This week I was watching G4's Reviews on the Run, a video-game reviewing show inferior to X-Play, (It's the only thing on before school ok?) and they happened to review Super Smash Bros. Brawl. I watched in absolute awe as they gave my favourite Wii game a 8 and a 7 out of ten. (Two reviewers.) Now, I believe in free speech and rights to opinions, but the bias! Holy fucking shit! I couldn't believe it! They marked it down for several (mostly unjustified) reasons, and I will proceed to list them AND present my rebuttal to each. Hang on... I'm looking at the website here... and now it's giving it an average score of nine point five? http://www.elecplay.com/articles_review.php?article=11754 Ridiculous. Read that on your own.
ROTR Argument 1:
It's a button masher with no real strategy involved.
Mat's Rebuttal:
Are you fucking serious? Smash is about split-second decision making, wise item use, and strategic use of movesets. Any asshole can press the A Button a bunch and run away, but using items and special moves intelligently is how you win.
ROTR Argument 2:
I don't understand why the cute Nintendo characters are beating each other up.
Mat's Rebuttal:
Why are they driving Karts, playing Baseball, and in the Olympics? You didn't mark down those games for that reason. (DISCLAIMER: Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games sucks ass.)
ROTR Argument 3:
It doesn't stack up to other fighting games.
Mat's Rebuttal:
Those other games are button mashers, and Brawl just doesn't compare to their realism, gore factor, and...gore factor.
ROTR Argument 4:
Victor didn't like the other games in the series.
Mat's Rebuttal:
That's fine, but don't knock down this one because Melee wasn't your cup of tea.
That's my opinion, whither you like Brawl or not.
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4 comments:
With argument With#4 I would have to agree. SSBB does even compare to the MK series and the SoulCaliber series. 7 out of 10 is completely reasonable in my opinion
I stand by what I said.
Excuse me it is 9:30 and no new rant
Well, the fact is, those guys are ADULTS who ACT like ADULTS, X-play guys just love video games that would appeal to them.
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