gamesTM Issue 80 Review Scores

GOONL!NE: "The brand new issue of gamesTM just came out and we have the review scores for you to see.

Halo Wars - 7/10
House of the Dead: Overkill - 6/10
Race Pro - 5/10
Killzone 2 - 8/10
Disgaea 3 - 9/10
Let's Tap - 6/10
FEAR 2 - 8/10
Tenchu: Shadow Assassins - 6/10
Necrovision - 4/10
Tornado - 2/10
Bomberman 2 - 7/10
Deadly Creatures - 6/10
Crayon Physics Deluxe - 8/10
Rise Of The Argonauts - 4/10
Dissidia: Final Fantasy - 8/10"

[HighDefinition]

Halo Wars - 7/10
Killzone 2 - 8/10
Disgaea 3 - 9/10
FEAR 2 - 8/10
Bomberman 2 - 7/10
Crayon Physics Deluxe - 8/10

I don`t even care anymore, Gaming Journalism is sh!t.

[Sony Rep]

Well, 8 is a good score and you wouldn't really review Killzone 2 and Disgaea in the same context. GamesTM also reviews like Edge, but not as harsh. A '7' and below is just mediocre....

[HighDefinition]

Is a good score, it`s just wierd considering the other reviews. IMO, anyway.

[shoinan]

Probably the best British gaming magazine, doesn't have an agenda like a certain other publication. And an 8/10 is a strong score from these guys. Looking forward to reading the Disgaea 3 review, wasn't expecting that score!

[Lawliet]

*Disgaea 3 - 9/10
Killzone 2 - 8/10

Halo Wars - 7/10
FEAR 2 - 8/10
Crayon Physics Deluxe - 8/10

What?LMAO!

[Mindboggle]

LOL is it you ?? Are you the 13 year old Dad ??

[Agent VX]

RTS's belong on a PC with Kb/mouse combo, not with controllers, can't see Halo Wars doing very good. And Killzone 2 looks too generic, as much of the hype and fanfare have gone from this game, and it isn't released yet.

I would say from expectation, the review scores seem fair.

[callahan09]

The Killzone 2 score could be on point, I guess. Most of the scores seem fair. I'm really excited for Killzone 2, but I just got a game on Thursday called Flower, and, while short, is one of the most breathtaking interactive experiences of my life, and I honestly don't think that Killzone 2 will be a better game than Flower. It'll provide me with tons of exhilerating fun and more hours worth of entertainment, but will that mean it's "BETTER"? No, not necessarily. It could be for some, but it will likely not be for me, because Flower is one of those rare creative experiences: so relaxing, fun, beautiful, even emotional. It's gaming zen, enough said.

Killzone 2 being scored above everything except Disgaea 3 and a couple of other wonderful games tying it seems about right to me. Disgaea 3 is a wonderful, hilarious, really deep and fun game, too. I enjoyed it very much. There aren't too many games out there that I'd pick up over a new Disgaea game, seriously. Crayon Physics is a modern classic of game design and execution, it isn't for everyone, but it's fun, it's simple, it's very well done and a unique idea. It deserves high scores. Bomberman is an absolutely classic series and any entrant in the series (that doesn't attempt to stray into 3D territory) is worth checking out, and a 7 for a new Bomberman game seems reasonable to me.

The only one that really might not work for me is giving FEAR 2 the same score as Killzone 2. I played the demo of both and I loved Killzone 2, it was really fun and I played through it a few times, it had me really craving more. FEAR 2 demo, not so much. It had some interesting things going on, but it didn't seem, in my opinion, to hold as much weight, to have shooting mechanics that worked quite as well. But that's just me. Also, I know for a fact that Killzone 2 does more for online multiplayer and clan support than FEAR 2, with its badge system and everything, and that people will be playing Killzone 2 for years to come, while I have a feeling FEAR 2 will be a relatively barren online community from the outset and may not exist at all by next winter. So, I do have to wonder (with what little personal experience I've had with both titles, mind you) how anybody can rate FEAR 2 and Killzone 2 the same score, or give FEAR 2 the higher score as Edge did. FEAR 2 just seemed like a bit of a disjointed mess, like they didn't know what they wanted to do with it in some ways.

[Johnny Cullen]

Bubbles for you.

[Maxned]

What the hell is Crayon Physics Deluxe...? And how did it get the same score as Killzone 2?

[andron]

Both Edge and Games are rubbish at reviewing games.

Only british multi platform gaming magazine I enjoy reading the reviews of is Gamesmaster. I don't necessarily agree all the time with them either, but they usually make a decent point...

[BkaY]

so fear 2 and killzone 2 got the same score.... ummmmmm....

let me see.... fear 2 ... i download the demo...played it for 3 mins and delete it ... killzone 2.... downloaded it and playing it everyday 5 to 6 times...

i dont know what is wrong with reviewers these days... i mean really...
wtf..

[dachiefsman]

well BeeKay, I was just the opposite of you. I thought the Fear demo was better than KZ2. KZ2 has great graphics but the gameplay of fear was fun as hell. Who doesn't like pulling some matrix time freeze?

I bought fear2 and kz2, but go ahead and flame me.

[chewy317]

=(

Crayon Physics Deluxe - 8/10

Killzone 2- 8/10

=(

Killzone 2 is a 9 at least... cmon!!!

[PirateThom]

If you'd played Crayon Physics, you'd know that's a low score for it as well. If they score Killzone 2 the same as Crayon Physics, there's something to worry about.

[Sir Ken_Kutaragi]

It's a 10/10!!! THE... &**$$%£ %^^^^!!!! *****$%^& *££((&*&& ;!! ;-D

[Sony Rep]

Halo Wars has gotten one 9 from an Xbox mag, a 7 from Edge, and a 7 from GamesTM. Not looking good for Halo. Race Pro is just garbage. I'll wait for the real driving simulation... GT5.

