The Year’s Best, According to Metacritic
This article was written by: Jordan Silverthorne (Silverthorne)For most gamers, review scores are an invaluable tool in determining whether or not a particular game is woth buying. Metacritic.com is perhaps the most widely used review aggregate site; it assigns and adapts scores from various media outlets into a simple 10 point rating scale. Since the Holiday season is upon us, I decided to take a look at the best full-release (non-downloadable) games of the year, according to Metacritic. Here they are (titles on multiple consoles have been combined.)
1. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves 96 Playstation 3
2. Street Fighter IV 94 Playstation 3/ Xbox 360
3. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 94 Playstation 3/ Xbox 360
4. Batman: Arkham Asylum 92 Playstation 3/ Xbox 360
5. Forza Motorsport 3 92 Xbox 360
6. God of War Collection 92 Playstation 3
7. Killzone 2 91 Playstation 3
8. Assassin’s Creed II 91 Xbox 360/ Playstation 3
9. Metroid Prime Trilogy 91 Wii
10. FIFA Soccer 10 91 Xbox 360/ Playstation 3
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The number of sites that throw out 100%’s or 10/10’s is pathetic. At least one site gave each of those games a perfect score when i wouldnt put any of them near perfect. I havent played a few of those but the ones i have wouldnt come close to making the list.
I love Forza 3, but its not a 10, a 9, its not an 8. Just for the simple fact that it failed to add improvements other games like GRID did. I like a numbered review system but clearly people are doing it wrong – or maybe i am.