Random Nintendo Games Are Being Review Bombed But Nobody Knows Why
Nintendo owns a certain reputation. The Japanese veteran is known for its charming, family friendly, whimsical titles and cutesy cast of characters. It's a veneer that has remained with the company. So it's somewhat jarring to see various Nintendo games seemingly the target of review bombing.
The games affected include Advance Wars 1 + 2: Re-Boot Camp, Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon, and Fire Emblem Engage. The pattern was first picked up by a user on the NintendoSwitch subreddit with a thread that drew attention to how Advance Wars Reboot Camp was getting review bombed on Metacritic. The OP observed how the game has a high critical score, which stands at 82, but a significantly lower User Score, which is at 5.3 at the time of writing.
Related: Bayonetta Origins: Cereza And The Lost Demon Review - The Witch Ain't Back
Meanwhile, Fire Emblem Enage has a high Metascore of 80 but is saddled with a User Score of 6.6. Then there's Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon, which has a Metascore of 81 but a much lower User Score of 5.7.
Advance Wars Reboot Camp is receiving Review-Bombing on Metacritic? (Debate)
by u/_delriooo in NintendoSwitch
There is an ensuing debate over review bombing and why there is a need to target games with excessively low scores. Looking over the User Reviews of Advance Wars Reboot Camp there are a number of scores awarding the game zero or scores below five. "The problem with user scores is it's either a 10 or a 0", wrote one user, in a comment that received the most upvotes. "I never even look at them because they are not useful in any way. I find critic reviews to give a reasonable overview of the quality of a game though so just stick to that."
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