I have been convinced that GS is biased towards MS ever since their reviews of Oblivion. The 360 version scored higher than the PC version, and recieved GS' "Best" tag, despite the fact that the PC version had far superior graphics than the 360 version, not to mention mod support (the game was practically made for mods). Hell, GS even wrote an entire article about how much better the PC version looked, but it still scored lower.
After I noticed this, I began looking back at reviews of older games. Compare Halo 2 to Super Mario Sunshine. Halo 2 was credited for "the same great gameplay" of Halo: CE. If it ain't broke, don't fix it, they said. SMS, however, was critizied for being too similar to SM64.
64 revolutionized the platforming genre, and had excellent gameplay, Whyt doesn't the "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" ideology apply here? Not to mention the fact that SMS' gameplay WASN'T that similar to SM64's. The waterpack added many new gameplay elements compared to it's predecessor, far more than it Halo 2 added over Halo: CE.
Zelda: TP was was also critized for it's similarites to OoT, despite the added motion controls and the fact that you play half the game as a wolf.
This is strikingly similar to the issues the TC brought up with MP3 compared to Halo 3. One is acclaimed for it's similarities to it's predecessor, the other ridiculed. Hell, MP3 is so far the number one game to make use of the Wii controls, yet it's too similar to MP2?!? Of course, Halo 3 does have many new gameplay features as well, such as Forge, but the point still stands.
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