The Official Xbox 360 Magazine #38 Scores

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Cover: Batman Arkham Asylum

Reviewed

Star Wars The Force Unleashed: 8/10
Mercenaries 2: 8/10
Facebreaker: 6/10
Summer Athletics: 5/10
Madden NFL 2009: 9/10
Too Human: 7/10

Xbox Live Arcade

Fable Pub Games: 5/10
Geometry Wars 2: 9/10
Braid: 9/10
Bionic Commando Rearmed: 8/10

Taken from elsewhere, so don't ask as I don't know!

KKLEIN wrote:Mercenaries 2: 8/10
Braid: 5/10

Once again that acid I took in the 90s rears its ugly head...

KKLEIN wrote:Too Human: 7/10
Braid: 5/10

Astonishing.

Star Wars The Force Unleashed: 8/10
Mercenaries 2: 8/10
Facebreaker: 6/10
Too Human: 7/10
Braid: 5/10

5/10...

I want to see this review NOW! I may write an angry letter...

No FIFA review?

Joer wrote:No FIFA review?

They've got the first UK review next month.

Where's the Batman info and scans?!

You can check out 2 pages of the feature here:

http://ezine.oxm.co.uk

KKLEIN wrote:Braid: 5/10

Oof, that's an attention grabbing score if ever I saw one. Is that definite, or someone playing silly buggers?

Notice on the contents bit they say about Braid "This arty puzzle-platformer will really make your brain hurt"

They probably found it too hard.

KKLEIN wrote:You can check out 2 pages of the feature here:

http://ezine.oxm.co.uk

:Wub - Thanks Kklien, there's no information but those screens look a bit of alright

Something Fishy

KKLEIN wrote:Notice on the contents bit they say about Braid "This arty puzzle-platformer will really make your brain hurt"

They probably found it too hard.

One of their writers comes across as a right twonk. Bet it was him.

Braid is not a game for brainless children.. doomed from the start.

Braid being a 5 is just wrong. And for an official magazine to publish that means that Joe Twat will now avoid its brilliance.

Anyone who has the mag know what the complaints are? If it's "it's too hard" the reviewer needs to be shot in the face.

tnman wrote:Braid being a 5 is just wrong. And for an official magazine to publish that means that Joe Twat will now avoid its brilliance.

Anyone who has the mag know what the complaints are? If it's "it's too hard" the reviewer needs to be shot in the face.

And there goes your chance of ever working in the London office. "We can't be having any of that 'free thinking' at Future!"

KKLEIN wrote:
tnman wrote:Braid being a 5 is just wrong. And for an official magazine to publish that means that Joe Twat will now avoid its brilliance.

Anyone who has the mag know what the complaints are? If it's "it's too hard" the reviewer needs to be shot in the face.

And there goes your chance of ever working in the London office. "We can't be having any of that 'free thinking' at Future!"

Don't want to live in London anyway. I'm a country mouse. :mrgreen:

5 is a bit harsh it's good enough to be a 7/10.

tnman wrote:
Anyone who has the mag know what the complaints are? If it's "it's too hard" the reviewer needs to be shot in the face.

lol, that's a bit extreme...

I would probably only give Braid a 7.5/10.

5 does seem a little stupid though. Maybe they should have had a second opinion review. Actually I miss mags that used to provide other reviewers scores. Do many do it now?

Apparently this is their review. I presume it's just a small box out.

For a game where you can rewind time, it’s ironic that you’ll spend a lot of time wasting it, scratching your head and figuring out how the hell you grab that missing jigsaw piece just out of reach. Later levels turn into a brain scrambling mess and the game itself it short – so it’s just about doable without inducing break-anything-in-anger frustration. Couple this with a higher than average price point and it’s a big gamble for those that know what they like and what they know they like. Braid isn’t for everyone.

Can he/she please be fired?

Wow those scores are just wow :fp:

The Official Xbox 360 Magazine #38 Scores

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