Ruh-Roh ... GameSpot Gives ZombiU A 4.5?

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Cobretti2 said:

Fayceless said:

5 stars with 5 half stars is exactly the same as a ten-point scale.

Oh, four star scale.  Still, it's very similar. 8-point scale instead of 10.  I suppose it would help eliminate the "grade" mentality of only 70+ being acceptable (a "C" grade) and only 90+ being good (an "A" grade)

where does this grade mentality come from? is that a US scale?

For example in AUS

A (Excellent)	90 and above
B (Good)	75-89
C (Satisfactory)	51-74
D (Limited)	31-50
E (Very Low)	26-30
F (Failed) or UG (Un-Graded)	25 and below

 

The point I am making every scale is different in every country.

Websites that use the 10 point scales shoudl define what each of their grades mean, if they going to stick to that scale system.

Many websites do, here's Gamespot's in fact: http://www.gamespot.com/misc/reviewguidelines.html
(But I'm still not convinced of the integrity of Gamespot reviews.)

Here are some other ones for comparison:

http://www.polygon.com/pages/about-reviews
"Games are not scored until a review is written and finalized. Once a review is complete, the reviewer meets with a group of senior editors to determine which score on our scale properly reflects the text as written. We do not write with scores in mind."

http://www.destructoid.com/the-official-destructoid-review-guide-2011-203909.phtml
Destructoid's is actually fascinating to read through because they address how negative reviews don't generate more hits for them, and they address how they don't care whether or not their advertisers pull out depending on the review scores.