"Imagine the following scenario:
Your friend approaches you with a clothing catalog. As he/she sets it down on a table in front of you, they flip through the pages until they come to the coats section. They point to a particular coat and ask, “What do you think of this one? Should I buy it?”
You stare at it for a while, not really sure if you like it. “I’m not sure,” you say. “Personally, I just don’t think the style and color really suits you. And I don’t really think it’s worth the price-”
Before you can finish, they slam the book shut and yell at you. “How dare you say that! The coat looks and feels great ever since I’ve been wearing it a few days ago, and it was worth every penny! I’m never going to you for advice again.” With that, they storm off.
Would that not be utterly ridiculous to behold? And yet, in the world of video game reviews, this happens all the time..." (Michael Urban, Velocity Gamer)
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Easy answer
To see what others thought about the game :)
To see how ppl whine about the littlest thing.
When I can't play the game(at work or something) I like hearing about how awesome it is, then if the reviewer doesn't agree I get annoyed. Or if I don't like a game I might watch a review to see if I'm missing something.
I like to see what other people thought about a game I played, and Im certainly not going to loose it if some people like or dislike a game that I don't.
This is rarely ever happens because reviews are released before the actual game come out.