IGN's latest Review Debacle: Unless it's above an 8, kill yourself

Gamer Limit writes: "This is a direct response to the hundreds of comments that IGN received recently due to their Prototype review. After giving it a 7.5, which is a respectable score by their own standards, IGN received a myriad of these types of choice words:

"kongii29: go review something else pussy u dnt deserve to review a great game like Prototype...go fuk urself..hahahahaha..."

Really? Run for the hills, reviewers! If you give any popular game less than an 8, prepare to be assaulted over the internet (and physically, when the fanboys track you down..and they will). So what exactly goes into scoring a game below an 8? Is a 7.5 really that bad?"

[Forrest Gump]

7.5 is a good score,it was probably people that thought it would outperform inFamous that are raging.

[TheColbertinator]

I agree with Mr. Gump.

[Spike47]

even though Prototype is multiplatform lol

[chrisjc]

My absolute favorite part of the debacle is the overwhelming amount of PS3 fanboys that insisted Prototype was a 360 exclusive, and reveled at the fact that it was "bad".

[Mu5afir]

Seeing as it's got released on the PS3.. I seriously doubt people who own PS3s even care. The vocal minority seem to be those who expected Prototype to outperform inFamous.

[RKRigney]

I hate douchebags who attack reviewers just for doing their job. There's ZERO defense for these people; they're just stupid.

[Lifendz]

7.5 is a good game. But I think most people don't buy a game unless it gets an 8 or higher.

[Downtown boogey]

for someone into the genre. Otherwise there are so many games ABOVE 7.5 so it doesn't justify the purchase, frankly... Unless you have this feeling in your guts!

[vhero]

Wow gump you actually said something that wasnt MS biased for once... probably because you know there is no win here. I agree totally with you MS fanboys are just peeved this doesn't match up to infamous not by a long shot. What made it worse it that infamous got scores around the region of the big boys like GTA 4 and MS fanboys wanted this to get the same even though ps3 owners had this game too. However 7.5 isn't a good score but its not bad.

[LastDance]

haha...I wish I was a reviewer and had fanboys come up to me in the street.

Prototype is CRAP... its that game you play to make yourself even dumber than you were before.

It is a forgetable game.

[Cheeseknight28]

You are just part of the problem. Can't you simply accept that inFamous and Prototype are BOTH good games? Depending on one's play style, one will be better than the other, but they are both good games.

[IdleLeeSiuLung]

This is why a think a grading scale such as A, B, C and so on is much better system (at least for the US).

A numeric score is too fine grained to reflect the opinionated reviews i.e. is a 8.9 game better than a 8.7? What about it makes game A 0.2 better than game B? Also anything below 80% is automatically considered negative which further exacerbate the problem with misunderstandings.

Perhaps a solution is to use the 5 star system: poor, bad, average, good and excellent.

[Venomish]

will fanboys try to say dante's inferno better than god of war 3 ??
:) time will tell

[memots]

Again we know which fanboy are at fault here.

The Fanboy that needed this game to do better than the "other" game that is on the "other" console that people keep comparing it too. The fanboy that don't have much to play on their console and need the "other" game to "failz" and didn't.
Who the known the one i am talking about ?

.

alas this is a sad time in video game history the internet definitely brings the best and the worst out of people.

[Greywulf]

Its the same people who are upset that prototype is a "Flop" by their own definition...

I'll go ahead and say people with the option of owning both Prototype, and Infamous have absolutely nothing to be upset about, or angry, or disappointed.

Idiots, thats who.

Look at movie reviews, GREAT movies barely get 80%. Look at some of the things you've enjoyed on metacritic. Everything doesn't have to be 90% to be good. 7.5 is just fine, but when people pretended that 7.5 was a disaster, and 90's is the onlything playable. Thats when you get into trouble. Because then you realize you only have a handful of 90's to play, and you played them all in 2007 already.

[WEL]

http://www.justin.tv/chingy...

[WEL]

For X360 followers Prototype is the better game cuz they don't have anything more to play aside of multiplats. For PS3 owners the better game is inFamous just for the fact that it is a PS3 exclusive.

Thisis a debate that nobody will win. The same with the GT vs Forza comparison, but I'm not saying that is not fun to argue but not all the time.

