" She runs aimlessly around ladders when Ico calls, she pauses mid-stride for no reason at all, and she moves slowly enough to spoil Ico's adventurous pace."

While I may be able to agree with the camera and controls not always being ideal, I don't really see the problem with AI. Yorda seemed to me to be programmed to give a certain impression to the player of the characters inability to communicate and of her own lack of physical ability and uncertainty. Sure, it's a challenge, but in most cases it seems like a planned challenge.

What makes me more certain about her behaviour being intentional are Ueda's comments about TLG being about the relationship between boy and animal and trying to get the creature to help you - in short, you're supposed to notice that companion AI doesn't cooperate 100%.

I can understand their criticism, but I don't agree with it.

I can see it now.

3/10 - "NO GUNS"

Top 5 is not too horribly hard to get to. I forget what did you end up getting for a prize?

Isn't 8.5 a good score? I don't get the anger and the 15+ pgs comments on ign debating a 0.5 difference.

i'd jump out my skin if that happens

i got Magickahttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVrQ8fBOG_w

well considering mostly all i did was post add and review games i'd say your right but but doing that i only landed 5 to 7k points buy the nd of the month and the top 4 was well a head of that. more then double.

i can admit i wasn't trying to hard considering i know how to get the points, but this month i got business to take care of before considering a run for the top 5 again.

Of course it is a good score. But they gave Star Fox 64 3d an 9.0 and the original score was 8.7, and gave the original Ocarina of time an 10 and the 3ds remake got an 9.5. It seems that they think this one is not as good as the original one, or that the game has not stood the test of time. 

this is going to look great in HD...i love the pictures so far

Yeah if your busy there's not much you can do about getting in the top 5.

dito