I agree, reviewers are tools, but they are a ridiculous source of info, anyway. In nearly any mag you will find that the staff doesn't spend much time on sports games when they list their "currently playing".
We should all be smart enough to know 2 things:
1) reviewers have little idea, as they do not have a large enough sample-size from which to judge, be it play-time or variety of product.
2) reviewers will NEVER, in any industry, do ANYTHING to piss off the advertisers and sponsors....never.
The blame for this kind of thing rests squarely on the shoulders of production, testing, and qc. (not quincy carter....)