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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
1982 · Action-adventure, Strategy · Atari 2600 · Atari
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial holds position no. 4,998 in the world ranking on GameForever, with 1,306 ELO points and 26% of duels won out of 77 played. Measured against its own family, it climbs to no. 152 out of 154 (1980s).
World rank
no. 4,998
ELO score
1,306
Wins
26%
Duels played
77
About E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (also referred to simply as E.T.) is a 1982 adventure video game developed and published by Atari, Inc. for the Atari 2600 video game console. It is based on the film of the same name, and was designed by Howard Scott Warshaw. The objective of the game is to guide the eponymous character through various screens to collect three pieces of an interplanetary telephone that will allow him to contact his home planet. It is widely regarded as the worst game ever made and one of the major contributing factors to the near death of the video game industry in 1983.
ELO progression
Score moved from 1,500 to 1,306 ELO points over the last 215 days.
Head-to-head
Direct record on the most played match-ups.
- against StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm 0% 2 duels played · 384 points behind
- against Dishonored 2 50% 2 duels played · 547 points behind
- against Deus Ex: Invisible War 0% One duel played · 276 points behind
- against Empire Earth 0% One duel played · 303 points behind
- against Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle 0% One duel played · 42 points behind
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Around this spot
The games E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial sits between in the world ranking.
- 4,995 Starsand Island 1,307
- 4,996 DeathSpank 1,306
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- 4,998 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 1,306
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- 5,000 The Dark Eye: Memoria 1,305
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The standing
Where E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial ranks
The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 152 out of 154 (1980s).
| Ranking | Position | Games competing |
|---|---|---|
| World ranking | 4,998 | 5,110 |
| Action-adventure | 329 | 332 |
| 1980s | 152 | 154 |
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