Edge Magazine March 2009 review scores with scans

A complete listing of Edge Magazine's March 2009 review scores include Killzone 2, Fear 2 and Halo Wars!
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Killzone 2 (PS3) 7/10

Fear 2: Project Origin(various) 8/10

Halo Wars(360) 7/10

Race Pro (360) 8/10

House of the dead: Overkill(Wii) 8/10

Let's Tap(Wii) 8/10

Deadly Creatures(Wii) 5/10

The Maw(360) 5/10

Lord of the Rings: Conquest(vatious) 2/10

Tenchu:Stealh Assassins(Wii) 6/10

Crayon Physics Deluxe(iPhone, PC) 7/10

Flower(PS3) 7/10

Boing! Docomoaxe(DS) 7/10

Klonoa: Door to Phantomil(Wii) 6/10

[darkequitus]

Got Flickr up as soon as I could (no issues this time) so not be accused of Bull$hiting like I did when I posted the christmas issue of Edge

darkequitus:PSN/XBL

[Endorphin]

Seriously, this is where I scratch my head...
Fear 2: Project Origin(various) 8/10
Race Pro (360) 8/10
House of the dead: Overkill(Wii) 8/10
Let's Tap(Wii) 8/10

[Panthers]

CONFIRMED

LETS TAP >>>>> KZ2 and HALO WARS

[jammy_70]

the demo was fantastic, so polished, great controls and cover system, best graphics (and its a DEMO!) i just dont get it!
i mean surly its better than halo wars, the work put into killzone 2, it got it be com on.....

tossers...

[HighDefinition]

Edge`s reviews CANNOT be taken seriously.

[InMyOpinion]

I think they judge the games based on their genre. The FPS genre is crowded by excellent titles, and if you look past its shiny exterior for one second there's been a lot of talk about sluggish controls. Maybe that's what brought it's score down. A lot of people seem to have divided opinions about the 'weightier' feel of the controls. Some love them while others consider them game-breaking.

In any case it will be interesting to read the full review and see why they came to their conclusions.

[Marceles]

Same as the RTS crowd then, but thats pretty bad if Halo Wars is getting a 7 without many RTSs on a console to be compared to (with Jenzo's logic)...so I don't think thats the case

After reading the article, they liked the multiplayer but they said the single player is too "obvious"...sigh*. "get on that turret!" "get the rocket launcher and take out the tank!"

Seriously? -3 pts because objectives are explained to you by your Sergeant?

[HighDefinition]

Sony should stop sending them review discs.

[gaffyh]

So basically they gave the game 7/10 because the multiplayer online is awesome, but they don't like the fact that your orders are shouted at you?

Isn't that what you happens in the army, someone shouts orders at you and you do them?

[Timberland2K9]

F^c Edge, F^c (2X) Edge, F^c Edge, F^c (2X) Edge

Change the reviewing process

[St0]

Let's Tap gets 8/10 while Killzone 2 gets 7/10!? whats wrong with this company

[Kushan]

Uhhh guys, I don't really want to get into a debate about Killzone 2 deserving a higher score or whatever, but you should realise that you can't really directly compare an FPS to an RTS like Halo Wars - they're entirely different genres and although you might like both, you're bound to have a preference for one over the other. An RTS fan is obviously going to get more out of Halo Wars than an FPS fan and vice versa, so at least try to take the scores in context - Edge believes that Halo Wars is about as good an RTS as Killzone 2 is an FPS, that's their opinion and that's about all you can really take from it. Make your own minds up.

[Aclay]

I could care less about Edge's Killzone 2 review score because Edge has always been infamous for giving big games lower than average review scores like Mass Effect- 7/10, Fallout 3- 7/10 Resistance 2- 6/10, etc...

Even Eurogamer gave KZ2 a 9, and that was surprising b/c I was expecting at least an 8 for them.

But, it's too late Edge, the majority of Killzone 2 reviews have already spoken and it's a AAA game. ;)

[info]

it says in the review:

quote: " a Gun game in the truest sense, its bullets and ragdolls offer a literal take on the Theatre of war, a rare pleasure since Goldeneye.

In fact they prease the technology, the extremely engaging gameplay, the multiplayer offering.
They don`t like the swearing (it would be good to send a few of those into a real war to see which poetry is going to be screamed at their sensitive ears) and the characterisation/story.

They were probably expecting MacBeth ....not that they did for gears of war though. Indeed.
Anyway you want the best war / shooting game there is here it is. No fanboy no scores are relevant. If that's what you want just go get it.

unless of course you can`t stand the F word....I though De niro had a great performance with this....ah well

[Rampant]

LBP a 10, so they are clearly a biased magazine

[JokesOnYou]

"Seriously, this is where I scratch my head..."

Fear 2: Project Origin(various) 8/10
-They(Edge) liked Fear2 more.

Race Pro (360) 8/10
-Race Pro is a 8/10 compared to other Racing games in Edge's oppinion.

House of the dead: Overkill(Wii) 8/10
-Uhm for them HoD rates a 8/10 within the genre.

Let's Tap(Wii) 8/10
-Do I really need to say it, you see the pattern right?

-Anymore obvious questions?

Here we go with more of the same "victim mentality",
HighDefinition - 28 minutes ago

PM
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Ignore1.7 - Dead Serious.....
Sony should stop sending them review discs.

-oh I know, they should only send them to Gamepro so every game gets a 5/5, are you really "Dead Serious"?...hell no we need variety and I'm not against Gamepro but they have given out so many 10/10 for both 360 and ps3 exclusives, which is OK but imo it just seems like they love everything, I like multiple oppinions, I almost never agree with Edge but I still like hearing their oppinion, lmfao where would we be if reviews were centralized down to only a few "approved" sites by micro and sony?

