Kinect Star Wars, Operation Raccoon City, Are Reviewers Getting It Wrong?

Crapgamer of Crappyreviews.com writes:
Lately there have been a slew of games that are selling well and gamer's seem to be enjoying, but they aren't exactly getting rave reviews. We take a look at what goes into reviewing a game and why a games review might not mean what it has in the past.

[Tai_Kaliso]

Wow, brilliant read. I think reviewers are taking their own personal agenda in with them with they do a review now days.I had a blast with Kinect Star Wars and I actually am enjoying Operation Raccoon City as well. I don't see why there is so much hate for these titles, I'm actually glad both are selling really well right now.

[RedDead]

Yeah I agree, I honestly cannot see how the **** some reviewers gave ORC a 1-2/10. What is this ET? Superman?

No jwk, Reviewers are blatantly throwing around low review scores if they don't like the game. Even if the game isn't actually even close to the score when looking at it objectively

[BrianG]

Exactly, takes me back to when I bought The Fight: Lights Out. Gameplay was awesome, no bugs or glitches while playing, decent online (small community of players). But the average review was like a 2/10.

I also enjoyed REORC, felt the could of been a bit more to the story, but it's definitely not a 2/10 game.

[SilentNegotiator]

If all games even meagerly above average can get an 8+ without blinking, how surprised can you really be when those same people give bad games 1s through 4s?

[jwk94]

Reviewers are getting their own opinion wrong? How's that possible?

[Tai_Kaliso]

Its not the opinion part, its that reviewers aren't exempt from being biased or bringing an agenda to the table.

Did you see the IGN review of Witcher 2? It was like pistol whipping a blind kid. Obviously the reviewer had an agenda. I think its sad when paid reviewers score games so low, in reality a low score in the 1's and 2's would have to be utterly broken.

[Biggest]

Hmmm. . . Something is fishy here. Where are the usual suspects from the "low" scoring PS3 game articles? We count on them to give the "unbiased" position of reviewer opinion. The reviewers that gave Star Wars Kinect and Operation Raccoon City low scores are completely justified because it is their opinion, right? Stand up for game reviews, friends!

LOL!!!

[jwk94]

"I think its sad when paid reviewers score games so low"

it's their opinion. deal with it. play the game for yourself

[Rainstorm81]

@ biggest

You know hypocrisy is a staple of this website at times, if i sit here and list all the hypocrisy ive seen id probably get de-bubbled back to the stone age

And i agree, reviews have been overly biased this whole generation, but most time people say its "conspiracy theory

[NYC_Gamer]

I'm my own reviewer and trust my opinion...don't always agree with the high/low scores certain titles get but it's all personal opinion anyway.

[NeoTribe]

Go to angryjoeshow.com to get a more accurate review for most game titles.

[Rampaged Death]

NOPE !

[th3_d3an]

yes reviews and critics are way too overrated their biased opinions that do games no real justice never trusted reviews of any kind esp after the halo 1 fiasco where ms paid for good halo scores to sell more yes xbox momos this is true get over it.

[Mikhail]

When I buy a game I don't base solely on reviews. I have man Jrpgs in my consoles and far less FPS because I prefer RPG's compared to critically acclaimed shooters (i.e. I don't own COD because one modern FPS is good for me >BF3).

Don't let reviewers solely justify your purchase.

[frequentcontributor]

First, game reviews are generally geared towards READERS OF GAME REVIEWS! While admittedly a generalization, that tends not to include casual gamers. Do my 5 and 3 year old niece and nephew care about online game reviews? No, they just like flailing around I front of the tv, having fun. I, on the other hand, do care about reviews... With a grain of salt. I read reviews to get a sense of what players think of the game, but ultimately use that information in conjunction with my own tastes and judgement to decide whether or not to invest in a game. It's like asking a meat-and-potatoes guy what he thinks of a vegan tofu wrap: in general, he'll come at it from a stance of immediate dislike. Same with games. Hardcore reviewers are skewing their reviews towards hardcore gamers. And they're neither right nor wrong. Again, it's just an opinion. You just have to keep in mind who those opinions are intended for.can the whole family get a lot of enjoyment out of Kinect Star Wars? Sure. Do I want to play it by myself? Not particularly... If you don't agree with the reviews, then you're looking at the wrong ones.

[geddesmond]

I agree that some reviews are way off but not in the case of RE ORC. That game is so terrible. Socom 4 is a way better TPS than that and we know Socom 4 wasn't great. REORC had so much potential but failed to deliver in all aspects.

[mayberry]

I agree, like reviewers giving killzone 2 a 6! wtf!