In both cases I think

GT > Forza
inFamous > Prototype

I don't know if I'm being biased but that's my true opinion about all this matter. GT is one of the reasons for why I got a PS3. I have played Forza 1 and 2 a lot and neither of those games are better than GT3 or GT4. Just wait until GT5 comes out to compare reviews.

The only bad thing reviewers will be saying about GT5 is that the game's so realistic that it takes away the fun or something like that just for the sake of lowering its score.

[gaffyh]

Prototype is a good game. 7.5 is a good score. Greywulf is right the only people complaining are the ones who have their own definition of AAA i.e. Must be 90%+ metacritic. welcome to the world of ps3 owners who have sufffered through several biased reviews but we still know that uncharted, r&c, folklore, vc are AAA cos we use our own minds and dont rely on some bs aggregate score

[Pika-pie]

I hear Greg Miller still gets e-mails asking him to re-review Lair.

[kevnb]

but did you read the review? Its retarded.

[JokesOnYou]

"it was probably people that thought it would outperform inFamous that are raging." -Gump

Wrong, as usual...whoever brought the game either likes it or he doesn't. So the only people who should be upset is the small minority who already brought this game and for whatever reason regretted it. Why would any gamer who's having fun playing Prototype care that IGN scored infamous better? Are the folks who liked infamous more "raging" because GamesRadar gave infamous a 7, while they gave Prototype a 9? Sure we like to see games we enjoy get credit but if you are that brainwashed that you end up crying about a game you, yourself enjoy playing then you're ultimately the fool.

I've been playing it since the day it was released, my only semi-complaint is the graphics aren't the greatest but far from bad considering its an open world game, everything else about Prototype is great, its a blast to play for an hour or two constantly upgrading and discovering new tricks. This game is so much fun, the kind of people crying over a score from one site probably should spend more time playing the game instead of crying like sony extremists do about every site who offends their Sony God.=

JOY

[YogiBear]

your opinion is your own but Prototype is not that good. Since you don't have the good fortune of having a choice like I do Prototype will just have to do for you. One more thing... Jack Nicholson was a better Joker.

JOY

[Bathyj]

Uhm, thats why they care. The fact they like the game, but cant play inFamous is the reason they dont want Prototype scoring lower. Plus cos its a PS3 exclusive, it has to brought down.

C'mon JOY, you know this is true. The XBox faithful have to bring PS3 games down, or try to find an equivilant.
Its the same reason the said Banjo was as good as LBP.
Its the same reason they said Pure was as good as Motorstorm.

Next it will be Bayonetta is better than GOW3. *muffled snicker*

Please dont even try to tell me this is not the case. I dont hear any PS3 fans complaining that Prototype scores lower than inFamous.

[kevnb]

not that it scored lower than infamous, but the review itself. Read the review, its terrible.

[JokesOnYou]

"Since you don't have the good fortune of having a choice like I do Prototype will just have to do for you."

-And why would that be? Last I checked my ps3 sitting next to my 360 can still play ps3 games, lmfao you talk as if you "know" me....I've played the infamous demo, but really I had decided awhile back to buy Prototype first since the chaotic gameplay/insane powers mix was a little more attractive to me, I'll likely pick up infamous sooner or later.

@ Bathyj, NO you're wrong, notice I said why would any "gamer" care....I haven't seen an outcry by the "xbot community" because of IGN's score, So simply because a few xbox extremists and a over abundance of sony loyalists on this site NEED a game they prefer to score better on EVERY site vs a game in a similiar genre to justify their purchase does not mean any normal gamer cares that some sites will review Prototype lower than infamous. All I can see is overall infamous has slightly better reviews judging by the meta avg, lol but its definitely nothing anyone who enjoys either game should be crying about, well in this case not unless they are a brainwashed "xbot" who needs IGN's approval to enjoy Prototype.

JOY

[Serg]

Well I haven't read the review and won't, already finished the game in some long nights. And honestly, I love it. I can understand why a lot of reviewers gave it a 7-8.x. Don't get me wrong the game is pure fun, but it has a lot of things to be picky about a gamer can easily overlook while playing it (Did I mention I love the game and it's pure fun?), a reviewer, however, can not. In comparison, the graphics are bad, the missions are repetitive, the story is something that has been done a hundred times already. A professional reviewer can't ignore this, a gamer can, too bad a lot of people will be turned off by the scores the game received, but the reviewers have to do their job right, even if it hurts.

