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more about #metacritic Protector one: THPS2's spot is well deserved, although personally I would put Wind Waker above it. more » Reetesh: Still remember spending many hours playing JUST the THPS2 demo. One of the first demo's I ever downloaded. First scoring that 20k itself was so hard a... more » jpgnotgif: Wow. Tony Hawk 2 was an amazing game. I still remember playing as either Steve Caballero or Rodney Mullen and tearing up the school level on PS1. Lots... more » UW-: Tony Hawks Pro Skater 2 is definitely one of the greatest games ever made, in my opinion. It would find its way into my top 10 for sure. Dunno about n... more » -Skyline-:Offering FREE Grunt Birthday Parties!: Tony Hawk 2 was a Damn Great Game. I logged so many hours in that game on my dreamcast. more » Trey: You may be number 6 on this list, but you're number 1 in my heart, Halo. No other game has truly captured my imagination, attention, or had me having... more » Robobotnik: Seeing Wind Waker rated above Twilight Princess puts a smile on my face. Love that game. Also why the hell is a GBA rerelease listed, I know it came... more » SS Ymer: Just thought I'd add a little something to the list: 1. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 – 98 - 19 reviews 2. Grand Theft Auto IV – 98 - 86 reviews 3. Pe... more » zxkid: Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2 definitely deserves to be up on that list along with Perfect Dark and LOZ:Windwaker. more » Arkesane: This is very cool. Over the last decade, games have changed enormously. The technology, the gameplay, the expectations, the media, the journalism - g... more » DirtyColossus: The Orange Box should be on that list 3 times. Also, it should be a law to own it. Also, Does anyone else besides me think it's hilarious to go back ... more » ChonieRanchito: mmm shouldnt the end of the decade be 2011? i dont think humans started recording time at year 0. if they did then that would make the 1st recorded de... more » blash: I'm sorry but Half-Life 2 is just a better game than Super Mario Galaxy. It just is. Super Mario Galaxy is a good game but it is ultimately forgettab... more » GunFlame: Interesting list to be sure. Reading the comments, it looks as though THPS2 deserved a top spot. Plenty of good memories from what was, a great game.... more » Perfec7: Fuck yeah Perfect Dark! more » zåɳzißarleɠёпȡ: THPS..... damn THPS remind me of how old i am now. 1-4 captured my imagination for many summers. with THPS games you can count on a couple of things.... more » PSOCecil: Ya know, even when THPS2 came out, I didn't like it. It wasn't until 3 and Underground that I started to like the series. Coincidentally, Underground ... more » BryanH: People forget how great those first Tony Hawk games were. Games like HL2 and Halo might be more fun than Tony Hawk, but neither of those were out at ... more » arniejolt: Having THPS2 at the top sadly reflects how cruel the decade had become to that franchise. more » TRT-X: For games with the same score (all of those 96s) how do they determine which one gets put where? more » -
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The Twenty Best-Rated Games Of The Decade
Lost slightly amidst all this "end of year" review business is the fact this is also the end of the decade. Which means it's time to take a look back and what the best games of 2000-2009 were. More » -
#ea
Who Put Out The Most Good Video Games In 2009? [UPDATE]
On Wednesday, EA CEO John Riccitiello provided evidence — in chart form — that his company published the most well-reviewed games of 2009. Wanting to test his assertions, I dug into the data and found some surprises. More » -
#petermoore
EA Sports Looking To Amazon, "Mommy Bloggers," Not Metacritic For Wii Reviews
Game publishers think Metacritic review score averages are a Big Deal. EA boasts—and frets over—its own Metacritic scores in earnings calls. Others base bonuses on aggregate arbitrary numbers. But EA's Peter Moore isn't as worried about Metacritic averages. More » -
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About Kotaku Reviews
Earlier this year, Kotaku began running its reviews under a unified template that was designed with a trio of key components in mind.
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#research
So, How Many 360 Games Are Any Good?
Picture the scene: your mum walks into GameStop. She walks to the Xbox 360 section, and picks out a game for your birthday. At random. What are the odds she picks a good one? More » -
#industry
Rockstar Most Consistent Publisher, Ubisoft Least Consistent
Self-described Metacritic-expert Tim Sweezey over at GameQuarry.Com has a fascinating report up about the developers that are most consistent in publishing a certain quality of game. More » -
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Sega Europe Chief Says Metacritic Most Useful to Expensive Games
Sega Europe boss Mike Hayes says Metacritic scores are indicative of certain games' success, and while score targets aren't written into every developer contract, Metacritic does have value — especially in judging expensive projects. More » -
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Metacritic's Best And Worst of 2008
Metacritic put together a list of the best and worst games of 2008 on every console. The top reviewed aren't that surprising, but there are some real doozies in the duds. More » -
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#bestof2008
Metacritic's 10 Best, Worst Games Of 2008
Every man, his dog and his dog's pet rabbit have a "best of" list. This isn't one of those. This is Metacritic's "best of", meaning it was compiled not by fragile human subjectivity, but numbers.
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#ratings
Another Way to Grade Sales vs. Quality
So EA crowed that it had 17 games scoring 80 or better on Metacritic (I love it; we're officially into Wine Spectator-style rating snobbery with video game criticism). How'd other major publishers do? -
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These Are EA's Quality Games Of 2008
EA CEO John Riccitiello proudly boasted of his company's improving quality this week, the good news that came with the financially bad. Seventeen EA games racked up Metacritic averages of 80 or higher. Which ones? More » -
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MetaCritic To Tighten Commenting Requirements After Gears, LBP Handbagging
A couple weeks ago, fanboy dorks exposed their stupidity to the wider community by hijacking the user reviews of two games on review aggregate site MetaCritic. The games in question were LittleBigPlanet and Gears of War 2, the people in question, morons. And while the whole mess was a little overplayed by some - who cares about user reviews on a website built solely to aggregate the reviews of critics? - MetaCritic were sufficiently moved by the episode to do something about it. More » -
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The Big Publisher's Metacritic Averages
Pissing contest time! The chaps at Electronic Entertainment Design and Research have compiled some lovely graphs highlighting not only the average review score for each major publisher, but one showcasing the range of scores they've received as well. Note that scores only apply to current-gen console titles, so no handheld, PC or PS2 scores count. As you can see, there's a sizeable gap between the top 5 and the chasing pack, and a sizeable gap between the chasing pack and Atari, who don't even make the list. Above are the average scores, click through for the score range, which proves to be a little more interesting. More »
