http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/xbox360/assassinscreed2

I was laughing so hard when i saw this. I loved AC2 but i guess i can try to respect jims opinion. I just wonder what would of the review score been if someone else reviewed it? Question

how do websites like destructoid, kotaku, ign, pick people to review games? Is there a little hat they pick names out of or do people volunteer? I always wondered what would happen if a person who lets say mainly liked racing games was chosen to review Halo or something like that? And i always wonder if other people on said sites agree with the reviews or wish they reviewed the game themselves.

I remember reading a review on game informer, i cant remember the review but the main review gave it a 3 or so and the second opinion a 8.5 and that's big difference in the review. one person was saying NEVER BUY IT the other saying BUY IT NOW! I wish every reviewing site had a second opinion.

Just speaking my mind i guess

@Zeta Crossfire: If you check the comments in the ACII review, you'll find out it was just that case. Someone else (I think it was Nick Chester), was going to review it, but therre was an emergency change to Jim at the last minute. The revew might have been significantly different as the previous reviewer had enjoyed the first game.

Dtoid shit the bed.

Jon b. Big mistake. Jim was off this time, by a long shot.

It's simple, Jim has been playing way to much Demon's Souls! If you love that game in every way like I do and I assume Jim does as well, it becomes very difficult to not subconscious hold every other game up to those high standards. Personally, i'm far more inclined to side with Jim on the review of AssCreed2 because he's a lover of Demon's Soul.
On a side note, anyone hear any news about a demon's Souls DLC?? More armour, weapons, magic and a level, or is this wishful thinking?

I would entertain a new world in Demons Souls. I'm 40 hours in and loving it. Only cleared one world and on level 1-4. Thanks to this game, I won't need another new game until Spring.

The L4D2 review was extremely suspect.

Jim's review just seemed half assed. He didn't mention the games music, voice acting as well. (which is excellent btw) + I have a big issue with him saying the game has the worst graphics and animations hes seen, then goes off and raves about serious sam HD, A RESKIN. (games are completley different, but we are talking graphics here) It just seems like he was the wrong person for the review, it looks like he's more of a FPS gamer.

Gay analogy time:
You wouldn't get an RPG fanatic to review a sports game, he wouldn't understand it. You wouldn't get a motorcycle reviewer to review a car. Dtoid should move to a letter grade system or get rid of scores altogether. I agree with his l4d2 and MW2 reviews. Then again I'm open minded and can appreciate games from different genres.