| Bodhesatva said: You've already made this point three times now, and we've already responded at least five times. The Maddens are not competing against each other, they are competing against other games on the same console. You don't make up the rules of review, Sinha. That is how it's done. The suggestion that people will be confused by the Wii/PS3 scores is exactly the same as saying people will be confused by a critic rating a Burger Joint above a Fancy Restaraunt. The goal of game reviews is not -- and should not be -- to decide which console to buy for any reader. The goal is to give a prospective purchaser of the game an idea of its value relative to other products in that same market.
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The three Madden games are not competing against each other??
They're competing against other games on the same console?? So Madden Wii is competing against Zelda and Wii Sports? Madden 360 is competing against Gears of War and Dead Rising? Madden PS3 is competing against Motorstorm and Resistance?
Your burger joint / fancy restaurant analogy still doesn't make any sense: It's an almost identical food product being served for a very similar price at three similar restaurants at the exact same time.
You say I don't understand reviews, and maybe I don't (although I think I do). But based on your comments above I would say it's clear you don't understand market economics or Madden players who buy a console just to play Madden.
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