[12/11/2002]   Ladies and gentlemen, a new threshold has been reached. Points of View has given recognition to those who have submitted a large batch of reviews at once. Several people have held this honor, including Zachary "ASV" Lewis, Desh, and Robust Stu. It turns out Robust Stu broke his own record and dropped the bomb on PoV with 14 reviews. Wow.

For all students in the middle of final examinations, I wish the best of luck to you. We'll all need it in the upcoming days.

   After checking my email on Monday afternoon, I discovered that two readers had sent the section some recommendations on what to do for MMORPG review criteria. Many thanks go to James Salisbury and Tony Castro for their advice. Your input will be used to help draft the new criteria, and as soon as it comes, we'll let you know. As always, the review team is ready to respond.

Amish: Suikoden III gets a reader and staff review this week, along with the first of Stu's barrage and yet another Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance review by Michael Beckett. I especially like the fact that 7 has disappeared for the time being as an average score.