Should have IGN given NBA 2K13 a score higher than 9.1?

[Conda]

http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/09/28/nba-2k13-review

Ryan McCaffrey's two negative points on NBA 2K13 were that the game had terrible menus and no tutorials. Little does he know, there ARE tutorials in the game. It's called Practice. Maybe he didn't find it because of the "Terrible Menus," but I doubt it. I think the menus are excellent, considering all the options that are selectable. In addition to the other five practice modes, Training Camp actually teaches how to perform each move step by step. Considering his lack of knowledge, did he give the game a fair rating? Shouldn't it be higher than 9.1?

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[buickbeast]

Quote: Originally Posted by Conda

http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/09/28/nba-2k13-review Ryan McCaffrey's two negative points on NBA 2K13 were that the game had terrible menus and no tutorials. Little does he know, there ARE tutorials in the game. It's called Practice. Maybe he didn't find it because of the "Terrible Menus," but I doubt it. I think the menus are excellent, considering all the options that are selectable. In addition to the other five practice modes, Training Camp actually teaches how to perform each move step by step. Considering his lack of knowledge, did he give the game a fair rating? Shouldn't it be higher than 9.1? Attachment 50231

Could McCaffrey secretly be A.I?

[JWiLL02]

I have no issue with the score, 9.1 is still very high, but that was a pathetically shallow review.

He says absolutely nothing about the on court improvements, how much better the isomotion is, how improved the AI is, etc. There's very little substance at all, that review could have been written based on the pre game press releases.

[Errors Occurred]

Does it really matter if they gave it a 5.0? I mean after all we are talking about IGN...I only listen to people that are here at OS so nothing IGN said can change what I thought about the game.

[kabluey]

i think nba 2k13 deserves a 9.5. ign don't kno how to rate games.

[RandomPerson]

Who cares? That guy doesn't even know enough about basketball to properly critique the game. The guy didn't really talk about anything terribly important in the review. Lets see, he talked about Justin Bieber, shoe design, Jay-Z, menus, tutorials, and how someone thought he was watching a real game, even though it's September and NBA season doesn't start for a month. Yeah, what an informative review.

IGN's rating system is stupid anyway. What made him give it a 9.1 instead of a 9.3 or a 9?

[Conda]

Quote: Originally Posted by Errors Occurred

Does it really matter if they gave it a 5.0? I mean after all we are talking about IGN...I only listen to people that are here at OS so nothing IGN said can change what I thought about the game.

Agreed. It's like having a car mechanic inspect an airplane. IGN doesn't seem qualified to review sports games.

[Boge]

I've personally never rated a basketball game higher than a 9, so a 9.1 is a fair score.