There are only a few games I think can accomplish that feat.  Gears 2, LBP, Gran Tarismo....that's about it.  Oh....and so the Nintendo fans dont destroy me.....I am strickly talking about the HD consoles.....thank you.

The Orange Box was completely destroyed by EA, although it was better than IGN made it out to be.

Fallout apparently has game-crashing bugs, noticable slowdown and inferior graphics. I thought they were being nice by making it a 0.2 difference. Gamespot made it a 0.5.

Oblivion and BioShock were both ports released a year after the 360 version. IGN has expectations that if a port takes a year to make, they will change something significant. Both are amazing games, all versions are amazing, but faults cannot be forgiven so easily when they are repeated a year later.

IGN clearly did not prefer Gears. Why do I say this? Because, despite them giving Gears better aspect scores (Presentation etc.), they gave Resistance 2 the same score? Why? Because they enjoyed it. The final score is, as they have said multiple times, NOT an average of the individual aspect scores, because many games are more than the sum of their parts, some are less, and sound is not as important as gameplay in a game.

IGN remains my favourite review site. They were the only major reviewer to give Tools of Destruction and Uncharted the scores they deserved, and now Resistance 2. All three have a metascore of 89.

TOD got 9.4

Uncharted got 9.1 (but was PS3 game of the Year 2007)

Resistance 2 got 9.5

I say IGN are FAR from biased. In fact, I respect the fact that they notice differences between multiple versions of a game and point them out. As for DMC4... I'm not sure actually. Never played the 360 version. Hated the PS3 version. It seemed like a poor attempt at Ninja Gaiden.

Note that I am not bashing the PS3. I am defending IGN. Would I bash my only 7th gen console?

sorry i meant G2 it was late last night i typed that lol

Do you seriously think LBP can outsell Halo 3? Gran Turismo has a shot considering past sales for GT games...I'm doubtful even Gears 2 could pass up Halo 3.

Halo has a lot more appeal. It was a launch title last gen, perhaps the best launch title ever made. The sequel was also excellent, and so was Halo 3. Resistance 2 may be better than Halo 3, it may not. But it just does not have the fanbase that Halo does.

Combat Evolved was the best game on a console with comparatively (compared to PS2) few great games. Resistance, being new this gen, cannot hope to touch it in sales. Neither can Gears 2. Gears 2 will also outsell Resistance 2 because, typically, if you liked Halo, you'll like GeOW, and there are currently more 360 owners than PS3 owners. The 360 is also considered a shooter console.

So, in sales:

1) Halo 3

2) Gears of War 2

3) Resistance 2

At the end of the day this is IGN's personal opinion of both games. People can critisise this and others will have different opinions but IGN's opinion shouldn't affect what people think.

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Well, last couple of years I have not been THAT impressed with the PS3 but now I am finally starting to see some games that might make me want to purchase one. R2 is one of them as is KZ2.

Now about gameplay wise, I'm not arguing whether GOW2 is better than R2 or vice versa (I personally prefer FPS to third person) but graphically I think it's quite clear that GOW2 is the superior title. I have seen them both running in hi def and the textures are noticebly better on Gears as is the general sheen and shine. Gears really is a stunning looking title. Resistance looks good too but it's scale and sheer volume of things going on at once is more impressive than it's graphical prowess.

"Fantastic looking characters inhabit splendid worlds that feel truly alive. You’d be hard pressed to find a better looking game anywhere" So, why not give it a 10???

The graphics score its weird.

Gears 1 got a 10, gears 2 looks better but got 9.5 (ok maybe they are not as impressive as the first time, but still better than in the first game)

Were you playing with one hand and typing with the other, or were you typing with your toes?