sometimes it is just hard trust any review. Best thing to do is to buy the game and find out yourself. I have heard several bad reviews on games but actually bought the game and enjoyed it. Games like; Sonic adventure 1+2, Chaos Legion, Altered Beast, Shinobi and many many more.
Then there has been games that were aweful, but some how managed to get awesome reviews. Games like; most GTA's (IMO they are average at the very best), Otogi 1+2 (what the hell was going on in this game?:S), Killzone 1 (great game but overrated), Manhunt (boooooooooooooooooooooooring!).
Reviews at the end of the day are just an individuals opinion, nothing more. People get paid to review and sometimes they get paid to give it a nicer review or one for the worse. It's a fact and it happens with films, music and video games.
Conclusion: Buy it and try it yourself.