June 17th, 2008
Video gaming site GameSpot, whose reputation was recently tarnished because of Gerstmanngate, actually had the gall to hand out two perfect scores in a span of weeks. First was for Grand Theft Auto IV, which was released last April 29, and the second was for Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, which came […]
By Mike -- 14 comments
November 28th, 2007
Don’t believe everything you read in the internet, even if they came from so-called reputable game websites like GameSpot, GameSpy, IGN, or Eurogamer. The reviews they’re churning aren’t always as “spot-on” as people say they are.
Case in point: The previously-released reviews for Gears of War’s PC version.
I took the time to read all […]
By Mike -- 4 comments
November 23rd, 2007
If you’ve been paying attention to this blog for some time now, then you may have noticed that FPS Rantings is currently having a fixation on Gears of War for the PC. It’s only fair to feature the GameTrailers review on Gears, but don’t say I didn’t warn you.
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By Mike -- 3 comments
November 15th, 2007
Zero Punctuation had a lot of things to say about Jericho. Enjoy the hate.
Tags: game_reviews, gears_of_war, jericho, quake, Reviews, video_reviews, yahtzee
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By Mike -- 3 comments
November 9th, 2007
If Clive Barker’s Jericho is capable of moving your bowels, then you may consider the game as art. However, the horror author’s second foray into video games is more reminiscent of a glossy Hollywood film—big on production value and budget, but rather shallow in depth.
It’s not clear up to what extent was Clive Barker’s […]
By Mike -- 0 comments
August 29th, 2007
Game reviewers are a misunderstood lot. People take them for granted because of the perception that the job is easy, and that non-game reviewers (i.e. everyone else) think they can do a better job. Hey, how hard can reviewing a game be? All one has to do is play and finish a game, then write […]
By Mike -- 4 comments
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