Rainbird on 28 May 2009
I couldn't help but notice how Eurogamer have caught some flack for their scores, supposed bias, or whatever fanboy nonsense people come up with. But I would like to turn people's attention to this Editor's Blog on Eurogamer: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/editors-blog-eg-scoring-policy-blog-entry
Here is the scoring policy for Eurogamer:
- 10/10 - Phenomenal
- 9/10 - Excellent
- 8/10 - Very good
- 7/10 - Good
- 6/10 - Above average
- 5/10 - Average
- 4/10 - Below average
- 3/10 - Bad
- 2/10 - Atrocious
- 1/10 - Bloody atrocious
The most recent examples I can think of, are with inFAMOUS and FUEL. inFAMOUS got a 7, which means the reviewer still liked it, and FUEL got a 5, which means the game is average. I would argue that IGN tend to score way too high, where 'average' is closer to a 7, instead of 5, where 5 should be 'average' because it's the number in the middle.
