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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 FlatOut 3: Chaos & Destruction
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 212 out of 694
  2. Mixed: 358 out of 694
  3. Negative: 124 out of 694
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    • 82 Metascore
    • 88 Critic Score
    Bulletstorm
    It's fresh, colorful, and funny as hell; a true successor to Painkiller, a worthy rival of Serious Sam and, perhaps, a better Duke than Mr. Nukem.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Killzone 3
    If clichés that permeate Killzone 3's story and gameplay do not turn you off, than, by all means, plan your trip to Helgan today. Its denizens sorely lack in originality and intelligence, but they still manage to entertain.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 37 Critic Score
    Doc Clock: The Toasted Sandwich of Time
    An idea, no matter how fresh and original, doesn't worth squat without a good implementation. Doc Clock is a prime example of that. The construction mechanics are too awkward, and the game does nothing to encourage our creative thinking.
    • 49 Metascore
    • 69 Critic Score
    Theatre of War 3: Korea
    Theatre of War 3: Korea brings a welcome change of scenery to the series, but the boring strategic mode is a poor replacement for the traditional single-player campaign.
    • 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
    • 50 Critic Score
    Breach (2011)
    Glitches can be fixed, but no patch can make Breach a deeper game. It takes a day or two to study it inside out, and come to a realization that you have wasted 15 dollars.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 67 Critic Score
    Magicka
    The single-player campaign is poorly balanced and very short, but, since Castle Crashers never materialized on PC, Magicka is the next best alternative. It is fun enough to last a couple of evenings, but doesn't have a lasting appeal.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 41 Critic Score
    John Daly's ProStroke Golf
    If Gusto Games focused their attention on production values, licenses and gameplay modes with the same, ahem, gusto as they tried to promote the fading golf star, ProStroke Golf would have become a decent game.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Alternativa
    Alternativa is devoid of soul, emotions and, let's be honest, meaning. It doesn't take much time to beat this game, but why bother?
    • 90 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
    Assasssin's Creed: Brotherhood has great atmosphere, beautiful visuals, and overall excellent craftsmanship… Just don't expect anything new beyond the multiplayer.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
    Assasssin's Creed: Brotherhood has great atmosphere, beautiful visuals, and overall excellent craftsmanship… Just don't expect anything new beyond the multiplayer.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 53 Critic Score
    Disney's TRON: Evolution
    Propaganda Games failed to create anything that even remotely resembles the brilliant TRON 2.0.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    Europa Universalis III: Divine Wind
    Divine Wind is the expansion for the oldest fans of the franchise. The changes it introduces are really nice, but they aren't as exciting as Heir to the Throne and In Nomine.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 74 Critic Score
    Gray Matter
    Gray Matter makes the most of its small scale. There are no mad supervillains, and no one here wants to plunge the world in the eternal darkness. This is a convincing, emotionally mature story about grief, estrangement, and longing to be with a beloved person.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Dead Space 2
    Dead Space 2 is a loud, spectacular action horror that shuns fresh ideas while enjoying a bigger budget and refined gameplay. So far, the old formula of Dead Space has been working perfectly, but something will have to change in the inevitable third installment.
    • 90 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Dead Space 2
    Dead Space 2 is a loud, spectacular action horror that shuns fresh ideas while enjoying a bigger budget and refined gameplay. So far, the old formula of Dead Space has been working perfectly, but something will have to change in the inevitable third installment.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Majesty 2: Monster Kingdom
    Monster Kingdom is too uninspired and weak to entice the veterans of the original Majesty, and it will definitely won't attract any new fans.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 67 Critic Score
    Winter Sports 2011
    It doesn't matter how well-polished Winter Sports 2011 is; this game has zero depth.
    • 36 Metascore
    • 30 Critic Score
    Darkstar: The Interactive Movie
    Darkstar made me feel like a time traveler. It is as if at the end of the last century, fearing the "2K error" apocalypse, someone put this game in a capsule, and only now a team of archaeologists has unearthed these artifact CDs.
    • 55 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Guardians of Graxia
    «Meanwhile, you'd better spend your money on something better» - we usually reserve verdicts like this for amateur-made games. It's hard to believe that this empty shell of a game was made by a team of industry veterans.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Super Meat Boy
    Super Meat Boy is one of the trickiest, difficult but incredibly interesting games of 2010. But you'd have to be a real geek to enjoy it.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Close Combat: Last Stand Arnhem
    Last Stand Arnhem is a big step forward compared to the previous Close Combat remakes.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Fable III
    Lionhead carefully preserved everything that made Fable 2 so good. Though it's a pity that the "king simulator" concept is totally wasted here.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 20 Critic Score
    Star Sentinel Tactics
    As a freeware game, Star Sentinel Tactics would have earned the approval of a rare retro-maniac, but these guys are actually charging for it.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 79 Critic Score
    Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Vietnam
    Instead of building upon ideas introduced in Bad Company 2, Vietnam rolls everything back to the decade-old Battlefield 1942.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 69 Critic Score
    Shank
    Shank may sound like the best game in the world, but in reality all its virtues are undermined by a fatal flaw – it's way too simple.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    Amnesia: The Dark Descent
    Amnesia offers an experience so rich that we're willing to forgive its weak ending, imperfections of the engine, and low-bugdet production values.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Vanquish
    If you're still itching to waste a few hours on Vanquish, here's some advice: wait until the inevitable price reduction.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Vanquish
    If you're still itching to waste a few hours on Vanquish, here's some advice: wait until the inevitable price reduction.
    • 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.
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