IGN's dishonest Black Ops' reviews are dishonest.

Sarcastic Gamer finds a startling discovery across all four Black Ops' reviews published by IGN this week. You won't believe the kind of BS shenanigans found within.

From the article: "I do read IGN. I like the website. I visit it often. Because of this, I was particularly annoyed by a BS copy pasta review job by Nate Ahern, the editor that reviewed Black Ops for the 360 , PS3, PC and the Wii.

Turns out, he basically did one review for all four systems and copy pasta’d the hell out of it. Read on for the details because it gets far worse."

[MegaMohsi]

IGN loves doing this for multi-platform releases they will basically copy/paste into each review section with little tidbits added here and there. USUALLY it's not a big deal as all versions of the game usually play identical and look close enough to each other not to warrant different scores.

[GamerSigma]

Is that they reported the same glitches across all four platforms which is completely dishonest.

[MegaMohsi]

Yeah I remember back in 2008 their review for the PS3 version of Fallout 3 was "edited" after they had said the game looked and performed poorly to it's counterparts, so yeah I don't think IGN is clean at all.

[Red_Orange_Juice]

necessary IGN's bashing is necessary

[seinfan]

copy "pasta"... what?

[TooTall19]

mmmmm copy pasta. I think I'll have that for dinner.

[frostypants]

It's a meme.

[barom]

"What pisses me off is where he did a copy pasta job for the Wii version and was dishonest regarding glitches and AI problems across all of the versions. Look, I haven’t played the Wii version, I’m basically talking out of my ass here, but I”m going to go out on a limb and say this"

I'm not particularly fond of IGN but sarcasticgamer is way worse.

and lol @TooTall19

[Hudahudahuda]

No real proffesional website should ever be using meme's. Apart from excluding tons of readers from their inside joke it makes the website on a whole lose alot of credibility and respect. Makes you feel like the editors who write for them are no different from the windbags you typically see in a comment section.

[Longrod_Von_Hugendon]

Oh IGN... pfft.

[antz1104]

I completely agree with what the author is saying, but I just think its sad that we have to do multiple reviews for one game across so many platforms.

[visualb]

IGN loves the copy pasta

[Sarcasm]

Why is everyone bashing Lono when it's true? The Wii version should have been reviewed independently, not copy and pasted and then given a random score.

[Aquanox]

While this is awfully written it does hold some truth. The best version is the PC version, visually it kicks the hell of console's versions ass. There must be a difference between those reviews.

Wii on the other hand, should be reviewed entirely different, that's past gen hardware.

[Fan Tastic]

I love the title, I'm going to write a book "the dishonest man is not dishonest".

Who cares, COD is the McDonald's of the FPS world, both sell a ton and both lack in quality.

[TheRealist2102]

Had to lol..never heard that before..

[Shepherd 214]

Because McDonald's is supposed to be a gourmet restaurant and all.

[MrMccormo]

Anyone trusting IGN's reviews at this point should be banished.

[tacosRcool]

That must mean that these people who trust IGN review already live in caves, so where to banish them?

[chazjamie]

i only trust their commentary on "babes". thats one thing they got right. such hot girls.

[Shepherd 214]

So who do you trust? Aside from yourself.

[troncoparati]

when you take in consideration all the people that go to this sites to decide if their hard earned 60 bucks should go to that game. Misleading those people should be something he should avoid...not triplicate.

[Fan Tastic]

Indeed. IGN has gone downhill in a major way. I think it started around GTA IV reviews (10's all across, hahahahahahahahahah)

[Baka-akaB]

i wouldnt feel sorry for those guys . It's easy to spot a place with worthless reviews that are basically (badly) hidden ads .

You just use the brain for a short while while reading , wich everyone , yes everyone is capable to accomplish .
But no instead they blindly trust ... serves them right .

And it's not as if they would usually even complain afterwards .

[lucifon]

Love seeing the use of 'Copy Pasta'. Originated in MikeB's FF14 BFF Report video.

RE the article - the game elements quoted from the review will apply to all versions. The wii version's Singleplayer is pretty much identical, it just doesn't look as good.

[Parapraxis]

Copy Pasta originated on 4chan, and I'm not proud of knowing that.

