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Forums - Gaming - IGN (AU) Left 4 Dead 2 review 5.0/10 !!!!!!! WTF ???

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Cam: The reality is that the ACB is trying to rate games according to its guidelines. Yes, we need an overhaul of the system and an R classification, but the focus for this review can’t be the framework that brought about the content, but the content itself. And that content is lacking. This game has been completely compromised and just isn’t that much fun to play. The original is a far superior experience.

If Valve was given more time – and the release date was delayed here – we’re positive it could have come up with a revised version of the game that conformed to the MA 15+ classification and was still compelling to play. Instead, we have a shoddy rush-job for sale that damages Valve’s reputation and insults the intelligence of Australian gamers. To be honest, we’d prefer no release of Left 4 Dead 2 than this release.

To be clear – if you can get your hands on an unedited version of this game, revise the score up to high 8s. If not, sit this one out.
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They rated of course the Australian edited version, but geeeez that's harsh. This will unfortunately have negative effects on the Metascore >.>
Looks like they really criticising the rating system.
Don't forget to read the whole review, they're really pissed.


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The Review system is broken.



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11/20/09 04:25 makingmusic476 Warning Other (Your avatar is borderline NSFW. Please keep it for as long as possible.)

If it's that butchered in Australia it deserves the score



Damn thats harsh, but if it really is as badly edited as he makes it sound then it probably deserves that score.



Yes coolbeans I think you are correct.



 

 

 

 

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lol. I would be pissed too...



IGN AU rate the AU version.

Nothing wrong here, apart from the AU version itself.

Ouch.



                            

AHHAHAHAAHAHAHA



Just found a wrong statement:

"However, for all the buzz around melee weapons, the AI characters never use them. Not once."

They do and I don't think that it was taken out in the Australian version. Probably just a wrong observation.



Yea, this is to be expected. If they're reviewing a gimped version of the game, they should grade it like it's a gimped version.