I just checked the Halo 3 review on here, the only surprise is that it wasn't a 10.1. They could repack Halo 2 an infinite number of ways, and sites like this will still praise each repacking job as the new gaming messiah. Oh oh, look who gave the Halo 3 review, and look at the smirk on his face all through that video. The kind of smirk that says... oh, I don't know, "I went into this game expecting a 9.5, and by golly, it's going to be a 9.5. It's my favorite fat loser reviewer, Jeff Gerstmann! I love lines like this:

"Halo 3 manages to feel familiar while also packing in a good amount of new material."

Oh, and don't forget:

"Halo 3 is an interesting mix of established protocol and intriguing new stuff. For example, the gameplay doesn't stray too far from Halo 2, which, in turn, didn't exactly reinvent the original Halo. Don't take that as a negative, because it means that Halo 3 plays extremely well, with the same types of light tactical considerations that have made the series stand apart from other, faster-paced shooters."

That's funny, because, if I remember correctly, those are pretty much the exact reasons that Gamespot panned Twilight Princess and Metroid Prime 3: Corruption! Oh no no Gamespot, don't even tell me... Halo 3 is better at being like previous games in the series, so it deserves a better score? Or no, it has better graphics and that's really all that matters? Look, Gamespot. You've been panning Nintendo games for a while now, saying that they're too similar to last-gen games in their respective series, saying that they're fun, but more of the same. If you can look me in the eye and tell me that Corruption deserves an 8.5 for no reason besides it's similar to MP1 and MP2, and that its graphics aren't on par with next-gen games, well... that's just sad. You have no souls, Gamespot.