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Can Game Critics Cheat? Ethics In Reviewing

Chris Dahlen has an interesting post up on the issue of cheating in video games, in particular whether game reviewers can (or should) cheat. Of course, anyone is capable of cheating their way past a tough spot, but should reviewers be held to a higher standard? Dahlen points out that reviewers who admit to taking shortcuts or blowing past extra features or side quests tend to cause people to throw a fit; on the other hand, is galloping through a game at a blinding pace good for anyone, reviewers especially? Is there any hard and fast rule for this sort of stuff? More »

2:30 PM on Sat Feb 16 2008
By Maggie Greene
7,650 views, 96 comments

Latest by n/a: If it's so hard that the reviewer cannot obtain a rich understanding of the game, then I have no problem with cheating. more »