-5 WORST GAME EVER
For those people that somehow think that every game that comes out is
"The Worst Game Ever", well that's your score Negative 5. This is
where you will put the games that frankly can't be beaten in terms of
how terrible it is. Is it really worse than "E.T." and "Superman 64"?
If so, put it here.
-4 DO NOT BUY FOR ANY REASON
This is where you frankly just hate it to the point where you tell
people "Don't Buy It", not even in an Ironic point-of-view. It isn't
worth your money, but it's not the worst game ever made. You would
have more fun setting $60 on fire.
-3 VERY BAD
If you really really hate a game, that you ***** about it, but know
that there *might* be some people who want this game, then this is
where it goes. The typical "movie-license video game" that has
horrible controls and graphics would more than likely be right here.
Because if you liked the movie, odds are you might pick this game up.
(Tron Legacy). It might be worthy of a buy, for the ironic hipsters
that want to play bad games.
-2 BAD
The game sucks, if they almost do a complete retooling of the game for
the next game, then it wouldn't be so bad. This falls in the games
that you expected to be pretty good, and were left a little
disappointed, such as Sonic Adventure 2. There is some merit to the
game, some people might play it just to see how bad it is, there is
always the slim possibility, they might think its good. The -2 through
+2 range is the limbo stage, where people's opinions would change
about the game. When it breaks -3 or +3, it's almost unanimous.
-1 NEEDS IMPROVEMENT
Well, I kinda played it, and disliked it just a bit... maybe if they
changed this level, or made an update that fixes these glitches, would
this game score higher. It might not be a game for me, but it's
possible that you would like it. Maybe the gameplay mechanic was just
not for me. And it was the one thing I bitched about the entire game.
It's only one item that made me hate this game, and say it sucked, but
it's an important one.
0 - AVERAGE
The center of the scale. I did not hate this game, but on the other
hand I did like it. It's just your average video game. This is the
zone where MOST video games would lie onto. They are so average, I
can't say how much I hate it from 1-5 or like it from 1-5. In other
places, they would be a 5/10 or a 7/10. But here, it's just a zero.
And it's good, like Coke Zero.
+1 IT WAS OKAY
Meh, it was okay... maybe if they lowered the price a bit, I would
tell you to buy it. But it might not be for everybody. But it was
something I liked to play. Maybe you don't like Diner Dash, but I
liked it. It might be a sequel to cash-in, but it wasn't a let-down.
+2 GOOD
At the end of the "Limbo Scale", this is the good. Most "Good Games"
would be a +2. because people's opinions might change that it's bad.
For Instance, I really like WWE All Stars for it's simplicity, but
Mike dislikes it because of it's over the top arcade style.
+3 VERY GOOD
Most of us can agree that this game was very good. It was
groundbreaking at it's time, and this is coming from someone who is
not a fanboy of the system. This is where your Little Big Planet would
end up, or your Guitar Hero for it's innovations. If it's a killer
app, and it's surprisingly good, it will score at LEAST a +3.
+4 A MUST BUY
Why are you still standing there? You should run right now and pick up
this game. It is that damn good! Oh, well you are waiting for the
price to drop, well take a note to buy this game when you do. Because
I can't stop saying great things about this game. I did not find a
flaw, and if I did, I buried it under the good things. It'll be worth
the $60. Your big name games of the year might show up here like Dead
Space 2. Guaranteed +4s, and possible +5s could be Mass Effect 2, Red
Dead Redemption and the Metal Gear Solid series.
+5 BEST GAME EVER
This will be the rare score. People hand out 10/10s or 5 stars like no
tomorrow, but only a few games could ever get the +5 for "Best Game
Ever". It has to be a game that if you could have as "the one game
you'll ever play and not get sick of". This is where your Super Mario
World and your World of Warcraft would be.
