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February 6th, 2013, 07:32 GMT · By

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Dead Space 3 Bombarded with Low Scores by Metacritic Users

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Dead Space 3 was just released yesterday in North America and already users of review aggregator Metacritic have bombarded it with extremely low scores, dropping its user average to 4.6 on the PC platform and 5.4 on both the PS3 and Xbox 360 consoles.

Dead Space 3 was eagerly awaited by millions of fans from all over the world, but news that the PC version is a direct port of the console editions and that the game includes microtransactions and DLC items caused quite an uproar.

Now, after coming out yesterday in North America and while it's getting ready to debut in the rest of the world later this week, Dead Space 3 has been bombarded by low scores by Metacritic users.

The PC edition received the most hate, as while the average from professional reviewers is at 80/100, the user average is at 4.6/10. The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions have a professional score of 78/100 and 79/100, respectively, but both have a user average of 5.4/10.

Those who complain about the game quote things like backtracking or clunky controls on the PC, as well as the microtransactions and the DLC items.

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Comment #1 by: yOuNgDoPe707 on 08 Feb 2013, 09:22 UTC reply to this comment

Another game trying to be like call of duty....shouldve stuck to the core of the game....survival/horror....i was a big fan of the comics and the movies, I've also bought the books, only to be let down by this expendables 3 * ....
.where's the true horror gone?? Quit being bitches, go back to what worked!! I'm STILL playing part1&2 over and over they're so much fun.


Comment #2 by: Brad on 04 Mar 2013, 13:06 UTC reply to this comment

Many of the more informed gamers have known for years how fixed the reviewing system is. Other examples are Dragonage 2 and Modern Warfare 3. Both games recieved universal praise from reviewers but were unanimously hated by the audience. The low scores are often blamed on "trolls" in order to hide the blatant corruption. When a reviewing website relies so heavily on game distributors for their revenue, can they honestly be expected to be unbiased when reviewing their games?

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