Splinter Cell for PSP Ad Giving Fabricated Praise?

It seems the folks at Gamespy were tempted into giving Splinter Cell: Essentials some praise in a preview, yet, as Joystiq points out, they bashed it in their review.

In the ad to the left we see a quote saying “One of the best games on PSP.”  Yet in Gamespy’s review they gave it 2 out of 5 stars saying it was “… a low point in the series.” The quote for the ad seems to be taken from the preview of the game – isn’t that a tad misleading/unethical? In the preview, Gamespy says it’s “one of the best games we’ve played on the PSP.” It’s pretty clear that’s where they got the quote from, but with all of the poor reviews of the game floating around it amazes me that they even chose it.

Instead of spending all of their cash buying reviews, gaming companies should concentrate on developing better games. Whether or not gaming websites take bribes is unknown, no one will admit it and it’s been rumored for years that the top 3 (GSpot/GSpy/IGN) all take part in this disgrace. My guess is that nothing has changed and it’s because of this that other gaming websites flourish because they offer honest opinions about a game without caring about upsetting a publisher/developer.

It seems the folks at Gamespy were tempted into giving Splinter Cell: Essentials some praise in a preview, yet, as Joystiq points out, they bashed it in their review.

In the ad to the left we see a quote saying “One of the best games on PSP.”  Yet in Gamespy’s review they gave it 2 out of 5 stars saying it was “… a low point in the series.” The quote for the ad seems to be taken from the preview of the game – isn’t that a tad misleading/unethical? In the preview, Gamespy says it’s “one of the best games we’ve played on the PSP.” It’s pretty clear that’s where they got the quote from, but with all of the poor reviews of the game floating around it amazes me that they even chose it.

Instead of spending all of their cash buying reviews, gaming companies should concentrate on developing better games. Whether or not gaming websites take bribes is unknown, no one will admit it and it’s been rumored for years that the top 3 (GSpot/GSpy/IGN) all take part in this disgrace. My guess is that nothing has changed and it’s because of this that other gaming websites flourish because they offer honest opinions about a game without caring about upsetting a publisher/developer.