HAZE review (IGN).....4.5

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Parokki said:

--OkeyDokey-- said:

ZenfoldorVGI said:
Still waiting on the first AAA exclusive game for this console and it's been a long hard road.

Uncharted and Ratchet were AAA quality games if you ask me.

The problem here is that there is no generally accepted definition of AAA other than "reallreallygood". Some people use it to mean games with an average score of 90+, in which case MGS4 would be the PS3's first AAA exclusive. Most PS3 fans don't like this definition. =P

I also think this is a bit restrictive, and doesn't correspond with common usage. I've heard many people refer to underappreciated gems with poor reviews as AAA, or talk about the PS3's AAA exclusives right after launch. I prefer to use it as a category for the very best games of a console, that are clearly above the rest. For the Wii these would be SMG, SSBB, LoZ:TP, and maybe MP3:C, for the 360 Halo, Gears, and Mass Effect, and for the PS3 probably Ratchet, Uncharted, and Resistance.

That list is probably pretty bad, but it's just an example of the idea behind it.

My definition for a AAA exclusive is pretty strict:

1. Not available on any other platform(including PC).

2. 90 percent or greater on gamerankings.

3. Full priced retail game.

4. Widely regarded as good, and very popular.

 

360: Halo 3

Wii: Mario Galaxy, Smash Brothers: Brawl

PS3: Nothing

 

Games like RE4:Wii Edition, Twilight Princess, Gears of War, Okami Wii, Oblivion, GTAIV, and Orange Box all have 90 or above rounded averages, but they are also all multiplats and therefore don't count in my exclusives list, though exclusives lists only matter for fanboys and sales, because for gamers as a whole, the less exclusives the better. I wish all the PS3 only owners could play Mario Galaxy and I wish all the Wii only owners could play Lost Odyssey, but exclusives prevent that. As fanboys we love when our console gets a great exclusive, but as gamers, we shouldn't care, or rather, we should proactively want our consoles games ported to other systems so their greatness can be shared with other gamers.