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Since 7031 DaysStuff Magazine - 9/10
Play Magazine - 9/10
IGN - 8.5/10
IGN reviewed it today:
IGN:
Presentation - 7.5 - No stat tracking or rankings, poor implementation of rivals, menus not as pretty as Round 2. Removing the HUD a fantastic choice that improves gameplay. ESPN Classic is a nice touch.
Graphics - 9.5 - The most gorgeous models ever seen on a console. Visual emotion actually improves gameplay. Face-rippling replays will give you chills and/or black eyes.
Sound - 7.5 - Good commentary, but not much added from last year and it eventually becomes repetitive. Mediocre soundtrack, but blistering, mind-numbing punch effects.
Gameplay - 8.5 - Slow impact punches improves unbalanced haymaker system from last year to create a more realistic boxing experience. The CPU opponents are pacifists -- single player is just too easy.
Lasting Appeal - 8.5 - Xbox Live and multiplayer saves Round 3 from the sub-par career mode. Against a human, Round 3 is one of the most enjoyable sports titles to date.
Looks like if it wasnt for Xbox live, this game would have gotten a 7.5
Since 6907 DaysGhost Recon will probably get a 10 if it doesn't then I'll be quietly asking myself exactly what are they looking for :)
Gears will probably get a 10, but I know for a fact that blue dragon is going to be receiving a 10 that game is gorgeous.
Since 6907 DaysI see no reason why they couldn't take the rival mode a step further, but then they wouldn't have anything saved for fight night round 4. I just hope EA doesn't pull a fast one on its fans and put an improved rival mode in the ps3 version of the game and end up pissing everyone off that bought the 360 version.
Then again whats easy for one person wont necessarily be easy for everyone else.
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Since 6907 DaysThey especially better not add extra things to the rival mode. Actually who cares i'll have my fight night round 3 and I'll be satisfied. There will be many hours of enjoyment with this game over xbox live :)
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Since 6898 DaysWhy would you hope for them not to improve a game ?
Since 6907 DaysThey should improve it as much as they want, but I doubt we'll be seeing too many new additions as I'm sure fnr3 for the ps3 has already been in development so its not like they are starting from scratch since recently.
Since 6944 DaysI am the pwnage
Since 7000 DaysAlso, it's a sports game. Since when do sports games need to have depth of story(which in the reviewer's opinion could be obtained by letting you buy cars, mansions, and hookers?...LAME!). At least they attempted something with the rivalries. And like Optimus said, this game is MEANT to be played with other people. I can think of nothing more fun than getting together with friend and creating a bunch of virtual us's and watching as our faces ripple majestically.
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Since 6907 DaysGhost recon on the otherhand I strongly believe is guaranteed a 10 in the graphics department.
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Since 6986 Days1. Animations sometimes are off. Either some of the guys do the "fast gig" run, or when they get shot there is a poor transition.
2. The game has "shadow edge crawl". i.e. no soft shadows and the method used produces jagged edges.
3. The textures are low in some areas.
4. The uniforms--either by design or by limitations--is boring. The texture pattern looks low res (even if it is not). The helmets have distinct polys, etc.
5. The MP engine is not as advanced.
6. The dust is not always realistic; e.g. I saw a helo on a building blowing dust--it may at first, but having first hand seen quite a few helos once the dust is off the pad/building it stops.
GRAW is a great looking game. You can praise it on and on--I am really happy with the end result (coming from someone 6 months ago was totally turned off by the screenshots coming out due to the reduction in quality). But 10 to me is perfect with no real way to go in improvement. There are a LOT of areas GRAW could be substantially better.
I would not have given FNR3 a 9.5 either by their system. Since it is a generational thing I would have had to assume that a 1st gen title could not be a 9.5 based on what will come out over the next 5 years.
Now if you are basing it on a temporal system--year by year maybe--then yeah, give it a 10.
Personally if I were to do reviews over there would be genre, system, and overall relative points, temporally, about the graphics. This would factor into the current score factor; but I would also do a sliding scale where it is rated and people could check how it rates currently. Meaning as the gen goes on the graphics score would go down relative to other products.
Of course that is always hard because these are not 1-to-1 comparisons in art, genre, etc... but reviews are never an exact science.
Often it is better to leave a commentary. I like how NEXT GENERATION magazine used to use a 5 star system. 5 = everyone should get it; 4 = must have for fans of the genre; 3 = a solid/average game in the genre, has some new elements and worth trying; 2 = average run of the mill game in the genre, not bad, but nothing new; 1 = poor/buggy game with fundamental flaws and not enough redeeming traits; 0 = get far away.
A star based system with a short technical discussion about how it fairs in graphics, sound, MP, etc... may be the best way to objectively go about it while giving credit while not tagging an arbitrary value (like 9.5 for graphics).
I really don't like how a lot of review sites work. I always read their review summaries before anything else.
