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For 3,527 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 42% higher than the average critic
  • 3% same as the average critic
  • 55% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 5.7 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 69
Highest review score: 100 Pushmo
Lowest review score: 0 Duke Nukem Forever
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1,788 out of 3527
  2. Mixed: 1,231 out of 3527
  3. Negative: 508 out of 3527
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    • 86 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Supreme Commander
    If you think "Total Annihilation's" still the cat's pajamas, look no further than Supreme Commander. It's the "ID4" of videogames -- a little sleepy early on, occasionally a little baffling, but incontrovertibly epic...and you're here as much for the light show anyway, right?
    • 86 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Kirby: Canvas Curse
    A genuinely excellent game. It impresses on many levels, perhaps most of all for the simple fact that it's the first example of a traditional 2D platformer that genuinely works with no input besides a stylus.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 95 Critic Score
    Burnout Legends
    Burnout Legends is certainly the best racing game on PSP, and let's face it, it's up against plenty of competition. Its structure is perfect for a handheld experience, as none of the challenges it presents last more than a few minutes.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 91 Critic Score
    Fight Night Round 4
    Developed by an all-new team and re-built from the ground up Fight Night Round 4 is in good hands with the team at EA Canada; not only have they matched the quality of the original title, but in many ways they dramatically exceeded it.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    MVP Baseball 2005
    The most fun you'll have with the game isn't in a nine inning affair, but rather with the new mini-games. The new hitting mini-game is interesting, but the pitching distraction is certifiably addictive.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    The Witcher: Enhanced Edition
    The main adventure still has serious pacing problems, combat's still too easy for the most part, and load times -- though reduced -- continue to get in the way of the action.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Call of Duty 2
    Pulling its trigger condenses everything that's right about Call of Duty 2 into a single moment. Online or off it is the epitome of visceral thrill seeking.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 95 Critic Score
    Winning Eleven: Pro Evolution Soccer 2007
    When you compare Winning Eleven to "FIFA 07's" PS2 effort, it wins by a large margin -- particularly as it's the best-playing sports game on the system.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 91 Critic Score
    Valkyria Chronicles
    This is so innovative and so polished a game that if you pass it up, the real moron is you.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Resistance: Fall of Man
    Resistance falls a little short of being the hoped-for "Halo-killer," but with a package that would be considered complete by any standards, it delivers a launch classic, and it lives up to its billing as the PS3's killer app.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Boom Blox Bash Party
    But online level sharing is definitely Bash Party's biggest strength -- it lets me pick and choose the levels I like most: The ones where destruction is the signature element.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Madden NFL 06
    It is far and away the most cerebral sports title ever released, forcing both the offensive and defensive coordination to methodically attack each other in order to achieve their respective goals. Careful and well thought out strategy is the name of the game, much more so than relying on frantic, on the field playmaking.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger
    Their work deserves attention -- and praise -- because it exceeds expectations and delivers a thoroughly well-thought out, pragmatic, and enjoyable online experience. I can say without hesitation that BlazBlue raises the barometer on which all fighters should be judged.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Mercenaries
    Pandemic's packed the game full of well-coded smoke and explosion effects, and seeing a bomb sortie work its way across an enemy compound is almost a thing of majesty. Bring a tear to your eye, it will. It's this unwavering feeling of exhilaration that separates Mercenaries from the other "free-roaming" ripoffs and lets the game stand on its own merits.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 91 Critic Score
    Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP
    There's a level of creativity, ambition, and polish here that's unusually high for an iPad game, and even in spite of that, the developers have created a modern artistic game that challenges a lot of ideas about what a game can be while feeling retro at the same time.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Patapon
    It atones for its faults with understated strategic depth, an astounding sense of reward (both literal and whimsical), and an inspired difficulty curve that sticks with you to the end. Along with a beat you'll take to your grave.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword
    Apart from a few quibbles (large maps still load at a glacial pace and the A.I. still builds cities right on top of yours), BTS takes a strong game with some serious flaws and turns it into a fantastic game with a couple of minor flaws. No small feat, that.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Dragon Age: Origins
    The folks at BioWare have shown that they're always looking for ways to make their games better -- each of their RPGs builds upon the previous title. Dragon Age displays this refinement, and while the story may not be completely original, it's told in a way that enthralls and enchants the player. It's the best RPG of the year -- and maybe the best of the HD era.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    The Sims 3
    And while the information overload does come with a steep learning curve, it will smooth out eventually if you stick with the game. What won't smooth out, however, are The Sims 3's problems with stability and performance.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Tony Hawk's Underground
    It's fast, deep, and engaging, and the story mode is perfect for laying back with when you've got a free moment on the bus.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 91 Critic Score
    God of War: Ghost of Sparta
    Everything is put together so well that, unless you've become truly tired of the franchise, Ghost of Sparta is well worth playing. This portable title, while it may not be the best or most original entry in the series, is more than worthy of the God of War name.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 91 Critic Score
    Trials HD
    I commend the game's focus on simplicity -- Trials HD doesn't have gratuitous power-up integration and smartly avoids an unnecessary Jump button. And the game is rife with content: the heavily replayable 42-stage campaign complements the Skill Games mode and the easy-to-use level editor.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Punch-Out!!
    While Punch Out!! makes for an entertaining enough solitary experience, the back-seat driving aspect makes it positively shine as a party game. There's nothing quite like having a few friends over, passing the controller around, shouting advice, and just generally bonding over some hilarious, bloodless violence.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 91 Critic Score
    Radiant Silvergun
    You play Ikaruga if you want a great example of where the shoot-em-up was going at the start of the century. You play Radiant Silvergun for a great example of where it was at the end of the last.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
    Like any good sequel, Lego Star Wars II improves on the original in almost every way. But most importantly, it's about the good episodes now. For that reason alone, Lego Star Wars II is one of the most enjoyable games of this fall.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
    The lack of improvement on some of the fundamentals on "KOTOR I" is a little disheartening. It really is exactly the same shell that covered the first game's story, with the same bugs.. and the same graphics engine that's like watching a car crash.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Beyond Good & Evil
    There's still a little bit of a tired feeling, even when you're having fun. What seems to be at the root of this problem is the game's story. The further in you get, the more plot holes open, until by the end of the game you have the nagging suspicion that none of this makes very much sense.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
    It's not a pure action game, it's not really an RPG...and it's not even an action-RPG. It's a successful blend of all these elements, proof that Nintendo does have some good ideas for the DS.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 91 Critic Score
    Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
    The PC version of Modern Warfare 2 is identical to the console versions in almost every way, and that's actually the problem. PC gamers have a certain expectation for online shooters. Removing dedicated server and user mod support from a game that's already $10 more than its predecessor seriously hinders the long term appeal for me.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 91 Critic Score
    Mortal Kombat
    Mortal Kombat has achieved something that I never thought I'd see in my lifetime: a fighting game that has more than enough single player content to keep casual players involved, with a gameplay system that can satisfy even the most hardcore fighting game fans. NetherRealm Studios' dedication and attention to detail on all fronts shows that they are much more in tune with what gamers look for when purchasing a new game more so than any other fighting game developer out there.
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