Do Game Review Scores Matter?

jasoncart writes "This piece on Ferrago discusses the use of review scores and the significance they play in gamers purchasing decisions. Ultimately, according to columnist Ben Parfitt, review scores are pointless." From the article: "Few things wind me up more than when what appeared to be a well-balanced and thoughtful gaming discussion descends into a successive barrage of review scores and Gamerankings ratings."

Comments

Why bother?

[Otter]

I don't get why people who believe they have something sufficiently important to say that they make the effort to write and publish it, then preface it with some pointlessly inflammatory, entirely offtopic half-witticism that only gets in the way of their point.

Honestly, why go to that trouble and then distract or drive off a large chunk of your readership?