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[Shamrock7r]

Will Mario Kart and Tony Hawk be reviewed by next issue? I really want to know how the game will hold up online. For example will lag be a big issue.

 

[VideoMan]

Well if its true that RE4 didn't get GOTM because it's a port, how do they explain giving GTA:SA GOTM twice, once in Dec 2004 for PS2 and again in 2005 for the Xbox version?

EGM December 2004:

MGS 3 9, 9.5, 10
NFSU 2 8, 9, 8
GTA:SA 10,10,10 (GOTM)
Halo 2 10,10,10 (GOTM)
MP:2 9, 9, 10
Killzone 7, 7.5, 8
Mario tennis 9, 7.5, 8
Outrun 2 6, 6.5, 8
Baten Kaitos 6.5, 8, 7.5
GODZILLA SAVE THE EARTH 6.0, 4.5, 5.5
FIGHT CLUB 2.5, 3.0, 2.0
Growlanser Generations 7,7,8


EGM August 2005:

Killer 7 (ps2/GC) - 5.5/5/6
MoH:ES (multi) - 7.5./6.5/6
NCAA Footbal '06 (XB/PS2) - 9.5/9/9 (TIE GOTM)
Destroy All Humans (xb/ps2) - 7/7.6/6.5
Star Wars Ep III (PS2/XB) - 4.5/ 5.5/6
Flatout (PS2/XB) - 6/4/4
Arc the Lad: End of Darkness (PS2) - 6/5.5/4
Colosseum:Road to Freedom (PS2) - 7/4.5/5
GTA:SA (XB) - 9/9/9.5 (TIE GOTM)
Conker Live and Reloaded (XB) - 5/7/8
Advent Rising (XB) - 4.5/4/6.5
Kirby Canvas Curse(DS) - 8.5/9/9
Bomberman DS (DS) - 8/6.5/8
Meteos (DS) - 9/9/9
Coded Arms (PSP) 4/6/3.5

 

[Sapiens]

EGM=$$$

Subscription not renewed.

 

[Razoric]

You guys can be such picky little babies sometimes. Christ. :lol

 

[FoneBone]

jesus is it such a big deal?

I seem to be missing the part of my post that indicated or implied in any way, shape, or form that it was "such a big deal," but okey-dokey.

 

[Red Scarlet]

jesus is it such a big deal?

Obviously yes. Their opinions must be validated by reviews or else they may have second thoughts!

 

[Wario64]

i do not buy a game unless it gets GotM in EGM.

 

[bitwise]

When they choose their GOTY do they only choose from the prior 12 GOTM's?

 

[HomerSimpson-Man]

So I guess this is a newer rule then. We won't be see higher scoring games get GOTM if they are ports, I guess that's that.

 

[Seth C]

Well if its true that RE4 didn't get GOTM because it's a port, how do they explain giving GTA:SA GOTM twice, once in Dec 2004 for PS2 and again in 2005 for the Xbox version?

EGM December 2004:

MGS 3 9, 9.5, 10
NFSU 2 8, 9, 8
GTA:SA 10,10,10 (GOTM)
Halo 2 10,10,10 (GOTM)
MP:2 9, 9, 10
Killzone 7, 7.5, 8
Mario tennis 9, 7.5, 8
Outrun 2 6, 6.5, 8
Baten Kaitos 6.5, 8, 7.5
GODZILLA SAVE THE EARTH 6.0, 4.5, 5.5
FIGHT CLUB 2.5, 3.0, 2.0
Growlanser Generations 7,7,8


EGM August 2005:

