| Videogirl said: The only problem I have with these reviews from IGN, beside the fact there are inconsistant and their overall rating doesn't reflect any common sens, is why these reviews have been pulled out 3 weeks before the actual game release, when they usually wait untill the last couple of days to do so. Unless they are trying to dissuade people to buy the game or to persuade them to cancel their preorder. I smell something... fishy. And I don't see why IGN's reviews should prevail upon polish PSX Extreme which gave it a 9.4, Game Pro which gave it a 9, or Czech Dupè which gave it a 9. |
Because IGN gets it closest to right more often then anybody else. There are also no statistics on Czech Dupe or PSX Extreme online on which to judge their credibility. Gamepro is almost as credible as IGN but doesn't have the same standing IGN has.
A 7 and a 9 equal an 8. I'm not seeing how there overall doesn't reflect common sense though. Gameplay and lasting ability are worth more then Graphics, sound and presentation. How does that defy common sense?
Seriously, do you expect sound to be worth the same amount as Gameplay?
Think of it objectivly for a second... more People will play a game with good Gamplay and lasting appeal with bad graphics and sound (Think Pokemon) then they will a game with Good Graphics and sound but bad gameplay. (Think any number of flops that have happened.)
So of course those two are going to be worth more then the other three.
Say out of 10
Gameplay is 4 points
Replayability is 3
Presentation is 1.5
Graphics is 1
Sound is .5
That would get you an average rating of 7.0.
For a breakdown it'd be 4*7+3*5+ 3*9 = 28+15+27 = 70.