Prototype is a good example of why the job can suck at times. In a scale out of 10 I would give the game:

Graphics: 8
Story: 6
Gameplay: 8
Sound: 9

Which is, like it or not, a 7,8. But the game deserves a 10 just for the fun factor.

For those who care:

Graphics:

The Textures aren't really good, the Buildings are plain and look the same, the enemy models aren't detailed. Though it gets bonus points for animations, they are very smooth and Alex moves just like you would expect someone to move while running past a Ferrari. Also there is a ton of stuff going on around you, explosions, packed crowds, gun fire and you are in the middle of it. View distance is also very good.

Story:

A virus breaks lose in a city and renders it's Resident(s) Evil? Yep, that pretty much sums it up, well, the infected people are undead, some of them, like Alex Mercer (the "hero"), mutate and become something else. Has been done an awful lot of times before and I don't think I need to go into details, find out for yourself, you won't be disappointed in the game.

Gameplay:

Running at insane speed, climbing, no, "running" a building, gliding across the city, Prototype gives you movement capabilities only Superman can top. The superpowers you unlock while playing through the game are awesome, but sadly some become useless very quickly. You have a wide variety of abilities and attacks to choose from and all of them are just great. But here ends the creativity, the mission design is repetitive throughout the game, kill these guys, blow this up while killing these guys, protect this by mutilating more of these guys. Some of the side missions are good, like the Runner missions where you have to move checkpoint to checkpoint against the clock, but overall not much variety here either. The AI is, well, dumb, as you have probably seen in the trailers you have that awesome power to turn into the last person you consumed, while running away from the military, you can switch instantly whenever you like, if you manage to get out of sight, switch and the heat is off. Climb the highest building, switch, and listen to the helicopter pilot saying he lost you and he sees nothing suspicious, well, a guy standing on top of a skyscraper is a usual picture, right? Also you can run at superspeed, jump, glide with eyes on you without anybody suspecting you.

Sound:

Sorry but I can't wrap my mind around the sound right now. But I have virtually no complains about it, at least as I recall from playing the game. While writing all this stuff I feel like playing it right now.

My advice: Buy the game if you can spare some money. It's worth it.

[Bathyj]

Ok Joy, you are perfectly correct. "Gamers" need not care, about either IGN's score or the metascore as you pointed out.

I guess I was generalising in this case about that group of people whose name you said but I wont. (I get banned, everytime I say it.)

Never the less, the situation I mentioned with other PS3 games still exists.

[KRUSSIDULL]

7,5 of 10 is good it means 75% and that is Very Good grade in the school of Sweden :P

[kevnb]

that's not how you rate a game. Story isn't even important in most games, unless the game makes it important (metal gear solid, most jrpgs). gameplay, graphics, sound, value, and tilt was the old gamespot categories, and the worked well.
So lets break it down

Gameplay: 10- the game is very fun
Graphics: 7 - they arent that bad, and I would rate them lower if there wasnt so much happening on screen
Sound: 9 - good use of sound
Value: 8 - the game is a bit short
Tilt: 9 - loved the game

so this gives us 8.6, doesn't that sound accurate?
or even igns rating system is ok, presentation (which can include story if needed), graphics, sound, gameplay, lasting appeal.

[edgeofblade]

We need to abandon numerical scores. Numbers lie, and who in their right mind can tell an 84 from an 85. I don't think the human brain is capable. What we really need is a skewed, symbolic curve to score games on. It's what we are doing already, anyway.

The more symbolic and less granular the rating system, the more fanboys can find common ground. The reviewer could say it's a low 4 star while the fanboy says it's a high 4 star. Either way, it's still a 4 star.

5 stars = top 5% of all games
4 stars = next lower 10% (85-95)
3 stars = next lower 15% (70-85)
2 stars = next lower 20% (50-70)
1 star = next lower 25% (25-50)
0 stars = anything lower than 25%

[lloyd_wonder]

Meh topic.

[Homicide]

I remember when Edge gave Killzone 2 a 7, and all the Sony boys were raging, calling them biased like always. Even Dutka make a whinefest article about it. It's pretty hilarious. Anyways, a 7 is a good score. Look at what it says below the score: Good.

