I don't have to use aggregate reviews, Zen. I can go use IGN's reviews and demonstrate much the same rankings in regards to the games as what Metacritic uses. The only difference is the IGN scores for the other games I mentioned are much higher in comparison to NG II as the Metacritic scores make them out to be further demonstrating that the God of War series walks all over Ninja Gaiden II.
Furthermore, you say you know far more about this subject than I do. Well, let's go look at a source that knows far more about video games than Edge Magazine. Play magazine the direct descendant of the Greatest American Video Game Magazine of All Time DieHard Gamefan. In his review of Heavenly Sword, Dave Halverson gives Heavenly Sword a 10. There recent review of NG II makes the game out to be no more than a 9 at best, so then, even Heavenly Sword walks all over Ninja Gaiden II.
"If you want a definitive answer here, you're not gonna get one. In web 2.0, I know it's not the norm to listen to people who like Edge who probably know a lot more about this particular subject than you do, and just switch to aggregate reviews when it suits you, but like the Wii library talking point, your "evidence" here simply wont' stand up to scrutiany, and is completely bogus."







