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Gaming - The Best of 2009 - View Post

Hapimeses on 13 March 2009
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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:

  1. PS3 with 6 titles (3 exclusive)
  2. PC with 4 titles (3 exclusive)
  3. Xbox 360 with 4 titles (1 exclusive)
  4. DS with 2 titles, (2 exclusive)
  5. Wii with 1 title (1 exclusive)
  6. 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.



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