Mario Galaxy Review--SPONSORED BY SONY!

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mancandy said:
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Legend11 has been around longer than you have, actually he's probably been here longer than 98% of the users in VGChartz.

 

Doesn't mean someone can't make a gimmick/joke post. Reg date does not equal anything other than him finding this site first. That's the only rational conclusion I could come to.

A) Hardcore fanboy--I'm a hardcore PC fanboy, and even I can see this review for what it is.

B) Didn't actually read the article--Possible.

C) Functionally retarded--I refuse to believe he is.

D) Joke post

I'd go with D personally, and give him the benefit of the doubt. I mean there's making a rational argument, and then there's denying evidence to an insane degree.

Evidence to support the claim that this is a blatant Sony sponsored shill job:

1) "Sponsored by Sony"

2) "But “Galaxy” makes poor use of the Wii’s motion-sensing controls and the graphics simply aren’t up to par with what players can now find on the Playstation 3 or Xbox 360." Fair enough, but why mention it in the opening paragraph of a review? Show me another source that does this for the Galaxy review. And now PCs have once again made a giant leap ahead of consoles in the power department, will this be factored into all of his future reviews? 

3) "While brisk sales are certain given the Wii’s popularity, the “Mario” franchise may now be vulnerable to a challenger on another console better suited to 3-D running and jumping." Blatant hinting at R&C. Hmm, what challenger and console could he have in mind?

4) "Holding the nunchuk, which moves Mario, and the Wii-mote, which makes him jump and spin, in separate hands, is an awkward arrangement." Since when is holding a controller in 2 hands awkward? 

5) "More importantly, “Galaxy” doesn’t make good use of the console’s motion sensing abilities. In a transparent add-on to do something with the Wii-mote, players can collect “star bits” by pointing at them. But they aren’t integral to the game and pointing at them is a chore." Makes me think he didn't even play it. And this is the first complaint I've heard about controls. Star bits are kind of important for, you know, unlocking Galaxies, finishing the game ...

6) "Fans may claim that the graphics are good “for the Wii,” but that argument quickly grows tired. There’s clever art design on many of the planets Mario visits, but given the vastly superior quality of the graphics in a game like “Ratchet and Clank: Tools of Destruction,” currently available for the PS3, “Galaxy” looks old fashioned and lifeless." Well, at least he came out and said it. Managed to turn a Mario review into a PS3 add. 

I mean seriously, falling for this is roughly equal to falling for the whole "alliwantforxmasisapsp" thing last year.

So, given all this evidence that this is nothing more than bashing Mario Galaxy and the Wii in some half-assed attempt to make the PS3 and R&C look better "for the sponsors", I'd like to see some evidence to the contrary. I'm honestly curious about the reasoning behind anyone taking this review as anything more than a lame PS3 commercial.

If the guy was a "respected journalist", he sure isn't now.