1up And EGM Switch To Letter Grades

I think Patapon will get the first A+

Dont trust 1up or EGM. Been comin to GR for years for game reviews and will be as long as I am a gamer.

same here. GR's a bit pickier than I would be, but you know that when they say something's good, it is.

Agreed. The same goes for IGN and Gamespot, giving better grades to the games that have the most advertising space on their site. I'm still waiting for congress to get involved to find out if Gamespot lied about any of its reviews.

I think I should get an A+

I think Dspwner should get a swift kick in the ass! *snaps* I'm a cool cat now.

I don't trust any of them, like most of us here, but as the saying goes: if you're going to steal - steal from the best.

In this case, that's GR.

Them using letter grades isn't going to change anything. They still suck at review scores.

20 bucks says Spore gets the first GR A+

Switch is spelled wrong on the main page. Personally, I love EGM. They're my favorite magazine of the major ones (I hate GamePro), and EGM reminds me of GR a little bit. Of course, if GR made a print mag then the game would be over. Anyway, I saw the grading on 1up and immediate thought of GR. Here's hoping you two merge and destroy half of Kansas.

I thought the ol' swith was rather 'dainty'.

Out of every one that grades games i have found that GR is the best there is so i have stuck with them ever since i found the site.

I think they grade based on the 'special school' where everyone is a winner just for trying. That way, no one loses (except the customers.) Half those games sounded good, but the other half sounded like total crap.

GR will never give an A+.

I think they will, eventually.

Out of interest Duke, have any games come close to getting an A+? Apart from the one that got one accidentally.

Of all the reviews I read, I know that the first Tony Hawk Pro Skater came close, as did the first Driver and Gran Turismo.

I was browsing through the reviews to check up old grades and stumbled upon this: http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/hardware/promedia_gmxd Apparently the A+ has been given out years ago.

That was back when they reviewed hardware. I'm sure it was the same thing that happened recently. Good catch, though.

Ugh, I don't really like letter grades that much. A 0-10 scale feels a lot better when reviewing games, it was a huge relief when Nintendo Power switched over from their "Star" scale a year or two a go (yeah, I still read NP haha).

GR should remove A+ from their system lol, because perfection will never be achieved in games

What game will get the first A+? My money's going to a hentai game. I thought the whole business of Ziff Davis switching to letters was sadly amusing. They touted the change as though it were this revolutionary idea that would forever change the face of reviewing. Whether you're handing out letters, numbers, or Mike'n'Ikes, you're still putting a value on a product.

It's GR's goal to never give an A+ either. That poor letter is probably gagged and locked up and being whipped by A all the time. "I think Patapon will get the first A+" I actually think McFarlane's Evil Prophecy 2 will get the A+.

"The Holy Grail of Gaming. The Perfect Game. We have never given one." That is the description, direct from GR. The only games that appear to be able to get one would either be Spore or Patapon.

I 100% agree with wild mario. If a game is "perfect" then its flaw is it cant improve on anything and it makes other games obsolete.

nights into dreams was close to an A+

I'm with kitten on this one, both the games look awesome, but still the fact of actually getting an A+ is pretty unfeasible.

It was before GR existed, but i'd say the most amazing, revolutionary game for its time was probably either Pirates! or Dune II.

Hmm bets on the A+ game? Some money can be made here. As for the grading system methinks any works as long as it is consistent. The manifesto clearly states that IGN is not. GR has been, ergo, we, if not myself alone, consider GR to be of the highest and respected standards.

The thing about 1UP is that they don't think an A+/10/5 stars/whatever means "perfect" in the way GR does. They just think it means really awesome, so it's more like GR's A grade. I think you could probably get more GR-like review scores if you just bumped down all the grades by half a letter.

They do have some nice reviews though abit on the biased side. I for one hope GR stays the same as they have always been. I'm still waiting for the elusive A+ game you guys are holding out for. Waiting since 1999 guys. Keep it up!

ummm im pretty sure that survivor game some odd years back got an A+, correct me if im wrong :)

theres no place else other then GR i go to for game reviews. you guys stay true and preach realness, unlike these other miscreants. they all wish they were as tight as us (us= those who are dedicated to GR that is)

an A+ is the equivalent of a 10, which EGM, not counting any other 1UP scores or magazines, have only given 14 times. in fact, out of the list that duke presented, only one of them (bioshock) was awarded an EGM platinum award (all 10's).

As a rule of thumb, i don't trust any review sites on the payroll of major producers... Been coming to GR since 1998 for game related mambo jumbo, and will be doing so until duke is forced at gunpoint to join EA's payroll...