
2. Halo 2 XBOX Microsoft Game Studios 96 8.2 94.0% 95.1%
3. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic XBOX LucasArts 98 9.0 93.9% 94.7%
4. Grand Theft Auto Double Pack XBOX Rockstar Games 52 8.8 93.7% 93.8%
6. Burnout 3: Takedown XBOX EA Games 73 8.9 92.1% 93.3%
7. Project Gotham Racing 2 XBOX Microsoft Game Studios 84 8.6 92.2% 92.9%
10. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas XBOX Rockstar Games 58 8.3 92.4% 92.6%
12. Forza Motorsport XBOX Microsoft Game Studios 73 8.5 92.7% 92.3%
13. Ninja Gaiden XBOX Tecmo 88 8.8 91.7% 92.3%
15. Pro Evolution Soccer 4 XBOX Konami 14 8.4 91.3% 91.5%
16. Psychonauts XBOX Majesco Games 42 7.9 90.6% 90.4%
17. Panzer Dragoon Orta XBOX Sega 82 8.3 89.9% 90.2%
20. Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge XBOX Microsoft Game Studios 88 8.5 89.6% 89.8%
22. Halo 2 Multiplayer Map Pack XBOX Microsoft Game Studios 36 8.0 87.9% 89.5%
25. ESPN NFL Football XBOX Sega 33 8.1 88.9% 89.5%
26. World Series Baseball 2K3 XBOX Sega 31 8.0 88.8% 89.5%
27. ESPN NFL 2K5 XBOX Sega 54 8.7 90.7% 89.3%
28. The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind Game of the Year Edition XBOX Bethesda Softworks 24 8.7 88.3% 89.3%
30. NCAA Football 06 XBOX EA Sports 33 7.9 89.1% 89.1%
32. Jade Empire XBOX Microsoft Game Studios 79 8.5 88.7% 88.8%
33. World Soccer Winning Eleven 8 International XBOX Konami 22 8.3 89.1% 88.8%
35. Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 XBOX Ubisoft 66 8.5 89.1% 88.7%
39. Rallisport Challenge 2 XBOX Microsoft Game Studios 74 8.4 88.5% 88.6%
40. The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay XBOX VU Games 79 8.5 88.9% 88.5%
46. Top Spin XBOX Microsoft Game Studios 80 8.2 87.4% 87.9%
49. MotoGP 2 XBOX THQ 49 8.2 87.6% 87.6%
54. Rallisport Challenge XBOX Microsoft Game Studios 77 8.2 87.6% 87.4%
56. Oddworld Stranger's Wrath XBOX EA Games 64 8.1 87.4% 87.3%
58. Midnight Club II XBOX Rockstar Games 56 7.7 85.9% 87.1%
60. Unreal Championship 2: The Liandri Conflict XBOX Midway 48 8.0 87.4% 87.0%
62. Doom 3 XBOX Activision 80 8.2 87.4% 87.0%
63. MechAssault XBOX Microsoft Game Studios 74 7.9 86.5% 87.0%
65. The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind XBOX Bethesda Softworks 72 8.5 86.4% 87.0%
66. World Series Baseball XBOX Sega 32 8.0 84.8% 86.9%
67. Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance XBOX Konami 64 8.4 87.2% 86.9%
68. Project Gotham Racing XBOX Microsoft Game Studios 78 8.0 87.4% 86.8%
70. ESPN NBA Basketball XBOX Sega 19 7.6 87.0% 86.5%
71. MotoGP XBOX THQ 53 7.9 86.4% 86.5%
72. JSRF: Jet Set Radio Future XBOX Sega 86 7.7 87.2% 86.4%
74. ESPN NHL 2K5 XBOX Sega 37 8.2 85.9% 86.0%
75. Colin McRae Rally 3 XBOX Codemasters 63 7.6 85.9% 86.0%
76. Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne XBOX Rockstar Games 54 8.2 85.2% 86.0%
77. Colin McRae Rally 04 XBOX Codemasters 44 7.6 85.5% 86.0%
78. Mercenaries XBOX LucasArts 58 8.5 84.9% 85.9%
80. Dead or Alive 3 XBOX Tecmo 67 8.3 85.7% 85.8%
81. NASCAR 2005: Chase for the Cup XBOX EA Games 21 7.3 85.4% 85.7%
82. Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition XBOX Rockstar Games 56 8.1 85.6% 85.6%
84. Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords XBOX LucasArts 60 8.5 86.1% 85.6%
87. Max Payne XBOX Rockstar Games 63 8.1 85.8% 85.4%
88. Deus Ex: Invisible War XBOX Eidos Interactive 66 8.2 84.3% 85.4%
89. Championship Manager Season: 02/03 XBOX Eidos Interactive 14 7.0 84.7% 85.4%
90. Steel Battalion XBOX Capcom 30 8.2 84.4% 85.3%
92. ESPN College Hoops 2K5 XBOX Sega 17 7.2 86.1% 85.0%
93. TOCA Race Driver 2: The Ultimate Racing Simulator XBOX Codemasters 44 7.6 84.6% 85.0%
95. Tony Hawk's Underground XBOX Activision 48 8.4 85.2% 84.9%
98. Fable XBOX Microsoft Game Studios 97 8.3 85.2% 84.8%
99. Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly Director's Cut XBOX Tecmo 35 7.4 84.7% 84.7%
100. Guilty Gear X2 #Reload XBOX Majesco Games 36 7.8 85.1% 84.7%
101. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Black Arrow XBOX Ubisoft 53 8.2 85.1% 84.7%
105. Fight Night 2004 XBOX EA Sports 51 7.6 84.5% 84.3%
106. Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Tides of War XBOX Activision 65 8.2 84.2% 84.3%
107. NASCAR Thunder 2004 XBOX EA Games 16 6.7 83.1% 84.1%
109. ESPN NBA 2K5 XBOX Sega 33 8.0 84.6% 84.0%
115. Full Spectrum Warrior XBOX THQ 74 7.9 84.1% 83.6%
116. Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy XBOX Midway 61 8.1 83.8% 83.5%
117. Colin McRae Rally 2005 XBOX Codemasters 37 7.4 83.7% 83.5%
118. Unreal Championship XBOX Atari 66 8.0 83.9% 83.5%
119. Links 2004 XBOX Microsoft Game Studios 69 7.8 82.3% 83.1%
120. Dead or Alive Ultimate XBOX Tecmo 63 8.4 84.1% 83.1%
121. Major League Baseball 2K5 XBOX Take-Two Interactive 23 7.1 81.8% 83.1%
124. NBA Ballers XBOX Midway 41 7.2 82.3% 83.0%
126. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2x XBOX Activision 32 7.3 82.5% 82.9%
136. Wakeboarding Unleashed Featuring Shaun Murray XBOX Activision 42 7.8 81.2% 82.3%
137. Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams XBOX Konami 43 7.7 81.6% 82.3%
139. Amped 2 XBOX Microsoft Game Studios 74 7.6 82.4% 82.2%
140. Sega GT 2002 XBOX Sega 51 7.3 82.8% 82.0%
141. Shenmue II XBOX Microsoft Game Studios 67 8.2 80.7% 81.9%
142. MLB Slugfest 20-03 XBOX Midway 17 6.9 83.1% 81.8%
143. Amped: Freestyle Snowboarding XBOX Microsoft Game Studios 65 7.2 81.0% 81.8%
145. High Heat Major League Baseball 2004 XBOX 3DO 17 6.4 81.6% 81.7%
147. Darkwatch XBOX Capcom 10 7.8 80.8% 81.6%
148. Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix XBOX Konami 29 6.0 82.5% 81.6%
149. The Suffering XBOX Midway 52 7.9 81.5% 81.5%
151. F1 2001 XBOX Electronic Arts 15 6.4 81.3% 81.5%
153. Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Island Thunder XBOX Ubisoft 58 8.0 81.1% 81.3% 155. MechAssault 2: Lone Wolf XBOX Microsoft Game Studios 67 7.8 81.8% 81.3%
156. Thief: Deadly Shadows XBOX Eidos Interactive 58 7.9 80.9% 81.2%
157. Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix 2 XBOX Konami 17 6.0 80.5% 81.2%
159. Otogi: Myth of Demons XBOX Sega 69 8.0 80.4% 81.2%
160. NCAA March Madness 2005 XBOX EA Sports 17 5.9 80.1% 81.1%
161. Phantom Dust XBOX Majesco Games 40 7.3 82.4% 81.1%
162. Pro Race Driver XBOX Codemasters 37 6.7 81.0% 81.1%
167. Sid Meier's Pirates! XBOX 2K Games 41 7.3 81.4% 80.7%