Since 7000 Days"There are only a few minor details worth mentioning. When you knock your opponent down, occasionally part of his foot will disappear into the mat. There is also some occasional pop-in with the ropes, and when you knock someone in the mouth the blood looks a bit fake"
Man, when games are able to abolish all clipping, THEN and only then could I see docking it points for having a lowly foot clip into the mat, and does anyone else think the 3D blood'n'spit combo that flies out of the boxers' mouths looks friggin' sweet?
Since 6976 Days1. Animations sometimes are off. Either some of the guys do the "fast gig" run, or when they get shot there is a poor transition.
2. The game has "shadow edge crawl". i.e. no soft shadows and the method used produces jagged edges.
3. The textures are low in some areas.
4. The uniforms--either by design or by limitations--is boring. The texture pattern looks low res (even if it is not). The helmets have distinct polys, etc.
5. The MP engine is not as advanced.
6. The dust is not always realistic; e.g. I saw a helo on a building blowing dust--it may at first, but having first hand seen quite a few helos once the dust is off the pad/building it stops.
GRAW is a great looking game. You can praise it on and on--I am really happy with the end result (coming from someone 6 months ago was totally turned off by the screenshots coming out due to the reduction in quality). But 10 to me is perfect with no real way to go in improvement. There are a LOT of areas GRAW could be substantially better.
I would not have given FNR3 a 9.5 either by their system. Since it is a generational thing I would have had to assume that a 1st gen title could not be a 9.5 based on what will come out over the next 5 years.
Now if you are basing it on a temporal system--year by year maybe--then yeah, give it a 10.
Personally if I were to do reviews over there would be genre, system, and overall relative points, temporally, about the graphics. This would factor into the current score factor; but I would also do a sliding scale where it is rated and people could check how it rates currently. Meaning as the gen goes on the graphics score would go down relative to other products.
Of course that is always hard because these are not 1-to-1 comparisons in art, genre, etc... but reviews are never an exact science.
Often it is better to leave a commentary. I like how NEXT GENERATION magazine used to use a 5 star system. 5 = everyone should get it; 4 = must have for fans of the genre; 3 = a solid/average game in the genre, has some new elements and worth trying; 2 = average run of the mill game in the genre, not bad, but nothing new; 1 = poor/buggy game with fundamental flaws and not enough redeeming traits; 0 = get far away.
A star based system with a short technical discussion about how it fairs in graphics, sound, MP, etc... may be the best way to objectively go about it while giving credit while not tagging an arbitrary value (like 9.5 for graphics).
I really don't like how a lot of review sites work. I always read their review summaries before anything else.
and you no 4 quote abot the costume textures not being high res LMAO , its army fatigue , khaki, 3 colours max for desert combat , not the latest fashion garment from alexander Mcqueen.
why cant people reserve their opinion till they have the frikkin game in their hands.
and by your system if you did a review people would have fallen asleep by the time they got to the end of it
Since 7002 Daysand you no 4 quote abot the costume textures not being high res LMAO , its army fatigue , khaki, 3 colours max for desert combat , not the latest fashion garment from alexander Mcqueen.
why cant people reserve their opinion till they have the frikkin game in their hands.
and by your system if you did a review people would have fallen asleep by the time they got to the end of it
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Since 6976 Daystake the grand theft auto games they get consistantly high reviews...but i hate tha games i wouldnt give them the time of day. and pro evo footy games good review scores, but i hate footy games too, i wouldnt think well that reviewer sad it a good game i think i will start to like GTA now. buy/rent/borrow the game if you dont like it take it back . someone once said to me opinions are like arseholes we all have one and they are all different.
and whan people say "that doesnt look next gen" pleeeeeaaaze tell me what nex gen is supposed to look like , to me next gen doesnt start and end with eye candy (even though i like it) you could have the most amazing true to life looking game , and if no one thought about the AI or story line or game play mechanics, it would be a shitty game albeit a nice looking shitty game.
about ign not giving FNR3 a 10 in gfx...who cares we all know it looks the bees knees and we all know how it plays (most of us have down loaded the demo from live) and i think a lot of us will get it just for the fact of having major fights over live.
these so called game reviewers just want to sell their magazines or get hits to their web sites, they dont care weather you buy the game or not.
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Since 6986 DaysOr that some of the clearly low res textures are gonna magically get better.
Or glitchy animations will smooth out.
Or that the "dust from now where" miraclously makes a 10 story concrete building roof into a dirt floor.
Sorry, if YOU guys can give it a 10 -- based on the HD 720p movies -- I can give MY view on why I think giving it a 10 is ignoring the obvious graphical issues.
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Since 7016 DaysAnd about some of the comments and "flaws" u detected if u've seen the preview from gametrailers (the one Slabs up here is talking about) u will see that allot if not all of those aren't an issue in the video.... that maybe a coincidence but i've got good hopes for it...
Since 6898 DaysGRAW is some of the best graphics i have seen so far but i wouldn't give it 10 either.
If you rate this 10 what happens when something better comes out ??
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