GTA IV… Perfect 10 Score?

Posted on April 26, 2008 - Filed Under Editorial, Industry News, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 |

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Imagine that, IGN gives Grand Theft Auto IV a perfect 10 score while barely scoring any casual games above 4. This proves a bit about what we mentioned the other day about mass market journalists and their approval of hardcore games over casual ones.

Does it deserve a perfect 10 score? Probably, consider the amount of sheer effort and financial costs that went into a game like GTA IV. Quality and craftsmanship deserves reward.

Casual games can be developed in under six months, have a price tag of roughly $19.99 and, on a content/graphic level, won’t come close to meeting that of Grand Theft Auto IV. Some may say it would be like comparing “apples to oranges.”

Perhaps we need an IGN style casual game site which could give perfect 10 scores to the best casual game in the market? Please note, IGN did give Popcap’s Peggle a rating of 9.0 “outstanding” which isn’t so bad… but shouldn’t that have been a 10?

I’m sure you’ll find GTA IV in my Xbox 360 in the coming weeks, casual gamers can also have interests in other styles of gaming. It’s just interesting to note what games get the best ranking and which fall off the charts.

Congratulations to the folks at Rockstar Games and Take-Two for their awesome score, may it bring you financial success and keep potential buyers off your back from hostile takeovers.

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