Gaming Game Informer Gives Skyward Sword 10/10

[Valwin]

his impressive combat system leads to some of the most interesting boss battles in the series' history. Whether you're fighting a giant scorpion or a sword-swinging robot, Skyward Sword rarely falls back on the formula of using a tool to knock out the boss and then attacking it three times in a row. You need to be much smarter and much more persistent to best these bad guys. In fact, the last two boss encounters are the most difficult fights in any Zelda game thus far.

This just happened folks, Game Informer jumped the gun and told us straight out - Skyward Sword got a 10/10. Good news for the Zelda community, and Nintendo in general, as Game Informer is known to not toss around 10's that easily. We do not have the full review yet, and won't have it until next week, but there are a few quotes of interest, namely the bolded part above. This doesn't just bring a smile to my face, it raises a few questions - what WAS the most difficult boss in Zelda up to this point?
I would be very surprised if the final two bosses end up being more difficult than say... Thunderbird, but we will know VERY soon, and speculating on that subject would have us running in circles very fast. Check out the other two samples from the Game Informer review:

Skyward Sword's combat and puzzle-solving rise above the majority of Wii releases (and even most recent Zelda games) thanks to the clever and challenging implementation of motion controls. Most Zelda titles have simplistic combat where mashing a single button turns into a frenzy of flourish-filled combos. Skyward Sword demands a much higher level of patience and mastery. The direction you swing the Wii remote directly correlates to the angle the sword slices in-game, and enemies are smart and fast enough to block incoming attacks.


I had concerns that carefully plotting my attacks for every swing would get boring or frustrating, but the opposite was true. I've never felt as engaged or interested in the combat portion of a Zelda game as with Skyward Sword. If you run into a group of enemies waggling the Wii remote like a madman, you will be torn to shreds. Success in swordplay depends on studying opponents' moves and attacking at the right time and from the right angle. When the correct method to defeat each foe finally clicked, I felt a sense of satisfaction that repeatedly tapping the A button never provided

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[Guild McCommunist]

Now for the complete 180 of the hate train for that so-called "blasphemous" Sonic Generations review.

I can see it, the game looks good. I'll definitely play it provided my WM+'s still work and the anti-piracy doesn't require too much work. I still CBA to get Return to Dreamland to work.

 

[Valwin]

Now for the complete 180 of the hate train for that so-called "blasphemous" Sonic Generations review.

I can see it, the game looks good. I'll definitely play it provided my WM+'s still work and the anti-piracy doesn't require too much work. I still CBA to get Return to Dreamland to work.

lol well cmon if the games is no good is not good that why Sonic generations got like a 6.5

 

[KingVamp]

I still think Sonic Generations should had got a better review... Also is this the same person who view that game?

Anyway, pretty sweet.

 

[Guild McCommunist]

lol well cmon if the games is no good is not good that why Sonic generations got like a 6.5

I just remember people saying Game Informer was trash and terrible when they gave it a 6.5 (even though Eurogamer gave it a 7 and the average is around 76% for the game) and even wrote them off as "worse than IGN". Now they're giving a widely anticipated game a 10/10 and I'm sure people will be repainting the hate train to become the praise train.

 

[Valwin]

lol well cmon if the games is no good is not good that why Sonic generations got like a 6.5

I just remember people saying Game Informer was trash and terrible when they gave it a 6.5 (even though Eurogamer gave it a 7 and the average is around 76% for the game) and even wrote them off as "worse than IGN". Now they're giving a widely anticipated game a 10/10 and I'm sure people will be repainting the hate train to become the praise train.

but i wonder if people see the reviews for the previus games like do sonic games ever get a good score

 

[BORTZ]

wow. the last game i remember GI giving a 10 to was BioShock.

 

[Guild McCommunist]

wow. the last game i remember GI giving a 10 to was BioShock.

God I fucking hate Bioshock. But that's a long story.

Maybe Game Informer does give shitty reviews after all...

 

[RoMee]

wow. the last game i remember GI giving a 10 to was BioShock.

Didn't batman arkham city get a 10 from them?

 

[BORTZ]

Oh Guild you are always pissy about something
I dont know, i guess its been a while since ive gottent their mag. I need to resubscribe.