Killer 7 (ps2/GC) - 5.5/5/6
MoH:ES (multi) - 7.5./6.5/6
NCAA Footbal '06 (XB/PS2) - 9.5/9/9 (TIE GOTM)
Destroy All Humans (xb/ps2) - 7/7.6/6.5
Star Wars Ep III (PS2/XB) - 4.5/ 5.5/6
Flatout (PS2/XB) - 6/4/4
Arc the Lad: End of Darkness (PS2) - 6/5.5/4
Colosseum:Road to Freedom (PS2) - 7/4.5/5
GTA:SA (XB) - 9/9/9.5 (TIE GOTM)
Conker Live and Reloaded (XB) - 5/7/8
Advent Rising (XB) - 4.5/4/6.5
Kirby Canvas Curse(DS) - 8.5/9/9
Bomberman DS (DS) - 8/6.5/8
Meteos (DS) - 9/9/9
Coded Arms (PSP) 4/6/3.5

Perhaps because in both cases it shared the award with another title?

 

[HomerSimpson-Man]

Perhaps because in both cases it shared the award with another title?

Though that was the result of also having the exact same scores as each other.

 

[Sapiens]

Though that was the result of also having the exact same scores as each other.

Let's face it, EGM felt bad for the PSP. This was it's only chance ever to get a GOTM, so they made up an excuse for it.

 

[Izzy]

Let's face it, EGM felt bad for the PSP. This was it's only chance ever to get a GOTM, so they made up an excuse for it.

Let's face it - you're wrong. With Gran Turismo 4 Mobile, Resident Evil, DMC and Final Fantasy coming, there'll be plenty of chances for PSP to get GOTM.

 

[Bluemercury]

Let's face it - you're wrong. With Gran Turismo 4 Mobile, Resident Evil, DMC and Final Fantasy coming, there'll be plenty of chances for PSP to get GOTM.

:lol , at the hive protection.......

 

[yoopoo]

Let's face it - you're wrong. With Gran Turismo 4 Mobile, Resident Evil, DMC and Final Fantasy coming, there'll be plenty of chances for PSP to get GOTM.

Unless they're all ports....

 

[Izzy]

Unless they're all ports....

Good thing they aren't, then.

 

[Izzy]

:lol , at the hive protection.......

Agreed - GTA:LCS being the game of the month must have rubbed some people the wrong way.

 

[yoopoo]

Good thing they aren't, then.

Yep very good thing. Otherwise no gotm in EGM. Unless of course EGM changes the rules again.

 

[Izzy]

Yep very good thing. Otherwise no gotm in EGM. Unless of course EGM changes the rules again.

Or some other game scores higher than, say, GT4 Mobile. It CAN happen.

 

[JJConrad]

Let's face it - you're wrong. With Gran Turismo 4 Mobile, Resident Evil, DMC and Final Fantasy coming, there'll be plenty of chances for PSP to get GOTM.

I read this all wrong and sat here for a few minutes trying to figure out why Izzy thought that GT4 was coming to the DS. "Resident Evil, check; Final Fantasy, check; DMC, rumor but check; GT4, WTF?" You meant the rumored/announced PSP games.


Who really cares what EGM gives GotM? It doesn't matter at all. It took GAF three pages to hunt down EGM's score from only a few months ago, you really think casual gamers keep track any better?

 

[..pakbeka..]

Let's face it - you're wrong. With Gran Turismo 4 Mobile, Resident Evil, DMC and Final Fantasy coming, there'll be plenty of chances for PSP to get GOTM.

resident evil? I must have missed the note about the all new RE that was going to be released on the psp, same with final fantasy, considering we haven't seen absolutely nothing on crisis core for more than a year

not to mention the fact that it was announced after sony demanded support from S-E, when they announced some DS games and none for the PSP

 

[master_shake_05]

GAF should have its own magazine. OH, I forgot -- Print is dead....

Seriously, why the fuck are so many people bitching about an EGM score when they constantly troll Gaming Mags in similar threads.

 

[Shamrock7r]

Well if its true that RE4 didn't get GOTM because it's a port, how do they explain giving GTA:SA GOTM twice, once in Dec 2004 for PS2 and again in 2005 for the Xbox version?

