I thought this deserved its own topic. I respect Xplay much more than IGN(and many industry insiders give big ups to Sess), and this is indeed Xplays first 5/5 of the year. This isn't a duplicate topic, it is a response to another topic, in an attempt to thwart the Wiihaters who try to marginalize all the good reviews, and cherry pick the one above average review, as a reason to flame the game, and in fact, all software on the Wii.

Sales: The game will gain more sells from the Xplay 5/5 than it will lose from the IGN 7.8/10, because Xplay simply reaches a much larger audience.

Comparisons: In the same episode, Burnout got 4/5 stars.

Averages: As of right now, NMH has an 86.8 average score, with 9/10 from edge magazine, and that doesn't include the Xplay review which isn't averaged.

Critical interpretation: Well, yes, Xplays review is, in America, the most important review source form a sales standpoint, as casuals actually do watch Xplay. The underground hardcore review scene seems to(with the IGN exception) have so far, latched on to the "NMH is a great game" assertion started with Famitsu early on. To fish any negatives about the overall critical reception of this game, at this point, is open fanboyism.

that is great news.

but they also gave ass-end creed 5/5..

 I pity anyone who watches G4...

Adam Sesslar is fucking hilarious how can you not like the show?

 Your a Wii hater, I've seen your other posts. Deny it?

I liked it better when it was on Tech TV and didn't have an EB Games commercial/plug every 4 minutes.

Yeah man, that game got hype scores. Gamespot gave it a 9/10, wtf, lol.

Can't blame Xplay for doing what everyone else is, sometimes. 

That and Jade Raymond (I think that is her name) had something to do with the game.

Oh no man, I know your not. This topic is in response to the Wii haters in the other topic, and your topic, maybe unwittingly, gave them a perfect opportunity to cherry pick the lowest score for the game. This topic is an attempt to draw the cherry pickers into a less hostile enviroment, and encourage open discussion.

That is best here, where the topic of conversation isn't "Wow, ouch, NMH got pwnd by IGN" which asserts that NMH and the Wii library were injured by the above average IGN score, and is, in my opinion, a passive agressive flame towards the games critical reception, if not the game itself.