ActionTrip's Scores

  • Games
For 1,095 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 56% higher than the average critic
  • 6% same as the average critic
  • 38% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 1.7 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 77
Highest review score: 98 Grand Theft Auto V
Lowest review score: 10 Dungeon Lords
Score distribution:
1095 game reviews
    • 58 Metascore
    • 79 Critic Score
    I was particularly surprised by the fact that the engine did not slow down, even when there were 600-700 units engaged in battle. The game engine really seems remarkable.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 59 Critic Score
    Once your army is assembled, you'll encounter little or no resistance from the enemy troops, which essentially kills any sense of accomplishment a player might have after successfully finishing a mission.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    4D definitely set out to do what it intended, however. To make a solid, fast-paced FPS that is solid in both single-player and multiplayer settings. Now if they get the design part down, they would have had a winner.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The Wii version still costs 50 big ones, but there's a world of difference between experiencing this game with a Wii-mote and playing via the PC mouse-keyboard.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    A lot of the same, but nothing remotely new, which, with this title, is not such a bad thing.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 57 Critic Score
    The real problem here is that unchallenging puzzles, certain technical glitches, and somewhat tedious gameplay may even turn away bona fide aficionados of the genre, and, sadly, dishearten even the most devoted of fans with a rather disappointing and frustrating ending. And there's just no excuse for that.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    The main problem with Tactical Ops is that it can capture the player's attention, but not for long.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 45 Critic Score
    If you’re bored out of your mind and you need an RPG fast, well, then stay bored. You don’t want to be even more bored. it’s probably best to return to games like Diablo 3 and Divinity: Original Sin, both of which offer ten times the content and ten times the fun.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    The thing is we were disappointed with character modeling and animation which clearly don't come off well in the game. Other effects, however, improve the overall visual appeal; like particle effects, colorful explosions, bullet shells and blood flying everywhere, effective use of lighting and reflections, and so forth.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    It's nothing more than a generic action-packed game experience, inspired by a Hollywood blockbuster with very little depth. If you've seen one, you've seen 'em all.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 49 Critic Score
    Conquest isn't a very fun game. Thanks to all the aforementioned drawbacks, there's virtually nothing to enjoy about the single-player (we strongly advise you skip that).
    • 57 Metascore
    • 59 Critic Score
    The main story is not original enough to make you complete a chapter. Also, getting use to the camera is tiring. This pisses me of every time I play a TR, and being a game player, I demand satisfaction in this sense!
    • 57 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    A disk full of bugs, striving to be a slow "Diablo" based on AD&D third edition rules.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 59 Critic Score
    The game's storyline although genuine, leaves plenty to be desired...The game is comparable to Activision's recently released title "Spider-Man: The Movie," but it's far less attractive and ultimately more frustrating.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 66 Critic Score
    It could've been way better, bearing in mind that the developers took the time to create a good story and brilliant setting for an RPG title (on top of using the Fallout SPECIAL system). Regrettably, the game suffers from several balancing issues.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 67 Critic Score
    The game lacks gameplay depth for an action RPG, which means more skills, weapons, and items are needed to grab the attention of the hardcore crowd.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    A very fun team shooter. I wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone looking for some arcade team-based gameplay, which flows real nice and it’s addictive enough to keep you going till you finish the single-player portion.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 63 Critic Score
    I liked Disciples 2 and I will miss it. Unless Akella does something amazing with this franchise, there's nothing else left to do but bury it and just move on.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 51 Critic Score
    The simple truth is that Velvet Assassin is a mediocre game that made its way onto the market earlier than it should have.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 33 Critic Score
    Shallow, lacking any gameplay. Made me wanna kill somebody.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    However careful you may be, you simply cannot sneak up to the enemy. And that is only when they are in their normal state. When they get alerted they simply know where you are and shoot at you with deadly accuracy.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    The game is challenging enough to make you play for a few hours, but it seems that some slip-ups in overall design have easily diminished all hopes of undertaking a highly immersive and profound space adventure. If it weren't for the technical mishaps and awkward gameplay mechanics, this game would've been a worthy addition to the Star Trek universe.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    For thirty bucks though, I would advise shooter fans not to miss out on the opportunity to hear some fun dialogue and engage in a very entertaining fast-paced action experience with lots of personality and gallons upon gallons of animated blood.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 42 Critic Score
    If you are willing to go around the many gamepleay weaknesses, however, and after several patches, you just might have a passable RTS experience on your hands. But chances are most of you won't tolerate the frequent technical issues, AI glitches, etc. Even though the game uses a unique setting, its lack of originality and gameplay depth might easily dissuade many gamers from playing.
