tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18747050.post114177890494330209..comments2023-10-29T06:29:32.642-07:00Comments on Artificially Flavored: Review: Fight Night Round 3 (Xbox 360)Andrew Haywardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07197419763040679845noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18747050.post-1142013338930916652006-03-10T09:55:00.000-08:002006-03-10T09:55:00.000-08:00Tim - Yeah, I'll do +/- for games. I struggled wi...Tim - <BR/><BR/>Yeah, I'll do +/- for games. I struggled with the score for this one. When I first got the game, and was just having a blast with it, I was thinking B+, with potential for A-. From there, it never really got any better. The things that it adds to the genre may very well be worth that +, but for me, the lack of a compelling reason to keep playing the story mode had to knock it down a bit. But I know what you're trying to say, for sure. The lack of the HUD and such really changes the dynamic of the game.<BR/><BR/>Here's what I was thinking about for the grades: I want to make use of the whole scale, except A+ and F-. There's no perfect game and there's no reason to call something the worst game ever (I haven't played every game out there, after all). However, if I give something an A, it's probably one of the best games I've ever played. For example, Resident Evil 4 gets an A. If I give something an A-/B+, it's going to be one of my favorite games of the year. So I was keeping that in mind when I scored Fight Night. I do think it's a great game, but it's probably not going to register as one of my favorite games of the year.<BR/><BR/>I'll make sure to explain the scale in a post before I write too many more reviews. It's similar to the one imposed by Gaming Age. I'm currently a fan of the grading system over a number score, though most magazines don't use it. But if I were giving Fight Night a score, I think an 8.5 would suffice.Andrew Haywardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07197419763040679845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18747050.post-1141990143325624722006-03-10T03:29:00.000-08:002006-03-10T03:29:00.000-08:00To be honest fight night diserves a little more cr...To be honest fight night diserves a little more credit, b/c of its uniqueness. More or less It did need to do better. I love your grading system for reviews. Is there like B+'s and stuff? Just a curious question. Andy your writing is the best i've ever read.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18747050.post-1141844164253179232006-03-08T10:56:00.000-08:002006-03-08T10:56:00.000-08:00Solid review. Exactly how I would have described i...Solid review. Exactly how I would have described it if I could write as well as you. Way to big up Atmosphere and Consequence!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com