GameSpot Strikes again! Gives Pokemon White version 2 a disappointing score~ So bad it would make Pachter sick to his stomach.

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JazzB1987 said:

Btw. The score inflation happened becaue reviewers were dumb and gave shitty games higher scores than good original games. They devalued the meaning of a 7 8 or 9.  

Actually, score inflation came about because media outlets that gave more favorable reviews to a publishers games would receive preferable treatment from said publishers.

This started to push all scores upward in a battle to obtain publisher favors and, for those sites without much publisher contact anyway, to not appear harsh on games to fans of those games/franchises.