Biggest problem for me with Game Informer isn't their scoring system for reviewing games. You'll notice numerous people write the reviews, so obviously one person's 7 won't carry as much weight as somebody else's 6. Best you can do is figure out which of their writers you agree with the most and stick with their reviews.

With GI, I notice they leave out a lot of games. For example, I don't care if PS2 Madden 12 is the same as Madden 08 or 09 for the system. Write a damn paragraph for it and give it a damn score and don't give me some bullshit about EA didn't send you a copy to review because they probably did. But you and I know they won't even mention it.

I wish there was a legitimate magazine or a web site that had the balls to review the 5th consecutive roster update game, the $12 budget titles or the horrendous shovelware for each of the systems on the market, but nobody will do it.