[Obama]

The difference is Killzone 2 is averaging 9.2 while prototype is around 7 ish. Also you should take a look at Edge's reviews of ps3 exclusive games - they are all 7s.

[Homicide]

It's actually an 85. Edge gave LBP a 9 and even gave it Game of the Year. Face it, not every PS3 exclusive deserves a 9. You guys whine about everything.

[TheColbertinator]

Incorrect Homicide.They gave lbp a 10/10

http://www.metacritic.com/g...

[Amplitude]

LBP completely deserves that 9. Killzone deserves higher than LBP though, as it was the best FPS I've played in my life (though, Fall of Man's multiplayer was more fun imo).
And, If you're gonna say that PS3 fanboys whine about everything, you obviously have never read a 360 fanboy's comments. Most are filled with nothing but spelling errors (literally), and make zero sence whatsoever. Heres a comment from my Youtube page-

cptblackhawk (5 days ago)-
explain the 33% failure rate

/reply/ *censored for N4G*

TCProductions4u (3 days ago)
ps3 is a c0ck sucking cheap @ss system in fact if ps3 was a guy it would be so gay that it would deep throat ur c0ck

LMFAO. Every time i read that i laugh my @ss off. xD Anyway. Point is, 360 fanboys are 10 times more retarded than PS3 fanboys.
The end.

[Homicide]

My mistake Steve.

@Axe, 360 fanboys are bad (all fanboys are), but I rarely, if ever, see them complain about a score.

[Arnon]

I can openly admit that I am more biased towards my 360. But I in no way hate my Playstation 3. I've enjoyed it for COUNTLESS hours. But I can say without a doubt that I have rarely seen a 360 fan complain about a score. I also disagree on the fact that 360 fans are more retarded/worse/etc. than PS3 fans. This site has proven that to me. They can be both just as dumb.

I suggest everyone reads the article. He skips major features of the game such as how amazing the city evolves and how amazing the AI is. Like when people go into a panic and run into each other at 80mph, hitting people in their path. Cars pile up, people scream in the streets, infected civilians roam around mindlessly killing the innocent. We're talking hundreds of AI at once here. The game is not bad in the LEAST bit and it's actually one of the best Sandbox games I've ever played. The story is pretty good but I hate how it's told through confusing memories. It is a good plot though.

I honestly want you guys to read the review and give a completely unbiased look at it. Forget every other game exists and read and analyze it.

[Defectiv3_Detectiv3]

And it was a lot like Hulk:Ultimate Destruction, which is why I think some reviewers kind of panned it. The way you can run up buildings/throw heavy objects/use enlarged hand things.

I liked the stealth elements and how you could pick up weapons or get in vehicles. The skill tree was also quite robust. But the plot was weak and it felt like their should have been more to do in the city.

Overall, I would give it an 8.0.

[Dimly]

I still think IGN needs a swift boot to the rear.

[Gamer_Politics]

why?i'm another one who doesnt see whats so good about Prototype...the gameplay just doesnt excite me..

[xwabbit]

Gamer it doesn't, some people r pissed cus they wanted it 2 be better than infamous which i find retarded cus they r just games. But some people just pissed its not better cus they bragged about so much saying it would rape infamous and it looked way better but we all saw how that turned out,

[vhero]

hahaha you only hate IGN when they give 360 games bad reviews huh?

[BRG9000]

Do you realize this is a multiplatform game? You sound exactly like the fanboys this article is talking about. Did you READ this article before commenting?

[Light Yagami]

PS3 fanboys always whine. If a ps3 game gets lower than an 8, the reviewer is automatically biased.

[table]

very true but it works both ways. I see alot of playstation fans claiming edge and eurogamer are biased when really, they are nothing of the sort.

I mean, I'm still playing games from the 90's and early 2000's that are more fun than todays games so I think websites like IGN actually need to be harsher with their scores.

And look at the single player campaigns in FPS these days. They suck compared to the old games!

[DFogz]

...but it's a multiplat game..and xbox owners are whining too

[aaronisbla]

Seriously, it wasn't even a ps3 fanboy thing here, its on both systems, its from both sides, so please, lets not blame one side here ok? 7.5 is a fair score to me after playing it thru

[xwabbit]

lol the game is multiplatform.... and ur saying people r ps3 fanboys for saying the game isn't awesome lol

[vhero]

I agree some people do whine if its under 8.0 especially games like disgaea which is an 8.5 in my eyes but i'm an avid RPG player and a lover of the series for somebody not a fan its not gonna appeal to them. It is about the reviewer at the end of the day but IGN do try to get the best person for the job.

