Well, so far, the highest-rated Wii game got a 9.1, so, DS > Wii :)
Just kidding, but eh, reviews can be tricky; some people LOVE Pokemon Mystery Dungeon (myself included), other people hate it, and the reviews are average. Sometimes reviews don't work. Just play what you like and you'll be happy.
I think that the highest reviewed DS title getting a 9.2 is a complete joke. Gamespot's reviewers are intelligent and fairly consistent, but I'm getting fed up with their reluctance to give great games anything higher than a 9. I assume that they want to make a high score something special, and there's nothing wrong with that in theory, but when games like Trauma Center and Dawn of Sorrow can't break the sacred 9.0 mark, the system has to be fixed.
I think that the highest reviewed DS title getting a 9.2 is a complete joke. Gamespot's reviewers are intelligent and fairly consistent, but I'm getting fed up with their reluctance to give great games anything higher than a 9. I assume that they want to make a high score something special, and there's nothing wrong with that in theory, but when games like Trauma Center and Dawn of Sorrow can't break the sacred 9.0 mark, the system has to be fixed.chadlouis
We're dealing with reviewers individual tastes. You're right about setting standards of some sort. But don't forget, we're dealing with ppl's opinions here and that is rather subjective. I take the review into account, but only lightly. I take the "What they say" into account. But I'm more than likely to trust "What you say" even more. Providing the review are intelligent and not some fanboy rhetoric.
[QUOTE="chadlouis"]I think that the highest reviewed DS title getting a 9.2 is a complete joke. Gamespot's reviewers are intelligent and fairly consistent, but I'm getting fed up with their reluctance to give great games anything higher than a 9. I assume that they want to make a high score something special, and there's nothing wrong with that in theory, but when games like Trauma Center and Dawn of Sorrow can't break the sacred 9.0 mark, the system has to be fixed.mike7677
We're dealing with reviewers individual tastes. You're right about setting standards of some sort. But don't forget, we're dealing with ppl's opinions here and that is rather subjective. I take the review into account, but only lightly. I take the "What they say" into account. But I'm more than likely to trust "What you say" even more. Providing the review are intelligent and not some fanboy rhetoric. You're right. I would still like to view two different reviews sometimes by Gamespot itself. Having two professional, and neutral, opinions could provide people with different views on the games.
[QUOTE="chadlouis"]I think that the highest reviewed DS title getting a 9.2 is a complete joke. Gamespot's reviewers are intelligent and fairly consistent, but I'm getting fed up with their reluctance to give great games anything higher than a 9. I assume that they want to make a high score something special, and there's nothing wrong with that in theory, but when games like Trauma Center and Dawn of Sorrow can't break the sacred 9.0 mark, the system has to be fixed.mike7677
We're dealing with reviewers individual tastes. You're right about setting standards of some sort. But don't forget, we're dealing with ppl's opinions here and that is rather subjective. I take the review into account, but only lightly. I take the "What they say" into account. But I'm more than likely to trust "What you say" even more. Providing the review are intelligent and not some fanboy rhetoric. I'm not saying that the review content isn't filtered through the reviewer to some extent, because obviously it is, but it better be much more than that if they are expected to be an authority of any kind on the issue.
In any case my understanding is that several people read over the review before it goes to print, because of that I'd expect a colloborative effort to hold a little more weight, especially if it's the collobartive effort of people who know how to right well structured reviews.
Some of the games really deserved more than 9.2. I guess the reviewers just... couldn't... do it... Like for instance, IGN has five games above 9.2: Elite Beat Agents, New Super Mario Bros., Mario Kart DS and Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow. Great!
first of all reviews dont mean anything they always review hard
and i think the psp is stupid its a good system but it is to pricey the games are to much and wow it plays music thats what a mp3 player is for do you really want a big psp in your pocket to listen to music or a small i pod also there arent many good games for psp my friend has it and all the games like starwars and stuff he says the controlls are to hard and not worth it so i say
I think that the highest reviewed DS title getting a 9.2 is a complete joke. Gamespot's reviewers are intelligent and fairly consistent, but I'm getting fed up with their reluctance to give great games anything higher than a 9. I assume that they want to make a high score something special, and there's nothing wrong with that in theory, but when games like Trauma Center and Dawn of Sorrow can't break the sacred 9.0 mark, the system has to be fixed.chadlouis
TC was good, but doesn't deserve higher then an 8.5 in my opinion.
Some of the games really deserved more than 9.2. I guess the reviewers just... couldn't... do it... Like for instance, IGN has five games above 9.2: Elite Beat Agents, New Super Mario Bros., Mario Kart DS and Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow. Great!NotAFurry
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