So is changing the subject of the thread something you do often then? What are you basing your statements on? At what point did anyone give you the impression they were annoyed with people who choose halo "over" MP3. See this isn't a one over the other type of deal. It's about recognizing both games are great games.

See I think what happened here is someone mentioned Halo, and you couldn't let the pinnacle of your existance be soiled by the utterance of MP in the same sentence so you made it into a competition in your mind. Maybe you should reread the thread and you might realise that nobody was attacking Halo like you seem to believe. This thread was about elevating MP not tearing down Halo.

As for your last paragraph, this is a thread for discussion. People are supposed to talk about the subject not just read one person's opinions and "move on" as you would have them do. If people just accepted what someone else told them on this forum it would be a pretty boring place. For the record, I did enjoy MP and I enjoyed Halo multiplayer. It seems the only one getting angry here is you.

PS - Please feel free to highlight the part of my post that made you write the following little gem as your closing line in responce to me....

"Please stop trying to tell fans of one game that another is superior, it getting old."

Seriously, I defy you to point out where I said MP is better than Halo. But you can't because I didn't.

OFF: When I come to thread I expected some discussion about the shoot'em-up genre that's almost dead, opposite of FPS unfortunatelly =(.

I would love to see Ikaruga 2 [Radiant Silvergun 3], *new* Shikigami no Shiro, and all about this.

Anyways, keep going on your Halo vs. Metroid discussion ^_^.

Halo vs metroid

the battle begins as samus and master chief make a son and a daughter they are then called master chief and samus like there fathers before them, they then shoot evil creatures trying to destroy a planet. They meet each other, and the process is repeated over and over again.

 I might play that game....what system is it for? lol

Playstation 3. I'm sure. You can bet.

the difference between critic ratings for the two games is 0, for users (meaning, random people on the internet who cast a vote) it's 3 out of 100.  if you really think that's a big deal, i can hop on ten computers real quick and even it out for you.

I never changed the subject of the thread and both games have had good recognition, just look at their respective scores.  The original author was wondering why some FPS fans "don't mention Metroid Prime in the same breath as Halo" and the answer that has been repeated throughout the thread is multiplayer which is important to many FPS fans.

You also seem to think I'm a Halo fanboy but the truth is that I was just stating the obvious and that doesn't make me a fanboy.  I was also pointing out that they both received amazing reviews (I mean lets be honest anything that averages greater than 90 on metacritic is a great game since it's a sample of *many* videogame magazines and websites).

Anyways hopefully this thread dies down because both games are good in their own ways and I'm sure Metroid Prime 3 will get lots of praise for it's new control system just as I'm sure Halo fans will enjoy Halo 3.

 You are right. That is if you ignore 4 of my 6 examples. My point was to show the disparity between user and professional reviewers. In some games the difference is not so big Zelda TP (95 and 94) shenmue (89 and 93). Bigger disparity may mean that the reviewers overhyped a game or had some other reasons to rate it so high (like the company funding the site with ad money). There is another issue you have overlooked. You need a e-mail adress to vote on the metacritic. You vote, them log on your e-mail and confirm it. It is not random voting, it takes some time and fanboys and trolls do not do this most of the time. Here on VGchartz anyone votes and may vote several times so I do not think you should take this site model into account.

Look at Gamefaqs if you think these sources are biased and make an average on all the user reviews.

 http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/xbox/review/562116.html

 http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/gamecube/review/447244.html

I am not trying to start a "which game is better" thread here, that was Legend11 misdoing and I gave up trying to use facts or arguments against him a long time ago. I just agree with the OP that the MP is underated (do not get so much attention). I would say that is because HALO is some sort of socio-cultural phenomenon in the USA. There is all the Red vs Blue episodes, pop references to HALO, celebrities that kick ass at HALO, HALO championships. HALO is the Mario or Sonic of M$.

I strongly disagree with this poster, and all of the others who shared this opinion.

Quite arguably the best FPS of all time is Half-Life 2.  It had no multiplayer.  Oh wait, it had Half-Life 2 deathmatch, I almost forgot!  Oh I just logged in and there are like 12 people playing.

 Half life 2 has terrible multiplayer yet it is regarded as one of the best FPS of all time.

Also, how good can Halo and Halo 2 really be.  Howcome once they are ported to PC they get miserable ratings?  Sure it's been out for a couple years, but true great games are timeless; True great games last the test of time.  If anything, Halo should get better scores because its on a console with a superior control scheme for it's game mechanics.  I guess once the hype has died down (after 3 years) people truly realize how mediocre and bland the game is.

 ^^ I just wanted to make a couple points that fit in with this discussion.  Now I'm out.

Well, you didn't start this thread. The original post says:

"Halo is considered to be better than Metroid Prime. MP consistently achieved higher ratings than Halo, generally saw a longer lifespan and IMO was more intuitive and original than Halo was, yet it is never mentioned in the same breath as Halo."

It mentions 2 games, not 6, and those two games have the EXACT SAME METASCORE: 97.

"There is another issue you have overlooked. You need a e-mail adress to vote on the metacritic. You vote, them log on your e-mail and confirm it. It is not random voting, it takes some time and fanboys and trolls do not do this most of the time."

You're right, and I only have 6 email addresses, so I'd have to create 4 more. And although I'm just making a theoretical point, I'm sure at least some fanboys (such as those who refer to Microsoft as "M$") must actually take the time to do similarly idiotic and meaningless things.