What review sites do you find the most trustworthy?

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#1 Scoob64
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Obviously particular sites always err a little high on their reviews- such as the 'official playstation/xbox magazine' or whatnot... and the more I see IGN's/etc review score on the front cover of video games, the more I doubt that they are legit... what review sites, if any, do you put the most faith in?

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#2 xxmatt125xx
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I like the reviews gametrailers puts up plus their reviews are usually around the right mark, for me though giant bomb is a good place for reviews as they are usually spot on and give an honest impression of the games they review or preview.
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#3 imthemostwanted
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i dont like GameSpot's reviews. mostly because they're always late. i prefer 1Up, IGN and Gametrailers.
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#4 pete_merlin
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Gametrailers

Gamespot reviews have gone down the drain, and the people that do the review during the video review sound so forced, its actually annoying to listen to

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#5 Bedizen
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IGN & Gametrailers. N4G as a good general overview with whats going on
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#6 Kenbo325
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IGN for sure.
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#7 Neon-Tiger
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For games, 2004 Gamespot was great. I don't play much games anymore and completely disconnected from gaming websites/magazines.
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#8 Rattlesnake_8
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I always read multiple reviews, but i go mostly by user comments. I dont really look for how people like the game, i play the demo, watch gameplay vids to see for myself if i'll like the gameplay.. i look at reviews/user comments mainly for bugs and problems with the game that should make me move on to find something else. Thats for games ive been keeping an eye on and have some idea what to expect. I dont like paying over $100 for a new game so i usually wait for sales.
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#9 cee1gee
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none, i review them myself by what it contains and if its a game, rent or look at all the vids for it then decide

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#11 btaylor2404
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I always read Gamespot's, but also love Metacritic. Gives nice little blurbs to grab your interest and most links work.
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#12 Baffels18
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IGN, Gametrailers and Yahtzee from Zero Punctuation.

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#13 mrbojangles25
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honestly? Gamespot player reviews.

I really dont trust the critics any more

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#14 swamplord666
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i look at multiple reviews but the best for me is giantbomb's. love the personality

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#15 savebattery
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I don't read reviews. Professional review sources are either biased, elitist, stupid, or all of the above. No exceptions.
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#16 sukraj
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the only person i trust is me.

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#17 btaylor2404
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honestly? Gamespot player reviews.

I really dont trust the critics any more

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Your right on the player reviews mrbojangles25. Especially friends who have similar type game interests, I find them very helpful.
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#18 wizothorns
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Although there's really only a couple reviewers on the site I kind of like Altered Confusion.

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#19 Xx_Hopeless_xX
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I would say this site...i look at the score and read/watch the review...but sometimes i disagree with reviews...so if it's a game that i think looks promising then i'll probably rent it..

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#20 hockey73
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IGN for the most part. I'll also go on the forum's and see what other people's opinions are.
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#21 CRS98
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GameTrailers usually has some good reviews, but I sometimes don't agree with them.
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#22 AIDA_Morganna
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www.penny-arcade.com

I trust any and everything Gabe & Tyco say basically...