The Gunstringer GS Review | 8.5 WTH?

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#1 BPoole96
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http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/action/the-gunstringer/review.html?tag=updates%3Beditor%3Ball%3Btitle%3B2

(Linking still won't work for me)

Looks like another killer app for Kinect. The review was done by Tom McShea, so basically this means The Gunstringer >>> Infamous 2

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#2 peterw007
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Here's the link: http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/action/the-gunstringer/review.html

8.5spot strikes again!

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#3 deactivated-5d6bb9cb2ee20
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I will refrain judgement till I check this game out. Be back in a few hours.
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#4 Bwaawesome
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Killer App? No, but it does look fun and I may pick it up just to clear the Dust off of my Kinect. :P
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#5 BrunoBRS
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well TBH it was one of the very, VERY few kinect games i found to be rather interesting.
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#6 LegatoSkyheart
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WOOOO!

A Kinect Game that's Good! Let's Celebrate!

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#7 mrmusicman247
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Bam! 8.5'd!
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#8 TrapJak
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Oh, a good Kinect game. Nice wo-

*Sees Tom McShea*

Oh, its an invalid review. My bad. :(

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#9 gamer-adam1
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and so many gamers laughed at this game

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#10 haziqonfire
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Anyone who has been following this game knows this isn't really surprising, especially after watching the quick look on GiantBomb.
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#11 iwasgood2u
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the game looks stupid. something a 4 yr old would find it fun.
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#12 foxhound_fox
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A good Kinect game. The end of the world must be upon us.
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#13 ActionRemix
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8.5spot

peterw007

Ha.

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#14 glez13
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Oh, a good Kinect game. Nice wo-

*Sees Tom McShea*

Oh, its an invalid review. My bad. :(

TrapJak

For now he seems to be spot on. 84 metascore right now.

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#16 CDUB316
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the game looks stupid. something a 4 yr old would find it fun. iwasgood2u

ugh....oh god how i hate macho gamers...sad indeed

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#17 navyguy21
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lol, i thought this was trickery by the TC, but great score. AAE for xbox i guess. Heli, you might wanna update your sig :P
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#18 Giancar
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Deus ex = R3 :shock: Deus Ex = Teh Kinect game :shock::shock:
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#19 Ly_the_Fairy
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Quality dev makes quality game More surprises at 11!
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#20 BPoole96
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lol, i thought this was trickery by the TC, but great score. AAE for xbox i guess. Heli, you might wanna update your sig :Pnavyguy21

I thought it was trickery when I saw it on the front page :P

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#21 Bigboi500
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Must be because of lower standards. Am I doin' it right?

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#22 Ravensmash
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Excellent, I had a good feeling about this game doing well critically after seeing it on E3 coverage. If I had Kinect, I'd give it a go!
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#23 BrunoBRS
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[QUOTE="TrapJak"]

Oh, a good Kinect game. Nice wo-

*Sees Tom McShea*

Oh, its an invalid review. My bad. :(

glez13

For now he seems to be spot on. 84 metascore right now.

if you give the same score to every single game you review, at some point you'll be in agreement with other reviewers :P
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#24 shinrabanshou
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The 360's first SW metagame-relevant review of the year I believe.

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#25 gpuFX16
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Can't believe Twisted Pixel pulled it off. Credit to them.

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#26 Ravensmash
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I always said that once developers start working WITH Kinect as a platform, rather than seeing it as something to work around that we'll see good results. From seeing gameplay footage, it looks perfectly suited to motion control. Kudos to Twisted Pixel, hope more developers follow in their footsteps and deliver quality games for those with the device.
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#27 Shinobishyguy
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Kinect actually got a good game? mother of god O_O
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#28 timmy00
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I think everyone here just assume the game would be bad since it's for the Kinect. >.>

The devs made some good games in the past. :P

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#29 Androvinus
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Different standards confirmed?
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#30 xhawk27
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All you haters have been Kinowned! :P
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#31 Badosh
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Game worth checking out for kinect..? hmm..
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#32 jettpack
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http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/action/the-gunstringer/review.html?tag=updates%3Beditor%3Ball%3Btitle%3B2

(Linking still won't work for me)

Looks like another killer app for Kinect. The review was done by Tom McShea, so basically this means The Gunstringer >>> Infamous 2

BPoole96

are you kidding? they are totally different games and not even comparable. Trying to compare the Gunstringer to Infamous 2 is silly. Comparing the scores of any two games in different genres is dumb and makes no sense. infamous 2 getting a lower than the gunstringer definately DOESNT mean gamespot is saying "Gunstringer >>> Infamous 2." Do you honestly expect that with every review they do they go, "okay, we gave this game that came out years ago this score so we have to give this game a better one" dumb dumb dumb

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#33 jettpack
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Game worth checking out for kinect..? hmm..Badosh
yeah, looks like fun. but i doubt its the gameplay that makes that game special

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#34 Ravensmash
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[QUOTE="Badosh"]Game worth checking out for kinect..? hmm..jettpack

yeah, looks like fun. but i doubt its the gameplay that makes that game special

But Gamespot reviews it as an overall package, with the emphasis on gameplay : \
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#35 Chutebox
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I'm guessing Kinect games aren't rated with the same standards.

