10 out of 10
I noticed that many gaming websites have been awarding 10 out of 10 awards to video games as of late and I believe they are in the wrong on this. I mean 10 out of 10 means you have made a major impact on the gaming industry and have changed the gaming world for the future. I believe we have had a lot of really good games this year but for 10 out of 10 this honor I believe cannot be awarded so easily or quick to any game out there today. 10 is the Holy Grail for a game, and means a lot to the game that it had satisfy in all fields of need to make it a totally complete game. Now Gamespot has only awarded a few games this honor to its credit and that's good but other sites have been awarded this honor to easily to games now of days so here is my list of how a game is judged for a 10 out of 10 and I bet it's close to the actual guidelines.
- 1. Changed the game industry or changed the way gaming is done for the industry, games like Unreal Tournament and GTA: 3 did this and changed the gaming world and have since been a great improvement for the industry.
- 2. Becomes a benchmark in the gaming industry, meaning all other games are rated or held up to that level you set for the industry.
- 3. Replay value has to be great, I mean you have to get a lot of gaming experience out of the game and it has to live up to a certain level for the industry.
- 4. This is an honor that can only be achieved over a time frame, meaning it should not be awarded right away but over time when you look back at it and then revise the rating for it to be a true 10 out 10 game.
Games that share this honor in my opinion are the following games:
Tetris
Super Mario Bros 3
Zelda: A link to the Past
Pong
Mortal Kombat
GTA: 3
Unreal Tournament
Quake
Sonic the Hedgehog
Honorable mentions are:
GTA: San Andreas
Halo
Doom
Command and Conquer
Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3
Half life
The Sims
I mean its great to see developers and creators working around the clock to make masterpiece games like they do but I beileve we over look some little things before we rate the game with such a high honor. I mean its a big thing to the gaming world and needs to be reserved for only the best games of our time that must of us agree on.
So in short remember that a 10 out of 10 honor is a big thing that should not be awarded so easily or quick to any game on any system.
Thank you and Keep on Gaming,
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i have a subscription to 1UP's EGM (Electronic Gaming Monthly), and they have a rating system where three people review each game. On the BioShock review, it got straight 10s, which would lead you to believe that the game was, in fact, perfect. In the latest issue, they had an interview with the lead designer at 2K Boston/Irrational, and he himself pointed out several flaws in the game, mainly in the storyline.
When I got my PS1 and played the first few games, even the crappiest games seemed like gifts from God because they had a 3d world or more moves that the old Nintendo/Sega games I had been playing.