Edge Xmas Scores
PS3 big hitter Resistance 2 gets 6/10. Need for Speed gets LULZ.Published 14/11/2008 at 14:01 by nofi
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The Christmas issue of Edge magazine is now out, with some bit PS3 games in the review mix, notably Resistance 2 and a rather crushing score for Mirror’s Edge. The full review list is below, and the magazine includes a preview of White Knight Chronicles if you’re feeling a bit demoralised by the scores.
PS3 Exclusives:
Resistance 2 – 6
Socom Confrontation – 5
Valkyria Chronicles – 7
PS3 / Multi-format:
Fallout 3 – 7
Call of Duty: World at War – 6
Mirror’s Edge – 5
007: Quantum of Solace – 5
Tomb Raider: Underworld – 8
Guitar Hero: World Tour – 7
Silent Hill: Homecoming – 6
Shaun White Snowboarding: Road Trip – 7
Tom Clancy’s Endwar – 8
Need for Speed Undercover – 3
Other formats (not on PS3):
Left 4 Dead – 9
Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts – 7
Gears of War 2 – 9
Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning – 7
Animal Crossing City Folk – 7
Ninjatown – 6
Command & Comnquer: Red Alert 3 – 7
Manhunt 2 – 4
Source: GAF.
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ross_k | 14/11/2008 17:51
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ive always found edge a tad biased against the PS3 but maybe thats the reviewers opinion but resistance 2 must be more than a 6/10, ive played it and read other reviews and it has too be at least an 8, i agree with socom review though, the game needs fixed BADLY
Hodgi92 | 14/11/2008 18:00
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Mirrors edge…5!!!??
YOURMUMANDME | 14/11/2008 18:24
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the best thing to do is trust your own judgement
The only time I haven’t was for trophy whoring !
If you liked FoM then buy it’s sequel
If you liked CoD series , buy it’s sequel
If you like a change of gameplay , buy ME
Same goes for everything else , I’ve seen plenty non-biased reviews that say R2 just beats GoW2 but …… It does beat it ! So for EDGE to say that makes me SERIOUSLY QUESTION THEIR FUNDING !!!!!! xxx
DoucheVader | 14/11/2008 18:59
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Those scores seem to have a real XBox bend.
At the very least R2 is on Par with Gears. Now SOCOM may not be the most beautiful game, but I wouldn’t give it a 5.
thelastguy | 14/11/2008 19:20
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Hmm i’m really a bit worried about R2 now, it was going to be my big Christmas day game but 6/10???? Edge gave Kane and Lynch 6/10..I think there is the strange internet phenomenon of insomniac games being rated badly maybe because they are PS3 exclusive. Edge get scores really wrong and seem biased against Ps3 like when they gave God Of War2 a 7. Edge are quite full of themselves. I rate them QUITE LOW.
It looks like my biggest fear for R2 may have truth in it, I have zero interest in online FPS I only like story mode or campaign as it is more usually known as now, i always think just how great games like R2 could have been if Insomniac had been able to put all their effort into the story mode instead of wasting all that time and effort on online. I dont see any point in online fps running around shooting anonymous people for no reason.Its boring.I rate the original Resistance story mode very highly I really enjoyed it and I constantly see people slagging it off on the internet so i will ignore the negetives and get it anyway,and take a risk, its not like im paying for it. I cannot believe that Insomniac have messed it up so badly unless all the effort went into the online part… OH i hate online!
bigwhiteyeti | 17/11/2008 18:57
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Resistance 2’s campaign is even better than the first, without being drawn out too long. It’s graphics are upped in every way imaginable and boss battles like the Kraken and Leviathan are epic. Believe me, while the online is awesome, the story mode stands by itself easily.
Added bonus: no annoying narrator or crappy picture-based cutscenes!
cc_star | 14/11/2008 21:13
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Here’s my review
TSA – 10
Metacritic – 10
Edge – 4
colossalblue | 14/11/2008 21:45
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Well, f*ck them, I just went out and bought CoD5. HA!
Mick939 | 14/11/2008 22:22
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Wow odd that resistance everywhere else even ps3 hating ign gave it a ten, glad i couldn’t give two shits about boring old stuffy edge.
fredrikpedersen | 15/11/2008 00:33
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EDGE’s opinion < My opinion. That about sums it all up.
Dash | 15/11/2008 03:21
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NFS – 3? How could they have messed it up so much?
MarkSawbo | 15/11/2008 08:34
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i think its coming to a time where we should give up on ps3. im not goign to yet. but i buy all my games for ps3 and dont buy xbox games. i feel cheated.
online4ntagonist | 15/11/2008 09:09
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I’d feel cheated when I pay €65 for a game and then pay again to play it online.
seedaripper1973 | 15/11/2008 10:34
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Bloody elitist EDGE, as the others have said up top, i think that they sometimes fall for their own hype, ner ner, industry standard etc…and they charge a fortune for what is essentially a very boring read..i like a bit of humour injected into my reviews (hence me swinging by TSA for that) and not stuffy, overlong diatribes on the idiosycrancies of video games…they are the conservative party of reviews (whereas TSA is the monster raving mad party)
sod ‘em, i dont trust ‘em… can i get a ‘word up’ ?
Brodiesan | 17/11/2008 10:12
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I used to be a huge proponent of Edge. Monthly subscriber – the works. Then I started to detect the usual theme of haughtiness started to really go overboard.
Then there are the review scores which can be sometimes baffling. This is the magazine that gave 6/10 to GTAIII and Heavenly Sword. To me these games were not “average” which is what this mark in Edge accounts for. HS is by no means a perfect game; its length, the sameness of the combat (despite the number of combos), the loading times issue which is almost criminal (not being able to skip through some of the same movie clips you have to watch over and over again) but all these issues do not detract from the fact that the game is fun, has wonderful production values, amazing animations and a well told story. 6/10? The LEAST this game should get is a 7. I’d personally give it an 8.
The fact is: Edge is becoming more and more irrelevant. In five years I can’t even see it selling half its current distribution as more and more people are getting their gaming news (and reviews) online. As someone else says here: it’s also handy to be able to comment to the reviewer and get a response.
I’m disappointed with the 6/10 for R2. I had problems with the beta but I thought it was fun enough. As for Mirror’s Edge getting a 5/10 – that just boggles the mind. I haven’t played it yet but I know a few people who have and have said: “Yes, it’s not perfect but it’s great fun. A nice departure from the normal FPS format.” How does that equate to “below average”?
Edge is officially out of favour in my house now. It’s been heading this way for a while and I just want to say that it’s not just the bizarre scores that are turning me off the magazine. The articles have also become really tired and hackneyed. Ah well, it had a good run …
bigwhiteyeti | 17/11/2008 18:52
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In my opinion has become an Xbo360 hype engine. It gave 9 to Gears of War 2, which I played. And beat. in 6 hours. It is undoubtedly a good game, but it felt like more of the same from Gears 1, with minor visual and technical improvements.
Resistance 2, on the otherhand, scored a 6. This is complete bullshit. Resistance 2 looks just as good, if not better than Gears 2, has a more interesting storyline (aliens in WWII! Awesome!) and has some of the most innovative gameplay I’ve ever seen, with 60 player online skirmishes and the co-op campaign. While it’s not perfect, I certainly would rate it higher than Gears, which was essentially a remake of the first game.
Disappointment.