JOY

[HighDefinition]

EDGE Scores:

Halo 3 - 10
Gears of War 2 - 9
Halo 2 - 9

Resistance 2 - 6
Resistance 1 - 7
KILLZONE 2 - 7

This is why. Say what you want. But, this says enough. It`s basically gotten to the point where Sony can`t do anything to please them........and that`s not right. No matter how you decided to spin it.

[morganfell]

No, that isn't the point. But both Killzone 2 and HALO Wars seem like extrememly polished titles if the demos are representative. This issue should actually bring 360 and PS3 supporters together. I would hazard that super 360 fans are less likely to want to join in a chorus of howls as they have more to lose from Killzone 2 being great than PS3 fans have to lose from HALO Wars being great.

But the fact is if you do not play both games then as a gamer you lose. By both games having been graded unfairly all real gamers lose.

Who wins? The people generating hits - Edge. Is that really what we want? The best possible thing people can do is mark this story as lame, stop talking about it, let it die and if you want to argue at least pick gaming journalists that have some type of even keel.

[JokesOnYou]

Welcome to a uknown concept on N4G called an "OPPINION".

-Yes its that simple, the reviewers at Edge obviously have a different point of view on games, and to their credit they give no pass based on hype, seems to me like they simply play the game, give their impressions and say hey here's my score.

HighDefinition, if you look at Edges scores for most of the hyped games for 360 and ps3 its usually lower than the avg, with Halo3 being the one notable exception, also they gave Mass Effect a 7 and LBP a 10, so I'm curious what were your complaints then?

"The best possible thing people can do is mark this story as lame"
-Well I expect a rabid one-sided view from HighDefinition but I'm dissapointed that you feel that way Morgan, you should know better; the beautiful thing about gaming has always been that there are so many different personalities and opinions, although I have some favorite games that I think deserve no less than a 9 under any circumstances I still get something out of reading a *well written article with a difference of oppinion, maybe its the debater in me, but either way I don't think I would like a world where only the oppinions that I agree with count and I sure as hell don't think you or sony folks would like that world either.

JOY

[thor]

No they don't give games a pass if they are hyped.

They bring the game down even further because of it.

If a game is hyped and gets good scores, IT'S USUALLY FOR A REASON.

Even Edge loved the game. The only thing they did not like was the story effectively. They said the controls were "tight". They loved the multiplayer. They loved the gameplay. They loved the graphics.

Because KZ2 was hyped they gave it a lower score.

In order to raise eyebrows, they gave it a lower score.

In order to be pretentious, they gave it a lower score.

[Lifendz]

KZ2 scored the same as Flower. Edge is a mammoth fail. Guess the check cleared and someone had to bring down that metacritic score.

[Tiberium]

As for killzone 2 scoring less than halo 3, even IGN agrees with them on that. Arguably, graphics is the least important aspect to a game in the reviewing process. And let's just face it, Killzone 2 isn't original. It borrows heavily form COD4 and TF2 for it's class-based multiplayer, and COD4 for it's campaign. Maybe that's why LBP was given a 10 (and GOTY) by edge. Well at least they know mgs4>Killzone2.

[kparks]

killzone 2 gets a 7 halo wars gets a 7 and something called lets tap get a 8.? why have i not herd of this game lol.. race pro a 8. and house of the dead overkill a 8? huh. they cant be serious!!

[JokesOnYou]

"If a game is hyped and gets good scores, IT'S USUALLY FOR A REASON."

Wow, are you seriously that blind, sure a game usually gets hyped for a reason but not everyone will AGREE with that same reasoning or logic, do you believe its not possible for you and I to play the game and have opposite feelings about it?, do you not believe that we both can like the game and have similiar feelings about what the games high points are but still have major differences about what value or fun factor the game has as opposed to other games we've played?

Look I'm not justifying their score, based on what I've seen I think its alot better than a 7, but what Iam speaking out for is the right to have a totally different view and NOT be bashed or hated for it...*as long as you don't act like a hater with a bunch of obvious BS written in the article.

Are you suggesting that they should just "go with the flow" no matter what they really think?

JOY

[arika]

edge are professional trolls. just look at metacritic, from 40+ reviews they are the only one that scored k2 a 7. just to get noticed and get hits they have to stoop this low. well one thing i can say, at least they get paid for trolling. lol!

[gaminoz]

Actually I find Edge has some pretty good reviews and points generally. Not sure if I'll agree or not as I haven't played the whole game, but it does seem to lack imagination. I think a top game should excel in both its craft and in its scope of gameplay. Killzone 2 appears to be a by the numbers shooter that is well done and looks great. Something like Bioshock was well crafted and did something new.

7 does seem too low, but 9s and 10s may be a bit overboard too...Hype is an amazing thing. It was for Halo, and it is for Killzone too.

[FrankenLife]

Why do they even review games? Bias doesn't totally describe their failure. They rarely grasp the point of the game. They fail to convey what it is like to play the game. They fail to make a connection to the gaming populace. Every now then a blind squirrel finds a nut, as do they make a good review. They fail with grandeur.

[morganfell]

Well FrankenLife that is their greatest failing. They do not comprehend for whom it is they are reviewing games. They also forget that such reviewing can't be from a solely journalistic point of view but rather requires one maintain a foot in the sphere of the gamer.

They also make the ill and skewed judgment that controversy from going against the grain solely to be different equates to objectivity. It doesn't.

