This Kane & Lynch circus continues to entertain. Over on GameBump, they discovered that the official Kane & Lynch Web site states that Game Informer and Game Spy have both given the game a perfect score. The problem? Game Informer and Game Spy never gave this a perfect score at all. Game Spy gave the game a three out of five star rating and Game Informer gave the game a seven out of ten rating.
Not only that, but the quotes the Kane & Lynch Web site is using from both sites are actually from early previews of the game the sites did and weren't taken from the actual reviews.
Kotaku even gave this game a five star! Which is really weird because for as long as I've been reading Kotaku, they have rarely ever given a numerical score to a game, let alone some stars.
Game Spy has contacted Eidos telling them to change the score. No word on if Game Informer or any of the other sites listed on the K&L site is requesting the changes.
Check out the gallery below for some screen caps from the site or just go visit the site to see for yourself what they're trying to pull off. One thing is for sure; this game is getting more press than it ever would have otherwise.
[Editor's note: There is a very slim chance that the stars could potentially just be for graphical purposes and not the actual ratings. In the off chance that this is the case, then it is extremely irresponsible and grossly misleading for any company to use a common rating system as a graphic and then have a statement praising the game that could easily be misinterpreted for an actual review score. -- CTZ]
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10:07 PM on 12.03.2007 | 
Also, do they use the same quotes in the TV-ads?
I think the stars are merely a sinister design choice. They use previews, which are generally favorable (and 'Kane and Lynch' isn't the first game to abuse this novelty) and then use the stars as an aesthetic. I can guarantee that the marketers are aware of the misconception and are choosing to abuse it, but they will undoubtedly plead ignorance.
My two cents anyways.
"One thing is for sure; this game is getting more press than it ever would have otherwise."
Ummm... the stars represent the rank... of the general... who wants to catch them so the army can... ummm... go home.
I don't really know, but seeing this bullshit only humors me.
I wonder what else Dtoid will do that's humorous.
Up is Down, Down is Up. Your Reality is false. Welcome to the New Math, bitches.
"I was sooo wrong about my review!"
-- Jeff Gerstmann, FORMER Gamespot Editor
God don't get me started on the new math.
I think you might actually be right, but it's also obvious that stars are often used to render review scores. This is underhanded.
I teach maths, and I know.
Eidos has in no way paid me for this comment.
In related business news they also announce the aquisition of the rights to Duke Nukem Forever and will most definatly release in 2008...
lol. I doubted anyone would get that joke, and I was sure that those who did wouldn't smile, but would only shake their head at the memories. The bitter memories...
Well done sir, you have been counted.