First reviews [Upd: 20/11]

Manager - Shemale
Manager
Since 8051 Days
Alot of new reviews released today, see main thread.
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SimonM7 - The other mod's bitch
SimonM7
Since 7600 Days
Super PLAY are weird, they gave KillZone 9/10 aswell. I dunno what that says about PDZ except that it can't be totally and utterly pants.

The again, looking at KillZone it doesn't really confirm that the AI is fixed, because KillZone has some of the most awful AI since people started calling AI AI.
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AntLynn72
AntLynn72
Since 7535 Days
Posted by Tranz
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Madden has is a winner...since way back on the computer....the NFL knows this...so they went with a winner...im not saying VC isn't a hot team...


Wow... i can tell you did not play NFL 2k5... EA was affraid that the 2k series was going to take over.. because it was a better game... looked a hell lot better and was fun... hence why they steal all the ideas from it... madden is great.. but the NFL went with EA because they had the cash... ea felt it was better to get rid of the compitition...
I played 2k5...and for the history...the only thing that truly knocked my socks off about it was the commentary guys....i always said take those two guys and put them on Madden and it would ridiculous...! The NFL didn't get sucked in by EA to get rid of the competition....i mean hello ppl...the guy whose name is on the game is in their hall of fame...fans know him...he announces their Monday nights...i mean hello....!!! Madden came along way while it was with EA....and fans just always jumped to it...competition has been coming from Sega since Joe Montana's Sports Talk Football...! I like the 2k series...but its gameplay isn't really impressive to me...yea...i like the other goodies like fans(something Madden copied), but why being afraid when your video is in the Football Hall of Fame...??!? Hello.......
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R0oK
Since 7545 Days
Um, 8 players max for COD2 on Live?! What the hell :(
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Critx
Critx
Since 7575 Days
I personally think Madden is the best...
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ZeroEx
ZeroEx
Since 7652 Days
Yeh that 8 player COD2 sucks and I was looking forward to playing this game online.
Must be cause of system performance and netcode.

I can't wait for the PDZ review on Gamespot.
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Scarface
Scarface
Since 7563 Days
Posted by ZeroEx
I can't wait for the PDZ review on Gamespot.
My guess is that it will get 8.9
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4_U
4_U
Since 7525 Days
Man the review scores vary so much. It look like you have to review the game yourself folks. Go to the nearest kiosk and try the game out before buying them.
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AntLynn72
AntLynn72
Since 7535 Days
Posted by 4_U
Man the review scores vary so much. It look like you have to review the game yourself folks. Go to the nearest kiosk and try the game out before buying them.
Most of the time it is because there are sooo many different ppl out there looking for soo many different things. Its rare that you see someone who writes for a mag and has a review show online totally seperate from the mag (ie Dan Shu). But yea...pretty much....you need to get the games and go on your own...but most of the times...the reviews are pretty reliable...hehe...."most of"
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4_U
4_U
Since 7525 Days
IGN reviews

Condemned: Criminal Origins 8.7
NBA Live 06 5.9
Need for Speed Most Wanted 8.0
FIFA 06: Road to FIFA World Cup 6.9
Call of Duty 2 9.0
NHL 2K6 7.5
Gun 7.9
Tony Hawk's American Wasteland 8.3
Project Gotham Racing 3 8.8
NBA 2K6 7.8
Kameo: Elements of Power 8.4
Madden NFL 06 Sports 8.0
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chrismola
Since 7551 Days
PDZ got a 9/10 in the OXM UK version! I checked their web site to see if they had it their too, but i couldnt find it.

The pros were: Superb Replay Value, Colossally addictive on Xbox Live, More weapons than Charlton Heston, Better-than-high-end PC visuals

The only minus was - Embarrassingly Wacky Voiceovers
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SimonM7
Since 7600 Days
Gamespot's Gregster (Greg Kasavin) gave Condemned 8.0 and justified that score as brilliantly as always.

Go there and watch the video review. It streams for everybody.
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SimonM7 - The other mod's bitch
SimonM7
Since 7600 Days
GAMESPOT:

I STRONGLY recommend watching the video reviews for ALL of the games on Gamespot. Their reviewers do an excellent job of justifying their scores, and you get a great feel for what's good and bad about the game that way. You can stream the video reviews regardless of if you're a member or not and I cannot stress enough how important I feel it is that you do watch them. Also, if you're curious to know just what made the score what it is (which is a carefully calculated number from the different categories) go to the written review on the site and you've got scores for each aswell as a short pros and cons blurb.

Amped 3 - 7.6
Condemned - 8.0
Madden NFL 06 - 7.4
Need for Speed: Most Wanted - 8.4
Project Gotham Racing 3 - 8.8

They also have some impressions of PDZ that sound pretty positive, but I'd say the general feeling I get from the write up is in the 8.0-8.5 region. I think it's fair to predict that PDZ will have its fans, but just as many who are miffed that it doesn't play like Halo and that it's really a sequel to Perfect Dark. Greg Kasavin and Brad Shoemaker are handling the write up and subsequent review though, so the verdict is in extremely competent hands. The gamespot score will be the first to have any real impact on me.

Greg confessed to loving the soundtrack, so it's already in better hands there than on 1up and IGN where they refered to it as "bad euro-diva dance" and "porn music". I guess they really just watch a lot of porn.
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Critx
Critx
Since 7575 Days
Finally...I played PGR3 and I can tell you it doesn't deserve a 10. Im glad GameSpot is thinking the same. I've always trusted GS for their excellent reviews...I don't trust IGN all that much, and I sure as hell don't trust 1UP.

But yeah, I figured most the launch titles would get 7.0 - 9.0 scores.
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