‘S-Rank’ is a term used in games, most commonly awarded at the end of stages with graded missions or side objectives.
Originally created in Japan where anything below grade ‘C’ is considered a failure. The 'S-Rank' gives way to a wider range of obtainable grades. Western developers soon realized that the ‘S-Rank’ was much cooler than the boring ‘A’. An A rank is commonly obtained by getting a 95% to 100%. If we are flawless or have a perfection in something, it would be an s (getting 100% or more than 100% usually by bonus). Many people have wondered what the S stands for… Special? Super? No one knows for sure.
S ranks can be used in many things, but most commonly found in video games. They can be used in other places such as in agencies, military, or maybe in some schools. S is displayed to show a perfection or flawless in any case of a rank all the way from F- to S.
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Ryu ga Gotoku Kenzan! |
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White Knight Chronicles |
PS3 | Level-5 Inc. |
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Ryu ga Gotoku 3 |
PS3 | Amusement Vision, Ltd. |
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Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker |
PSP | Kojima Productions |
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Lost Planet 2 |
PS3, X360 | Capcom |
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Resident Evil 5: Alternative Edition |
PS3 | |
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The Typing of the Dead 2 |
PC | Smilebit |
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Demon's Souls released on Oct. 6, 2009 |
PS3 | FromSoftware, Inc. |
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Katamari Forever released on Sept. 22, 2009 |
PS3 | Namco Bandai Games Inc. |
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Mega Man Star Force 3 released on June 30, 2009 |
DS | Capcom |
| Concept Name: | S-Rank |
| Appears in: | 112 games |
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| Aliases | S Rank |
