Game Review Sites vs User Reviews

[chikupi]

i have to say that i don't look at the grade of the game, heck most of my game have low grades. but its nice to have someone review a game and that tell how the game play is and what to expect. so what they give it a -1 for not being halo 3 i carry about what the game is and how it handles, in my opinoun.
yes i know how they grede a game does effect how people are going to buy it. still they're just letting you know what they think, like how a movie critics are or how you tell a friend what you thought of the movie or game. you shouldn't be getting offended by how they grade a game.

[Ads]

[SensesFail]

Cool feature on wiichat I might add some reviews there

SenseFail and Budo got good points as well. I can only agree on what they said.

@SenseFail: Didnt know tht it wasnt developped as a 20 game lol.

im sorry i dotn understand what youre saying here.. i said it WAS a 20 dollar game on release, not that it wasnt..

(im probably just showing my ignorance.. im not the brightest lol)

[cyberzomby]

haha wow! That was what I meant. I made the typo here. I meant that I didnt know it was developped as a 20 dollar game

[Renz]

Depends on the person. ex. A big fan of pokemon will give the game a higher score than a person who hates it. Its always in their head no matter how much they try to say that they give a fair score.

[weedude]

A good thread - thank you all for your contribution.
I am actually surprised that so many games get quite a medicore review. We have to remember that these review/game sites are sort of in a twilight-zone as they get advertizing money and exclustivity (making a living!) from the people that makes the games they are giving a 3 or a 9. As a curiosoty i can mention that i also read somewhere that there are some rewards or payment system (sorry cant remember exactely) from the publisher to the developer according to the average review score a game get.
So my point - objectivity is hard to maintain!