In Defence of Metacritic for Video Games

Metacritic attracts a lot of criticism from various sources. How valid are those criticisms and why does Metacritic end up having so much apparent market power?

Sacred Zodongga Defense - Metacritic

Video Game Reviews, Articles, Trailers and more - Metacritic

Medieval Defence - Metacritic

Space Run Galaxy - Metacritic

R.U.S.E. - Metacritic

Earth Defense Force 2: Invaders From Planet Space - Metacritic

Average Metacritic scores 2001-2014 (courtesy of @Lokno) : r/gaming

In Defence of Metacritic for Video Games

The 50 Highest-Rated Video Games of All Time

X-Morph: Defense - Metacritic

Highest Rated Game on Metacritic for Each Represented Series