Transformers: War for Cybertron - 8.5
Toy Story 3 - 8
Singularity - 8.5
NCAA Football 11 - 9
LEGO Harry Potter - 7.25
Limbo - 9
Crackdown 2 - 7.25
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker - 8
Dragon Quest IX - 8
Puzzle Quest 2 - 7.75
Persona 3 Portable - 8.25
Disgaea Infinite - 6.5
Snoopy Flying Ace - 8.5
Naughty Bear - 6
The last five games being little one-paragraph blurbs at the end the of the section. Take those away, and the scores range from 7.25 to 9.
What does this mean? Is every single one of those games an above average title worth buying and playing? After all, 5/10 is average, right? (Actually, Game Informer has the courtesy to let us know that 7/10 is considered average to them, while 5/10 is flawed. But with this batch of reviews, the average is closer to 8.)
What is the point of using a 10 point scoring system if you're only going to utilize about half the points on the scale? This isn't just GameStop-owned Game Informer trying to hype up games and generate sales, it is a problem that affects the entire reviewing industry as a whole.
What I'm going to do for now is find out the true average score among all video game reviewers.
The Average Video Game Score
Summary: I'm going to gather all the useable scores from the GameRankings database, add up all the points awarded by the reviewers, and then divide by the total number of reviews to find the true average review score from across all the reviews in the database.
GameRankings is a site that gathers review scores from several web and magazine publications. You might have heard of/used Metacritic, which is very similar, but much less useful because it only covers recent consoles, doesn't provide us with the raw scores (instead using its own completely worthless and biased scoring system), and has been reported to take down reviews that the users complain about. GameRankings, while certainly not perfect itself, provides us with a very valuable resource for this experiment: a listing of all review sites in its database, the total number of reviews from each site and the average score that each site gives. You can find this listing here:
http://www.gamerankings.com/sites/index.html
Unfortunately, we can't just use this data: like MetaCritic, GameRankings tries and fails to convert non-standard scoring systems into a universal 1-100 rating. For example, if you click on the first item in the list, 1UP, you'll see that they actually use a letter grade to review games. GameRankings tries to change this into a number grade, where A = 90, B = 80, C = 65, D = 50 and F = 5. How do they come up with this? We don't know, so we can't use such scores. I'm going to go through each individual site and see what kind of scoring method they use, and then throw out the sites that use letter grades.
I don't really feel comfortable using scoring systems that range from a scale of 1 to 5, either. I'll include them in the average for now and might do a separate average later with such sites removed to see if there is a difference.
