famousringo on 11 December 2008
| numonex said: AAA game status is determined by Gamerankings and Metacritic that are both owned by the same company. I believe that company is Microsoft who own a lot of websites on the internet. |
Nope. Both sites are Cnet sites, and CBS owns Cnet.
I really don't understand the hypothetical link between critical acclaim and "hardcoreness" though. Difficult games like Ikaruga or Fire Emblem tend to get docked points, while franchises like Halo and GTA are acclaimed for their accessibility (read: casual appeal).
"The worst part about these reviews is they are [subjective]--and their scores often depend on how drunk you got the media at a Street Fighter event." — Mona Hamilton, Capcom Senior VP of Marketing
*Image indefinitely borrowed from BrainBoxLtd without his consent.
