Medal of Honor Reviews Could Be a "Black Eye" for EA

[Andy Chalk]

Medal of Honor Reviews Could Be a "Black Eye" for EA

Industry analyst Doug Creutz says it will be a "black eye" for EA if Medal of Honor [http://www.amazon.com/Medal-Honor-Playstation-3/dp/B002ZJNWWC/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1286909978&sr=8-2] can't consistently pull down review scores of at least 85-90 percent.

Review scores are a tricky thing. On one hand, they're so ridiculously over-inflated that anything less than a mid-80s percentage is considered a failure; on the other, reviewers don't dare buck that trend for fear of essentially scoring themselves out of the Relevant Reviewers Club. Remember a couple of years ago, when Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time [http://www.ubi.com] didn't even do half of AC's numbers.

It all has a way of making review scores sound both pointless and meaningless, but Cowen and Co.'s Creutz nonetheless says that sub-par numbers for Medal of Honor, which these days means anything under 85 percent, could have a big impact on the game. "With the revamped Medal of Honor heralded as a presumptive challenger to Activision Blizzard's Call of Duty franchise in the important first person shooter genre, we were expecting review scores in at least the 85-90 percent range," he said.

"Failing to achieve this target would be a bit of a black eye for Call of Duty: Black Ops [http://www.ea.com]."

Electronic Arts has already admitted that the Medal of Honor reboot at least three million copies [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/103726-EA-Medal-of-Honor-Will-Overtake-Call-of-Duty] or there will be no sequel. Am I the only one who feels kind of sad about living in a world in which an aggregate review score in the low-to-mid-80s is just enough to consign a promising franchise to oblivion?

Medal of Honor is out now for the PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

Source: CVG [http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=269298?cid=OTC-RSS&attr=CVG-General-RSS]


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[JourneyThroughHell]

It's not so much sub-par review scores as it is lack of pre-established fanbase or obvious originality (the game might be somewhat original, I don't know, what I do know is that it looks extremely familiar).

I doubt the scores are that important.

Also, if anyone is interested: GameTrailers - 8.1
IGN - 6.0

 

[teh_Canape]

they just wont leave this game alone, will they

 

[Irridium]

Am I the only one who feels kind of sad about living in a world in which an aggregate review score in the low-to-mid-80s is just enough to consign a promising franchise to oblivion?

No... no your not.
It makes me sad as well.

OT: Wasn't the Battlefied Bad Company games supposed to be the "COD killer" or something? Or did that change when I wasn't looking.

 

[Kyuubi Fanatic]

I occasionally check review scores but I think the average gamer, thus the average buyer likely to buy a game, just buys games they think will be FUN!

Sad indeed when a B- can kill a game

 

[samsonguy920]

I wouldn't hold much hope that the score stays high for long at all, as people are going to see just another military clone which one would think is getting rather stale.

Am I the only one who feels kind of sad about living in a world in which an aggregate review score in the low-to-mid-80s is just enough to consign a promising franchise to oblivion?

No... no your not.
It makes me sad as well.

OT: Wasn't the Battlefied Bad Company games supposed to be the "COD killer" or something? Or did that change when I wasn't looking.

I never put much stock in "game-killer" games. But Battlefield Bad Company is holding its own, drawing its own crowd. That is more what is important.
If anything kills COD, it will be COD itself. The generation that made COD famous: the squeaky 12 yo's, aren't so squeaky anymore and they may very well turn to something else as they get older and desiring of something a bit more. The next 12 yo crowd aren't necessarily going to be into following suit. And I highly doubt it will be Medal of Honor.

Whatever happened to Republic Commando?

 

[Painful illusion]

Reviews are so unpredictable. Ign gave MOH a 6.0 but it gave glitch filled mw2 a 9.5 (BS)I really don't listen to any Ign reviews seriously anymore.

 

[GeneticallyModifiedDucks]

Games have too low standards. 80% of games get over 75 metascore, when barely 3/4 of those deserve it.

Reviews are so unpredictable. Ign gave MOH a 6.0 but it gave glitch filled mw2 a 9.5 (BS)I really don't listen to any Ign reviews seriously anymore.

I didn't find any glitches in MW2. But the game was so bad already, it doesn't really need glitches to be rated low.

 

[Irridium]

Whatever happened to Republic Commando?

Oh that was actually interesting and fun so it was ignored by the general public.

 

[MurderousToaster]

Oh really?

I thought if the game got really shitty reviews, it would be awesome and everybody would love it!




What is it with analysts and stating the obvious? It's all they seem to do these days.

 

[Lono Shrugged]

*trumpets* at last the beast of descending mediocrity that is Medal Of Honor is finally being brought down.

Some franchises just need to die

 

[samsonguy920]

Whatever happened to Republic Commando?

Oh that was actually interesting and fun so it was ignored by the general public.

Irony is so thick in that, I will spread it on my sammich and eat it. YUM!

 

[Jimmyjames]

No surprise to me.

The problem is that there is SO MUCH content to choose from out there these days that if something isn't perceived of as flawless, it gets bagged on. In movies and game in particular, there are legions of nit-pickers anxious to complain.

How shallow and spoiled people have become. On average, the quality and amount of entertainment available now is far above that of even 10 years ago, yet there are those that still feel they are owed something.

 

[JeanLuc761]

Oh really?

I thought if the game got really shitty reviews, it would be awesome and everybody would love it!




What is it with analysts and stating the obvious? It's all they seem to do these days.

I agree, but the fact that they're basically considering anything less than an 85 to be a "shitty review" is troubling to say the least.

 

[FinalDream]

(In Mr. Burns' office, the Government Inspector gives Mr. Burns his report.)
Government Inspector: Mr. Burns, in 20 years, I have never seen such a shoddy, deplorable--
Mr. Burns: Oh look! Some careless person has left thousands and thousands of dollars just lying here on my coffee table. Uh, Smithers, why don't we leave the room, and hopefully, when we return, the pile of money will be gone.

That comes to mind.

 

[Credge]

Most of the reviews have said this:

The Single Player is outstanding. The Multiplayer is not.

The style of game that MoH and CoD are do not go hand in hand with good multiplayer. Want a good multiplayer? Well, looks like you're going to have a crappy single player. Want a good single player? Better take a lot of content away from multiplayer!

Reviews are useless.

 

[ForensicYOYO]

Ive been reading up on the game and watching videos and what Ive concluded is its a little kid trying to be like his two older brothers (MW2 & Battlefield: BC2). It Faileds in to many areas that should have been noticeable problems for anyone who has played any half decent FPS in the past 5 years. They can only blame themselves but I was hoping It would have shined over MW2 so it would shut some people up. O well.

 

[WanderingFool]

they just wont leave this game alone, will they

Well sometimes watching something go horribly, horribly wrong can be entertaining.

I agree with that...

Anyways, im not happy with the score, but ill still try the game, maybe even buy it. I think this is what MoH needed... Could have been done better, but honestly, I dont think I could stand another fucking WW2 game, unless its some alternate reality deal.

 

[crimsonshrouds]

don't play "modern warfare games" so in short don't care.

Game has to have a good multiplayer to get a good review anyways. That or semd a pile of money to the reviewer with the game and an automatic oral sex machine.