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##. Game Score '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10
01. Battle Garegga (AC/SAT) 7.15 + + * + + + . . .
02. Mushihimesama Futari / 1.5 / Black Label (AC/360) 6.72 * * * * * * + + +
03. Ketsui ~Kizuna Jigoku Tachi~ (AC/360) 6.11 * * * * * * + . +
04. DoDonPachi Dai-Ou-Jou / Black Label (AC/360/etc.) 6.08 * + + + + - - + -
05. Armed Police Batrider (AC) 5.88 * * + * - + . - -
06. DoDonPachi (AC/SAT/PSX) 5.15 - - - - - - - - -
07. Batsugun / Batsugun Special (AC/SAT) 3.86 * + + * + + + + +
08. Raiden Fighters Jet (AC/360) 3.58 * * * * * * + - +
09. ESPGaluda (AC/PS2) 3.53 * * + + - - - + -
10. Mars Matrix (DC/AC) 3.43 + + - - + + . + +
11. Mushihimesama (AC/PS2/360) 3.39 * * * + + - - + *
12. Gunbird 2 (AC/DC) 3.30 + + - + + * * + .
13. ESPGaluda II (AC/360) 3.28 * * * * * * * - +
14. Radiant Silvergun (AC/SAT/360) 3.20 - - - - - - - . *
15. Dragon Blaze (AC/PS2) 3.14 * * * * * * * * +
16. Strikers 1945 II (AC/SAT/PSX/PS2) 3.10 - - - . * + + + +
17. R-Type (AC/PCE//PSX/etc.) 3.09 - - - - * - + - +
18. Ikaruga (ARC/DC/GC/360) 3.08 - - - - - - - - -
19. Giga Wing (AC/DC) 2.96 * - . - + - + + +
20. Battle Bakraid (AC) 2.87 * * * * * * * * *
21. Soukyugurentai / Terra Diver (SAT/AC/PSX) 2.845 - - - - + - * - *
22. Ibara (AC/PS2) 2.842 * * * * * + - . +
23. DoDonPachi Daifukkatsu/1.5/Resurrection (AC/etc.) 2.78 * * * * * * * * *
24. Muchi Muchi Pork! (AC/360) 2.62 * * * * * * * * -
25. Gradius Gaiden (PSX) 2.52 - - - - - - * - *
- . denotes the game holds the same position now as the year indicated.
- + denotes the game holds an improved standing compared to the year indicated.
- - denotes the game holds a reduced standing compared to the year indicated.
- * denotes the game was not on the list for the year indicated.
Honourable Mention
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Game '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10
Akai Katana / Shin (360/AC) + + + + + + + + +
Blazing Star (AC/NG) . + . . . . . . .
Cho Ren Sha 68K (PC/X68) + + + + + + + + .
Crimzon Clover (PC) + + + + + + + + .
Cyvern: The Dragon Weapons (AC) + + . + + + + + +
Dangun Feveron (AC) + . . . . . - - .
Darius Gaiden (AC/SAT/PS2/etc.) + + . . . . . . -
Deathsmiles / Mega Black Label (AC/360) + + + + + + . . -
Dimahoo / Great Mahou Daisakusen (AC) + . . . + + + + .
DoDonPachi Daifukkatsu Black Label (AC/360) + + + + + + + + .
DonPachi (AC/SAT/PSX) - - - . . . . . .
Einhänder (PSX) . . - - - . . . .
Eschatos (360) + + + + + + + + +
ESP Ra.De. (AC) - - - - - - - . .
Fire Shark / Same! Same! Same! (AC/GEN) + + + + + + + + +
G-Darius (AC/PS2/PSX) + . . . . . . . .
Gradius II: Gofer no Yabou (AC/SAT/FC/etc.) + . . . + . + + .
Gradius V (PS2) + + - - - - - - -
Guwange (AC/360) - - . - . - - - -
Hellsinker (PC) + + + + + + + + +
Imperishable Night [Touhou 8] (PC) + + . + + + + + .
Perfect Cherry Blossom [Touhou 7] (PC) + + + + + + + + .
Pink Sweets ~Ibara Sorekara~ / Arrange (AC/360) + + + + + + + + .
Progear no Arashi (AC) + + + . . - - . .
R-Type Delta (PSX) . . - - - . + . .