[n4gno]

Not automaticly, but often, when you see games like uncharted deserving 9 or ten with a 7, and halo or others with a ten, and this thing each months, you open your eyes and realise that the site (like edge, or eurogamers, etc) are paid by crosoft, cnet, or are biased for free.

it's ridiculous to think that does'nt exist, it's just a marketing strategy (a cheap one...poor blogguers are ok to write anything for a couple of $)

[Serg]

Well if you see reviewers who are so desperate to downplay a PS3 Exclusive game to actually give it a bad rating for having too much variety, well I don't know about you but I never felt like a lot of variety hurt a game and this is the number one complaint on publishers for giving us more of the same year after year. It's safe to assume the reviewer is biased and is just desperately looking for something he can use to make a game look worse than it actually is.

The mentioned game is Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of destruction.

[Mr Face Creamer]

Over 50% of the hype for inFamous was caused by IGN who thought making a separate site for it on their network was 'unbiased'.

[Arnon]

The reviewer also put 'inFAMOUS' as his favorite game just before he reviewed it.

[Defectiv3_Detectiv3]

inFAMOUS and Prototype are 2 completely different takes on the same genre.

I kind of liked how you had to figure out how to climb up some of the buildings in inFAMOUS, they were like little puzzles. inFAMOUS had a lot of cool platform elements to it. I also thought the story was much better and so were the physics.

Overall, I think inFAMOUS has a slight edge.

[KingItachi]

It goes both ways, did the IGN review stop anyone from getting this game no.

[ZombieNinjaPanda]

Today, anything below an 8.5 is insta-fail flop.

If it's not 8.5 or more, then it's a major flop to some people.

[table]

basically because the youth nowadays were born retarded and are easily influenced, hence this ridiculous console war.

Edit: My favourite low rated game is Die Hard Vendetta and it got terrible scores hehe. People shouldn't be afraid to give these games a try and why should they care about someone elses opinion. Its not like it affects how much fun your having...

[ZombieNinjaPanda]

Yeah really.

I remember most of the fun games being rated 7 or higher. Hell I still play games that are rated 6 sometimes!

Yep! Right now me and my buddy are playing this game. Good fighting game for the fans.

http://ps2.ign.com/articles...

Edit:

Chrisjc: All the Ape Escape games were so much fun. It doesn't matter if one of them got a 2. They were such a blast to play.

Anyone remember Rat atttack! ? One of my favorite n64 games. Got a 5.8 from Ign lmaoo!

[chrisjc]

Haha amen to loving 7 games: bubbles for you!

Ape Escape 3 anyone? :D
http://www.metacritic.com/g...

[DFogz]

Well I've played Prototype, and I have to say, the gameplay is fun for a while. There isn't much in the way of replay, the game could have used a lot more polish, and a little more depth in the way of story.
If you're looking for the next AAA game, this isn't it. If you just want something where you can throw a person into a helicopter, clobber a tank, and then use someones face as a skateboard..this is for you.

[GrahameG]

These kids today over-react to everything. From sales charts in Japan to review scores, everything is blown out of proportion and used as ammunition in silly "fanboy wars".

I'm growing increasingly weary of sifting through tons of crap comments to find people who actually have something worthwhile to say.

[DJ]

Makes things easier.

[Campy da Camper]

is irrelovant, really. When I look to reviews for possible purchase vs. rentals, I use THE ACTUAL REVIEW. I take note of what the person is SAYING about the gameplay, controls, replay value, etc. The score is just a number each site uses. It means nothing. If the game has decent graphics and controls and the story is intriguing, then I gonna buy it. If it looks ho-hum, and has lots of flaws but still has SOME potential, I rent it.

[Cajun Chicken]

I'm really enjoying Prototype, I've actually put off completing the rest of Infamous to play through a good bit of Prototype. I have nothing bad to say about either games.
Actually, I have one complaint, I think the running ability was implemented too early in the gameplay of Prototype.

If you enjoyed Crackdown, you'll love Prototype.

[supersonicsaga]

I don't trust reviews with series I like especially Sonic games. Ape Escape 3 was great.

