Lets see how fast this topic will go out the window...
For you that was living under a rock, or wasn't around the NFC at the Wii launch (US), GameSpot gave Twilight Princess an
8.8/10. Now that's the Wii version of the game. Today the score for the GC version came out, it got a score of
8.9/10. Some of us predicted that the GC ver was going to get higher, and shockingly it's true.
First off, I'd like to get to the point of the controls. Ok when Jeff Gerstmann (the dude who reviewed both) reviewed the Wii ver he said something in his vid review, in his words "... the features of the Wii controller come into play in a few different ways. Mainly you use the Wii remote to attack by shaking the remote you swing your sword. There's no finesse to it and it's just kind of a fancy button, but a button would be much more responsive.". So in other words, a button would be damn better. But, this is what he said on the GC review "...the Wii controls actually end up feeling more precise in a direct comparison.". He did say in the GC review that the button is better, but before he craped about the Wii controls and now he says the Wii controls is better? Does this mean he can go back and rereview the Wii ver of TP? I wish... <_<
Oh and one more thing, he said this in the GC review.
"You can't go wrong with either version of the game, but if you're still trying to decide, the Wii version is just a bit better."
Ok, so let me get this straight, the Wii version of the game is better yet it has a lower rating? Hm... now that's just a tad bit confusing. If the Wii version is better then wouldn't you think it should have a higher score?
Me, David and Robo talked about it a tad on MSN. And we pretty much agree that it was given a higher rating to spite the Wii. I mean look at what he gave higher, "Sound". Now I think he gave sound higher because he couldn't give it to anything else...
Gameplay: Couldn't give it there because he said the Wii ver is better.
Graphics: Can't go there because the Wii ver likely looks better (on top of that it has widescreen).
Sound: (More on that in a min)
Value: It's the same game, just the controls changed around and some things updated (I won't say "It's just a GC game with tacked on controls". I will say it was started on the GC and ended up for the Wii).
Tilt: Can't change this because both are maxed out (again both are the same).
So what does that leave? Oh yea, sound. And that's just what got higher. Could the difference in the two be enough to change the sound? I think not, because how much can you change on sound? So, we think Jeff gave TP GC a 9.9 just to spite the Wii ver of the game.