Games TM 37 Scores

[themanwithapc]

Fair enough point made there, but i've played all of those games mentioned in my original thread and in my opinion the scores given to those games aren't justified. Honestly, sometimes i wonder if these people play the games at all.

you have to remember that reviewers usually have a limited amount of time to play a game, so it's more a case of first impressions over the overall quality of the game.

[Fuddle]

absolutely nothing wrong with the nintendogs score imo.
i've been playing it since the japanese launch, as have some of the gametm guys who post here i beleive, i certainly think nearly 6 months is long enough to form an opinion.
anyway, the difference between a 7 and 8 is hardly worth getting too bothered by. its still a good score no matter how you look at it.

[Ish]

Fair enough point made there, but i've played all of those games mentioned in my original thread and in my opinion the scores given to those games aren't justified. Honestly, sometimes i wonder if these people play the games at all.

Then it looks like your opinions just differ on all those games...

[the_dude]

Then it looks like your opinions just differ on all those games...

That's true buddy. You've got to remember though, this is a magazine that gave Sims 2 9/10.

[HaHaUK]

Got mine today, it's got a GTA LCS front cover and feature. Yuji Naka mini interview and er loads of reviews!!!

great, should be a good issue!

[fallenangle]

I'm interested in the Spartan Total Warrior review. Games TM spent a lot of time and space in past issues saying how good it was. Surprise, surprise it gets a well above average 7/10 - same as Far Cry Instincts.

But many user reviews from the US reckon Spartan TW is a mindless button basher little better than Dynasty Warriors. The only impressive thing about the graphics is said to be the impressive number of characters on screen.

I'm hanging fire on getting it (if at all) until a few more reviews are in.

[Il Postino]

Burnout Revenge [XB] 9/10

I say old man, would you mind passing that crack pipe over here? Thanks for that.

Burnout Legends [PSP] 9/10

What? When? Why? WHO!!!

I know it's all about opinions and so forth, but good Lord, there is a limit. Straight up, lay off the drugs boys, the human body wasn't designed to take that sort of abuse.

[baad bwoy]

Burnout Revenge [XB] 9/10, Burnout Legends [PSP] 9/10...Smells a bit fishy!

[martTM]

Fair enough point made there, but i've played all of those games mentioned in my original thread and in my opinion the scores given to those games aren't justified. Honestly, sometimes i wonder if these people play the games at all.

Not wishing to hammer the point home, but what you've done here is acknowledged someone's argument... and then totally disregarded it. He said you have to read the text to see if you agree with the points made - maybe you should do that, eh? Because people who don't do that don't really have a leg to stand on when arguing in a thread like this. "It's not a 7, it's an 8, wah wah." How constructive.

(For the record, I'm keeping a copy of this post on my desktop - that way, I can just wheel it out every single month from here on in and save myself the trouble of having to think).

While it's certainly true we have a limited amount of time to play the games, we can still generally put in an average of around 20+ hours on everything - that equates to three days solid play, from 9.30am until 6pm - before we even start a review. Considering many games don't offer anywhere near that amount of playtime, that's hardly unreasonable.

[Concept]

Burnout Revenge is worth 8, but from what I've played of Legends I view it as a straight 7. It really pales compared to the quality of the best racers on the PSP, even if it's not altogether comparable in terms of genre.

[Ratso]

These threads are so pointless and repetitive.

PERSONALLY I would give the new Burnouts 8/10 apiece probably, but I can understand how someone might enjoy them enough to give them 9's, or only enjoy them enough to given them 5's or 6's.

DO YOU SEE?!

[spagmasterswift]

He said you have to read the text to see if you agree with the points made - maybe you should do that, eh? Because people who don't do that don't really have a leg to stand on when arguing in a thread like this.

Can somebody post all the reviews to save me having to buy the mag!?!

Only playing Will be an interesting read as usual I'm sure

[Concept]

Just because people value things differently doesn't mean they're automatically dismissing another viewpoint. It's fairly obvious that review score threads are going to generate such differences of opinion, and expressions of them.

[anephric]

I believe scores are pointless: if you absolutely need something to express them it should be in hieroglyphics.

Or some kind of amusing cartoon of a monkey dancing whilst smoking a pipe.

[Ish]

These threads are so pointless and repetitive.

PERSONALLY I would give the new Burnouts 8/10 apiece probably, but I can understand how someone might enjoy them enough to give them 9's, or only enjoy them enough to given them 5's or 6's.

DO YOU SEE?!

Yup. I'd give Revenge a 9 and Legends only a 6 - just don't think its suited to the format.

But hey - thats just me .

They're both good games.