[Blink_44]

One of my favorite games is a 67 on metacritic.

http://www.metacritic.com/g...

[FlamingBozo]

The world needs to understand that a 7 can still be a great game, it just has some flaws thats all... Ill be honest i dont really like infamous but I did enjoy prototype and i agree with there score....

[jesuisankit]

7.5 is good.. and anyhow the game is getting a 80+ around on metacritic and gameranking so I think its a good pickup for a fan of open world games and for some who love loves to play superhero. I remember game called Total Overdose which was overthe top fun.. and scored around 7+ish ..

[Socomer 1979]

You will always end up kicking yourself for missing put & you always be surprised.
How much of a tool could you be?
Lead don't follow.

[jackdoe]

Er, only time I decided not to listen to reviews was I burned. Devil May Cry 2, Shinobi, etc. Ugh.

[glennc]

i think reviews have their place but the actual review is where people should be taking note, not the score at the end. 7.5/10 tells me nothing i need to know about a game, especially these days. a game could lose marks for a number of things that i don't really care about. everybody plays video games differently.

with the amount of garbage coming out, reviews will always have their place. the score at the end is NOT the review.

[Socomer 1979]

They liked infamous better than protohulk like how i think infamous is better. No fair!
That's why I don't listen to reviews & I'm playing MLB 09 the show!
Oh wait! That was rated the best ever! Sorry continue the crying.

[ptotoy]

well, ign got that right.. maybe they are credible after all.. and maybe (based on these baseball games) "the 360 is just holding this generation back really".. LOL.. prototype would have scored a 9 if it was a ps3 exclusive

[WEL]

http://www.justin.tv/chingy...

[Gun_Senshi]

7.5 score is being generous for this game. Its good for 10 min then repetitive that makes your brain hurts

[Wvortices]

These comments are from the raging fanboys that can't stand that a playstation exclusive is more polished and well done than the multiplat prototype.

Infamous is a great game, sooo fun, glitch filled is a very inaccurate statement (above). It blows GTA4 out of the water in terms of graphics, sound (7.1), game play, and uniqueness. Only comparing because of the open world, sandbox style of game play.

Just goes to show my point, developers need to focus on one platform and invest your efforts, you will be remembered for it.

[Wvortices]

Lets be honest "glitchy as hell." Are you serious. How is it possible to play for 20 hrs and maybe have 2 "glitches," be glitchy as hell? Assassins creed was "glitchy as hell," it required multiple patches.

Can't explain why my experience has been nearly flawless and yours apparently "glitchy as hell." Have I quoted you enough, "glitchy as hell."

Anyway, Great game, it really is a great game. So polished and I love how when you start the game it has no load time. Sucker Punch will be remembered for this one.

[Wvortices]

This pointless debate ends now. I've been gaming since before the original Nintendo and have played everything. Don't listen to me, listen to the professional reviews, the game is polished, NOT perfect, but POLISHED.

THE GAME IS NOT "GLITCHY," which suggest a significant amount of bugs. I've played through to the end so you argument fails. It simply is not true. Its fun to be a critic, I understand where your coming from.

I just simply like diverse, unique, good quality games. I care not for one side or the other. I definitely prefer the style of the games offered by Sony, but I wish developers would go exclusive so more games would be polished and not "glitchy."

Peace out

[Sir Ken_Kutaragi]

"kongii29: go review something else p*ssy u dnt deserve to review a great game like Prototype...go fuk urself..hahahahaha..."

Sounds like a ChatBot Zombie DLC Lemming off this, that does!!! ;-D

AWW...never mind ChatTwitterBots, '1' Day you might get a 'AAA' ChatBox 360 Game???...
;-D

[Mr Face Creamer]

It looks like you type in Japanese then translate it through Google, if not then you must be one retarded person...

It's funny how you make fun of chatting cause it doesn't exist on the Trashstation Network.

[MRMagoo123]

If by trashstation you mean playstation then u r wrong i dont know one person out of the 100 ppl on my friends list that doesnt have a mic i suspect you havent used a ps3 before hmm i could also generalize about the 360 and only having 8 year olds on there using all the swear words they learnt in school

[Arnon]

I've been waiting to see an actual good insult to him. That was perfect.

[kewlkat007]

after looking at most scores... they gave Two Human a 7.8, which seemed to be the better game by IGN's standards.

