95% of the commentors that I have read over there, bout like 50, would be banned here, just sayin'.

Cannot be. It must be casual games related, isn't it?

It's a trap!

Of course the list is not anywhere near complete, but what about Goldeneye...

I'm a very serious gamer on all fronts, and I called Other M a bad game.  It's brainless, shallow, destroys the character of Samus, and is like a heartless joke version of a real Metroid game.  No atmosphere, microscopic areas, totally neutered exploration, no new items, and one of the most absurdly bad stories in recent memory.  Fuck, I wish I'd have played through Ninja Gaiden II before Other M, then I wouldn't have gotten my hopes up so high--but then, it was a Metroid game, why wouldn't I have high expectations?

I recently finished Ninja Gaiden II, well, let me just put it this way:  I could write a list of all the worst cliches in gaming, or I could just point to Ninja Gaiden II.  Frankly, I think Team Ninja just relies on time-worn cliches to make their games.  Laughable sex appeal, nonsensical anime storylines, shallow unlikable characters, mindless button-mashing gameplay, etc.  For every step forward games like Bioshock, Mass Effect, Borderlands, and Heavy Rain (among others) make, developers like Team Ninja take a cliche 666 steps back.

But yeah, I think IGN's Nintendo team is pretty fanboyish.  I mean 8.5 for Other M?  I wouldn't go higher than 6.  Wii 2 needed right away?  Eh, it seems like most of the stuff on the Nintendo channels at IGN these days are nonsense articles and editorials.  Meanwhile, all the other channels have, you know, reviews and stuff.