He was right about the waggle though, flailing your arms around like a prick is not my idea of fun. Gamecube version 4 life.
I haven't actually haven't read the review fully, I don't tend to read IGN and Gamespot stuff, but that's around about the score I'd give it, if I actually bothered with decimal scores. It's a great game; amazing dungeons and boss fights, some nice areas, a nice art style. But it certainly does have its problems, in fact Wind Waker, Twilight Princess and Skyward Sword are all guilty of some design elements which I really dislike.
I just can't believe the explosion of hate. I mean 8.8 is a good score. It's mind blowing how people responded to it. Now all these years later and there's all these people who can look at it without all the crazy emotion and hyped attached and they can see the good and the bad.
I often feel like these numbered review scores are more trouble than they're worth. I can still remember the absolute rigmarole that was the Mario Kart Double Dash 7.9 on the IGN boards. People were going off their nut. Mind you none of this was about the inherent stupidity of the IGN review system. Like, what the hell is the difference between and 8.0 and a 7.9?
It's a crazy, crazy industry.