Game entry
Tomba!
1997 · Metroidvania, Platformer, Action-adventure · PlayStation, PSP, PlayStation 3 · Sony Computer Entertainment
After 113 duels settled by the community, Tomba! stands no. 5,021 among the best video games of all time on GameForever, with 1,298 ELO points and 18% of wins. The pairing that comes up most often sets it against Batman: Arkham City: 4 duels settled, 0 to 4. Its best rank by family puts it at no. 77 out of 78 (1997).
World rank
no. 5,021
ELO score
1,298
Wins
18%
Duels played
113
About Tomba!
Tomba! is a side-scrolling platformer in which players control Tomba, a wild boy on the search for his grandfather's bangle that was stolen by some evil pigs. Although Tomba is normally restricted to a two-dimensional plane, there are certain points where he can jump or climb onto a new plane. Tomba's main method of attack is to jump on top of enemies to grab them, allowing him to hop around on them before throwing them away. This can also be used to open other objects such as eggs or treasure chests. Tomba is also able to use various projectile weapons such as maces and boomerangs and can swing on branches and poles.
The game is based around a mission system, where the main character's (Tomba's) skills are employed to complete various tasks. Completion of a mission gives a certain amount of adventure points (AP) which are required for AP boxes which contain food (which gives you AP and restores 1 space of vitality) or items, and you may for example need 50,000 AP to open one. AP is also used to gain access to special places or information later in the game. Not all missions are necessary to progress in the game, however, they are required to achieve full completion. There are 130 events (missions) in the game, many of them rely on other events to be completed.
ELO progression
Score moved from 1,500 to 1,298 ELO points over the last 215 days.
Head-to-head
Direct record on the most played match-ups.
- against Batman: Arkham City 0% 4 duels played · 587 points behind
- against Axiom Verge 33% 3 duels played · 187 points behind
- against AM2R: Return of Samus 33% 3 duels played · 60 points behind
- against Animal Well 0% 3 duels played · 234 points behind
- against Nine Sols 0% 2 duels played · 220 points behind
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Around this spot
The games Tomba! sits between in the world ranking.
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Released in 1997
The standing
Where Tomba! ranks
The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Tomba! stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 77 out of 78 (1997).
| Ranking | Position | Games competing |
|---|---|---|
| World ranking | 5,021 | 5,110 |
| Metroidvania | 95 | 96 |
| 1990s | 650 | 655 |
| 1997 | 77 | 78 |
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