Metacritic unveils definitive review-based videogame awards

mistermostyn | December 31, 2007 | News | PC Playstation 2

Subjectivity should be accepted not criticised, but that hasn't stopped fanboys from ripping into recent game awards handed out by Spike TV and GameTrailers, claiming all sorts of bias. Step forward Metacritic.com, which offers its awards based on nothing but review score aggregation. No arguments? Unlikely.

While some readers may deride the respectability of certain review sources listed on Metacritics pages, there’s little arguing with contributing numbers provided by IGN, GameSpot, GameSpy, Game Informer, Edge, 1UP, Play, and Games Radar.

Bearing that in mind, Metacritic has unveiled various "Best" and "Dud" games spread across a host of categories, which are as follows...

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black doom | December 31, 2007

Super Mario Galaxy and Phantom Hourglass where great.
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Zero and X | December 31, 2007

Call of Duty 4 is a multi platform game, I dont think that should count as the best PS3 game
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  black doom | December 31, 2007
  
  But it rated highest overall didn't it? That would mean it was the PS3's best game, even if it did come out for other consoles. Unless others were tied with it.
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tallteen86 | December 31, 2007

Yeah, I've heard of the DS Dud "Deal or no Deal" >_>

Woulda liked to see a list of EXCLUSIVE games that rated high >_>
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  black doom | January 01, 2008
  
  That could have been great, too bad it didn't happen.
  
  They really should have included that.
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Remino52 | January 01, 2008

Black doom your first post is agreeable.Galaxy was great.