pearljammer on 09 April 2010
| Carl2291 said: IGN's review is REALLY odd... 9.0 Presentation Stylish menus and cool projection technology make for a unique experience. The story is an amalgamation of different seasons of 24, but it's nice to see Sam so angry. 8.5 Graphics Nice animations. Gritty but good-looking environments. The framerate occasionally dips, but it's nothing major. 9.0 Sound Michael Ironside does a great job reprising his role as Sam Fisher. The enemies have some nice quips. Solid musical score. 9.0 Gameplay Stealth is fast and fun. Mark & Execute is a great addition. The AI is excellent if you play on Realistic difficulty. 8.0 Lasting Appeal The single-player and co-op campaigns are short, but there's a lot of other things to do. And you'll probably want to play through everything more than once. 9.3 Outstanding OVERALL (out of 10) 9.3, with no single score over 9... Including an 8 and an 8.5? (The 8 being a biggie as it's lasting appeal) Seems strange to me... Oh, and it just turned into a rental. |
Among other reasons posited already, one plausible reason could be that they simply thought the game was greater than the some of its parts. I can think of several games where that'd be true for me - Disgaea games come immediately to mind.
I'm unsure if it's anything to be overly suspicious about. It may be likely they've done it many times before.
