TRios_Zen on 01 December 2008
I'd advocate a system very similar to IGN's but with a couple of caveats:
1) the scores for presentation, gameplay, etc. are averaged giving a total base score.
2) that base score can be adjusted up or down by a maximum of 1 point (in .5 increments) based upon the "sum of parts" or "overall fun" factor.
For example a game that scores an 8.5 for all it's "technical" abilities could be adjusted anywhere from a 7.5 to 9.5 based upon the overall experience, which may (or may not) exceed it's technical performance.
Yeah, that would work.
