Who doesn't love Sonic the Hedgehog? Apparently Matt Casamassina over at IGN, since his recent review of Sonic and the Black Knight scored it at an unthinkable 3.9. What is a fanboy to do when they find out the game they've been looking forward to might not be that good? If you guessed that the fanboy would stop for a moment to think rationally and decide that either maybe they hyped the game up for themselves too much, or that maybe they and the reviewer have different tastes and that difference of opinion is allowed, you guessed wrong.
Read on!
Something I've noticed in the last couple weeks are accusations from fanboys that giving a high or low score to a game gives some sort of perverse sexual pleasure to the reviewer. Trust me, I've tried it - attempting to wank to the thought of Halo Wars getting a 2.0 didn't do it for me. Giving Imagine: Babiez an 8.3 did though, but I think that's just because an 8 looks like boobs.
I think the IGN reviewers are getting an orgasm every time they say something bad about Sonic or the franchise.
Some people saw that Nintendo Power (the magazine owned by Nintendo that named Shadow the Hedgehog the "Best Platformer of the Year" in 2005) gave Sonic and the Black Knight an 8. Others noticed that 3.9 is a lower score given to totally dissimilar games by completely different reviewers. Everyone came to the same conclusion though: BIAS!
dont get confused by this!!! they gave tenchu an 8!!! GS gave it a 5!!!
they want to kill waggle and games rated E for wii!!
also they do it to pursuit you from buying these and go to buy Madwolrd like zombies!!
30 days pre realese coverage¿? this is insane
ok meybe you like "harcore" (no meaning word for me) games, but please be objective with your reviews
I'd be more convinced of this review if not for Nintendo Power giving it an 8.0. And for the last few years, they've been a lot better both with score
Nintendo Power gave this game an 8. IGN is just being stupid.
You just plain hate the Sonic games. This site is hypocritical with reviews, "wriggling" IT IS THE EXACT SAME WII-REMOTE CONTROL AS IN ZELDA: TWILIGHT PRINCESS. That game recieved great reviews, and sonic team decides to use a similar mechanic, and you gripe about it! Oh! I almost forgot your camera complaints! Sega could make a completely 16-bit 2d sonic game, and you would still bitch about the camera! I also examined your "scoring", I averaged all your scores except the 3.9, and it averages to a 6.1. And guess what? 10-6.1=3.9! You just took your scoring on what you liked about the game, and threw it away! Coincidence? or sabotage? In conclusion, get a life, get a replacement, get a better attitude, AND GET OVER YOURSELF!!!!
So if experience has taught me anything IGN giving it a 3.9/10 will equal out to an 8.5/10 to me.
lolz the IGNorants again being a bag of douche! I dont believe any of their words anymore they really suck.
A lot of people think giving a game anything lower than a 5 is just "mean". Why are reviewers such assholes!?
Okay, 3.9 (how about "4", what's wrong with that number?) is overkill...even a 6 would dissuade people from getting the game, if that's your intention.
Sonic Team changed it to a more ergonomic, so to speak, design. Lo and behold, here come complaints about that too. No one seemed to have a quip when Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess got a set up of almost the exact same controls, yet as SOON as that hits a Sonic Game, boom, here comes the whining.
A few commenters just start defending the game, without having played it, with some REALLY terrible logic:
This game is alright. Sure you have to fight enemie after enemie with a sword but when they annouced the game and showed trailers thats what they wanted you to do. If your that stupid to come expecting something else then you seriously are not a gamer your just a dumb idiot who im surprised who know how to even put the game disk in the system.
this game should get at least a 7 for its high production values and amazing graphics for wii
although i've never played this game i just can't understand how ign can say it has no sense of speed when nintendo power doesn't say anything bad about its gameplay and actually praises its quick pace
I don't really know what this one is saying (I think it's in Portuguese...), but I do know that it starts out with "Drug of Nintendistas", and that's good enough for me. Also, Nintendista is my new nickname for Holmes.
Droga de nintendistas...
sempre que ha um jogo do sonic na área eles ja esculacham.
Pelo que me parece o jogo nem foi lançado e ja o detonaram. por isso que eu prefiro a gameSpot, acho que eles deram um 6 basico. =)
Não sou "ista" mas pelos videos que...
And finally, some people provide some helpful closing comments:
For everyone not planning to buy it or rent it solely on this one review, why don't you just quit video games altogether? Remember when we would play a game WE thought was fun? Not what some guy who probably hasn't gotten laid in his whole life. Don't judge this game because some guy who you don't know says is crap. There are a million people in this world who hated a popular game. YOU be the judge if this game is good or not
Its like finding that really pretty girl
banging her...
then finding out she has AIDS.
