Top 15 full-retail exclusive meta-scores for each platform averaged.

I'm going to start with 2006 for PC games, considering that is when Wii, PS3, 360 and PC were all simultaneously available.

What is better, a dictatorship or a democracy? Same thing with reviews, meta-scores are better than any single review you come across from IGN, Gamespot, or any other publication that is written by 1 individual. A majority vote is always better than 1 opinion. A good meta-score doesn't mean you will automatically like a game, but when measuring how good a game is, the best indicator is meta-score, followed by a single professional publication (Gamespot, IGN etc.), and lastly, the opinion of 1 person from System Wars, which 9 times out of 10 is heavily biased.

The minimum requirement of reviews for each game is 10 reviews. Small digital indie games released at budget prices do not count, only full-retail games. Expansions for full-retail games do count.

PC:

Company of Heroes: 93.82%

Minecraft: 93.24%

World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King: 92.47%

Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty: 92.39%

Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar: 92.27%

Galactic Civilizations II: Twilight of the Arnor: 91.88%

World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade: 91.48%

World of Warcraft: Cataclysm: 91.45%

Crysis: 90.23%

World in Conflict: 89.44%

GTR 2: 89.40%

Total War: Shogun 2: 89.35%

Sid Meier's Civilization V: 89.11%

Empire: Total War: 88.91%

Football Manager 2010: 88.20%

Average Score: 90.91%

Wii:

Super Mario Galaxy: 97.46%

Super Mario Galaxy 2: 97.12%

Xenoblade Chronicles: 93.87%

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword: 93.34%

Super Smash Bros. Brawl: 92.75%

Metroid Prime Trilogy: 92.27%

Kirby's Epic Yarn: 88.75%

New Super Mario Bros. Wii: 88.12%

Donkey Kong Country Returns: 87.79%

Punch-Out!!: 87.66%

Boom Blox Bash Party: 87.15%

Little King's Story: 86.32%

Zack and Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure: 86.18%

Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars: 85.89%

Sin and Punishment: Star Successor: 85.86%

Average Score: 90.04%

PS3:

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves: 96.46%

LittleBigPlanet: 94.67%

Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots: 93.56%

LittleBigPlanet 2: 92.20%

Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception: 92.19%

God of War 3: 92.01%

MLB 10: The Show: 90.53%

Killzone 2: 90.32%

MLB 11: The Show: 90.03%

Demon's Souls: 89.88%

Uncharted: Drake's Fortune: 89.70%

MLB 09: The Show: 89.60%

Heavy Rain: 89.30%

Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of Destruction: 88.59%

Ratchet and Clank Future: A Crack in Time: 87.88%

Average Score: 91.13%

Xbox 360:

Halo 3: 93.53%

Gears of War 2: 93.32%

Forza Motorsport 3: 92.13%

Halo Reach: 91.71%

Gears of War 3: 91.32%

Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter: 90.61%

Forza Motorsport 4: 90.50%

Forza Motorsport 2: 89.85%

Project Gotham Racing 3: 88.69%

Fable 2: 88.27%

Dance Central 2: 86.65%

Project Gotham Racing 4: 86.51%

Dead or Alive 4: 85.42%

Dead Rising: 85.12%

Halo 3: ODST: 84.92%

Average Score: 89.24%

Okay, so here's my analysis of what I'm seeing.

First let me say that every 360 exclusive game was eligible, and the console was released in 2005. The PS3 and Wii weren't released until 2006, and I also only included PC games that were released from 2006 forward, so the 360 had an advantage right off the bat.

Despite the advantage, I'm seeing the lowest score for the 360, and the highest score for the PS3.

I'm really liking the variety I see on the Wii in terms of games. This really goes to show that the Wii has a lot more games than people give it credit for, and unique games at that. I mean, just look at how it dominates the Xbox 360.

The only game I wasn't really sure on whether to add or not was Crysis for the PC. I decided to keep it as a PC exclusive because the console versions run on a different engine and are not exactly the same. If the Crysis version on consoles is exactly the same, I will edit and change it.

No surprises here.

The 360 list is soooo pathetic.