There is another small problem: some sites change their scoring methods over time. The previously mentioned 1UP formerly used a 1-10 scoring method before switching to a letter grade. I'm not going to look over every reviewer's history to see if they used weird scoring systems in the past. If they're using a standard system now, then all of their reviews are included. If they're using a letter grade now, all of their reviews are removed.
Sample Size: 251 sites, 257,065 total reviews, 18,576,521 total points given when converted to a 1-100 scale.
Here are the results:
| Site | Latest | Reviews | Average | Total Pts Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2404 - PC Gaming | 9/13/2010 | 255 | 79.56% | 20287.8 |
| 360 Gamer Magazine UK | 11/1/2007 | 148 | 67.23% | 9950.04 |
| 3D Avenue | 2/14/2007 | 539 | 78.78% | 42462.42 |
| 411mania | 9/28/2010 | 441 | 75.52% | 33304.32 |
| Absolute PlayStation | 5/21/2004 | 749 | 81.40% | 60968.6 |
| AceGamez | 9/28/2010 | 3226 | 72.84% | 234981.84 |
| ActionTrip | 9/27/2010 | 827 | 75.90% | 62769.3 |
| Adventure Classic Gaming | 9/27/2010 | 370 | 71.19% | 26340.3 |
| Adventure Gamers | 9/20/2010 | 482 | 65.85% | 31739.7 |
| All Dreamcast | 6/29/2001 | 104 | 77.83% | 8094.32 |
| AllRPG | 3/18/2008 | 348 | 80.41% | 27982.68 |
| AntKids.com | 6/16/2001 | 551 | 78.43% | 43214.93 |
| Archive 64 | 2/4/2004 | 125 | 75.34% | 9417.5 |
| Armchair Empire | 9/27/2010 | 1945 | 76.04% | 147897.8 |
| AtomicGamer | 9/22/2010 | 630 | 82.94% | 52252.2 |
| BonusStage | 5/3/2006 | 708 | 78.92% | 55875.36 |
| Boomtown | 5/17/2010 | 1268 | 70.21% | 89026.28 |
| Cheat Code Central | 9/27/2010 | 3978 | 71.56% | 284665.68 |
| Cincinnati Enquirer | 1/25/2006 | 439 | 78.52% | 34470.28 |
| Club Skill | 10/11/2006 | 363 | 76.93% | 27925.59 |
| Computer & Video Games UK | 9/29/2010 | 1047 | 67.78% | 70965.66 |
| Computer Games Mag | 4/1/2007 | 1746 | 63.37% | 110644.02 |
| Computer Games RO | 9/26/2010 | 478 | 80.22% | 38345.16 |
| Computer Gaming World | 5/1/2006 | 1109 | 62.89% | 69745.01 |
| Console Gameworld | 10/2/2008 | 517 | 76.80% | 39705.6 |
| Console Monster | 9/29/2010 | 728 | 73.62% | 53595.36 |
| Console Obsession | 9/29/2010 | 711 | 73.66% | 52372.26 |
| Contact Music | 2/6/2007 | 340 | 76.69% | 26074.6 |
| Cube Europe | 9/4/2005 | 207 | 76.62% | 15860.34 |
| Cube UK | 12/1/2005 | 433 | 71.90% | 31132.7 |
| Cubed3 | 9/29/2010 | 803 | 72.28% | 58040.84 |
| Cyber Gaming Net | 12/16/2006 | 628 | 73.92% | 46421.76 |
| D+PAD Magazine | 9/29/2010 | 428 | 69.81% | 29878.68 |
| Da GameBoyz | 7/29/2010 | 990 | 77.15% | 76378.5 |
| DailyGame | 11/28/2009 | 1056 | 74.70% | 78883.2 |
| DarkStation | 9/8/2010 | 1119 | 74.49% | 83354.31 |
| DarkZero | 9/19/2010 | 1051 | 72.65% | 76355.15 |
| DC Swirl | 9/19/2001 | 191 | 62.09% | 11859.19 |
| Deeko | 8/27/2009 | 772 | 75.99% | 58664.28 |
| Digital Chumps | 10/1/2010 | 561 | 74.35% | 41710.35 |
| Digital Sports | 7/28/2005 | 458 | 78.71% | 36049.18 |
| DreamStation.cc | 7/27/2007 | 490 | 74.71% | 36607.9 |