EGM December 2004:

MGS 3 9, 9.5, 10
NFSU 2 8, 9, 8
GTA:SA 10,10,10 (GOTM)
Halo 2 10,10,10 (GOTM)
MP:2 9, 9, 10
Killzone 7, 7.5, 8
Mario tennis 9, 7.5, 8
Outrun 2 6, 6.5, 8
Baten Kaitos 6.5, 8, 7.5
GODZILLA SAVE THE EARTH 6.0, 4.5, 5.5
FIGHT CLUB 2.5, 3.0, 2.0
Growlanser Generations 7,7,8


EGM August 2005:

Killer 7 (ps2/GC) - 5.5/5/6
MoH:ES (multi) - 7.5./6.5/6
NCAA Footbal '06 (XB/PS2) - 9.5/9/9 (TIE GOTM)
Destroy All Humans (xb/ps2) - 7/7.6/6.5
Star Wars Ep III (PS2/XB) - 4.5/ 5.5/6
Flatout (PS2/XB) - 6/4/4
Arc the Lad: End of Darkness (PS2) - 6/5.5/4
Colosseum:Road to Freedom (PS2) - 7/4.5/5
GTA:SA (XB) - 9/9/9.5 (TIE GOTM)
Conker Live and Reloaded (XB) - 5/7/8
Advent Rising (XB) - 4.5/4/6.5
Kirby Canvas Curse(DS) - 8.5/9/9
Bomberman DS (DS) - 8/6.5/8
Meteos (DS) - 9/9/9
Coded Arms (PSP) 4/6/3.5

Ya ya I know it doesn't matter, but is there any explanation for this? Mark?

 

[Mike Works]

has EGM reviewed Shadow of the Colossus?

 

[Amir0x]

has EGM reviewed Shadow of the Colossus?

Yes. I think it was 9.0, 8.5, 9.0

 

[Wario64]

has EGM reviewed Shadow of the Colossus?

last month. something like 9.0, 9.0, 8.5? around those numbers

 

[Soul4ger]

Perhaps because in both cases it shared the award with another title?

Christ, do you even need to ask?

 

[Mike Works]

Yes. I think it was 9.0, 8.5, 9.0

Did it win GOTM?

 

[Amir0x]

Did it win GOTM?

Hahha, no It was close, though.

 

[Error]

Castlevania DoS beat SoTC for GOTM iirc

 

[DIrtyWeasel]

wait wait,

castlevania cod isn't the DS one, is it?
no..

Castlevania Dawn of Sorrow (the one for DS) got 9.5/9.0/8.5.

 

[Pellham]

Someone please tell me that the guy who gave Suikoden Tactics a 9.0 did not review Fire Emblem. I haven't played Suikoden Tactics yet but I can't see how that could be possible.

 

[Mega Man's Electric Sheep]

I am pretty sure Tony Hawk 2 for Dreamcast got 10/10 in EGM, but was not game of the month. They only gave it one of those one reviewer reviews too.

 

[Mike Works]

castlevania dawn of yet another 2d castlevania won gotm are you serious

god damnit stupid fucking publications, REWARD COMPETENT ORIGINALITY YOU BASTARDS

 

[Izzy]

I am pretty sure Tony Hawk 2 for Dreamcast got 10/10 in EGM, but was not game of the month. They only gave it one of those one reviewer reviews too.

Indeed - I'm not sure it was 10, though.

 

[Kleegamefan]

EGM December 2004:

MGS 3 9, 9.5, 10
NFSU 2 8, 9, 8
GTA:SA 10,10,10 (GOTM)
Halo 2 10,10,10 (GOTM)
MP:2 9, 9, 10
Killzone 7, 7.5, 8
Mario tennis 9, 7.5, 8
Outrun 2 6, 6.5, 8
Baten Kaitos 6.5, 8, 7.5
GODZILLA SAVE THE EARTH 6.0, 4.5, 5.5
FIGHT CLUB 2.5, 3.0, 2.0
Growlanser Generations 7,7,8


EGM August 2005:

