IGN’s Doom Review Comes Under Attack
Oh boy here we go again. This morning news has surfaced that a new Change.org petition is targeting IGN’s Doom review. The petition wants IGN’s Doom review to be removed from Metacritic as it is impacted the game’s overall score.
I can see you rolling your eyes right now.
The petition reports the following:
“Doom recently got a 7.1 in IGN, severely altering the score that it deserves, All other reviewers give it sterling reviews and has 90% and above score on steam. Advanced warfare received a 9.1 yet being a mediocre game, IGN is paid off by large devs and shouldn’t be use as a legit source of review.”
Doom‘s currently sitting at an 84 on Metacritic. IGN’s PC review of the game stated:
“Doom is a tale of two very different shooters (and one quirky creation tool). The single-player campaign’s reverent worship of the series’ roots results in an old-school run-and-gun shooter which feels like imitation Doom, a cover of an old hit which nails all the right power chords but isn’t exactly transformative. The multiplayer’s attempts to borrow from the new to reinvigorate the old results in an experience which won’t satisfy either school of thought. SnapMap, meanwhile, is a blend of weird and simple and endearing.”
This is now the second time in less than a week a silly petition has surfaced. On May 15 we reported a young man named Dimitris Xorikos started a petition aimed at removing one review of Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End from Metacritic.
What do you think of this recent trend of petitions to remove reviews from Metacritic? Tell us in the comments below.