Official Edge Thread - December

[spagmasterswift]

Is December Edge out in shops now then????

[acidforblood]

Killer 7.....fingers crossed because this looks very interesting.

[martTM]

Have to agree with more than a few scores this month, simply looking at what we've been reviewing recently - Rebel Strike ain't all that, to be honest while SSX 3 and Gregory Horror are great.

Odd they didn't review BG&E or Prince Of Persia though; while XIII's a tad disappointing, both of those games really are lovely.

[Ish]

I knew XIII wasn't up to what everyone was making it out to be, after playing it at the ECTS I thought it was merely a average FPS with decent GFX and a great style.

I never really understood why it got all the hype in the first place. Looked all along like a fairly standard FPS - with a neat graphical style.

Still that and Gregory Horror Show will be next months games for me I think.

I'm not sure which version of XIII to go for though. PC or XBox I guess. But which of the two.... hmmm....

[SuperBrother]

Nice to see "Redeye" taking another sideways swipe at this forum in a vain attempt to fill column inches..................

[rjpageuk]

Nice to see "Redeye" taking another sideways swipe at this forum in a vain attempt to fill column inches..................

I dont think he was taking a swipe at this forum at all.

There is very little negativity on this forum compared to most, and that is what he was complaining at.

[Oh! My Car!]

SSX3 got 8 not 9, Ill adjust the original post.

Really? Oh well. Looks like I'll be taking this one OFF of the wishlist.

wink wink

Don?t be a wimp, I buy SSX3 before 1080 any day

dude, it's ALL about 1080.....even if it scores less than SSX, just for old-style classic Dion Blasterage

and 5 for Rebel Strike?? Surely it wasn't that bad, i mean Cube Europe (bless their little souls) gave Rebel Strike more than Mario Kart (well, 0.1 point more ).......

and maybe i'll pick up Final Fantasy Tactics Advance....7 ain't bad, is it?

[Bada Bing!]

and 5 for Rebel Strike?? Surely it wasn't that bad, i mean Cube Europe (bless their little souls) gave Rebel Strike more than Mario Kart (well, 0.1 point more ).......

More fool them...
I absolutely dispised Rogue Squadron, and returned it after 24hrs of buying it. It was little more than an interactive movie, like many Star Wars "games" before it. Such a frustrating game too.

An EA franchise in its third iteration getting such a good score is certainly a shock though.

[Henning]

SSX3 got 8 not 9, Ill adjust the original post.

Really? Oh well. Looks like I'll be taking this one OFF of the wishlist.

wink wink

Don?t be a wimp, I buy SSX3 before 1080 any day

dude, it's ALL about 1080.....even if it scores less than SSX, just for old-style classic Dion Blasterage

You?re right, but 8 from EDGE aren?t bad either.

[Oh! My Car!]

hahah...yeah, i know, maybe i'll rent it

[dataDave]

Dion Blaster deserves his own game. XXX style. But not as **** as the pre-mentioned film.

[insin_]

6/10 for border down? thats a bit harsh.

According to Edge's review policy, a six equates to "competent" - how is that harsh? And have you read the review text yet?

Actually, judging by some of the comments month in and month out, quite a few people aren't aware of it, so here's their review policy:

Edge's review policy
Every month, Edge evaluates the best, most interesting, hyped, innovative or promising games on a scale of ten. Edge's rating system is fair, progressive and balanced. An average game deserves an average mark - not, as many believe, seven out of ten. Scores broadly correspond to the following sentiments: zero: nothing, one: disastrous, two: appalling, three: severely flawed, four: disappointing, five: average, six: competent, seven: distinguished, eight: excellent, nine: astounding, ten: revolutionary.

[Bomberman UK]

According to Edge's review policy, a six equates to "competent" - how is that harsh? And have you read the review text yet?

Then how come Edge gave Mario Golf a 6/10, but in the next issue (The SEGA one) they refer to it as "the lacklustre Mario Golf"? It would be nice if they had some kind of consistency in their views.

[insin_]

According to Edge's review policy, a six equates to "competent" - how is that harsh? And have you read the review text yet?

Then how come Edge gave Mario Golf a 6/10, but in the next issue (The SEGA one) they refer to it as "the lacklustre Mario Golf"? It would be nice if they had some kind of consistency in their views.

Lacklustre - "lacking brilliance or vitality". What about that says worse than competent?

Perhaps they had higher expectations for the game? Perhaps the person who wrote the testscreen intro wasn't the person who wrote the review the previoues month? Who knows...

[huxley]

6/10 for border down? thats a bit harsh.

According to Edge's review policy, a six equates to "competent" - how is that harsh? And have you read the review text yet?

Actually, judging by some of the comments month in and month out, quite a few people aren't aware of it, so here's their review policy:

Edge's review policy
Every month, Edge evaluates the best, most interesting, hyped, innovative or promising games on a scale of ten. Edge's rating system is fair, progressive and balanced. An average game deserves an average mark - not, as many believe, seven out of ten. Scores broadly correspond to the following sentiments: zero: nothing, one: disastrous, two: appalling, three: severely flawed, four: disappointing, five: average, six: competent, seven: distinguished, eight: excellent, nine: astounding, ten: revolutionary.

Ok I give it a seven. distinguished imo