As a reviewer, if it deserves a 10 - if any game deserves a 10, it should get it. I do think "Bioshock" and "Halo 3" have developers/publishers dreaming of perfect scores and I would hate to disappoint them, but there are a lot of bottom feeders out there too ...

Clearly, the games should be reviewed separately. They are separate games bundled together. They are all great games. But they should be reviewed individually.

If you're referring to my comment about Episode 1, it was criminally short, so it lost points.  That doesn't mean I'd give a mediocre game a high score just because it's long; if anything, it would lose points for being too boring.

Yeah my point kind of is that you shouldn't review them seperatly and say Portal is too short. Because you didn't buy portal as a seperate game for 60 bucks. It's more like HL2 is 20 and all the other games are 10 each. to get such high quality games all together for that kind of price is insane.

HappySqurriel:

And I get the point just because it's longer doesn't mean it's necessarily better. but imagine if I told all the reviewers of halo 3 that gave it a 9.5 that instead the game will now come out with halo 2 and 1 and you use all the multiplayer maps with the new game play modes in 3. Don't you think you you'd be inclined to give it a better review? They may be separate games but its' in the same package, and your review is placing a value on that package for gamers to know if it's worth buying.

I still can't believe the console version costs $60...wasn't there an in-store discount for pre-ordering as well?

I mean...$60 is still a GREAT bargain...but it's not $45 like the PC version...

well, PC games are always cheaper than console games.
If hardware is sold below cost, producers have to gain in some other way, don't you think?
and it's an intelligent move, because people think they're spending less money if they buy a console. But it's not so true as it seems.

 The PC version doesn't include Half Life 2 or Episode 1 you'd have to buy that seperate. So your getting alot more with the console version.

 Yes it does..

Now I have an extra copy of HL2 and Episode 1 that I have to get rid of casue i already owned them before. 

The PC version also gets the free Peggle Extreme game.

It has everything the console versions have, and of course the ability to mod, download TONS of maps, etc.

I really don't think that any game should ever get a perfect score. There can always be improvements in every single title, no matter how good the title is. Giving us all of that content is really awesome, but if all of its components don't add up, it's kind of pointless. Granted I do think that everything in the package is going to be awesome, the game should definitely get a very high score. Just not perfect.... ever.... for anything.