The real issue with such publications isn't that their opinion is different but rather there is absolutely zero consistency in their opinion.

As regards objective critique, almost no publications or websites state clearly and concisely their grading criteria. If they do it is a sentence or two of vaguely worded nonsense that certainly doesn't warrant the title of guideline. This is done as a pretense at professionalism while providing the maximum room to wiggle out of any commitment to said pretend guidelines.

While I am not asking to agree with a site or publication, what I do like is a small modicum of consistency. And that concept, consistency, is quite frankly beyond the grasp of certain persons on this board as surely as it eludes the buffoons at Edge.

[FF7numbaone]

lol it looks like its time to sell my black monster console and get a wii.( Damn its so hard to keep a serious face)

[N4360G]

LOL EDGE sucks when it comes to reviewing games,how the fvck can they possibly give Killzone 2 a 7?

[vhero]

Hahahahahaha a 360 biased magazine gave halo wars 7/10 it must be a really bad game!

[SolidSnake93]

Ah this is why drugs are bad.

[N4g_null]

LOL You see this is why I like edge no BS. Why give killzone 2 a high score when crysis, QW:ET, quake 3, COD, etc are already out. Yah better graphics been there done that. Now lets tap seriously play it it's pretty fun. There is a point here. Edge does not reward me too games... that's why it is called edge and not hype mag paid by a console maker.

They are usually dead on... Seriously buy killzone 2 and tell you will be still playing it for 2 years, like the games I listed above. Hell I would rather play quake 3 than killzone 2 right now. You see that, I did not list doom 3 or quake 4 which where games for graphics whores and they where forgotten like all graphic whore games....

[Wolfie]

Bull$hit!

Race Pro - 8/10 LOL

[lephunk]

if Race Pro is an 8... edge would prolly give Gran Turismo a 6... what a joke...

[Firstkn1ghT]

Have you two played Race Pro? I think not so shut it.

[thor]

The Killzone 2 review score looks even odder now I've seen the text of the review.

Their ONLY complaints were of how unoriginal it was, and the story. They praised:
The graphics
The controls
How fun the game was
The multiplayer
How its action rivals that of COD4

They put an INCREDIBLE amount of effort into deriding the plot and the voice acting. IT'S NOT THAT BIG A DEAL! These are MINOR issues when you're playing a game like this. It's not like it's any different from ANY other game.

[darkequitus]

Exactly. I thought they would have given it higher reading it.

[callahan09]

In my honest opinion, they decided on the score before they played the game, then they had to find a reason to give it that score. They chose story & acting. Oh, but they gave Gears 2 an amazing score, despite the fact that it's filled with testosterone-infused meathead morons with absolutely awful dialogue, cliche storytelling, predictable twists, poor voice acting, and an unbelievably anti-climactic ending.

Gears 2 is a very fun game, and it doesn't deserve to get killed in reviews because of those issues. They're auxiliary to the experience of PLAYING THE GAME. But the double standard is clearly visible, because Killzone 2 doesn't deserve to be killed for those same issues anymore than Gears 2 did. The only thing is, they gloss over those flaws for Gears, and they harp on them like they're some huge issue for Killzone 2.

What's with the double standards? The way they praise this game, I absolutely can't believe they took off that many points from the score.

[Ghoul]

Callahan i ave to agree on everything you posted so far on the edge rating topics.

bubble agree

Thats wat i allways say a score is a rating and should allways compete with the same genre and games around. Opinion (about design etc, and not about a unplayable game for example) how ever doesnt belong in the rating. Opinion about such (gameplay irelevant stuff) should stay within the written review and no where else.

[pshizle]

the controls are the worst...i used the standard2 controls but i just seem to wish i was playing on a xbox360 controller.

and there amount of motion blur is the most i have ever seen in a game which is a bit distracting.

[Parapraxis]

FPS gamers before KZ2 - "I wish the controls feel more realistic, you couldn't jump quickly with all that gear IRL, and when shooting a gun you have to pull a trigger, there's a little delay"

FPS gamers after KZ2 - "oh this game has lag, when i go to jump it's not super fast, and I can't do a 180 in a fraction of a second. I wish when I pressed my button my gun fired as if there was no trigger to pull"

Controls are fantastic. It's like I'm really holding a gun! oh noes!

[butterfinger]

I was totally blown away by the demo. I absolutely LOVE the way it plays, and I can't wait to get into the multiplayer.

[Ghoul]

papraxis bubble agree

Thats EXACTLY why i LOVE killzone 2

You feel like you actually have some weight and gear on your character. The Jumping is the best ive seen in ages, the characte actually needs to lift the body off the ground instead of instantly jumping 5 feet like in halo wich i hated.
And the Gun has a trigger delay and awesome spread feeling.

To all you haters.

Every tried a 180 turn while running ? well good luck it will hurt.
I love the way killzone2 reacts you actually gotta plan how to cross a street as you cant just make a 180 jump and headshot the enemy that was behind you.

[N4g_null]

I'm wondering how many FPS have you guys played?

Then I'm wondering which one you currently own and the last time you played those games?

Then tell me why you don't play those games any more?

Now if you don't have over 20 FPS games in your library then you can never understand why killzone2 or crysis is not seen as the best FPS out. It's not always about graphics yet more about game play. I'm A great sniper and overall player of FPS and have played with some of the best.

Most FPS designer do not understand that a skilled player plays totally different than a new comer.... I see this a lot on the console, they call it leveling the playing field which actually dumb down the game play. You should be able to tell a good player from many other thing other than camping positions and aim.

[Cajun Chicken]

How on Earth did Halo Wars and FEAR 2 both get one more point than Killzone 2, I ask?

