Worst Gamespot Review?

Episode 1: Only 8.7

biggest_loser

8.7 is great. Remember, Episode 1 was pretty much a short, short version of Half Life 2 with only the city area.

[QUOTE="Stowik"]

Ultima Online...4.9litewo

Did you actually play Ultima Online when they handed out that score? It was a laggy mess for months.

Thats true, but they should have revised the score in 1998, when things smoothed out sorta.

Scratches got a 3.9. That's just pathetic and a reason why I do not come here for the reviews....Johnny_Rock

Whats scratches?

[QUOTE="Johnny_Rock"]Scratches got a 3.9. That's just pathetic and a reason why I do not come here for the reviews....biggest_loser

Whats scratches?

A game.

Kane and Lynch 6.0 by gamespot and 3.9 by users? This is clearly a bunch of bs. The game is obviously worthy of 8.0 or higher. The gamespot users clearly flamed the game over a reviewer being fired. If the reviewer wanted to keep his job, he should have followed Gamespot's ideals.visceron

Jeff was one of the most experienced reviewers in the industry, all he did was put his opinion on the game. He seemed to know he was going to get fired anyway, so he might have shaved off a point or so just for kicks, but reading the review itself all the points are valid

So which Gamespot review of a game do you think missed the mark the most?

I can think of two...

Ultima Online...4.9

Hammer & Sickle...3.6

Before I get banned, I do think Gamespot does a good job reviewing games OVERALL. I just thought these two were unnecessarily harsh. ALSO, it's more of an art than a science reviewing games...there is a lot of subjective opinion involved...

Just curious

Stowik

I totally agree about Hammer & Sickle. Great evolution from Silent Storm.

I'd like to add Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive....6.8

I don't know if it's the worst GS review, but it really irritates me.

Advent Rising. The guy that reviewed Advent Rising seemed to be a bit of a Halo fanboy....just by a few comments in the review. He knocked AR in some of the right places, but he didn't give AR props where it was deserved.

AR is by far on of the few games that I've played where the storyline out weighs the flaws the game has. AR deserved more then a 6.3 from GS. I don't think anything higher then an 8 would be right for this game, due to gameplay issues, control problems and a few other things, but it was better then a 6.3.

Freedom Fighters, that game was absolute crap and it got a 9.3claytoma

Crap?!?, One of the best squad TPS of all time. Well that's just my opinion.

I just don't see how a game like San Andreas with no story, primitive graphics and controls, terrible AI and very familiar game play can get a score of 90, editors choice etc. Its perposterous!biggest_loser

9.5 IMO.

Deus Ex - 8.2 biggest_loser

Absolutely 100% agreed, legend of a game.

[QUOTE="biggest_loser"]I just don't see how a game like San Andreas with no story, primitive graphics and controls, terrible AI and very familiar game play can get a score of 90, editors choice etc. Its perposterous!astor47

9.5 IMO.

Exactly your opinion. Just as Jeff was entitled to his views on K&L - when he said it was "ugly" he was referring to the nasty characters, savage violence and excessive swearing. I haven't played the game myself but I can see what he was getting at...

gears of war for PC - 9.0

gears of war for the gaybox - 9.5

pc has better graphics and new content... jeff screwed up there.

gears of war for PC - 9.0

gears of war for the gaybox - 9.5

pc has better graphics and new content... jeff screwed up there.

Lilgunney612

lol, he actually gave it 9.6 on xbox360.

But yes..if it has better visuals, more content, how can it get a lower score?

I would say

- Ultima Online (way to low)

- Mass Effect (way to low)

- Lost Odyssey (way to low)

- Tony Hawk 3 (to high)

- Fallout 1 and 2 (to low)

- Shenmue 2 (to low)

- Deus Ex (to low)

- Assassins Creed (to low)

- Halo2 (way overrated)

[QUOTE="Stowik"]

Ultima Online...4.9litewo

Did you actually play Ultima Online when they handed out that score? It was a laggy mess for months.

I did, and even with the dial up modem and lag fest, it was still fantastic :)

Deserved a 7.5/10 at first, then after the fixes 9/10 IMO

I remember he explained why he gave a superior version of that game (Gears) a lower score.

Let me sum up:

First: You can't really compare the scores, because the 360 version's score was based on the old rating system, while the PC version got a score based on the new system.

Second: Gamespot gave scores that were relative to the platform the game was on (I'm not sure if they still practice that). Needless to say the PC has a WHOLE LOT more quality games out than the 360 (that was especially true in 2005). Gears was a fantastic game compared to other titles on the 360 at that time, and while it's better on the PC, it has stiffer competition from all those great PC-titles that have come out over the years.

So a 9.5 on the PC =/= 9.5 on the 360. That's the way I see it at least.

Freedom Fighters, that game was absolute crap and it got a 9.3claytoma

My vote will probably go to Unreal. I think this game deseves at least a 9.3-9.5, yet it only got a 8.4

i like the way GS reviews, their high standard means a 9.0 by them is like a 100 for all other sites, lol.

this is the fault of reviews, as people have different likes/dislikes. somepeople see games reviewers gave a bad review and love em, i for one loved hogs of war, which only got a 5.4 i think.

Definatley Ultima.

It's a fantastic game, I used to play it all the time with a mate.

Definatley Ultima.

It's a fantastic game, I used to play it all the time with a mate.

