GameSpot Bumps GTA IV Score?
Category: Industry, Posted: 05/07/2008 at 01:47PM CDT by Tim Mellish, Staff Writer
GameSpot is still under scrutiny thanks to the ordeal earlier this year regarding Kane and Lynch. It seems like any small hiccup and the gaming community is crying foul against the site. The latest is the slight increase in the GTA IV score from 9.5 to a perfect 10.
First off, this is not a huge change. It is not as if GameSpot originally gave GTA IV an 8.0 and now magically it is a 10. The difference between a 9.5 game and 10 is so small that this shouldn't raise a single eyebrow in the gaming community.
Secondly, why does everyone assume this is a bump in the score? Why can't this be explained as a simple database error? These things do happen, and it may have been a glitch in the system that caused the score of GTA IV to be shown incorrectly. One can only imagine the intricate setup GameSpot has running its site. Errors happen.
So don't all bent out of shape over this minor increase in the score. Based on how GTA IV is scoring a 9.5 or a 10 is worthy of the title. Get over it, and go play the game.
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i'm done with gamespot, i moved onto ign
What i dont like is that in their review they have some bad points (bugs not mentioned hmm)... If there is anything at all to complain about how can you give a game perfect score?
its a bit relative... remember each score is more of an opinion...
I wonder what the node will give it...hmm....
I'd personally give it a solid 8.5 and no more.
The problem with number scores is that after a while, advancements peg the scale at max, and then it has to be revised downward. Ocarina of Time wouldn't get a perfect score today. Not even close.
No, GTA IV is not a perfect game. It is, however, absolutely outstanding--so much so that it far outweighs the technical faults. A 99% metascore is not possible without all critics agreeing that the game deserves the high praise. Gamespot is only one voice in that chorus.
Didn't Gamespot explain that the 9.5 they gave was a technical error and not a repeat of Kanegate?
Anyway. I gave up reading GS for serious gaming reviews/news way before K&L.