Gamestar (German) is reviewing NS2

Chuck_Norris

<div class="IPBDescription">Finally their review is up now</div>Just wanted to inform you guys that one of the biggest (probably the biggest) german gaming magazines has reviewed NS2.

<a href="http://www.gamestar.de/spiele/natural-selection-2/test/natural_selection_2,45616,3007316.html" target="_blank">http://www.gamestar.de/spiele/natural-sele...16,3007316.html</a>

Unfortunately it's only in german - Review is <b>82/100</b>. To me it's quite good.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MklccoXldg&feature=g-user-u" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MklccoXldg...eature=g-user-u</a>

CrushaK

They admitted that they couldn't give the game the time to review it that it would have needed, though, because the video for their DVD needed to be rushed to be on the disk in time for the USK age verification. The video doesn't show off any lategame aliens or marine weapons.

Their critic points where:
-Boring textures
-Not so great animations
-Lategame upgrades almost too strong
-Sterile maps
-Aliens hard to control in the beginning
-Only six maps that are all pretty similar
-Level design is initially confusing without looking at the map
-Extreme high dependency on commander
-Not much versatility in the weapon and lifeform arsenal
-Only one game mode thus far

And yes, some of those are just ridiculous, especially complaining about the map layout while they usually complain about the A-to-B tunnel layout of maps in other games.

_Necro_

I think it is a fair and positive review. I don't agree with all critic points, but the maps are sure as hell confusing when you don't know them. This has nothing to do with the architecture. Most rooms have a very distinguished form. But the repeating wall-textures making it very difficult to learn the maps at first. Rooms should differentiate more by their textures. Then it would be easier.

All in all a good review that can bring you more german players. I'm happy with it.

CrushaK

<!--quoteo(post=2040870:date=Dec 6 2012, 10:48 AM:name=Chuck_Norris)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Chuck_Norris @ Dec 6 2012, 10:48 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=2040870"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Just wanted to inform you guys that one of the biggest (probably the biggest) german gaming magazines has reviewed NS2.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

<i>GameStar</i> is also not the biggest. Their circulation has dropped below 100k (like many print media in general) recently, though they are still the second biggest. The biggest remains <i>Computer Bild Spiele</i>, which is released by the Springer press and aimed more at a "casual" audience (the <i>Bild</i> released by Springer is the German equivalent to the British <i>The Sun</i>).

IVW numbers:
<!--c1--><div class='codetop'>CODE</div><div class='codemain'><!--ec1-->Magazine          Circulation Change    Press
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Computer Bild Spiele     147.302     - 32,94 %     Axel Springer
Gamestar          106.349     - 15,35 %     IDG
PC Games          79.698     - 24,73 %     Computec
Spiele Filme Technik     74.230     - 27,84 %     Computec
PC Games Hardware     38.227     - 19,87 %     Computec
Game Master          29.364     - 1,61 %     Panini
Play 3               28.968     - 21,36 %     Computec
Games Aktuell          27.367     - 19,99 %     Computec
Gamepro               21.085     - 16,65 %     IDG
Xbox Games     15.473     - 33,78 %     Live Emotionn<!--c2--></div><!--ec2-->
The change is in % compared to the same quarter of the previous year.
GameStar has 10k and PCGames has 15k of those magazine as boarding pieces, which are free magazines handed out to airlines.

Their quality has also decreased quite a bit in the past, unfortunately. Many good writers left and they kept focusing more on online than on print.

GamersGlobal.de is a review I am waiting for, since it's where many of their good writers went.