OH THE CORRUPTION! Sledgehammer Games boss Glen Schofield has been upset by the Metacritic score forCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 3and wascaught red-handedattempting to boost it via Twitter. But before we grab our pitchforks, it’s not the official reviews he’s got an issue with — it’s the swarm of raging nerds who keepbombing user reviewswith 0/10 summaries.
“I don’t usually do this but, if u likeMW3go 2 Metacritic.com & help our user score,”he Tweeted. “It’s suspiciously low. Be honest but help if u agree.”
His comment was deleted after he got attacked by fans who were accusing him of “unfair boosting.” Though the Tweet is now gone, he has responded to criticism by saying that he “knows” the game deserves better than a 1.7/10. It’s hardly aCliffy B situation, right?
I think Schofield’s biggest mistake was in regarding user reviews with anything other than amused contempt. They should only ever be used for entertainment purposes, since user reviews are so melodramatic that everything’s either a 10/10 or a 0/10, usually depending on whether they like the publisher or not. Because that’s what this has all come down to at the end of the day.