[Omega4]

Didnt GameInformer give Halo Wars a 9 or was it a 9.25 which was higher than even the almighty Killzone 2, so dont count HW out yet its got too many good previews not to be AAA

[TheMART]

Killzone 2 got a 9 from a Official PS Magazine

It got a 7 from EDGE
It gets an 8 from GamesTM

Not looking good for Killzone. See what I did there?

[N4PS3G]

*cough* Owned *cough*

[Sir Ken_Kutaragi]

...that they gave 'Halo Wars' 7/10??? 99% of the time, if they got a Turd with a sticker of 'Halo' + 'xBox 360 ONLY' on it to Review, it would normally get a 10/10!!! ;-D

[satyam]

It got perfect and near perfect scores from most sources

http://www.metacritic.com/g...

It will stay above 91% atleast when all reviews are in

[Dimitri]

Dont compare every game to the other. Most of those games are totally different genre, and they are reviewed based on each genre..

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

...like dogs in a dog show.

Although, apparently EVERY poodle is the best poodle in the world.

[satyam]

so it doesnt matter what some random british sites give it

It is an AAA

http://www.metacritic.com/g...

It will get some more perfect scores when more reviews are in

[table]

I played both demo's and i thought the killzone demo was awesome. That fear2 demo was terrible, the graphics and the shooting mechanics were horrible.

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

The FEAR 2 demo was amazing! You didn't get anything from it? How do you not love that demo?

[REALgamer]

I'm about halfway through FEAR 2 and 8/10 is exactly what I'd give it. Great game, doesn't do anything really new and the scares are very hit and miss, but it's definitely fun with some nice set-pieces.

Much better level design and visual detail than the original which hides the blockiness of the levels a bit more.

You should know the FEAR 2 demo is actually custom made from segments of the game. It's not a real level, but bits and pieces stuck together so it doesn't spoil anything. The actual level that has the bit in the school with the ghosts is way creepier. O_O Your flashlight doesn't work at all, and there's NO light except for the flickering of a single light every second or so that makes you navigate from what you saw in the last light flicker. And Alma seems to have fun with that...

I wonder what GamesTM didn't like as much in Halo Wars? From the demo I'd have predicted an 8 or 9/10.

I can understand Killzone 2's score, as GamesTM seems to only award 9 or 10 for games with innovation. An amazing game with highly polished gameplay but no real innovation will get about an 8, which is what other reviews have said about Killzone 2. I don't see a problem with this though - if a game introduces nothing new but perfects what has gone before it's still a brilliant game.

[satyam]

fear 2 is just garbage man

kz2 has a 93% average at meta
It got perfect and near perfect scores from most sources

http://www.metacritic.com/g...

[REALgamer]

You don't know that yet. =) You don't own it. Still 11 days until it's out.

But absolutely it could be the best FPS of the generation. That would be awesome. However, I'm just going on how GamesTM seems to score its games. The best FPS of the generation would still just get an 8/10 if it didn't innovate.

I have no problem with a game not innovating but instead perfecting and polishing the gameplay that has come before to the highest possible degree.

And by the way, FEAR 2 is a very good game. It's not going to change the world, but it's very enjoyable and well worth playing. I'm not sure why there's so much hate towards FEAR 2. =S It just seems to be the opinion these days that if a game isn't the best of its genre, it instantly 'sucks'.

[heyheyhey]

gamesTM and EDGE are way too indulgent in smaller, more esoteric indie titles and it seems like they p!ss on action blockbusters just to shed some light on the former

i love indie games, but that is just sh!tty journalism...

[misterssippi]

Some one above said this is the Best British game mag? Bullocks to that rubbish. They gave Tenchu:SA a 6? that game is terrible; a 3/10 at best.

[Voiceofreason]

That is the lowest score I have seen for the game. Tell me though since you own it what you dont like about it. I own it and think it is a pretty good game.

[P4KY B]

Good score for a good game.

[TIKUP]

Yeah HD are you the 13 year old farther living in the UK?????
i saw this on the news and newspaper thought it was pretty amusing

[subtalvik]

Disgaea 3 should get a 7 it's just a mediocre anime shovelware title. Also, I don't see the problem with Killzone 2's controls I think they're great.

[PirateThom]

I haven't played Disgaea 3, but I hear it's a pretty neich title with hundreds of potential play hours. I'm yet to hear any complaints from fans of the genre, maybe the reviewer is a fan of the genre?

[Shoko]

What are these guys' problem? All of those games deserve at least an 8, other than Tornado

[AnttiApina]

Wow! Crayon Physics actually got 8? I think it's a great game!

[Smacktard]

Every Wii game automatically gets a 6/10 %D

[Darkfiber]

I find it funny when babies care so much about review scores. Obviously not every reviewer is going to give it the same score because not every reviewer is the same person. Durrr.

And since when is 8 bad? I long for the day when review sites actually use the scale of 1 to 10 instead of just 6 to 10. 6 is the new 1, apparently. Why don't they just make every scale 1 to 4? It's like people can't do simple math. 8/10 is the same as a 4/5, yet, because 4/5 is only one point away from "perfection", and 8/10 is two points away from "perfection", an 8/10 score is somehow a much worse thing. People are friggin' idiots. Who cares.

And @ the guy saying 7 is mediocre...
me⋅di⋅o⋅cre   [mee-dee-oh-ker] Show IPA Pronunciation
–adjective
1. of only ordinary or moderate quality; neither good nor bad; barely adequate.
2. rather poor or inferior.

Well, neither good nor bad score would be a 5/10, not a 7. And "poor" or "inferior" would be even less. a 4-5 score would be mediocre; a score of 7 is considered good. Fool.