| DS Central | 1/29/2005 | 261 | 61.61% | 16080.21 |
| DS-x2 | 9/26/2010 | 664 | 67.57% | 44866.48 |
| EAGB Advance | 11/28/2003 | 158 | 72.72% | 11489.76 |
| Edge Magazine UK | 10/1/2010 | 1467 | 63.76% | 93535.92 |
| Electric Playground | 1/10/2007 | 2234 | 73.15% | 163417.1 |
| Electronic Gaming Monthly | 1/1/2009 | 4332 | 67.77% | 293579.64 |
| ESC Magazine | 7/3/2006 | 421 | 75.05% | 31596.05 |
| eToychest | 2/15/2007 | 779 | 76.40% | 59515.6 |
| Eurogamer | 9/29/2010 | 3523 | 66.02% | 232588.46 |
| Extreme Gamer | 9/29/2010 | 906 | 75.98% | 68837.88 |
| Final-Level | 5/4/2005 | 365 | 70.11% | 25590.15 |
| Firing Squad | 12/1/2007 | 321 | 78.49% | 25195.29 |
| Fragland | 9/24/2010 | 1439 | 75.94% | 109277.66 |
| Futuregamez | 9/20/2010 | 785 | 78.05% | 61269.25 |
| G4 - X-Play | 3/27/2009 | 1752 | 63.55% | 111339.6 |
| Game Axis | 10/13/2006 | 530 | 77.33% | 40984.9 |
| Game Blitz | 8/17/2004 | 649 | 84.12% | 54593.88 |
| Game Chronicles | 9/29/2010 | 2986 | 76.06% | 227115.16 |
| Game Fan | 7/3/2003 | 334 | 77.99% | 26048.66 |
| Game Helper | 4/11/2007 | 347 | 74.33% | 25792.51 |
| Game Industry News | 9/29/2010 | 1079 | 80.18% | 86514.22 |
| Game Informer | 10/1/2010 | 5213 | 73.06% | 380861.78 |
| Game Over Online | 9/29/2010 | 2550 | 76.38% | 194769 |
| Game Positive | 6/15/2009 | 159 | 74.83% | 11897.97 |
| Game Power | 7/20/2001 | 616 | 73.00% | 44968 |
| Game Power AU | 1/4/2007 | 695 | 77.28% | 53709.6 |
| Game Raiders | 3/25/2005 | 665 | 79.27% | 52714.55 |
| Game Rankings | 7/11/2006 | 1148 | 72.72% | 83482.56 |
| Game Vortex | 9/29/2010 | 4453 | 80.53% | 358600.09 |
| Game XC | 1/25/2007 | 463 | 79.27% | 36702.01 |
| GameAlmighty | 4/29/2008 | 336 | 70.89% | 23819.04 |
| GameBoy Station | 2/27/2002 | 191 | 66.34% | 12670.94 |
| Gamecell | 9/10/2010 | 1066 | 72.10% | 76858.6 |
| Gamecenter | 2/6/2001 | 1088 | 66.34% | 72177.92 |
| GameCritics | 9/29/2010 | 1336 | 67.48% | 90153.28 |
| GameDaily | 11/3/2009 | 2234 | 70.36% | 157184.24 |
| GameFocus | 9/28/2010 | 673 | 76.25% | 51316.25 |
| Gameguru Mania | 2/10/2008 | 485 | 74.20% | 35987 |
| GamePen | 9/4/2002 | 506 | 70.16% | 35500.96 |
| Gameplanet | 9/24/2010 | 1377 | 76.01% | 104665.77 |
| GamePlasma | 3/11/2010 | 566 | 76.89% | 43519.74 |
| Gameplayer | 8/5/2009 | 445 | 72.97% | 32471.65 |
| GamePro | 9/29/2010 | 4409 | 76.70% | 338170.3 |
| Gamer 2.0 | 5/22/2009 | 1240 | 76.05% | 94302 |
| Gamer Limit | 9/27/2010 | 600 | 75.74% | 45444 |
| Gamer Web | 6/14/2003 | 900 | 72.84% | 65556 |
| Gamer Within | 3/18/2008 | 582 | 74.02% | 43079.64 |
| Gamer.tv | 4/20/2004 | 299 | 77.91% | 23295.09 |
| GamerFeed | 3/16/2006 | 967 | 68.15% | 65901.05 |
| GamerNode | 9/28/2010 | 869 | 75.00% | 65175 |
| Gamers Daily News | 9/29/2010 | 380 | 74.07% | 28146.6 |
| Gamers Europe | 1/23/2008 | 502 | 68.91% | 34592.82 |
| Gamers Pulse | 8/8/2004 | 828 | 75.94% | 62878.32 |
| Gamers Wave | 9/22/2003 | 410 | 79.45% | 32574.5 |
| GamersHell | 9/13/2010 | 1041 | 75.64% | 78741.24 |
| GamersMark | 4/15/2009 | 916 | 77.93% | 71383.88 |
