So here's a quick and dirty review of the Bouri 2008 DB. And lets make two things straight here: I dont like it, and i dont want to spend much time on it. Ive also had it installed for a week, and i now realize i can spend the harddrive space better, on porn perhaps...
Lets make a short summary of it: Allegedly, this is based on PCM Pack Spain 2007, i cant bothered to check if these claims are valid really. Its also supposed be a 2008 DB. If so, it fell quite short of that mark. Sure it has many team name changes and rider movements, but let me give you one reason that its rubbish:
Team Willems Veranda. A continental team with 13,5 million euro's and Allan Davis on the team! Damn you Bouri, this didnt have to happen!
Again, i cant be bothered to check all the flaws in the DB, so im just copying over something Addy291 wrote in the comments section of the download:
- The guy has not given all teams their 2008 names, he hasn't even changed Predictor into Silence - Lotto, which is one of the most obvious changes ever. - The guy has not given teams their real 2008 3-letter codes, and in the case of High Road, completely made it up (when it says in big letters on the UCI website and cyclingnews) - it's still in 2007 - there are 8 riders with 8 potential (don't know if that's in PCM Spain but I still don't like it) - He hasn't taken into account how old the riders are in 2008 and altered their stats, f.e Simoni is 35 years of age at the start of the season and has 81MO, 72END, 76RES, 77REC, 77HIL and he hasn't had his stat explosion)
Besides of that, there are no new stage profiles, no redeeming qualities to save it, and no real purpose of existing... I've let myself get convinced that there are a ton more of errors and flaws. But lets remain slightly positive and mention the good sides on the DB:
Well, it exists, that gotta count for something right? It does actually have Team High Road in it... I give up, i cant mention any more.
Scoring!
Uniqueness: crapflaps/5 – Thats the fourth 2008 DB out, and doesnt do anything new. Completeness: 2/5 – Meh, at least he had the guts to steal Dankan's work to make a larger DB than others
Graphics: 1/5 – Err... I just seriously need to bash it some more by now. This rating justifies.
Riders stats: ?/5 – I will let you decide, its the same stats as PCM Pack Spain 2007 and afterall.
General feel: 1/5 – It makes me happy that PPDB Unlimited Giant got released this week
Verdict: NO! Just stop it! Dont release a DB without making sure it was worth downloading!
PS: There you have it, a one hour review. Might as well be honest, this is not a high quality review.
Tune in sometime next month as i compare the remaining 2008 DB's - Properly!
As I said whilst reading the preview Waglon made, It is very funny but makes you feel angry/sad that a guy would actually released a DB like this which is so totally unfinished, no research has gone into it at all, it is just generally awful
[sarcams] this review was complete rubbish. this DB was one of the most superbly completed add ons i have ever had the pleasure of experiencing[/sarcasm]
I'll acknowledge the fact that this review was obviously not meant to be great. But it does serve as a warning to ignorants (as I) to NOT download it (and for that it does state some accurate points so it seems), so that is a good thing. Well done.