[Panthers]

Halo Wars scored a 7, but dont try to make sense out of Edge. They are garbage.

[Sir Ken_Kutaragi]

Fear 2:Project Origin 8/10??? I played the Demo, was o.k, nothing new, same old stuff, then i deleted it.

KillZone 2...Played 1 Billion times, was/is AMAZING...WISH I HAD THE FULL GAME NOW!!!...oh well...

My Review of Edge mag -
"It's very BORING, bit like Micro$oft"...Hmm...Is there a Link there???...
;-D
Edge = 0/10 (they gave LBP 10/10 tho!!!) ;)

[Theory Of Xboxism]

Killzone 2 is nuthin new , same old thing , better visuals
tell me one thing u can do in killzone 2 u havent done before in games like COD , GEARS , HALO heck even HAZE

KZ2 is overhyped , ppl r blinded by the visuals , the game is so damn linear

[solidjun5]

tell me what Gears of War did that hadn't been before, but was exceptionally polished? hmmmm?? oh right, only when it's a 360 exclusive, that logic gets thrown out. You fanboys are hilarious.

-SJ5

[DarK-SilV]

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[Marcelles25]

Tell me one thing that cod has that killzone doesn't
killzone 2 has amazing new A.I. an area that plagued its prequel. it also has vehicles while it is not expansive but is certainly there, COD doesn't have that. also it has destructible environments that make the player switch battle tactics after his cover has been blown away. it also has a badge system that lets players add special abilities too their character that make him a crucial part of the battlefield just as much as any other soldier there. It also has a squad system that puts you with 3 other guys that you work along side you to complete a certain objective. It has Warzone an actively changing arena where you must complete an objective given to you. The biggest of them all the best visuals ever seen on a console.
Once again what does COD have besides EXCELLENT button mapping and EXPANSIVE RANKING system that really doesn't truly show off a players talent

[TheMART]

Its not a duplicate, it has scans!

And Race Pro must be pretty good getting an 8 out of 10, a full point more then KZ2.

[Mr_Potato_]

Ah ah, nice joke :

KZ 2 : http://www.metacritic.com/g... - 93 %

Race Pro : http://www.metacritic.com/g... - 64 %

Now go to bed.

[caffman]

should I?

[solar]

i play games because they are fun. not review scores.

are we suppose to add Edge to the anti-ps3 blacklist now?

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

They STARTED the list...

What are you talking about?

[SAiOSiN]

i thought edge was already on there. they're just as stupid as they are biased. fallot 3 a 7??? kz2 a 7??? These guys think that if they score a game low they will appear more credible.

[solar]

any site that gives a low score to a game the fanboys from both sides havent played yet gets on "the blacklist".

[ChampIDC]

I don't get why people throw a fit over a review score. It's just a stupid number. Buy your game and enjoy it. Forget the number the media throws in your face.

[InMyOpinion]

The only sites that aren't on the PS3 fanboys blacklist are essentially IGN and various openly PS3 biased sites like OPM, PSU etc.

[Sevir04]

even reviewers like CVG who score games objectively and rightly scored KZ2 below 9.0 and many believe it's fair. This isn't the first time edge shown through with it's biased and totally baseless review of games, Fallout 3 a game greatly praised by the same sights you say which are openly PS3 loving got high marks. secondly, PS3 games are under far more scruitiny under mags that bare the name official PS. and for the record, they arent PS3 biased because the publisher of those magazine is Future-backbone, they own OXM,OPM, ONM and P:TOM, they are far more harsher on PS3 games than anything else, thus the garbage reviews they game gems like warhawk and HS which both got 6s including Lair, and Haze, and Genji and untold legend 3, everyone loves to say that IGN and all offical magazines for Sony are generous and bias towards that brand but they are far more critical, just to let you know, they've only given perfect scores to only 1 PS3 game this whole generation while the other was a multiplatform and that was KZ2 and COD4, so go figure, Not even LBP who was hyped to no end got a perfect from any of the OPM mags so go figure.

Edge is just retarded and their reviews have no base what so ever, Controversy must be the reason they do it, and they are having a blast with the hits. it was expected, Resistance 2 which was heads and shoulders above it's first game was got score really low, and all they could say is that it doesn't do anything new for the genre and they aren't innovative, and we all know thats a lie, but hey, 360 fanboys, this is the review for you, we all knew it was coming and now it;s here, enjoy it because this will probably be the only one, maybe gamespot, but this is the one everyone was waiting for.

[heyheyhey]

@Jenzo

i like GT, i like ZTGD, i like Xplay, GameSpot can be ok.. other times they're marking down PS3 exclusives for having "too much variety"

come on man, with the obvious "blacklist" sites and mags (GameDaily, EDGE, Variety, Eurogamer)... TELL me you can't see the glaring bias

[Nathaniel_Drake]

WTH House of Dead and Let's Tap got higher than Killzone??? Yeah stop getting over yourselves Edge, you are not a good magazine review wise

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

You should probably word that better...

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

"Stop getting over yourselves..."

That doesn't make sense.

[Jerk120]

Suckzone 2 - Only on Suckstation 3 - Suck Beyond.

[redsquad]

Glad to see intelligent critiquing is alive and well - You really should be in the reviewing business.

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

I can't believe people are this dumb in real life.

[Magic_The_Celt]

Oh yeah

7/10 just like halo wars on the crapbox 360

[Jerk120]

Aw, what's wrong, Red? You sad it didn't get a 10? SAD IT WASN'T THE HALO KILLER OF A GAME YOU WISHED FOR?

