Apple'N'Apps' Scores

  • Games
For 958 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 38% higher than the average critic
  • 16% same as the average critic
  • 46% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 3 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 72
Highest review score: 100 Modern Combat 5: Blackout
Lowest review score: 20 Worms 3
Score distribution:
  1. Negative: 75 out of 958
958 game reviews
    • 70 Metascore
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    Vektor offers a promising base that doesn’t have much built upon it leaving little to recommend.
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    • 70 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Ammo Pigs delivers a well made shoot ‘em up challenge that is worth picking up for some classic difficulty.
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    • 70 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Overkill 3 tries to walk a delicate balance of challenge, accessibility, core shooter gameplay, and free to play mechanics, and pulls it off well enough to make it worth your time.
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    • 70 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Blocky Raider provides a familiar arcade challenge that does enough to make it worth picking up in its own right.
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    • 70 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Angry Birds Epic is a thoroughly engaging turned based RPG that can have wider appeal than the usual entrants in the genre.
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    • 70 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Tiny Death Star is a should download as the force is strong with this one for an unrivaled Star Wars experience.
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    • 70 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Naughty Kitties has a promising beginning that seems to stretch out endlessly leaving you with the same game each time out. The game is just too repetitive to recommend, and it’s worth noting there are in-app purchases to help you upgrade faster.
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    • 70 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    FIFA 16 Ultimate Team is good, but it’s not as good as it could be because it doesn’t cater to individual preferences.
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    • 70 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Futuridium EP is a well designed package that delivers the essence of old school arcade, but stylized with modern flair. The game style isn’t for everyone, and the controls leave a bit to be desired making it worth considering, and just not as good as it could be.
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    • 70 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Tengami is an absolute masterpiece of game development that is an immersive experience that is not to be missed making it a must buy.
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    • 70 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Dead Effect is an in your face first person shooter that will keep you entertained throughout making it a should buy.
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    • 70 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Star Wars Galaxy of Heroes is an entertaining way to play in the Star Wars universe that is well worth picking up.
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    • 69 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Cloud Spin could have soared, but instead it falls flat with rudimentary gameplay, imprecise controls, and an overall waste of potential making it one to fly past.
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    • 69 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Deus Ex: The Fall isn’t bad, it’s just not great with the main takeaway being disappointment based on the promise the game showed.
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    • 69 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    It’s a great driving experience with an accurate feel to every move of the car, though the game style can grow a bit bland. Colin McRae Rally is worth picking up for some immersive rally racing.
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    • 69 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    If you just haven’t had enough endless runners, Sonic Dash ($1.99, Universal) is a high quality addition to consider, but it truly feels like another also ran. It’s fun, but too familiar for its own good, and we expect more from Sega than just a Sonic version of Subway Surfers or Agent Dash.
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    • 69 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Collectables is a definite stand-out on iOS that offers highly engaging action strategy that you will definitely enjoy.
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    • 69 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Injustice: Gods Among Us (Free, Universal) is fast paced fun that delivers some of the best combat on iOS that you will thoroughly enjoy spending time with.
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    • 69 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Word Monsters is the most enjoyable social word game in recent memory that is a worthwhile download.
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    • 69 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    King of Thieves is a well designed multiplayer challenge which will keep you coming back and is definitely a steal of a deal for the entertainment value for free.
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    • 69 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Assassin’s Creed Identity is one of the most deluxe iOS experience you can play, making it a must have. There are also in-app purchases that have no bearing on your progression through the entire game.
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    • 69 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    PlunderNauts is an outstanding real time strategy game hampered by a restrictive freemium mechanic. The gameplay is so good that it’s still worth picking up, but it’s not as good as it could be.
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    • 69 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Dino Hunter: Deadly Shores offers intense hunting action with big, and deadly game that makes for a worthwhile pick up.
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    • 69 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Boom Beach is a rather vanilla new addition to Supercell’s catalog that is neither good, or bad, and just more of the same. It’s worth considering depending on your affinity to Clash of Clans, and there’s not much new to see here.
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    • 69 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Warhammer 40,000: Freeblade delivers true power at your fingertips with an immersive design, and smooth touch controls making it well worth picking up.
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    • 69 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    KOI Journey of Purity provides a relaxing adventure that is worth picking up.
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    • 68 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Nitro (Free, Universal) looks promising, but just isn’t firing on all cylinders leaving you with a relatively bland experience that misses the essence of what racing is all about. There just isn’t much action going on, and every single race blends together into a monotonous drive. Nitro is one to skip as it just doesn’t deliver its namesake.
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    • 68 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Seabeard delivers so much to do, but so little to play that is worth picking up for the sheer magnitude, and that underlying pull that keeps you coming back to discover more of the world.
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    • 68 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Bioshock isn’t at the same level on iOS as other platforms, but it still delivers quite an immersive experience that makes the iOS platform a better place. It’s worth picking up for the premium price if you haven’t played Bioshock before even with subpar controls, and graphics for the involved, and intense experience to partake in.
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    • 68 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Greedy Dwarf is a passive experience that is one to steer clear of, despite the promising nature.
