How Are the Reviews Written Here on GameSpot?

Are reviews solely based on the opinion of one person or do they have to be checked for approval and a consensus by other workers at GameSpot?

I recall that their must be some sort of census between the staff members, especially regarding the score, before it is posted.

I think a 2nd oppinion is applyied when a game scores very high or very low, im not sure if there are a consensus with the 6-8 gap.

If the game has the words "Call of Duty" or "Halo" in it's title, the review machine automatically shats out a 10/10

If the game is mainstream but neither Call of Duty nor Halo, it spits out a 8/10

All other games get a 6/10

If the game has the words "Call of Duty" or "Halo" in it's title, the review machine automatically shats out a 10/10

If the game is mainstream but neither Call of Duty nor Halo, it spits out a 8/10

All other games get a 6/10

Fade_

that explains why halo wars got 6.5 and COD 5 got 8.5

If the game has the words "Call of Duty" or "Halo" in it's title, the review machine automatically shats out a 10/10

If the game is mainstream but neither Call of Duty nor Halo, it spits out a 8/10

All other games get a 6/10

Fade_

If you're asking how Gamespot staff write reviews then it's probably like this :

I recall that their must be some sort of census between the staff members, especially regarding the score, before it is posted.

Solid_Snake1221

If you're asking how Gamespot registered members write reviews, then it's probably anything goes. Within the rules ( thatnobody really reads )of course.

By and large the reviews themselves are well-written; however, a numerical rating will always be subjective.

[QUOTE="smerlus"]in the PC section, they'll take the console review add the obligatory " this game looks better on PC. " line and then keep the score even or deduct .5 points. if it's a PC exclusive then I think they wait until 40 other reviews are done, then review the game using other reviews points just worded differently. Console games...Well it depends on advertising and hype. If there is a lot of advertising and hype for the game, it's 9.0 - 10. No hype and a little advertising then it ranges around 6.0-8.0 a little of both hype and advertising then it's 8.0 - 9.0Oilers99

[QUOTE="Oilers99"][QUOTE="smerlus"]in the PC section, they'll take the console review add the obligatory " this game looks better on PC. " line and then keep the score even or deduct .5 points. if it's a PC exclusive then I think they wait until 40 other reviews are done, then review the game using other reviews points just worded differently. Console games...Well it depends on advertising and hype. If there is a lot of advertising and hype for the game, it's 9.0 - 10. No hype and a little advertising then it ranges around 6.0-8.0 a little of both hype and advertising then it's 8.0 - 9.0smerlus

I read through all of the posts and it seems no one really knows.