Comments on: The Review System: A Fanboy and Publisher Nightmare

By: PacoDG

PacoDG — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 20:51:52 +0000

Nice write up. Me and my podcast co-host Allison Boyer got into it about review scores for games being used at all.

Not to seem spammy here, but if you fast forward to one hour 22min or so on this page http://www.bingegamer.net/2008/the-bender-episode-025-christmas-video-game-quiz-rip-free-radical-and-game-review-scores/ .. I bring it up to be something we talk about quickly, but then we get into it. I am personally ready to abandon a scoring system all together, however I see the need for a quick “overall” view of a game instead of a fleshed out review. I am toward the idea of a score system based on the cost of a game. For example, all PS3/360 games would be rated on a system of $60, Wii games would be out of $50, and XBLA/PSN/WiiWare games based on their respective costs. I mean, with a review, isn’t that what it comes down to, you are letting a consumer know whether a game is ‘worth it’ or not, so in the end, why not have the score based on an actual cash value.

By: Dlacy13g

Dlacy13g — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 19:11:13 +0000

The concept of a perfect game, i.e. a 10 out of 10 is ridiculous. Every game has its flaws and things that keep it from being a “perfect” game. I personally like the 5 point system. As PlayStation Gamer UK pointed out though you should have some kind of legend as to what the score means. Don’t leave it up to interpretation.

By: PlayStation Gamer UK

PlayStation Gamer UK — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 18:16:11 +0000

Very interesting article and one i really agree with. In a matter of fact our website will be using the 5* system much like films do simply because we believe you can’t mark a game out of 10 or even 100 as some websites do.

Its also important that its clearly stated what each score means e.g. 3 stars may not mean an average game.