Statistics

All figures generated automatically from the catalogue. Updated every time a new game is added.

568Total games

5Published

379In preservation

17Soundtracks recorded

5Reviews written

Catalogue completion

0.9%

5 of 568 games fully published

Review scores

Percentage-scale magazine reviews only. Publishers and developers need at least 3 scored games to qualify; single-game records need at least 3 reviews.

Highest reviewed gameMicro Machines 2: Turbo Tournament94%across 8 reviews

Lowest reviewed gameCutthroat Island10%across 3 reviews

Most common score90%awarded 272 times across the codex

Biggest disagreements between magazines

Onslaught5% – 89%84 pts

Mercs13% – 92%79 pts

Terminator 2: Judgment Day12% – 89%77 pts

Last Battle4% – 79%75 pts

Zany Golf11% – 86%75 pts

Publishers by average review score

Disney Interactive (3 games)Best: Disney's Toy Story (88%) · Worst: Donald in Maui Mallard (81%)85%

Arena Entertainment (6 games)Best: Mortal Kombat II (94%) · Worst: Predator 2 (55%)83%

Codemasters (15 games)Best: Micro Machines 2: Turbo Tournament (94%) · Worst: Havoc (57%)83%

Core Design (3 games)Best: Skeleton Krew (85%) · Worst: Bubba 'N' Stix (82%)83%

Virgin Interactive Entertainment (13 games)Best: Earthworm Jim (93%) · Worst: ExoSquad (57%)83%

Psygnosis (4 games)Best: Lemmings 2: The Tribes (84%) · Worst: Wiz 'n' Liz: The Frantic Wabbit Wescue (81%)83%

KONAMI (16 games)Best: Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster's Hidden Treasure (89%) · Worst: Hyperdunk (61%)80%

Virgin Games (14 games)Best: Cool Spot (88%) · Worst: Superman: The Man of Steel (50%)80%

Domark (8 games)Best: F1: World Championship Edition (91%) · Worst: International Rugby (61%)79%

Electronic Arts (94 games)Best: Jungle Strike: The Sequel to Desert Strike (94%) · Worst: Dark Castle (43%)78%

Time Warner Interactive (8 games)Best: Red Zone (87%) · Worst: The Lawnmower Man (71%)77%

Sony Electronic Publishing (6 games)Best: International Sensible Soccer: World Champions (89%) · Worst: Fun 'n Games (39%)75%

SEGA (193 games)Best: Street Fighter II': Special Champion Edition (94%) · Worst: Last Battle (37%)74%

Sunsoft (5 games)Best: Bubble and Squeak (83%) · Worst: The Pirates of Dark Water (62%)74%

Interplay (3 games)Best: Rock n' Roll Racing (84%) · Worst: ClayFighter (57%)74%

U.S. Gold (12 games)Best: Flashback (93%) · Worst: Gunship (43%)73%

Accolade (14 games)Best: Zero Tolerance (85%) · Worst: Pelé (49%)72%

Viacom New Media (4 games)Best: Zoop (76%) · Worst: Aaahh!!! Real Monsters (68%)70%

Tengen (13 games)Best: Dragon's Fury (89%) · Worst: Paperboy 2 (47%)70%

Acclaim Entertainment (20 games)Best: Mortal Kombat 3 (93%) · Worst: Cutthroat Island (10%)69%

Infogrames (3 games)Best: The Smurfs (76%) · Worst: Spirou (63%)69%

Ballistic (10 games)Best: Star Control (79%) · Worst: Onslaught (48%)68%

Ocean Software (4 games)Best: Mr. Nutz (78%) · Worst: The Adventures of Mighty Max (44%)67%

Sony Imagesoft (5 games)Best: Sensible Soccer: European Champions (90%) · Worst: Cliffhanger (29%)63%

TecMagik (3 games)Best: Sylvester & Tweety in Cagey Capers (75%) · Worst: Pink Goes to Hollywood (44%)61%

Flying Edge (18 games)Best: Krusty's Super Fun House (86%) · Worst: Terminator 2: Judgment Day (33%)60%

Developers by average review score

Sonic Team (4 games)Best: Sonic the Hedgehog (92%) · Worst: Sonic & Knuckles (90%)92%

