By no means am I saying that it would be appropriate to buy the review (as I know some companies do this), but IGN just gave you a 6 out of 10, while your spending a decent chunk of marketing dollars promoting your title. If I were the marketing department, wouldn't I rethink this strategy and advertise elsewhere?? Just by reading the IGN review I could get the sense that they were thinking of this game more against competition such as CoD and not really focusing on what Brink really is. Disappointing considering I usually trust IGN reviews.

IGN got the game before damn release and before the 1st day patch so they had more bugs in it. I totaly disrespect all reviews so far, even the good ones. Because non of them actualy played the game (Without patch so they had bad graphics or with bots(which is like play WoW alone))

games should be reviewed based on what arrived in their office...not promises of bug fixes. i was telling people for weeks that scores will be in the 7-8's simply because it's an online multiplayer game and those traditionally do not review well.

wow i just looked at Ign 6.0 thats sad oh hell i waited i want it and dont care what scores say more like sumthing they need too put in because they dont want people too waste money on.i guess for alot of people scores are there for sumthing but you know what they say it never hurts too try.

this makes no sense. they released a week early because they said the game was finished, thus it shouldn't even need a day 1 patch. imo of course.

....if u want to control the media u buy CNN,not the other/smaller companies,no?
My question is why we keep watching CNN/(IGN) if we say that we know what's going on behind the curtins?

Also here's my thoughts on the subject http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/topic/1187113-why-do-u-care-about-what-others-say-about-brink/

I just watched the Ign review,well the first part of it anyways and dear me i would honestly be surprised if the reviewer enjoyed anything in his life,his monologue comes across as if hes recently died.Compare the vid review on Gametrailers,immediatly your hit with music,guns banging,movement etc and the guy sounds awake(although still a little dull).I will say i don't rely on either of these sites for game opinion but prefer thesixthaxis.com which award Brink with a 9/10 although do mention the tech issues and also contrast how the day one patch has cleared near all but occasional lag.

eh is there a link somewhere to the ign review? Couldnt find it.

-->but thats really harsh, just a 6.0 rating is REALLY bad

There is always stuff that needs to be fixed no matter when you release. So no matter when they release, they are going to start working on patches or updates immediately. This is true of any game.

I watched the IGN video review. That guy...just....I don't even know how to explain it.
Ok:

Here's the point..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................Here's where he hit

IGN svcks because they take bribes for games such as Call of Duty.

you think that is bad? a guy at g4tv gave it a 4 / 10 . well, technically 2/5 but that is essentially the same.

All reviewers are opinionated. Who are they to tell me I wont like game because they did not. Maybe some of the people at IGN liked it and some didn't. I don't give a flying [censored] what anyone else thinks. It's more of what you the player thinks.

I agree that it should ultimately be based on your choice and likes. But i seriously feel that there is more going on than meets the eyes with g4's review. I mean seriously, a 4?! i can understand you not liking the game. I can understand you giving it a 6/10 like IGN did. But giving it a 4?! that is like saying that the game is a piece of [censored]. and brink by no means whatsoever is one of those. I really think that guy was either biased or bribed. maybe both.

or it is below average.

Or or or Treyarch paid them to do it like they pay IGN to give their games 9s and 10s

G4's review actually made me laugh as I read it. He's complaining about a lot of the things that SD intentionally put there.

"Grenades do poor damage and mostly just knock enemies down."

"You can’t change your weight class between matches, which removes a lot of choices for class-swapping."

"The classes are mostly limited by the types of objectives they can complete."

Link to these reviews?

from what ive heard...the only conclusion i get is ..splash damage arent paying these previewers...

"Grenades do poor damage and mostly just knock enemies down."
LOL it is like that because it is more of a ability then a grenade

"You can’t change your weight class between matches, which removes a lot of choices for class-swapping."
try changing your weight class in other shooter games in game

"The classes are mostly limited by the types of objectives they can complete."
that is where the teamworks come in ?

these arent problems...these are just a reviewer complaining cause brink is not what they imagined and want.
i dont mind if the problem is the technical issue brink is experienceing coz it is a viable reason
however the problem that is stated is what make brink ..BRINK!!!
if they fixed all the problem the reviewer mentioned then i can guarantee you it will be another cod look alike

That G4 review had to be the most pathetic thing I've read in a really long time. I was sitting here saying to myself "No kidding genius, they did that intentionally to make the game LESS like it's counterparts". Proof positive that they do nothing in the vein of screening a reviewer who is actually compliant. As far as the actual issues they bring up, like texture popping and lag...it amazes me how much they rip on Brink for it, where as these issues exist in every other FPS game on the market. ALL of them...even the big name releases. Hell, MAG...my default FPS game is a damn eye sore. It looks HORRIBLE compared to Brink, but the game is fun, strategic and unique...which is why the MAG community is still striving more then a year after it's release. Same will be the case for Brink. It's a niche FPS game that caters to a certain FPS game player. Seems that they task CoD fratboys to review FPS games, and if it doesn't have CoD like gameplay and features, it's a bad game. I pity any person that actually objectively buys into what some of these review sites peddle as "informative" reviews.

devils advocate here but if you perceived those as negatives you'd complain as well. just because it's a feature doesn't mean everyone will like said feature. splash damage doesn't supply a "how to review our game" manualthey have to hand it off to reviewers and hope for the best.

These reviews are going to hurt the game nonetheless. Especially since every major video game reviewer has given Brink a poor review.