Most of the times I agree with the score.
The only time I disagreed was with the 8,5 given to ff13 (imo a bit high) and the 9.0 to Mass Effect 2 (which deservs a 9,5 minimum).
The reasons it may be inconsistent...multiple reviewers = multiple personalities. Also, no1 is perfect. As you review a game you'll focus on your own certain things. For example, if I find that a character in a game has a low development score, I'll point that out as a flaw, whereas other person couldn't care less about it.
I think they do have some "critical" points that need to be reviewed like graphics, gameplay and such, but there is a lot of freedom to a videogame journalist for reviewing and adding a score. The best thing you can do is to look it up in several websites and compare notes.
Or easier: use metacritic. 50 reviewers can't be wrong....or can they? :P
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