    • 55 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    It's one of those rare titles that; although lacking more polish and proper funding; manage to captivate you with the sheer creative talent and enthusiasm that their authors bring to the table.
    • 55 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    I imagined many cool innovations in terms of gameplay - and let me tell you, I found only a few. But then, sometimes I have a vivid imagination and it's a shame that this expansion pack cannot fulfill even the slightest portion of it.
    • 55 Metascore
    • 57 Critic Score
    A sloppy console port... To top all the negative aspects, the game is rather short and, quite frankly, hardly worth its current $30 price tag.
    • 55 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    At least this last one carries a message, albeit hidden underneath a layer of stupid and unimaginative game designing concepts, which do not have so much to do with the developers themselves as they have to do with the hot-shot companies looking to cash in on the whole Blair Witch hoopla.
    • 55 Metascore
    • 15 Critic Score
    I lack words to properly describe my disgust with this game. This game looks like somebody made the developers design it at gunpoint.
    • 55 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Just another mediocre conversion of a summer Hollywood blockbuster.
    • 54 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Is Homefront: The Revolution the worst thing I have ever played? No, in fact it was far from it. However, the fact still remains that the end product is a mediocre interpretation of what could have been, and by all accounts should have been, something far more enjoyable.
    • 54 Metascore
    • 62 Critic Score
    We understand what Running With Scissors wanted to achieve with this game, but it's fairly obvious they did not quite push themselves to incoporate any features that would make Postal Redux stand out in a highly competitive scene PC indie games.
    • 54 Metascore
    • 46 Critic Score
    There aren't any significant improvements over the original; it's essentially the same old enchilada.
    • 54 Metascore
    • 82 Critic Score
    This is proof enough that a cliché rather than an original idea and a decent instead of excellent code and design can sometimes be sufficient for achieving success.
    • 54 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    You won't find any lasting qualities in Duke Nukem Forever and it doesn't have anything to compete against numerous modern games that have so much more to offer.
    • 54 Metascore
    • 45 Critic Score
    The only thing good about this game is the scenery and the weapon mechanics, but even that isn't going to rescue this game from fading quickly into obscurity and the bargain software bin.
    • 54 Metascore
    • 51 Critic Score
    A rather heartless gesture was made with the fabulous soundtrack, which is, for some strange reason, in MIDI format.
    • 54 Metascore
    • 43 Critic Score
    After all that's said and done, Medal of Honor: Warfighter is nothing more than a broken action game that falls way behind other shooters.
    • 54 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Either you'll drop the whole thing, because it's too slow, it takes way too much time (even with a radar), and it's just not "Counter-Strike," or you'll decide to suck it in and try to master the craft by arming yourself not only with big guns, but with a whole lot of patience and alertness. Being that I had to review the game, I had no choice, but to go for Door No. 2. Otherwise, I would most likely choose Door No. 1.
    • 54 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Ugh...these controls are AWFUL. I have no idea what it is that I'm doing.
    • 54 Metascore
    • 48 Critic Score
    A dreary atmosphere, blatantly outdated visuals, AI bugs, and many other issues inherited from the game's predecessor, all contribute to an overall disappointing experience. Also, if you happen to be a fan of Battlecruiser Millennium, chances are you'll be bored with facing similar gameplay and practically the same content (same universe map, same ships, etc.).
    • 54 Metascore
    • 52 Critic Score
    Sadly, it's patently obvious that the programmers focused heavily on the stealth elements, leaving the other aspects like combat, weapon balance, and AI inadequately unattended.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 44 Critic Score
    Nothing more than a total cock-up, an uninventive and technically poor copy of several games, primarily Counter-Strike, which was meant to achieve a lot and actually achieved nothing.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 39 Critic Score
    A feeble attempt to imitate one of the best CRPG games ever. It can, however, in no other way be compared to "Baldur's Gate" thanks to its many gameplay drawbacks and numerous technical flaws including the countless bugs which will soon kill any desire to play this game.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Most of the game is very well done, but none of it is that innovative or imaginative. It’s fun, but it’s a slightly above average RPG.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    Purge, despite not having the best graphics ever, is chock full 'o' fun... If you have the means, than by all means, pick it up. It might be what TFC junkies need to hold them over until the big one arrives.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 59 Critic Score
    This game could've been far more exciting for hardcore Blade 2 movie fans if it weren't for the game's remarkable shortness.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 30 Critic Score
    Slicing and dicing is all very well, but Blade & Sword simply cries out for more depth. Occasionally enjoyable combat surely won't be enough for the game to compete against similar games on the market.
