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Cory in the House Meme Run Jolts 2008 DS Game Into Metacritic’s Top Tier

The swing highlights how meme-fueled bursts of 10/10 user reviews can vault lightly reviewed titles ahead of acclaimed releases.

Overview

  • It briefly peaked at No. 2 with a 9.4 user score and now sits around 9.3, with rankings fluctuating through the day, according to the latest tallies.
  • Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 remains the top user-rated game at roughly 9.6, keeping a narrow lead as scores shift.
  • The surge has temporarily displaced several classics in Metacritic’s user rankings, reshuffling long-stable top spots.
  • Some users appear to be posting low scores for Expedition 33 to help the DS tie-in climb, though evidence points to only a small number of such reviews.
  • The game’s rise echoes a 2013 push traced to 4chan and Reddit, and current reports disagree on whether the new wave is coordinated or organically revived by social posts.