any rating over nine gonna come??

ok...there are probably like 5 or so games that are over 9 on the ds..they are mostely platformers like mario..and then there is the best game is mario kart..but how come there hasnt been anything else rating that high..i know there are realy good games coming out..I WANNA SEE POKEMON OVER 9.5...i was lookin on this one post that had a whole bunch of new games coming out and lots look good..just waiting for the wave of great ds games to hit

i agree with kingkade712, but i also have to go w/ my opinion even though i dont want them to get a low score, they're gonna get it, i mean they should just get a 10 even though it is pokemon, its a great game ad it deserves what it deserves

If you look at the breakdown of their scores, you start to see some trends for most DS games. For a game to score so highly it would have to have gameplay, graphics, sound design, and replay value (or reduced price), that are all remarkable for the platform. So far, you have a few games that scored a 10 in one or more of these categories, but at the expense of other categories (e.g. the graphics and sound of Advance Wars).

As others have written, the only thing I see on the horizon that has a chance is probably Zelda: Phantom Hourglass, but who knows how it will actually turn out.

well...most of GS editors are DS hatters o-o so that may be why they dont rate a DS game over 9.0 >->Link_fan_316

^^^When was the last time you even saw a sports game on the DS? I agree that reviewers have to think about each systems capabilities when they review a game, it just seems to me that they are extra harsh when reviewing Nintendo games. Maybe thats the Nintendo fanboy in me but thats just how it seems. And I hate the fact they always say, "Its just the same basic formula", which they used not only for Pokemon Emerald but for Twilight Princess as well. I can understand why they say this, because yes sometimes th formula gets repititive.  But what pisses me off is when they say this, and then go right around and give the new edition of Madden or NCAA a 9.0 and up. I mean really, what is up with that? At least the places and items are different in each new pokemon or zelda game.

^^^When was the last time you even saw a sports game on the DS? I agree that reviewers have to think about each systems capabilities when they review a game, it just seems to me that they are extra harsh when reviewing Nintendo games. Maybe thats the Nintendo fanboy in me but thats just how it seems. And I hate the fact they always say, "Its just the same basic formula", which they used not only for Pokemon Emerald but for Twilight Princess as well. I can understand why they say this, because yes sometimes th formula gets repititive.  But what pisses me off is when they say this, and then go right around and give the new edition of Madden or NCAA a 9.0 and up. I mean really, what is up with that? At least the places and items are different in each new pokemon or zelda game.

kingkade712

ok...there are probably like 5 or so games that are over 9 on the ds..they are mostely platformers like mario..and then there is the best game is mario kart..but how come there hasnt been anything else rating that high..i know there are realy good games coming out..I WANNA SEE POKEMON OVER 9.5...i was lookin on this one post that had a whole bunch of new games coming out and lots look good..just waiting for the wave of great ds games to hit

ianp_91

To the people who claim the Gamespot reviewers are biased against Nintendo games. It's due to lack of originality. Yes, the games are fun. Yes, they play somewhat differently. But they are still nearly identical in the way they play out as every one before them. They get docked points for being the same thing (just like EVERY other game does when it's accused of this). Pokemon most likely won't get higher than a nine, because it will still be exactly the same pokemon game with some new pokemon. And I'll buy it anyway. If you spent time reading reviews, you'd read the parts where they say that they're disappointed Nintendo didn't really do anything to try to set it apart or upgrade it from the games' past versions.PantsOfFury