    • 52 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Clearly an an unfinished game. We have yet to see whether the patch will remedy some of these problems. Well, quite frankly, there are too many obvious flaws and bugs, so it's going to have to be one helluva patch...
    • 52 Metascore
    • 41 Critic Score
    The real trouble with Resident Evil: ORC is that the underdeveloped gameplay and technical issues keep getting in the way of multiplayer fun, which was the point of the game.
    • 52 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Despite the fact that this dish spent a bit too much time in the oven to begin with, it still managed to hit the market as a half backed product.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    Traditional strategic and war gamers alike will be in heaven with the wealth of features to tweak and manage as you carve out your destiny in the real world-based computer simulation.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 42 Critic Score
    Hey, Bunny wanna trade your Extreme Paintbrawl 2 CD, for my copy of Sydney 2000 Games?! I'll even throw in Deer Hunter! No…? You little #$&##!!!
    • 51 Metascore
    • 29 Critic Score
    Asking for $30 for this is a waste of $25.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 59 Critic Score
    In a nutshell, while I had some fun with the vehicles and the massive scale of some of the battles, AI bugs, stupid design decisions and awful sounds coupled with dated graphics really didn't help me to immerse myself in it at all.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 79 Critic Score
    The combat is very fun. Take that for what it's worth though. Fans of the book(s) will surely want to play it.
    • 50 Metascore
    • 71 Critic Score
    The most hyper-violent game I’ve seen since "Soldier of Fortune." Intentionally ironic and satirical, Postal 2 picks up where its predecessor left off – as a game that, while highly controversial, is shitloads of fun.
    • 50 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    The adventure is not on the difficult side; in fact I would only recommend it to the less experienced players.
    • 50 Metascore
    • 57 Critic Score
    With nothing to play aside from the unexciting World Domination and Skirmish modes, I honestly cannot say this game is worth your time and money.
    • 50 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Everything it has to offer has been seen many times before in older RTS games. Old-fashioned gamelpay, lackluster AI, and obsolete graphics with a huge resemblance to the good old AOE are the main downsides to this title. Really not enough to make me ever want to load up America again.
    • 50 Metascore
    • 56 Critic Score
    The game does have some grittiness to it, but it seems to be geared more towards teenagers who would feel better about themselves playing a mature game, than it is towards mature gamers who are looking to get a little depth to go with the arcade action.
    • 49 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    The controls handle like utter crap and will remain a continuous nuisance throughout the entire game. Seriously, when it comes to character control I've never witnessed such a badly managed a port.
    • 49 Metascore
    • 57 Critic Score
    There is also one major thing that literally butchers gameplay; in Platoon, your soldiers will not respond to enemy fire even if the enemy is standing three feet behind them and firing. To make your men return fire, you first have to “tell them” to turn around.
    • 48 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    A huge disappointment for all adventure-game players, and might find some audience amongst hardcore Dune fans, but not for long.
    • 48 Metascore
    • 32 Critic Score
    It's short. Shorter than any other game we've played this year or indeed the previous year. It's over before you can say: "endoskeleton." Not only that, but it lacks replayability and anything that would drag you back for another round. There's a co-op option, but it suffers the same, degrading facets that can be experienced in solo play.
    • 48 Metascore
    • 28 Critic Score
    In light of the game's ambitiously advertised, but ultimately disastrous technology, one has to wonder just how many hours were actually spent on testing this shambles of a game.
    • 48 Metascore
    • 71 Critic Score
    The game's AI is highly commendable. The thing that I liked most is that on the streets of the Zombievilles, the traffic is conducted normally, in accordance with basic regulations.
    • 47 Metascore
    • 19 Critic Score
    A frustrating experience that treats you to many bug-infested levels, freakish AI, monotonous plot, and a tedious atmosphere.
    • 46 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Even though Catwoman offers a feisty and stylish superheroine, some neatly designed platform puzzles, coupled with fluid animation and fighting action, the game ultimately takes a nosedive by making the very thing it focuses on the most frustrating to the point of wanting to strangle small kittens. And it does so by basically not taking extra care of the camera, controls and other important design aspects that would've made the game play a lot more enjoyable.
    • 45 Metascore
    • 10 Critic Score
    In a word, I hate this game. It is horrible crap. Stay away from it, and if you see it in the bargain bin, pour some gasoline over the bin and burn it.
    • 45 Metascore
    • 34 Critic Score
    Much to our discontent, Iron Man joins the long list of crappy movie tie-ins, sinking lower than Treyarch's "Spider-Man 3" and even lower than Shiny's "Enter the Matrix."