 

[Guild McCommunist]

For the record, games with a perfect "10" by them:

Super Mario World, reviewed in October 2000 in a Classic GI Review,
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2, reviewed in November 2000,
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, reviewed in December 2001,
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, reviewed in December 2002,
Metroid Fusion, reviewed in January 2003,
Grand Theft Auto III/Vice City, also reviewed in January 2003,
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, reviewed in April 2003,
Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal, reviewed in November 2004,
Halo 2, reviewed in December 2004,
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, also reviewed in December 2004,
Resident Evil 4, reviewed in March 2005 for Gamecube and November 2005 for Playstation 2,
God of War, reviewed in April 2005,
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, reviewed in January 2007,
BioShock, reviewed in September 2007,
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, reviewed in December 2007,
Grand Theft Auto IV, reviewed in June 2008,
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, reviewed in July 2008,
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, reviewed in November 2009,
God of War III, reviewed in April 2010
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, reviewed in October 2010
Batman: Arkham City, reviewed in November 2011.
and The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, which was reviewed in November 2011.

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Oh Guild you are always pissy about something
I dont know, i guess its been a while since ive gottent their mag. I need to resubscribe.

I just really hate Bioshock. Like with a passion. Maybe it's because everyone thinks it's amazing and I thought it was mediocre, maybe I've had bad experiences with some people's obsession over it, maybe I just have a stick up my pooper, but I have a secret hatred of Bioshock.

 

[RoMee]

Well according to many fanboys here, Gameinformer is fake and bias, so I guess this review is also fake and bias

 

[Valwin]

Well according to many fanboys here, Gameinformer is fake and bias, so I guess this review is also fake and bias

you mean the sonicfanboys

 

[prowler]

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, reviewed in December 2007,

LOL.

Game Informer rates games will high attention highly so you will go into Gamestop and buy it.

 

[DIEforKARMAsWING]

For the record, games with a perfect "10" by them:

Super Mario World, reviewed in October 2000 in a Classic GI Review,
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2, reviewed in November 2000,
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, reviewed in December 2001,
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, reviewed in December 2002,
Metroid Fusion, reviewed in January 2003,
Grand Theft Auto III/Vice City, also reviewed in January 2003,
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, reviewed in April 2003,
Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal, reviewed in November 2004,
Halo 2, reviewed in December 2004,
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, also reviewed in December 2004,
Resident Evil 4, reviewed in March 2005 for Gamecube and November 2005 for Playstation 2,
God of War, reviewed in April 2005,
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, reviewed in January 2007,
BioShock, reviewed in September 2007,
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, reviewed in December 2007,
Grand Theft Auto IV, reviewed in June 2008,
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, reviewed in July 2008,
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, reviewed in November 2009,
God of War III, reviewed in April 2010
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, reviewed in October 2010
Batman: Arkham City, reviewed in November 2011.
and The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, which was reviewed in November 2011.

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Oh Guild you are always pissy about something
I dont know, i guess its been a while since ive gottent their mag. I need to resubscribe.

I just really hate Bioshock. Like with a passion. Maybe it's because everyone thinks it's amazing and I thought it was mediocre, maybe I've had bad experiences with some people's obsession over it, maybe I just have a stick up my pooper, but I have a secret hatred of Bioshock.

22 games in 11 years? Yeah. That's pretty fantastic statistics.
Oh and IGN said it's the best Zelda game ever.
http://wii.ign.com/articles/121/1211616p1.html

 

[BrightNeko]

Gameinformer is shit, this little 10/10 makes me worried about the game now -_-

 

[Hyro-Sama]

For the record, games with a perfect "10" by them:

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2, reviewed in November 2000,
Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal, reviewed in November 2004,,
Resident Evil 4, reviewed in March 2005 for Gamecube and November 2005 for Playstation 2,
BioShock, reviewed in September 2007,
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, reviewed in December 2007,

FUCK game informer. Those games don't even deserve close to a 10. Tony Hawk? TONY FUCKING HAWK?

 

[DIEforKARMAsWING]

For the record, games with a perfect "10" by them:

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2, reviewed in November 2000,
Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal, reviewed in November 2004,,
Resident Evil 4, reviewed in March 2005 for Gamecube and November 2005 for Playstation 2,
BioShock, reviewed in September 2007,
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, reviewed in December 2007,

FUCK game informer. Those games don't even deserve close to a 10. Tony Hawk? TONY FUCKING HAWK?

Remember the times. In 2000 it was so outstanding.

 

[BORTZ]

For the record, games with a perfect "10" by them:

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2, reviewed in November 2000,
Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal, reviewed in November 2004,,
Resident Evil 4, reviewed in March 2005 for Gamecube and November 2005 for Playstation 2,
BioShock, reviewed in September 2007,
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, reviewed in December 2007,

FUCK game informer. Those games don't even deserve close to a 10. Tony Hawk? TONY FUCKING HAWK?

Did you ever play any of those games? You could easily log tons of hours and fun into THPS2, given the levels, stuff to do, and great soundtrack, im pretty sure these games deserve 10s. and i personally agree with alot of GIs reviews.

 

[zefyx]

Wow, impressive and good to know!