It's alright, this thing happens time and time again, to suckstation 3 owners ofcourse.

You'll get over it, you always do. TILL IT HAPPENS AGAIN, LOL!

[ReTarDedFisHy]

...do you realize how stupid you look? I guess you don't really care, haha. I mean you shouldn't, it's just an internet forum. But yeah, don't you admit you're being a little bit ridiculous?

[Jerk120]

I won't have that crap from a guy called Retarded Fishy.

[magicman0]

wow... jealous?

[LittleBigKillzone]

I hate edge with a passion and always have.. They lost all credibility when they gave Resistance 2 a 6 and Left 4 freakin dead a 9.. I MEAN COME ON NOW! and they give Killzone 2 a 7?! but yet give Gears 2 a 9 and Halo 3 a 10!! I really wish it was edge that went out of business instead of 1up.. EDGE IS PURE GARBAGE

Thanks to this G*d damn pice of sh@t edge score of 7, it will bring the metacritc down to about a 91, God i hate edge so much.. i would spit in their faces if i saw them in person, im not lying either.. id literally look the reviewer in the eye and hock a big spit ball right in his fkin mouth and face

[lephunk]

thats all..

[killzone2flop]

It maybe the bad controls and the glitches in Killzone 2 the reason for it getting 7/10.

Also screen tearing and bad A.I and no CO-OP. I'm actually surprised it got all those 9s.

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

That's why everyone else is giving it really low scores too...

Lay off it, man. You're grasping at straws here.

You didn't play the demo...you aren't GOING to play the demo...and you will ALWAYS hate Killzone 2. Are you really letting this "console war" get in the way of enjoying a really good game? It doesn't exist! It's not real! The PS3 and the 360 are MACHINES!!! They aren't separate countries that believe in different things. They are things that both have really good games.

Why are you being so thick-headed about this?

EDIT: Oh, look...disagrees. You guys are lots of fun.

[PR3DAT0R]

you fail to create a intelligent remark, seriously how old are you like 12, if not you still have the mentality and intellect of one.

WOW one bad score out of hundreds of great ones, but then again it would only take one to get the xbots aroused.

[Ryuk]

Hahaha!! Damn! House of the dead (8), Killzone 2 (7)
Hell even Lets tap got a better score than Failzone. Cant wait to see those tears start rollin down the droids metal head cheeks >:P

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

Halo Wars - 7

You were saying?

"Droids metal head cheeks"

You did a lot of writing today, didn't you little guy?

[Ryuk]

Failzone = facepencil

Halo wars is tied with sony's last hope. M$ were like "eh, just throw it out there and get some cash for the hell of it". Sony on the other hand worked 4-5 long years for yet another just average shooter. You were saying?

[butterfinger]

Don't waste your time with people like Ryuk. Every 360 fanboy in here has been banking on a "bad" review score from Edge, because they are terrified that they may actually be missing out on a great FPS (which they are). If it takes biased review scores to help children feel better about the Christmas present their mommy bought them, then that is fine with me. Real gamers don't come on here just to talk sh!t about exclusives on a console they can't afford.

[PR3DAT0R]

seriously have you even noticed all the other scores for killzone, nine's ten's 9.5's E.T.R., as i said just one bad review and your like "omg its so sh*t.."

Tell you what your not quite as bad as all of the other xbots, you can be proud of that.

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

His avatar is from Spider-man 2...which was good. However, it came out the same week as I, Robot...which was better. His avatar should be Sonnie.

It really doesn't make sense to respond to these people...but I do it anyway. It's a way to pass the time though. What else am I gonna do?

[Ryuk]

-_-

Sooo let me get this straight...
Leon was circle jerking predator (5.4) but caught a case of the butterfingers (5.3) and then slipped and cut his hand (5.5 default pic). Its all beginning to make sense now.....droid

[butterfinger]

"Tell you what your not quite as bad as all of the other xbots, you can be proud of that."

No, he is definitely just as bad, because when he gets pwned he has nothing constructive to say in response. He has to resort to childish antics like name-calling or poking fun, which just shows us that he isn't a gamer at all, but a child that is crying because he can't have the cool, new toy that is coming out.

[Ryuk]

To have a lot of bubbles..you sure say some lame stuff. I fail to see where I get "pwned" buuutt..what ever helps you sleep at night bub. The only ammo you have is calling people kids when your upset. A kid calling other people kids?? Lmao! You better stock up on burn heal cuz i'm aiming to flame your a$$ :P HAHA!

There goes my last bubble, later droids

[butterfinger]

LMAO. I'm not upset, little guy! As a matter of fact, I'm enjoying the Killzone 2 demo right this minute. I wonder if you'll get to play a good game this year.

[PR3DAT0R]

OK maybe i was wrong about when i said your not quite as bad as all the xbots, you have got a serious attitude problem, your like a f**king kid seriously instead of finding something positive to say about killzone you immediately jump to negativity. WHY? may i ask i mean Ive never bad mouthed any game really without reason or anything, but i just dont understand your negativity it makes no sense, why don't you praise games instead of mindlessly bashing them.

or is it because your worried about xbox's reputation for have out dated games, Why should you be worrying you don't exactly work for Microsoft in the Xbox division

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

Circle jerking?

Fantasies present themselves in the most unusual ways...

...don't you think?

[atttentionshore]

should I go with kz2 or crayon physics deluxe?
I mean its deluxe!

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

Beautiful.

[redsquad]

Nice to see some things in life remain tediuosly predictable... Thanks EDGE!
If you genuinely don't like the game fair enough, but at least offer a few more credible reasons.

