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Home News The Sun Gives Max Payne 3 A 3.5/5, Claims It Is "A Mistake"

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The Sun Gives Max Payne 3 A 3.5/5, Claims It Is "A Mistake"

Posted on Friday, May 4 @ 10:52:53 Eastern by


The Sun, a tabloid newspaper in the UK, has scored Max Payne 3 a 3.5/5 for its preview for the game in its morning paper. Written by Jean-Claude Suttun, it claims that "this was a mistake" in the online version of the article:
Clarification: In the paper this morning, you will've noticed that we gave Max Payne a score of '3.5' - or 70% as it'd be online. We'd like to clarify that this was a mistake, and that we have NOT reviewed nor marked the game yet, and won't do so until May 18th, its release.
I'm not certain whether this truly a mistake given that this is a tabloid, after all. What would get more attention than printing a supposed review score of a highly anticipated game before everyone else and just saying it was a mistake?

Even so, the damage has been done. A 3.5/5 for the game based on a preview of its single-player is already damning. 70% is not the score Rockstar is looking for and certainly doesn't spread confidence to those who pre-ordered the game or are waiting for a few reviews to come in.

Normally, the early reviews for high-profile games are a spread of extremely high scores from outlets that were able to obtain an exclusive or have been given permission to print their flattering views. In a way, this 3.5/5 is a refreshing, even if it is a mistake.

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  • danielrbischoff
    danielrbischoff
    Joined: Nov 2009
    Posted: May 4th, 2012 at 12:20 pm
    All about the pageviews and the paper sales.
    0 2
  • CaptainPicard
    CaptainPicard
    Joined: Sep 2010
    Posted: May 5th, 2012 at 2:34 am
    Daniel if you do the review for this game, dont pull any punches. lol tell it like it is! Cause thats whats great about this site
    0 0
  • OdiousLupous
    OdiousLupous
    Joined: Jul 2011
    Posted: May 4th, 2012 at 3:18 pm
    The Sun does game reviews? I just thought there were titties on page 3.
    0 1
  • tinymhg
    tinymhg
    Joined: Jun 2011
    Posted: May 5th, 2012 at 12:45 am
    Page 3 girls. :-) First thing I'd look at the university library, back in the day.
    0 1
  • WILLS_COOL_MODE
    WILLS_COOL_MODE
    Joined: Oct 2010
    Posted: May 4th, 2012 at 9:10 pm
    The fact that something was in The Sun already means it's not real news, so now an article about a Sun article is like, exponentially not news.
    1 2
  • elmoreoocyte
    elmoreoocyte
    Joined: Apr 2012
    Posted: May 5th, 2012 at 1:48 am
    "What would get more attention than printing a supposed review score of a highly anticipated game before everyone else and just saying it was a mistake?"

    THIS^^^ My cynical guess is that this is a paid advertisement. DMA design.
    1 1
  • Gameon1
    Gameon1
    Joined: May 2012
    Posted: May 5th, 2012 at 2:24 am
    I think "the mistake" was that they gave details of their review before they're actually allowed to by rule. But I bet their 3.5 score given was real.
    1 1
  • CaptainPicard
    CaptainPicard
    Joined: Sep 2010
    Posted: May 5th, 2012 at 2:31 am
    I really hope not... Cause this is the first time ive been this excited about a third sequel :(
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