It's interesting to note that the phenomenon I wrote about in my previous post works in reverse too.

"Mad Max", a game which I loved and to which I gave 4.5 / 5 stars, ran a mediocre-to-dismal 73.72% on Gamerankings, from professional reviewers-- while simultaneously accumulating a 91% positive opinion from actual people who bought and played the game.

Once again, the mainstream game media reviews are way off base, while the user ones are very reflective of the actual quality of the game.