After delay after delay, Calling all Cars! has finally gone gold and the initial rounds of reviews have started to trickle in. Gamespot, 1up, and IGN have all weighed in on David Jaffe's 'casual' follow-up to God of War, and the response has been... interesting.- IGN gave it an 8.5, stating that "Calling All Cars is Sony's first truly original, must-have title on the PlayStation Network, and it bests just about everything there is to be found on Microsoft's online arcade center."
- 1up gave it an 8.0, calling it "a chaotic successor to the likes of R.C. Pro-Am and Super Off Road that's easy on the wallet, and it's also among the best examples of how the concept of downloadable content should be used."
- Gamespot gave it a 6.7. They said it was a "frantic good time that's cut short by a serious lack of content." They dinged the gameplay for being too random and luck based, and practically rioted over the inclusion of only four maps, saying "that it feels more like a demo than a full game."
Conveniently though, David Jaffe has posted a rebuttal for us! It is a surprisingly thoughtful critique of the Gamespot review and game reviewers in general. Check it out, I highly recommend it:
(P.S.: First post!)
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
4-28-2007 @ 9:35PM
Atomu said...
This game will provide me with cheap thirlls for a few weeks, then I dount I'll touch it again. Price will determine my purchase.
4 maps IS a bad thing, they don't look very large, or difficult to make :S
Still, excited for its release!
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4-28-2007 @ 9:36PM
Colin said...
First post on Colin's First post!
;)
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4-28-2007 @ 9:36PM
Colin said...
Doh!
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4-28-2007 @ 9:49PM
Moe said...
Omg Colin! Are you in anyway related to Colin from the Colin McRae series?
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4-28-2007 @ 10:00PM
Colin said...
I know I'm not...but tell me Moe, are you in any way related to the Moe from the Simpsons?
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4-28-2007 @ 10:09PM
kingofwale said...
I wouldn't read too much into Gamespot's rating. they are historically anti-Sony. Just read their News section.
as long as this game keeps on getting good reviews elsewhere, I will buy it.
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4-28-2007 @ 10:19PM
Moe said...
I like the cut of your jib Colin. Well played sir.
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4-28-2007 @ 10:23PM
Arno said...
David Jaffe is a joke. Take the critique like a man.
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4-28-2007 @ 10:29PM
Hoffer said...
I don't think I'll be picking this up. It looks like a really fun game to play with friends. I have a bunch of friends on Xbox Live, but no friends with a PS3. I don't see having the same fun with random people over the net. It would be a lot better to be voice chatting with friends and mocking them when I steal a convict from them.
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4-28-2007 @ 10:53PM
Moe said...
Hoffer, I'll be your friend! I swear I'm good at being a friend.
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4-28-2007 @ 11:50PM
sicklesdawg said...
since I bought a ps3 I have avoided GAMESPOT.
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4-29-2007 @ 12:46AM
#1FanBoy said...
gamespot is is owned by cnet, which is owned by microsoft.
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4-29-2007 @ 2:08AM
Atomu said...
but cnet has the PS3 as the #1 most wanted this week, and #5 last week, X-box never even made the list.
explain that!
ok. cnet also has sony adds all over. But if cnet is unaffected in there honesty, why not gamespot. I think they are just 360 fanboys, and even if they wernt paid off by microsoft they would be the same dicks they already are.
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4-29-2007 @ 2:13AM
The Jerk. said...
2 colins? (head esplodes) this could get messy.
I also have 0 PS3 friends :( A few people have added me after playing on resistance, but we never talk, then just delete eachother after a while. They really should include just a small cheap usb headset with the ps3. Very few people use headsets I find.
I wish someone I already knew had a PS3. soon... soon...
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4-29-2007 @ 8:54AM
humpty said...
GameSpot are a bunch of FPS and Sports whores.. unless the game has you go around shooting people or has a football in it, it wont get rated well.
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4-29-2007 @ 9:34AM
kingofwale said...
>but cnet has the PS3 as the #1 most wanted this week, and #5 last week, X-box never even made the list.
Sure, I will explain that. "Most Wanted" is ranked by how many people pick that product and put it in their "I want" section.
now, don't you wish you actually know how Cnet work before commenting now? ;)
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4-29-2007 @ 11:47AM
Ray said...
Gamespot seems to hate most games people like, so I never put any faith in their reviews.
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4-29-2007 @ 1:31PM
Dahk said...
Congrats on your first post! haha.
Eh this game should be absolutely amazing with a bunch o friends. Ufortunately that means i gotta pick up 2 more controllers >< ahhhhhh. I'm splurging again. Someone stop me.
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4-30-2007 @ 12:25AM
donnie said...
I also need to pick up 2 more controllers for this game and Resistance. But should I wait for rumble or not or wait or not...aahhh!
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4-30-2007 @ 2:11AM
Strike Man said...
"gamespot is is owned by cnet, which is owned by microsoft."
C|Net is not owned by Microsoft.
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