Star Wars: Lightsaber Duels review from ign

[DMeisterJ]

Bet if this game got an eight from IGN, it'd be no problem with their scoring.

But when a game gets low, we have to cry foul on IGN's scoring methodology.

I would also venture to assume if the overall score is higher than the average score of the five categories, this thread wouldn't exist.

I actually enjoy that it isn't all cut and clean, because certain categories should hold more weight depending on the game in different reviews. If we were to use the same scale across all games and platforms, by default, wouldn't every PS360 game win in presentation, graphics, and sound? If we're going to be fair, and average, we need to be average across the board, and not judge Wii graphics by Wii merits, but by overall merits. If this were the case, and it went on average, Wii games would all have horrible scores, but (thankfully) it's not, every game on every console has some form of discretion so that games don't get reviewed based on other merits out of it's control.

I say all that to say, the whole not adding up to an average thing makes the most sense, as every game has a fair shot of getting a good score, no matter what system, or game-type it is. This game just happens to not be fun and have lasting appeal according to the review, and for the gametype that it is, it should have both. >_>