In Defence of Metacritic for Video Games

Metacritic attracts a lot of criticism from various sources. How valid are those criticisms and why does Metacritic end up having so much apparent market power?

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Top 5 Good Games with Bad Metacritic Scores

Last-Hit Defense - Metacritic

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Hero Defense - Metacritic

The 50 Highest-Rated Video Games of All Time

Are We Seeing The Death Of Metacritic's Iron Grip On Gaming?

The Best Games Based On World War 1 (According To Metacritic)

Games That Earned The Absolute Worst Ratings On Metacritic