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    • 68 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Dig ($2.99, Universal) is an action packed dig fest that provides tons of challenge and fun to discover, as you excavate all that’s included to reveal a should buy.
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    • 68 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Madden NFL Mobile is simply poor game making that doesn’t deserve the “Madden” moniker, or even an association with the NFL. It isn’t worth your time, even for free.
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    • 68 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Food Run has an exceptional design, but the actual gameplay is lacking making it worth skipping.
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    • 68 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Fairway Solitaire Blast is more enjoyable golf solitaire that is a worthwhile download in its own right, but not as good as its predecessor.
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    • 68 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Gunbrick of a new, and engaging puzzle platformer challenge that is well worth picking up.
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    • 68 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Baum delivers a fresh idea made for touch that is worth picking up with the understanding that it’s not the most complex or lengthy game in the App Store.
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    • 68 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Tap Sports Baseball is an enjoyable game of baseball that is dragged down by better teams that can be bought, and the sheer number of IAPs in between you, and playing baseball. Also, the turn based set-up really drags out games with the half inning set-up.
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    • 68 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Papa Pear Saga is free fruity fun that is a worthwhile download that you will definitely enjoy.
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    • 68 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Smash Bandits is a perfect example of what happens when you mess with success, leaving a bland endless game overloaded with restrictions that isn’t worth your time.
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    • 68 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Rocket Patrol (Free, iPad) is one finely crafted card game that provides such a unique experience on iPad making it a thoroughly worthwhile download.
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    • 68 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Impossible Line offers a unique twist that makes for engaging touch based puzzle action, so you should make a beeline to the App Store to pick it up.
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    • 68 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Zombie Highway: Driver’s Ed is an enjoyable and challenging endless experience that gets especially good a couple miles into a run.
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    • 68 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Any Landing crashes on to the App Store landing strip making it one to steer clear of.
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    • 68 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Roll Back Home offers a quality action puzzle game, where the level layouts really make the game. It would be nice to see more, but all things considered, it’s a worthwhile pick-up.
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    • 68 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The Firm offers a quality concept that offers an intense challenge that is worth picking up for some fast paced fun that everyone can enjoy.
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    • 68 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    NBA 2K15 offers a great leap in basketball on iOS to offer full five on five basketball simulation with deluxe 3D design, and realistic motion for the first time. The result is equal parts authentic, and fun to play making it a great pick up as basketball has finally arrived in the App Store.
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    • 68 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Midnight Star sure looks promising, but comes up short in execution with extremely watered down gameplay that is too bland, and repetitive to recommend.
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    • 68 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Stormblades finely polishes an extremely redundant idea that offers no incentive to check out despite how well it’s produced.
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    • 68 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    CSR Racing 2 delivers more of the same overly simplistic drag racing that will have your attention for about as long as a drag race.
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    • 67 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    The Gods: Rebellion is boring above all else and is one to steer clear of unless you like being a glutton for punishment.
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    • 67 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Pac-Man Dash is a surprisingly engaging and fresh addition to a tired genre that offers some fast paced action with short bursts of enjoyment making it worth your time to pick up and play.
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    • 67 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles has a fun set-up that grows stale quite quickly leaving us with another simplified movie tie-in.
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    • 67 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Surgeon Simulator is worth considering depending on your expectations, and patience level.
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    • 67 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Lumber Jacked ($0.99, Universal) is an exhilarating rush to the finish that nails the essence of the past while delivering fresh challenges, and great touch controls. Lumber Jacked is worth picking up as it jacks up the action for some fast paced enjoyment.
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    • 67 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    King of the Course offers an enjoyable round of golf that is well worth picking up for a great balance of fun, and challenge on the links.
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    • 67 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    This is one to steer well clear of, as it also has the makings to drop to free soon with the in-app purchases for gems, similar to the price drop of Jetpack Joyride.
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    • 67 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Unless you like doing the same thing over and over, there’s no enjoyment, engagement, or entertainment to be drawn from Bloodmasque making it one to steer clear of.
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    • 67 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Assassin’s Creed Pirates has no wind in its sails making it one to skip despite the high profile nature. There’s a big name, deluxe graphical design, but extremely simplistic and repetitive gameplay, which sinks this ship.
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    • 67 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Bloodstroke is promising on the surface, but is much too shallow to recommend making it one to skip as it never evolves beyond the mindless simplicities. In the end, it’s a simplified version of Samurai II, which is a much better game to pick-up.
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    • 67 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Ninjump Rooftops is just a ninja themed version of a game you’re probably familiar with leaving it one to skip that doesn’t really deserve any more words.
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    • 67 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Overkill 2 (Free, Universal) is overly redundant giving you the same basic thing to do over, and over as though it was some tedious chore rather than a game, making it one to steer clear of.
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    • 67 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Just isn't balanced well enough for enjoyment making it worth skipping.
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    • 67 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Ring Run Circus is a brand new idea packed in a well designed game that can cause dizziness, Once you hit that first level where you flow seamlessly through transitions, and everything really clicks you will be hooked on the game.
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    • 67 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Need for Speed No Limits applies many limits to the arcade racing game leaving it one to steer clear of despite the name recognition and good looks.
