I'll be getting the vita version after and if I enjoy the trilogy.

I canceled my preorder yesterday because I bought another wii u game instead.

will buy it because i loved the PS2 games.

Unlikely, critics often criticize Mario games.

and then give them great ratings using such objective decriptions as "It'll bring back childhood memories" and "Nintendo magic".  Ummmmm ok how about getting someone to review it who didn't grow up playing Mario or can simply put his personal feelings aside from his childhood?

Will be buying the vita version when it releases in March. But Bentley's Hackpack will have to do it for now :)

NSMB 2 got reviews about the same as what Sly is getting.  Paper Mario Sticker Star too.  NSMBU was slightly better but still not great.  Dunno where these Mario games that critics fawn over are.

Remember, if a Sony game doesn't get great reviews it can't be because it's not a great game.  It's because the media is biased.

Of course, Ninteno fans will say the same thing in reverse too.

I view any game above 80 as "most people will enjoy it"  I also view games in the 70s to be just for a certain audience, but 9s and 10s should be far more difficult to come across than they are now.  Why reviewers don't use the whole spectrum is beyond me.

I always find these topics to be pointless.

Would not a fan of a series buy a new series game? I don't think they need someone to convince them to.

You should be trying to convince others to buy the game, not its already core fanbase.

I would if I could but I can't afford it right now.

I've said before that Nintendo fans need to buy third-party games if they want to see more third-party games and I'll say the same thing about this: if people want more PS2 era IPs then they need to support Sly Cooper. Situations like this are bigger than just one game.