Wed, Mar 18, 2009 | 17:34 GMT
Research shows 13% of Xbox 360 games have an 85 or higher review score
Edge is starting a series of weekly graphs highlighting gaming “market interest areas or trends”. This week, it’s Xbox 360.
From data complied with Entertainment Design and Research, this week’s pictorial representation shows 360 game that have received review scores of 85 or higher, compared to those that got 65 or lower.
As you can see, from 2005 through 2008, 13 percent (48 games) have received an average score of 85 plus, and 38 percent received a 65 or lower.
The chart disclaimer? Multiple SKUs and special editions were removed so as not to be counted twice. Guitar Hero: World Tour and its 3 SKUs were used as an example.
Next week: PS3!
Can’t wait.
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Posted in: Charts, Microsoft, Xbox 360
Tags: edge, Entertainment Design and Research, review scores, xbox 360 games reviews
12 comments
#1
Syrok
18/03/09, 5:36 pm
49% are completely shit. : )
#2
BillyBatts
18/03/09, 5:43 pm
Probably about what you would expect.
#3
Psychotext
18/03/09, 5:55 pm
Probably would have told us more if they’d done all the platforms.
#4
Syrok
18/03/09, 6:01 pm
No, if they do them each at separate times they get more hits and can build up the flame war, which gets them even more hits.
#5
wz
18/03/09, 6:15 pm
Hmm, some say that 49% of games (roughly 184) received scores between 65 and 85 percent.
#6
SERAPHEMZ
18/03/09, 7:16 pm
PS3 will have a higher rating… i will bet on that.
#7
Yoshi
18/03/09, 8:05 pm
Im lookin forward to the ps3 n wii graph
#8
SERAPHEMZ
18/03/09, 8:48 pm
Wii is the worst… shouldnt even be considered a next gen system.
#9
Syrok
18/03/09, 9:07 pm
But it haz teh wagglez
#10
SERAPHEMZ
18/03/09, 9:27 pm
Eww..you got me there.
#11
Rhythm
18/03/09, 10:17 pm
Shouldn’t the figure naturally fall close to 15% anyway? Where’s the news here?
#12
Cort
19/03/09, 11:19 am
@SERAPHEMZ,
Dude, it’s Edge. They will probably expend a lot of time finding ways to prove the PS3 is worse, regardless of what the data tells them.