Critics Consensus: Spelunky

Hi! We are Critics Consensus. We post the regular daily critics opinion for the newest video games and movies! Today it is Spelunky a new indie platformer.

A few years ago a game came out that was hilariously hard but had a certain charm to it that most games did not have. That game was Super Meat Boy. It was a platformer and was critically acclaimed. It was also a port. Well a game has come out that is similar to Super Meat Boy but is still wowing critics every where except for Gamesbeat and 4Players.de who hated Spelunky because they said it was too hard. Gamesbeat should talk to Gamesradar, Polygon, and Eurogamer who gave the game a 10 out of 10. If Spelunky is frusturating you should look at all the other frustrating platformers like Splosion Man, Ms. Splosion Man, and Super Meat Boy because Spelunky is just as good as those maybe even better as critics say. Even Destructoid said to miss on Spelunky is to miss on a incredibly satisfying  well-designed game.
Overall get this game. This is a game to keep in the essential XBLA collection.


Spelunky is rated T.

Critics Consensus: Savages

Hi! We are Critics Consensus. We post the regular daily critics opinion for the newest video games and movies! Today it is Savages the newest movie by famous director Oliver Stone.

 It's funny when a film get's totally mixed reviews ranging from the lowest of the low to the highest of the high. For some reason that happened to the  movie that came out this Friday, Savages which is getting what I just stated is somewhat OK. Salon.com had the most interesting metaphor for what Savages is saying that it was like dinner made by a 7 year old. Reviews On The Run's Victor Lucas hated the movie saying that it was stupid while the New York Magazine called the film impressive. Also when I meant the lowest of the low I really meant that. The San Francisco Chronicle gave the film a 0 while it still holds a 62 on Metacritic.
Overall if you want to see Savages see it but Oliver Stone has done a big disappointment to his fans because this should have been as good as Scarface,Dave and Midnight Express.


Savages is rated R.