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Is this a good policy?

I'd probably use something like Metacritic to get an average of the scores from several different sources. Never depend on any one source.
 
On the same token, just because something gets a 9.5 doesn't mean its a great game either. FFX-2 and FFXII comes to mind... I'd score them high 8's at best, perhaps lower.
 
What other's said - it's all in their opinion. Perfect Dark got rated something insanely high, as well as Brute Force. (BF got rated high, but not super large) Both games were absolute garbage that I couldn't play more than 15 minutes. Same with Turok.

*GRANTED*, games that are rated less than a 7 are usually done so for a reason. Every game I own in my collection for any system, unless I got in a bargin bin for insanely cheap, was rated pretty high. (Bought at full price or close to full) I wouldn't use it as a flat out rule, but there's a reason those games got ranked as low as they did.
 
I look at lots of lists (Top 5/10/25/50/100) problem is they have all the sports and racing games which I don't enjoy at all. Those are the most popular games so they get bumped up and compromise 50% of those lists.
 
Dark Sector just barely made it above the 7.0 bar on metacritic (72/100) and it was a fun buy for me at $20 from Amazon.

If there's a demo, try it and see. Then read reviews to see how the full game differs from the demo.

Your tastes probably don't exactly match those of any one critic, and you probably have liked at least one game that critics have panned. You've probably also disliked games critics loved. The score isn't the point of reviews, and many reviewers have said they give a score only because people demand it.
 
I would say that's a pretty good policy for buying new $60 games. However, if something is in the bargain bin and below a 7, why not try it? Sometimes you can find some really good games.
 
I use metacritic and pay attention to the bigger names. For example, 1up gave Sonic Chronicles a 100, but IGN gave it a 65. Quite the difference, but I trust 1up way, WAY more than IGN, and the other reviews made it sound good as well so I picked it up. I'm glad I did.
 
Originally posted by: RagingBITCH
*GRANTED*, games that are rated less than a 7 are usually done so for a reason. Every game I own in my collection for any system, unless I got in a bargin bin for insanely cheap, was rated pretty high. (Bought at full price or close to full) I wouldn't use it as a flat out rule, but there's a reason those games got ranked as low as they did.
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Have to agree there. I don't so much explicitly refuse to buy low-rated games as I simply focus on buying highly-rated ones. There are plenty of those out there, and a lot of them are still pretty bad even with an 8 or a 9 rating.

Anyway, there are so many highly rated games available that I just don't have the time or money to take a chance on the crap. I tend to buy games that get consistently high scores, and I'm rarely disappointed.
 
I feel that if a score is inaccurate, it is probably too high. There are a few games that I feel deserve higher scores, but they're all above 7s.

Don't use one source though, using multiple sources decreases the chances of missing out due to statistical outliers. IGN might give the game a 4, but maybe everyone else gave it a 9. It can happen (albeit not often).

Of course, what you should ACTUALLY do is read the reviews. Numerical scoring is often meaningless and imprecise. Two astonishingly similar games may get wildly different scores, even from the same reviewer. Reading the reviews is best.
 
Well, Black and white was one of the highest rated games meaning I should probably reinstall it and play it immediately. Spore got 9.0 so I guess it doesn't suck, must have just been a bad day when I beat it.

ps: I tried to take black and white back a week after release and they offered me $5. I can't say it was worth more, but they really did swindle me.
 
Originally posted by: purbeast0
not even remotely a good idea.

IGN is the most biased review website of them all. they probably already have reviews and scores for GTA5 and Halo 4.
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Originally posted by: TidusZ
Well, Black and white was one of the highest rated games meaning I should probably reinstall it and play it immediately. Spore got 9.0 so I guess it doesn't suck, must have just been a bad day when I beat it.

ps: I tried to take black and white back a week after release and they offered me $5. I can't say it was worth more, but they really did swindle me.
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Logic fail! To show it's a bad idea, you need to find a game that's worth playing that got less than a 7.0 on IGN. I'm sure there are some, but not many.

I use Gamerankings, and preferably demos. I hate that some games still don't have demos.
 
Originally posted by: TidusZ
Well, Black and white was one of the highest rated games meaning I should probably reinstall it and play it immediately. Spore got 9.0 so I guess it doesn't suck, must have just been a bad day when I beat it.

ps: I tried to take black and white back a week after release and they offered me $5. I can't say it was worth more, but they really did swindle me.
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Didnt like B&W? I loved it. But that just goes to show that some people will love a game and some people will hate it. I usually look at all the main review sites for a general idea and if I can get a demo of it I will try that before buying any game. Havent tried spore yet and probably won't as I have had enough god-games already.
 
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