Reader Review Policy Reminder

As the holiday season rolls around, it's time to fully reap the rewards of being a gamer. Releases fall from the sky in abundance, and we all get to pick and choose only the tastiest morsels for our enjoyment. Here at GameSpot we take our job seriously to not only give you our evaluations of the latest releases, but also to allow our community members to freely make their opinions known and share their thoughts on a variety of topics.

Since we've received some customer support inquiries on this particular subject, and to avoid confusion and frustration in the future, here is our policy on reader reviews as pertains to their content:

- Reader reviews on GameSpot are intended to be about the gameplay experience. What did you like, what didn't you like, and how you evaluate the game based upon the whole of its substance. If your review is not about the game itself, it's a candidate for removal.

- We have a full suite of community features here on GameSpot, including forums and user blogs. Historically and by design, this is where rants about industry practices go. Why games are so short these days, how they're easier than they ought to be, how they employ copy protection, why you think Miyamoto is a jerk and Nintendo is turning on their fanbase, and so on should be kept out of reviews and in the forums.

- Any technical issues you experience with the game should be folded into the meat of the review and explain the impact on gameplay, if any. It is reasonable for these issues to be a component of reviews, but reviews themselves are about the games first and foremost.

Thanks for reading and participating!