Really, By being completely idiotic they did us one of the biggest favors possible. They got all the mindless-COD fan boy drones to take this game off their wishlist. Thank you almighty moron's that are IGN. We won't have to listen to the pathetic banter about how the game is [censored] and that the person should have never bought it through our headsets and we will actually get to enjoy the game for what it is with people that can actually handle the task of doing objectives. "OH EMM GEE GUYZ, WHY I NO OHK NOOZ0R IN THE FACE" Good riddance.

But then they won't sell as many copies and make further dlc's for Brink or Brink 2

The hate for CoD and its players on the forum is comical.

The last CoD I played regularly was 4, which was a great game. MW2 and Black Ops are not big enough changes to get me hooked again, but acting like they are these incompetent jokes of games and anyone who dares play them is a fool is just.... stupid.

Brinks a damn FPS with a few more rewards for teamwork than usual, I will be buying it and I expect enjoying it but god its not something to get on a high horse over.

Game all to ourselves :hubbahubba:

LMAO! I like the way you put it, but it is true! :rofl:

They're already a million dollar gaming company, As far as DLC's and Brink 2 go, Actual sales from true fans will get them far past what'd be needed.

It's not good and not a favor trust me this game needs people to buy it a lot of people are cancelling orders and giving up on it..one thing that games need is a thriving community and perhaps at it's core it will have a small hardcoe community but to be honest that wont be enough

I don't disagree with you, Honestly. But with many other gaming sites giving it 8+ or 4 out of 5 stars I'm sure IGN will be made to look like complete idiots yet again and Brink will do better then THEY thought possible. GameInformer, Another big game critic actually said their waiting for a day or 2 after release to review it in its full multi-player aspect. At that point, The Graphic patch should be put into place, And will be givin a mighty review by them. IGN is really the only review site giving it bad reviews.

In all honesty, CoD4 was only a fraction more bearable than MW2. Haven't even touched BO yet. It's obviously a taste thing, because I wish I hadn't wasted $50 on CoD4.

I agree the people that bow to the stupidity that is IGN's hilariously sad reviews are people nobody will honestly want around anyway. Plenty of other sites that don't get bought off all the time like a corrupt politician seem to be giving the game pretty decent scores ranging from 7.5- to 8.2. I even saw a 9. Personally I don't care about scores and do my own research like any person interested in a product should do.

if you cant aim well when playing FPS CoD is the game for you, spray n pray will get you too many kills. i feel i wasted my money when i bought CoD games it never changes

IGN Reviews:

For CoD addicts, by CoD addicts.

Haha, I have to admit, I have to agree with grey stark on this.

I'm no CoD fan boy by far. But CoD4 was a really good game, brought the genre forward a bit for the casual gamer, which is always good.
So yeah, all this hating on CoD for no reason is just a bit silly and immature if you ask me.

By all means slag it off when you justify it, but don't just do an anti-cod rant. The mods should really get on these...

If you cant aim when playing FPS, you will get dominated at CoD. If anything, if you can't aim when playing a FPS.. you are more suited for Brink where you can run around throwing out syringes and place high on the leaderboard.

Its certainly true that CoD games have an irritating playerbase, but so does pretty much every extremely popular game. Could be a good thing for your experience for a while, but if you want DLC and a sequel its not.

In no way was this anti-cod, I was anti-drone. AKA Obsessive CoD players. I have a 3rd prestige on black ops, It's not that it's not FUN but for some reason the negative that IGN had for brink was the same stuff they gave CoD a glowing 9.5 for. 8-9 maps and repetitive. Uhmm. CoD has 8-9 maps not including DLC, Counting it as a bad thing from Brink will assume we get no DLC which we are. (I can say this with almost absolute certainty) AND Repetitive? Ok, CoD holds the damn crown for repetitiveness. Oh hey, Point, Shoot, Get killstreaks, Die. Rinse and repeat. The only difference is they'll throw in a bomb site or a few flags now and then. That's really it. Brink offers so much more and they seem to just throw it off to the side like nothing. Amateurs.

