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Game entry

Animal Crossing

2002 · Simulation, Sandbox · GameCube · Nintendo

After 97 duels settled by the community, Animal Crossing stands no. 1,305 among the best video games of all time on GameForever, with 1,552 ELO points and 46% of wins. Its most contested head-to-head pits it against Red Dead Redemption: 0 wins to 4 across 4 duels. Its best rank by family puts it at no. 33 out of 142 (Simulation).

World rank

no. 1,305

ELO score

1,552

Wins

46%

Duels played

97

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About Animal Crossing

Occasionally strange but completely addictive, Nintendo's Animal Crossing for the GameCube is not so much a game as a simulation of life on a small town. Players begin the game by setting out to live life on their own in a colorful town, where they are greeted by a seemingly endless supply of things to do and characters to meet.

Time passes in Animal Crossing in real-time, as the month, day, season, and time of day matches that of the player's. Holiday seasons come and go in Animal Crossing, just as they would in the real world. Experience the freedom to fish, decorate your house, go bug catching, garden, write letters, and even play original Nintendo NES games in this imaginative, and addictive game.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,552 ELO points over the last 170 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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Around this spot

The games Animal Crossing sits between in the world ranking.

  1. 1,302 Infamous 2 1,552
  2. 1,303 The Lord of the Rings: War in the North 1,552
  3. 1,304 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent 1,552
  4. 1,305 Animal Crossing 1,552
  5. 1,306 Rock Band 1,552
  6. 1,307 Final Fantasy Type-0 HD 1,552
  7. 1,308 Hatoful Boyfriend 1,552

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The standing

Where Animal Crossing ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Animal Crossing stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 33 out of 142 (Simulation).

Where Animal Crossing ranks
Ranking Position Games competing
World ranking 1,305 5,035
Simulation 33 142
2000s 371 1,308
2002 33 110

The community

The debate

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