Star Wars: Lightsaber Duels review from ign

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Khuutra said:

coasterlove said:

Khuutra said:
A 3.5 isn't the same thing as a seven. It's a middle-of-the-road review, just like a 5 from IGN.

A 3.5 isn't the same thing as a 5. It might be a seven but it depends if they start from 0 or 1.0 for their lowest possible score. If they do start at 0, then actually a 3.5 is exactly a seven. If they start at 1 instead, a 3.0 would be the equivalent of 5.0. So a 3.5 would be more like somewhere be between 6.0 and 7.0 if starting their rating at 1.0.

Mathematical equivalency is not the same thing as trying to convey the same meaning with the same score. Assuming they start at 1, a 3 is perfectly average, and a 7 is about the mean/median score for IGN.

A score of seven shouldn't be considered anything but a fairly positive score. If a 7 means that a game is just average, then it takes away the meaning of 8.0 and to some extent, even a 9.0. 5.o or at most 6.0 should mean average. Also, I doubt that a 7.0 is the mean or median score for IGN. I see fairly often games getting bad reviews from them.