Btw Super Mario Galaxy: 97.46%, Super Mario Galaxy 2: 97.12%, Xenoblade Chronicles: 93.87%, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves: 96.46% & LittleBigPlanet: 94.67%>>>Company of Heroes: 93.82% U mad PC??themajormayor

1. The first 3 games on that list are on pc, and they look signficnatly better.

2. I'd trade slightly higher score for 2 games, to get an extra 90 AA-AAA exclusives. (PC has 100+, while Wii has like 32, xbox 28, ps3 30?)

Sorry but MetaCritic has alot of people that give only 10 or 1's... Not accurate. And faboy's give other console's there exclusive under a 3...

[QUOTE="themajormayor"]Btw Super Mario Galaxy: 97.46%, Super Mario Galaxy 2: 97.12%, Xenoblade Chronicles: 93.87%, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves: 96.46% & LittleBigPlanet: 94.67%>>>Company of Heroes: 93.82% U mad PC??Jankarcop

1. The first 3 games on that list are on pc, and they look signficnatly better.

2. I'd trade slightly higher score for 2 games, to get an extra 90 AA-AAA exclusives. (PC has 100+, while Wii has like 32, xbox 28, ps3 30?)

Alright...numbers.

Now my 15 best games this gen, that's really the only thing that matter to me.\

1.Fallout New Vegas

2.Halo reach

3.MGS4

4.GTA4

5.Littlebigplanet

6.Skyrim

7.Red Dead Redemption

8.The Orange Box

9.Super Mario Galaxy 2

10.No More Heroes 2

11.Littlebigplanet 2

12.Phantom Hourglass

13.Fallout 3

14.Alpha Protocol

15.LA Noire

[QUOTE="themajormayor"]Btw Super Mario Galaxy: 97.46%, Super Mario Galaxy 2: 97.12%, Xenoblade Chronicles: 93.87%, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves: 96.46% & LittleBigPlanet: 94.67%>>>Company of Heroes: 93.82% U mad PC??Jankarcop

1. The first 3 games on that list are on pc, and they look signficnatly better.

[QUOTE="themajormayor"]Btw Super Mario Galaxy: 97.46%, Super Mario Galaxy 2: 97.12%, Xenoblade Chronicles: 93.87%, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves: 96.46% & LittleBigPlanet: 94.67%>>>Company of Heroes: 93.82% U mad PC??Jankarcop

1. The first 3 games on that list are on pc, and they look signficnatly better.

2. I'd trade slightly higher score for 2 games, to get an extra 90 AA-AAA exclusives. (PC has 100+, while Wii has like 32, xbox 28, ps3 30?)

Sorry but MetaCritic has alot of people that give only 10 or 1's... Not accurate. And faboy's give other console's there exclusive under a 3...

speedfog

10 or 1? These aren't user reviews, these are reviews from professional publications.

Gamerankings.com

[QUOTE="Jankarcop"]

[QUOTE="themajormayor"]Btw Super Mario Galaxy: 97.46%, Super Mario Galaxy 2: 97.12%, Xenoblade Chronicles: 93.87%, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves: 96.46% & LittleBigPlanet: 94.67%>>>Company of Heroes: 93.82% U mad PC??themajormayor

1. The first 3 games on that list are on pc, and they look signficnatly better.

2. I'd trade slightly higher score for 2 games, to get an extra 90 AA-AAA exclusives. (PC has 100+, while Wii has like 32, xbox 28, ps3 30?)

[QUOTE="Jankarcop"]

[QUOTE="themajormayor"]Btw Super Mario Galaxy: 97.46%, Super Mario Galaxy 2: 97.12%, Xenoblade Chronicles: 93.87%, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves: 96.46% & LittleBigPlanet: 94.67%>>>Company of Heroes: 93.82% U mad PC??SaltyMeatballs

1. The first 3 games on that list are on pc, and they look signficnatly better.

2. I'd trade slightly higher score for 2 games, to get an extra 90 AA-AAA exclusives. (PC has 100+, while Wii has like 32, xbox 28, ps3 30?)

[QUOTE="SaltyMeatballs"][QUOTE="Jankarcop"]

1. The first 3 games on that list are on pc, and they look signficnatly better.

2. I'd trade slightly higher score for 2 games, to get an extra 90 AA-AAA exclusives. (PC has 100+, while Wii has like 32, xbox 28, ps3 30?)

Damnsmooth

I'm not disagreeing that PC plays them better, but just out of curiousity, how do you use a Wiimote on a PC?

