There's some fun to be had with Disaster: Day of Crisis, but it's far from good and certainly not what you should be expecting from Nintendo.
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This review was an OPINION. It really really aggravates me to read some of your comments about it not being a 7. Slating the reviewer himself is completely wrong too. He has merely told you what HE believes about the game. What you believe is understandably going to be different in some shape or form.
Disagreement is fine. I have no problem with it, we're all different. But when somebody actually slates the reviewer for not doing his job properly and calling him a 'moron' etc. It's not on. Stop acting like 6 year olds and enjoy the ****ing game if you're enjoying it. (this wasn't aimed solely at you, Darkwun btw)
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No, hell no, that's the last, cheapest get out clause any professional reviewer should hide behind.
As a professional reviewer, it's not just Tom's responsibility to offer his opinion on the game, it's his job to give us a critical, factually accurate and balanced assessment of the game he is playing, so that people can learn about the game, see what it's strengths and weaknesses are, and best judge from the text whether the game would be suitable for them.
Tom has simply not justified the score he's given Disaster, and given that poor reviews effect the financial fortunes of hundreds, if not thousands of people, gamers are absolutely right to take him to task on points they either totally disagree with, or worse, are factually incorrect.
How the hell can you justify marking the only plus point next to the game as some decent graphics, when if nothing else, it features a multitude of different play styles and some really clever use of the Wiimote. Phrases like 'clunky' are so scattershot, that to use them to sum up the games entire adventuring element just smacks of "couldn't be bothered".
Sorry, but with the financial burden carried by games these days, and the short time with which they have to make any sort of a profit, end users are totally, totally right to challenge reviews they don't agree with, because if enough people do openly disagree with the review, it helps to counter it's effect on people's buying decisions.
I've nothing against the site and certainly not Tom himself (I totally distance myself from the personal attacks made) but the power wielded by reviewers these days have serious consequences for peoples jobs, so they have an awesome responsibility to not just their readership, but to the companies who produce these games to give them a fair hearing.
I've no doubt that Tom genuinely wasn't impressed with Disaster, but aside from a highly disputable lag issue and some ropey graphics, it's difficult to see how he's arrived at his end score. Doubly so when it's slapped with a 5, who's default meaning is frustrating!! I mean how on Earth do they rationalise that - every average game in the world is average because it's frustrating? If nothing else comes out of this, I would encourage the videogamer.com staff to re-examine the thought process behind that one!
Things have become nasty in this thread, and as I said earlier, I want no part of the name calling (that includes dickwads), but people are clearly upset and angry to see the game marked down so badly, and the fact that the game is attracting such vocal support should give Tom pause. He may not have personally liked the game, and in his opinion, it might be "far from good", but has he really justified his opinion to his readers, and does his opinion really hold up to critical analysis?
No hard feelings to anybody, but like I said a few posts back, with niche titles like this struggling to turn a profit, I do rise to the defence of games I don't think have had a fair hearing.
Anyway, that's my 2, 4, 6 cents on the matter, and I'm sure with Tom being a videogame fan, he welcomes open and friendly discussion on reviews like this.
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first off thanks bencrosaby for not singleing me out. pretty much everything i've said has been pretty fair. i dont agree with people calling him stupid and a moron, but i agree that we have the right to complain at the review. after all thats what these threads are for. open discussion. i merely got inflamed by the fact publishers back away from the wii cuz good games like this score badly. by voicing our opinion it gives other readers a second opinion, and i think its justified in this case. i think the review was poor. it was too general and seemed to mock the game... i can understand when reviewers mok games like iron man for the wii... but not a game like this... he genuinelyt didnt like it thats fair enough. but theres little in this review to suggest that might be down to his personal taste rather than the game itself. as by this backlash suggests he really is in the minority. but the other thing that really got me was the input lag... i really get frustrated at that as nobody else has even noticed even when trying it and no other review has mentioned it.especially as he says its a game spoiling feature... thats not even a slight thing... theres something wrong there. and it was SOLELY on this input lag issue i posted the link about him being crap at games... and thats not my personal opinion, it's whats written on his bio! and as editor he has the option to remove this if he thought it was untrue! yes this review is toms opinion. and these posts are ours. we have just as much right to voice our opinion as he does. everything else i think robo has already said :)
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A F**** FIVE?????????
You got to be kiddin me, one of the first reviews i find and its this POS?
Okay, everybody! Please do NOT listen to this crap, the game is NOT a 5, its atleast solid 7 and personaly its an 8. This game is fresh, diverse and most importantly ITS VERY FUN!!!
Its kinda like NMH, it has its faults but its so fun that it doesnt matter. It will be a cult game for shure
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And Cubed³ review gave it a 8/10 too
hmmm, yeah...
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I can't comment on the game itself as I haven't played it yet, from all your comments it does sound quite good, though, so I may rent it.
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If Reggie goes on record to lay into the game, you know there's problems, guys.
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my revieuw:
Gameplay 9
Graphics 9
Sound 10
9,3/10
my revieuw:
Gameplay 9
Graphics 9
Sound 10
9,3/10
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my revieuw:
Gameplay 9
Graphics 9
Sound 10
9,3/10
Maybe you are just biased! Could it be that since you paid the $50 for the game you are forcing yourself to like it?
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Of course the irony there, is that the site you're quoting from actually gave the game a 7/10, which is the minimum score most of the people in this thread are saying the game deserved.
Reggie seems to be more put out by the games cheesy b-movie dialogue though, which again is rather ironic, as that's one of the very points which make it such an endearing little game.
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After reading the good things these comments have to say about it, I've decided to import the game and see for myself.
You might consider re-reviewing it sometime in the future.
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It's the same story all over again: reviewers trying to sound interesting and cool as part of a personal cultus, rather than trying to write a decent review.
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I finished the game and its fun as hell, loved it. Its not perfect but it certanly is worth the money.
Mr Reviewer, learn how to do your job before doing sh*t like this again
7.5/8 out of 10
PS: I want Disaster 2
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