Review scores!?

[chedabob]

Originally Posted by downphoenix

Not really because the star system works differently. Where 3 stars is considered okay, a 6.0 is not.

I'd consider 6 OK.

[BCA]

Originally Posted by chedabob

I'd consider 6 OK.

A 3/5 star rating can be interpreted as a good game, while a 6.0 shows a game as "meh", skip it.

[Juno]

Originally Posted by downphoenix

True, but there are some games out there that are fun as heck, but are beaten pretty quick (i.e. Lego Star Wars) therefore a game like that could be recommended as a rental or don't buy just because of its shortness, that's not really fair.

The idea of it being a rental would obviously be pointed out in the review or the summary. I'm not talking about replacing the whole review, just removing the score. For example

Buy if you like:
-Star Wars
-Humourous Games
etc...

Don't buy if you like:
-Long games
etc...

Summary:
Lego Star Wars is a great game that only suffers due to it's shortness. It's definitely not one too be missed and if you aren't prepared to pay £40/$40 for it's 10 hour (or whatever) campain you should definitely rent this beauty.

Doesn't get much clearer than that for any situation. I'd definitely support similar games in the Buy if you like category.

[dz06lt]

Originally Posted by Walshie

A 3/5 star rating can be interpreted as a good game, while a 6.0 shows a game as "meh", skip it.

the problem here is 3/5 could also be a not so good game G4 Tv's Xplay uses the 5 pt scale and sometimes a 3 is good other times 3 is not

[Gnu]