"My skim read of the content of these reviews suggests to me that the number one complaint is the perceived lack of innovation and new content from the previous iteration of the series," he continues. He took a few moments to read some of the community reviews of Modern Warfare 3 on Metacritic. King is happy to help us examine exactly what's going on here. Daniel King is a research associate at the University of Adelaide's School of Psychology, in South Australia. What's noteworthy is just how many gamers are so turned-off by it that they are compelled to give it zero out of ten. Gamers are permitted to dislike any game you put in front of them, Modern Warfare 3 included. What's of note here isn't that Modern Warfare 3 has attracted negativity. The critical averages (out of 100) for the game are 89, 88 and 81 respectively. The user score, out of a possible ten points, for Modern Warfare 3 at the time of writing is 3.2 on Xbox 360, 2.8 on PS3 and 2.0 on PC. The user score system, however, is flawed. User scores are not factored into the critic Metascore, but they sit alongside it. Metacritic differs from sites like GameRankings, however, by featuring a user score. Some companies have even been reported using Metacritic scores as indicators for additional rewards for developers, working a desired 'Metascore' into publishing deals. Earlier this year investors were spooked by Homefront's 72 out of 100 average on Metacritic THQ's stock sank by 21 per cent on the first day of the game's release, well before any sales data was available. The stocks of video game publishers can rise and fall significantly based on Metacritic scores. Over the years the site has become a hugely influential component of the video game industry. Metacritic, if you're not aware, is a website that collates and averages review scores for a variety of entertainment products, including games. Retrieved February 28, 2013.There's a vast difference, however, between constructive criticism and what's going on over at Metacritic right now. ^ 'Anomaly Korea and two other new titles announced by 11 Bit Studios'.^ 'TouchGen Editors' Choice Awards 2011'.^ 'TouchArcade Game of the Year 2011'.^ 'Apple Names Best Of 2011 for iTunes, Mac, and iOS App Stores'.^ 'Highest and Lowest Scoring Games – iOS'.'Anomaly: Warzone Earth successfully reverses tower defense (review)'. ^ Jasmine Maleficent Rea (April 6, 2012).' 'Anomaly: Warzone Earth' Review – Simply Incredible'. ^ 'Anomaly: Warzone Earth for PlayStation 3 Reviews'.^ 'Anomaly: Warzone Earth for Xbox 360 Reviews'.^ 'Anomaly: Warzone Earth HD for iPhone/iPad Reviews'.^ a b 'Anomaly: Warzone Earth for iPhone/iPad Reviews'.^ 'Anomaly: Warzone Earth for PC Reviews'.^ 'Anomaly Warzone Earth Coming to XBLA'.^ 'Anomaly: Warzone Earth HD drops Amazon exclusivity, now available on the Android Market'.'Anomaly: Warzone Earth-tower defense, but you're the invading force'. 'Anomaly: Warzone Earth - Tower Offense Delivers Unusual Thrills'. 'Plugged In - Tower defense gets turned on its head in Anomaly: Warzone Earth'. ^ Cameron, Gordon (December 14, 2010).'GDC 2011: Upcoming 'Anomaly Warzone Earth' – Tower Defense in Reverse'. 'Anomaly: Warzone Earth Flips Tower Defense Script'. 'Anomaly: Warzone Earth Takes Aim On PlayStation 3'. 'Anomaly Warzone Earth lands on April 8'. The game was debuted at Boston's PAX East on March 22, 2013. On February 28, 2013, 11 bit studios announced on their social networks that Anomaly 2 would be coming out soon. The game, set several months after the events of Anomaly: Warzone Earth, featured new units and new powers. In August 2012, 11 bit studios announced that a sequel titled Anomaly: Korea will be released.
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