[aspergersyndrome]

Let's Tap is awesome!

[ChampIDC]

Dare I say it?

I'd...tap that.

Seriously though, wtf.

[mirroredderorrim]

I just want everyone to know I have not visited the Edge website in at least 3 months, thankfully I can see their garbage through other websites.

I'd rather give joe-schmoe some hits, than Edge of insanity.

[LittleBigKillzone]

The cover of this month's magazine has Infamous on it, under the title infamous it should read (dont bother reading this preview, we can go ahead and give you our review right now before even playing it.. 5/10) AHHHH I HATE THESE GUYS SO MUCH, I really do.. I will celebrate the day they go bankrupt, yes i its harsh i dont care.. they deserve to be bums on the street

[LittleBigKillzone]

How can edge justify giving Left 4 dead a near perfect score of 9 while giving MGS4 a 8, resistance 2 a 6 and Killzone 2 a 7?! That is so 360 bias its not even funny

[InMyOpinion]

Because in the end it's more fun to play?

[solar]

+bubble Jenzo.

been playing L4D non stop since its release. i like fun.

[ChampIDC]

Well, Left 4 Dead is indeed a darn fun game, but there's no reason other good games should be so low in comparison. They fail at consistency.

[Baba1906]

its preorderd so who cares. its gonna be so much fun. i cant wait. i have played the demo 100 times and the dialogue did not bother me at all.

[ChampIDC]

Right on, screw review scores. Make choices for yourself.

[karlostomy]

I was a bit disappointed with Halo Wars 7/10

No matter, that's the same score as kz2.
I have a funny feeling there are a lot more people angry about the kz2 score, though....

[gametheory]

I have funny feeling that you're just saying that for the sake of pissing people off. Shows how much your life is worth considering there must be nothing better to do.

[karlostomy]

ah!

You're angry about the 7/10 kz2 score, right?

[Ghyst]

Microsoft probably offered the some money, look at their website, how much more corporate can you look.

[Spike47]

Killzone 2 has a 93 meta, same as Gears, so gears got low 9s too and it was an xbox360 exclusive hahaha.

Halo Wars 7/10..Fail

[caffman]

so you fail!

[Wolf873]

Sure voice acting does matter to some extent, but if all the other elements of the game are solid, that reason holds little justification to give the game a low score. Regardless of whether or not the game contains mediocre story, it plays fine and is quiet appealing in many aspects. In any case, are they trying to say other games like Halo, or Doom, or Left 4 Dead contain original stories, really?! How many times have we seen Alien vs Humans? or Humans vs Zombies? For me personally, Metal Gears holds the title for best original story ever conceived. Bah! I'm not even going to bother with these guys anymore, the list of reviews with their respective scores is obviously a joke.

[butterfinger]

The score for this game came as no surprise being from Edge and all, but what was really annoying was their reason (or lack there of). They reviewed KZ2 based on its shortcomings as opposed to its successes. Basically it seemed as though they were preparing to give KZ2 a lower review score than other publications, but they needed a reason. They decided to focus intensely on the story (something the FPS genre is not known for), and simply used that to justify their score. Even if some fanboys don't want to admit it, most of us play FPS for the fun of shooting things and blowing things up (obviously how is Left 4 Dead so popular with basically NO story at all?). If Killzone 2 can deliver the fun of shooting and blowing things up with the most realistic graphics and physics on a console (seems to in the demo), then I will be more than happy to enjoy it for the months/years to come.

[Theory Of Xboxism]

this is pathetic , ps3 fan boys are blinded by the visuals of killzone 2 , let's be honest the game is nothing new ! it's nothing we GAMERS haven't done - seen before ! not to mention the game is so damn linear ! what's so " NEXT-GEN " about it ? graphics ? guess what
Gameplay > Graphics

[300]

“guess what Gameplay > Graphics”

Some of the comments in the Edge review:

"Thanks largely to its online play, Killzone 2 should find itself a fanbase no one can overlook."

"In singleplayer, it’s a testament to craft and imagination."

"The attention to minute detail is unlike anything you’ve seen before.
You’ll almost certainly play it twice, if only to test the AI and take another look."

"A gun game of the truest sense, its bullets and ragdolls offer a literal take on the ‘theatre’ of war, a rare pleasure since Goldeneye."

"A quasi-tactical shooter, its action rivals any in STALKER or COD4"

Sounds like it’s got gameplay as well as graphics, you probably didnt read the review, you just liked Edges score, because your a 360 fan boy and a 7/10 is all that matters. Average score is still 93% on metacritic, so equalling Gears of War 2, another game whjch is so damn linear, huh, but I bet you thought that was good.

[Theory Of Xboxism]

don't get me wrong my friend , i'm not sayin KZ2 is a bad game i mean i'm getting a ps3 soon just to play it but what i'm tryin to say is that it's over hyped , man , the best fps game i played this gen has to be Bioshock , that's an original game

[butterfinger]

So basically what you have been trying to say it that it is nothing special and the gameplay isn't great, but you don't even own a PS3. That's truly pathetic, and just shows us that you are nothing more than a troll. Why don't you try being a gamer instead of a fanboy. Gamers don't care about hype or which console has the exclusive. We play the games then decide if they are good or not. I do hope you save enough lunch money to get a PS3, though. It would be great to see you form an unbiased opinion.

[Theory Of Xboxism]

k w.e , even whet i get a PS3 my fav console this gen is still gonna be my Xbox 360 <333

[300]

I hear what your saying. It's just this site is over-run with fan boys on both sides throwing spit balls at each other, and not given credit to good games, because their so intent on putting anything that comes out on a rival console down.

