So I was checking Crystal Wizard (game I did) at Download.com and discovered that somebody had given it this review:

"Loaded with spy ware"
Don't download... It's loaded with spyware.. Ad-aware found over 30 with this game

But there's nothing spyware at all in there! All the game demo does is install to a subdirectory..and that's it! No retrieving of info, no hard-drive writing while playing...no spyware! I ran Ad-Aware to see if the something was weird wih Ad-Aware, and it found nothing!

I read a post where somebody eariler had a review where they were accused of having spyware. Is somebody going around maliciously reviewing games?!?

I contacted Download.com... hopefully they'll remove that bullcrap.

i just checked and his name in that post is "Software Police", what else did you expect him to say? :)

just ignore these idiots, hopefully you have success with download.com removing the crap post. i think it was the thread about "phoning home" where some other game (Alien Flux?) was being accussed on download.com.

Yeh, it was me who got the spyware comment - except I had claims of virii as well :/

download.com's ratings truly are the most pointless feature I've ever seen - they should use the amazon scheme - ie x out of y people found this comment useful - then if less than say 50% of people agree, the comments scores shouldn't be totalled

Originally posted by Philip Lutas

then if less than say 50% of people agree, the comments scores shouldn't be totalled

Hmmm... Something wrong with that, don't you think? If I don't agree with a simple majority my opinion doesn't count? I think it fair to see that 9/10 disagree with me, but at least let my opinion be heard! This is hypothetical mind you, I usually don't dissent:)

Bill

When you contactact download.com request that they adjust the overall rating when they take the review out. Because in my experience they simply remove the review but the ratings remain.

Alfie

I hate those download.com reviews. With my last game, the first review was all glowing praise and full marks. The second review was a vicious attack on me for writing a phony review of my own game and zero marks. But it wasn't me, it was just some stranger who genuinely loved the game to bits.

Sigh. You can't win, huh?

I complained to download.com but I really don't think they give a rat's posterior. They should either remove the reviews or police them properly. After all, people pay good money to be listed there.

Originally posted by the2bears
Hmmm... Something wrong with that, don't you think? If I don't agree with a simple majority my opinion doesn't count? I think it fair to see that 9/10 disagree with me, but at least let my opinion be heard! Most download.com reviews have nothing to do with opinions. They're spam. People posting negative and untruthful comments either to gain a competitive edge or because they're childish. I agree with Philip, a reviewer review feature like Amazon's would filter out the much of the crappola.