kind of - I cant say i've ever read a review and decided i'm gonna buy that game but it has deterred me from parting with my money.
The main factor for me (Driver for the Wii was a classic example of this), if i've never played a game and i'm split 50/50 then regardless if the site gives good or bad reviews - the fact that the dev company release the game early to get reviews in then I feel they've got nothing to hide is good enough for me to try it and make my own mind up, Drivers reviews didn't appear until weeks after it's release and this stopped me from buying it.
Those people that think they're perfect give a bad reputation to us who are...
"With the DS, it's fair to say that Nintendo stepped out of the technical race and went for a feature differentiation with the touch screen, but I fear that it won't have a lasting impact beyond that of a gimmick - so the long-lasting appeal of the platform is at peril as a direct result of that." - Phil Harrison, Sony