Sure, this game has got a lot of hype, but then so did the Halo games and to me their just above average. Thats just my opinion, you might think their great games. Most reviews are saying this is excellent game, and I liked the demo, so i'm buying it to make up my own mind.

I agree, Bioshock was original, i liked it. Happy gaming friend, what ever platform you play on, just try not to be a fan boy, or come across like one, or your bubbles will go down real quick.

[heyheyhey]

Theory said this:

"k w.e , even whet i get a PS3 my fav console this gen is still gonna be my Xbox 360 <333"

before accusing someone of this:

"you type like a 3 year old"

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! ! !!!!!!!!!

you really are a dumbass

EDIT: hold on there's more:

"Killzone 2 is nuthin new , same old thing , better visuals
tell me one thing u can do in killzone 2 u havent done before in games like COD , GEARS , HALO heck even HAZE

KZ2 is overhyped , ppl r blinded by the visuals , the game is so damn linear "

really eminent writing skills you have there Theory :)

[bobdog626]

Edge i own a 360 only and all i can say is (Your Opion Stink's)

[Spike47]

Doesn't have to be new to be one of the best FPS.

[Gamesradar_Own_N4G]

Halo WARS Is a FLOP

[chidori666]

lmao... flopwars..... :P more one boring game in 360.... :P

[Theory Of Xboxism]

lol u suck

[jcgamer]

360 and PS3 gamers can both agree on that...

[ChampIDC]

Yup yup, I'm 360 gamer, and I can tell they're screwy on their scores.

[dukadork2]

there are still people dumb enough to buy this?

i did the reviewing myself, and i gave KZ2 a 10/10.
this is the age of downloadable demos, a time where game reviewers are OBSLOLETE and should look for another job.

[UltimaEnder]

Edge is one of the most respectable magazines around and their scores are usually under-hyped, probably more realistic for Killzone 2......

[gametheory]

Killzone 2 (PS3) 7/10
Halo Wars(360) 7/10

Fear 2: Project Origin(various) 8/10
House of the dead: Overkill(Wii) 8/10

Yeah, riiiight.... Edge is garbage

[Rhezin]

"this is pathetic , ps3 fan boys are blinded by the visuals of killzone 2 , let's be honest the game is nothing new ! it's nothing we GAMERS haven't done - seen before ! not to mention the game is so damn linear ! what's so " NEXT-GEN " about it ? graphics ? guess what
Gameplay > Graphics"

"i'm getting a ps3 soon just to play it.."

But you love it so much your willing to drop like 350-400 bucks just to play it? Listen a$$wipe you either hate the game or like it you can't play both sides, moron.

[cow moolester]

they got 2 anticipated games for both consoles and gave them low scores just to be "that" review that gave a great game a low score

[heyheyhey]

it's how EDGE roll...

[ace1010102]

lets tap > kz2

[The Judderman]

Couldn't really care less what it scored. I enjoyed both Halo wars and killzone demos and thats all i need to know.
In Edges defence i genrally agree with them ( genrally not always), even though they are harsh.
I have played alot of games this gen that scored very highly in other reviews and got panned by Edge. Then after playing those games for a while i started to see why Edge gave them a lower score and found there compalints were right.
None of us have played the game through, only the demo.
I remeber playing the Dead Rising demo think ' wow this is so cool' only to find out the actual game wasn't that good.
Im not saying they were right, just that lets wait until we have played the damn thing through before we start saying there wrong.

[Skynetone]

ive only disagreed with one of there reviews and that was a megadrive game called gunstar heroes which they gave it a 6/10, for me it was the best game in years to hit the megadrive

everyone has there own opnions, but by far i trust edge over any other magazine

[bobdog626]

When everyone give's Killzone2 a 9 and Edge give's it a 7 They are Wrong.We don't have to wait for the review for that case.It's a Done Deal.(Give me a Bubble if im Right)

[mirroredderorrim]

You would think the the written part of the review would reflect what the "review score" would be...

[The Judderman]

Your probably right so yeah i will bubble you up.

[digitalpowershot]

flower: 7, ok. But KILLZONE 2?

[Shnazzyone]

a 6/10 for tenchu 4??? why are they so much different then every other review of this game out there.

[FinalomegaS]

it's obvious, they aren't skilled ninja's duh lol

[Obama]

people tend to forget that killzone 2 has a 93 meta. The bots are all jumping in excitement because killzone 2 got 1 biased bad score?

[na2ru1]

The game that is blatently already appraised as the killer app for the PS3 and of course 93 meta.

I don't know what else to say. but it's certainly too late to divert the mentalities of everyone's appraisal.

[killercortez]

it doesn't have Co-OP. Little Big Planet, Halo and Gears have Co-Op they scored better. what a twist

[terrandragon]

Some of those scores are really way off track...

[FinalomegaS]

guess everyone wants high marks , if it doesn't get it then boo hoo. Is it going to stop you from buying the game you've been waiting years for?

Get over the Edge review, check the reviewers name and maybe it's the same guy that does the reviews. Maybe he has high expectation too?
From gamerankings.com
Killzone 2
PS3
92.3%

Street Fighter IV
X360
97.5%

Street Fighter IV
PS3
98.3%

F.E.A.R. 2: Origin
X360
79.2%

Tenchu Shadow Assassins
WII
79.0%

Gears of War 2
X360
93.2%

Resident Evil 5
X360
90.0%

Resident Evil 5
PS3
100.0%
would like to point out that RE5 same game on both system but PS3 got higher marks.

The internet is evil >:)

[Mahr]

Lol. Epic troll on Edge's part.

