[quote name='lebowsky']This is exactly the problem with the current 10 point review system. 5 is an average game, which should be a game that is not bad. A 7.7 should be a good game, one that is worth playing or at least a rental. The way games are reviewed now, especially by IGN, you would think that only games that get 8s and 9s are worth a look at all.
I remember when Mario Kart Double Dash for the GC got a 7.9. Everyone was freaking out about its "low" score. If the score would have been an 8.0, no one would have complained.
I wish reviews would drop numerical scores completely. Games, like movies, books, and CDs, don't lend themselves to be scored on some arbitrary number scale. Hell, the IGN scale isn't even an average - so what is the use of any of the numbers?[/QUOTE]
Why shouldn't we go by numbers? It's a more accurate way to rate a game. I could say a game is good but what the hell would that mean? But I could use a game is 7.9 and people would know it's very good.
And I personally don't consider today's scores to have as much value as those in the past. There are tons of games that come out that average around the 7's and 8's, so why should we consider them to be worth anything more than a play or rental over other 7's and 8's unless you specifically like one genre over another?
I also don't think this is an excellent score. It's good but that's about it... I'm really disappointed too because it looked like it should have been a great game!