NHL 10 - PS3 Score Change (Gamespot)

Not sure if you noticed, but last night we posted our reviews of NHL 10 on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 with scores of 8.5 and 8.0, respectively. The difference between the two games was that, based on time spent with retail copies on retail servers, the online multiplayer was silky smooth on the X360 but very laggy on the PS3. That was accurate at 9:42pm last night when the review was posted but, increasingly, it seems that any review we post is in danger of being rendered inaccurate or out-of-date within weeks, days, or on this occasion hours of it going up on the site.

[euchreprof]

This is the only possible reason for them to finally tell the truth and forgo PS3 FAT HATE (from Day 1).

[MAR-TYR-DOM]

i still dont get how NHL10 got rated 8 - 8.5 Not enough new features? What did gears 2 bring that gears 1 didn't have?

IMO these "American" journalists just hate the fact that a Canadian dev team makes the best sports game which also happens to be loved by Canadians, they love Hating on NHL and hockey.

[ZBlacktt]

MAR-TYR-DOM,

Bro, I hear ya and I'll just say. Take these reviews with a grain of salt. They are just a small heads up of what the person doing the review feels about the game. Not everyone in general. We all know at the end of the day. No one touches EA when it comes to sports games. That's just the bottom line, well all but SCE Studios MLB 09 The Show. Let the game settle in and you see more reviews posted by others. The game is very good and has many improvements based on what I read thus far..

[JackBNimble]

I think GS is getting ready for the M$ big crash.

[vhero]

Hmm makes you think of how many times this "mistake" has happened before for PS3 eh?

[creatchee]

What you mean like when it happened in 2006 - errrrr - 2007 - errrrr - 2008 - errrrr - 2009 - errrrr - whenever Sony has an exclusive come out - errrrr - when Home came out errrrr...

Face it - none of the 3 consoles are going anywhere. They all have way too much of a market share to be rendered as non-factors. And why would we want them to be - competition makes things better for us gamers. The only people who want to see one system or the other fail are fanboys, simply because they are too short-sighted and idiotic to see the bigger picture.

On topic - I never liked it when reviewers gave different marks between two systems solely on the basis of online play (unless they review it a month or two after a game comes out, which is basically useless at that point). When reviewers get a game, bugs are still being polished, the servers (if applicable) aren't operating at normal capacity, and basically everything that goes along with the launch of a new game. Granted, the 360 versions are typically better out of the box online-wise, but PS3 games do get back to the level of those 360 counterparts eventually.

[Sunny_D]

Cool, cool. But, I still disapprove of Gamespot's decision to fire a reviewer for giving his honest opinion on Kane and Lynch. Sigh. Whatever.

[patterson]

Kudos to Gamespot for doing the right thing.

[topdawg122]

They should rate the online portion after it hits shelves or find out from the developers about the online status before even doin the review.

[chisox100]

NHL 09 was better on ps3 because you can have 6 players offline i did that at a party once and it was epicsauce

[Dutch Boogie]

hmm funny how gears 2 multiplayer never received a score deduction for being the buggiest crap in the history console gaming lol. American journos are funny.

[Unicron]

Shhhhhh.... you can't battle with name brand marketing power silly.

[rhood022]

That's exactly what I was thinking.

It was pretty much acknowledged by the gaming public and press that Gears 2 multiplayer had some serious issues. I mean, it was patched how many times after release?

Considering it's a rather large component of the game, the hiccups of this mode definitely didn't reflect it in the reviews. But I guess multiplayer issues don't count when reviewing some games.

Except when it does with regards to others.

[Bathyj]

Arent games like Gears, Halo and CoD bought mainly for the multiplayer?

If it is indeed a buggy mess why aren't they marked down.

And on the flip side of that why is a game like Resistance 2 given no credit or marked up for having a 60 player game that runs better than a 5 on 5?

If so much importance is going to be place on the online component, why the double standard?

[Arnon]

This is coming from someone who is a die-hard PS3 fan, correct? I'm quite sure SOCOM: Confrontation takes that award.

[Bathyj]

Im pretty sure Socom got marked down plenty for its bugs.

Point proven.

[topdawg122]

Yeah this seems pretty shady to me, gamespot should know better

[ultimolu]

You said it bro.

[lordkemp007]

Gamespot get stuffed you total hypocrites.

Any chance to mark down a ps3 title --- Your reason - Lag issues.

Tell me Gamespot --- It sure as hell didnt stop you dishing out a 9 to gears of war 2, in spite of its glaring lag and bug issues.

However kudos for upping the score, you seem to be a bit more balanced nowadays.

[boodybandit]

this is complete horsesh!t from Gamespot. I own and played both version of NHL 09 on both PSN and XBL for months. Neither ran better or worse then the other. The only difference was you could set up a friends match easier on XBL and on PSN you had to hook up through EA servers.

I played the demo of both versions of NHL 10 and I was very disappointed with how little EA did to improve this title. Madden, Live and FIFA all got significant upgrades but NHL this year added pinning against the boards and a new fighting engine. BIG DEAL!

If this is somehow true, which I seriously doubt since I never had any issues with EA games in the past on PSN, then it's EA's fault and not PSN.

For Gamespot to take this stance is a complete joke when they let other games get away with serious online issues in the past. Gamespot and the media as a whole is a laughing stock. The media is so freaking negative today that I barely read any articles online anymore. I just do some research and judge for myself because none of them can be trusted.

It is truly sad how shameless and petty sites like Gamespot have become. A couple years ago I actually thought they were a decent site. Now I don't know a site worth reading anymore. Is there any credibility left in the gaming media? I don't think so.

[iceman06]

EA only does those HUGE LEAPS in it's sports games about every 2-3 years. Once they get those great reviews on a game...they settle in...make small tweaks for a year or two...and then try the HUGE LEAP again. It has been the EA Sports way for as long as I can remember. I guess it was TIME for Live (for sure), Madden (definitely). FIFA has huge competition in the way of PES...so they are trying to actually CLAIM and HOLD best soccer title. NHL's big leap was LAST YEAR. So, we will probably see another HUGE LEAP in the 2012 version.

[ElVeneno]

...this guy hit the nail right on the head...

"PvtGump8

why not go back and update the fat princess review?"

Sadly i no longer trust ANY reviews sites, for reasons like this. It's a double standard. Go back and fix Fat Princess then, you morons!!!

@boodybandit i totally agree with you, i consider myself to be the best critic. The media these days want a product thats perfect or they put their own favoritism into reviews. such as brand hating, and fanboyism... online reviews are truly a joke anymore...

[Knightrid808]

I find the best reviewers to be consumers like us. I still read reviews from staff in IGN and Gamespot but I take users reviews a lot more seriously.

[waltercross]

I Totally Agree, I Read reviews but user reviews I Usually
take more in, Gamefly is the best place for ratings and reviews.

[Blaze929]

I bet you the case was EA complained and being the b!tches Gamespot are, they quickly changed their scores in a heart beat. This site lost all credibility with me after firing Jeff

[Bathyj]

That was nice of them, and fair enough too.

[tonywood24]

THESE GAMES ARE THE SAME.

I checked out NHL 10 and they both are the same...this is just to get people talking. From time to time, ALL games have online slow down, so it's no big deal. Call of Duty 4 is EXACTLY the same (I own it for the ps3 and 360) with the only difference (FOR ME) being that the PS3 triggers makes it easier to shoot fast. ( I DON'T ROLL WITH THAT MODDED CONTROLLER GARBAGE.)