Once they've finished moaning about having too many games and too little time – poor loves – any games reviewer will tell you that it's the average titles that are the hardest to review. Criticising bad games is enjoyable, cathartic even, although with the generous budgets and attendant marketing guidance surrounding most modern releases it's getting harder to find real stinkers. Similarly the very best games – think 1-3% of releases - essentially write their own reviews. But it's the morass of okayness, the 6 or 7/10's (or 3/5 in Guardian money) that are the hardest to do.
Take Star Wars The Force Unleashed, a game I have reviewed today. This is the classic example of a solid game that is entertaining enough but hardly groundbreaking. Yes the story is pretty memorable but the action is overly repetitive. The game is out this Friday – looking forward to it?