See you next week for the Miami edition of Fanboy Friday!
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5:00 PM on 03.06.2009
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This article was funny itself, but that line was hilarious. This series is shaping up to be one of my favourites. Keep it up!
Heh. I know you were kidding, but I think 3.9 falls outside the range of "reasonable disagreement." Reasonable disagreement is Killzone 2 getting an 8.9 somewhere. It's amazing that people who haven't played the game feel the need to defend it from a reviewer who has put it in that special sub-5.0 category for games that are just-not-even-kidding bad.
I rofled throughout this article; re-read that statement, and rofled some more.
Stand up job.
banging her...
then finding out she has AIDS."
LOL. Some of the other comments are good but that part takes the cake.
banging her...
then finding out she has AIDS
I hate it when that happens!
Also, I don't understant Portuguese that much but I think it says that "whenever there is a new Sonic game they always give it a bad review and that he preafers Gamespot because it gave the game a 6" or something like that.
P.S. They still put out Nintendo Power? Man, I haven't seen an issue since the mid 90's.
Speaking of Twilight Princess you should see if you can dredge up some comments on the reviews for that game for a future segment (not that you're in need of material); I remember a lot of vitriol on anything below nine for that game.
Haha, joke aside, why is a score below 6 like an "F" in video games? Shouldn't a 5 be a average rating? It seems like most reviewers give games scores between 7 and 9. If a game gets a score below 7 fans think the reviewer is too harsh. If a game gets a score higher than 9 fans think that reviewer is being too generous. I think that reviewers are forgetting how to quantify the factors of how good or bad a game is.
"Damn Nintendo fanboys...
whenever comes out a sonic game, they piss all over them.
It seems that the game is not even out yet and it's already been given poor scores. that's why I prefer gameSpot, I think they gave it a reasonable 6 =)
I'm not a fanboy, but judging from the videos..."
Stupid Nintendo Fanboys ...
every time a new sonic game comes out they already criticize it ...
For me , it looks like the games isn't even out and they already said it is sh*, that's why I like gamespot more , they gave it a basic 6 =)
I'm not a fanboy , but by the videos ...
That said, I have declined to purchase several games I was on the fence about in the first place due to bad reviews. Usually, though, its not just *one* review, but a multi-tiered investigation that ultimately swings the tide. With games as expensive as they are, one can never be too cautious.
It all makes sense! And when you consider the name of the school that Bush was at on 9/11, remember evidence hidden by the Knights Templar, and factor in the Roswell report, you finally see the truth! They can't hide their conspiracy forever!
Like Kane & Lynch , Army of Two , Silent Hill:HC or Enchanted Arms.
I love this place.
Twilight Princess got a 4 here. Oh the outrage was glorious
This is of all games to suck too. I remember seeing the first video and immediately being reminded of a new-age Sparkster (which would be AWESOME AS HELL, by the way).
Remember that, for that is the eloquentliest I could put that, hopefully.
Here's my impression of a Sonic hater:
"IF YOU EVEN REMOTELY ENJOY ANY 3D SONIC GAME EVER YOU ARE A RETARD THAT DESERVES TO DIE. IF YOU DEFEND SONIC GAMES YOU ARE AN IDIOT FANBOY THAT SHOULD BE OPENLY HUMILIATED. SONIC FANS ARE OBVIOUSLY ALL MORONS AND THE GAMES ARE BAD EVEN THOUGH I HAVE NEVER PLAYED A SONIC GAME IN MY LIFE."
Grow the fuck up. These games are getting better, and you all know this.
Honestly.. Do you think that the people who publish that magazine aren't being paid by Nintendo? Nintendo Power is an advertisement engine. If they were indeed serious gamers, they would refuse to write for such a publication. It took them 10 years of making magazines to finally let other companies advertise in the magazine. Do you think that Future US would still have the publishing rights if Sony and Microsoft ads appeared on the pages of their so-called magazine? It's called NINTENDO Power. It says NINTENDO on the cover! It's obvious that they're going to give all the games they see on the Nintendo systems a high score.. Do they compare the games they write about to other console specific titles? The integrity of that publication is null and void. I stopped being a Nintendo fan a very long time ago.. maybe I'm old enough to remember them giving piece of shit games like Milons Secret Castle a spot on the top 10.
they suck. and because of their previous shenanigans, I will not read, nor will I advocate it as a serious gaming publication.
That doesn't change the fact that people are stupid, but just thought you wanted to, you know, report the facts. Since it's your job.