3 methods of reviewing that need to die.

3.The IGN scoring Method.
Example: Graphics 8. Sound 8. Presentation 7. Gameplay 6. Lasting Appeal 8. Final score:10 PERFECT GAME!. While that may be just a little exaggerated, IGN's scoring system is based on scoring the game's attributes then throwing in a number that has little to no relation to the aforementioned attributes. One game that has received the short end of the stick from this arbitrary scoring method is lair. When you average the scores together, you should get a final score of 6.7 but the final score is a 4.9.

A more recent example is the score of Call of Duty Black ops. When averaged together, you get a score of 8.8 and because of the new scale that only allows either a .0 or a .5 at the end of the number, this should round off to a 9.0. But IGN shows thier inability to perform 3rd grade sounding and round backwards instead, making Black ops lose .5 points. So in short, IGN writers seems to suffer from a mathematical disability and this has been causing games to get screwed for years.

How to fix this:Buy a calculator.

2.The G4 reviewing system.
X-play is the most popular reviewer that uses a highly flawed 5 star system to rank games. The problem with this scoring method is that a game can only be a mediocre game or a perfect game based on this system as shown below

1/5=20% or 2/10
2/5=40% or 4/10
3/5=60% or 6/10
4/5=80% or 8/10
5/5=100% or 10/10

So the problem is that unless you want to insult a game that you liked, you have to give it a perfect score every time. This is why G4TV pretty much hands away free 5 star scores to every game that either plays decently or has a great amount of hype to it. There is simply not enough room for choice here. Its either all or nothing for a game on X-Play.

How to fix-Switch to a superior 10 point system.

1. The no score system.

This is mostly used by bloggers or small time websites that have no idea what the hell they are doing. The reviewer types a few giant paragraphs or two and that is it. No score. No nothing. While some may argue that games shouldn't have a number stuck on them, this is really the only way to review a game. Numbers will always mean the same thing, but words can be interpreted in a million different ways. Someone could read a no score review and think it was a positive review while somebody else could read it and think the review was negative. If you want your review to be clearly understood, score the game!