#CARS 2 THE VIDEO GAME REVIEW IGN PATCH#

This is an interesting point given that IGN has since updated their score to an 8/10 thanks to a patch that fixed the bug in question. A score should be impacted by missing or broken features, it just doesn't hurt to see if a quick patch can fix those issues. If the game's issues aren't resolved in a timely fashion, and especially if they're pervasive ( The Master Chief Collection comes to mind) then by all means, have at it. If there is a bug (and especially a bug that isn't widespread, such as was the case with Prey) issuing a 'buyer beware' post ahead of a full review would be a wise move. If a game won't have its multiplayer features available until after launch, but review embargoes lift before launch, it makes sense to wait to issue a score. Holding off issuing a score for a game for any number of reasons is perfectly fair so long as you explain to readers why.

I find myself in Bain's court on at least the secondВ point. ' I'd have held off scoring the game until I knew more about how widespread this savegame bug is before putting a permanent blackmark on a games reputation,' Bain writes.В I reached out to Stapleton for his take but he declined to comment. And second, more specifically that given the fact that review aggregator MetaCritic only uses the first score a publication hands out, never updating it should the score change down the line, this kind of majorВ outlier can unfairly tarnish a game forever.First, and more broadly, that review scores create arbitrary limits on reviewers, hindering what they say by tying it to a number.Others took issue with this, including popular YouTuber John 'TotalBiscuit' Bain, who pointed out that the problem here is twofold:

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