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It's official. GTA4 is the best game of all time?
TheDragon \| 8:03 AM on 04.29.2008	13 comments

I can't say I wasn't expecting this when the first perfect score for the game popped up. Now that IGN's review exclusivity is over, reviews are popping up all over the place. 20 of which are considered important by game rankings which currently has the game a full percent higher than the previous top-spot holder, Ocarina of Time.
http://www.gamerankings.com/itemrankings/simpleratings.asp?rankings=y

Does this surprise anyone? It seems Mr. Sterling believes that some pockets were lined to assure such success, which seems plausible with EA low-balling Take-Two and that deal being put on hold.

Have any of you gotten your copy yet? How does it hold up to the scores? Is it truly deserving of such absurdly high marks? Or was there bribing involved?

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13 comments | showing # 1 to 13

BlackSheep

it's official, your blog was boring.

weedgan

I think it holds up pretty damn well.

Every little spot in the game no matter what direction you look at it, is its own. It really does bring the promise of a immersive world.

Lives up to the hype.

Darkknight37

I'm still sleeping in a shithole with a pullout bed, so time will tell. Those ass munches have beaten the game already, I'd imagine.

Justice

Give it time, many other games overtook Ocarina of Time for a few weeks after their debuts, but things will probably change soon.

BlindsideDork

I'm surprised by Game Ranking.

20 reviews, Average Review is 7.6 with an Average Score of 98.850%.

Now I am no Mathematician or what not but...how is that possible? Am I missing something?

BlindsideDork

Yeah, someone just toled me "Average Vote" not review is reader reviews...I don't go to the site anyways.

MaxVest

There will be far more than 20 reviews for the game, and early reviews are often high. We saw the same thing when Super Mario Galaxy was released. It doesn't take many 9/10 reviews to dethrone an early #1.

I doubt reviewers were bought off, though. Rockstar didn't need to. Jim's impressions of the game came from a typical gamer standpoint -- that is, getting frustrated 10 minutes in when you haven't yet mastered the game. Reviewers knew they were in for a required 40 hours, so their patience probably wasn't tested as much.

king3vbo

I disagree

Tenro

My inherent cynicism tells me that the paid review rumor sounds likely. Then again, I always thought people were too kind to the GTA series.

Iolaus

Zelda OOT is better still.
GTA is great, excellent even, but its no OOT.

mix

Bought my copy at 12:18am this morning BIZZAM! Then I went home to bed as I had to get up at 7 :(

TheDragon

Mix: I'm in the exact same boat. Got home and played for half an hour since I had work at 8. :(

Leaving early for some goodness, though.

It was a real stab in the balls to wake up to my roommate playing it, though.

mix

@TheDragon

Nice! The roommate part, not so nice. Get a DVD labeler and make a print of GTA then scratch the disc all up and get pissed at your roommate for ruining your brand new game...lol

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