169. NCAA March Madness 2004 XBOX Electronic Arts 17 6.0 80.1% 80.6%
170. Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders XBOX Microsoft Game Studios 53 8.1 79.7% 80.6%
172. Genma Onimusha XBOX Capcom 49 7.4 80.5% 80.6%
173. NFL Fever 2002 XBOX Microsoft Game Studios 37 7.3 80.3% 80.5%
175. Fatal Frame XBOX Tecmo 29 7.5 79.2% 80.3%
176. Buffy the Vampire Slayer XBOX Electronic Arts 73 7.6 79.9% 80.3%
179. MTV Music Generator 3: This Is the Remix XBOX Codemasters 28 5.0 79.4% 80.3%
180. Deathrow XBOX Ubisoft 55 7.8 81.1% 80.2%
182. Chessmaster XBOX Ubisoft 15 5.3 80.5% 79.9%
184. Project: Snowblind XBOX Eidos Interactive 41 7.5 81.5% 79.9%
185. NASCAR Heat 2002 XBOX Atari 22 6.3 78.2% 79.8%
188. NFL Fever 2003 XBOX Microsoft Game Studios 48 7.1 77.5% 79.7%
191. Otogi 2: Immortal Warriors XBOX Sega 36 7.8 79.7% 79.7%
192. OutRun2 XBOX Microsoft Game Studios 54 7.6 79.8% 79.6%
193. Star Wars: Battlefront XBOX LucasArts 56 8.0 79.2% 79.5%
194. Midtown Madness 3 XBOX Microsoft Game Studios 77 7.5 79.5% 79.5
vs.
1. Metroid Prime GC Nintendo 87 8.8 95.5% 96.4%
2. Resident Evil 4 GC Capcom 79 9.2 96.1% 96.1%
3. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker GC Nintendo 88 8.9 94.5% 94.7%
5. The Legend of Zelda Collector's Edition GC Nintendo 12 9.0 92.2% 92.9%
8. Metroid Prime 2: Echoes GC Nintendo 57 8.6 92.1% 91.9%
9. Viewtiful Joe GC Capcom 71 8.6 92.0% 91.6%
10. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time GC Nintendo 20 9.1 90.0% 91.4%
11. Super Mario Sunshine GC Nintendo 77 8.4 89.9% 91.4%
12. Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem GC Nintendo 79 8.7 91.2% 91.0%
20. Super Smash Bros. Melee GC Nintendo 67 8.9 90.1% 90.1%
21. Resident Evil GC Capcom 68 8.7 90.0% 90.0%
22. Star Wars Rogue Leader: Rogue Squadron II GC LucasArts 75 8.3 89.3% 89.9%
27. Pikmin 2 GC Nintendo 48 8.7 89.3% 89.3%
28. F-Zero GX GC Nintendo 73 8.6 89.5% 89.1%
36. Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door GC Nintendo 53 8.5 87.2% 87.9%
37. Mario Kart: Double Dash!! GC Nintendo 69 8.7 86.3% 87.9%
49. Animal Crossing GC Nintendo 66 8.4 87.6% 86.8%
50. Skies of Arcadia Legends GC Sega 50 8.3 85.5% 86.2%
52. Pikmin GC Nintendo 70 8.0 86.9% 86.0%
54. Tales of Symphonia GC Namco 67 8.5 85.8% 85.5%
57. Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes GC Konami 67 8.8 85.0% 85.4%
58. Ikaruga GC Atari 65 8.3 85.6% 85.3%
65. Viewtiful Joe 2 GC Capcom 35 7.9 85.4% 84.8%
68. The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures GC Nintendo 53 8.5 84.0% 84.6%
80. Resident Evil 0 GC Capcom 67 8.4 84.2% 82.8%
81. Wave Race: Blue Storm GC Nintendo 57 7.5 82.5% 82.6%
82. Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean GC Namco 46 8.1 82.2% 82.4%
84. Donkey Kong Jungle Beat GC Nintendo 45 8.2 82.1% 82.3%
86. Mario Power Tennis GC Nintendo 38 8.3 83.1% 81.9%
87. Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour GC Nintendo 49 8.1 81.9% 81.9%
98. Star Fox Adventures GC Nintendo 71 7.9 82.0% 81.1%
108. Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles GC Nintendo 64 8.1 80.2% 80.3%
109. Pac-Man vs. GC Namco 36 7.3 80.9% 80.3%
114. Luigi's Mansion GC Nintendo 66 7.3 79.1% 79.6%