At one point, I feel like the Guinness World Records meant something, with people vying to grow their nails longer than a record holder. Or shove more ping pong balls in their mouth than the last guy. Or fart the alphabet.
Apparently not anymore, as Batman: Arkham Asylum has been awarded a Guinness World Record for the "Most Critically Acclaimed Superhero Game Ever." Yeah, we know -- there really wasn't anyone keeping track of this stuff, but you have to hand it to them... the game is pretty damned good.
In fact, it seems the award was handed out based on the game's
Metacritic average which currently stands at 91 percent. With that, our staff more or less agreed, giving it an average score of an 8 out of 10. But to really know what we think of the game,
you'll want to read the review to find out of it's really the best super hero game ever. (Hint: Probably.)
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3:40 PM on 08.28.2009
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I dont see how this got into Guiness though, even an average of scores is still completely based on opinions and theres no surefire way to measure it. Even if another game comes along with a higher score, its relative to the time the game came out and the public opinion. Its not like shoving X amount of dimes up your nose.
that seems kind of specific... do they have one for every genre? Or did they just get paid for some advertising?
It's Eidos.
All signs point to "very yes."
@-PL- With the previous early review-score shennanigans, it wouldn't surprise me if they were paid off for this one.
http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/freedomforce?q=freedom%20force
http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/cube/viewtifuljoe?q=viewtiful%20joe
Other than Cartoon Network, I mean.
Greatest sellout of original concept ever? Guinness book of World Records!
Other than Cartoon Network, I mean.
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