Great score, but not really a reliable way to gauge how non-Nintendo review sites will receive it.
TaMuK711
True, but Nintendo power gave OoT a 9.5 which is lower the its average. Its all random.
There are many, many, MANY more examples of them rating games higher than the average.
I know that. But as long as it is done one time, theres a chance statistically that it will happen again. Theres other factors to consider. Alot of people love Mario and might rate this game high anyway. On the other side some people might be sick of mario and rate it lower. Theres no proof that a 96% is a biased review or an unbiased review until more reviews surface.
i wonder why anything that has "nintendo" is automatically considered biased. but it's a really good score, means they manage to do it at least as fun as four swords.
That's a pretty good score for a sidescroller with no online play that looks like a slightly prettier version of the DS game. In all seriousness, though, I'm pleased with the good score. I hope that more "neutral" sources will be as positive, even if I am a little bitter about the game's lack of ambition.
That's a pretty good score for a sidescroller with no online play that looks like a slightly prettier version of the DS game. In all seriousness, though, I'm pleased with the good score. I hope that more "neutral" sources will be as positive, even if I am a little bitter about the game's lack of ambition. Emmenite7
GREAT! My hype for this game has slowly been built up and now I can't wait!
Really I think all the console-specific magazines (i.e; Nintendo Power, Official Xbox Magazine etc.) really aren't as biased as people give them grief for. I think they probably try hard to come off as NOT biased becaue they know people would assume that. I see legit reviews come quite often from those mags. I believe in them.
GREAT! My hype for this game has slowly been built up and now I can't wait!
Really I think all the console-specific magazines (i.e; Nintendo Power, Official Xbox Magazine etc.) really aren't as biased as people give them grief for. I think they probably try hard to come off as NOT biased becaue they know people would assume that. I see legit reviews come quite often from those mags. I believe in them.
Darth-Samus
This.
Nintendo doesn't even make Nintendo Power anymore. Some other company does.
Good score, It would be likely a 8.5 to 9.0 here. But I'm still puzzled. Why no online play? This could have been awesome
Wikipedian
The official word is that they wanted this to be a loungeroom experience. Frankly, I'm inclined to agree. To be fair, I'm not a massive fan of online games to begin with, but this is one game where I wouldn't find it fun unless my friends or family were in the room with me. I suppose I can understand some people's frustations over it though..
While I'm happy with the score OBVIOUSLY :P, I'll wait for the next review to come in. ONM's scores are absolutely ridiculous and anything with Mario in it tends to get a AAA rating. Mario & Sonic at the Winter Olympics Games got a 9.1 :lol:!
Good score, It would be likely a 8.5 to 9.0 here. But I'm still puzzled. Why no online play? This could have been awesome
Wikipedian
why not a "play with CPU" option instead. same effect. the reason's the same wii sports has no online: playing against someone you cant even see or talk to is as fun as playing with the computer. the fun is in playing with your friends right next to you.
Good score, It would be likely a 8.5 to 9.0 here. But I'm still puzzled. Why no online play? This could have been awesome
BrunoBRS
why not a "play with CPU" option instead. same effect. the reason's the same wii sports has no online: playing against someone you cant even see or talk to is as fun as playing with the computer. the fun is in playing with your friends right next to you.
Ever heard of voice-chat?
To argue that playing with a friend online is the same thing as to play with the CPU is just as stupid as to argue that speaking on the phone is like talking to a wall.
Good score, It would be likely a 8.5 to 9.0 here. But I'm still puzzled. Why no online play? This could have been awesome
JLF1
why not a "play with CPU" option instead. same effect. the reason's the same wii sports has no online: playing against someone you cant even see or talk to is as fun as playing with the computer. the fun is in playing with your friends right next to you.
Ever heard of voice-chat?
To argue that playing with a friend online is the same thing as to play with the CPU is just as stupid as to argue that speaking on the phone is like talking to a wall. i shouldnt even care about replying this, but whatever. so you're saying playing together with your friend, even though he's just a mute character, is just as fun as playing with a person right next to you?
not even MMORPGs (even with voice chat and even a camera, if you want) can beat local multiplayer in terms of multiplayer fun.
i shouldnt even care about replying this, but whatever. so you're saying playing together with your friend, even though he's just a mute character, is just as fun as playing with a person right next to you?
not even MMORPGs (even with voice chat and even a camera, if you want) can beat local multiplayer in terms of multiplayer fun.
BrunoBRS
No I don't say that. I said online multiplayer with VOICE-CHAT didn't I?
All I'm saying is that playing online with a friend with voice-chat can be incredibly fun even if it offers a different experience than having your friends over to play with you.
I never compared online multiplayer to local multiplayer. You on the other hand said that playing online with a friend is basically the same as playing with the CPU.
i shouldnt even care about replying this, but whatever. so you're saying playing together with your friend, even though he's just a mute character, is just as fun as playing with a person right next to you?
not even MMORPGs (even with voice chat and even a camera, if you want) can beat local multiplayer in terms of multiplayer fun.
JLF1
No I don't say that. I said online multiplayer with VOICE-CHAT didn't I?
All I'm saying is that playing online with a friend with voice-chat can be incredibly fun even if it offers a different experience than having your friends over to play with you.
I never compared online multiplayer to local multiplayer. You on the other hand said that playing online with a friend is basically the same as playing with the CPU.
with no chat (and you know it wouldnt feature any kind of chat), on a 2D platformer, of course it is. with voice chat, it's more like chatting while playing alone. the physical interaction's still missing. besides, the time and resources spent on an online mode that the majority of the players wouldnt play (either because they cant or because they played and didnt find it funny, for the reasons stated above) just werent worth it.
I'm really looking forward to this game. Just finished Mario Galaxy and this will keep me occupied with Marioness untill Galaxy 2 comes out. You know... when i think of it... if Nintendo had named this game "Super Mario bros 4" would'nt just that secure it tons of good scores and make the "casual" critics all yell in pure joy: "Nintendo is returning to it's proper self!!" Wow... there is a lot of power in a game's title....
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