| Gamervision | 9/23/2010 | 869 | 73.92% | 64236.48 |
| Games Are Fun | 4/27/2009 | 661 | 77.40% | 51161.4 |
| Games First! | 12/5/2007 | 1294 | 70.79% | 91602.26 |
| Games Master UK | 10/1/2010 | 3887 | 72.42% | 281496.54 |
| Games Xtreme | 9/20/2010 | 535 | 79.31% | 42430.85 |
| GameSpot | 9/28/2010 | 11424 | 67.40% | 769977.6 |
| GameSpot UK (Pre-2003) | 8/20/2002 | 1127 | 73.47% | 82800.69 |
| GameSpy | 9/22/2010 | 4829 | 69.92% | 337643.68 |
| gamesTM | 10/1/2010 | 1635 | 65.87% | 107697.45 |
| Gamestyle | 9/29/2010 | 650 | 65.77% | 42750.5 |
| GameTap | 5/27/2008 | 278 | 73.31% | 20380.18 |
| Gametrailers | 9/29/2010 | 1333 | 75.84% | 101094.72 |
| GameZone | 9/28/2010 | 6542 | 75.13% | 491500.46 |
| Gaming Horizon | 10/14/2007 | 826 | 75.38% | 62263.88 |
| Gaming Illustrated | 7/26/2007 | 389 | 81.67% | 31769.63 |
| Gaming Maxx | 4/15/2004 | 326 | 81.13% | 26448.38 |
| Gaming Target | 9/29/2010 | 1938 | 77.44% | 150078.72 |
| GamingExcellence | 9/28/2010 | 1119 | 73.33% | 82056.27 |
| GamingTrend | 9/27/2010 | 1291 | 79.57% | 102724.87 |
| GamingWorld X | 9/16/2004 | 502 | 77.75% | 39030.5 |
| GD Xbox | 12/18/2003 | 217 | 72.33% | 15695.61 |
| GF3K | 1/23/2004 | 325 | 78.21% | 25418.25 |
| Giant Bomb | 9/23/2010 | 430 | 70.51% | 30319.3 |
| Globe Technology | 2/1/2006 | 487 | 71.29% | 34718.23 |
| GMR Magazine | 2/1/2005 | 1173 | 72.64% | 85206.72 |
| GotNext | 7/5/2008 | 716 | 72.25% | 51731 |
| Hardcore Gamer Magazine | 9/27/2010 | 955 | 71.46% | 68244.3 |
| HonestGamers | 9/23/2010 | 1620 | 68.00% | 110160 |
| Hooked Gamers | 9/29/2010 | 530 | 76.74% | 40672.2 |
| Hot Games | 8/19/2003 | 960 | 73.24% | 70310.4 |
| Hyperactive | 7/29/2003 | 460 | 80.62% | 37085.2 |
| IC-Games | 7/6/2008 | 672 | 77.49% | 52073.28 |
| IGN | 9/29/2010 | 12025 | 68.41% | 822630.25 |
| ImpulseGamer | 9/29/2010 | 379 | 80.88% | 30653.52 |
| Incite Games | 6/23/2000 | 318 | 69.37% | 22059.66 |
| Independent Gamer | 9/22/2003 | 307 | 68.36% | 20986.52 |
| InsidePulse | 9/13/2006 | 541 | 65.03% | 35181.23 |
| Irish Player | 2/16/2003 | 309 | 77.73% | 24018.57 |
| JIVEMagazine | 2/20/2008 | 312 | 77.61% | 24214.32 |
| Just RPG | 11/28/2007 | 432 | 80.30% | 34689.6 |
| Kikizo | 9/26/2010 | 608 | 76.24% | 46353.92 |
| Kombo | 9/22/2010 | 1579 | 75.32% | 118930.28 |
| Lawrence | 4/5/2010 | 1204 | 77.54% | 93358.16 |
| Loaded Inc | 6/15/2006 | 632 | 73.36% | 46363.52 |
| Mad Gamers | 8/22/2003 | 382 | 74.09% | 28302.38 |
| Media & Games Online | 2/5/2003 | 456 | 76.47% | 34870.32 |
| Mobile GameFaqs UK | 12/12/2006 | 180 | 81.82% | 14727.6 |
| Modojo | 12/18/2009 | 632 | 64.21% | 40580.72 |
| MS Xbox World | 9/29/2010 | 877 | 75.67% | 66362.59 |
| Multi-Player Online Gaming | 1/17/2002 | 329 | 67.15% | 22092.35 |
| Mygamer | 9/29/2010 | 1253 | 72.29% | 90579.37 |
| Netjak | 9/25/2008 | 1050 | 71.65% | 75232.5 |
| N-Europe | 9/22/2010 | 462 | 73.98% | 34178.76 |
| Next Generation | 1/1/1999 | 1001 | 62.64% | 62702.64 |
| Next Level Gaming | 3/25/2007 | 1859 | 77.82% | 144667.38 |
| NGamer UK | 8/1/2010 | 1096 | 60.87% | 66713.52 |
