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dillonthebunny · 12-11-2007, 07:12 AM

IGN has reviewed Orange Box, and gave it 8.4. not a bad score.. how did it fair?

http://uk.ps3.ign.com/articles/840/840505p1.html

Interesting review.. and im not doubting there’s problems, whether theyre as bad as IGN say, I cant say. As I have discounted IGN’s reviews so many times.. imo they were and still are wrong about Assassins Creed.

But they gave it a great score, I wouldn’t of thought after reading that review that it deserved that score, but im pleased that it did get it.

What I would like to clear up (and this is where my doubt for IGN’s competence comes in).. if the graphics are the same and I believe the menu system presentation is the same too, why does it receive a much much lower scores in those areas than the 360 version?

Is it because now the graphics are dated, like theyre comparing it to Cod4 etc etc… are the graphics as nice? They look good, but is that why theres a lesser score than when they first reviewed HL2 for the PC and 360? If they could review this for the pc and 360 again, I wonder how the scores would fair.. it’s a shame they haven’t mentioned this in their review, I think it’s a very important part of the job, seeing as youre reviewing a game that has already been reviewed. You are comparing it to the ‘other’ versions as well as everything else that has come out since.

Personally I think that people like IGN should put reviewers on to this game that have never played this game before on any format, that would give a fairer review.. and if they needed to compare it for people who have multiple console, have a secondary note at the end. But the review wasn’t a great one, but a good score.. bit weird.

Anyway, I will still be picking this up for sure. I know I can ‘help’ my framerate and that if the lag was terrible because they were playing on the euro servers.. thank god I live in the UK! Lol

12-11-2007, 07:12 AM	#18
dillonthebunny Blinkity blink blink Join Date: Feb 2003 PS2 Online ID: Dillonthebunny/HareofDoom PS3 Network ID: HareOfDoom/DillonTheBunny Posts: 5,470	IGN has reviewed Orange Box, and gave it 8.4. not a bad score.. how did it fair? http://uk.ps3.ign.com/articles/840/840505p1.html Interesting review.. and im not doubting there’s problems, whether theyre as bad as IGN say, I cant say. As I have discounted IGN’s reviews so many times.. imo they were and still are wrong about Assassins Creed. But they gave it a great score, I wouldn’t of thought after reading that review that it deserved that score, but im pleased that it did get it. What I would like to clear up (and this is where my doubt for IGN’s competence comes in).. if the graphics are the same and I believe the menu system presentation is the same too, why does it receive a much much lower scores in those areas than the 360 version? Is it because now the graphics are dated, like theyre comparing it to Cod4 etc etc… are the graphics as nice? They look good, but is that why theres a lesser score than when they first reviewed HL2 for the PC and 360? If they could review this for the pc and 360 again, I wonder how the scores would fair.. it’s a shame they haven’t mentioned this in their review, I think it’s a very important part of the job, seeing as youre reviewing a game that has already been reviewed. You are comparing it to the ‘other’ versions as well as everything else that has come out since. Personally I think that people like IGN should put reviewers on to this game that have never played this game before on any format, that would give a fairer review.. and if they needed to compare it for people who have multiple console, have a secondary note at the end. But the review wasn’t a great one, but a good score.. bit weird. Anyway, I will still be picking this up for sure. I know I can ‘help’ my framerate and that if the lag was terrible because they were playing on the euro servers.. thank god I live in the UK! Lol __________________ Legend Edgemaster of the Unicorn. oh and nine thousand fake forum tokens, 3 real ones and 5 special tokens mysteriously protected by a blinding white aura.. known to some as the 'anti wife light'.. ""Bombing for peace is like **ing for virginity" "NO OFFENCE" R.I.P @PS3