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    What game review site(s) do you trust the most?

    I'm after some cheap games for my 360 as I try to keep my collection to about 3-5 games (cost reasons!) and i'm getting bored of FarCry2 (50-odd% through it now)

    I was looking at Dark Sector & it gets mixed reviews on metacritic but I kinda enjoyed the demo, there are also some cheap games popping up now for £10-£20 so I thought I'd give some a try.

    So, to my question...What sites do you guys trust? There are so many different scores with contrasting positives & negatives I don't know which is the best site to side with & I want to be smart with my purchases!

    To give you an idea of what I like:

    COD4 was good, not the best game ever like a lot of people think but a solid FPS!
    R6V 1/2 - Loved them, 2 was cracking! (I prefer this to COD4....)
    BF:Bad Company was funny & enjoyed it.
    Army of Two - Repetitive, too slow.
    Crackdown was good but got a bit repetitive although I think I'm near the end!
    GTA IV - Got bored very quickly & sold it after a couple of hours play time.
    FarCry 2 - Like it, repetitive, would love it if not for the long time spent driving around in between mission.



    I'm looking at buying:

    Dark Sector.
    Gears of War (1) - Played it for a few hours on the PC but reckon this should would be better on a console.
    Bully
    Halo 3
    Alone in the Dark
    Saints Row 2
    James Bond: Quantum Of Solace

    so, any suggestions for sites or games to get?

    Cheers guys!

    Rob

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    Re: What game review site(s) do you trust the most?

    I find Eurogamer really good for game reviews, HEXUS reviews are good, Gamespy and IGN are pretty good.

    Way i look at reviews is the way they are done. If it kinda fits my type personality I can usually agree with it. Quite a few of my 360 games I agree with the Eurogamer and HEXUS reviews after playing them a bit.

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    Re: What game review site(s) do you trust the most?

    Quote Originally Posted by Rob_B View Post
    and i'm getting bored of FarCry2 (50-odd% through it now)
    That game makes me angry
    I got to about the same place as you(Rescuing Marty on the Barge), there was a glitch in the game and I had to start again. Really put me off it for good.

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    Re: What game review site(s) do you trust the most?

    Quote Originally Posted by Ferral View Post
    IHEXUS reviews are good
    Hmm, I wonder why you say that...

    I sometimes read Hexus ones, other times GameOn (honest, they are a gaming website) and of course, Yahtzee, although I sometimes disregard it

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    Re: What game review site(s) do you trust the most?

    I only really do magazines - PCZone and sometimes PCGamer, they've always just seemed better to me, don't know why!
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    Re: What game review site(s) do you trust the most?

    metacritic is all you need.

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    Re: What game review site(s) do you trust the most?

    As above, Metacritic, but I usually end up looking at the ones previously mentioned. Also, IGN always tend to have good video reviews that you can look at. The review might not necessarily be great but its a good way to get a look at some decent hi-res footage of a game you might want.

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    Re: What game review site(s) do you trust the most?

    I usually look on metacritic.com, but just read the lowest scores. The user scores are usually more accurate.

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    Re: What game review site(s) do you trust the most?

    gamespot...







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    Re: What game review site(s) do you trust the most?

    Zero Punctuation

    that's all you need - accurate and humourous

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    Re: What game review site(s) do you trust the most?

    Quote Originally Posted by streetster View Post
    Zero Punctuation

    that's all you need - accurate and humourous
    Beat me to it. Hilarious and usually spot on.

    Every other site will focus on the good bits and give you a few seconds about the bad at the end. This is the other way around.

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    Re: What game review site(s) do you trust the most?

    dark sector was ok, has some good moments and some good boss battles. It drags on a bit in places and is probably a 7/10 game. Worth the 7 quid you would pay for it now.

    Aftertouch glaive kills however never get old

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    Re: What game review site(s) do you trust the most?

    Eurogamer, Hexus, Gamespot, Metacritic.
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    Re: What game review site(s) do you trust the most?

    I tend to just read reviews in PC Gamer or on Hexus, but most of the time I make up my mind by playing on demos or waiting for one of my mates to get a game I like the look of, much better to give it a go yourself and then to decide.

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    I quite like the Out of Eight reviews. Simple and honest. http://jaguarusf.blogspot.com/
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