Edge: November Review Scores

[wenlan]

ocnkng said:

kowenicki said:
Edge halo ODST:

This is Halo. The near-perfect weapon balance, fantastic enemy AI, attention to level geography and gigantic tear-ups with hordes of nasty aliens are all here, a timely reminder of just how brilliant that basic formula still is. ODST doesn’t quite take Halo into unfamiliar territory, but it does show how robust and adaptable the core of the game is – and, more importantly, stands on its own two feet as a spin-off that’s better than the vast majority of original games. For that, it earns the right to whatever name it wants. [9]

So they are basically saying that they will give this a 9 because its the same Halo game.

So what was the need for a review then, once they saw the gameplay was identical to Halo3?

Also I thought Edge itself reserved the score of 9 for games that showed innovation in addition to being very good.

Where is the innovation if this is the same as Halo 3?

Of course Edge Magazine is all about innovation:

Patapon: 8 - The level of personality in the Patapons and their world makes up for any disappointments - and your involvement in their story becomes huge.

Patapon 2: 5 - An extremely unambitious sequel.

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