Single Player Games
In single player games, often a ranking system is also present. High rankings will most likely lead to better rewards or can even unlock features or extra levels. Sometimes, a certain ranking must be achieved in order to succeed a level.
Examples include Tenchu, Hitman, Devil May Cry, Ace Combat and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
In Tenchu, one can achieve a higher ranking by performing more (stealth) kills, by not killing civilians and by remaining unseen. Rankings include Grand Master, Expert and Rookie.
In Hitman, one can achieve a higher ranking by performing as little kills as possible, in contrast to Tenchu, by not using any firearms, by remaining undetected and by not alerting guards of a possible intruder (that being you). The best possible ranking is silent assassin (maximum stealth and minimum aggression). Two other extremes are mass murderer (minimum stealth and maximum aggression) and sociopath (maximum stealth and maximum aggression, best achieved in the Traditions of the Trade mission of Hitman: Contracts).
In the video game franchises Devil May Cry and Ace Combat a grading system using letters is used. In Devil May Cry, the rating goes from SSS to D, with SSS being the highest and D the lowest and with each letter being assigned a single word to represent its value (e.g. in Devil May Cry 3, A stands for "awesome"). In Ace Combat the rating goes from S to C with S being the best and C the worst.
In Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas an overall ranking (which can be viewed in the stats menu) will give the player a ranking (which carry names given to individuals within the criminal underworld such as King of San Andreas, Burglar and Pickpocket) depending on his or her score. This score is influenced by gang members and dealers killed, territories lost or gained, game progress (completing all missions, odd jobs, races and the like will reward the player with a grand 100%), various RPG-style stats including respect and appeal and more. The best ranking, King of San Andreas will not reward anything special, except bragging rights.
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