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Japanese gaming magazine Arcadia has published the results of its first annual best arcade game list.

Arcadia Magazine picks:
Grand Prix: Mr. Driller (Namco, Puzzle)
1st Runner: Derby Owner Club 2000 (Sega, Racing)
2nd Runner: Guilty Gear X (Sammy, Fighting)
3rd Runner: Capcom Vs SNK: Millennium Fight 2000 (Capcom/SNK, Fighting)
4th Runner: Slash Out (Sega, Action)

Reader Picks:
Grand Prix: Guilty Gear X (Sammy, Fighting)
1st Runner: Capcom Vs SNK: Millennium Fight 2000 (Capcom/SNK, Fighting)
2nd Runner: The King of Fighters 2000 (SNK, Fighting)
3rd Runner: Fatal Fury – Mark of the Wolves (SNK, Fighting)
4th Runner: Mr. Driller (Namco, Puzzle)

Magic Box has compiled a list of the best 15 console games released in Japan in 2000, as determined by their review scores (based on a total possible 40 points) in the notoriously critical Famitsu Magazine:

40 points: Vagrant Story (PS, Square, RPG)

38 points:
Tekken Tag Tournament (PS2, Namco, Fighting)
Dragon Quest VII: Soldiers in Eden (PS, Enix, RPG)
Final Fantasy IX (PS, Square, RPG)

37 points:
Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask (N64, Nintendo, Action RPG)
Phantasy Star Online (DC, Sega, RPG)

36 points:
Mysterious Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer 2 (N64, Chun Soft, RPG)
Ridge Racer V (PS2, Namco, Racing)

35 points:
Grandia II – (DC, Game Arts, RPG)
The Typing of the Dead (DC, Sega, Typing)
Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball 7 (PS2, Konami, Baseball)
Sin & Punishment (N64, Nintendo, Action)
Trade & Battle Card Hero (GB, Nintendo, Card Battle)
Biohazard Code: Veronica (DC, Capcom, Adventure)
Moto GP (PS2, Namco, Racing)

Twilight Express has announced a Playstation game titled Happy Diet, a diet simulation game that will hopefully help keep players physically fit. The game, supervised by Professor Kazuhiko Kudou of Kagawa Nutrition College, requires players to plan meals, keep track of calorie intake, and even go jogging (via the floor-pad that comes with the game.) Happy Diet goes on sale in Japan on April 26th for 5800 yen.

Source: The Magic Box