I just realized Alan Wake isn't even 360 exclusive. Sorry Lemmings, but I'm gonna have to take a game off an already pathetic list.

I just realized Alan Wake isn't even 360 exclusive. Sorry Lemmings, but I'm gonna have to take a game off an already pathetic list.

arkephonic

I just realized Alan Wake isn't even 360 exclusive. Sorry Lemmings, but I'm gonna have to take a game off an already pathetic list.

arkephonic

A pathetic list unlike a list that includes MLB 9, 10, and 11?

Here's my analysis: anyone who thinks there is meaningful difference in the average of 15 games ratings on 4 platforms which provide a distribution of 89, 90, 91, and 91 is a moron.

Here's my secondary analysis: anyone who bothers to comment on X being the highest average score at 91.13 vs Y at 90.99 is a moron of the highest order.

I'm too lazy, but someone do statistics and find out if the differences between platforms are statistically significant. I would guess no

Thief: The Dark Project came out in 1998 bro. :PAcidSoldner

Haha, whoops! I fixed it, Football Manager 2010 in the spotlight!

MLB The Show is also on PS2 and PSP, but those run on entirely different engines and are entirely different games. I gave PC Crysis as an exclusive for the same reason, so I have to be fair across the board.

[QUOTE="arkephonic"]

I just realized Alan Wake isn't even 360 exclusive. Sorry Lemmings, but I'm gonna have to take a game off an already pathetic list.

SUD123456

A pathetic list unlike a list that includes MLB 9, 10, and 11?

Here's my analysis: anyone who thinks there is meaningful difference in the average of 15 games ratings on 4 platforms which provide a distribution of 89, 90, 91, and 91 is a moron.

Here's my secondary analysis: anyone who bothers to comment on X being the highest average score at 91.13 vs Y at 90.99 is a moron of the highest order.

[QUOTE="SUD123456"]

[QUOTE="arkephonic"]

I just realized Alan Wake isn't even 360 exclusive. Sorry Lemmings, but I'm gonna have to take a game off an already pathetic list.

Ravensmash

A pathetic list unlike a list that includes MLB 9, 10, and 11?

Here's my analysis: anyone who thinks there is meaningful difference in the average of 15 games ratings on 4 platforms which provide a distribution of 89, 90, 91, and 91 is a moron.

Here's my secondary analysis: anyone who bothers to comment on X being the highest average score at 91.13 vs Y at 90.99 is a moron of the highest order.

QQ more you noobs, this is system wars, if you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen!

[QUOTE="Ravensmash"][QUOTE="SUD123456"]

A pathetic list unlike a list that includes MLB 9, 10, and 11?

Here's my analysis: anyone who thinks there is meaningful difference in the average of 15 games ratings on 4 platforms which provide a distribution of 89, 90, 91, and 91 is a moron.

Here's my secondary analysis: anyone who bothers to comment on X being the highest average score at 91.13 vs Y at 90.99 is a moron of the highest order.

arkephonic

QQ more you noobs, this is system wars, if you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen!

They're saying that there is really no significant difference between the numbers

[QUOTE="Ravensmash"][QUOTE="SUD123456"]

A pathetic list unlike a list that includes MLB 9, 10, and 11?

Here's my analysis: anyone who thinks there is meaningful difference in the average of 15 games ratings on 4 platforms which provide a distribution of 89, 90, 91, and 91 is a moron.

Here's my secondary analysis: anyone who bothers to comment on X being the highest average score at 91.13 vs Y at 90.99 is a moron of the highest order.

arkephonic

QQ more you noobs, this is system wars, if you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen!

[QUOTE="arkephonic"]

[QUOTE="Ravensmash"] Absolutely agree. It highlights the maturity (or lack of) of those who are obsessive definitely though.lostrib

QQ more you noobs, this is system wars, if you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen!

They're saying that there is really no significant difference between the numbers

There's no significant difference between anything video game related, and yet, System Wars still exists. Are you people new or something?

[QUOTE="arkephonic"]

[QUOTE="Ravensmash"] Absolutely agree. It highlights the maturity (or lack of) of those who are obsessive definitely though.Ravensmash

QQ more you noobs, this is system wars, if you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen!

No U!

[QUOTE="lostrib"]

[QUOTE="arkephonic"]

QQ more you noobs, this is system wars, if you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen!

arkephonic

They're saying that there is really no significant difference between the numbers

There's no significant difference between anything video game related, and yet, System Wars still exists. Are you people new or something?

