Absolute Games' Scores

  • Games
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 FlatOut 3: Chaos & Destruction
Score distribution:
694 game reviews
    • 88 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    A well-made platformer with a nice pedigree, albeit too short.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    War of the Roses is a good base to build upon in future installments, but until then, Mount & Blade has nothing to worry about.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Of Orcs and Men is based on a great concept that should have been tackled by a bolder, more talented team.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 58 Critic Score
    Lush visuals are the only saving grace of this Sherlock Holmes. It pains me to see so much style and no substance.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    For every flaw of XCOM, there is a dozen virtues.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 78 Critic Score
    Halo 4 may be utterly derivative, but it is the best Halo so far.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Unlike its rogue-like brethren, FTL is not a game that you'll be enjoying for hundreds of hours, but still, saving The Federation is a lot of fun for a first few times.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 66 Critic Score
    Borderlands 2 is awfully simplistic as a first-person shooter, and it's not deep enough for an action/RPG game.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    PES 2013 continues the course that Konami charted three years ago. It's more confident, makes less mistakes, but still, it lost the final battle for soccer domination in this generation of gaming platforms.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 78 Critic Score
    Torchlight 2 is a very player-friendly action/RPG. It could have gotten a better score if not for its truncated Act IV.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Those who still crave for more of the same gameplay from AGEod, will enjoy this interactive panorama of the Roman Empire.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 25 Critic Score
    The main character of Inquisitor is quite creative when it comes to torturing heretics. You can rack people, make them drink boiling water, or put them into the iron maiden… But the game itself is an even worse torture – not everyone can suffer through 100 hours being bored and annoyed at the same time. Inquisitor is not a hardcore RPG; it just hates the player.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Black Water is too peculiar to warrant an "instant buy" recommendation, but if you're into westerns, this is a great find.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 7 Critic Score
    A revolting prequel to a disgusting game.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Shad'O is a beautiful story of overcoming one's fears wrapped in a TD-style gameplay.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    A few nitpicks aside, Armored Kill is the best Battlefield 3 expansion so far.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 37 Critic Score
    Wild Blood is in a desperate need of Infinity Blade-style polish. The controls are abysmal, frequent slowdowns are annoying, and epic fights are few and far between.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    It is almost a masterpiece and a horrifying example of bad Japanese game design at the same time. But, if you want to be challenged, get Dark Souls, and you will discover a very captivating RPG.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    This episode delivers excellent drama at the cost of killing the non-linear storytelling.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 13 Critic Score
    I have no idea why someone ported this mindless iOS game to PC.
    • 92 Metascore
    • 88 Critic Score
    Is it possible to tell a deep, touching story about a bunch of emo teens? Yes, and the 30-hour campaign of The World Ends with You is the proof.
    • 36 Metascore
    • 30 Critic Score
    Legends of Pegasus is a warning to all other developers in the 4X strategy genre – if you can't make a solid game, don't bother trying. In space, no one will hear you squeal.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    This is an honest DLC – 4-5 hours of joy for 10 bucks guaranteed!
    • 73 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Rise to Fame is a typical "mobile game" - cute in its own way, but way too simple and shallow.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 56 Critic Score
    The final cinematic of the game ends with a character crying. There is a good reason for that – I Am Alive is such a waste of a great concept.
    • 41 Metascore
    • 20 Critic Score
    A soulless movie tie-in.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 57 Critic Score
    Compared to the original, this Death Rally is twice as better, but that is hardly a compliment. We've played many great racing games since then, both with and without shooting, but this one still tries to party like it's 1996.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Tower Wars looks colorful and steampunk-y, but doesn't offer much. Three maps, one race… And this is in a multiplayer-oriented game?
    • 52 Metascore
    • 48 Critic Score
    This game will bring you only pain and humiliation. It will drive you insane, filling your nightmares with many-colored bears.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 77 Critic Score
    My first impression after completing Leviathan was, "Too bad this did not make it into the core game!" In the perfect world, this DLC would have been available for free, just like Extended Cut.

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