JB Hifi already has the greatest ever review of Duke Nukem Forever under its belts, but now some rogue staffer, calling herself Detective ‘Troll’ Phelps, has written another smart arse JB Hifi review — this time the victim is Modern Warfare 3.
Ah JB you’ve done it again!
Thanks Jasmin!
EDIT: Turns out that Troll Phelps is actually a girl — sorry for assuming it was a guy! I stand corrected!
AlexPants
Monday, November 14, 2011 at 10:33 AM‘Restore peace to the Rapture’
Love it.
Powalen
Monday, November 14, 2011 at 10:37 AMIs it the same JB HiFi that keeps putting these types of things out? My local JB never has any fun. :P
Pariah
Monday, November 14, 2011 at 10:39 AMI think the most ficticious part is where he actually gave it five stars.
Mark Serrels
Monday, November 14, 2011 at 10:53 AMYou just got trolled by Detective Troll Phelps.
Pariah
Monday, November 14, 2011 at 12:26 PMHm? No I didn’t, I know the entire thing is a joke xD that was actually my piss-poor attempt at getting “THAT GAME EARNED THAT FIVE-STAR REVIEW” responses.
winhhh
Monday, November 14, 2011 at 2:36 PMWow, awareness = 0.
thxultra
Monday, November 14, 2011 at 11:12 AMThats the idea! Give a game a perfect score then you can say whatever you want about any game.
thxultra
Monday, November 14, 2011 at 11:12 AM*smiley face*
Mawt
Monday, November 14, 2011 at 11:30 AMI like this idea.
I wonder who’ll be the first reviewer to absolutely pan a game in the review, then slap a 9.5 on it, thereby assuaging their journalistic integrity and satisfying the publishers need for a 3 point scale (9 through to 10 out of 10 inclusive).
Alinos
Monday, November 14, 2011 at 1:07 PMIt’s funny i think that’s the most genius part of it.
this way it’s less likely to get noticed and taken down because some butt hurt cod fan starts raging in JB that it didn’t get a perfect score
Chuloopa
Monday, November 14, 2011 at 10:42 AMMan that is just so awesome!
JB – Your staff is awesome! lol
PuppyLicks
Monday, November 14, 2011 at 10:53 AMIt’s great, but THIS is the best JB ad I have ever seen :D
http://images.cheezburger.com/completestore/2011/8/11/049d08b3-06ec-42b7-b229-6373e49ea0df.jpg
Ruen
Monday, November 14, 2011 at 11:03 AMgoddamn, I find it hilarious how I walk through my local JB Hifi and everywhere I look I see trollface signs
Karad0186
Monday, November 14, 2011 at 10:43 AMwhy do you assume Detective ‘Troll’ Phelps is male…?
Jasmin
Monday, November 14, 2011 at 11:20 AMI can 100% confirm that this Detective ‘Troll’ Phelps is not a male.
McGarnical
Monday, November 14, 2011 at 11:35 AMhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cole_Phelps
Also, patriarchy.
waterbear
Monday, November 14, 2011 at 11:37 AMBecause women aren’t funny der. A sense of humour has long ago evolved out of the fairer sex, replaced with a deep, manipulative cruelty and a love for shoes.
matt
Monday, November 14, 2011 at 11:58 AM+1 …. and hahahahahaha
Jasmin
Monday, November 14, 2011 at 12:12 PMhahahaha well I wrote this, I am the Detective ‘Troll’ Phelps.
Pariah
Monday, November 14, 2011 at 12:27 PM+9001, well said
mchaza
Monday, November 14, 2011 at 10:47 AMman if only they were funny around here, they mostly have unreadable hand writing because the employee couldn’t be bothered taking it off the stand before writing.
Tron
Monday, November 14, 2011 at 10:48 AMI’m surprised it didn’t say “You played this in 2009. Move along”
blaze0041
Monday, November 14, 2011 at 12:48 PMOr how about “S.S.D.D.”?
Dan Miller
Monday, November 14, 2011 at 10:50 AMJB workers are idiots.
mattroe
Monday, November 14, 2011 at 10:54 AMIs that meant as idiots in a loveable way?
If not, lighten up.
Martin
Monday, November 14, 2011 at 11:12 AMMy local JB staff are idiots. They have stuffed up 3 pre-orders of games for me. Further my girlfriend is still waiting for the new ‘death in vegas’ album. She had gone in their 3 times and asked for it. 3 times she was told that they are waiting on it and would contact her. I bought it off their shelf two weeks ago. They still haven’t called. I no longer pre-order from that store. Yes I am aware of the Internet, import sites etc I collect and JB DOES have exclusives that I want.
mattroe
Monday, November 14, 2011 at 11:13 AMOh, well that’s fair enough. I thought he meant these JB workers are idiots cause they have a sense of humour.
