They really are biased. At least my personal experience with Gamespot says so.
Look for the Shenmue at the site. They gave the game a 6.8. The review was so bad they changed it later to 7.8 leaving the text intact. I think that was the only time they have ever changed a game review in their site. The gamers say the game deserves a 9.1, they think it is worth a 7.8 (a 6.8 in reality). The game also won awards for artistic value, innovative gameplay and good storyline, but according to Gamespot Pacman Championship Edition for Xbox 360 is a better choice (7.9). This may not be your kind of game and the hype can kill even a great game, but this score is ridiculous.
Zelda Twilight Princess was another shock for me. I know as a Zelda fan that the series has its (minor might i say) flaws like decreasing challenge since a Link to the Past. I could even swallow the 8.8 for the game if they backed it up with good points. They say the graphics for the game are dated and the gameplay is repetive, and that everything has been done in other Zeldas. Well, I dont think that Xbox, PS2 or GC have any games as good looking as Zelda TP. Considering its a port from GC to Wii and that it is a launch title I dont see why comparing its graphics to games like Gears of War. As for the repetitive I dont know what they really mean. TP adds a lot of new items, minigames, quests to the classic Zelda formula. It may be boring to some demographics but repetitive is not the right word to describe it. Even if you say that Zelda formula is dated you would have to say that almost all game formulas are dated. Castlevania, Mega man, Final Fantasy, Tekken, Mario, FPS in general. If people wanted a never seen Zelda it would be Zelda the Racing Game.
Thats just 2 of the dozens of reviews that seens suspicious. Maybe later I will look for more and post them.
Satan said:
"You are for ever angry, all you care about is intelligence, but I repeat again that I would give away all this superstellar life, all the ranks and honours, simply to be transformed into the soul of a merchant's wife weighing eighteen stone and set candles at God's shrine."
