Anyone else very bothered by some ratings KZ2 got from IGN?

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#1 GodofBigMacs
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8.0 for lasting appeal for Austra... that bites for such a great game, huh? But seriously, ONLY and 8.0? Call of Duty 4 got a 9.0 from IGN in that category, and it had a lackluster single player, with the online being the part that saved it. Same with Halo 3. Killzone 2 ARGUABLY has better online than both, but still maintains a great, varied 10 hour campaign that they gave its fair share of praise to. And how is it a mere 8.0 again considering that?

And then we look at its graphics rating from US. Now, 9.5 is a GREAT score, but IGN gave CoD4 a 10 in graphics! Not only that, but I really don't see the logic in having them knock off .5 points just because the flamethrower and revival ray thing looks comparatively bad. We're talking about probably the console graphics king, here...

Sometimes, I just don't understand IGN.

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#2 mosespippy
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I don't get how they can completely test our the multiplayer if the game isn't out for another month and there is no one playing for htem to test with. Lasting appeal relates to quality of online, so that's how I explain the 8 for lasting appeal.
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#3 MarcRecon
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Dude...don't read to much into it.KZ2 is going to be amazing and I bet once you get your hands on it, those reviews will be the last thing on your mind....you'll be to busy picking your jaw off the ground!!!!:P
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#4 BenderUnit22
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Many publications have the game already, so there are people to play online with. I don't wanna judge the graphics, as I haven't played the game, but it seems if a game is to get a 10, it would have to be Killzone 2. Oh, and CoD4 had some of the muddiest textures this gen, great framerate and lighting, but awful textures nonetheless.
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#5 QuebecSuperstar
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Why is it so hard to accept that reviewers and gamers alike are all entitled to their opinion? If the guy feels like Killzone 2's lasting appeal is not worth more than 8 than so be it. Why would he give it more? To please people? Come on!
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#6 poopx
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reviews dont matter, only playing the game does, killzone 2 got a 10 ever since i saw the 05 trailer
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#7 blank33
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I don't care what any critic says. I am going to love this game.
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#8 expandingeye
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ign favors x360. Not to mention overrating many games. I didnt see that ign rated kz2 a 8, but if thats true its just ridiculous. Since cod waw got a 9.0, i wont listen to a word ign says.
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#9 GodofBigMacs
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I don't get how they can completely test our the multiplayer if the game isn't out for another month and there is no one playing for htem to test with. Lasting appeal relates to quality of online, so that's how I explain the 8 for lasting appeal.mosespippy
Yeah, and I said that KZ2's online is probably arguably better than CoD4's or Halo 3's...
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Why is it so hard to accept that reviewers and gamers alike are all entitled to their opinion? If the guy feels like Killzone 2's lasting appeal is not worth more than 8 than so be it. Why would he give it more? To please people? Come on!QuebecSuperstar

+25 Cool points.

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#11 QuebecSuperstar
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[QUOTE="QuebecSuperstar"]Why is it so hard to accept that reviewers and gamers alike are all entitled to their opinion? If the guy feels like Killzone 2's lasting appeal is not worth more than 8 than so be it. Why would he give it more? To please people? Come on!Scianix-Black

+25 Cool points.

Hey, thanks buddy! I now have....25

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#12 GodofBigMacs
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ign favors x360. Not to mention overrating many games. I didnt see that ign rated kz2 a 8, but if thats true its just ridiculous. Since cod waw got a 9.0, i wont listen to a word ign says.expandingeye
I talked about lasting appeal. Read more of my post.
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I think they gave killzone 2 a specific score of 9.4 because halo3 got a 9.5; just so that fanboys can say OMG HALO3 BETTER BY .1!
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#14 longhorn7
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you do realize that both ign usa and au loved the game right? besides we all know ign usa is the more reliable of the two :P
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#15 GodofBigMacs
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I think they gave killzone 2 a specific score of 9.4 because halo3 got a 9.5; just so that fanboys can say OMG HALO3 BETTER BY .1!PureDante
And then Resistance 2 pwns them both by .1 :P