Originally posted by cgannon64
The question for me is, do I get F-Zero or Rebel Strike for Christmas?
Skip 'em both and get Mario Kart. Or at least Viewtiful Joe. Then get a GBA and Advance Wars 2, FFTA, and Fire Emblem for your January birthday.
Speaking of Mario Kart... (warning, long rant up ahead)
IGN trashed it!
http://cube.ign.com/articles/458/458922p1.html
Before you go off saying that 7.9 isn't
that bad or that IGN has the right to give it a 7.9, consider their impressions article a few days before:
http://cube.ign.com/articles/458/458546p1.html
The two articles contradict themselves! Plus, that review is completely biased. Fran (the reviewer) complains that it's too much like MK64, but then how come for Madden 2004 they give 9.5 saying "If it ain't broke, then don't fix it!" as a justification. Inconsistancy here.
Then the whole review is almost purely concentrating on it's negative points. In the entire four pages, only ONE PARAGRAPH is used to describe the ENTIRE POINT OF DOUBLE SLASH, THE DUAL CHARACTERS! What's the rest of the review about? Oh, looks like Fran wants more unlockables (this is the first Mario Kart to have any unlockable racers), Kart skins (?), character costumes (?), remakes of old tracks (I thought they said it was too much like MK64

), more battle modes (it starts out with four, just like the older ones, and has two additional unlockables), more tracks (same number as before), online (Xlink is working on this, Nintendo has an anti-online stance), better music (it's a friggin' MARIO game), and for it to be LESS KIDDIE! (again, it's a MARIO game!)
I could rant forever, but then again, this is what everyone is doing. If Fran had given it an 8.1 (which is what MK64 got) then I wouldn't be complaining. If it never received a 98% from EGM as GAME OF THE MONTH, and around 9's from just about every other reviewers, then I wouldn't be ranting. But, no, Fran must bash the game by expecting that it's going to be a gift from god. Either that, or IGN did this to attract attention (which, if this is the case, then it is working really well)
Oh, and if this was Gamespot, I would understand, since Gamespot usually gives harsher reviews (it gave MK64 a what, 6.5?), but at least Gamespot
consistantly gives harsh reviews, unlike IGN, which pours out the nines like no tommorrow.
IGNorant or no IGN, nothing is going to spoil how much fun I will have with Mario Kart. Nothing.
