AIAS President: 'Game Reviewers Are Lazy' on Shacknews excerpts an upcoming interview with Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences president Joseph Olin, who expresses the opinion that "game reviewers are lazy," making a good point, though the word rushed might be more appropriate than lazy:

"My pet peeve is that game reviewers are lazy," he said. "Not all, but in terms of the reviews [something like] 'This game isn't as good because let's compare it to that game over there and that game was great.' Who gives a, you know, bleep?"

"How can you review a game, how can you give a comment about a game like Grand Theft Auto IV, that has 40-plus hours or more of gameplay, if you've only spent 2 1/2 to 3 hours playing it," Olin asked, describing his query as a "challenge" to the industry.

"It would be like reviewing a movie but only seeing the opening, first reel. I don't think that's fair, or is it accurate," he explained.