The internet lights up in fury every time the reviews come out on a AAA title. People seem to have it in their head that if a AAA title doesn’t get a 9+ (and sometimes that still isn’t enough), then it is somehow bias on the reviewer’s part. What the fuck is wrong with these people? Look at a goddamn review scale and you will see that even a seven is considered good.
I think the main issue is that some review sites seem to only have a scale that goes from 7-10, making anyone who sees a game get a seven assume that it is utter shit. If you need proof of what I speak, just go read any gaming message board threads about Assassin’s Creed, Ratchet and Clank or Super Mario Galaxy reviews.
Intelligent gamers need to take the time to educate their friends. It is perfectly ok to purchase a game that gets below a seven. Hell, if you are a fan of the genre and/or subject matter of the title, you might want to consider games that people give below 7s to.
Perhaps even more important that understanding a scale though, people need to take the time to read the actual review. Skipping to the bottom of the review (or the top, as is the case with some sights), to see the review score is stupid. If you take the time to read the actual review you’ll often see contradictions between the score the tone of the review gives, compared to the actual numerical print score.
Try it, you’ll see.
Chufmoney