Gav
Monday, November 14, 2011 at 11:27 AMBut did you go and see Death In Vegas last night at Harvest festival? They were excellent. 2nd CD I ever bought was “Dirt”, back in 1996…
Martin
Monday, November 14, 2011 at 12:20 PMYes. Was there at parra park. Awesome awesome festival!!! Death In Vegas were brilliant. Feel sorry for Melbourne concert goers who seemingly got the short end of the stick!!! Portishead and the family stone were the other highlights
thxultra
Monday, November 14, 2011 at 11:14 AMcheapest place to buy CD’s bar none! (at retail)
Neo-Kaiser
Monday, November 14, 2011 at 11:16 AMYeah, I’m not pre-ordering from JB either. Once I pre-ordered a game for the exclusive bonus, they said I was getting it. What they didn’t tell me was that it was a “first come first served” kinda thing and I missed my bonus because I didn’t walk in during the morning.
Dan Miller
Monday, November 14, 2011 at 11:25 AMEvery JB store I’ve been in is staffed by people who have no clue about anything that they sell there. Granted, I have had a few staff members who do know their stuff. But that is only on a blue moon.
Neo-Kaiser
Monday, November 14, 2011 at 11:40 AMThat’s because JB is a retail store, so they hire people who can work retail, not people who know a lot about what they’re selling.
Thom
Monday, November 14, 2011 at 1:45 PMThat wasn’t always the case – they used to have really good staff, but expanded too fast to maintain the same level of worker knowledge. It’s pretty concerning – Starbucks did the same thing, and they’ve been in freefall ever since.
Neo-Kaiser
Monday, November 14, 2011 at 11:04 AMWhat’s sad is that sounds like a much better game to play, regardless of copyright infringement.
Karad0186
Monday, November 14, 2011 at 12:17 PMit’s evident that this employee knows nothing about games…
Ommeh
Monday, November 14, 2011 at 12:55 PMYou clearly don’t have a clue. You don’t deserve to troll here.
As to all the JB hate. It’s retail get over it. Don’t like it? Shop somewhere else them.
Karad0186
Monday, November 14, 2011 at 3:20 PMi wish there was a font for sarcasm
sorry i bothered you, i’ll go back to youtubeing cats
MrGaz
Monday, November 14, 2011 at 11:07 AMJB Hifi knows how to write a review where ppl will read it. lol
Martin
Monday, November 14, 2011 at 11:16 AMDoes anyone know how COD is supporting Movember? I too got a sticker.
James Mac
Monday, November 14, 2011 at 11:18 AMDo you think Troll Phelps’s boss is in on it?
Cause, it’s pretty damn funny.
Liam
Monday, November 14, 2011 at 11:24 AMMy buddy snapped this at JB Southland on launch day: http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/1623/39085610150385597724041.jpg
brent3000
Monday, November 14, 2011 at 2:11 PM^This :D lol
McGarnical
Monday, November 14, 2011 at 2:35 PMUninformed and unprofessional. Someone needs their Sharpie confiscated.
Meowgravy
Monday, November 14, 2011 at 12:30 PMI guess im lucky that the guy working in the games section at my local jb is an old high school friend lol
Sweating Bullets
Monday, November 14, 2011 at 12:49 PMThat is gold. All the more reason to shop at JB
Ommeh
Monday, November 14, 2011 at 12:57 PMJasmin you rule lol! I need to check it out next time I’m working!
Digtrio
Monday, November 14, 2011 at 1:04 PMThe staff at the two nearest JB stores seem to be weirded out by people who look or buy video games. Makes me feel a bit awkward in the end so I tend not to bother that much. That, and Ozgameshop and all.
Zayus
Monday, November 14, 2011 at 1:50 PMI used to do this to the music and DVD sections when I worked at JB. We would also rotate CSI:Miami memes and Tommy Wiseau reviews pretty much every week. Seriously one of the best parts of the job.
yosh
Monday, November 14, 2011 at 3:43 PMYeah I used to work DVDs and games at a JB, and writing sarcastic and completely ridiculous reviews after some r-tard put me into a bad mood was the highlight of my day.
Lil Timmy
Monday, November 14, 2011 at 1:53 PMwhich jb store has the guy working there with gauges in his ear? Thats right all of them
Karad0186
Monday, November 14, 2011 at 3:16 PMif ID had used this story, RAGE would’ve been a much better game
yosh
Monday, November 14, 2011 at 3:57 PMOne of the guys I used to work with at JB put this up one day after someone busted our Guitar Hero demo unit for the whateverth time: http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/521/75368497075430428724300.jpg/
Karad0186
Monday, November 14, 2011 at 4:14 PM+1 golden
Steve
Monday, November 14, 2011 at 5:11 PMThe two JBs nearest me don’t have stuff like that but they seem pretty cool anyway. One of them has a dude who looks a whole lot like Drew from Toothpaste For Dinner – so that’s kinda awesome.
Sara
Monday, November 14, 2011 at 10:54 PMthe Jb hifi at Myaree (WA) the games manager there looks like Gordan Freeman, nice guy too