This has got to be the most unprofessional thing I've ever seen. The author states:
"I am also a fantasy novelist. After the review was published, the creative director of High Voltage sent out an inter-office email, telling his people to go to my book on Amazon.com and write reviews of it, since I had written a bad review of their game. The email was leaked to the gaming press."
Sounds fake.
Conduit 2 got PLENTY of low reviews, so why would they target one person like this? The first game got low scores too and High Voltage didn't do a thing.
But if this is true, shame on them. Highly unprofessional.
before anyone cries "unprofessional" read joysticks Conduit 2 review. It puts everything into context.
"Heck, break out your N64 instead and replay Perfect Dark. Even that story makes more sense, and, to be honest ... the graphics are a little better." - T. Michael Murdoc
Yeah, Joystiq was out of line with the crap they put in that review, it was an irrational and unfair hate fest. Tit for tat is kind of petty, but I don't blame them.
Joystiq. Owned by AOL whose manifesto now states that you can blog whatever erroneous bullshit you'd like as long as it generates hits for advertisers...so I'm sure the Conduit review was over the top harsh to garner those hits.
As for HVS...he did nothing but suggest to his employees to read the book and write a review...didn't force them too nor did he say to write a negative review.
Props to HVS
it feels right to say this: u mad bro?