6% is a very big deal.

No doubt the gaming media is corrupt. Gamespot and IGN are just flat out abysmal to name just two. G4 is terrible too. Sessler and company may not be corrupt as they claim however they're just lousy critics who buy too much into hype and don't spend enough time with each game. Fable 2 GOTY? Roflcopter.

Gamespot even got caught in very suspicious behavior a couple years ago--
http://www.google.com/searc...

Game Informer, Eurogamer, and Edge seem to have the most credibility in my eyes as far as major sites go. I may not always agree but at least they have the integrity to not always give a 9 or 10 to the latest blockbuster exclusive.

I understand it's a big difference, but I was expecting more.

I actually like the perspective "Negative Gamer" has on the topic - it's pretty positive! It's not just old-time radio payola, it's the experience of being the first to complete the game and not reading anything else beforehand.

When someone wants to produce a credible scholarly article, a researcher reviews all of the literature on that subject before he/she begins. I wouldn't be surprised if critics do the same, whether you agree with it or not! This not only gives you a frame of reference for what everyone else thinks of a game, with all its little nits to pick, but it also gives you a frame of score... I think that's especially bad in such a number-driven criticism and marketing world.

Edge? Eurogamer? LOL. Now that we know your true colors, should we ignore all your comments from now on?

I think it's interesting that some people think it's low, whilst others think it's high.

the people who think it's low need to take a course on statistics.

@pumpkinpunker: I'm interested. Explain, please.

I had the same reaction. GTA4 + FarCry 2 getting 9+ reviews boggled my mind. I lost a lot of confidence in reviewers.

I think a lot of it had to do with hype though. I was really pumped for GTA IV, especially the online part, and it let me down in a lot of ways. Looking back on it now, it wasn't that bad, but it didn't meet my expectations and I still don't think it's a 10. Probably an 7-8, and I still don't understand why people think it has a 'good story'.

FarCry I was epic-ly disappointed in. I thought it would be an awesome single player game with multiplayer that lasted forever (with the map editor). Then I find out it has an idiotic story interlaced with boring/frustrating gameplay and an extremely poorly implemented multiplayer.

Same here. I was very hyped for gta4 but it simply let me down.

Haven’t watched it . Is it not good ?