I think the Giant Bomb scale is the best next to not using scores. With Giant Bomb the score tells me everything I need to know about the game at a quick glance.
1 Star = Would rather have a buffalo take a diarrhhea dump in my eye.
2 Star = There may be some small enjoyment had, but the game is full of too many problems and poor design choices.
3 Star = A slightly above average game that blurs the line between average and above average. The game has its moments but some poor design choices or problems present might ruin the experience for some. Might be a rental to some, a purchase to others.
4 Star = A great game with some minor issues, that you will enjoy and should own.
5 Star = An amazing game that you should definitely own. The game may have some very minor issues but not larger or enough in quantity to detract from the overall quality of the title.
The .5 scale does an alright job at doing that, but because many reviewers ignore the rating of 1 through 6 for the most part it becomes difficult to accurately judge a game by it's score. Normally a 7.0 is an above average score but here it tends to be labeled as "mediocore". Now the .1 scale rating is impossible to tell how well the game did,a 7.8 compared to a 7.9 tells me nothing. Good work on IGN for changing teh scoreing scale.
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