I can't tell you how much that word bothers me. It's not really the word, just the context it is used in. Calling a game like Fable a flop sound pretty dumb to me. So it only got an 8.5 or something. Since when was that bad ? A score of 7 is still a potentially good game, if you like the genre its in. People like this is what drags the industry down. Expecting way to much, and not taking notice of what great games we have to chose from. If a game sells well, I (personally) can't see how it's a flop.