Denki HQ, Dundee, Scotland– December 8th 2008. So this is Christmas - and what have we done? Actually, we've put together the inaugural Denki Top 100. A fact-filled year-end round-up of the greatest, gaming experiences we've ever done.
With our usual disdain for limitations, constraints and notions of propriety, we have not limited the list to those games released over the last twelve calendar months, but instead features ALL of our games which are still being played by gamers around the world...
The judging criteria were based on a complex formula, created by Denki's in-house games legend Gary 'Gaztop' Penn.“It's very simple. First you take the popularity of each game with players, multiply this by the revenue it's generated, ADD on the longevity of the game and then apply our own very strict internal scoring system. We then sorted the overall winners using a system of trial by ordeal. Whittling the original list of nearly 200 games down to 10 seemed particularly arduous, what with Christmas coming up, so we went up to 100, just for fun.”
1.Word Crunch Deluxe
2.Who Wants To Be A Millionaire
3.Crackdown
4.InQuizitor
5.SpongeBob SquarePants; Episode 6 -“Forest Of Fear”
6.Denki Blocks!
7.Tomb Raider; The Reckoning
8.Jumble Fever; Beehive Bedlam Edition
9.Shrek; Episode 5 -“Imperial Peril”
10.Wall-E
11.Tetris
12.Barbie; World Fashion Tour
13.Pac-Man
14.Tom and Jerry; Episode 1 -“Mouse Party”
15.Bips!
16.Sundae Scoop
17.21s
18.Ben 10; Episode 3 -“Upchuck Unveiled”
19.Kingpin Bowling
20.Polly Wheels 2
21.Bust-A-Move
22.Go! Go! Beckham
23.Word Crunch 2
24.Scooby-Doo Mysteries; Episode 2 -“The Case of the Frosty Snowman”
25.Pat Sajak’s Code Letter Crossword Connections
26.Dexter’s Laboratory; Episode 3 -“Return of the Dorkster”
27.Mad Libs
28.Lego Castle; The Sword of Virtue
29.Robotboy; Episode 4 -“Tag Team Trouble”
30.Tumbler
31.Tom and Jerry; Episode 2 -“Merry Christmouse!”
32.Jumble Quest; The Lost Pyramids
33.SpongeBob SquarePants; Episode 5 -“Snow Woes”
34.Sky Sports Darts
35.Codename: Kids Next Door; Episode 4 -“Operation G.U.M.D.R.O.P.”
36.Fetch! What A State!
37.Barbie; LuvMe3 -“Pup’s New Tricks”
38.HULK
39.Golden Balls
40.Polly Pocket; SPLASH!
41.Looney Tunes; Back In Action; Episode 3 -“Rabbit Rescue”
43.Hot Wheels; Monster Truck Smashdown
44.Boggle
45.Pat Sajak’s Code Letter Lost&Found Words
46.Bugz
47.Genie’s Cave
48.Ben 10; Episode 2 -“Call of the Wildmutt”
49.Nicktoons; Ready Orb Not
50.Robotboy; Episode 2 -“Something in the Darkness Drools!”
51.Wallace&Gromit in Curse of the Were-Rabbit
52.Shrek the Third
53.Codename: Kids Next Door - Episode 3“Operation R.E.V.E.N.G.E.”
54.Reversi
55.Tom and Jerry; Episode 5 -“Rickety House Mouse”
56.Carol Vorderman’s Mind Aerobics; Summer Shape Up
57.Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends; Episode 2 -“Brotherly Love”
58.Number Crunch
59.Scooby-Doo Where Are You?; Episode 1 -“The Mystery of Eerie Isle”
60.All Grown Up!
61.Shrek; Episode 1 -“Fiona’s Rescue”
62.Weekly Spin To Win
63.Dexter’s Laboratory; Episode 2 -“Mandark Strikes Back”
64.Super Breakout
65.The Grim Adventures of Billy&Mandy
66.Shrek; Episode 3 -“Godmother’s Revenge”
67.The Muppets in Backstage Rampage
68.Quick Wit
69.Codename: Kids Next Door - Episode 1“Operation B.I.T.T.E.R.S.W.E.E.T.”
70.Jumble Fever; Tropical Edition
71.Courage the Cowardly Dog; Episode 3 -“Le Quack Attack!”
72.Denki Blocks! Brain Teasers; Volume 2
73.SpongeBob SquarePants; Episode 3 -“The Flying Dutchman”
74.Tom and Jerry in Dynamice 2
75.Star Trek: The Next Generation -“Stranded”
76.Barbie in The 12 Dancing Princesses
77.Scooby-Doo Mysteries; Episode 1 -“The Case of the Creepy Cowboy”
78.Thunderbirds
79.Ed, Edd n Eddy; Episode 1 -“Night of the Living Ed”
80.Ben 10; Episode 1 -“Vilgax Venom”
81.Caterpillar Crunch
82.Jumble Fever; Avatar Edition
83.Courage the Cowardly Dog; Episode 1 -“Katz Kidnap”
84.Duopolis
85.Tom and Jerry; Episode 4 -“Duck and Cover”
86.Word Crunch
87.Codename: Kids Next Door - Episode 1“Operation T.E.E.N.A.G.E.R.”
88.Jumble Fever: Halloween Edition
89.SpongeBob SquarePants; Episode 1 -“Bikini Bottom Bother”
90.The Grim Adventures of Billy&Mandy in Hell’s Hamsters
91.Robotboy; Episode 3 -“Repair or Despair”
92.Shrek Jumble Rumble
93.Codename: Kids Next Door - Episode 2“Operation S.H.I.P.W.R.E.C.K.E.D.”
94.Jumble Football Fever
95.Tom and Jerry; Episode 3 -“Mansion House Mouse”
96.Dexter’s Laboratory; Episode 1 -“Dexter Versus Mandark”
97.Shrek; Episode 2 -“Disarming Charming”
98.Berenstain Bears; Rainy Day Puzzles
99.SpongeBob SquarePants; Episode 2 -“Krabby Patty Kidnap”
100.Shrek; Episode 4 -“Double Trouble”
Colin Anderson, the Managing Director of Denki said,“Two days! I left the office for two days and this is what Gaz gets the teams to do with their time! That said, I doubt there’s many other games companies in the world who could whip up a Top 100 list of their own games, based on some dubious quasi-scientific criteria, while at the same time having fun and avoiding actual paid work in the run up to the holidays? Of course, I’d have preferred if they actually got on with what they were meant to be doing¬ building Denki’s new games for Xbox Live Arcade and Wii.”
“Some people say it's impossible to quantify something like joy,” added Penn.“But they're simply not trying hard enough. This list, this scientific, accurate and extensive list draws a clear line in the sand. It shows that as Denki gears up for new projects and a new future, it builds upon a glorious legacy of triumph, ability and innovation. I’ve already put out a call to creators of all stripes to take some time out to visit www.denkiornot.com to see if they are well, Denki or Not. If they are, then I want to hear from them.”
ENDS
Notes For Editors:
About Denki
At Denki, we make toys to help you squeeze more fun from every day.
We all know the feeling– even on busy days our lives are littered with those odd moments where we’re bored or waiting around. Wouldn't it be great if we could use those times to give ourselves a lift? Stretch our minds a little? Have some fun?
That’s precisely what we do: build the best toys to brighten your day and lighten your mood. Toys to cheer you up; toys to make you think; toys to make you happy; toys to make your day. Bright toys for bright people. Toys like those in Denki Blocks! and Quarrel.
We’re on a mission to brighten the world, and we hope you like what we’re doing so much you’ll join in at www.denki.co.uk.
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