Reviews don't influence my purchasing decisions much. Although EGM panned Mystical Fighter on Genesis, I went ahead and bought it regardless- and actually enjoyed it. El Viento (Genesis) got good reviews, but I found it to be way too easy.
The Review Crew said that in Giga Wing you "often can't avoid death", but I (and players in TNL's Giga Wing score thread) and a group of players on the Anmitsu scorelist would disagree.
When I look at a review, the scores don't matter. If a game got a 4, what's more important is WHY.
