Armchair Empire's Scores

  • Games
For 2,214 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 64% higher than the average critic
  • 5% same as the average critic
  • 31% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 1.2 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 76
Highest review score: 100 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Lowest review score: 10 Fear Factor: Unleashed
Score distribution:
2214 game reviews
    • 72 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    I can't say that I would recommend spending your money on The Club if you aren't already an action fan, but if you are just looking for a fast-paced game with lots of shooting you might want to give it a shot.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Good stuff for adventure fans.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Xbox Live gamers will enjoy the online play (if they select a character that can fire weapons- or powers-based projectiles) and it's nice to have a brawler/fighter that showcases the Marvel universe so well, but an imperfect storyline that just doesn't draw gamers into the Marvel Nemesis realm very far and a weak A.I. challenge in the single-player story mode hold the game back from reaching the heights of previous Marvel-based games.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Expect to get some enjoyment out of Air Command 3.0, especially if you're tired of Solitaire.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    In the end, hardcore Deadpool fans may want to get this game sooner rather than later, but for everyone else I'd say wait. There is some fun to be had here bashing baddies over the head with hammers and the like, and the story is pretty hilarious. However, the extremely short length of the game is a deal breaker. Wait until Deadpool gets a Steam sale or some such before picking it up.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The 10-year old, the most experienced gamer of the bunch, really hemmed and hawed about the score. “I think it should be a 7 because it’s fun but it’s also kind of really hard sometimes.”
    • 72 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    An above-average movie tie-in. If it left some of the exploration and discovery up to the players instead of laying things out it would have scored higher. That said, it's still a good gaming experience.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    As impressive as the stadiums and surrounding aura visuals are, the player and on-field graphical presentation is a huge disappointment.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Ultimately, its lack of real innovation and franchise recognition holds it back yet in the end it’s very worth the trip.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Overall, The Witcher was a game which strived for the peaks of the highest mountains, but only reached the base camp.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Homefront is worth checking out.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    It's not a "AAA" title but it's one I can highly recommend to the under 12 age group.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Despite the quirky, really-unnecessary cartoony factions attempting to infuse some humor in a game that's never been based on humor and being made part of what should be a hard-core strategy game, the opportunity to play with the classic RISK rules and gameplay really saves RISK: Factions from its own Waterloo disaster.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Jumps are a bit hard to do and some of the more advanced stunts are really a challenge.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Fun to play but it's riddled with quirks and some problems.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The game graphics are alright, certainly not as polished as other fighting games this generation and definitely not a challenger against the Soul Calibur series.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    All in all, Alice: Madness Returns delivers a good sequel. Not superlative, but not a cheap knockoff. If topsy-turvy architecture, steampunk menaces, and Victorian psychotherapy tickle your geek itch, this is a title well worth playing.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    APE is quite tactical, the control is good and it should keep fans interested, even with the fog-of-war, funnel levels, and pathfinding problems - a good RTS entry.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    I give them props for trying to re-work the popular Most Wanted angle of this series, I just wish it was a bit more evolved instead of running out of gas too early.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    With over 80 playable characters and a varied amount of modes, it feels like a love letter to those who love the series, and if you don't, you'll never understand what all the fuss is about.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Overall, accessible and straightforward and worth checking out if you’re a fan of either the genre or source material.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    While the little kids won’t especially notice or even care about the some of the graphical quirks and choppy animation – Puss in Boots is the main culprit – any older gamers will likely be distracted but if you’re just playing the “hard” parts of the game, it’s not so bad.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Despite getting slammed harder than a flying elbow smash to the cranium with some aggravating control issues and a somewhat short single-player experience, wrestling gamers, especially TNA fans, will be able to tolerate TNA iMPACT!
    • 73 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Probably the best game-play design that I've seen in years; the game play is twitchy - if you're a purist you're going to have a conniption playing this.
    • 54 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    It's a solid first-person shooter with some hours of shooting fun with at least one odd design decision.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    As a light adventure outing, I can recommend Dracula: Origin if only for the puzzle elements because even though the source material is treated with a great of respect and care there's not a lot present to keep the tension up to find out what happens next.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    989 Sports keeps improving their franchise each year, but unfortunately it’s too little to catch up to the competition.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The seamless and responsive control scheme found in DOA3 just cannot be found in XND.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    In short, controlled bursts Odama is fun but in stretches no longer than half an hour. And for all the uniqueness and quirkiness of the title, it can't offset the fact there's more luck involved than actual skill.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    When a game's so hard that playing becomes more of a chore than enjoyment and the online gameplay that could have made up for the extremely taxing single-player mode doesn't even work the way it should, not too many gamers are going to give it a fair chance unless they're a uber geek that thrives on the computer-related features of TRON 2.0 Killer App.

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