Worst Gamespot review in History!!!! WarioWare 9.1

I recently purchased a copy of WarioWare for the Wii after seeing that it was GameSpot's top rated Wii game with a score of 9.1.   When I started playing the game I must admit that I was entertained with the mini-games and insane visuals.  However, after a little over 1 hour I had beat the main story mode.  I realize that the game can be replayed but it's just not that exciting when you've already beat 90% of the minigames.  Can anyone explain how a game that can be beat in one hour can receive a score of 9.1 from GameSpot????  Their review is the MOST misleading review I've ever seen and I want to warn everyone here to not believe the hype!  This game is a rental, and a short rental at that.  I just wish I could take the game back and get something actually worth $50!  Shame on you Gamespot, you completely blew this review!cbtrey3

I guess you didnt really read the entire review then...here is the main jest of it...

"...Playing through the main game and seeing the story sequences is a pretty easy task, especially if you're familiar with the series and how it plays out. You can easily blast through it in a couple of hours. Of course, seeing the credits isn't really the end of the game because you'll have seen only a fraction of the available microgames. Once you've beaten an area, going back to it puts it into an endless mode where you see how long you can play before running out of lives. You'll also unlock modes that throw together all of the different games into one big jumble, as well as more dedicated games, such as a behind-the-back, polygonal rendition of Balloon Fight's balloon trip mode. The game also has four multiplayer modes, which serve up the different microgames in different ways. All of the multiplayer modes are pass-and-play, using only one Wii Remote. This allows you to have up to 12 players in some cases, but because you'll be frantically passing the controller around, Nintendo's constant dedication to making sure that you're wearing that wrist strap just seems impractical here, if not entirely impossible. There's just not enough time to take off the wrist strap and pass the remote to another player, who then has to put the wrist strap back on, all before the next game begins."

So, if you can't read, then who's fault is it for you buying it, expecting something that obviously was not what you had 'thought' it would be...Hmmmm. Sound like you screwed yourself, not N or the game or Gamespot...maybe you shoudl have also read soem other reviews from other sites or even user reviews....Your loss.

So you're annoyed that one persons veiw of the game isn't the same as yours? I got it at UK launch (which was before the US launch) and I'm still playing it today, I love it. In my reveiw I gave it a 9.4.hazbazz

What bothers me is that they were able to give it a better rating than Zelda. Gamespot's reviews are getting worse as time progresses.jdeurlein

"So, if you can't read, then who's fault is it for you buying it, expecting something that obviously was not what you had 'thought' it would be...Hmmmm. Sound like you screwed yourself, not N or the game or Gamespot...maybe you shoudl have also read soem other reviews from other sites or even user reviews....Your loss."

I did read both Gamespot's and the player reviews many times.  When I mean that I "beat" the game, I mean that I beat the story mode plus the extra bonus levels you get after the credits.... still I'm not impressed.  Also, in reference to the multiplayer.  Gamespot seems to boast about the fact that you can have up to 12 players.  However, if you've tried the multiplayer you realize that using one remote and passing it back in forth is extremly frustrating when you only have a short time limit.  I realize that Gamespot did comment on this when referring to the problem with the wrist strap but in my opinion the multiplayer is also seriously flawed.  

I guess I'm just really curious as to what everyone see's in this game.  I can't imagine any game with such a short amount of content ever justifying a score over 9.0.....especially an Editors Choice Award.   Maybe someone can enlighten me on some amazing aspect of this game that I haven't found yet.

[QUOTE="jdeurlein"]What bothers me is that they were able to give it a better rating than Zelda. Gamespot's reviews are getting worse as time progresses.hazbazz

"I happen to be one of those people. When I see a higher score, I see a higher quality game. Therefore, seeing Wario Ware get a higher score basically shows most people that it's the better game. Most people out there would disagree with that.... I know I do. "

Thank you!  Exactly what I was trying to say.

Smooth moves is the best party game on the Wii and even the next mario party may have problems beating it unless it really mixes things up.  I would hardly say it was the worst review GS have ever done, the Zelda reviews for Wii and GC were worse for a start but at the end of the day reviews should not be the one reason you buy a game.

i hate the fact that they give Warioware a 9.1 when it lasts for like 2 hours max yet Zelda (a gripping 40 hours) get's an 8.8 they suck at reviewing....bobbetybob

[QUOTE="bobbetybob"]i hate the fact that they give Warioware a 9.1 when it lasts for like 2 hours max yet Zelda (a gripping 40 hours) get's an 8.8 they suck at reviewing....Jaysonguy

[QUOTE="hazbazz"][QUOTE="jdeurlein"]What bothers me is that they were able to give it a better rating than Zelda. Gamespot's reviews are getting worse as time progresses.jdeurlein

However, if you've tried the multiplayer you realize that using one remote and passing it back in forth is extremly frustrating when you only have a short time limit.  I realize that Gamespot did comment on this when referring to the problem with the wrist strap but in my opinion the multiplayer is also seriously flawed.  

cbtrey3

Most people think passing the remote around makes the hectic fun better.  Maybe you should rent before you buy.

