RePlay Magazine's Top Games for December 2003

RePlay Magazines "Players' Choice" game chart is out. Looks like the Neo-Geo gets some votes

Best Video Software(months on chart) Rating number

1. Trophy Hunting- Sammy (19) 7.68
2. Sports Shooting- Sammy (6) 7.67
3. Metal Slug 5- SNKP (1) 7.20
4. Virtua Tennis 2- Sega (12) 7.11
5. Big Buck:Shooters Chall- ITS (20) 7.05
6. SVC Chaos- SNKP (2) 7.00
7. Big Buck Hunter- ITS (35) 6.86
8. Soul Calibur 2- Namco (17) 6.67
9. Deer Hunting USA- Sammy USA (44) 6.34
10. Turkey Hunting- Sammy (32) 6.32
11. Strikers 1945 Part III- Worldwide (35) 6.30
12. Metal Slug X- SNK (41) 6.29
13. Metal Slug 4- SNK (16) 6.22
14. Marvel vs Capcom 2- Capcom (38) 6.21
15. Tekken 4- Namco (24) 6.07

Remember the rankings are based on operator participation and are rated on a scale of 1-10 (10 being powerhouse earnings; 9 for excellent; 8 for very good game, etc...)

Nice Metal Slug X is up there.

But why the fuck is Metal Slug 4 on there and 3 not? God almighty operators need to swap 4 for 3 if they want more money.

Wow, Metal Slug is doing great.

I hate ALL of those stupid deer shooting games. I can't beleve people play them. I think there stupid. If I play a shooting game I want stuff shooting back at me and not some dumb animal.

5 fucking hunting games (and Sports Shooting)?? I hate this fucking country.

Word up for Strikers 1945 III though!!!

BBH said:

5 fucking hunting games (and Sports Shooting)?? I hate this fucking country.

Word up for Strikers 1945 III though!!!

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Heh. You think that's bad...in the "Best Upright Videos" in the RePlay poll, all of the games are either shooting games or golf games

WTF!?

Big Buck Hunter is waaay better than Trophy Hunting... and I'm totally serious.

Actually, it's really funny: a little over a year ago I would've also said "how is that possible?".

Then I moved out to the midwest:

Ever, single freakin' bar out here has Golden Tee and a Hunting game. I didn't start playing the hunting games until someone told me to try (yes it was a she), then I realized they were actually pretty fun (they play a lot like my favorite shooting game of all time: Lethal Enforcers). So with every bar in the farm-belt carrying a hunting video game, you can be damn well skippy that they're getting more playtime.

As for MS4: I've seen it at a lot of places that only recently got video games (like new movie theaters).

Bobak said:

WTF!?

Big Buck Hunter is waaay better than Trophy Hunting... and I'm totally serious.

Actually, it's really funny: a little over a year ago I would've also said "how is that possible?".

Then I moved out to the midwest:

Ever, single freakin' bar out here has Golden Tee and a Hunting game. I didn't start playing the hunting games until someone told me to try (yes it was a she), then I realized they were actually pretty fun (they play a lot like my favorite shooting game of all time: Lethal Enforcers). So with every bar in the farm-belt carrying a hunting video game, you can be damn well skippy that they're getting more playtime.

As for MS4: I've seen it at a lot of places that only recently got video games (like new movie theaters).

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True on all counts.

MS4 is cheap and available for being a fairly recent game. Also, practically every place in the midwest DOES have goldentee. It's ridiculously popular. I'm amazed 2d games even TOUCHED that list. Guess that bodes well for snk

Well, RePlay lists three categories for games: Best Uprights and Best Deluxe Videos. Here are the lists...

UPRIGHTS:

1. Warzaid- Konami/Betson (4 months)
2. Golden Tee Fore! 2004 Extra- ITS (2)
3. Silent Scope EX- Konami (23)
4. Silent Scope 2- Konami (45)
5. Retrocade- Team Play (2)
6. Golden Tee Fore! 2004- ITS (8)
7- Big Buck Hunter II- ITS (16)
8- House of the Dead- Sega (76)
9. House of the Dead 3- Sega (7)
10. House of the Dead 2- Sega (58)
11. PGA Tour Golf: Champ Edition- Global VR (3)
12. Area 51- Atari (85)
13. Invasion: The Abductors- Midway (39)
14. Silent Scope- Konami (43)
15. Maximum Force- Atari (76)

DELUXE VIDEOS:

1. Beach Head 2003: Desert War- Global VR (6)
2. Initial D: Version 2- Sega (1)
3. Time Crisis 3- Namco (8)
4. Dance Dance Revolution- Konami (31)
5. Vortek: Beach Head 2002- Global VR (13)
6. ATV Track- Namco/Gaelco (15)
7. Time Crisis 2- Namco (66)
8. Cruisin Exotica- Midway/Betson (45)
9. Tokyo Cop- Namco (2)
10. San Francisco Rush:2049- Atari/Betson (50)
11. Jurassic Park 3- Konami (17)
12. Arctic Thunder- Midway/Betson (33)
13. Crazy Taxi High Rollers- Sega (4)
14. Star Trek Voyager- Team Play (9)
15. San Francisco Rush: Special Edition- Atari/Betson (1)

Let the arguments begin

I've been a Replay reader for years... YEAH... THERE IS MORE THAN ONE OF US NOW!!!!

Anyway, Metal Slug X has been on the charts for the last three years solid. It is a great game, but every Metal Slug does well. Strikers 1945 Plus finally dropped off though, it looks like. I have my latest Replay sitting on the table, haven't even opened it's baggy... been so damn busy...

-Nick

c.t.h said:

I'm amazed 2d games even TOUCHED that list. Guess that bodes well for snk

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Exactly... let alone three times!

My friends, that is why the Neo has survived all these years, and will continue to survive!

This thread should be in News, I'm moving it.

thats just great and all but how about some new reviews at the site
we need new reviews people
i get everytime i look at that idiots review of superdodgeball saying that the nes version is better what a jackass
i am watching the video game awards and just wishing they would show slug 5.oh well the girls are enough for me

yeah, I seem to find 2 slots with Metal Slug and Puzzle Bobble everywhere and in the most unlikeliest of places.

I have quite a few MS4's also.