[arika]

edge is now the most bias site. FACT!
edge is on mcsft paylist....... FACT!
edge is corrupt................ FACT!
edge hate anything that is sony.FACT!
FACT them...................... FACT!

I seriously hate them.......... FACT!

[FinalomegaS]

they gave LBP a 10 so your "edge hate anything that is sony.FACT! " must be not true then?

[ilkercruiser]

Edge is not ONE PERSON,
Action game reviewers and racing game reviewers , and casual game reviewers , All of em are different from each other. How can you critise they are 360 fans? They gave lowest scores for many 360 exclusives.

[arika]

FACT!
edge is now the most bias site. FACT!
edge is on mcsft paylist....... FACT!
edge is corrupt................ FACT!
edge hate anything that is sony.FACT!
FACT them...................... FACT!

I seriously hate them.......... FACT!

[ThatDud3]

You're an idiot.... Fact!
Using a bad commercial as a joke is dumb.... Fact!
Halo Wars demo was actually better then I expected... Fact!
Halo Wars got a 7/10 as well as KZ2... Fact!
Everything you spew up is... False!

[arika]

you just said that it was a bad and dumb commercial?! then why are you using it too. ta dang! you win hands down for being the dummest person on n4g.

[Bumpmapping]

Pshizle-Killzone has the most overuse of motion blur i ever seen in a game/ HAHA! Gears2 has the most overuse of bloom effect i have ever seen in a game!

[Covenant]

So we have:

Killzone 2 (PS3) 7/10 (Really?)

Halo Wars(360) 7/10 (You don't say)

The Maw(360) 5/10 (Not in the realm of the first two, but better than 5/10...more like a 7.5 or 8)

Who p!ssed in their coffee that morning? Jeez.

[u got owned]

Meh its just an opinion, a very different one from the rest i must add. Who cares? the game is awesome. BTW i dont think they are bias since they gave Halo Wars a 7 too. But i think there is something wrong with their review methods.

[SuperSharpShooter]

i rarely make a comment on n4g, and these past few days have been unbearable,people will do anything, ANYTHING to bring down this game,i mean,the controls..the controls?wot wrong with them? up the sens on x and y, change to alt 2 with hold zoom on (COD style) and people saying the aimin's off?.wtf?.doesnt it get better with ever level up cod style??

as for edge ,they just want hits for a over priced £5 quid mag which gamers are not dumb enough to buy (god bless the net) £5 quid mag which is highly glossed front,grade A paper parming its self of like its a royal magazine of games,giving low score to hard working devs spouting (quote from Little britain):-

:- Look!! Killzone to for the ps3!!..you wanna play it??..

:- Yeah i know!!?...i Dont Like It!!

edge magazine only good for wiping my a$$

[RonRico]

Play the Fear 2 demo followed by the Killzone 2 demo and tell me witch one is better. Agrees for KZ2 and Disagrees for FEAR2.

[marichuu]

I'll have to say that I liked them equally.
Played the FEAR 2 demo on the 360 though. FEAR 2 has its own style if you ask me... the hallucinations, slow-mo, different type of enemies, different grenades etc. Killzone 2 had the graphics, cover system and... exploding barrels. Those are my conclusions/short first impressions of the demos.

I've pre-ordered both games, and I'm sure that I'm going to love both of them, but can't really tell which one I'm going to lean up against the most yet. I guess it will eventually be decided from the multiplayer experience.

[djtek184]

Some edge scores.. these really don't make any sense.

Resistance2 - 6
Resistance - 7
God of War II - 7
God of War - 8
Shadow of the Colossus - 8
MotorstormR - 7
Killzone 2 - 7
Flower - 7

Halo 3 - 10
Fable 2 - 9
Race Pro - 8
Let's Tap - 8
House of the dead overkill - 8

[TheOutsider]

The High school musical f@GS???

[andron]

Their reviews have always, as long as I have seen, been all over the place. They claim to be seriously hardcore gamers, but their reviews have only been seriously hardcore rotten often.

They have some good articles, but their reviews lack consistency or sense. They like to go against the norm and thinks it makes them more serious and professional.

But when I am hard pressed to find many reviews I agree with, it only makes me doubt their sanity or sincerity...

[shawnsl65]

EDGE should stick to reviewing games without any scores.

For those that are curious what "lets tap" is, here's a link.

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

but i'm going to assume that they were reviewing base on this "link" instead

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[LFC1EE]

And what i see i like.

[Timesplitter14]

yeah right I'm suuuuuuure Let's Tap is a better game than Killzone 2 you damn vultures, Edge

[pixelskies]

Unlike most American sites and magazines, Edge use the full 10 point scale. 7/10 for Killzone is a good score. Arguing with review scores in general is really annoying as they are just opinions. Have any of you even read the issue? I doubt it as I'm a subscriber and haven't even received it yet.

[Pika-pie]

EDGE! WTF! are you doing?

[BiG_LU]

Really it doesn't bother me because is above average and is just one out of many that already gave the game a good review and not even if the game get until the 80/100 in metacritics I'm still buy it.

PSN:BIG_LU
XBL:LUIJO XIX

[Funky Town_TX]

This is what some people need. Once again complaining about a score. A 10 in your book may be a 7 in mine. Let's all write Edge and boycott their magazine.

[OhMyGandhi]

house of the dead better than killzone 2?
an iphone game better than killzone 2?

doesn't really matter to me as I have never heard of Edge magazine.

good thing too.

[xlr]

feeling sorry because they dont know how to review a game.

i think they haven't played any of this games, or they dont know how to play.

or may be they are simply biased.........