Halo 2 was a 10 game for me. I absolutely loved the campaign and think the multiplayer is among the best still today. I called it a 10 after a month of play and haven't changed my opinion since. Just because the majority seem to have lost their way doesn't mean it deserves less.

(In all seriousness, it was a 10 game for me. Obviously, others feel different and I'm fine with that, but just because you don't think the game wasn't a 10 level game doesn't mean the reviews that called it as such were biased, paidoff, suckered into the advertising, etc.)
Oh, and calling the reviews before they release doesn't make them unjust. (No one is saying it specifically, but, c'mon, transparent subtlety is just as bad as blantancy.) You guys seem to be implying the game won't be scored on its merits, (how on Earth would it get such high scores then, amirite?) which is pretty friggin ridiculous given how many hyped games have been scored low before and how many non-hyped games have been scored high.