Pre-E3 Video Game Power Rankings (Week 2)
| ReelGamers.com takes a number of factors into consideration before compiling our list, including hype (from both fans and media outlets), potential score, and potential sales. Top thirty lists will be issued on a weekly basis, and can be seen here every Sunday Night. Accurate as of 5/20/2009 | |||||
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1 (2) | COD: Modern Warfare 2 | Multiplatform | Graphiholics bemoaned its Game Informer screenshots. We, on the other hand, award it this week's top spot. | |
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2 (1) | Final Fantasy XIII | Multiplatform | Square-Enix's crown jewel will likely see more delays. How much longer? Pray for some E3 info. | |
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3 (-) | God of War III | Playstation 3 | Sony's howitzer retains its respectable #3 spot. | |
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4 (-) | Halo: ODST | Xbox 360 | Like Kratos, Master Cheif holds steady in the four slot. We know that anything Halo will set the world on fire. Except if its an RTS. | |
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5 (9) | Rock Band: The Beatles | Multiplatform | Rock Band: Beatles Special Edition bundles have lit up the Amazon Top 100 sellers list this week. Expect enormous sales. | |
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6 (-) | Bioshock 2 | Multiplatform | Would you kindly hurry up and give us this game, 2K Boston? | |
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7 (-) | Mass Effect 2 | Xbox 360 | Bioware is partly responsible for the tragic end to Japanese RPG's in North America. Don't hate the developer, hate the game. | |
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8 (5) | Starcraft II |
PC Release | Starcraft II falls from its top five spot, but don't expect it to remain out of it very long. | |
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9 (8) | FF Versus XIII | Playstation 3 | A minor hiccup for Versus, but if SE knows what's good for them they'll give the media a peek at E3 in a few weeks. | |
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10 (12) | All Points Bulletin | Xbox360 | Last week we said not to expect GTAIV. We're beginning to think this could be its successor. | |
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11 (-) | Dragon Quest IX | Nintendo DS | A logical pick for JRPG of the year. | |
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12 (14) | Uncharted 2 | Playstation 3 | After watching Naughty Dog's latest Uncharted 2 trailer, we're convinced this could be the action GOTY. | |
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13 (15) | Alan Wake | Xbox 360 | As E3 draws nearer, Microsoft fans are expecting this one to take multiple show honors. Can MGS capitalize? | |
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14 (18) | Monster Hunter Wii | Nintendo Wii | The prospect of beating the piss out of gigantic monsters with three of our friends on one TV sounds amazing. | |
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15 (13) | The Sims 3 | PC | EA can't be happy about the leaked copy of The Sims II that made its way to pirate sites across the net. | |
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16 (-) | MAG | Playstation 3 | Can Zipper become Sony's Bungie? We think so. | |
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17 (new) | Gran Turismo 5 | Playstation 3 | Our charts biggest mover and shaker. If there's one racing game that could please the gaming world, this is it. | |
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18 (new) | Bayonetta | Multiplatform | After overwhelming demand that this game be placed on our Top 30 chart, we listened. | |
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19 (17) | Heavy Rain | Playstation 3 | Quantic Dream released a disappointing teaser of the game's characters (silhouetted, seriously?) Still a heavy hitter. | |
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20 (-) | Forza Motorsport 3 | Xbox 360 | Could anyone have thought they'd see two Forzas before one Gran Turismo was released on PS3? | |
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21 (23) | Ratchet and Clank: ACIT | Playstation 3 | Insomniac is a master of hype. Expect this one to finish the PS3 trilogy with a bang (Transgender Gun, please). | |
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22 (-) | Assassin's Creed 2 | Multiplatform | Here's hoping the beautiful Jade Raymond won't embaress herself playing Assassins this year's E3. | |
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23 (21) | Tekken 6 | Multiplatform | Still a respectable name in the fighting game world, but lost the luster it once had on the PSX/PS2. | |
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24 (30) | Dissidia | Multiplatform | Sony recently announced a Dissidia PSP Entertainment Pack bundle. Brilliant. | |
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25 (-) | White Knight Chronicles | Playstation 3 | Level-5 hopes to end the reign of Western-RPG in the states with WKC. Expect a new trailer at E3. | |
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26 (19) | Zelda: Spirit Tracks | Nintendo DS | One of the DS's few future bright spots loses a few ranks this week. Gamers still itching for new info. | |
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27 (24) | Batman: Arkham Asylum | Multiplatform | The latest Caped Crusader title takes a three slot hit this week. | |
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28 (-) | Pokemon G/S Remakes | Nintendo DS | I started playing Pokemon Red this week. It still amazes me how unbelivably addicting this series is. | |
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29 (-) | Ghostbusters | Multiplatform | We can't wait to hear Bill Murray's voice acting in this one. | |
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30 (27) | Beyond Good and Evil 2 | Multiplatform | Don't get us wrong, but even if this game were to go on the backburner, we could deal with it. Show us Gameplay! | |