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
    • 61 Metascore
    • 45 Critic Score
    It's achingly repetitive.
    • 36 Metascore
    • 45 Critic Score
    Power Gig: Rise of the SixString was a good stab at adding something unique to the music genre, alongside its great set list. It's unfortunate that the overall experience is left wanting and that the guitar -- the thing you dropped all that money on -- really does prevent enjoyment seeping into your gaming sessions.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 45 Critic Score
    You sever someone’s head and you need to lob it into a goal! Sounds fun? Yup, right up there with watching grass grow.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 45 Critic Score
    Because like all art, it's subjective – I may not know art, but I know what I like. And I don't like this. For something truly "art wothy" try "Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem."
    • 36 Metascore
    • 45 Critic Score
    Sniper: Art of Victory is a budget title and as such can be excused for some superficial failings. Unfortunately, some of its failings are more than superficial take much of the fun out of the game.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 45 Critic Score
    Enough venom. Don’t buy the DS version of Tomb Raider Legend.
    • 46 Metascore
    • 45 Critic Score
    How can anyone justify dropping $50 on a ninja game with a broken camera, un uber weapon that makes most of the game a cakewalk, some twitchy control and only a so-so presentation? I certainly can't.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 45 Critic Score
    Even fans of the DOA might want to think twice about picking up a copy of Xtreme 2. Although the eye candy may send your eyes into a diabetic shock, that’s about all there is here.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 45 Critic Score
    Critical flaws in a console game are unacceptable, especially when updating (i.e. patching) console games just isn’t done yet.
    • 49 Metascore
    • 45 Critic Score
    Fuzion Frenzy 2 was never asked for and if there’s ever plans for a third edition the game will need a complete gutting before it can be stitched into something that people will want to play.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 45 Critic Score
    There is absolutely no denying that Diablo III continues to maintain the high artistic standards that it has kept over the years. But the dumbed character and inventory systems, coupled to the ridiculous always-on connection and the breathtaking arrogance of the"you'll play how we tell you to play" attitude makes playing this title a damned shame instead of a hell of a good time.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 45 Critic Score
    NBA 08 feels like an almost finished game.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 45 Critic Score
    Avatar does look awesome (even better, I'm told, when you're playing in Stereoscopic 3D) but there's so little fun here that your money is better spent elsewhere.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 45 Critic Score
    Fans will be asking where the hell the Franchise mode went.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 45 Critic Score
    APB had a simple concept, one that anybody who used to be young and a dead shot with a squirt gun could have gotten behind, and Realtime Worlds managed to screw it up completely.
    • 46 Metascore
    • 45 Critic Score
    The painful hand cramps, the repetitive motion of sliding the stylus, and the extremely uneven challenge of the opponents, make Pokémon Dash a title that can be safely missed.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 45 Critic Score
    Might interest younger gamers and please parents with it’s inoffensiveness, but there are still better games out there for the younger audience.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 45 Critic Score
    Homefront is an ambitious title with a solid idea, but lacked the courage to distance itself from the (media established) king of First Person Shooters.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 45 Critic Score
    If it weren’t for the camera, DoF could have been a contender or least a lot better than what we get here.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 45 Critic Score
    A huge disappointment. The general concept is decent, but the game never evolves past that. The controls are frustrating, and the aesthetic / story of the game is such a yawn fest that only those with tremendous patience will be able to persevere for more than ten minutes at a time.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 45 Critic Score
    A textbook case of a good idea gone horribly wrong.
    • 50 Metascore
    • 42 Critic Score
    Any way you slice it, Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory is a poor game and you’d have to be Sam Fisher’s number one fan to grab this rendition of the franchise.
    • 45 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    It's priced as a budget title, but unless you're a big fan of pirates, there's not a lot here for the average gamer.
    • 50 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    If there is one place where Stolen has the edge over Splinter Cell it's probably the minor gameplay mechanics like lock picking and computer hacking.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    A-Men 2 is a game that ultimately fails to follow through on its execution.
    • 28 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Godzilla Unleashed: Double Smash feels like something is missing. The game had the potential of being an excellent fighting title but in the end, this monster is feeling rather hollow.
    • 41 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    The game itself doesn't possess enough personality (or challenge) on its own to stand out as unique in the admittedly small field of AO games.
    • 47 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    If you have a hankering for some twin stick fun on the PC go play Geometry Wars or Waves. They're far much better than this game.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    I didn’t have much fun playing Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude and if any old-school adventure fan is thinking about purchasing MCL I’d urge them to re play the old games because they’re more fun.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Barely saved only by its sense of strategy, Lost Kingdoms is a lost cause if you’re not into card games.

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