well i have to say i'm really disappointed with how it scored here: 9.0, and i was hoping for a 10. i know it doesn't reflect very well on me to say that a site is losing credibility just because a game i am really excited for did not score the way i hoped it would, but honestly, when the game has been scoring perfect or near-perfect on every other gaming website, i really have to wonder at the criteria being used to judge games here on gamespot.

from jeff's review, it seemed the 2 biggest things that got on his nerves were frequent hitches and hickups during gameplay, and a number of minor bugs. first of all, even the best games have minor bugs in them, and i don't see that as a reason to deck an entire point or even half a point if it isn't causing major disruptions to gameplay. second of all, and more importantly, i really have to wonder about these so-called performance glitches when none of the other reviews i have read mention such a thing. from the looks of it, it was jeff's hardware (X360) that was acting up, not the game, and it is not fair to review a piece of software poorly if it was the hardware that was causing the problems. not only is it not fair, that's just faulty reviewing, pure and simple.

finally, let me just put this whole review in perspective. according to jeff:

Gears of War > Bioshock

Warioware: Smooth Moves > Bioshock

did GS lose some of its credibility with me today? you bet it did.