How many times have you relied on a meta review site, like Metacritic or Game Rankings, when shopping for a video game? Certainly you have checked out Rotten Tomatoes to check out the average film score -- even CNN has cited them in articles. But how much can we trust these sites' faulty math?Game Revolution takes a look at the system and policy behind these three review aggregators and reveal their major flaws. In their words:
"And we're happy to remove the chip from our shoulder so long as users, reviewers and industry types understand that current metareview sites are about as scientifically accurate as Back to the Future. The inherent concept is great, but until someone decides to fix the rampant metatorializing, bizarre math and questionable standards, it's truly anyone's game."
In other words, it's still important to find reviewers you trust, and to read a review and not just the final scores.
See Also:
Joystiq Metareviews
[Thanks, duke ferris]
[update 1: fixed a minor typo]
