Edge gives The Conduit and Another Code: R 4/10

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Ari_Gold said:

Legend11 said:

I would trust Edge's review more than IGN when it comes to this game. My impression is that IGN got a little too close to this game (pushed to get it a publisher, got many exclusives, became its champion, etc). When there's that kind of relationship and it's given a good score you need to keep that in mind and look at what others say about it.

excelelnt post Legend, i completely agree with you. Isn't it strange how IGN pushed the game to get a publisher, hyped the game till no end, then revealed games from HVS first than anyone else, and also how they gave the Conduit the highest rating? And the funniest part is how can IGN's review be taken seriously when both Matt and Bozon are in the games credits.... that alone takes makes IGN's review look fishy.

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If you haven't played it how do you know if IGN's review is fishy?  Since I have, I can tell you that I agree they did over rate it and maybe they were slightly compromised, but most people who have the game will tell you that these 4.0 reviews are just crazy.  That basically says the game is below average, unplayable, or broken.  And everyone who says it is just opinion is just ridiculous too.  Its called journalistic integrety.  Even if a reviewer doesn't like a genre or a given platform, they should be reviewing the games on technical merit based on how well it stacks up on a given platform and target demographic.  If the critics can't separate their personal feelings about a genre, platform, or game geared toward a specific demographic then they don't need to review games within those categories.