It's easy to ignore achievements if you just realize that they're patronizing pats on the head from developers for being a good little boy and meeting their arbitrary goals.
What lab rats do for food, gamers will do for a high score.
"The worst part about these reviews is they are [subjective]--and their scores often depend on how drunk you got the media at a Street Fighter event." — Mona Hamilton, Capcom Senior VP of Marketing
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