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September EGM Scores Are Low

xsynergyx | July 29, 2007 | News | Misc 
September EGM scores are pretty low. There are a few games that got off lucky with some higher scores, but games like Lair, Blue Dragon and All Pro Football got low scores, averaging around 5 or 6. Check out all the scores at the source.
september 2007 egm review scores. it's the issue with all the halo 3 info:

lair: 6.0, 5.5, 5.0
crispin says the combat system is confusing, and the sixaxis controls don't always work the way they should. lock-on system is also jacked.
greg ford says the camera is frustrating in ground combat. the wide open levels hold a lot of potential but ultimately don't deliver
garnett says it's a "frustrating disappointment" with a few bright spots

blue dragon: 6.5, 7.5, 6.5
it has neither strong characters nor gripping storytelling, the battle system is "stellar" but unaccompanied by any sort of interesting plot to hang your hat on. bryan is a bit easier on the story than andrew fitch (who had the lead review), and ray called it "safe."
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  • 1 thumbs!
    Storm | July 29, 2007
    Like I said with Lair, their ratings aren't going to put me off from buying the games at all. It makes me look deeper into them to see if I really think I'll enjoy it, bad rating and all. I'm getting Blue Dragon after some research...Lair is a title I'd wait for, though.
  • 1 thumbs!
    xsynergyx | July 29, 2007
    I personally like to go by ratings sometimes even though sometimes I may not and just buy the game. Ratings have saved me some money before and sometimes I may not go by the ratings and buy it anyway and be disappointed.
  • 0 thumbs!
    Storm | July 29, 2007
    Good point, it's always good to get some opinions on a product before purchasing them. I wish I did look more into ratings in the past...have wasted cash on a lot of mediocre titles.
  • 1 thumbs!
    Gary15 | July 29, 2007
    One magasine or website giving low ratings wouldn't put me off lots doing it would though, I usually check out game ranking since it gives the games average score.
  • 2 thumbs!
    Vito Raliffe | July 29, 2007
    :-\

    I like EGM's industry articles and such, but I've never cared for their reviews or the system they use.
  • 0 thumbs!
    Guticb | July 29, 2007
    Their review of lair has GOT to be BS. It's the first bad review the game has gotten.
    • 0 thumbs!
      Cdemon | July 30, 2007
      Play Magazine gave it a 9. Aside from that, these are the first two review scores, no?
      • 0 thumbs!
        Supernouva | July 30, 2007
        However, the score average is still low.
  • 0 thumbs!
    FRoGBuster | July 30, 2007
    too bad. I hope they're wrong.
    maybe the games are actually good
  • 0 thumbs!
    neto_360 | July 30, 2007
    I wouldn't just go by EGM, but if other reviews have about the same scores then more than likely, the reviews are accurate.

    I would still rent or buy the game to see for myself how good the game is.
  • 0 thumbs!
    Theory of Chaos | July 30, 2007
    I never thought Lair would turn out to be that great. I'll still need to wait to play it before I judge it completly, though.
  • 0 thumbs!
    Silver Mirror | July 30, 2007
    I saw a review of Lair which gave it 9/10. Personally these guys sound like their being a little tough
  • 0 thumbs!
    Linkin Park Fan | July 30, 2007
    I heard that this was just a rumor.
  • 0 thumbs!
    tidus04 | July 31, 2007
    Reviews are nothing to me, they are a couple of persons points of view. If they were made to judge the type of game I liked then it would be different. Liar, would be the game im on about with this.

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