Codemasters (3 games)Best: Micro Machines (90%) · Worst: Psycho Pinball (88%)89%

Climax Entertainment (3 games)Best: Landstalker: The Treasures of King Nole (90%) · Worst: Shining in the Darkness (84%)88%

SuperSonic Software (4 games)Best: Micro Machines 2: Turbo Tournament (94%) · Worst: Cosmic Spacehead (75%)87%

Bullfrog Productions (5 games)Best: Theme Park (91%) · Worst: PowerMonger (81%)87%

Audiogenic Software (4 games)Best: Brian Lara Cricket ’96 (87%) · Worst: Brian Lara Cricket (82%)86%

Virgin Games (4 games)Best: Disney's Aladdin (90%) · Worst: RoboCop versus The Terminator (80%)86%

Extended Play Productions (3 games)Best: FIFA Soccer ’95 (92%) · Worst: FIFA ’97 (77%)86%

Park Place Productions (6 games)Best: John Madden Football '92 (93%) · Worst: Joe Montana Football (71%)86%

Technosoft (5 games)Best: Dragon's Fury (89%) · Worst: Herzog Zwei (77%)85%

Treasure (5 games)Best: Gunstar Heroes (88%) · Worst: McDonald's Treasure Land Adventure (76%)84%

PanelComp (4 games)Best: Cannon Fodder (91%) · Worst: Zoop (76%)84%

SEGA Technical Institute (8 games)Best: Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (92%) · Worst: Dick Tracy (71%)84%

Millennium Interactive (3 games)Best: James Pond II - Codename: Robocod (89%) · Worst: James Pond: Underwater Agent (78%)84%

Sunsoft (3 games)Best: Lemmings (87%) · Worst: Batman (79%)83%

CAPCOM (4 games)Best: Street Fighter II': Special Champion Edition (94%) · Worst: Saturday Night Slam Masters (68%)83%

Sensible Software (5 games)Best: Cannon Fodder (91%) · Worst: World Championship Soccer 2 (53%)82%

Recreational Brainware (3 games)Best: Taz-Mania (88%) · Worst: Chakan (74%)82%

Vectordean (4 games)Best: Rolo to the Rescue (86%) · Worst: James Pond: Underwater Agent (78%)82%

KONAMI (13 games)Best: Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster's Hidden Treasure (89%) · Worst: Hyperdunk (61%)80%

The Bitmap Brothers (3 games)Best: Speedball 2 (88%) · Worst: Xenon 2: Megablast (69%)80%

Polygames (5 games)Best: PGA Tour Golf III (88%) · Worst: Steel Talons (55%)80%

Core Design (8 games)Best: Chuck Rock (87%) · Worst: Hook (64%)79%

High Score Productions (13 games)Best: Jungle Strike: The Sequel to Desert Strike (94%) · Worst: Mario Andretti Racing (48%)79%

Domark (4 games)Best: Bloodshot (84%) · Worst: James Bond 007: The Duel (72%)79%

Traveller's Tales (6 games)Best: Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island (92%) · Worst: Bram Stoker's Dracula (43%)79%

Disney Software (6 games)Best: World of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck (90%) · Worst: Disney's Ariel the Little Mermaid (60%)79%

Johnson Voorsanger Productions (3 games)Best: ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron (90%) · Worst: Menacer 6-Game Cartridge (60%)79%

Electronic Arts (23 games)Best: Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf (91%) · Worst: Jordan vs Bird (45%)78%

Psygnosis (6 games)Best: Disney's Toy Story (88%) · Worst: Shadow of the Beast (65%)78%

Factor 5 (4 games)Best: International Superstar Soccer: Deluxe (88%) · Worst: Universal Soldier (69%)78%

Iguana Entertainment (7 games)Best: NBA Jam (89%) · Worst: The Pirates of Dark Water (62%)77%

Gai Brain (3 games)Best: Fatal Fury (79%) · Worst: Fatal Fury 2 (76%)77%

Sterling Silver Software (3 games)Best: PGA Tour Golf (90%) · Worst: Hard Drivin' (62%)77%

Sculptured Software (10 games)Best: Mortal Kombat 3 (93%) · Worst: The Simpsons: Bart's Nightmare (62%)77%