Raiden DX (AC/PSX) + + - - - . - . -
Raiden Fighters 2: Operation Hell Dive (AC/360) + + + + + + + + .
RayForce/Layer Section/Galactic Attack/Gunlock (AC/etc.) + - - - - - - . .
Recca [Summer Carnival '92] (FC) + + . + + + + . +
Strikers 1999 / Strikers 1945 III (AC) + + + + + + + + .
Thunder Force III (GEN/MD/SAT) - - - - - - . . .
Thunder Force IV / Lightening Force (MD/GEN/SAT) - - - - - - . + .
Twin Cobra / Kyukyoku Tiger (AC/PCE/etc.) + . + + . . + + +
Undefined Fantastic Object [Touhou 12] (PC) + + + + + + + + +
Under Defeat (DC/AC) + + + + - . . . .
- . denotes the game was also on the HM list for the year indicated.
- + denotes the game was on neither the HM list nor the top 25 for the year indicated.
- - denotes the game was in the top 25 for the year indicated.
What Dropped from 2010's Top 25:
- Darius Gaiden (SAT/AC/PS2/etc.)
- Deathsmiles / Mega Black Label (AC/360)
- Raiden DX (AC/PSX)
- Gradius V (PS2)
- Guwange (AC/360)
- Gokujou Parodius (AC/SAT/PSX/etc.)
- Gradius / Nemesis (AC/NES/etc.)
- Raiden IV (AC/360)
- Shikigami no Shiro II (AC/DC/PC/GC/etc.)
- Zero Gunner 2 (AC/DC)
Breakdown by Developer
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Top 25 Hon.M. Overall
Cave 10 9 19
Raizing 4 1 5
Psikyo 3 1 4
Treasure 2 1 3
Seibu Kaihatsu 1 2 3
Toaplan 1 2 3
Taito - 3 3
Team Shanghai Alice - 3 3
Takumi 2 - 2
Irem 1 1 2
Konami 1 1 2
Technosoft - 2 2
Famibe no Yosshin - 1 1
G.rev - 1 1
Kaneko - 1 1
KID - 1 1
Qute - 1 1
Ruminant's Whimper - 1 1
Squaresoft - 1 1
Yotsubane - 1 1
Yumekobo - 1 1
Breakdown by Original Platform
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System Top 25 Hon.M. Overall
Arcade 24 22 46
PC/Windows - 5 5
PlayStation 1 2 3
Mega Drive/Genesis - 2 2
PlayStation 2 - 1 1
Famicom/NES - 1 1
X68000 - 1 1
Xbox 360 - 1 1
Miscellaneous Stats:
- Number of Counted Voters: 103*
- Number of Games Voted For: 404
- Games Supported by at least half of voters: 5
- Games Supported by at least 1/4 of voters: 24
- Number of Honourable Mentions: 35
- Top 25 Score Spread: 2.515 - 7.152
- Honourable Mention Score Spread: 1.261 - 2.513
- Total Score Spread: 0.068 - 7.152
Random Comments:
- Crowd favourites Mushihimesama, Radiant Silvergun, Soukyugurentai and Gradius Gaiden have returned to the Top 25 after an extended years' vacation spent refreshing their minds and ship stock.
- Gradius V, once a champion and genuine contender for the high placings, has alarmingly failed to even rank this time. Advisers are now suggesting it shouldn't have tried playing with checkpoints on. Similarly, Annual T25 titan Ikaruga has fallen to its lowest ever finish. Their former rival DoDonPachi was seen laughing, until it realised the same was also true of it, at which point it walked away muttering something about a musician.
- After a decade of campaigning, Battle Bakraid has finally garnered enough support to make the shortlist, commenting to reporters that its detractors should go and kill themselves. DoDonPachi Daifukkatsu also appears for the first time, making for an increasingly confusing awards ceremony.
- A steadily growing number of doujin titles are sneaking into the Honourable Mentions. Experts continue to deny that this could be evidence of a demographic shift, stating that "Little girls have always been popular".
- Accounting for the fact that the Mushihimesama Futari vote was split last time, the score table can once again be seen to be dominated by the same six games. This severe polarisation means that the weighting for all the others is pushed down, resulting in not a single other title scoring over a 4.0 and a continually extending HM list. Perhaps we should be thankful; less variety in one manner has caused more in another.
- The discussion thread for this year's poll is here.
- The votes for this year's poll can be found here.
- The full results are now over here.