| NGC Magazine UK | 6/1/2006 | 571 | 67.20% | 38371.2 |
| N-Insanity | 1/22/2007 | 315 | 76.86% | 24210.9 |
| Nintelligent Network | 1/17/2006 | 160 | 75.07% | 12011.2 |
| Nintendo Gamenet | 9/27/2005 | 121 | 86.32% | 10444.72 |
| Nintendo Insider | 5/15/2006 | 259 | 74.15% | 19204.85 |
| Nintendo Life | 9/26/2010 | 823 | 65.17% | 53634.91 |
| Nintendo Power | 10/1/2010 | 3342 | 68.01% | 227289.42 |
| Nintendo Spin | 7/6/2008 | 236 | 75.61% | 17843.96 |
| Nintendojo | 6/8/2010 | 1027 | 73.28% | 75258.56 |
| NintendoWorldReport | 9/22/2010 | 1193 | 69.65% | 83092.45 |
| N-Revolution Magazine UK | 12/5/2008 | 196 | 70.33% | 13784.68 |
| NTSC uk | 5/18/2010 | 862 | 66.83% | 57607.46 |
| NZGamer | 9/28/2010 | 1125 | 77.64% | 87345 |
| Official Nintendo Magazine UK | 10/1/2010 | 931 | 69.81% | 64993.11 |
| Official Playstation Magazine | 7/1/2008 | 2185 | 63.67% | 139118.95 |
| Official Xbox Magazine | 11/1/2010 | 1677 | 70.55% | 118312.35 |
| Official Xbox Magazine UK | 10/1/2010 | 1376 | 68.53% | 94297.28 |
| Operation Sports | 12/18/2007 | 215 | 73.26% | 15750.9 |
| P2 Magazine UK | 12/1/2005 | 664 | 70.72% | 46958.08 |
| PALGN | 9/28/2010 | 1910 | 69.18% | 132133.8 |
| PC Accelerator | 1/1/1999 | 187 | 63.64% | 11900.68 |
| PC Format UK | 9/1/2010 | 1097 | 68.20% | 74815.4 |
| PC Gameplay | 10/9/2002 | 195 | 73.69% | 14369.55 |
| PC Gamer | 11/1/2010 | 1819 | 68.16% | 123983.04 |
| PC Gamer UK | 10/1/2010 | 1810 | 67.18% | 121595.8 |
| PC Gameworld | 10/3/2008 | 774 | 76.11% | 58909.14 |
| PC Power Play | 10/1/2010 | 210 | 70.24% | 14750.4 |
| PC Zone UK | 10/1/2010 | 2394 | 67.68% | 162025.92 |
| Pelit (Finland) | 9/1/2008 | 780 | 81.54% | 63601.2 |
| PGNx Media | 10/6/2009 | 1502 | 83.99% | 126152.98 |
| Planet Xbox 360 | 9/29/2010 | 481 | 76.85% | 36964.85 |
| Play Magazine | 5/1/2008 | 2082 | 76.36% | 158981.52 |
| Play UK | 10/1/2010 | 1721 | 72.49% | 124755.29 |
| play.tm | 9/28/2010 | 1027 | 73.87% | 75864.49 |
| Playstation 2 Mag UK | 7/1/2008 | 1428 | 63.07% | 90063.96 |
| Playstation 2 Max UK | 9/27/2004 | 560 | 71.54% | 40062.4 |
| PlayStation LifeStyle | 9/29/2010 | 310 | 72.16% | 22369.6 |
| Playstation Official Magazine AU | 8/1/2010 | 198 | 72.63% | 14380.74 |
| Playstation Official Magazine UK | 10/1/2010 | 782 | 65.28% | 51048.96 |
| Playstation Official Magazine US | 10/1/2010 | 456 | 69.43% | 31660.08 |
| Playstation Universe | 9/24/2010 | 285 | 76.95% | 21930.75 |
| Pocket Gamer UK | 12/18/2009 | 696 | 66.08% | 45991.68 |
| Portable Review | 4/24/2008 | 422 | 73.47% | 31004.34 |
| PSE Magazine | 5/1/2006 | 818 | 85.91% | 70274.38 |
| PSM Magazine | 12/1/2007 | 1787 | 70.40% | 125804.8 |
| PSM3 Magazine UK | 10/1/2010 | 1819 | 68.45% | 124510.55 |
| PSW Magazine UK | 6/26/2009 | 609 | 69.11% | 42087.99 |
| PSX Extreme | 9/27/2010 | 1273 | 75.06% | 95551.38 |
| PSX Nation | 5/19/2005 | 1217 | 71.64% | 87185.88 |
| Quandary | 5/3/2008 | 432 | 72.54% | 31337.28 |
| RealGamer | 9/29/2010 | 569 | 71.04% | 40421.76 |
| RewiredMind | 4/5/2007 | 492 | 67.30% | 33111.6 |
