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[Kumiko Nikaido]

Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition is on the cover of the December issue of PlayStation Extreme magazine.

The scores:

* Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas = 9 billion% (Platinum)
* Jak 3 = 11/10% (Gold)
* Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal = 999999999% (Platinum)
* Tony Hawk's Underground 2 = 94 x 2% (Gold)
* Spyro: A Hero's Tail = 98% (Silver)
* Killzone = 68% (See We're Unbiased!)
* Guilty Gear Isuka = A+% (Silver)
* King Arthur = You Have My Sword% (Silver)
* Ape Escape: Pumped and Primed = 75% (Gold)*
(*Just kidding, 99%)
* EyeToy: Anti-Grav =

% (Gold)
* ESPN NBA 2K5 = ESPN 2005% (Silver)
* ESPN NHL 2K5 = WORD UP% (Gold)
* Get on Da Mic = 75% (You Just Got Served Bronze)
* Karaoke Revolution: Vol. 3 = 96% ($$$)
* Outlaw Golf 2 = 9_% (Give Your Own Score!)
* X-Men Legends = 85% (ADRIAN)
* Rocky Legends = 86% (Rocky > X-Men)
* Alien Hominid = 89% (upside down is 86%)
* Kuon = DIRECT HIT% (Bronze)

These scores are bullshit. They're probably real, but they're bullshit. I've never heard of PSE2, but if anyone who gave these "scores" are reading this, you're a fucking idiot. Your scores are bullshit and your magazine is probably very stupid.

$$$$$VIDEOGAMES$$$$$

 

[Solid]

* King Arthur = 87% (Silver)

:lol

 

[bitwise]

whoah, some inflated scores there.

 

[Lakitu]

So according to these scores.

Spyro>Killzone

 

[Musashi Wins!]

King Arthur does kind of stink. What is the X-Factor score? KUF is way better than many of these games.

 

[Bluemercury]

Looks more like an official magazine type of scores.....

 

[shpankey]

lol, i have never ever even one time seen a magazine overrate so many games in one month. that's almost unbelievable!

and to give out a %100 just wow, especially when there are bugs in the game (not like before but none the less -- the game is far from perfect)

 

[mumu]

Those scores don't deserve a thread.

 

[MrPing1000]

once a magazine gives out 100% all its credability is lost

10/10 are ok because they don't mean perfection but 100% does mean it and no game will ever be perfect

 

[Deleted member 1235]

So according to these scores.

Spyro>Killzone

I see nothing wrong with that....

 

[Kiriku]

Wow, Killzone got a Tin award!

 

[Amir0x]

once a magazine gives out 100% all its credability is lost

10/10 are ok because they don't mean perfection but 100% does mean it and no game will ever be perfect

Uh, heh, 10/10 means...perfect.

 

[MoxManiac]

That Guilty Gear Isuka score..how did that pile get 89%? When I played it, it was damn near unplayable due to the fucking "turn" button mechanic.

 

[Socreges]

Uh, heh, 10/10 means...perfect.

Not to everyone. Whatever. He was trying to draw a distinction between a 10-point scale and a 100-point scale. If you don't give a 10 to a particular game, you drop it down to a 9. Yet maybe you feel it's worth more than that. 9 is 'excellent', 10 is 'masterpiece', for instance. Yet with a 100-point scale, the score has become more specific. 100% should naturally be far tougher to acquire vs a simple 10 on the former scale.

 

[AbeFroman]

10/10 are ok because they don't mean perfection but 100% does mean it and no game will ever be perfect

Best post eVaR.

I am confused though...wtf is 5/5 then?

:lol

 

[AstroLad]

Uh, heh, 10/10 means...perfect.

Yeah, but there's more margin for error, e.g. if a great game had flaws and was a '9.5,' you'd probably round up and give it a 10 (and this seems to be the practice) on a whole number scale. With 100% the only room for error is between 99.5-100 (otherwise it'd be a 99), so it's a lot more indicative of "true" perfection (much less margin for it to actually not be "perfect").

 

[Shompola]

as mrping said 100% would mean it's perfect. A+ in a test does not necessary mean that you scored 100% on every question.

 

[Revolver]

 

[MrPing1000]

Best post eVaR.

I am confused though...wtf is 5/5 then?

:lol

i'd say it goes from excellent to everyone must own this game

smaller scale so bigger band of games can fit into each number.

PS thx to every1 for adding to my argument makes replies so much easier

 

[GDJustin]

Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition is on the cover of the December issue of PlayStation Extreme magazine.

The scores:

* Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas = 9 billion% (Platinum)
* Jak 3 = 11/10% (Gold)
* Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal = 999999999% (Platinum)
* Tony Hawk's Underground 2 = 94 x 2% (Gold)
* Spyro: A Hero's Tail = 98% (Silver)
* Killzone = 68% (See We're Unbiased!)
* Guilty Gear Isuka = A+% (Silver)
* King Arthur = You Have My Sword% (Silver)
* Ape Escape: Pumped and Primed = 75% (Gold)*
(*Just kidding, 99%)
* EyeToy: Anti-Grav =

% (Gold)
* ESPN NBA 2K5 = ESPN 2005% (Silver)
* ESPN NHL 2K5 = WORD UP% (Gold)
* Get on Da Mic = 75% (You Just Got Served Bronze)
* Karaoke Revolution: Vol. 3 = 96% ($$$)
* Outlaw Golf 2 = 9_% (Give Your Own Score!)
* X-Men Legends = 85% (ADRIAN)
* Rocky Legends = 86% (Rocky > X-Men)
* Alien Hominid = 89% (upside down is 86%)
* Kuon = DIRECT HIT% (Bronze)

These scores are bullshit. They're probably real, but they're bullshit. I've never heard of PSE2, but if anyone who gave these "scores" are reading this, you're a fucking idiot. Your scores are bullshit and your magazine is probably very stupid.

$$$$$VIDEOGAMES$$$$$

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[cvxfreak]

Did Mike Works edit most of the stuff? :lol

 

[Mike Works]

I didn't even have to edit a bunch of the scores to make them look fucking ridiculous. I'd seriously considering banning PSE2 scores if that's what they usually look like.

 

[hobart]

I'm just surprised Howard Dean is a gamer.

...wait...

 

[Matrix]

PSE2 is the PS2 version of PS Extreme magazine. The mag is run by Greg Off. Yes, they do get incentives for scoring games incredibly high. The biggest incentive is getting their name with a quote plastered on every game commercial or magazine game ad. They have been doing thing this for years. They gave an Army Men game for the PS2 a 98% and MGS2 a 96% in the same issue.