to quote you

"Halo 3 (derivative, unoriginal, crap story - 10/10), Mario Galaxy (derivative, unoriginal, crap story - 10/10), GTAIV (derivative, unoriginal - 10/10),"

These are games, they have had reviews based on the way they play

Mario is the best 3D platformer because of the way it plays, the controls are tight, the levels are designed by experts, no-one has ever come close to mastering the platformer like Nintendo has since it left the safety of 2D, why do you think LBP played it so safe?

Halo 3 isn't held in such high regard because of its story or its originality, every Halo player knows it is at best an Alien rip-off, it was the 4 player co-op, the fully implemented multiplayer options, the comprehensive level editor (editor, not creator) along with full stat and community support all tied together into one complete package that won it all the awards.

As for GTAIV, show me another game that's anything like it and then I’ll except "unoriginal"
Never have I played a game so obviously stitched together with total love before.

Some games may not be to my taste but at least I can still acknowledge the skill that went into making them possible. That's the difference between a lover of games and a lover of a brand. Sony, Nintendo, M£, none of them love you, they all just want to be paid and to brag about success in the local boozer, they're really not worth defending with such venom, they would never return the favour

whoops

the world has gone nutty!
you're all fruit loops, the lot of you
so much hate, anger and bile over something Edge has marked as "a very polished example of the genre"

really

i'm ashamed of the lot of you, although i suspect most of you probably aren't old enough to know better, so i forgive you

Even if the review is wrong (which is impossible, as the reflection of the reviewer's opinion is indeed reflected in the review, which is the sole purpose of said piece) most of you here need to learn how to make constructive arguments instead of discrediting yourselves before the first sentence has even left your lips/finger tips

Some people "get" sarcasm, some don't......

fanboys of any hardware really start to make me feel ashamed to be interested in the same hobby sometimes (and a hobby is all it is people!), I can positively feel my IQ dropping the more replies to the review I read, so I’ve decided to stop and leave a final comment of my own to part with.

is it worse than it used to be or does the power of the internet just make it all clearer to see?

If you have found yourself incensed by the 7/10 KZ2 score then it's time to ask yourself this question:
What difference does it really make to your life/enjoyment of the game/the future of the PS3?*

If you're still mad then forget the score and take from the review the message it clearly put forth (to me at least, a literate and unbiased reader):
"if you like FPS games then KZ2 is a very polished example "
do you really need any more of a recommendation?
do you really need somebody else to tell you that what you enjoy is "the best thing ever" before you can appreciate it fully?

*the answer of course is none
if you didn't arrive at this conclusion may I suggest you either have a screw loose or warped perspective of the real priorities in your life