Mr-Review

hehe, so much fun :D

I still think one of my greatest memories from gaming was playing Ultima Online at my buddies place when he was asleep lol :P

Next morning there where 3 bountys on my friends character because i was at the place where everyone did repairs and i would yell at people walking bye "GRANDMASTER FREE REPAIRS!!" or somthing along those lines. And so people would give me all there armor and weapons, sometimes 3 or 4 sets of armor and what not. And i would pretend to repair them and then id run and go hide behind a building and wait till they left :lol:

Ohh my, fun times :P

Bioshock(overrated)

Stalker (overrated)

[QUOTE="Mr-Review"]

Definatley Ultima.

It's a fantastic game, I used to play it all the time with a mate.

kozzy1234

hehe, so much fun :D

I still think one of my greatest memories from gaming was playing Ultima Online at my buddies place when he was asleep lol :P

Next morning there where 3 bountys on my friends character because i was at the place where everyone did repairs and i would yell at people walking bye "GRANDMASTER FREE REPAIRS!!" or somthing along those lines. And so people would give me all there armor and weapons, sometimes 3 or 4 sets of armor and what not. And i would pretend to repair them and then id run and go hide behind a building and wait till they left :lol:

Ohh my, fun times :P

God Ultima Online was the best. If you did that in an MMO today, you'd most likely get banned. Hell, if you PK someone for longer than an hour in WoW, you can get reported and kicked off. It's disgusting. I think the best was hiding near bushes, killing someone, and taking all their gear. That's great stuff.

[QUOTE="Lilgunney612"]

gears of war for PC - 9.0

gears of war for the gaybox - 9.5

pc has better graphics and new content... jeff screwed up there.

biggest_loser

lol, he actually gave it 9.6 on xbox360.

But yes..if it has better visuals, more content, how can it get a lower score?

Jeff wasn't so partial with PC games, he was a console fan and then he gave lower scores, it has happened with all the PC games originally for consoles.

I'm tempted to say stalker and witcher, but both received 8.5 which is fine score really.

chronicles of riddick (9.3) - too high

Painkiller BOOH (7.5) - too low

CnC 3 (9) - too high

Prey (7.5) - too low

mechcommander 2 (7.7) - too low

...and the original half life got only a 9.4? Isn't that incredibly low?dos4gw82

you know, GS's ratings dont get much higher

Jericho, very underrated.

Vampire The Masquerade Bloodlines, extremely underrated.

Doom3, i thought it deserved a bigger score.

I did not think the game black and white deserved a 9.3.cultureofchaos

I agree, the game was a disaster and unplayable, it crashed so much on me I never got passed the second area of the game.

Oblivion.. a 9.5 for a completely subpar rpg if you can even call it that.sSubZerOo

Agreed.

Also:

Half-Life 2 ... 9.2 (deserved a 7)

Max Payne 2 ... 9.0 (deserved a 10)

Crysis ... 9.5 (deserved an 8 )

STALKER ... 8.5 (deserved a 6 for bugs)

Deus Ex because it didnt get a 10 (or a 9.8...I would have been happy with that)

but thats just blatant fanboyism right there :)

Lemme see if I can choose a more objective review....hmm. No, I think GS does a fairly good job with their reviews to be honest.

Hitman: Codename 47 - 5.2: it wasn't a perfect game but I think it deserved higher.

Who agrees with me? Raise your hand!

Well after reading the first page I haven't seen anyone mention Deus Ex yet, that game deserved atleast a 9 (and thats my opinion after playing this game for the first time not too long ago).General_X

I mentioned it earlier: 8.2

BIG RIGS: OVER THE ROAD RACING!

best game ever!

[QUOTE="General_X"]Well after reading the first page I haven't seen anyone mention Deus Ex yet, that game deserved atleast a 9 (and thats my opinion after playing this game for the first time not too long ago).biggest_loser

I mentioned it earlier: 8.2

ya me too

Blitzkreig-7.8, WTF!

Call of Duty 4-9.0

Halo 3-9.5

Hitman: Codename 47 - 5.2: it wasn't a perfect game but I think it deserved higher.

Who agrees with me? Raise your hand!

biggest_loser

I played it when it came out and had a lot of fun with it, and it made me a hitman fan.

It did deserve a little higher then 5,2 i think. Thats a score you normally would give to a bad game based on a movie. 7 would have been more right.

Personally i think the hitman series got better by each new entry into the series.

[QUOTE="biggest_loser"]

Hitman: Codename 47 - 5.2: it wasn't a perfect game but I think it deserved higher.

Who agrees with me? Raise your hand!

mimic-Denmark

I played it when it came out and had a lot of fun with it, and it made me a hitman fan.

It did deserve a little higher then 5,2 i think. Thats a score you normally would give to a bad game based on a movie. 7 would have been more right.

Personally i think the hitman series got better by each new entry into the series.

Yeah the first one didn't even have a voice actor...maybe that was just my copy lol.

[QUOTE="mimic-Denmark"][QUOTE="biggest_loser"]

Hitman: Codename 47 - 5.2: it wasn't a perfect game but I think it deserved higher.

Who agrees with me? Raise your hand!

biggest_loser

I played it when it came out and had a lot of fun with it, and it made me a hitman fan.

It did deserve a little higher then 5,2 i think. Thats a score you normally would give to a bad game based on a movie. 7 would have been more right.

Personally i think the hitman series got better by each new entry into the series.

Yeah the first one didn't even have a voice actor...maybe that was just my copy lol.

Dunno what you are on :) But codename 47 did have David Bateson as the voice of 47 just like the other hitman games.