Killer 7 (ps2/GC) - 5.5/5/6
MoH:ES (multi) - 7.5./6.5/6
NCAA Footbal '06 (XB/PS2) - 9.5/9/9 (TIE GOTM)
Destroy All Humans (xb/ps2) - 7/7.6/6.5
Star Wars Ep III (PS2/XB) - 4.5/ 5.5/6
Flatout (PS2/XB) - 6/4/4
Arc the Lad: End of Darkness (PS2) - 6/5.5/4
Colosseum:Road to Freedom (PS2) - 7/4.5/5
GTA:SA (XB) - 9/9/9.5 (TIE GOTM)
Conker Live and Reloaded (XB) - 5/7/8
Advent Rising (XB) - 4.5/4/6.5
Kirby Canvas Curse(DS) - 8.5/9/9
Bomberman DS (DS) - 8/6.5/8
Meteos (DS) - 9/9/9
Coded Arms (PSP) 4/6/3.5

fixed

 

[Hitler Stole My Potato]

Fuck you people are pathetic. Does it really fucking matter what game got some lame ass "Game of the Month" tag from a magazine? Seriously, pull your fucking head out of your asses and get on with your life.

 

[PhatSaqs]

Fuck you people are pathetic. Does it really fucking matter what game got some lame ass "Game of the Month" tag from a magazine? Seriously, pull your fucking head out of your asses and get on with your life.

:lol :lol :lol

 

[Pellham]

Shut up.

I wonder who reviewed ST. EGM is biased against Suikoden at times. In one of the previews someone said something like,"Why do they continue making games for this series?" or something to that effect. Hopefully the review scores are unbiased and based on the games quality, unlike Suikoden III's EGM review and the PSM review for Suikoden Tactics.

:lol you must have missed the dozens of negative reviews/impressions from GAFers about the non-Murayama Suikoden games.

 

[Soul4ger]

Here are the rumors:

Death Jr. Sequel on PSP and consoles
Gitaroo Man 2 coming to PS2, and North America
Midnight Club Xbox 360
Soul Calibur 3 Special Edition Xbox 360
Kojima on Revolution - Working on a Nintendo license

 

[MingisDew]

GTA LCS 9.5, 9.0, 9.0 GotM
RE4 9.5, 9.5, 9.5

Hmmm

I think its an unspoken rule that ports dont win GOTM in any mag.

 

[PkunkFury]

Kojima on Revolution - Working on a Nintendo license

Wow, that is a good one...

Kid Icarus?????? (someone has to say it )

 

[DrLazy]

Wow, that is a good one...

Kid Icarus?????? (someone has to say it )

?? That's kind of weird.

 

[Soul4ger]

Wow, that is a good one...

Kid Icarus?????? (someone has to say it )

The best is actually Gitaroo Man 2.

 

[Blimblim]

Soul Calibur 3 Special Edition Xbox 360

Now this would be interesting. Considering the huge leap that was Soul Calibur on DC compared to the arcade version (running on more or less PS1 hardware) I wonder what Namco would do with this version.
But then considering Namco's previous efforts on MS hardware, maybe I should not anticipate anything special...

 

[..pakbeka..]

Here are the rumors:

Kojima on Revolution - Working on a Nintendo license

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[Error]

Kojima on Revolution - Working on a Nintendo license

EGMTON

 

[bill0527]

I got my mag today and these scores are legit.

Another interesting little tidbit I read on their X360 write-up this month...

EGM has quoted Peter Moore as saying that Final Fantasy XI is not the only thing Square-Enix is bringing to the X360. No other details to be had.

 

[drohne]

if kojima's going to do a revolution game, wouldn't you want something original, or at least something different from the dozens of nintendo franchise games revolution is bound to have anyway? :/

 

[..pakbeka..]

if kojima's going to do a revolution game, wouldn't you want something original, or at least something different from the dozens of nintendo franchise games revolution is bound to have anyway? :/

maybe it will be published by nintendo and they hope to make it into a franchise?