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Wed 02/05/01 at 21:09
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Yes its true. The Special Reserve blokes DON'T know how to rate games.
They are worst at rating N64. So lets take some N64 games.

Carmageddon: N64 mag say: Absoulate dog Terd. 8%
Special Reserve say: Carm-and-geddit 90%. Right.
That is bad. Carmageddon is the worst N64 game. Horrible graphics. Awful gameplay. N64 mag got the rating right - Reserve didn't. The best thing to do with Carmageddon (if you actually waste the odd £20 on it which i wouldn't), is to put it in the freezer.......for around -6 Degrees for around 6 hours.

I don't have as much against this rating but anyway.
Mario 64: N64 mag say: A well deserved 96%
The reserve boys' say: 100%
YOU IDIOTS! NO GAME IN GAMING HISTORY CAN POSSIBLY BE PERFECT!!! THINK ABOUT IT!

I like Special Reserve, I buy my games off them. But no offence to you, but your ratings are the worst anywhere in the world. YOU ARE COMPLETE IDIOTS!!!

They do it with their DVD's as well!
Mystery Men, I saw that movie - it was a PG. Yes it had the odd guy who farted in another guys face, but Special Resesve don't have to rate it 15 for crying out loud!!!

All of you have had to have seen the movie Armageddon right?
Its rated 12 isn't it? WELL SPECIAL RESERVE RATE IT A 15!?

THEY DID THE SMAE WITH THE NUTTY PROFESSOR (15), THREE KINGS
(15), MISSION IMPOSSIBLE 1 (15)!? MISSION IMPOSSIBLE 2(18)?!
U-571 (15)?! MEN IN BLACK (15)?!
THAT IS OUTRAGEOUS!!!!!
Special Reserve are excellent when it gets to Gaming, gadgets - everything.
But they'd be almost perfect if they got they're ratings fixed.
Do what I say, you Special Reserve people.
Wed 02/05/01 at 21:09
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Yes its true. The Special Reserve blokes DON'T know how to rate games.
They are worst at rating N64. So lets take some N64 games.

Carmageddon: N64 mag say: Absoulate dog Terd. 8%
Special Reserve say: Carm-and-geddit 90%. Right.
That is bad. Carmageddon is the worst N64 game. Horrible graphics. Awful gameplay. N64 mag got the rating right - Reserve didn't. The best thing to do with Carmageddon (if you actually waste the odd £20 on it which i wouldn't), is to put it in the freezer.......for around -6 Degrees for around 6 hours.

I don't have as much against this rating but anyway.
Mario 64: N64 mag say: A well deserved 96%
The reserve boys' say: 100%
YOU IDIOTS! NO GAME IN GAMING HISTORY CAN POSSIBLY BE PERFECT!!! THINK ABOUT IT!

I like Special Reserve, I buy my games off them. But no offence to you, but your ratings are the worst anywhere in the world. YOU ARE COMPLETE IDIOTS!!!

They do it with their DVD's as well!
Mystery Men, I saw that movie - it was a PG. Yes it had the odd guy who farted in another guys face, but Special Resesve don't have to rate it 15 for crying out loud!!!

All of you have had to have seen the movie Armageddon right?
Its rated 12 isn't it? WELL SPECIAL RESERVE RATE IT A 15!?

THEY DID THE SMAE WITH THE NUTTY PROFESSOR (15), THREE KINGS
(15), MISSION IMPOSSIBLE 1 (15)!? MISSION IMPOSSIBLE 2(18)?!
U-571 (15)?! MEN IN BLACK (15)?!
THAT IS OUTRAGEOUS!!!!!
Special Reserve are excellent when it gets to Gaming, gadgets - everything.
But they'd be almost perfect if they got they're ratings fixed.
Do what I say, you Special Reserve people.
Wed 02/05/01 at 21:13
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carmageddon 90%

The pc version is good though.

Post the opthers on the bug forums
Wed 02/05/01 at 21:16
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meeky calm down mate! (:)
Wed 02/05/01 at 21:20
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"Looking for freedom"
Posts: 622
Time_Warp wrote:
> meeky calm down mate! (:)

I don't think he can hear you - he's probably had a stress-related heart attack just after clicking 'post'
Wed 02/05/01 at 21:21
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wait till the bosses come :(
Wed 02/05/01 at 21:26
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meeky what have ya done!! :(

SR rule, through and through! (:)
Wed 02/05/01 at 21:27
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"Eric The Half A Bee"
Posts: 5,347
And you handle is Meeky huh?

Interesting Irony

:)
Wed 02/05/01 at 21:27
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Posts: 23,216
Stupid newbie. ;0)

The percentages are of the NOM reviews, not SR. And anyway, SR want to SELL games, not put people off them.
Wed 02/05/01 at 21:52
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"Infantalised Forums"
Posts: 23,089
Actually the BBFC set film certs, not SR you plum
Wed 02/05/01 at 22:08
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"I like cheese"
Posts: 16,918
Goatboy wrote:
> Actually the BBFC set film certs, not SR you plum

SR did have a mistake in the database. X-Men was rated 15. I notified Ali, and he went to change it straight away.

But, actually, Meeky has a point. SR seem to give EVERY game a good review.

But I suppose they sell games, not review them. Magazines do that.

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