Great read! I've always rolled my eyes at scores be they for games, movies or /facedesk books. And frankly I've started to avoid some sites on the basis of their use of a score in the first place. Sometimes dumb is just feels contagious. Personally I put my faith in people, bloggers, like me, for instance are an awesome type of word-of-mouth hype for games. And then there are certain companies I just flat out trust and support. Not unlike how many soccer fans feel about their club. <- That's me and certain game companies. - Wee Mad Aggie ( http://weemadaggie.wordpress.com/ )