SEGA (62 games)Best: Ecco the Dolphin (93%) · Worst: Last Battle (37%)76%

Probe Software (11 games)Best: Mortal Kombat II (94%) · Worst: Back to the Future Part III (55%)76%

Toaplan (4 games)Best: Truxton (85%) · Worst: Twin Hawk (66%)76%

NuFX (4 games)Best: PGA Tour '96 (79%) · Worst: Crüe Ball (69%)75%

Hitmen Productions (3 games)Best: PGA Tour '96 (79%) · Worst: NBA Live '96 (69%)75%

Rage Software (3 games)Best: Ultimate Soccer (81%) · Worst: Striker (65%)75%

Novotrade (6 games)Best: Ecco the Dolphin (93%) · Worst: ExoSquad (57%)74%

Ocean Software (3 games)Best: Mr. Nutz (78%) · Worst: The Addams Family (71%)73%

The Black Team (8 games)Best: WWF WrestleMania: The Arcade Game (89%) · Worst: The Simpsons: Bart's Nightmare (62%)73%

Accolade (10 games)Best: Zero Tolerance (85%) · Worst: WarpSpeed (53%)72%

BlueSky Software (10 games)Best: Vectorman (91%) · Worst: Desert Demolition Starring Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote (58%)72%

MindSpan (4 games)Best: Winter Challenge (78%) · Worst: Summer Challenge (65%)72%

Gremlin Graphics Software (4 games)Best: Lotus Turbo Challenge (84%) · Worst: Nigel Mansell's World Championship Racing (62%)72%

Atod (3 games)Best: Bugs Bunny in Double Trouble (78%) · Worst: The Pagemaster (65%)71%

Tengen (4 games)Best: Klax (80%) · Worst: Paperboy 2 (47%)69%

Tiertex (11 games)Best: Super Kick Off (85%) · Worst: Turbo OutRun (44%)69%

Namco (5 games)Best: Rolling Thunder 2 (80%) · Worst: Ball Jacks (39%)68%

Probe Entertainment (6 games)Best: Batman Forever (85%) · Worst: Gunship (43%)68%

Data East (5 games)Best: Virtua Fighter 2 (76%) · Worst: Havoc (57%)67%

The White Team (4 games)Best: NBA Jam: Tournament Edition (88%) · Worst: George Foreman's KO Boxing (44%)67%

Graftgold (4 games)Best: Global Gladiators (85%) · Worst: Yogi Bear: Cartoon Capers (34%)67%

Grey Team (4 games)Best: Mortal Kombat (88%) · Worst: Justice League Task Force (54%)67%

HeadGames (3 games)Best: X-Men 2: Clone Wars (77%) · Worst: Pink Goes to Hollywood (44%)66%

SIMS (4 games)Best: ATP Tour (78%) · Worst: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (52%)65%

Infogrames (4 games)Best: The Smurfs (76%) · Worst: Fantasia (51%)65%

New World Computing (3 games)Best: Might and Magic: Gates to Another World (71%) · Worst: The Faery Tale Adventure (56%)64%

Western Technologies (4 games)Best: X-Men (81%) · Worst: Art Alive! (47%)61%

Beam Software (5 games)Best: Radical Rex (76%) · Worst: George Foreman's KO Boxing (44%)61%

WJS Design (3 games)Best: Shadow of the Beast II (67%) · Worst: The Adventures of Mighty Max (44%)59%

Malibu Interactive (3 games)Best: Ex-Mutants (81%) · Worst: Cliffhanger (29%)58%

Software Creations (6 games)Best: Super Off Road (76%) · Worst: Cutthroat Island (10%)51%

The Grey Team (3 games)Best: NFL Quarterback Club (76%) · Worst: Cutthroat Island (10%)43%

By genre

247

128

By year

126

132

By publisher (top 15)

SEGA

207

Electronic Arts

101

Acclaim Entertainment

Telstar Electronic Studios

Virgin Interactive Entertainment

Tengen

Ballistic

Domark

Time Warner Interactive

By developer (top 15)

SEGA

Electronic Arts

High Score Productions

SEGA Technical Institute

Park Place Productions

By players

262

223

By composer (top 15)