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#36 sethman410
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Killer App? No, but it does look fun and I may pick it up just to clear the Dust off of my Kinect. :PBwaawesome
Actually it is a killer app
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#37 iwasgood2u
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I'm guessing Kinect games aren't rated with the same standards.

Chutebox
it's being rated by Wii standards.
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#38 Ravensmash
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[QUOTE="Chutebox"]

I'm guessing Kinect games aren't rated with the same standards.

iwasgood2u
it's being rated by Wii standards.

Got proof of that? Don't Gamespot themselves say that a good game is a good game by ANY standards - why do the specifics matter? We shouldn't need to compare this to anything, because the reviewers aren't - it's well recieved based upon it's own merits.
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#39 Chutebox
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[QUOTE="iwasgood2u"][QUOTE="Chutebox"]

I'm guessing Kinect games aren't rated with the same standards.

Ravensmash
it's being rated by Wii standards.

Got proof of that? Don't Gamespot themselves say that a good game is a good game by ANY standards - why do the specifics matter? We shouldn't need to compare this to anything, because the reviewers aren't - it's well recieved based upon it's own merits.

PC games are rated with higher standards in mind.
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#40 timmy00
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I'm guessing Kinect games aren't rated with the same standards.

Chutebox

It could just be a good game. >.>

but yeah it's probably judged a bit differently. :P

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#41 Chutebox
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[QUOTE="Chutebox"]

I'm guessing Kinect games aren't rated with the same standards.

timmy00

It could just be a good game. >.>

Better than Infamous 2, Gran Turismo, and as good as Alan Wake? I doubt it. I'm thinking it's a good game for Kinect, which is fine.
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#42 Chris_Williams
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[QUOTE="Ravensmash"][QUOTE="iwasgood2u"][QUOTE="Chutebox"]

I'm guessing Kinect games aren't rated with the same standards.

it's being rated by Wii standards.

Got proof of that? Don't Gamespot themselves say that a good game is a good game by ANY standards - why do the specifics matter? We shouldn't need to compare this to anything, because the reviewers aren't - it's well recieved based upon it's own merits.

theres no way this game is reviewed like other games, just until a few weeks ago this game was going to be a downloadable title on XBLA but they decided to make it retail, so unless tom can come in here and confirm that it was judge like any other game i say this game was judge on a whole different scale then a game such as infamous 2
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#43 Valiant_Rebel
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Remember guys, different standards does not mean better or worse standards. This game was rated as a Kinect game (meaning it focuses on motion) and not as an Xbox game.

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#44 timmy00
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[QUOTE="timmy00"]

[QUOTE="Chutebox"]

I'm guessing Kinect games aren't rated with the same standards.

Chutebox

It could just be a good game. >.>

Better than Infamous 2, Gran Turismo, and as good as Alan Wake? I doubt it. I'm thinking it's a good game for Kinect, which is fine.

I edited my post a little bit. :P

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#45 Aux99
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Lol, didn't see that coming

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#46 JohnF111
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Ah it was Tom, guess no one will take him seriously anymore.
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#47 xhawk27
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It's safe to say Kinect >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>wi mote>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Move! :D
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#48 haziqonfire
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It's safe to say Kinect >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>wi mote>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Move! :Dxhawk27
Not really, it's just one title. Also listening to the devs talk, they had good and bad things to say about Kinect. Mostly saying certain types of motions work well with Kinect and it's horrible for others.
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#49 Ravensmash
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[QUOTE="Ravensmash"][QUOTE="iwasgood2u"] it's being rated by Wii standards. Chris_Williams
Got proof of that? Don't Gamespot themselves say that a good game is a good game by ANY standards - why do the specifics matter? We shouldn't need to compare this to anything, because the reviewers aren't - it's well recieved based upon it's own merits.

theres no way this game is reviewed like other games, just until a few weeks ago this game was going to be a downloadable title on XBLA but they decided to make it retail, so unless tom can come in here and confirm that it was judge like any other game i say this game was judge on a whole different scale then a game such as infamous 2

Why don't you PM him and ask about the score relating to other games? (serious) Staff often respond to PMs. Arguing the specifics is pointless, because we don't know of them - we don't know how standards vary. We do know that the game has recieved an 8.5 on it's own merit, which is of course higher than many games released this year.
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#50 xhawk27
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[QUOTE="xhawk27"]It's safe to say Kinect >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>wi mote>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Move! :DHaziqonfire
Not really, it's just one title. Also listening to the devs talk, they had good and bad things to say about Kinect. Mostly saying certain types of motions work well with Kinect and it's horrible for others.

Yeah I forgot to add for Body motion games! ;)