jasoncross.org » XBLA http://www.jasoncross.org The Future is So Last Year... Thu, 24 Dec 2009 19:56:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 XBLA, PSN, and WiiWare Quality Analysis http://www.jasoncross.org/2009/08/14/xbla-psn-and-wiiware-quality-analysis/ http://www.jasoncross.org/2009/08/14/xbla-psn-and-wiiware-quality-analysis/#comments Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:49:43 +0000 jasoncross http://www.jasoncross.org/?p=129 XBLAThe other day I got to thinking…I wonder which console has the best downloadable games? No, I’m not talking about being able to download full PSP games off the Playstation Network or older retail boxed titles on the new Xbox Live “games on demand” thing. And I don’t mean downloadable add-on content for store-bought games. I mean games made for the download market: Xbox Live Arcade, Playstation Network, and WiiWare.

I mean, I know which console I think has the best downloadable games. I mean, I love Fat Princess and all, but I generally find a whole lot more games I like on XBLA. That’s personal preference. What can we learn about the quality of the games on these services, statistically? So I headed on over to Metacritic (a site that averages review scores for movies, TV, DVDs, and Games, in case you’re unaware) and found the top 20 games for XBLA, PSN, and WiiWare. Here’s the raw data, with analysis at the end.


 XBLA

PSN

WiiWare
1 Braid 93 Wipeout HD Fury 89 World of Goo 94
2 Geo Wars: Retro Evolved 2 90 Super SF2 Turbo HD Remix 87 Bomberman Blast 86
3 Portal: Still Alive 90 Wipeout HD 87 Tetris Party 86
4 Castlevania: SOTN 89 Bionic Commando Rearmed 87 MaBoShi: Three Shape Arcade 85
5 Rez HD 89 Flower 87 Swords and Soldiers 84
6 Peggle 89 Shatter 87 Mega Man 9 83
7 Super SF2 Turbo HD Remix 88 Marvel vs. Capcom 2 87 Strong Bad Ep 5 83
8 Puzzle Quest 87 Comet Crash 86 Strong Bad Ep 2 82
9 Ikaruga 87 Super Stardust HD 85 Art Style: ORBIENT 82
10 Monkey Island: SE 87 Warhawk 84 NyxQuest: Kindred Spirits 82
11 Trials HD 87 Battlefield 1943 84 LostWinds 81
12 Geo Wars: Retro Evolved 87 Everyday Shooter 83 Strong Bad Ep 4 81
13 Bionic Commando Rearmed 85 Pixeljunk Monsters 83 Final Fantasy CC: My Life as a King 80
14 Splosion Man 85 Gran Turismo HD Concept 82 Toki Tori 79
15 Bomberman Live 84 Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection 82 Strong Pad Ep 3 79
16 Worms 2: Armageddon 84 Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo 82 Bit. Trip Beat 79
17 Marvel vs. Capcom 2 84 Echochrome 81 Tales of Monkey Island Ep 1 79
18 Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo 83 Bomberman Ultra 81 Bonsai Barber 78
19 N+ 83 Pixeljunk Eden 80 NEVES Plus 78
20 Battlefield 1943 83 Penny Arcade Adventures Ep 1 80 Groovin’ Blocks 77

Average score of top 10 games:
XBLA:     88.9
PSN:       86.6
WiiWare: 84.4

Average score of top 20 games:
XBLA:     86.7
PSN:       84.2
WiiWare: 81.9

Number of games with a score 85 or higher:
XBLA:     14
PSN:       9
WiiWare: 4

Some analysis on the next page…

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