I disagree. As a MAG player, I'm all to familiar with COD comparisons, cult community and the inevitable influx of noobs from time to time. Even though most still bash MAG and the numerous patches nerfing almost everything on that game, I still love playing it to this day (well, late night April 18th to be exact). I find that I either like or dislike a fps based off the engines used for play mechanics. It's the reason why I very strongly dislike MW2 mp (sluggish movement with a poor hit detection engine that makes smooth transitioning across different level terrain "clunky" and frustrating) So I'd have to agree with Echo in the logic that there'll be less infantile, short attention span players. Which is a good thing imo. MAG has never suffered from its cult status among its community.

From their Black Ops review summary:

"Gameplay: 8.0 - You can’t help but feel that both the single- and multiplayer could use some new life beyond just adding bigger and badder explosions (like smarter AI). Still, Call of Duty provides plenty of fun."

They gave the game a 8.5 not 10.0. And while the base maps arnt too plentiful, it has a full campaign and feature set that Brink lacks. Wager matches were a cool addition.

As mentioned I played MAG a lot.. and while the community size hasn't hurt it TOO much.. some of the game modes have essentially been abandoned and the player count numbers suggested the game isn't likely to reach its 2nd anniversary with any games being played... not sure how it will look in 2 months.. especially after this PSN ordeal.

Brinks doesn't require 64 players for the smallest full matches though.

Brink has Challenges as sort of a side thing, Like wager matches. Not essential but they're there. I still don't understand how they can deem CoD's gameplay an 8.0 and give Brinks a 6.5 (or 6.0 can't remember) when we also have the SMART system, Based mostly on dumb A.I. they didn't even review multiplayer with actual people. Such a sad review in general.

I watched a stream of the challenges (took 40 minutes to 2 star them all, 3 star one), yes that is a cool feature but its underutilized. Just one map per challenge... a series of parkour challenges could have been really fun. I loved the challenge rooms in things like Bionic Commando rearmed and I guess Mirrors Edge is the obvious comparison for parkour. Of course, it shouldnt be docked for not having more challenges since thats just a bonus to teach you the game and a fun one.. but your mention of it just makes me wish they had fleshed it out anyway.

I must admit that Call of Duty gamers all too often ascribe the entire first person shooter genre to what they know in that franchise. Even on just the creative level, one would think supporting titles that deviant from a well worn formula would be welcomed.

You'd think, but people are afraid of the new and unknown. I guess that big ol' brain of ours really is just a neck weight.

Saw this coming from a mile away but OP said it well enough. Any game that dares to be different will inevitably be slandered by the pampered, narrow minded status quo, who's comfort zone doesn't extend beyond the latest COD map pack. I would be fine with this crowd if it weren't for the fact that they try and infect other games to turn them into COD clones... always using that same tired threat of poor sales. They did it to the Killzone franchise, which until 3 was my favorite game but lo and behold the developers caved in and sold out to those who demanded lightning fast speed, two bullet kills to the pinky toe, rampant camping and K/D whoring at the expense of the actual objectives. Sorry but it's true. They did it to the Resistance franchise as well. Anyone who doesn't recognize COD negative influence on challenge, innovation and creativity on games these days is simply in denial, legitimizing their stance with numbers. C'mon, some of us want the chance to have fun playing something different. End rant/

Explain [Prototype] and Two Worlds.

[Prototype] - 5/10 (I loved prototype it was fun)

Two Worlds - 3/10 ? Not sure about this one. (imo this was stupid beyond belief)

But they have made a Two Worlds 2 and are in the process of making [Prototype 2]

I thought Prototype was in the process of already finishing up and polishing it off? Even then, Yeah, IGN gave it a crappy review and I found it pretty fun. Altho it did seem a little repetitive it was probably one of the best stress-release games I've ever seen. Crappy day? Nothing the gore and dismemberment of Prototype couldn't fix.

Anyways back to on topic. Reviews don't necessarily mean the demise of a franchise. So IGN gave it a 6. Gametrailers have it a nice 7.9 and Gamesradar gave it an 8. Those are both fairly big gaming companies as well. IGN is just like that one guy from highschool, You know the one I'm talking about. He's a total [censored] to everyone but somehow manages to have the highest popularity around campus? Yeah, IGN is that guy.