    • 45 Metascore
    • 49 Critic Score
    If senseless, over-the-top violence can keep you entertained, you'll be done with the single-player portion in several hours, after which you might want to get into the multiplayer. Yet, this is just another mundane aspect of the game, featuring nothing beyond the traditional deathmatch, CTF and so on.
    • 45 Metascore
    • 49 Critic Score
    Veteran FPS players won’t waste more than an hour on it. Everyone else should scream in contempt at the developers; rightfully so. Ideas such as the ‘Escape’ mode are cool, although whether you choose solo or multiplayer, be warned that the novelty soon wears off as Aliens Colonial Marines shows its true colors, unveiling an excruciatingly dull first-person shooter with all the entertainment value of tap-dancing hermit crab.
    • 44 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Everything about TMNT reeks of a rushed product.
    • 43 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    A good concept ruined by shoddy programming and pathetic design, technical flaws all over the place (choppy framerate, lag issues), terrible Bot AI, dated visuals, some of the worst voiceovers and sound effects ever.
    • 42 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Although you will be involved in an interesting and chilling story, there's really nothing more to grab your attention throughout the game. Not to mention it took me less than two days to complete the entire game.
    • 42 Metascore
    • 42 Critic Score
    This game can be completed, from start to finish in two hours. I am not joking. What's more is there's no incentive to go back and replay anything in this game. All in all, the PC version of this magnificent film, with an equally magnificent console game does not measure up to either side of its namesake.
    • 41 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    The game sucks so badly I cannot seem to recover from the terrible and debilitating side effects.
    • 40 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Many of "Evil Dead" worshipers will want to try this game; I wouldn't recommend it however, simply because it might make you hate the Evil Dead trilogy for the rest of your life.
    • 40 Metascore
    • 32 Critic Score
    This game's no fun to play at all. And it's frustrating, too, in a bad way. It's as simple as that.
    • 40 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    This time however, there was a certain good feeling that prevailed throughout the whole game. A possibility exists that the music helped conquer my heart.
    • 39 Metascore
    • 32 Critic Score
    The bottom line is that it doesn't come even close to the open-ended gameplay of GTA and the overall quality of Max Payne. Drawing any further comparison with these two well-known titles would be a waste of time. In fact, the entire game is a waste of time and money.
    • 38 Metascore
    • 20 Critic Score
    As much as I’d like to describe this game as ‘challenging’ I really can’t, in all good conscience do that, because I’d rather use the word ‘frustrating’. Not just because the game’s technologically underdone and has dumb AI, but because of the monotonous gameplay.
    • 38 Metascore
    • 18 Critic Score
    The game is a slap in the face, to people who like video games, to people who like comic books, to people who like Germanic paganism.
    • 37 Metascore
    • 52 Critic Score
    Not only will you have no desire to play it again once you finished it, but you are also highly unlikely to be sufficiently motivated to finish it once, in the first place.
    • 36 Metascore
    • 18 Critic Score
    Guys, I'll be honest with you here. I really gave my best shot at finding some redeeming feature in Damnation. Truth be told, you couldn't find such a feature if you spent several days playing this tragedy of a game. And if you do take it upon yourself to play it for more than one day, I fear for your sanity.
    • 32 Metascore
    • 41 Critic Score
    The graphics are good, but cannot seem to compensate for the overall lack of gameplay depth, or the godawful framerates.
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    • 69 Critic Score
    Two very important things have downgraded the game's score I'm afraid: the aforementioned graphical disadvantages and only two locations for exploring.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Even though it has a great story, which is sufficiently complex and intriguing to keep you glued to the screen for hours, the game lacks depth we had a chance to see in "Baldur's Gate."
    • tbd Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    Suspense is Primal Prey's main trump. People with a heart condition should definitely avoid this game. I am not sure how they did it, but the developers created a mighty eerie atmosphere.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 48 Critic Score
    Inquisition could've been a solid third-person sneaker if the developers took enough time to work on the visuals, the enemy AI, controls, as well as the camera movement.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 63 Critic Score
    Thief is a lazy slug of a game that drags itself across the planes of mediocrity and it could’ve been so much more. Quite simply, it’s brought to us by a developer that should know better.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 79 Critic Score
    Watch Dogs does do some new things and does them very well. With few exceptions it’s a polished and fun game and well-worth a look.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    While it does an okay job presenting what it is really like to have depression, it sets the player down the exactly same depression path, no matter what is chosen.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    As a nice little freebee to include with the Dead Island Definitive Edition, this is a perfectly fine add-in. Please just whatever you do, don’t buy this at retail. They are giving it away for a good reason.

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