[visualb]

and no it didn't originate from MikeB's FF14 BFF report, he got it from other people using it before him =)

most memes either come from 4chan/japanese 4chan (forgot the name) or youtube

http://knowyourmeme.com/

[phantomexe]

the wii and the ps3 aren't differnt so i'm beting the xboxs and the pcs aren't all that differnt. Just saying because i've seen the ps3 and wiis. grafics wise yes nothing else.

[vhero]

Sounds like somebody's butt hurt Black Ops didn't get a high score?

[Urmomlol]

I find it pretty funny that Sarcastic gamer is calling anyone out for anything considering all their articles usually amount to little more than pointless whining.

[GamerSigma]

You're defiant in the face of the facts. That makes you look uninformed, and even foolish.

[fiercescuba]

Gamersigma: Agree and bubbles.

He is a troll. He basically reports and disagrees with anything just for the sake of it.

With a username as creative as that, who knows what pearls of wisdom lay in his head.

[CrzyFooL]

Sarcastic gamer is sarcastic!!

[Nugan]

GS, troll or not, I'm not sure that getting on N4G and calling out your critics in the comments section does much to establish the professionalism or legitimacy of your website.

[antz1104]

Yeah, he's really going to bat in his own post. Great story, but he doesn't have to defend its honor like its his girlfriend or something. Let the story speak for itself.

[ThisPlaceSucksBye]

*blabla* reviews are *blabla"

Oh man, it's pissing me off.
It was never funny.

[im-12-years-old]

cry moar

[ThisPlaceSucksBye]

There's another one.

[DaBadGuy]

I know right?

So many people whining on this site.

Almost over 9000.

......Gallick Guuuuun.....FIYEHHHHHH!

[swishman]

u mad?

[grailly]

what's with the IGN bashing lately? people always bashed IGN, but now sites are doing it too? that's kinda unprofessional imo. And btw, they're all following HHG's lead with this...

did the writer of this article play all 4 versions of the game? also it feels nitpicky, the games sureley have the same AI problems, as the AI is the same. glitches and bugs are random, but that copy-pasted part in the article talks about problems, not glitches

[CrzyFooL]

The problem is they copy/pasted the same exact words for both reviews. Then gave the Wii version 1 point lower. Why?

[Fan Tastic]

The name Wii is why.

[GamerSigma]

all four reviews state that the reviewer saw a soldier shooting at a tank 20 times before doing what the AI was supposed to do. That is a glitch and they've intimated that it exists in all four versions of the game. That is dishonest.

[Taggart451]

This message brought to you by the Department of Redundancy Department.

[GamerSigma]

Bubbles!

[CrzyFooL]

WHAT THAT GUY SAID!! I'm out of bubbles!!

I'm on a horse!!

[ikkokucrisis]

Hilarious!

[frostypants]

When a game has such dis-similar issues across platforms, multiple reviews are necessary.

Many bad Black Ops reviews for the consoles are solely based on the PC multiplayer glitches. It's dishonest and betrays a hidden agenda when reviewers pull this stunt.

[360nPS3rTheSAME]

black ops IS A GREAT GAME. I'm about done with n4g. Nothing but fanboyism here. I actually read some comments about how mw2 is better than black ops -wtf!?!?...thats just hating and I call it like I see it. Mw2 online was trash, but that doesn't mean that I'm going to hate every other cod because of that. Bo actually is balanced and packed with more content than ANY OTHER COD. Yes, there's lag issues that treyarch will address but you have to understand that this game is huuuuge. We got theater mode and ingame reporting for glitchers. Zombies, skirmish, multiple mp modes like 'wager' and, imo, a great campaign with great story telling. Treyarch came through so wtf do you want from them? They could have just stuck to the exact same shit but they gave us more. Don't like it? Don't play it

[Baka-akaB]

you're every bit as awful as those guys you complains about .
Dont like an opinion ? Well deal with it .

[360nPS3rTheSAME]

there is lots of fanboyism here and you know it. You probably one of of them. Deal with that 'tough guy'

[Baka-akaB]

your post is rather self explanatory . You are moaning (the other word obviously implied here) about guys moaning about a game .

Their stuff , mine including might be bullshit to you , but at least its still about games and dev studios .

i aint tough lol , and like everyone here with various and several degree of illness , i am indeed a fanboy .
Deal with that .

