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Socom 4: is receiving many average reviews

Still buying can't live without new Socom! 22 12.36%
 
Won't buy now 36 20.22%
 
Will buy at reduced price 25 14.04%
 
Meh critic reviews don't influence me 28 15.73%
 
Why change what works Zipper! 25 14.04%
 
See results 42 23.60%
 
Total:178

Found these on amazon's website.

Joystiq 2.5/5
http://www.joystiq.com/2011/04/12/socom-4-review/

Destructoid 3/10
http://www.destructoid.com/review-socom-4-u-s-navy-seals-198597.phtml

Eurogamer 6/10
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-04-12-socom-special-forces-review

Socom 4 is currently sitting at 69 on metacritic.com  

http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-3/socom-4-us-navy-seals/critic-reviews

Well I am personally on the fence about this socom, think I'll just get it later on.

Will these reviews have any effect on your interest in the game?



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Thats not average thats bad!



It's also recieving good scores from respectable sites:-

GameInformer - 7.75/10
http://www.gameinformer.com/games/socom_4_us_navy_seals/b/ps3/archive/2011/04/12/new-innovations-and-old-problems-arise-in-socom-4.aspx

GameSpot - 7.5/10
http://www.gamespot.com/ps3/action/socom-4/review.html

GameTrailers - 7.9/10
http://www.gametrailers.com/gamereview.php?id=12807

IGN - 7.0/10
http://ps3.ign.com/articles/116/1161560p1.html



Gilgamesh said:

Thats not average thats bad!

 

Yeah, the destructoid review is especially harsh, which is bringing down the score on metacritic.com. I can't help but wander how badly this will effect sales.



It's in low 70's without Destructoid's review. Good not great. After the reviews I'll wait until it's cheaper and had a bunch of patches, that's if I do get it.



  

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For somebody who read them, what are the reviews criticizing so badly?



Money can't buy happiness. Just video games, which make me happy.

3/10? That website is better be trolling me.



Still a million seller easily right?



I am a big Socom fan. I still consider Socom 2 the best online game ever over 500 hours of playing it back in the day.

Socom 3 was a let down, Combined assault was a let down...Confrontation was a return to Socom but the developers did a sloppy job, Socom 4 is a complete sell out it's Call of Duty in 3rd person. Zipper completely removed everything that was great about Socom and turned Socom into a generic shooter. I find it hilarious that they think that if they make it like Call of Duty a mainstream game people will swtich to Socom...sales will prove them wrong.

The ironic thing as bad as the reviews are and as disappointed I was with the beta, i'm most likely still buying it Tuesday

Hopefully Zipper will listen to their fans when this game bombs, it deserves the reviews its getting so far.



Why are u guys so surprised about the reivew scores, I already know the reviews would be low just by watching some footage.  Did u expect AAA? Or AA?

But anyways who cares about reviews, mw2 scored so high but it was so bad. It will sell regardless.