Top 50 and Bottom 25 Sega Dreamcast games list

[Rob2600]

Inspired by my Top 50 and Bottom 40 Wii games thread and my Top 50 and Bottom 25 Nintendo 64 games thread:


According to Gamestats.com, Metacritic.com, and Gamerankings.com, here are the overall top 50 Dreamcast games:

1. Soulcalibur - 9.7
2. NFL 2K1 - 9.6 (also highly rated: NFL 2K and NFL 2K2)
3. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 - 9.6 (also highly rated: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater)
4. Resident Evil Code: Veronica - 9.4
5. Rayman 2: The Great Escape - 9.3
6. Quake III Arena - 9.3
7. Virtua Tennis - 9.2 (also highly rated: Tennis 2K2)
8. Jet Grind Radio - 9.2
9. Dead or Alive 2 - 9.1
10. Crazy Taxi - 9.1
11. Skies of Arcadia - 9.1
12. NBA 2K1 - 9.1 (also highly rated: NBA 2K and NBA 2K2)
13. Test Drive Le Mans - 9.1
14. Sonic Adventure - 9.0
15. Unreal Tournament - 9.0
16. Grandia II - 9.0
17. Shenmue - 9.0
18. Ultimate Fighting Championship - 9.0
19. Rez - 8.9
20. Samba de Amigo - 8.9
21. MDK2 - 8.9
22. Marvel vs. Capcom 2 - 8.9
23. Shenmue II - 8.9
24. Phantasy Star Online - 8.9
25. Guilty Gear X - 8.9
26. Sonic Adventure 2 - 8.8
27. Power Stone 2 - 8.8
28. Street Fighter Alpha 3 - 8.8
29. ChuChu Rocket! - 8.8
30. Ready 2 Rumble Boxing - 8.8
31. Space Channel 5 Part 2 - 8.7
32. Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver - 8.7
33. Metropolis Street Racer - 8.7
34. Bangai-O - 8.6
35. Ikaruga - 8.6
36. Test Drive V-Rally - 8.6
37. Ferrari F355 Challenge: Passione Rossa - 8.6
38. Sega Rally 2: Sega Rally Championship - 8.6
39. Daytona USA - 8.5
40. San Francisco Rush 2049 - 8.5
41. King of Fighters 2001 - 8.4
42. Phantasy Star Online Version 2 - 8.4
43. Power Stone - 8.4
44. The Typing of the Dead - 8.4
45. Virtual-On: Oratorio Tangram - 8.4
46. Headhunter - 8.4
47. Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future - 8.4
48. Crazy Taxi 2 - 8.3
49. Virtua Fighter 3tb - 8.3
50. Zero Gunner 2 - 8.3
(51. Worms Armageddon - 8.3)
(52. Sega GT - 8.3)

What do you think? Is there a good variety of genres? Is there a good balance between hard core, casual, mature, and fun games?

For sports series, I listed the highest rated version followed by other highly rated versions in parentheses.


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According to Gamestats.com, Metacritic.com, and Gamerankings.com, here are the overall worst 25 Dreamcast games:

1. Who Wants to Beat Up a Millionaire? - 1.5
2. Neo Golden Logress: Littlewing Solid State Pinball - 2.0
3. Godzilla Generations Maximum Impact - 2.5
4. Undercover AD 2025 Kei - 2.5
5. NFL Quarterback Club 2000 - 2.5
6. ESPN NBA 2Night - 2.7
7. Spirit of Speed 1937 - 3.0
8. MTV Sports: Skateboarding Featuring Andy Mcdonald - 3.4
9. Caesars Palace 2000 - 3.5
10. Ducati World Racing Challenge - 3.7
11. South Park Rally - 3.9
12. Space Griffon - 4.0
13. NFL Quarterback Club 2001 - 4.3
14. Roadsters - 4.3
15. Industrial Spy: Operation Espionage - 4.3
16. Jeremy McGrath Supercross 2000 - 4.4
17. The Ring: Terror's Realm - 4.6
18. Godzilla Generations - 4.6
19. Death Crimson OX - 4.7
20. Dragonriders: Chronicles of Pern - 4.9
21. Urban Chaos - 4.9
22. ECW Anarchy Rulz - 4.9
23. Evil Dead: Hail to the King - 4.9
24. Nightmare Creatures II - 5.0
25. World Series Baseball 2K1 - 5.0

[GM80]

I think that's a good starting point, and a good mix. A list will never please everyone, obviously, so here's my take:

Since Headhunter's on there, it's obviously not an exclusively US list ... so I'd argue for Rez, Cosmic Smash, and Space Channel 5 Part 2.

And personally, I think there are too many racing games in the list, spots 34-38 in particular, where there should be some other valued titles ... but Tokyo Xtreme Racer (either one) really needs to be on there (and isn't).

And I thought 47, NBA Showtime, was awful. Blitz 2000 at 51 hints at the list going severely downhill from there. It's pretty bad, too.

[ubersaurus]

Yeah, if we're going worldwide, there's a few key games missing off that list. Under Defeat, Border Down, Super Street Fighter 2 X, the King of Fighters games, Space Channel 5 part 2, and Capcom vs SNK 2 all come to mind.

My, that machine had amazing arcade ports.

Also, UFC? Really? Really?

[retro junkie]

Maybe it is just me, but I think "Mars Matrix" should be on that list somewhere. I felt it was an excellent arcade to home translation. I feel that "Record of the Lodoss War" was pretty good too.

[dr101z]

What about Giga Wing 2, AeroWings 1 and 2, Alien Front Online, Vampire Chronicles, Zero Gunner 2? I'm surprised that both UFC and Ready 2 Rumble made it onto the list.

[otaku]

dr101 lists some good games that should be on that list. Also I'd add the street fighter series of games and berserk guts rage.

Also I hear cosmic smash is quite good and is a DC exclusive I can't say for sure but maybe...

Rez should definetly be on there