Recent reviews on the Wii and even 360 and PS3 have angered several fans and fanboys, and the hatred toward Gamespot is more evident now than ever.

It started with the first review of zelda. Jeff rated the game as an 8.8, which shocked the whole country. Has any Zelda game ever gotten below a 9 on gamespot, or ign? No. And this shocked everyone. Flamers raided the forums calling Jeff a fat b*stard among other names. And I'll be honest, I was one of them, maybe not to that extent, but I was also very upset. Month's went on, and then Super Paper Maio comes out... 8.8 again?!!?! Will every Wii game be rated an 8.8? Well, that's what all of us thought.

All of the backfire against Gamespot seemed to indirectly cause for an overhaul of the rating system, adding special awards or demerits like "Shallow" or "Punishing Difficulty". As well as the poin system being even more general with increments of .5 . I was wondering what the heck gamespot was up to.

A few weeks ago, Bioshock hit the shelves, and IGN rated it as a 9.7, while GS rated it at a 9. More angry fans. Then Metroid Prime 3 comes out. 8.5 WTH?!?

Well guys, if you dont see where I'm going, it seems as though Gamespot has set the bar higher for video games. No GS doesn't hate the Wii, or Xbox, or even PS3. But what I can gaurentee you is that everyone working at Gamespot loves games. And they deserve their own opinion with each of these games. Sure these games may seem better than they posted, but all four of them are far from perfect. If anything, Gamespot is really looking for the next NEXT gen game.

We complained about how they marked zelda down too much for graphics saying "Well I guess graphics are more important than story and gameplay..." Not true. Lair had good story and graphics... oh.. and amazing audio, but horrible control and unsatisfying gameplay. What did it get? 8.8? ... no, it got a 4.5, nearly half of Zelda TP's score.

So guys, we all come back to GS for a reason, whether it's for the forums or for the next review, but granted, deep down inside, Gamespots opinion's on these top rate games really matter to us. Hence the flaming and late nights of arguing in the forums.

We need to respect the score they give each game, because it is THEIR score. Not ours. And in each of the cases, with Bioshock, Zelda TP, and Metroid Prime, regardless of the rating, they have claimed in each review that each game is a must buy. And howabout now instead of us complaining, lets strap on our Wii remote or hook up our live headset, cause we have better things to do than flame and complain.

Play on.