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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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    • 66 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    Light of Altair
    Despite its shortcomings, the game is enthralling. The excitement of progress – you want to be faster and more powerful than the rest. Colony expansion brings money, new expenses and a truckload of problems. The interface is not easy to get used to, but still, all information is neatly organized, and key tools are always at hand. Light of Altair is a spiritual younger sister of more popular 4X strategy games, it just has less “X”s.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 86 Critic Score
    The Sims 3
    The Sims 3 is not so much a game as a rich field for experiments; a blank notepad that will soon be filled with hundreds of wild ideas.
    • 40 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Delta Force: Xtreme 2
    This game’s failure was perfectly described back in 1865 by Lewis Carroll: "Now, here, you see, it takes all the running you can do, to keep in the same place. If you want to get somewhere else, you must run at least twice as fast as that!" You can't stop the progress.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 76 Critic Score
    Sherlock Holmes vs. Jack the Ripper
    More suspense, less predictability, and Frogwares will finally create an ideal Sherlock Holmes adventure.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 52 Critic Score
    Restaurant Empire II
    Somehow or other Enlight managed to gather enough fresh ideas for an expansion pack, but they believe that they made a breakthrough. Dreamers!
    • 61 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Age of Pirates 2: City of Abandoned Ships
    Even if this game had nothing but this graveyard of creaking, moaning, almost talking ships, it would have still made a lasting impression. The developers created something more than an all-new location or the floating “prison” concept – an exciting feeling of initiation in a big, dangerous secret.
    • 41 Metascore
    • 25 Critic Score
    Damnation
    Eight hours of sheer boredom spread over a few equally gray (in all senses) levels.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    UFC Undisputed 2009
    The biggest merit of Undisputed as a simulator - you can’t beat it using the “arcade” approach. To win a serious match, you will have to use tactics that place your opponent at a disadvantage.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    UFC Undisputed 2009
    The biggest merit of Undisputed as a simulator - you can’t beat it using the “arcade” approach. To win a serious match, you will have to use tactics that place your opponent at a disadvantage.
    • 48 Metascore
    • 56 Critic Score
    Terminator Salvation
    Flat and boring. Terminator: Salvation fails to earn other, more favorable adjectives. The only bright spot is the soundtrack incorporating Brad Fiedel’s signature theme.
    • 43 Metascore
    • 56 Critic Score
    Terminator Salvation
    Flat and boring. Terminator: Salvation fails to earn other, more favorable adjectives. The only bright spot is the soundtrack incorporating Brad Fiedel’s signature theme.
    • 49 Metascore
    • 56 Critic Score
    Terminator Salvation
    Flat and boring. Terminator: Salvation fails to earn other, more favorable adjectives. The only bright spot is the soundtrack incorporating Brad Fiedel’s signature theme.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 33 Critic Score
    NecroVisioN
    At first, NecroVisioN seems like a fun game. But when you realize that the 1237th encounter with monsters is the same as the 561st, and that melee is just a polygon mess, all the fun goes away.
    • 30 Metascore
    • 1 Critic Score
    Tunnel Rats: 1968
    Tunnel Rats reeks of cruftsmanship and couldn’t-care-less attitude of its makers. Ugly, boring, and vulgar, this amateurish game is a true Uwe Boll product.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 45 Critic Score
    Killing Floor
    Even talented designers couldn’t have saved Killing Floor. The game is so low-budget that it evokes pity instead of nostalgia. The visuals aren’t bad for an Unreal Engine 2 game, but they are a far cry from modern shooters. Threepenny lighting and jerky animation are the worst horrors you’ll see here.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 78 Critic Score
    Battlestations: Pacific
    If you want to look past the dull single-player missions and buy Battlestations: Pacific for its online component, I advise you to hurry up. In a few months, the already low-populated servers will become deserted, and the best game in this very niche genre will sink to the ocean floor.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 58 Critic Score
    Three Cards to Midnight
    Just another object-oriented puzzle of the 21st century. You look for hidden objects, thumb through the story and try to convince yourself that you can’t beat this game without using your brain.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 86 Critic Score
    Plants vs. Zombies
    Plants vs. Zombies is not as complex as classic titles of this genre, GemCraft and Protector, but then again, it doesn't want to be hardcore. Its graphics are nice despite the minuscule 800x600 resolution, voice-overs make you smile, and there are many ways to entertain yourself (even more than in Space Rangers 2).
    • 82 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Fallout 3: Broken Steel
    I don’t recommend buying Broken Steel, because it’s a matter of principle – let's not encourage trade in endings. You won’t miss anything important anyway – this DLC is only slightly better than its mediocre predecessors.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Fallout 3: Broken Steel
    I don’t recommend buying Broken Steel, because it’s a matter of principle – let's not encourage trade in endings. You won’t miss anything important anyway – this DLC is only slightly better than its mediocre predecessors.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 77 Critic Score
    X-Men Origins: Wolverine
    A bit awkward and rough, X-Men Origins: Wolverine is still a nice game. It’s an energetic sharp-clawed slasher with some original ideas. Fans of X-Men can look no further.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Velvet Assassin
    Forget about clever puzzles and “social stealth”. Instead of presenting various solutions to a problem, Velvet Assassin will beat you on the head with a stick and point to an “X” on the map.
    • 25 Metascore
    • 35 Critic Score
    Stalin vs. Martians
    The issue lies not in the occasional bugs or the concept, but rather in the excruciatingly dull gameplay. I guess some people found the official trailer (with dancing Stalin and cartoony invaders) amusing, but if you can giggle at the same joke for six hours straight, then, by all means, visit a specialist ASAP. Peculiar characters, snappy dialogue, sharp twists, and artful tactics – you won’t find any of this here.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 77 Critic Score
    Neverwinter Nights 2: Mysteries of Westgate
    Ossian brought many genre clichés to Westgate, be it a treasure hunt, a theft investigation, inevitable gladiatorial fights, dialogue-driven quests, or a drinking contest, but twisted them in unexpected ways. Those who take their time to explore each nook and cranny of Westgate will enjoy lots of adventures.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 74 Critic Score
    Cryostasis: The Sleep of Reason
    Design flaws and the game's tendency to wax philosophical do not distract from the core idea and its stylish execution. This is what Vivisector, Action Forms' previous project, should have been like.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Theatre of War 2: Africa 1943
    Despite horrendous optimization, Africa 1943 is still a cut above the others in its genre.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Zeno Clash
    Crazy-looking landscapes, unusual color combinations and grotesque characters fill the odd world of Zenozoic. All this stuff could have made for a cool screen saver. Unfortunately, they crammed it into an action title. The result is a short, sluggish, boring game which loves to show off its novelty instead of entertaining the player.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Raycatcher
    Unlike Audiosurf, Raycatcher doesn’t offer interesting gameplay modes. It fails on other accounts as well: playlists are clumsy, there is no pause, and, more importantly, no Internet features like leaderboards and achievements. All in all, with or without music, Raycatcher is just another boring arcade.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 30 Critic Score
    Puzzle Kingdoms
    One can’t help but wonder what is going on at Infinite Interactive if their latest game feels like a parody of their own Puzzle Quest.
    • 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.
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