I'm not the one stomping down my foot and threatening to leave here , because of some bickering about my beloved game .. especially when a million times more gamers dont care what n4g think an love the game .

So yeah you do need to deal with some stuff , whatever you decide big boy .

[shiner]

@360Ps3....

It took you 27 days and 113 posts to declare your disgust with N4G? Lol, I was disgusted on day one ;)

Also, your 5 ignores and 3 bubbles pretty much proves you like to run your fanboy mouth with the best of them.

[Amplitude]

"I'm about done with n4g"

Judging by your dumb whiney comments in here, you won't be missed. xD

[360nPS3rTheSAME]

and you're intelligent. I'll just stand down and keep my inferior thoughts in check. You're right I'm wrong. Even though you could have done the same thing you preached in regards to me. Still I'm wrong you're right. Happy gaming

btw I noticed you didn't say anything about what I said about the game. Go figure

[Killman]

Will you just shut up? Oh wait, your out of bubbles. Nevermind.

[Monkey521]

No one is going to take you seriously if all you do it complain. If you have an opinion about the article, state it, then leave. If you hate N4G, don't bother the rest of the world with your problems and go ahead and leave.

**On Topic**
Things at IGN have been getting worse and worse. They are hiring people with an obvious lack of talent in regards to journalism. What is being questioned here, is not whether COD: BO is good or not, it's the credibility of one of the largest contributors to gaming journalism. Let's just say that they are losing credibility pretty fast with lazy reviews and poor editing.

[hankmoody]

Or risk looking like an asshole. Here endeth the lesson.

[RBLAZE1988]

Lol he expects us to believe him and then he states that he's probably talking out of his ass. What a joke. I wonder if this kid even went to college. Ign always posts the same review for multiplats. They have wii a lower score but reused some paragraphs that portrayed similar sections of the game and i don't see anything wrong with that. I think he's just mad they weren't infinitely impressed by black ops like almost every other toolbox out there.

It's ironic really that this guy is crying foul on bad journalism by ign lol. Man no wonder the US is like 20th in education. This site and its bloggers need to get a clue.

[Baka-akaB]

the part is truly find funny is how he suddenly and only discover IGN's behavior , wich is hardly a unique case , with his beloved COD BO .

[romancer]

"IGN's dishonest Black Ops' reviews are dishonest."

I guess we have a choice: allegations of dishonesty or illiteracy.

[GamerSigma]

Awww, somebody forgot their sense of humor today.

Get over yourself.

[n to the b]

we need to have a minus bubs option for these "journalists" that come in here to defend their own lousy writing. you already gave us your opinion GamerSigma now GTFO. if you've realized there's something you forgot to add then tough sh1t. next time make sure your article is sound & complete before posting trash to the web.

[SuperSonic199012]

IGN is one of the worst gaming review websites in existence, it's not surprising they are lazy. But I personally don't care about Call of Duty, it's an overrated franchise in the first place.

[hatchimatchi]

IGN is a joke, the editors care more about living the lifestyle of a games journalist (they fashion themselves as internet celebrities) rather than providing good news coverage and reviews. The only editors that are credible are craig harris & colin moriarty imo.

The best place for news is neogaf.

[Trunkz]

What a joke this IGN guy is, I hope he gets replaced or fired and lives in a shoe box beside walmart.

[TheDCD]

Go figure.

[Titanz]

But his grammar is, oh so wrong.

[Titanz]

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[Roper316]

a half ass review by IGN for a half ass game. people need to broaden their gaming habits and stop supporting trash like COD until they start making it a quality game again instead of the broken mess they release very freakin year.

[CoryHG]

All I've heard is this game is full of bugs. Also IGN does always do the copypasta, it's nothing new. I say the 8.5 score is right. I'll stick with Bad Company 2.

[CoryHG]

Sites that give this game a ten got blowjobs from Activision.

[Paralex]

I used to defend IGN and their journalists, but I can't do it anymore. For Medal of Honor, I defended them. But for the best and most balanced Call of Duty, this is just plain ridiculous. The campaign is the best in the series, Zombies are back and better than ever, and the multiplayer is unbelievably balanced. This is the CoD everyone has been asking for, and Treyarch delevered. They half-assed the review and they obviously have something against Treyarch. Black Ops deserves an 8.5 while the broken MW2 deserves a 9.5? Something doesn't seem right here...

