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.

Critics Consensus: Test Drive: Ferrari Racing Legends

Hi! We are Critics Consensus. We post the regular daily critics opinion for the newest video games and movies! Today it is Test Drive:Ferrari Legends a new racing game using the Ferrari license.

Game Informer, IGN, and Official Xbox Magazine are very popular critics. So when a game gets a bad score from those critics you know something is wrong. Even though IGN actually said Test Drive does a masterful job at showing the evolution in car designs over the years, the biggest fault about Test Drive though is that it has an over-difficult campaign. In fact every critic complained about it. The worst comment from a review though was Game Informer saying it was a sub-zero game that appeases to nobody. 
Overall do not get this game. If you love Ferrari's and simulation take this for a rent.


Test Drive: Ferrari Legends is rated E.

Critics Consensus: Katy Perry: Part Of Me

Hi! We are Critics Consensus. We post the regular daily critics opinion for the newest video games and movies! Today it is Katy Perry:Part Of Me a new movie about Katy Perry.

Ever since Justin Bieber walked the Earth the barrage of musical star based documentaries have followed in. Katy Perry: Part Of Me has gotten OK-meh reviews but the reception has been better than Justin Bieber: Never Say Never. Hey even Entertainment Weekly said that it works hard to prove it's more than a glorified infomercial. What's impressive about Part Of Me is that critics liked it besides that one of the most negative reviews was Little White Lies who called the movie pretty dull. The only big complaint about the movie was the 3-D which Film Journal International called unnecessary.
Overall Katy Perry:Part Of Me is not a movie that you should see, but if you are a Katy Perry fan or a music fan you will find this really interesting.


Katy Perry: Part of Me is rated PG.

Critics Consensus: Take This Waltz

Hi! We are Critics Consensus. We post the regular daily critics opinion for the newest video games and movies! Today it is Take This Waltz a new drama comedy.

Well good news for people searching for a good romantic comedy. The time has come. Take This Waltz has received great critical acclaim with a 81% on Rotten Tomatoes. The acting was praised by HitFix and ReelTalk and those critics praised  Michelle Williams acting. Bullz-Eye.com praised the directing among other things. One of the only big complaints about Take This Waltz is that it has casual pacing as Globe And Mail said.
Overall see this movie. You will love it.