Scoring Points: Difference between revisions

** There was also an optional mode in Melee called "Bonus Mode" which decided the winners based off, you guessed it, score.

** What made the scoring in Melee's Classic mode really arbitrary was that if a computer opponent accidentally KOed itself 2 seconds into the fight, it would result in a long string of bonuses awarded for, e.g., not hitting the opponent, not moving, not getting hit, etc.

 

== [[First-Person Shooter]] ==

** And the large majority of players don't care about score at all.

 

* ''[[Final Fantasy X-2]]'' has a reference to "respect points". This is completely not gameplay-related, but an obvious parody of point systems.

** ''[[Final Fantasy XIII]]'' and ''[[Video Game/Final Fantasy XIII 2|Final Fantasy XIII 2]]'' had two types of scoring: A numerical score, and a [[Gameplay Grading|Battle Rank]], denoted by stars. Your numerical score determined what battle rank you got, and was calculated largely by your stat level and time battling during encounters. In the first game, Battle Rank determined the rarity of your drops and how many Technical Points you regenerated at the end of battle, but the sequel reduces their overall importance.

*** An even better example is "Talking bout You're Generation" where the points for awarded for the final round are always 1 point more than the difference between the points of the winning team and the points of the team in third.

* It's mentioned on one episode of the ''[[The Simpsons]]''...

'''Bart''': If you get one up his butt, it's a million points! }}

* Parodied in ''[[The Way of the Metagamer]]'' - the Author hands out [[Pinball Scoring|huge denominations]] of "Awesome Points", which serve no purpose whatsoever.