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robnyack
09-11-2002, 07:36 PM
This makes no sense. They put out the review of The THING for the ps2 last week. Gave it an 8.4. Now the xbox version has been reviewed and it also gets an 8.4. Each version was rated exactly the same for each catagory, including the graphics catagory in which they were both given an 8. Here's the kicker, this is what they say in the XBOX review:


Visually, The Thing is a terrific-looking Xbox game. The character models are detailed and feature expressive faces that help reflect their state of mind. The animations for firing weapons, moving, and interacting with the environment are all very well done. The environments themselves range from desolate snowy terrain at night to underground caverns to densely packed bases. All of them are very detailed and look weatherworn, which totally fits with what was seen in the original film. The alien creatures you'll encounter are suitably grotesque, as are the transformations of seemingly normal people into the creatures. The textures and lighting in the Xbox version are fantastic; everything just looks so much more detailed than in the PS2 version. Unlike in the PS2 release, the flashlight is actually a light source in the Xbox version, which makes it extra creepy since a lot of the areas you have to explore are really dark, forcing you to use your flashlight to see. The Xbox version also has an extremely stable frame rate that never really slows down, even when tons of enemies appear on the screen at once.

And yet despite saying the game looks much better on the xbox, they both get an 8 rating in the graphics catagory. Makes sense, eh?

xboxrocks2003
09-13-2002, 10:23 AM
Originally posted by robnyack
This makes no sense. They put out the review of The THING for the ps2 last week. Gave it an 8.4. Now the xbox version has been reviewed and it also gets an 8.4. Each version was rated exactly the same for each catagory, including the graphics catagory in which they were both given an 8. Here's the kicker, this is what they say in the XBOX review:



And yet despite saying the game looks much better on the xbox, they both get an 8 rating in the graphics catagory. Makes sense, eh?

They rate the game on system performance. That means that they rate it on how the game has taken advantage of the systems hardware.