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[demi]

Didn't know if I should post this in the GTA topic. Sorry!

http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/action/gta4/review.html

9.6

"Usually, when a game tries to do a million different things, it's an overambitious hodge-podge that can't manage to get its different parts down cold. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas has you doing many, many more things than any previous GTA game, and while some of them do work a little better than others, the strength of all these different gameplay elements--too many to count--makes for a powerful package that does not disappoint, despite the extremely high standards that Grand Theft Auto established and that San Andreas needed to live up to. With its strong story, well-written dialogue, terrific voice cast, impressive graphics, great in-game sound, and extremely entertaining and varied gameplay, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is a stupendous thrill ride that shouldn't be missed."

 

[SantaC]

Nice score! So it begins...

 

[Wario64]

PS2 GOTY

Cause prediction threads are dumb and I make dumb threads ha ha

Gamespot - 9.6
IGN = 9.9
EGM = 10, 10, 9.5

I called it

 

[Bristow]

My prediction was correct.

 

[Mrbob]

Uh oh. Look like someone just got pwned.

What did they score Vice City? I'm too lazy to look.

 

[Justin Bailey]

No surprises here.

 

[GDJustin]

Fuck... I'm not going to be able to not buy it, am I? Fucking Taiko and GTA

 

[Mrbob]

Fuck... I'm not going to be able to not buy it, am I? Fucking Taiko and GTA

Yes you are. Fall for the hype. It's inevitable.

 

[demi]

Uh oh. Look like someone just got pwned.

What did they score Vice City? I'm too lazy to look.

GTA3 - 9.6
Vice City - 9.6

 

[snapty00]

From GameSpot, that's a really good score.

I need comparison scores naturally, though.

 

[Bog]

Yeah, what a complete shocker...

 

[Suikoguy]

Actually, gamespot tends to rate sequals lower IMO
so for three games in a series to get a 9.6 thats incredible

 

[Mrbob]

Gamespot will break that trend for the game which cannot be spoken of in GTA:SA threads.

 

[RevenantKioku]

Actually, gamespot tends to rate sequals lower IMO
so for three games in a series to get a 9.6 thats incredible

Or just convenient.

 

[Baconäger]

Gerstmann...

 

[ManaByte]

Like the previous games in the series, San Andreas features a fairly linear story that takes you through the game's areas. You'll start off restricted to Los Santos--something the story justifies by claiming that an earthquake has taken out the bridges and roads that link Los Santos to the surrounding area--but it doesn't take long to unlock the other two areas.

What happened to that stuff about being able to go anywhere without areas being blocked off?

 

[king zell]

Actually, gamespot tends to rate sequals lower IMO
so for three games in a series to get a 9.6 thats incredible

IAWTP

the developers are really doing a nice job

can't wait to get this ^^

 

[Ultra Magnanimous]

That video review (and reviewer) was rubbish.

 

[Kiriku]

What happened to that stuff about being able to go anywhere without areas being blocked off?

In theory, it is possible to go anywhere by other means, at least when talking bridges.

 

[Lord Error]

Gamespot will break that trend for the game which cannot be spoken of in GTA:SA threads

They already broke it (and by a huge margin) for MGS / MGS2.

 

[Mrbob]

They already broke it (and by a huge margin) for MGS / MGS2.

Judges ruling? Sorry, but the judges say you cannot compare a PSone to PS2 sequel. But they'll allow MGS2 to MGS3 or R&C2 to R&C3 or any game with a sequel on the same console! Oh and they say the game has to be rated highly in the first place so the sequel has high expectations.

 

[MrAngryFace]

what were the chances of a bad review, honestly.

 

[Chopin Trusty Balls]

4 more days(in EU)

 

[sonycowboy]

OMG!!!


9.9

http://ps2.ign.com/articles/559/559560p1.html

 

[SantaC]

GOTY?!

 

[Bog]

Yeah, what a complete shocker...

 

[PhatSaqs]

Sweet.

 

[Mrbob]

Methinks Wario is gonna go to trial for abusing inside information.

 

[ManaByte]

If your PS2 is new and fresh, you probably won't see it too often. But if your system has seen better days, it might have trouble keeping up with you when it comes to streaming in the new textures and landscapes.

OMG! I need to buy a new PS2 just to play San Andreas. WTF?

 

[SantaC]

That's the best score this generation from IGN, beating Metroid Prime.

 

[olimario]

9.6 and 9.9
On track to be the highest rated game this gen?
I wonder how Halo 2 and Mp2:E will stack up.

 

[Lakitu]

In before Wario64.

Amazing.

 

[etiolate]

The targeting system has received a slight overhaul that makes it look more like the targeting in Manhunt, but it's functionally very similar to the system in Vice City.

Boo

 

[SolidSnakex]

Yeah, what a complete shocker...

It actually is since that's the highest score IGNPlaystation has ever given any game.

 

[Pedigree Chum]

woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

 

[ravingloon]

Can't wait to play the defining game for Sony's sophomore system on the PC

 

[Chipopo]

I've spent almost every waking moment of last week doing nothing else but playing this massive beast and have put well over 60+ hours into it. And yet despite that fact, I'm only barely hovering over the 50% finished mark (which is all you really need to complete the story), and I still have a ways to go.

:-O

 

[sonycowboy]

Can't wait to play the defining game for Sony's sophomore system on the PC

Enjoy it in the May - July timeframe since you can't wait

 

[Lord Error]

Can't wait to play the defining game for Sony's sophomore system on the PC

I'm sure you felt the same way when Halo came out on PC

 

[ravingloon]

Enjoy it in the May - July timeframe since you can't wait

I can wait. I just thought it was a stupid quote by IGN. The list of games I wanna play will take me through then easily.

 

[Wario64]

Cause prediction threads are dumb and I make dumb threads ha ha

Gamespot - 9.6
IGN = 9.9
EGM = 10, 10, 9.5

http://ga-forum.com/showthread.php?t=19662


I called it dudes!

p.s. good choice in unlocking this thread

 

[ravingloon]

I'm sure you felt the same way when Halo came out on PC.

I bought Halo at launch (XBOX). Sorry for even making the comment. Exits thread

 

[sonycowboy]

I, up until say a week or so ago, would have said that that score was completely impossible. But damn.

 

[Doom_Bringer]

I'm sure you felt the same way when Halo came out on PC

I felt that way, its much better on PC (multiplayer rox)

 

[Property of Jumpship]

So whens it coming to Xbox to get that score bumped up to 10.

 

[Solid]

 

[Midas]

What will happen to this board if a certain game for a certain platform will score lower than this game?

 

[sprsk]

*cancels preorder*

 

[sonycowboy]

So whens it coming to Xbox to get that score bumped up to 10.

Slightly higher textures and custom soundtracks won't do it. Read the review. But if it makes you feel better to hold out the hope for it to come in 6-9 months, have at it.

It is a great game

 

[Property of Jumpship]

Slightly higher textures and custom soundtracks won't do it. Read the review. But if it makes you feel better to hold out the hope for it to come in 6-9 months, have at it.

It is a great game

Actually, the places in got slagged on were the pop-up, collision detection, and textures; they could fix that on the Box.

BTW: I dont have the patience to wade through 6 pages of IGN review crap. I just read the blurbs at the end. Thats for every platform so dont get your panties in a bunch.


Oh and Ill be playing Halo 2 for at least that long so......