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  • No remakes, remasters or expansions.
  • Overall average is based on the aggregate site (Metacritic or GameRankings) using the most reviews.
  • For multiplatform games, the version with the most reviews is used.
  • Only 3D action-adventure hack 'n' slash games.

Position Game Release Year Score %

Metacritic

 (Number of Reviews, Platform)

GameRankings

(Number of Reviews, Platform)

1 God of War 2005  94 93.52% (75, PS2) 93.69% (94, PS2)
2 God of War II 2007  93 92.91% (70, PS2) 92.79% (78, PS2)
3 God of War III 2010  93 92.71% (101, PS3)  92.84% (82, PS3)
4 Devil May Cry 2001  93 93.62% (37, PS2) 92.60% (70, PS2)
5 Ninja Gaiden 2004  93 91.21% (89, Xbox) 92.54% (91, Xbox)
6 Bayonetta 2 2014  91 91.21% (80, Wii U) 91.40% (52, Wii U)
7 God of War: CoO 2008  91 91.11% (79, PSP) 91.06% (83, PSP)
8 Bayonetta 2009  90 89.79% (86, X360) 89.89% (60, X360)
9 God of War: GoS 2010  86 86.37% (73, PSP) 87.62% (58, PSP)
10 DmC: Devil May Cry 2013  86 85.78% (65, X360) 86.33% (49, X360)
11 Onimusha 3: DS 2004  86 85.08% (53, PS2) 85.74% (56, PS2)
12 Maximo: GtG 2001  85 83.03% (33, PS2) 84.87% (68, PS2)
13 Onimusha 2: SD 2002  84 82.94% (31, PS2) 84.44% (56, PS2)
14 Darksiders II 2012  84 84.22% (63, X360)  83.39% (49, X360)
15 Devil May Cry 3 2005  84 84.38% (60, PS2) 84.11% (70, PS2)
16 Onimusha: Warlords 2001  84 84.91% (23, PS2) 84.01% (60, PS2) 
17 Devil May Cry 4 2008  84 83.57% (63, PS3) 83.26% (61, X360)
18 Darksiders 2010  84 83.51% (81, X360) 83.98% (66, X360)
19 Maximo vs AoZ 2003  83 82.26% (46, PS2) 82.80% (52, PS2)
20 Otogi: MoD 2002  82 79.78% (40, Xbox) 82.48% (67, Xbox)
21 Castlevania: LoS 2010  82 82.43% (70, X360) 81.84% (51, X360)
22 Rygar: TLA 2002  82 82.97% (30, PS2) 82.27% (48, PS2)
23 Onimusha: DoD 2006  82 80.22% (45, PS2) 81.82 (53, PS2)
24 Ninja Gaiden II 2008  81 80.68% (74, X360)  81.25% (69, X360)
25 GoW: Ascension 2013  81 80.63% (89, PS3) 79.87% (68, PS3)