Mathematically there is probably no difference, i dont have time to run a t-test or something. And yes there can be significant differences between video games...

[QUOTE="arkephonic"]

[QUOTE="lostrib"]

They're saying that there is really no significant difference between the numbers

lostrib

There's no significant difference between anything video game related, and yet, System Wars still exists. Are you people new or something?

Mathematically there is probably no difference, i dont have time to run a t-test or something. And yes there can be significant differences between video games...

The difference is actually a lot more than the numbers. The differences are in the context, the substance of the lists. If all you see is a number, that's your problem, not mine! :D

Just because you can play them better on PC doesn't mean that emulation takes exclusives away.

Teh Hermits Lore vol.II, "when in doubt, teh emulators ftw" I had a friend with a burned disc that played on the Dreamcast with 732 NES games on it. So Link's Awakening is no longer exclusive to the NES cause my friend played it on Dreamcast? :roll: :lol:Spartan070

Well obviously Link's Awakening is multi-plat then! :P

[QUOTE="Ravensmash"][QUOTE="SUD123456"]

A pathetic list unlike a list that includes MLB 9, 10, and 11?

Here's my analysis: anyone who thinks there is meaningful difference in the average of 15 games ratings on 4 platforms which provide a distribution of 89, 90, 91, and 91 is a moron.

Here's my secondary analysis: anyone who bothers to comment on X being the highest average score at 91.13 vs Y at 90.99 is a moron of the highest order.

arkephonic

QQ more you noobs, this is system wars, if you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen!

STFU you little asswipe. I appreciate trolls with some style, not this lame crap you posted which suffers from a lack of any style or wit.

[QUOTE="arkephonic"]

[QUOTE="Ravensmash"] Absolutely agree. It highlights the maturity (or lack of) of those who are obsessive definitely though.SUD123456

QQ more you noobs, this is system wars, if you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen!

STFU you little asswipe. I appreciate trolls with some style, not this lame crap you posted which suffers from a lack of any style or wit.

[QUOTE="SUD123456"]

[QUOTE="arkephonic"]

QQ more you noobs, this is system wars, if you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen!

Damnsmooth

STFU you little asswipe. I appreciate trolls with some style, not this lame crap you posted which suffers from a lack of any style or wit.

[QUOTE="themajormayor"]Btw Super Mario Galaxy: 97.46%, Super Mario Galaxy 2: 97.12%, Xenoblade Chronicles: 93.87%, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves: 96.46% & LittleBigPlanet: 94.67%>>>Company of Heroes: 93.82% U mad PC??Damnsmooth

OH SNAP

Owned :lol:

Gotta love lemmings, they act like they're above stats and reviews, "oh it's all immature" they say, "we shoud be debating games" they say.

Meanwhile every sales thread in SW is jam packed with the lemming army.

Reviews and game awards are a hell of a lot more relevant to us gamers then sales.

Nobody made you respond to this thread, so you have no one to blame but yourself really.

[QUOTE="Damnsmooth"][QUOTE="themajormayor"]Btw Super Mario Galaxy: 97.46%, Super Mario Galaxy 2: 97.12%, Xenoblade Chronicles: 93.87%, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves: 96.46% & LittleBigPlanet: 94.67%>>>Company of Heroes: 93.82% U mad PC??N30F3N1X

OH SNAP

Owned :lol:

Oh, so NOW Metascores matter to you people? : l

[QUOTE="SUD123456"]

[QUOTE="arkephonic"]

QQ more you noobs, this is system wars, if you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen!

Damnsmooth

STFU you little asswipe. I appreciate trolls with some style, not this lame crap you posted which suffers from a lack of any style or wit.

Oh yeah, he's mad! :lol:

The 360 list is soooo pathetic.

Eddie-Vedder

[QUOTE="Ravensmash"] Is there an issue with that? I think a lot of people are bored of the same shallow arguments that this place has descended in to.Damnsmooth

Nobody made you respond to this thread, so you have no one to blame but yourself really.

Me2. This place is entertainment. b

Oh, so NOW Metascores matter to you people? : l

Cruxis27

Metascores have always mattered!

What is more indicative of how good a game is?

Sales? Nope.

1 single review from Gamespot, IGN or any other major publication? Nope.

The opinion from someone on System Wars? LOL!