The following is an email I sent to Metacritic.com about their scoring system for games. Metacritic is a site that compiles critics' scores for movies, music, books and games from all over the internet and beyond and calculates weighted averages:I've noticed that VGchartz.com reviews don't factor into your scores for games. At least not in the case of the Conduit for Wii so I assume this is generally true.
Respectfully I would like to ask why and urge you to include their reviews in your scores. There is a large debate around the legitimacy of reviews for Wii games right now, whether or not reviewers are reviewing for the average Wii owner or for themselves and their 'hardcore' gaming buddies. I believe the latter to be true. I would think that given the current debate around Wii scores you would want to include as much information as possible to calculate your Wii scores. Mathematically this would increase accuracy.
The problem is further evidenced when you look at the difference between your calculated scores for Wii games and the user scores. The average gamer enjoys Wii-game x, y or z much more than critics enjoy Wii-game x, y or z. Some critics are interested in one thing only, hardcore, high definition games. (There is more to gaming than HD-display systems and ultra-realistic graphics). Your user scores for Wii Sports and to a lesser extent The Conduit are inconsistent with critic scores. Frequently with these sorts of games there is a 10-percentage-point difference (or more) between Metacritic and the users' real opinions.
I find VGchartz to be fair and accurate in their assessment of games. Not only that, they are the number one source for monitoring game sales. This should make them a legitimate and reputable voice on games.
Sincerely
Concerned gamer CasualGamerGuy
Zach Gruber @ http://casualGamerGuy.blogspot.com/
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