| RPGamer | 9/27/2010 | 493 | 67.25% | 33154.25 |
| RPGFan | 9/29/2010 | 727 | 81.37% | 59155.99 |
| Sega-16 | 9/27/2010 | 603 | 63.96% | 38567.88 |
| Silicon Fusion | 7/29/2007 | 367 | 77.05% | 28277.35 |
| Sports Gaming | 1/25/2006 | 472 | 78.42% | 37014.24 |
| Talk Xbox | 12/10/2009 | 372 | 78.78% | 29306.16 |
| TeamXbox | 9/27/2010 | 1413 | 74.90% | 105833.7 |
| TechTV | 5/9/2004 | 948 | 65.32% | 61923.36 |
| The Entertainment Depot | 9/27/2010 | 641 | 69.20% | 44357.2 |
| The Gamers Temple | 9/29/2010 | 1559 | 73.26% | 114212.34 |
| Thunderbolt | 9/29/2010 | 1762 | 70.23% | 123745.26 |
| Total PC Gaming | 5/1/2010 | 203 | 68.67% | 13940.01 |
| Total Video Games | 9/4/2009 | 1107 | 75.72% | 83822.04 |
| TotallyGN | 9/27/2010 | 416 | 72.02% | 29960.32 |
| TotalPlaystation | 9/29/2010 | 782 | 75.44% | 58994.08 |
| UltraNinjas | 6/7/2010 | 391 | 76.32% | 29841.12 |
| VGChartz | 9/28/2010 | 616 | 76.81% | 47314.96 |
| VG-Force | 1/4/2006 | 542 | 77.27% | 41880.34 |
| VGPub | 11/30/2007 | 499 | 77.02% | 38432.98 |
| Video Game Talk | 1/11/2010 | 852 | 66.73% | 56853.96 |
| Video Gamers First | 8/27/2005 | 557 | 75.59% | 42103.63 |
| VideoGamer | 9/29/2010 | 2093 | 69.91% | 146321.63 |
| VideoGames NZ | 4/6/2009 | 487 | 81.24% | 39563.88 |
| Videogameslife | 9/27/2005 | 559 | 65.97% | 36877.23 |
| WonderwallWeb | 2/23/2010 | 733 | 78.54% | 57569.82 |
| Worth Playing | 9/29/2010 | 3627 | 72.32% | 262304.64 |
| X360 Magazine UK | 10/1/2010 | 772 | 64.14% | 49516.08 |
| XBM UK | 12/1/2005 | 452 | 67.79% | 30641.08 |
| XBN Magazine | 2/1/2005 | 547 | 59.34% | 32458.98 |
| Xbox 2k | 7/21/2003 | 112 | 77.02% | 8626.24 |
| Xbox Evolved | 7/22/2010 | 547 | 73.85% | 40395.95 |
| Xbox Exclusive | 1/4/2007 | 168 | 81.58% | 13705.44 |
| Xbox Gamer Mag UK | 4/1/2005 | 426 | 64.25% | 27370.5 |
| Xbox Impact | 4/8/2004 | 135 | 77.25% | 10428.75 |
| Xbox Maniacs | 2/2/2004 | 177 | 76.80% | 13593.6 |
| Xbox Rules | 1/30/2005 | 150 | 75.00% | 11250 |
| Xbox World 360 Magazine UK | 11/1/2010 | 611 | 62.75% | 38340.25 |
| Xbox World Australia | 9/29/2010 | 384 | 77.68% | 29829.12 |
| Xbox World Mag UK | 6/1/2008 | 209 | 66.32% | 13860.88 |
| XboxAddict | 9/24/2010 | 609 | 79.69% | 48531.21 |
| XboxSolution | 12/22/2006 | 242 | 80.82% | 19558.44 |
| XboxZone | 3/5/2010 | 177 | 77.39% | 13698.03 |
| XGP Gaming | 11/13/2006 | 321 | 82.31% | 26421.51 |
| Zentendo | 4/28/2010 | 238 | 72.02% | 17140.76 |
| ZTGameDomain | 9/29/2010 | 1425 | 77.68% | 110694 |
| SUM | 257065 | 18576521.35 | ||
| TRUE AVERAGE | 72.26390738 |
The average score when throwing out the letter grade sites is a 72.26 out of 100. Including the letter grade sites (using GameRankings' conversions), it is a 72.45.
So the next time somebody tries to tell you, "Hey, it got a 7 out of 10! It's a good game!," you can tell them to sod off.
Then again, it depends on the reviewer in question. Some reviewers give out an average of 8, others a 6. That's probably what I'll go over with the next update.
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