Edge Review Scores : Army of Two Tanks, Smash Bros., Lost Odyssey, And More

Here are the latest review scores from Edge Magazine issue 187 (April Issue):

Super Smash Bros. Brawl 9
Lost Odyssey 7
Condemned 2: Bloodshot 5
Rainbow six vegas 2 7
Army of Two 4
God Of war: Chain of Olympus 7
Lost: The Videogame 3
Sins of a solar empire 8
Professor layton 7
Apollo Justice; Ace Attorney 6
Penumbra: Black Plague 6
Dark Mist 8
Sega superstars tennis 7
Space invaders extreme 8

[Iamback]

Hmm they obviously want to get some hits on site and attention by giving those low scores to few awesome games on that list.

[decapitator]

huh ? erm, Edge is a magazine, and that is not the official site. Someone simply just posted the review scores of all the games.

[resistance100]

Umm Edge is a highy respected Magazine in England, so think before you post comments like that.

90% of the time i will say there reviews are spot on

[TheExecutive]

umm... look at the scores.

Space invaders extreme gets a higher score than GOW? yeah right...

I mean its all opinion but c'mon.

[Time Lord]

Edge have reputation of having very strict reviews. It would have to take something really special to get 9 in their mag.

[sonarus]

yea or something really hyped. greatest game on the psp is but a 7 to them

[Winter47th]

Condemned 2 only a 5.. is this a typo?

What a shameful excuse of a mag this is.

[LJWooly]

I don't like Edge, they mistake harshness and outright bias for integrity.

They gave Halo 3 a 10. I'm sorry, but is this not supposed to be the harshest mag out there? Whatever...

I'm English, and I sure as hell don't respect them. They're full of crap and self-importance.

[Spike47]

LO deserves an 8, and army of two an 8.

[Delive]

But, I bought Ao2 off hype and high reviews. They all failed to mention the good co-op get's repetitive fast. The first hour or 2 is cool. Then it all starts to look the same. I'm trying to finish it so I can trade it in while it still has value.

[skynidas]

WOW a 5 for Condemned 2

[EZCheez]

I was looking forward to that one. I'll still play it though.

[TheExecutive]

I am still looking forward to that one, I dont really have the same taste as EDGE.

[decapitator]

Edge is a little harsh, you might wanna wait for more reviews from US based journalists.

[Richdad]

back in 2005 then you should have not expected much from it. It had goood graphics then but now its average and the game is very slow, I mean the player you used moves slowest in any game I have seen and you can sprint for only 5-6 secs only and recharging takes the sme amount of time. while the rest of the shooters are getting better and better and have definelty improved form 2005.
But also Army of two has been given real bad score and agree with R6Vegas 2 score the graphics has not evolved much and we have seen the gameplay before so dont tell the story is not the main feature but the gameplay. I was not expecting much from it. But still they have pushed the score down to the limit I mean all the games except SSBB deserves to get a raise of 1. With AOT a raise of 3 atleast.

[DrWan]

GoW def more than 7

[Richdad]

for God sake the game is no way less then 8.5. But what is wrong I dont know Professor Layton is also better than the score given and R6Vegas and Condemned where pulling the same thing of again but they are still not that bad and R6vegas2 is although not AAA now but its still better then 7.

[Relcom]

I should buy space invaders instead of God of War.......

Interesting

[skynidas]

YES...LOL

[EZCheez]

Sins of the Solar Empire, whatever the hell that is.

[TheExecutive]

they ALWAYS do that crap.

[Relcom]

I understand that score, but almost all the rest of the scores are garbage

[Intrepid]

I heard that Army of Two was pretty broken but I wasn't sure. I wanted to play it but read some previews that weren't in it's favor. I hope it wasn't hyped up for nothing.

[Relcom]

Its great fun with a buddy, but it wears off when the game is beaten. Its definately not a 4/10. More like 7/10

[vloeistof]

gow so low

[angel604]

Vegas 2 got a 7? didnt the first one get like 9's and 10's, it was even as good as gears of war by the views of some critics (since they came out around the same time and gears basically overshadowed it)

[TheMART]

Army of Two isn't that bad really, is it???

I mean ok it isn't what it could have been but still when played co-op its fun as far as I've read the other reviews.

Although I respect EGM's scores and honesty so I don't know really how this could happen.

