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http://www.computerandvideogames.com/31 ... reviewers/

Anyone here ever used Metacritic? :?

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Fri Sep 23, 2011 11:10 pm
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To give a score perhaps you should have to leave a written review with a minimum word count. Other users can rate reviews on usefullness, so a good or bad review that explains their rating well would have a higher weighting than those that claimed the game was full of win or sucked big time.

I doubt any system would be perfect, you just need to sort out as much of the chaff as possible.

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Never heard of it... :?

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big_D wrote:
Never heard of it... :?

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Sat Sep 24, 2011 10:48 am
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The who in the what now?

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I've a funny feeling it's used more by the geekier gaming class :D

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Some people are unwilling to leave a written review but will leave a star rating without a problem. If a game is crap and gets poor reviews the site should appreciate that the game is crap and users are unwilling to leave a review. I left a scathing review of Starcrafts registration system on Amazon as it was a pain, especially if you have no internet connection.

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I'm getting connection time outs. Does that link work for everyone else.

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