HALO 2 REVIEWS

[Bond]

Yes. Haven't you figured it out yet?

[DarkMaster]

Well anyway...

US OXM - 9.7
AUS OXM - 10
UK OXM - 10
Gamepro - 10
1up - 10
Gamespy - 10
Gamespot - 9.4
IGN - 9.8
TeamXBOX - 9.9
EGM - 10
XBN - 10
GI - 10
TechTV - 10

Overall - 99.1%

[GiMpY-wAnNaBe]

Originally Posted by DarkMaster

Well anyway...

US OXM - 9.7
AUS OXM - 10
UK OXM - 10
Gamepro - 10
1up - 10
Gamespy - 10
Gamespot - 9.4
IGN - 9.8
TeamXBOX - 9.9
EGM - 10
XBN - 10
GI - 10
TechTV - 10

Overall - 99.1%

based on the results i'd gather that its quite a good game, yes?

[Professor S]

Those scores are insane. I've never seen a game get this kind of response from the gaming mass media.

As for Gamespot, its Greg Kasavin. He's a over critical moron who who tries to pad his receding ego (much like his hair) by making sure he gives the lowest score to highly anticipated games. Now 9.4 is not a bad score by any means, but he made sure his score was at least a few points lower than everyone else's. Its a pattern he has and seems to encourage in those that he works with at Gamespot. For some reason they believe that giving lower scores 99% of the time makes their opinion more valid or makes them a superior gaming site (and its not just Xbox bias either).

His reviews tend to be useless, also. Read the Halo 2 Gamespot review. Its pointless, all critical and the video review even spoils a very important plot twist. Basically his reviews of good games spend the whole time pointing out every miniscule flaw imaginable... and then he gives it a good score with the ending note of "its still a great game!" I don't see how reviews like that are supposed to help me decide whether or not to purchase a game.

Surprisingly, the most helpful and thorough review I've seen so far is from IGN. Its really an excellent review which gives you a good idea of what the game is like WITHOUT SPOILING THE STORY. I also find Gamespots assertion that the story is bad to be suspect as every other site raves about it. I guess I'll have to wait till Tuesday to really find out

In closing: Kasavin sucks, IGN actually had a really good review and I'm about to throw a brick through the window of my local EB to get my game under the cover of darkness.

[DarkMaster]

IGN's video review is excellent as well.

[Ginkasa]

Originally Posted by The Strangler

Those scores are insane. I've never seen a game get this kind of response from the gaming mass media.

Game Rankings

If by "this kind of response" you mean .3% (or 1.5%, not sure which to count), then yes, Halo 2 is garnering acclaim never seen before in the history of video games.

While you're in your euphoria over this grandess, don't fail to notice that Halo 2 has so far gotten less reviews than a lot of the other games on the list.

SIDE NOTE: While I realize that Halo 2 is an allegedly really really really good game (considering I'm not a reviewer guy who gets copies early, and this never played it) and getting that high on the list and surpassing even the almighty Ocarina of Time is an achievement [is this a run-on yet?], I'm just really tired of Hal fanboy comments. Especially from The Strangler who is normally more intelligent...

Anyway...


*shrugs and walks away*

[Acebot44]

No fanboy comments here dude. He and every reviewer of Halo 2 give it credit as being Superb. You can't deny it or simply catagorize it as fanboyism when the most important reviewers have given their scores. The scores are high, the game is great, accept it.

[Ginkasa]

*sighs*

Read the whole bloody post before you reply....

*points to the side note at the end of the post*

I was not denying that Halo 2 is great, or that every reviewer, so far, as called it such. I wasn't saying that calling Halo 2 great was a fanboy comment. I even specifically pointed this out.

The fanboy comment I was talking about was saying that there has never been a game before Halo 2 to get the same kind of respone, which is just untrue. Judging from The Strangler's comment alone, it would be easy to believe that Halo 2 is the first great game ever, which its not.

Again, for those who like to ignore parts of a post, I am not denying the alleged awesomeness of Halo 2. I'm sure it is a wonderful game and plan on, at the oh so very least, renting it at some point. I'm just saying Halo 2 is not the first awesome game.


*shrugs and walks away*

[Acebot44]

My bad, I just read Fanboy and went blind. I read the whole post though, but I guess not too carefully. I'm just tired of the attack on strangler lately. But, you said fanboy at the end so I couldnt see any connection to the Strangler quote at the top. What other game has gotten this type of response? I'm not too sharp on game history and the only thing that pops to mind is SA.

[Professor S]

Originally Posted by Link11300=-\

09&>^,The fanboy comment I was talking about was saying that there has never been a game before Halo 2 to get the same kind of respone, which is just untrue. Judging from The Strangler's comment alone, it would be easy to believe that Halo 2 is the first great game ever, which its not.

Again, for those who like to ignore parts of a post, I am not denying the alleged awesomeness of Halo 2. I'm sure it is a wonderful game and plan on, at the oh so very least, renting it at some point. I'm just saying Halo 2 is not the first awesome game.


*shrugs and walks away*

Link, calm down. You question the intelligence of my post and accuse me of being a fanboy when I said that I, as in me myslef and I have never seen a response to a game like this, and I haven't... ever. I never said that no game period received a reception like Halo 2, I specifically said I hadn't. I also never said that Halo 2 was the first awesome game. You put those words in all our mouths.

The next time you want to accuse someone of being fanboyish or making unintelligent posts, why not check your screen name and avatar and then how you compared Halo 2 scores to Ocarina of Time... a little curious, no?

Anyway, enough time arguing with bitter boy, and back to playing Halo 2.