Anyhow, Like I've always said, just take the average and make up your own judgment.

[xanith83]

Prototype is not all that.. it's a hulk mix with a spiderman web of shadows game.. i think they could of did better..

[spunnups]

The game just isn't that good, face it. Any reviewers that are scared of fanboys need to GTFO. IGN gave the game the game what it deserves. Fanboys are anonymous internet bad boys, but in real life, they are ZEROS.

[Blow Out Your Brains]

I have played both extensively. inFAMOUS has more of a comic book feel and gives you the option to approach the game however you please, good or evil. Prototype forces you to play the anti hero and unravel your past to figure out what happened. inFAMOUS has better graphics, but Prototype still looks much better than most will have you believe. Prototype overall has a lot more action on screen while maintaining a higher framerate than inFAMOUS and that's a fact. Prototype does have some minor screen tearing but it's certainly rare. Both games have pop in but I actually noticed much more while playing inFAMOUS. Prototype on PS3 has no more pop in than inFAMOUS, once again, I have played both for over fifteen hours each so I'm not just making this stuff up like most fanboys on this site. Both games are worth the money if you enjoy open world games, but both can get repetitive. I own both and I'm proud that I can enjoy them for what they each have to offer.

[IWentBrokeForGaming]

OVER GAMES is pretty sad!!!

If I want a serious game I play Infamous, if I just want to have fun I play Prototype...

I've personally been playing and enjoying Prototype more than Infamous!

another thing that hurt Infamous and is keeping me from playing it. Is the inclusion of a Beta to my most fav. PS3 franchise of this gen = Uncharted 2...

Which the Uncharted 2 Beta has actually gotten more play time then both Prototype and Infamous from me!!!

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

Just goes to show how stupid droids can be.

[josephayal]

I HAVE INFAMOUS AND PROTOTYPE, BOTH ARE AWESOME! BUT INFAMOUS IS MUCH BETTER

[360usetobegood]

Geese...

Screw your reviews and bashing articles now towards ACTUAL Gamers STFU!

[keysy420]

why is every one complaning infamous is a ps3 exclusive and prototype isn't, infamous is great
Haven't played prototype yet cause infamous is great. But from what i've read before the game came out and what i am reading in reviews. The guys from ign was right.
go get a ps3!! stop this fanboy sht
POT is a all out action game that doesn't have that intriguing of a story.
but i know its got to be fun to just fck sht up!!
but how long will that last?
Unlike infamous play good bad or in between.
why do people complain about jaggies? what is a jaggie and why do you care are you having seizures from playing? no then shut up

[keysy420]

something else about ps3 players they usually aren't racist assholes. ps3 is much more friendlier and pleasent

[MRMagoo123]

k cos i commented a bit further up about generalizing i thought it fair to do it here i am a fan of ps3 no matter what but there are some bad eggs on the network to be honest for example i was playing cod4 and was sniping ppl like noones business and after the match i heard things that would make 360 owners blush lol

[KeenanTheSavage]

One of the authors on my site gave the game a 7/10. Run for the hills!

[anatomyofme]

Look its simple you own a ps3 you buy INFAMOUS if you don’t you buy prototype.. It’s just like MLB the Show, you buy this babseball sim over the 2k series becuse it just better, but if you don’t own a ps3 you have to settle for 2nd rate.. It’s not fanboyism it’s just better games for 1 system.. duh

[EVILDEAD360]

Almost a month ago when the reviews for Infamous dropped, I predicted that Infamous would get all the reviews while Prototype would get the sales.

I was overwhelmingly right in regards to both titles. IGN had blown their cover on how they would review Prototype long before it was going to be released. Its clear that the game benefitted review-wise from being a PS3 exclusive.

I own Prototype and one quick glance on my friends' list and it's clear the NPD numbers may end up raising some eyebrows. I've only put in a couple of hours, but just like IGN AUS believed, an 8.5 would have been closer to the truth.

A 7.5 in the error of Metacritc was a clear indication that IGN may have docked points in order to distance Infamous away from Prototype.
The fans will ultimately decide the fate of this new IP and that is all that matters.