[BrianC6234]

Edge is a UK magazine. If you're an American gamer don't pay attention to their scores. Their views never seem to match what Americans think. It seems like UK magazines like bad games and give low scores to better games. God of War on PSP is getting nothing but great reviews and theygave it a 7. That just proves it. From what I've seen of Army of Two, it isn't as good as God of War but has been getting great reviews.

[time2die]

Thats the biggest surprise to me also..Rainbow six vegas 2 scores only 7 when the first game scored 9 and this is suppose to be a better game...This was a game i was really looking forward to and has put me of slightly ..I loved r6v and its probebly one of the best games on the 360......Hope they had a of day when reviewing r6v2...I also have to add the Edge is a highly regarded magazine in the uk and pulls no punches..

[cloud360-7th_account]

f\zake

wait for a better site

[xaphanze]

Condemned 5? I was so looking forward for a horror game and for this I'm gonna wait for more reviews.

[SullyDrake]

Is at least a 7/10. Sure, it's fans-only, but that doesn't make it bad, it only limits it's appeal.

[techie]

oh

[RecSpec]

Their reviews are pretty decent, if you can overlook the number. Oh wait...

[MK_Red]

WTF!? They are crazy. 7 for God of War, 5 for Condemned 2 and 4 for AoT!? I know they are harsh but these scores are just dumb.

[Relcom]

the score i have to most quams with is Sins of a Solar Empire. That game is nothing less than a 10. Best RTS since Company of Heros

[MK_Red]

So true. Seriously, Sins of a... is one of the best PC games in many months but at least it's a 8. How on earth could they give 7 to God of War?

[v1c1ous]

if they had used a retail version of Lost odyssey instead of the crappy long-loading-time review versions that microsoft sent, maybe they would have given it an 8?

[Relcom]

I don't think it matters. i think they just rolled dice for most of these reviews anyways.

[Lemons]

The problem I have found with 'Edge' is that they can often come across as being 'Up their own arse'.

I find that some of their reviewers are spot on and give fair and honest comments, but others are very condescending and come across like elitist idiots with a distinct air of self importance. Its a shame that the magazine has this reputation as when the magazine was first published, it was highly respected within the gaming industry.

[sumfood4u]

Most England~People perfer non violent games! I guess thats why in England they dont use guns! the police beat~ya with there HardA$$ flash light!

[Lemons]

I'm guessing you mean British people ?

I don't think it has anything to do with people in the UK preferring non-violent games, just simply a magazine based in the UK being a little too self important sometimes.

Anyway, I don't think the UK is quite as de-sensitized to potential firearm violence as some other countries, which personally I think is a bonus.

[kwicksandz]

just not the standard officerrs they have teams of dudes with machine guns and body armour. thank god britian isnt as lax as america with reguards to gun controls and sale!

[BubblesDAVERAGE]

I have this game and it is not that bad...Personally I like it

[chasegamez]

God Of war: Chain of Olympus 7
Space invaders extreme 8
is this a joke or what
this will be the magazine 2 file for Bankruptcy

[Tryst]

I have been quite amazed by some reviews by this mag of the last couple of months. Didn't it give Halo 3 a 10, it might be a awesome game, but it is not 10.

[Official General]

@sumfood4u - LOL! I found that comment really funny and hilarious, I aint gonna lie, that sh*t was funny! On a serious note though, I'm from London, United Kingdom and I can tell you that the English/British guys over here do like violent games. The GTA series was HUGELY succussful over here and so were many other violent games such as the Resident Evil series, Max Payne, Doom series, etc. The older generation in this country especially in government can sometimes over react to violent video games just like your very own Jack Thompson (I'm assuming you are American as to me you sound it, correct me if I'm wrong).

@Lemons - I agree with you there. I like to read Edge magazine because they are very critical and seriously analytical in their reviews of games, so any game getting a good score from them is normally seen as a very good game. But sometimes they do go overboard with the extreme harshness of their scores, making themselves seem like a bunch of snobbish, stuck-up games intellectual philosophers in the process. They do tell it straight as it is, compromising nothing when judging whether a game is good or not and they are a highly respected gaming magazine in the UK, but they do need to cool it with their more-than-sky-high expectations and extremely harsh scoring system.

