And the winner is...

[wilsonscrazybed]

This is the last round of battles for the best 500 word review of GTA IV.

Vote for your favorite review. No twists this time. Just pure unadulterated review.

Instead of quoting them I have provided you with links to the four finalists reviews. This gives you the review exactly as the writer wrote them. Or maybe I am just being lazy.

To vote simply post the name of your favorite reviewer, the winner receives a custom title tomorrow or the next day depending on how busy our CM is.

Upinsmoke's review:
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/326.59315#476699

Gigantor's review:
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/326.59315#476672

Purplerain's review
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/326.59315#457410

Nilcypher's review
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/326.59315#461159

 

[Hey Joe]

aww! I enjoyed the gimmicks! Anyhow, I'm not voting because I believe they should all win for different reasons. That and I'm hell damn ass bitter about losing.

Ooh! A suggestion for the next comp. No names, just copy.

 

[Fire Daemon]

Its hard to decide. I suppose I have to go with Gigantor but everyone up to this stage have written a wonderful review.

 

[Markness]

This is a very tough choice but I'm going with UpInSmoke. I just think his review would be most useful to ME if I was reading any of the remaining reviews.

Edit: Grammer and stuff

 

[Strafe Mcgee]

They're all great guys but I'm going to have to go with Nilcypher, for my own nefarious reasons.

 

[MGG=REVIEWS]

purple rains review
"that wasa spicy meatball"

 

[Conqueror Kenny]

I'm going with Gigantor. For reasons known to me and only me.
But you can buy this information off me for the measly sum of £99.99

 

[Bling Cat]

ohh, the choices... im going to go with purplerain, but i couldnt split my vote in half? no? oh well...

 

[Easykill]

Sorry PurpleRain, I'm gonna have to go with Gigantor.

 

[sammyfreak]

Gigantor, easy! He used the Seurat painting and that makes him cool. But unlike him I have seen the original with my own two eyes.

 

[Conqueror Kenny]

Gigantor, easy! He used the Seurat painting and that makes him cool. But unlike him I have seen the original with my own two eyes.

Achievement unlocked: The Artist 20G

 

[Larenxis]

Gigantor gets my vote.

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

Dammit, I spend one night away from the computer and miss all the fun.

And Wilson...that wasn't actually my last paragraph; but hey ho, fair cop and all that.
(And an extra cookie to Easykill)

Right...now to the matter in hand...I agree with Hey Joe : I vote for all four to get a custom title.

 

[Jrod]

I am going to have to go with nilcypher. The last line in his review is powerful.

 

[tagMaverick]

id say purple rain, i felt his was the best actual Review of the game.

 

[qbert4ever]

Gigantor. He has nice pictures in his. Everybody else clutters theirs up with words and things.

 

[PurpleRain]

Well, it seems that Gigantor's off to a lead. I never expected to make it this far, so I'd like to thank my mum and my dad and the team at the Escapist for all your support... oh I need to vote?

Hmm, this is a hard one. I'll guess I'll go with nilcypher even though the rest have been great.

 

[Anarchemitis]

Regardless of who wins, as long as we have fun right? (Gets mauled by a Purple Ninja and Panda-bear)

 

[Drong]

Well they are all great reviews and it's been a close run thing so kudos to you all for making it this far but I'm voting for Gigantor and my vote has nothing at all to do with a black briefcase full of non sequential unmarked fifty pound notes.

 

[wilsonscrazybed]

Hello there forum participants!

We've come to the conclusion of our review contest. I hope you all had fun and kept you coming back to the review forums to see what's going on.

Before I announce the winners I'd just like to talk about some of the contest.

We had seventeen entries, some were quite good. I hope that everyone regardless of their position in the contest had a good time writing, reading, and judging the entries. This was of course the first time I've ever run a contest so I hope any issues you might have had with the judging are minor.

So with no further ado...

Upinsmoke was decapitated when a spectator threw a placard reading "go upinsmoke!" (1 vote). He never saw it coming.

Nilcypher and Purplerain were stabbed simultaneously (3 votes each) and lay bleeding in each other's arms. Only then it was when Purple confessed his true feelings. This of course only left only Giantor, who during the fray was adjusting his sandal straps (7 votes) and never lifted his weapon at all.

Leave comments, suggestions and ideas for new contests in my PM box, I love getting mail and I respond as promptly as I am able.