Is a game with score 90 twice as good as a game with score 45 ? Twice as much fun ? Twice as much effort ? Twice as many players ? No , nein , nyet , and no . That last one ' s Spanish . Review scores are inherently meaningless because objective reviews are an oxymoron , and subjective opinions become totally unquantifiable outside of narrow circumstances if they can ever be said to be quantifiable at all . Two review scores could be comparable if given by the same person under nearidentical personal , professional , and technological circumstances , assuming that either experience hasn ' t in any way affected the reviewer temporarily or permanently . Maybe . You ' re asking for help with drawing meaning from data that has none .