That’s unfair. They’re putting their salaries in the hands of elitist reviewing magazine editors who know a good game when they see one, and not in the hands of the underdeveloped masses who buy games based on what movie license it has! >_>
I think it’s a step in the right direction, paying less for shit games. I just think they’re going at it the wrong way. Review scores fluctuate a lot, and I definitely think some money can make the scores soar high. I’m not really sure how else they could force designers to make better games with the licenses, besides playing the games themselves and then deciding. Of course, it’d help if said corporations wouldn’t butt into the game design process so much.
I’ve seen some unoffical games (appearing less often now) are better than the Offical Games. And some others just the name and little to do with the accotated product and have a rubbish game play.