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Score |
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Meaning for Games |
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Meaning for Films,* |
10
Masterful |
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•This is either revolutionarily in its genre or sets a new benchmark that
all future games
in its genre will be judged by thereafter. An amazing game
in its own right that goes well beyond what others even attempt to
do. A rare score, but it doesn't indicate absolute
perfection, because nothing ever truly is.
|
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•A cinematic
masterpiece of the highest calibre: a film to see
before you die, as they say. |
9
Superb |
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•One of the best
games you could ever ask to play in its genre, great
controls, beautiful and totally engrossing; picking
out the impossibly minute flaws in this game is
effectively nitpicking: highly recommended. |
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•Highly engrossing and thoroughly entertaining. This
is the sort of film that keeps you glued until the
very end in its narrative, then leaves you wondering
why the film didn't feel anywhere near as long as
the runtime on the box states it is.
|
8
Great |
|
•A few minor
issues that keep it from being superb that aren't
minor enough to be considered simple nitpicks, but
aside from minor problems the game is a lot of fun
for the majority and certainly worthy of your
consideration. |
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•An extremely pleasant experience throughout with
only a few minor issues to its name that do little
to dampen the film, likely has a good number of
standout moments and other things that set it apart
from the merely good.
|
7
Good |
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•There's a good
amount of fun to be have here, though there are a
few minor relatively annoying problems but nothing resolutely
deal-breaking, like a lack of originally or some
degree of repetition. Might be worth a rent to make up ones
mind fully and probably worth getting if you're a
fan of the genre or the franchise. |
|
•True fun and entertainment start here, with an
enjoyable film that may have a few problems that may
mar the film a little, though not enough to cause
the film as a whole to be a chore to watch. Indeed
the film is rather watch-able in itself, though no
scene really makes it stand out from the crowd.
|
6
Passable |
|
•Generally okay,
just flawed in a lot of areas. Still there
is some merit in the game here and there and you're
find yourself occasionally having fun despite the
problems, especially if you're either a fan of the genre; or dig for the
good bits. The question is would you be willing
to do said digging when much better games are
available? If you are, then see if you can
get it cheap.
|
|
•Above average, but
only just. This is a film that at least manages to
have one or two things going for it, but is
otherwise pretty forgetful. Still, might be worth a
rent at least. |
5
Mediocre |
|
•The game is
playable, and you might even have a bit of fun with it,
but it has just as many problems as merits. Technical - or likewise - issues
pull a lot of the fun of the game right down that
could have been solved with a bit more development
time. |
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•You can get to the end of the film easily enough,
but nothing is going to really stick in your mind,
even with a particular standout moment. There's just
nothing that special about it really, but then
again, you can get to the end.
|
4
Poor |
|
•The game either has
lots of minor flaws which all conspire to
drain the fun and make it boring or frustrating to play,
like suffering
from bouts of cheapness or poor controls to stodgy
hit detection to just being an inane button masher
with little involvement or variety to mix it up. Or it could have
that one certain major issue which will continually
wrestle with the player. |
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•Something
isn't quite right with this one It's not terrible
and could be much, much worse, yet it couldn't really
never be
said to be a genuinely good film, or even a middle of the road
one.
|
3
Terrible |
|
•Multiple major
and minor issues with the controls and other fairly
series problems, like
dodgy collision detection that robs you of kills or
even landing on solid ground safely; as well as
issues like plenty of cheap deaths, incompetent A.I.
(esp. on the player's side), etc, all of which
conspire together to make the game feel like a complete
chore to play through. |
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•Something was wrong
here at the start and it would've needed an effort
to set it right, but no-one seemed to bother. The
script is bad and possibly full of plotholes, the
actors may be phoning in their performances, or the
director doesn't seem to realise what is required of
a good movie.
|
2
Abysmal |
|
•An almost uncountable amount of major problems
plague the game: including but not limited to
horrid, unresponsive controls: dodgy cameras, broken physics
- phasing through objects - or any other
elements of the game engine that effect the ability
to simply play the game. The testing of the game must
have been practically non-existent;
you will be fighting the game the whole way through
more than its enemies, and you'll hate every second
of it.
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•A rotten script,
alternating between patronising the viewer, losing
him in banality or in being a completely
incomprehensible mess. Terrible acting, directing,
pacing and other things combine to leave the film a
completely unwatchable wretch that should probably
be avoided.
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1
Unplayable/ Unwatchable |
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•Everything
in the game is flawed to the point that the game is
- or might as well be -
completely unplayable, and that's if the game
doesn't crash on you before you even get to the
title screen. The game should never have gotten past
the alpha stage of development, let alone released.
Thankfully a game this bad is as rare as the other
end of the scale. |
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•A wretched piece of
drivel that will rob you of any enjoyment you
could've had at any and all times during its
running. Not something that you would wish to rake
up, this rotted festering garbage is best left
buried. |
