Orange Box is out: first reviews

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Elendil on 10 October 2007

Unfortunately, the first reviews of the Orange box are a bit disappointing.

Here are some (I will update this message with new reviews):

IGN 95/100

Eurogamer 10/10

Gamepro 5/5

Gametap 10/10

Team Xbox 96/100

Yahoo! Games 5/5

PC Gamer UK 94/100

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thanny on 10 October 2007

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Elendil on 10 October 2007

well that's the PC forum what if someone want to comment the console versions? :)

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LordTheNightKnight on 10 October 2007

Elendil said:

Unfortunately, the first reviews of the Orange box are a bit disappointing.

Here are some (I will update this message with new reviews):

IGN 95/100

Eurogamer 10/10

Gamepro 5/5

Gametap 10/10

Team Xbox 96/100

Yahoo! Games 5/5

PC Gamer UK 94/100

Is that sarcasm when you call 90+% a disappointment?

A flashy-first game is awesome when it comes out. A great-first game is awesome forever.

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andamanen on 10 October 2007

Maybe he was expecting the first 101+% scores.

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BenKenobi88 on 10 October 2007

Yeah, what the crap. Those are excellent scores...putting it among the best of the best videogames of all times...what a disappointment!

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BenKenobi88 on 10 October 2007

Yeah, what the crap. Those are excellent scores...putting it among the best of the best videogames...what a disappointment!

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Elendil on 10 October 2007

BenKenobi88 said:
Yeah, what the crap. Those are excellent scores...putting it among the best of the best videogames...what a disappointment!

really :(

other reviews, still disappointing:

GameSpy 5/5

Game Informer 9.75/10

confirmed, Orange Box is crap :(

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scotland yard on 10 October 2007

I wish there was some internet fairy dust that one could throw at their monitors to determine whether someone was being sarcastic or not.

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scotland yard said:
I wish there was some internet fairy dust that one could throw at their monitors to determine whether someone was being sarcastic or not.

QFT, inflection plays a big role in sarcasm, and while some things are obvious others aren't. Knowing someone's personality helps a lot too though.

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