Hello, all. The weekly update is late this week due to internet problems at my end. However, it is (mostly) resolved now, so let's take a look at the changes:
- Killzone 2 on PS3 has, impressively, increased its metascore from 91 to 92 as the late reviews continue to roll in; however, can this be maintained?
- Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and the Damned on 360 mirrors Killzone 2's achievement, and increases its score late in the day from 90 to 91.
- Empire: Total War on PC has begun its inevitable slip after the enthusiasm of the initial reviews; it now sits at 91.
- MLB 09: The Show on PS3 continues it's slow climb, rising from 88 to 89, bringing it very close to the 90.
- Peggle on 360 has popped in at a solid 90, but only has 6 reviews so far.
- Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box for PC gains a point, climbing to a Metascore of 88.
- Meanwhile, Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box for PS3 drops a point, slipping to a Metascore of 87.
- The Wii finally has an entry! However, with only 16 reviews providing the metascore of 86, Madworld has a long way to go before it is comfortable in the chart.
- Resident Evil V on 360 increases its score from 85 to 86. Still a pretty precarious position, so the late reviews may sink this.
- Resident Evil V on PS3 falls from 90 to 86, bringing it equal to its 360 equivalent. The outlook for this game staying in the chart isn't good.
- Dawn of War II on PC falls to a very dangerous 85 from 86. Can it hold on?
- Peggle: Dual Shot slips in an 86 for DS, the first of two new entries for the Nintendo hand-held this week.
- Valkyrie Profile: Covenant of the Plume has squeezed is for the DS at 85. But with only 4 reviews, it seem likely this will change very soon.
That leaves the chart this week at:
- PS3 with 6 titles (3 exclusive)
- PC with 4 titles (3 exclusive)
- Xbox 360 with 4 titles (1 exclusive)
- DS with 2 titles, (2 exclusive)
- Wii with 1 title (1 exclusive)
- PSP with 0 titles (0 exclusive)
So, Nintendo has arrived (again) but none of those scores look completely safe. All the other systems have remained largely unchanged.