Edge 205 - Wii Sports Resort gets a..

HSH28 wrote:The problem with the Wii Sports Resort score and review, is more than that though.

They come right out and say its worse than Wii Sports...which is quite frankly ridiculous.

I could understand a 7 from Edge, a technical update and expansion of the ideas in the original could only be worth the same as the original, I could understand that point of view (even if I didn't agree with it).

But there is stuff in the review that can't be explained away, quite how they came to the conclusion that some information boxes reminding people to take a break means that the game is controlling and solemn about how much fun it wants you to have, I don't know, its just a silly thing to say. Its a bit of a shoddy review really.

Is Wii Sports the game against which this should be judged? It is 3 years later and better games have been and gone. I would argue in video games terms that sequels need to be better than the originals just to stay the same in terms of score. The riposte here is that Resort is better, so why not a 7. But in a way, if Resort has failed to address some key issues with Sports, such as longevity and the sense that it remains a mini-game compilation, perhaps Edge do not consider it a big enough evolution for the score to stay still.

But thats not the point. They say in the review that they think the original is better....

Just to add ...

My son gave it a [10].

I could not give a rats arse what any single magazine critic gives a game. Edge have been wrong plenty of times in my eyes in the past, and this is another occasion. The mag is a good read, but it is only one critic.

Some people hate Woody Allen films. I have never understood that either seeing as Manhattan is my favourite film of all time, but it is down to taste. Why can't games and personal taste be the same?

Judoscar wrote:Just to add ...

My son gave it a [10].

I could not give a rats **** what any single magazine critic gives a game. Edge have been wrong plenty of times in my eyes in the past, and this is another occasion. The mag is a good read, but it is only one critic.

Some people hate Woody Allen films. I have never understood that either seeing as Manhattan is my favourite film of all time, but it is down to taste. Why can't games and personal taste be the same?

Me and my 3 year old son, on a tandem, wining a race = one of the best gaming moments I've ever had.

Nintendo should bundle the game with a young child to ensure everybody gets the optimal experience.

Winckle wrote:It's got Matthew Castle written all over it.

Nothing to do with me. I liked WSR, to the tune of 85%.

Matthew, natch wrote:
Winckle wrote:It's got Matthew Castle written all over it.

Nothing to do with me. I liked WSR, to the tune of 85%.

You rotten lurker

Hey, how can I be expected to contribute when I'm so busy writing contradictory reviews for Edge?

But apologies, I'll try and be a bit more productive...

Matthew, natch wrote:Hey, how can I be expected to contribute when I'm so busy writing contradictory reviews for Edge?

But apologies, I'll try and be a bit more productive...

Get the whole NGamer team on here, especially Kim :wub:

Anyway back on topic who does write the majority of the reviews for Edge and do the rest of the Future team ever get called into do the odd review, like you do for Xbox World you hussy!

Matthew, natch wrote:
Winckle wrote:It's got Matthew Castle written all over it.

Nothing to do with me. I liked WSR, to the tune of 85%.

Ah, but did you play with a small child?

MCN wrote:
Matthew, natch wrote:
Winckle wrote:It's got Matthew Castle written all over it.

Nothing to do with me. I liked WSR, to the tune of 85%.

Ah, but did you play with a small child?

Smells like entrapment to me...

teh bork wrote:
Matthew, natch wrote:Hey, how can I be expected to contribute when I'm so busy writing contradictory reviews for Edge?

But apologies, I'll try and be a bit more productive...

Get the whole NGamer team on here, especially Kim

Anyway back on topic who does write the majority of the reviews for Edge and do the rest of the Future team ever get called into do the odd review, like you do for Xbox World you hussy!

Yes, shocking that anyone should try and make any more money for themselves doing freelance, eh?

MCN wrote:Ah, but did you play with a small child?

Nintendo did supply one for review purposes.

Matthew, natch wrote:
MCN wrote:Ah, but did you play with a small child?

Nintendo did supply one for review purposes.

What would you rate her?

Who said it was a girl?

Matthew, natch wrote:
Winckle wrote:It's got Matthew Castle written all over it.

Nothing to do with me. I liked WSR, to the tune of 85%.

Ah I was just wanted to see if you were lurking Matthew!

Loved your writing in NGamer, but I switched my subscription to EDGE after I started playing my wii less. Do you write at all for EDGE?

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