[tiamat5]

People usually attack IGN because they peel back the game and show it for what it really is. They don't seem to go for the hype.I apologize to everyone who thought that Prototype would bury Infamous but now instead it is making it look unpolished, brainless and dull.Every time Sony one ups any system in any way every fanboy goes insane. 7 may not be the worse score ever but in the new age of gaming where there are many games that are close to being the similar and three systems competing for sales a game can't afford to have scores like this. Do you really think that a shooter that gets 7s can compete properly against games like Killzone 2, Halo 3, Gears of War and Resistance 2? And with so many games coming for the fall, Christmas and early next year, why should I spend my money on a gamble that I might like Prototype despite what anyone says? As usual I think that people are taking this way to personally. There are better games still to come. Save your money for those.

[deshon09]

i did not have the install problem it a good game it reminds me of hulk ultimate distraction witch was not good for it story but for it game play both infamous and prototype are great games

[topdawg122]

Just compare the games and not the platforms they're on. Both games have they're problems, but if you want a complete gaming experience than go for Infamous. Quit b*tchin about the systems cause they're both good. If you can afford a ps3 get one.

[topdawg122]

Ign has good reviews and no a 7.5 is not a bad score by all means. Just read what it says under the score "Good". Remember that it's just an opinion and if you absolutely have to depend on reviews use the average of several reviews on Metacritic instead of focusing on one. BTW actually read the reviews and what they like or dislike about the game.

[stennexxx]

I have Prototype and it is not even close to Infamous. The game looks like a PS2 Spiderman game.

[Arnon]

If your PS2 could play Prototype I would buy it from you in a heartbeat. Because that game has a LOT going on in it.

[Dellis]

Prototype deserves like a 6.5

that game isn't great at all, it is a bunch of lunatic ideas

all thrown into a bucket of crap.

[gumgum99]

a gamer who makes his/her purchases solely on a score system is a double-minded wonderer.

[Giant_Enemy_Sackboy]

Consider the biggest ps3 fanboy but hey Prototype is actually better than inFamous ,if u consider them as freeze-bees hahahahahah . Get over it inFAMOUS is a better game overall ,if u think otherwise is because u hasnt play both yet ,or because u are $tupid

[ChrisTiffer]

... a videogame blog making it's case with a well written article and overtures to common sense? It can't be?????!!!

My two cents? The "better game" will depend on your playstyle and personal preferences. Mine's inFamous, despite its many technical shortcomings, the essentials and fundamentals work for me.

This post got me thinking: my problem with blogs and the world at large is that their is a pattern (in the younger generation in particular) where people seem hellbent on stating their opinion as fact, rather than just that: an opinion, a personal preference or point of view. I think a well-rounded, mature opinion means reading and experiencing as much information as possible and then exercising your own experience, intelligence and maturity to form your own POV and express your point of view as just that. No one can ever know everything, and so no one's point of view can be absolute, so IMHO no one's opinion should ever be regarded as the final word, although of course there will be general consensus at times (the most interesting things are the one that split people). What I see too much of, especially on this site, is insecurity and vitriol, with expressions of personal preferences turned into flamebait and trash talk. It's good to see an entry which directly addresses that.

[JEDI WOLVERINE]

Countless times ive seen games hyped up and unless it gets scored 9+ then the game is derided as a 'flop' or 'failure' by their 'opposition'.

Scoring system out of 5 is the ultimate i believe.

1 = dont buy unless huge fan of genre
2 = below average,slightly promising but a fair few flaws
3 = Average (which a majority of games should get!!)
4 = very good,strong game that had depth in a few areas
5 = brilliant,gaming excellence,might not be perfect but game still delivers one hell of an experience.

No fuss,no mess..........

[SaberEdge]

Lot's of my favorite games are games that scored below 8.

[donnie-2105]

INFAMOUS is an average game as is prototype.infamous is not as polished or as much fun as crackdown or the recent red faction game.the graphics are better than prototype but saying that they are nothing above mast other open world games of recent years.plus the sales have been lackluste 175000 npd so it hasnt struck a chord with gamers out there regardless of flawed metacritic scores

[Boty]

the fanboys!!!!

take the drama out of video game reviewing!

(Netfilx ad Reference.)

[MasterKen]

Relax.

[blakstarz]

More than likely, the people that are complaining about the score are 360 fans hoping that Prototype would score higher than InFAMOUS. Its not like its a bad score, get over it.If you like the game, that's all that matters.