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For 694 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 23% higher than the average critic
  • 5% same as the average critic
  • 72% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 11.5 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 63
Highest review score: 95 Crusader Kings II
Lowest review score: 1 Tunnel Rats: 1968
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 212 out of 694
  2. Mixed: 358 out of 694
  3. Negative: 124 out of 694
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    • 68 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    A.R.E.S. Extinction Agenda
    A surprisingly well-made platformer, albeit simple and extremely short.
    • 54 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    A Valley Without Wind
    A Valley Without End is your typical ugly duckling; an intriguing concept marred by shoddy execution. It's worth a brief look just to see how they managed to mix all these genres, but not exciting enough to play it.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Spec Ops: The Line
    Remove the original premise and beautiful sand-swept skyscrapers of Dubai, and all that remains is a humdrum TPS with Marcus Fenix's DNA at its core.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Armada 2526
    "Unpolished" – this word describes every facet of Armada 2526. Why bother playing this game when we already have the brilliant Galactic Civilizations 2?
    • tbd Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    King Arthur: The Saxons
    The linear structure of the original game masked many of the game's shortcomings; the expansion highlights them instead.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction
    Conviction is just a casual-oriented actioneer with simplistic gameplay mechanic and big-budget production values.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    LostWinds2: Winter of the Melodias
    A relatively successful attempt to liven up a (still) mediocre game.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Foreign Legion: Multi Massacre
    Multi Massacre looks and plays exactly like its boring 2009 predecessor, Foreign Legion: Buckets of Blood. In fact, this is not a sequel, just a bunch of new levels and multiplayer modes that should have been released three years ago.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Black Water
    Black Water is too peculiar to warrant an "instant buy" recommendation, but if you're into westerns, this is a great find.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Viking: Battle for Asgard
    Four years is a long time. The once humdrum, but spectacular console slasher is now a humdrum, plain-looking PC game.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Need for Speed: Most Wanted - A Criterion Game
    The subtitle is the weakest part of Need for Speed: Most Wanted, because it invites comparisons. That's when you realize that the new game is a step down from its 3- and 7-years old predecessors.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Battlefield 3: Close Quarters
    Close Quarters was definitely made for fans of Call of Duty – it offers everything that Modern Warfare had from the beginning. Smart tactics is thrown out the window and replaced by confined spaces and fast-paced shootouts.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Painkiller: Hell & Damnation
    Lacking innovations and overly simplistic, Hell & Damnation is still much better than other Painkiller games – the abominable Redemption, Resurrection, and Recurring Evil.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    War of the Roses
    War of the Roses is a good base to build upon in future installments, but until then, Mount & Blade has nothing to worry about.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Flock!
    Don’t look for great accomplishments and fresh ideas in Flock!. It’s foolish to expect something revolutionary from critters that gave rise to the word “mutton-head”.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Supreme Ruler: Cold War
    Supreme Ruler: Cold War can quickly become a chore, despite the amount of detail that went into this game.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    A New Beginning - Final Cut
    It's a modern fairytale with a muddled story, flawed logic and ho-hum graphics. Sometimes the entire thing feels hollow-hearted, but, thankfully, it's not as disappointing as was The Whispered World.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Dead Island
    Dead Island is yet another tombstone upon a grave of excessive ambitions. Our condolences to those who fell for that excellent cinematic trailer – it has nothing to do with the actual game.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Lionheart: Kings' Crusade
    Mildly realistic combat and addictive RPG elements put Lionheart above Crusaders and XIII Century. Unfortunately, the lack of a strategic mode and technical glitches are serious turn-offs that won't stop only the hardened fans of the Crusades epoch.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Ridge Racer Unbounded
    An urban version of Split/Second from the creators of FlatOut. This sentence evokes two distinctly different feelings, depending on when you read it, before or after playing Ridge Racer Unbounded.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Autumn Dynasty
    Autumn Dynasty is a bright spot in a sea of faceless tower defense clones, but it doesn't hold up when compared to a decent RTS game. Everything is too predictable and simple.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Demigod
    Right now Demigod is a source of constant annoyance. In multiplayer, one normal session is usually followed by three horrible ones. In skirmish, stupid bots are boring to tears. Even if Gas Powered Games and Stardock eventually manage to revive Demigod, it won’t erase our memories of this involuntary beta testing.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Call of Duty: World at War
    By changing the setting in Call of Duty 4, Infinity Ward saved the series from stagnation. World at War is a step back. WWII has been done to death, and even the Pacific campaign feels like a retread of Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 64 Critic Score
    Syndicate (2012)
    Syndicate is amazingly dull and thoughtless for a game where you can kill people with your brain.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 64 Critic Score
    Murder in the Abbey
    Alcachofa Soft managed to produce only a half of a potentially great adventure. And I mean it literally - the two opening chapters are so different than the last two that you won’t believe your eyes.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 64 Critic Score
    Monday Night Combat
    It's a pity that Monday Night Combat is not good enough to serve as an alternative to Team Fortress 2.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 64 Critic Score
    Disney G-Force
    G-Force lacks in character and originality, but gadgets, robomonsters and nice little details make up for a nice pastime.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 64 Critic Score
    DeathSpank
    DeathSpank has stylish "paper cut-outs" as characters and scenery (which are especially impressive at a full HD resolution on PC), sharp dialogue, and nice music – it only needs thought-out gameplay to succeed. The game is hardly worth a second playthrough, and that's a death warrant for any aspiring Diablo clone.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 64 Critic Score
    DeathSpank
    DeathSpank has stylish "paper cut-outs" as characters and scenery (which are especially impressive at a full HD resolution on PC), sharp dialogue, and nice music – it only needs thought-out gameplay to succeed. The game is hardly worth a second playthrough, and that's a death warrant for any aspiring Diablo clone.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 63 Critic Score
    Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands
    Only those who never saw previous games in the Prince of Persia series, will find The Forgotten Sands interesting. By ripping off their 2008 Prince of Persia in everything except for backdrops, the developers failed to keep their promise and didn't even try to fill in the blanks between The Sands of Time and Warrior Within. Ah well, who cares about some old plot holes when there is a Hollywood blockbuster to milk?
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