[dalibor]

Yeah I know what you mean. I have COD4(good game), MW2(pos game), WAW(good game) & now Black Ops which imo is a fun game. And compared to MW2, it trumps it from my perspective. I really didn't even read reviews for BO, personally I got intel from online friends about the game and made my decision to buy it I did not get it day one b/c of MW2. I am more recluse of COD games ever since MW2 was not all that it was made out to be & especially since there was no beta. So far BO has been running smooth for me even though there wasn't a beta for that game as well. I am having fun playing the game & that is all I care about. Oh and BO should deserve a better score than MW2 from my gaming time with both games. MW2 was just a mess. Wanted to add if COD isn't your thing than it's not your game. I can play COD along with other shooters. Whatever you like go for it is what I say.

[SephireX]

IGN aren't as good as Gamespot. I think its ridiculous that sites rate games like this without spending days playing the multiplayer extensively. Don't trust reviews of this game because you don't know what way the multiplayer will turn out until you've played a lot of it.

[nano88]

i only played the multiplayer and i give it a 9.5 I dont care who agree or dont is just that damn fun

[Undeadwolfy]

You can't spell ignorance without IGN.

[RyuCloudStrife]

i just wrote that looked above mines and u just said it too LOL

[RyuCloudStrife]

ignorant without ign....

thats all i'll say...

[Wakka_]

IGN has always sucked.

[Theonik]

I stopped taking them seriously after this.
http://www.evilgamer.dreamh...

[Theonik]

Those IGNortant Sluts!
*Link is optional if you want to get the full joke.
http://uk.xbox360.ign.com/a...

[prodigal_twit]

Ugh! totally lazy reviewing

[Ratchet510]

black ops deserved the review because it will be over rated like MW2. As a professional really good experienced hardcore gammer i think black ops should of got the review. i dont see nothing good about the game, it the same like the other games. that is why the franchise is dieing. multiplatform games are not as good as exclusives. mabe for 360 but when gears of war 3 come out it will shut call of duty up and im not even a 360 fan, i just know because my gamming experience. MW3 was announced and it wont do good on both PS3 and 360.

[creamsoda]

Haha I told you these fake ass reviewers would overhype the game because they get payed to do so.

[prodigal_twit]

I wonder how much for Nate's soul??? haha

[GCNSeanFoster]

IGN is a joke... IGNorant... They no longer have any credibility in the gaming community... Not for a while...

[A LIVING LEGEND]

'copy and paste' are the norm.
IGN can be forgiven for copy-paste tactics......it doesn't cost me 59.99$

[A LIVING LEGEND]

on the other hand.....one could easily be 'fooled' into believing that they are reviewing MW3......
without ever having played it.

[A LIVING LEGEND]

They were generous.
My ' generosity ' is equivalent to 5.5 to 6 .
My disagreement with IGN ends there.

[ZBlacktt]

Dishonest is all around this game, lol... from Bobby at Activision. To the Dev's of this game and the crappy port, etc. The the cheaters throughout the games online history. Just on and on....

[gameseveryday]

first step of journalism: Never criticize another website in your own website.

[n to the b]

"Look, I haven’t played the Wii version, I’m basically talking out of my ass here..."

yet another ret@rded sarcasticgamer article. yet another instance where I regret clicking over.

[KPunk]

honestly, i noticed this earlier in the week. the funny thing about this game though is the fact that i strongly feel this is the best mp experience i've had with a video game in a long time. the game is just filled with content, and doesn't suck like mw2 did. my fav part about this game you don't have 15 plans flying in the air at once anymore.

and seriously since when is 8.5s bad? or even 7's, people were spoiled with too many "epic" 9.8 GTAIV games this generation.

[v0rt3x]

I really don't read Game Reviews that much anymore.
Sticking a game review number behind it - really doesn't mean anything anymore to me.

It's an opinion and that's all it is.

I say - make up your own opinion - because that's the only really thing that matters.

And yes - the journalism has gone down the drain...its gotten worse and yes - lazy too.