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[stevelabny]

I watch X-Play, read Gamespot.com and GameFaqs.com and will also go to gamerankings.com or ign.com if I really want another review.

X-Play does suck now, but Adam and Morgan can still give you a decent idea of a game. They're familiar enough that we already know their gaming biases and they will still trash a game. It seems to me that since the last format change, they've been reviewing less D-tier and lower games, which would lead to higher scores. AND I know from experience that in the last 2-3 years, B and C level games have gotten MUCH better, which will also lead to higher reviews.

Gamespot.com has pretty decent reviews, however, they've been busted at least once for catering reviews to their advertisers, so a lot of people won't trust ANYTHING they say. However, I think that as long as you realize their scale ONLY goes from 6-10, with 6 being unplayable, you can use them without any issues.

IGN.com tends to provide reviews on the same high-end 6-10 scale, but it has always felt to me that most of their reviewers have very specific tastes, and that makes the reviews a little odd.

Gamerankings.com usually gathers reviews from other sites, like Rotten Tomatoes does for movies.

Gamefaqs.com provides reviews from REAL people (teenagers) so a lot will be mindless, but if you read a couple of high scores, a couple of middle scores and a couple of lower scores, you should have a good idea of what youre ACTUALLY getting.