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How come the "overall score" says 8.2/10, but the official score is 5/10?

The only thing my milkshake brings to the yard is a subpoena.

I blame EmP.

I can avoid death by not having a life.

Seems like the right person to blame. Yeah, we'll go with that.

The only thing my milkshake brings to the yard is a subpoena.

Once there was a time in HG history where you could score games to the tenth decimal.

[Eating EmP's brain] probably isn't a good idea. I mean... He's British, which means his brain's wired for PAL and your eyes are NTSC. - Will

Right, but his score in the review doesn't reflect the official score. One is 8.2, the other is 5.

The only thing my milkshake brings to the yard is a subpoena.

[slightly defensive statement that doesn't actually answer the question]

I can avoid death by not having a life.

Beats the shit out of me then.

[Eating EmP's brain] probably isn't a good idea. I mean... He's British, which means his brain's wired for PAL and your eyes are NTSC. - Will

There's just no way to know, Joe. MrShotgun wasn't an active member of the community for long. If memory serves, he came here as part of the GameSpot reviewer union--now disbanded, I believe--and ported over a number of his reviews (or had someone do so on his behalf). The most likely scenario is that he filled out the form and neglected to update his rating from the default (5) before submitting. Then no one caught it. Or something else may have happened since, or maybe his idea of the game's value changed and the score reflects his opinion, not the number in the text. It's guesswork at this point.

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