In a move that's symptomatic of ... something, GameSpot has decided to do away with those pesky .1 percentage points - after all, with the time it takes to puzzle over wether you should purchase the game that scores a 7.5 or a 7.4, you could drink a cup of coffee or something - among other changes to make their scoring system a little more fair and applicable across a number of genres, and more to the point for you.

Maybe it's just me, but while I think number scoring is a nice rough guide to divide things into 'not worth a look' and 'maybe', I'm also not so lazy I can't be bothered to read through a review - where the actual important stuff is. Still, there's nothing wrong with keeping up with the times and changing a system to be more accommodating to a wider span of game genres. Maggie Greene

Letter from the Editor, 06/22/2007 [GameSpot]

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