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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

1982 · Action-adventure, Strategy · Atari 2600 · Atari

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial is ranked no. 3,267 among the best video games of all time by GameForever voters, with an ELO score of 1,441 and 33% of duels won.

World rank

no. 3,267

ELO score

1,441

Wins

33%

Duels played

33

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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 1,441 ELO points over the last 123 days.

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  1. 3,264 Assassin's Creed II 1,441
  2. 3,265 Star Wars: Rebel Assault II - The Hidden Empire 1,441
  3. 3,266 Forza Motorsport 1,441
  4. 3,267 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 1,441
  5. 3,268 The Jackbox Party Pack 2 1,441
  6. 3,269 Advent Rising 1,441
  7. 3,270 Mutazione 1,441

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