Reviews serve different purposes for different people. Yes the typical use is the one you outlined. For myself however I buy things that I am interested in experiencing and read reviews/general forum chatter afterwards to see another perspective on it. Nothing wrong with having the "vote with your wallet" mentality but for myself I'm just a sucker for playing anything and everything I have an interest in.While I do respect your opinion, you are not making a whole lot of sense here. What is the point of reviews then? They TYPICALLY are to inform the audience whether or not they should spend their time and money to see or use the product. Do you go see EVERY movie that comes out in the theater? Of course not because that would cost too much. Same thing here. No one is saying they will never play it, but paying full price for this is stupid and is perpetrating exactly what is wrong with the industry. All these big companies only see things in terms of $$$. They will continue to make whatever makes them money. Sorry for the rant.