I just played the demo and I think it's great. The problem I have with the Edge 10 for Bayonetta is that they seem to have awarded it on the strength of it being the best game in it's genre, which would be fine for pretty much any other publication, but I've come to see Edge 10's as revolution over refinement (Mario 64, Gran Turismo, Zelda OOT), or failing that, everything-but-the-kitchen-sink exemplars of value for money (Halo 3, Orange Box, LBP). The titles that haven't slotted into these categories are the games that stick out as being slightly overrated 9's for me (Half Life 2, GTAIV). I'm buying Bayonetta, as I have enough faith in Edge to know that regardless of whether it truly deserves its perfect score, it will be an incredible game rather than just a great one. I don't get this 'ulterior motive conspiracy' stuff that gets bandied around on forums when discussing Edge scores (I'm not saying I've seen that here, but most of you have probably seen it)....a good magazine, which used to be great, has given a game that they clearly love to bits top marks. Isn't that the way game reviews should be? Would every journalist on their payroll have given it a 10? No. Who knows if the guy writing the review had the final say on the score, or even if the 10 was decided by shadowy boardroom figures in Microsoft T shirts and the review written to fit, but who cares? Thankfully, magazine scores aren't an exact science.
The burning question that needs answering before I ever thumb the pages of Edge again, is if Bayonetta is a 10 (which does not mean 'perfect game'...come on) for being the best hack 'n slash game in the world ever, Why did Zak & Wiki only get an 8 for being the best console puzzle game ever???? J/k.