Here's the worst gamespot review in history:

http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/sports/tonyhawksproskater3/index.html

Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3 on PS2 = 10.

So you're annoyed that one persons veiw of the game isn't the same as yours? I got it at UK launch (which was before the US launch) and I'm still playing it today, I love it. In my reveiw I gave it a 9.4.hazbazz

[QUOTE="jdeurlein"]What bothers me is that they were able to give it a better rating than Zelda. Gamespot's reviews are getting worse as time progresses.hazbazz

What bothers me is that they were able to give it a better rating than Zelda. Gamespot's reviews are getting worse as time progresses.jdeurlein

I own both zelda and warioware, both are fun, but its better to spend 50 bucks on a 50-70 hours game than max 15hours game

lackey375

Maybe only 15 hours for you, this game is mostly a multiplayer game, still 15 hours x 4 people = 60 hours.  Two years from now, my copy of Warioware will probably have clocked several times as many hours as my copy of Zelda. 

I liked Wario Ware at first but after 1-2h it's not that fun anymore, it's not that good even in multiplayer because the minigames are no fun since they are so easy it's pretty much impossible to fail if you know what to do...

hokioma

I'm skeptical of how long you've played this game if you say it's easy, because it gets devilishly hard when you get to higher levels at fast speeds?

What bothers me is that they were able to give it a better rating than Zelda. Gamespot's reviews are getting worse as time progresses.jdeurlein

At least they are being consistent:|

[QUOTE="lackey375"]
I own both zelda and warioware, both are fun, but its better to spend 50 bucks on a 50-70 hours game than max 15hours game

aransom

Maybe only 15 hours for you, this game is mostly a multiplayer game, still 15 hours x 4 people = 60 hours.  Two years from now, my copy of Warioware will probably have clocked several times as many hours as my copy of Zelda. 

"So, if you can't read, then who's fault is it for you buying it, expecting something that obviously was not what you had 'thought' it would be...Hmmmm. Sound like you screwed yourself, not N or the game or Gamespot...maybe you shoudl have also read soem other reviews from other sites or even user reviews....Your loss."

I did read both Gamespot's and the player reviews many times.  When I mean that I "beat" the game, I mean that I beat the story mode plus the extra bonus levels you get after the credits.... still I'm not impressed.  Also, in reference to the multiplayer.  Gamespot seems to boast about the fact that you can have up to 12 players.  However, if you've tried the multiplayer you realize that using one remote and passing it back in forth is extremly frustrating when you only have a short time limit.  I realize that Gamespot did comment on this when referring to the problem with the wrist strap but in my opinion the multiplayer is also seriously flawed.  

I guess I'm just really curious as to what everyone see's in this game.  I can't imagine any game with such a short amount of content ever justifying a score over 9.0.....especially an Editors Choice Award.   Maybe someone can enlighten me on some amazing aspect of this game that I haven't found yet.

cbtrey3

what u mean if a game is 9.2 then u dont need to read no reviews u know is gonnabe good(not on this case)personally i hated all wario games

[QUOTE="aransom"]

[QUOTE="lackey375"]
I own both zelda and warioware, both are fun, but its better to spend 50 bucks on a 50-70 hours game than max 15hours game

Staryoshi87

Maybe only 15 hours for you, this game is mostly a multiplayer game, still 15 hours x 4 people = 60 hours.  Two years from now, my copy of Warioware will probably have clocked several times as many hours as my copy of Zelda. 

If you and another guy work together on a project at work and it takes 10 hours, you each get paid for 10 hours, don't you?  What if your boss said that since it was a 10 hour project he only has to pay for 10 hours of work so you and the other guy have to split it?

If you're trying to put a quantatative value on leisure based on how many hours it lasts, you have to include how many hours it lasts per person.  If Zelda had a two player cooperative mode you could say it lasted 100 hours because two people playing for 50 hours is 100 total hours of fun.

[QUOTE="jdeurlein"]What bothers me is that they were able to give it a better rating than Zelda. Gamespot's reviews are getting worse as time progresses.codezer0

no way wario is better then zalda u problably say that cause u suck at zelda am i right how many zelda games u beat b4 or played