I think the entire rating system used by most people is crap. An 8.9 for Zelda should be considered PHENOMENAL, not subpar. What's worse is that I've never seen a game rated anything between one and five. Even this six is surprising. I have no doubt that the majority of, if not all, reviewing companies are heavily influenced by producers. On the bright side, most games aren't complete piles of crap. They're usually at least decent average quality games. You tend to know the kinds of games you enjoy, so as long as you stick to those, the reviews fed to you by a corrupt media won't leave you hurting after a bad purchase.