I don't want to sound like an Asshole but "get over it". It is a thing us JRPG gamers have been dealing with for a long time since everyone that reviews JRPG seems like they hate the damn genre lol

TW 10 is rated down primarily because of its similarity to older versions, not controls.

Eurogamer's 70 is mainly a gripe about only a few cosmetic changes but even then its getting a 7 which is awesome from them.

dude, the wii version is getting higher rating because?

In an ideal world, reviews are written not for fanboys to measure their e-penises on message boards, but for actual consumers who own a console and are trying to make a purchase decision on a game for that console. Thus you'd be doing your customers a dis-service to solely compare games and score them based on a completely different system's standards, as most people do not own multiple consoles and couldn't care less what's available on another system.

The problem is, 360/PS3 are so close in technical capability and share so many of the same games, that the critical line between the platforms is pretty blurry (even more so when you throw PC into the mix).

Anybody seriously arguing that Wii games should never get above a 7 because they'll always be inferior graphically to HD games and the controls/gameplay are never any better need to go get a CAT scan. If that doesn't work I'll throw up some HD game reviews with 5's for gameplay 'cause dual analog shooting is incredibly inferior to using a PC mouse, let alone IR.

Shaun White -
78
Team Xbox

Shaun White’s not the best, nor the worst, snowboarding title we’ve ever played. And its greatest moments are occasionally dragged down by imprecise controls and a sometimes fun-siphoning story campaign.

70
PSX Extreme
If this open-ended style works for you, than you ought to have plenty of fun, especially if you can’t make it out to the slopes yourself. The controls aren’t always spot-on, the technicals are merely average, sometimes it can be tough to gather enough speed (not sure what that’s about), and locating those tokens can get immensely annoying.
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60
VideoGamer
It's clear that Ubisoft had some big ideas for Shaun White Snowboarding, but many of these have been hampered by an overly difficult control scheme, cumbersome navigation, a terrible map, too much collecting and a disappointing frame rate. The recreation of the four ski resorts is excellent, the online functionality is well thought out, and at times the views are magnificent, but the game just isn't as much fun as it should have been.

These examples suggest SW controls were a significant issue for reviewers, that's one.
Are they being scored higher than the average Wii game that's critisized for controls, i dk.

@psrock, im interested in analyzing the proportion of blame relative to controls on the PS360 version of games.

btw TW 08 has an 8 point deficiency on Wii despite the same exact prob. being present in the HD version, its the same game.

metacritic.

1. PC Games: Shaun White Snowboarding (2008) 60
Ubisoft

2. Playstation 3: Shaun White Snowboarding (2008) 63
Ubisoft

3. Xbox 360: Shaun White Snowboarding (2008) 60
Ubisoft

4. Playstation 2: Shaun White Snowboarding (2008) xx
Ubisoft

5. Wii: Shaun White Snowboarding: Road Trip (2008) 78

The wii gets much higher rating because its controls are so much better than the HD versions. Giving up yet.

@megaman, you speak as if the HD consoles have a control problems. Let me be clear, i don't envy the wiimote, i don't care for it. I am perfectly satisfied with the controls of the games that i play.

It'd also be okay for reviews to be about sponsoring dialog concerning the games in question... just so long as they aren't fuel for fanboy wars.

One day.

You are right that he has a right to his opinion.

But and does like good games.

But his opinion is that are no good games.

Which basically would seem to invalidate this argument.

Mike from Morgantown

Oh lord. Another victim topic. They seem to come a dime a dozen these days.