I honestly don't think there is much of a chance it will drop out of the top 10 at this point. I think the lowest score you could give the game and still have a legit claim to being impartial is probably an 85 and you would have to justify the hell out of it. Not many sites are going to go that route and even an 85 doesn't bring it below a 96 average.
The more reviews that come in the harder it is for rogue outfits to impact the score. And when you think about the way Mario has been impressing people I think a lot of people who might otherwise go into it thinking they should give it a low score to get traffic could actually be pursuaded, hell look at the guys over at destructoid. They were hardcore xbots and after their first hands on they came out giddy and smiling.
The game is hardly a shoe in for first place at this point, but I think it has a very solid chance to take 2nd and I also think you guys are putting a bit too much stock into the idea that people are constantly looking for a way to make a name for themselves. Look at the orange box, the 360 version has 37 reviews right now and it still at a 96 which is only a half point lower than the PC version at 28 reviews. I think that half-point is probably quite accurate since the general consensus is that the PC version has a slight edge. So where is the extra review bias there?
My point is that its hard to keep a good game down. And who knows maybe folks who were pissed about Halo 3 scores will get their jollies by smashing SMG, but how many of those sites are actually going to be recognized by Gamerankings as legit reviwers?
Anyways, I have gone on way too much on this issue, so I'll leave it here.
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