New set of Reviews & Previews posted
Posted by inpheaux on October 1st, 2006 at 7:48 pmWe've been busy around here, honest. Couple new things to discuss.
First: we've done away with our old numerical score system, as discussed on our forums. Numbers just don't convey any information anymore. What review sites are really trying to convey when it comes to scores is if we recommend a game or not, and if so how much. By switching to four recommendation levels, we take all the ambiguity out of the system. If we endorse a game, we'll come right out and say so. As such, all of our old reviews have been updated to match the new review system, along with our shiny review listing page.
Our new system is pretty straightforward. For every game we review, we'll tell you if it is Highly Recommended, Recommended, Not Recommended, or if you should Avoid It At All Costs. We'll still be doing our four-category summaries at the end of reviews, telling you the high and low points of each category in a line or two, but now there won't be a score at the end. Because really, what exactly was a "7.0" in "Value" telling you?
To go along with this new review system, we've got five new reviews:
- Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime [DS] - Highly Recommended, an Action/RPG from Square Enix, starring a happy blue slime and his giant death tank.
- Mega Man ZX [DS] - Highly Recommended, the best Mega Man game I've played in years.
- Star Fox Command [DS] - Recommended, a fun little space shooter, with WFC multiplayer.
- Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories [PS2] - Recommended, another great Strategic RPG from Nippon Ichi.
- Lego Star Wars 2: The Original Trilogy [Multiplatform] - Recommended, the OT followup to last year's Lego Star Wars doesn't disappoint.
And finally, we've got a new preview of War Rock a Battlefield 2-style FPS from K2.
Now that we've got all these reviews out, it's time for me to finally get around to playing Okami, something I've been putting off for weeks. If you have any questions or comments about the new review scoring system, feel free to tell us on the forums.
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