“not long before i left my previous job writing reviews of video games, i got this little gem from someone involved in the production of a game i didn’t exactly care for,” alex says. “game-makers bitching about reviews is nothing new, but rarely do they do it with as much sarcastic flair as this one does.”
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#1 b13
He writes almost as good as MAMA!!!
Apr 15, 2008 at 12:35 am rating: +1
#2 emmzz
simple sarcasm. love it.
Apr 15, 2008 at 12:38 am rating: 0
#3 Crash
I wonder how he means “Stay Golden”…?
Apr 15, 2008 at 12:50 am rating: +1
#4 Agargara
Just a note: the link is broken in your post.
It links to “http://http//www.gamespot.com/ds/puzzle/cookingmama2/review.html”
When it should be “http://www.gamespot.com/ds/puzzle/cookingmama2/review.html”
Apr 15, 2008 at 12:59 am rating: 0
#5 Sarah
Uwe Boll would be proud.
Apr 15, 2008 at 1:05 am rating: +2
#6 Tad
Stay golden, Pony Boy!
Also, for some reason this entire post reminds me of the song Go to Hell, Miss Rydell by Pelle Carlburg– the entire song is an account of his reaction to a bad review. Worth a listen.
Apr 15, 2008 at 1:52 am rating: 0
#7 Set To Evil
I would like a car that runs on pure ego. I could drive From LA to New York non stop!
Apr 15, 2008 at 2:14 am rating: +3
#8 honeyedhemlock
I tip my cap to the author of this letter for such a nerdy display of PA. It holds a special place in my heart. Absolutely golden. By the way, didn’t some car company already make an EGO? Oh sorry, that was a YUGO.
Apr 15, 2008 at 2:56 am rating: +1
#9 Costas
“Bentley’s”, “Maybach’s”?
APOSTROPHE ABUSE!!
Apr 15, 2008 at 4:00 am rating: +1
#10 Nicolas
You review was f***ing delicious.
Apr 15, 2008 at 7:18 am rating: +1
#11 grumpygranolagirl
The game would have received a better review if it involved hurling ramekins at people.
Apr 15, 2008 at 7:19 am rating: 0
#12 claw71
Translation: nanny, nanny boo-boo
Of course the notes fails to address the fact that millions of people can be wrong. Look at George W. Bush and Bud Lite.
Apr 15, 2008 at 8:30 am rating: +7
#13 Joe
Well, I for one am relieved to know that the game makers are indeed financially well-off. Now I don’t have to feel bad about piracy — which is a good thing, because I’m just a hard-working guy trying to pay my bills. I can’t afford all the entertainment I need!
Apr 15, 2008 at 8:35 am rating: +10
#14 RunBarbara
I’m going to safely leave this note alone, it’s not worthwhile.
Apr 15, 2008 at 9:07 am rating: +2
#15 Mung Bean
Well played. So well played, in fact, that I’ll forgive the egregious apostrophe abuse.
Apr 15, 2008 at 10:03 am rating: 0
#16 Mishee
I am still wondering how he thinks he would ever be able to afford a Bentley Lifestyle off of a Cooking game! And from the review it sounds just riveting, all of the boys, 10-17 are gonna be lining up outside of Best Buy to get this one when it hits the shelves!!! It’s gonna be the next Super Mario Brothers! (ok, so I am not “hip” to the new game systems, I am a girl dammit!!)
Apr 15, 2008 at 10:11 am rating: +2
#17 Oveta
“Hip”? What’s with the quotation mark abuse? I imagine you did little bunny fingers while typing that.
I admit I have Cooking Mama for the Wii, but I am surprised the DS original version sold so many copies that they made a sequel. It is one of the rare games that young girls actually like, but everyone knows there is no market in that.
Apr 15, 2008 at 10:21 am rating: 0
#18 Lisa
My partner designs games, and it’s hard to see someone blasting all your hard work, even if your work is something as apparently inane as a cooking video game. My guess is that the emailer is new to the field, and just needs to develop a thicker skin. Cooking Mama was actually pretty fun though, so boo to you video game naysayers!
Apr 15, 2008 at 10:29 am rating: 0
#19 GhostWriter
Back in 1980’s, If someone had predicted that one day, a crude simulation played by following cooking instructions, on a substandard handheld game system, would sell 2 million units, they would have been laughed right out of the Halls of Mario.
How far we have come.
Apr 15, 2008 at 10:38 am rating: +3
#20 theblackdog
Isn’t gamespot the same company that fires reviewers that bad-mouth products that come from their advertisers?
Apr 15, 2008 at 11:22 am rating: 0
#21 unholyghost2003
ooooh! Entitlement run amok! The moral of this note is “You should say everything we make is GREAT otherwise you are just stealing food from the mouths of our babies, born and unborn.”
No, if you made a crap product, SUCK IT UP. Just because you worked hard on it doesn’t mean people should buy it from you. Babies work hard on the duce they leave in their nappies, doesn’t mean I should give them $20 for it.
Apr 15, 2008 at 11:54 am rating: +8
#22 Sarah
Wait a sec. I just realized something.
Cooking Mama? What is this, A Modest Proposal?
Apr 15, 2008 at 1:02 pm rating: +1
#23 John
The review wasn’t even that negative! All it said was that this game was basically the same as the first Cooking Mama game, and if you liked that, you’ll probably like this one, and if you didn’t like that one, you’re not going to like the second one.
Apr 15, 2008 at 1:05 pm rating: 0
#24 SailorAlphaCentauri
I actually own both Cooking Mama and the sequel (I couldn’t see myself buying it for the Wii because it was too expensive) and the games are a fun distraction and the sequel did get rid of the difficulties the first game had in the game mechanics (peeling carrots was a pain in the ass). I never expected it to get a high review (most of the games I like GameSpot hates with a passion) and the game is essentially like the other games that people play online for a few-minutes distraction.
However, the PA letter-writer does need to toughen up. It’s not an earth-shattering game, so get over it. It’s fun and that’s all that matters.
Apr 15, 2008 at 1:24 pm rating: 0