[macalatus]

@Official General,

"But sometimes they do go overboard with the extreme harshness of their scores, making themselves seem like a bunch of snobbish, stuck-up games intellectual philosophers in the process. They do tell it straight as it is, compromising nothing when judging whether a game is good or not and they are a highly respected gaming magazine in the UK, but they do need to cool it with their more-than-sky-high expectations and extremely harsh scoring system."

LOL!! Now you have me seeing Simon Cowell of American Idol fame doing game reviews!!

[WINZLOW]

i want to see more games like army of 2. i love the fact how it is so real the way you use cover and flank the enemy. online needs improvement though.

[wiizy]

smash doesnt deserve anything lower then a 9.5

[ISA_Scum]

Edge is as big of a joke as Gamespot. Both of whom just bash whatever they can to gain random hits and attention. Army of Two is at least an 8.

[Richdad]

edge has gone to extreme levels, but Gs gives a diplomatic score that some times feel bad but is very carefully given its not too low or high just looks what IGN ad 1Up do they just throw any score they like Virtua fighter got 10 at 1up. Gears(PC) got only 7 and IGN I cant say anything they give 3 reviews which can vary heavily from say 7.5 to 8.6.

Some games are overrated and underrated in gamepot too but slightly not heavily. But anyways people give there own reivew to clear the confusion out.

[titntin]

Edge magazine has always represented just about the best in video games journalism I've ever read. It is hugely respected by all the UK development houses and seen as the pinnacle of games journalism by everyone in the industry.

They achieved this reputation by making their reviews based on what they thought, and not based on hype or what others are saying or how many feebies a dev house has given them.
I can't always say I've agreed with every review, but they are well above the kind of cheap tacky rubbish that normally passes for objective viewpoints on the web, and if they are critical of a game, its because they think its rubbish and no other reason. It's a fact that most UK games journalists would aspire to writing and reviewing in the Edge.

Sadly, I don't get it is as much as I used to, but I've been a games developer for 15 years, and the back pages of edge are one of the main recruiting places for all dev houses in the UK - I've got several jobs with the major publishers through edge adverts.

To critiicse their reviews without actually reading them, simply because they've criticized a game you might have enjoyed, is daft...

[RecSpec]

Pretty sure most of the people bashing Edge have never read it. Oh well what can you do.

[jinn]

army of two get a 4?

[gameraxis]

Go to GameTrailers... Army of two could of gotten a 10 at it been a little better but the score it got there is fair enough. GT has always been accurate in my opinion, anything 8 or over i'll get, 7+ if it appeals to me i'll get, anything less than 7 u know is trash...Never go to any other site just GT and always pleased with decision... Army of two to me is really fun if taken slow, waiting for that enemy to pop up to shoot ur partner then bang! I'll be keeping it hoping for an online patch. Anyone else having problems with the voice?

At first my firewall was interfering ( but not with COD4) so i fixed that but the voice communication is awful

[ISA_Scum]

Best reviews are EGM. Three scores average representing different gaming tasts. THAT is what a review is all about! Electronic Gaming Monthly FTW!

[PROGnosis]

i just add 2 to their score, that makes GOW a "9" and SSBB an "11"..huh? o well, but remember EDGE did give Halo 3 a "10"

[aggh im on fire]

The thing with Edges scores is that a 5 is average unlike other mags which class a seven as average. So anything above a 5 is worth considering if you like the genre and anything scoring 8 or 9 is essential. The first Rainbow vegas got a review of 6 if i remember rightly and thats a good game, 6 is above average.

While i admit that there scores can be a bit sporadic there written reviews are generally spot on.

[mr_potato]

When will you guys stop looking at the numbers they mean nothing it's only for geeks who get big ragy erections from metacritic.

What mathers is the review itself yes not the stupid score.

[AngryTypingGuy]

The 360 version of Army of Two currently has a 77.6% at gamerankings.com. I think these guys are just trying to get some attention or something. Douchebags.

My next game is going to be Rainbow Six Vegas 2. I hope it's higher than the 7 they're saying it is. I know it will be. The first one was absolutely awesome, and this one's going to be even better.

[MakgSnake]

Dude, ARMY OF TWO is an awesome game. Seriously. I have been playing it alot... its an amazing CO-OP game man. Soo much fun, with excellent graphics and a good storyline.

Not a 4 at all.... def a 8.5 or 8.7 and all..

[joydestroy]

Army of Two is awesome! i played it all weekend and when i get off work i'm going to go play it some more.