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Game entry

Faxanadu

1987 · Metroidvania, Action RPG, Platformer, Action-adventure, Sandbox · NES, Wii · Hudson Soft

Faxanadu holds position no. 4,766 in the world ranking on GameForever, with 1,347 ELO points and 26% of duels won out of 125 played. Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance is the rival it has faced most: 3 duels, 0 wins and 3 losses. Measured against its own family, it climbs to no. 25 out of 27 (1987).

World rank

no. 4,766

ELO score

1,347

Wins

26%

Duels played

125

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About Faxanadu

Faxandu is for the Famicom and NES. The name was licensed by Falcom and was developed and released in Japan in 1987. Nintendo also released the game to the world market in 1990. It can be considered a side-story of Xanadu, which is the second installment of Falcom's long-running RPG series, Dragon Slayer. The title is a combination of "Famicom" and "Xanadu"

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,347 ELO points over the last 215 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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Around this spot

The games Faxanadu sits between in the world ranking.

  1. 4,763 NBA 2K22 1,348
  2. 4,764 A Little to the Left 1,348
  3. 4,765 Madden NFL 20 1,348
  4. 4,766 Faxanadu 1,347
  5. 4,767 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen 1,347
  6. 4,768 The Coffin of Andy and Leyley 1,347
  7. 4,769 Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark 1,347

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The standing

Where Faxanadu ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Faxanadu stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 25 out of 27 (1987).

Where Faxanadu ranks
Ranking Position Games competing
World ranking 4,766 5,110
Metroidvania 92 96
1980s 139 154
1987 25 27

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