Metacritic
Score-averaging review site
Metacritic is a website that aggregates reviews of movies, television shows, music, and video games, converting critics' assessments into numerical scores and computing a weighted average.
A Metacritic score has become a standard industry benchmark: The game launched with a Metacritic of 92.
Games and films are often marketed by their Metacritic ratings, and some developer contracts tie bonuses to score thresholds.
Combines content from sources
- reviewCritical written assessment
- scoreNumerical standing in competition
- ratingAssigned evaluative score
- websiteOnline page collection
gaming · movies · music · weighted · average · Rotten Tomatoes · IGN · publication
Mean adjusted by significance
- greenColor of vegetation
- yellowHue between green and orange
- redPrimary color, warm
- mixedBlended from varied elements
unfavorable · algorithm · threshold · 90 · 75 · 50 · numerical · percentage
Coordinated mass negative ratings
- AAATop credit rating
- launchSet into motion
- embargoOfficial prohibition on trade
- pre-releaseBefore official distribution
publisher · developer · console · PC · PlayStation · Xbox · Nintendo · indie
Coordinated mass negative ratings
- brigadingOrganized mass harassment
- disconnectTo break a connection
- trollingProvoking reactions online
- backlashStrong negative reaction
outrage · toxic · unfair · misleading · spam · integrity · trustworthiness · authenticity
Contract term for extra compensation
- contractEnforceable written agreement
- marketingPromoting goods to consumers
- employmentPaid occupation status
- careerLifelong occupational pursuit
layoffs · greenlight · funding · investment · stockholder · quarterly · commercial · business
aggregator
Combines content from sources
- reviewCritical written assessment
- scoreNumerical standing in competition
- ratingAssigned evaluative score
website · gaming · movies · music · weighted · average · Rotten Tomatoes · IGN · publication · outlet
weighted average
Mean adjusted by significance
mixed · unfavorable · algorithm · threshold · 90 · 75 · 50 · numerical · percentage · composite
review bombing
Coordinated mass negative ratings
pre-release · publisher · developer · console · PC · PlayStation · Xbox · Nintendo · indie · blockbuster
review bombing
Coordinated mass negative ratings
- brigadingOrganized mass harassment
- disconnectTo break a connection
- trollingProvoking reactions online
backlash · outrage · toxic · unfair · misleading · spam · integrity · trustworthiness · authenticity · astroturfing
bonus clause
Contract term for extra compensation
- contractEnforceable written agreement
- marketingPromoting goods to consumers
- employmentPaid occupation status
career · layoffs · greenlight · funding · investment · stockholder · quarterly · commercial · business · leverage
- Film Reviewsfilm review, movie review, reviewer, rating, star rating
- reviewsreview, reviews, rating, ratings, critics
- websitesGoogle, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Amazon
- aggregatorsGoogle News, Apple News, Rotten Tomatoes, Expedia, Zillow
- film criticismfilm reviews, movie reviews, film critics, critics, Rotten Tomatoes
- Film CriticsRoger Ebert, Rotten Tomatoes, film reviews, movie reviews, rave review
Metacriticaudience score
Aggregate viewer approval percentage
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