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    • 67 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Atomic Fusion: Particle Collider is a very simplistic mini game that never expands, leaving you with a one trick pony that is one to skip.
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    • 67 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Another Case Solved is a brilliant change of pace for puzzle games to give you a thoroughly engaging, and entertaining iOS experience that is well worth your time.
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    • 66 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Fading Fairytales is fast, free, and friendly that is designed for anyone to enjoy making it worth picking up for inviting tactical strategy action.
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    • 66 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Simian.interface is a mysterious enigma at the beginning that quickly takes shape into a relatively simple experience that is too short lived to recommend.
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    • 66 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Luxuria Superbia is different, but that’s not a good thing in this case making it one to skip as it’s just a very unsatisfying app in every way.
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    • 66 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Band Stars is a great iOS simulation experience that is ready for you to rock out to.
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    • 66 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Mortal Kombat X provides a new coat of paint on a familiar style that isn’t the most appealing in previous iterations, and even less as time has passed.
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    • 66 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Civilization Revolution 2 just doesn’t live up to the price tag for fans of the series as it doesn’t add much at all. It’s also not that appealing for newcomers as it falls off the tight rope of in depth strategy, and accessibility making it one to skip.
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    • 66 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Cognition Episode 1 ($3.99, iPad) is a deluxe point and click adventure that isn’t perfect, but does deliver an engaging overall experience that you will want to keep diving into.
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    • 66 Metascore
    • 30 Critic Score
    Call of Duty Heroes is an uninspired offering with a popular theme that should be avoided even by the biggest Call of Duty, or Clash of Clans fans.
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    • 66 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Breach & Clear isn’t the perfect game, but it packs quite a strategic punch for such a low price making it worth the price of admission.
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    • 66 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    It’s a game that you want to like, but it just misses that engaging factor making it worth considering depending on your patience.
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    • 66 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Godfire is an ambitious iOS title that delivers a grand scale combat adventure for iOS that is graphically deluxe with somewhat simplified gameplay making it a should buy.
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    • 66 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    2K Drive races far behind the top tier iOS racing games while delivering a bland experience in almost every regard making it one to steer clear of.
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    • 66 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Angry Birds Stella doesn’t reinvent the Angry Birds wheel, but it’s more of the same with high production values and a focused theme.
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    • 66 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Ghostbusters is one of the best freemium games around with some great real time strategy gameplay that is made for everyone to enjoy. Ghostbusters offers so much content to dive into making it a should have.
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    • 66 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Angry Birds 2 builds upon an enjoyable mobile gaming mechanic making it well worth picking up for all new bird sling-shotting fun no matter how many previous levels of Angry Birds you have played.
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    • 65 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Jones On Fire ($1.99, Universal) is another in a long line of endless runners that has style, and personality, but doesn’t do enough gameplay wise to stand out.
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    • 65 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Daddy Was A Thief ($1.99, Universal) is a highly polished change of pace that is fun at first, but that doesn’t last very long leaving it worth skipping.
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    • 65 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The Cave has a lot in store to create a worthwhile experience that is dragged down by a subpar control scheme, and odd gameplay balance. It’s still worth picking up for such an engaging, and lengthy puzzle adventure.
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    • 65 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Spellfall is predictably run of the mill, and is a good example of how uninspired development has little hope in inspiring players.
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    • 65 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Strike Wing: Raptor Rising is one to fly right past as it’s not worth your time, or frustration.
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    • 65 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    The first episode isn’t bad, it’s just not that engaging, or intriguing to care about any of the upcoming episodes making Abducted worth skipping for now.
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    • 65 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    There are so many quality features, but they get lost when almost everything you do in the game is either asking for gems, or restricting your success.
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    • 65 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Gear Jack Black Hole offers fast paced fun that is worth picking up for a fresh endless challenge.
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    • 65 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Super Monkey Ball Bounce isn’t the most original game, but it’s enjoyable in its own right to be worth downloading.
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    • 65 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Run Sackboy! Run! looks great, but is otherwise by the book development that does little to make you interested in playing, making it one to skip despite the name recognition.
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    • 65 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Unkilled delivers simple zombie shooting fun in a beautifully designed package, but the game grows awfully stale and restrictive quickly making it simply worth considering depending on your patience.
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    • 65 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Level 22 is an intricately designed stealth game that is high on challenge making it a should buy for an enjoyable experience throughout.
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    • 65 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Rival Knights looks great, but doesn’t play so, and isn’t worth your time.
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    • 65 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Star Wars Uprising offers brand recognition, and little else making it one to jump to hyperspace past.
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    • 64 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    In the end, Monkey Boxing is worth considering depending on your infatuation with monkeys, and simple arcade action.
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    • 64 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Gold Diggers is promising at first glance, but digs itself into a repetitive hole fairly quickly making it one to skip.
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    • 64 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Maze Runner is a great example of how to freshen up a tired genre, while also moving beyond just a movie tie-in.
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    • 64 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    The Balloons has a promising outlook that deflates quickly leaving it one to skip.
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    • 64 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Uncanny X-Men: Days of Future Past offers a listless button mash through uninspired stages that is one to skip.
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