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360/PS3/Wii: Which does best in different genres?

July 23, 2008 in News comments 15

GamesRadar finds overall what console has the best fighting games, racing games, sports games, RPGs, adventure games, first person shooters, platformers, and third-person games between the 360, the Wii, and the PS3.

"The thinking here is that the average gamer is unlikely to buy more than 5 games in one genre on their machine, so this figure is a more accurate representation of how good each console is for each type of game to the average gamer. OK then, here we go"
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  • 3
    S v R 2010 Jul 23, 08
    Well the PS3 and 360 are pretty much the exact same in genres. The Wii is the most unique with games like Mario and Wii sports. I prefer the PS3's type genre though.
  • 3
    Akira_EX Jul 23, 08
    This needs to be noted:

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    Like any study, there are several potential problems with the data and we accept that. These are:

    1) Metacritic collects review scores from everywhere. If a lads' mag reckon DOA Xtreme 2 is a 10/10 because the girls are hot, that has as much weight as EDGE's opinion in the Metacritic universe. So the scores have to be taken with a pinch of salt. Having said that, it is a great way to show concensus opinion, and we reckon the scores are mostly accurate.

    2) While we applaud Metacritic's invaluable service, its genre-labelling is highly suspect. While we have left most games where they are, we could not stand idly by and let Geometry Wars go in as a first-person shooter. That's simply not true. So while we have made sure the highest profile games are where they should be, and tried to tidy up as best we could, the very idea of 'genre' is subjective and so, ultimately, fallible. In the data's defense, this relabelling task has been carried out by one person for this study, so even if the choices made may not be universally appeasing, they are at least consistent.

    3) Some games have not been included. Metacritic won't include a score for games that haven't been reviewed by enough sources. So brand new releases are not present and neither are extremely low-profile titles.

    4) The consoles have had different lengths of time on the shelves. Not only does that mean 360 has more games available than PS3, but also that the old games are just that - old. If something scored 85 on its release, it stays at 85 unless new reviews are added. If that exact same game were released today on PS3, it may look outdated already, so that has to be taken into consideration.
    That, and review scores are usually all bunk anyway, and don't mean anything at retail. Total reliance on Metacritic doesn't help its case, though.
    • 4
      Donnelly Jul 23, 08
      Actually, number 1 isn't correct. Metacritic only take review scores from respected publications/sites.

      (That said the most respected of the respectable is given the same weighting as the least respected of the respectable.)
      • -2
        RKRigney Jul 24, 08
        Yeah so because PLAY gives a 10 out of 10 to pretty much every game on a Sony platform, that boosts the games metacritic score.
  • 3
    Storm* Jul 23, 08
    Seems like another piece of info to start fanboy wars, 360 winning just about all categories and all. At least they stated what they took into account.
  • 1
    black doom Jul 23, 08
    Wii has Adventure. Quite possibly one of my favorite games styles, although it not having the best platformers seems odd.

    With the except of some form of an 'alternative' genre I think that is a very solid judgement.
  • 0
    kinglank Jul 23, 08
    'shock horror' the 360 has more than 5 rpg's
  • 0
    Drogo Baggins Jul 23, 08
    quote
    Seems like another piece of info to start fanboy wars, 360 winning just about all categories and all. At least they stated what they took into account.
    Ah Mt godd teh 360 iz teh koolestt. Eye dun't ker wut ne1 sez. *bleep*, eye luv teh 360, *bleep* Psattion and wee fit. dose consule suxxors, srsrsyly. *bleep*

    It has begun!



    lol, the people who thumbed me down are only mad because I've given them a glimpse of themselves.
    • -7
      Gillies2006 Jul 24, 08
      Wii fits not as console dumb fanboy
      • 2
        Drogo Baggins Jul 24, 08
        lol, that was part of the joke, Gillies.
      • 0
        RKRigney Jul 24, 08
        haha wow. Lets band together as a community and thumb that comment down out of existence.
    • 0
      HisServant77 Jul 24, 08
      Haha, I had to put some effort into comprehending what in the world you said!

      I agree though . . . **sigh** why can't we just all understand each console has it's ups and downs, pros and cons.
  • 0
    Taker4ever Jul 24, 08
    I think that the 360 does FPS games better, the PS3 does action/TPS games better and the Wii does Party Games better.

    I think the PS3 is catching up with the 360 in terms of FPS though, with Killzone 2 and Resistance 2 both looking fantastic. It's also keeping up it's quality third-person games, as we've got God Of War III, inFamous and MAG all on the way.
    • 1
      Drogo Baggins Jul 24, 08
      quote Taker4ever
      I think that the 360 does FPS games better...
      I totally agree with that. I think that not only the 360 controller itself is better for FPS games, but all FPS's seem to run silky-smooth on the system.

      I know Halo 3 gets a lot of crap for various reasons, but I honestly think that it has THE best controls of any other FPS out there. And the controls in Gears is nothing to shrug off either.

      I (only) have 6 games for the 360(), and 5 of them are shooters.
  • 0
    cheatcodeman11 Jul 24, 08
    I would have to go with the 360 because of the sucess of the many games they have created

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