Soapbox time. This is why Numerical scores suck: because NO ONE SEEMS TO UNDERSTAND THEM. Getting all 10's does not mean the game is perfect ( THERE IS NO SUCH THING. ). Frankly, I don't think GTAVC justified three 10's, but that really is just my opinion--it seems like more of an upgrade to me after having played it, though I have not beaten it. Still, EGM plead their cases very well in that review, and every reason you can come up with for why it wasn't a game worthy of 10's was pretty much addressed in their review.
If the sailing and the ease with which Zelda is beaten is THAT big of a deal to Mark (I believe he's the one who gave it a 9.5), so what? I mean, I was a little surprised by it, but if you're going to get angry about one guy not thinking a game was a true 10, then more power to you, but what's the use? Furthermore, who says you can compare GTAVC's score with Zelda's? You can't. Different systems, different expectations, different games.
As far as I'm concerned, he basically did give it a 10 because his issues with it were so niggling. He flatly says, "It's one of the most unique and enjoyable games ever--play it. " If you still think the score matters that much, then you're missing the point that anyone who goes only on scores (or only on reviews period) isn't the kind of gamer who would buy Zelda in the first place because he's a mindless moron.
The best part is this: NONE OF YOU HAVE PLAYED THE GAME. Now, there's no way you KNOW you'd give it a 10 unless you're so impressionable that you follow what the critics say to the latter. How about sending those emails to Shoe AFTER YOU'VE PLAYED AND BEATEN THE GAME? Then at least you'll have something to go on more than what you HOPE the score is.
EDIT: And I'm really sick of this attitude that if you don't agree with a review, it must be that the writers are "stuck up another company's butt" to quote an oft-repeated phrase seen above. Hello? THEY GAVE IT NEARLY A PERFECT SCORE!!!!!!!!!!!! That .5 can't mean that much to you. Have a look at the this month's XBOX scores and tell me if EGM is stuck up MS's butt. I seriously don't see any partisanship going on at EGM, at least any more than you can expect. I'd hate to see half the people who write posts like those above writing for a huge mag like EGM--it'd be "Sony SUX!" and "M$ GETS BENT!" in nearly every review. For all the flaws of human beings, the writers at EGM and countless other publications do a darn good job of keeping their inherent and always-present biases at bay. Start reading your own posts every once in a while--see who's biased then.
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