Another avenue of interpreation on this topic has to do with the fact that console games cost $59.99. As a consumer I could care less what a app game reviews for if it only costs me 2-5 bucks to buy it, but a review for a $60 dollar product is a much better investment of my time.

Again, great topic!"

I think every Halo game had 1 or 2 specific missions with incredibly memorable moments, but those moments were defined by a specific track, Reach doesn't have those moments because it doesn't have those tracks. At least I'd say that's at least 50% of the problem."

We live in a hypermediated world and I suspect people will find their time more and more consumed, not less so, which means that a large chunk of society is always going to need a site like Metacritic, as annoying as it is to us. 

I'm not saying that we are or aren't better then the average consumer. I'm just saying we're not the Metacritic crowd and I don't see that crowd going away. Movies have been around for awhile and they're a undeniably respected medium, but Rotten Tomatoes is still a successful website. In fact, I'm guilty of using them to decide on which movie to watch.

I agree though, reviews have gotten A LOT better then they were 8 to12 years ago."

Piece edited!"

I agree though, wipe the subscription fee, keep charging for the DLC."