I’m split on this myself. If a Sonic game (as an example) was given a crap review I’d still buy it just because I’m a big Sonic fan. But if I’d seen a new game which was looking interesting to me but received a poor review I’d be wary and probably not buy it. Same goes with good reviews. If I see a game which looks interesting and it gets a good review I’ll probably pick it up. I won’t pick up every game which gets a glowing review however.

Some reviews have managed to get me to buy certain games I wouldn’t usually buy. Ico is a good example. It was a bit of a gamble but I was very happy with it. The same goes with Splinter Cell. It had been out for a while before I got a hold of it but I’m not a big fan of stealth games. Now I own both games in the series so far and eagerly await the arrival of the third.

I suppose over the years I’ve developed a taste of what I like and don’t like. Reviews only matter to me in games I’m undecided about.

What is everybody else’s opinion on this?