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 1.3 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 76
Highest review score: 100 The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
Lowest review score: 10 C.O.R.E.
Score distribution:
2214 game reviews
    • 89 Metascore
    • 93 Critic Score
    At the end of the day, F-Zero GX is a speed-freaks dream come true. On top of being fast, Fast, FAST, FZ has great racing options, insane tracks, snappy control, a brilliant customize feature, and the ever-important fun factor.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    As an action title, it is just decent. As a platformer, it is hopelessly flawed. As a reflection of the brilliant humor of the television show, it is really on the money.
    • 93 Metascore
    • 97 Critic Score
    Taken together, with its hundreds of moves per fighter and addictive modes and polished graphics, Virtual Fighter 4: Evolution is a marvelous game.
    • 92 Metascore
    • 92 Critic Score
    One of the most in-depth and enjoyable football titles to have ever hit the market, with the exception of "Joe Montana 94." Sorry, but that's the greatest game of all time.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 84 Critic Score
    I wouldn’t consider scooping Island Thunder unless you are a Live subscriber, because as good as the game’s story and single-player missions can be, there’s simply not enough levels and gameplay here for going solo.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    For fans of fires or fans of just wasting away time staring into a dark monitor, EFR will be your "Game of the Year". For other video gamers with at least a half-mind, look elsewhere for your fire controlling needs.
    • 66 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
    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.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 95 Critic Score
    Without peer in Flight Simulators. If you only have one flight sim, this is the one!
    • 81 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    As in-depth as you need or as simple as you want. And with the multiple modes, great course selection, and unlockables, you'll be playing for a while.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    The new races added to Age of Wonders already fantastic fantasy world and a host of customizable campaign and level editors means that fans of turn-based strategy will never have to play the same missions twice.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 86 Critic Score
    Proves that gameplay and story can (and always should) supersede flash and that a game does not need a big budget to tell a great story.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 86 Critic Score
    DD's biggest failing is the audio. There are four different types of musical sets you can listen to while racing. They’re all lame and performed by bands that are not known very well.
    • 94 Metascore
    • 96 Critic Score
    The one factor of the game that can be deemed perfect, revolutionizing, unique, fun, addictive, and challenging, has to be the gameplay system. Bioware has created a different type of RPG, for the non-RPG types.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 94 Critic Score
    This game is so good, it's almost impossible to think that there's a possibility that the NCAA Football series can improve.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Though Star Wars Galaxies does have the potential of becoming a better MMORPG, the current version of the game is dull and lacks in quality.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    Outlaw Volleyball manages to be the only "pure" beach volleyball game on the Xbox.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 94 Critic Score
    With so many hours of new gameplay just in the single-player mode, not to mention the multiplayer and customization upgrades, it's shocking to realize that this is really only an expansion pack.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 76 Critic Score
    Even with it's incomplete manual and it's many frustrations, I still liked Pirates of the Caribbean. There's much to do, places to see, buccaneers to slaughter, and mutineers to squash – all wrapped up in a colorful package.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 77 Critic Score
    Does an adequate job of giving PC gamers the opportunity of hijinx on the high seas.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Combined with the incredible sense of speed offered by the game, Midnight Club 2 will leave you craving more, and you will likely be up until the early hours of the morning trying to beat those pesky French sisters in Paris.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    Despite being a somewhat easy game that’s visuals are slightly long in the tooth, Ape Escape 2 still proves to be a fun game.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    By and large, SotD just doesn’t bring enough to the table. The new missions are fun, but the fact that this expansion has been divided from it’s evil counterpart and the overall sense of the game actually being Disciples II Gold Edition 0.5 makes the game feel like a jip when you can get so much more out of the original Disciples II for a fraction of the cost.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 79 Critic Score
    Offers fun, fast, and wide-open game play in the vein of Tony Hawk, even with the disappointing multiplayer aspect.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 58 Critic Score
    The replayability is very poor as it is already boring the first time you go through it. Levels are very predictable and the action is weak... It's simply just not worth your time.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Strangely, despite Arc the Lad: TotS being anything but innovative, it has an interesting charm and still manages to be quite fun.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    It only falls short of the peak of excellence due to the somewhat unoriginal enemy alien design.
    • 91 Metascore
    • 86 Critic Score
    The AI is unlike anything else I've seen in a driving game...At times in R1C it was hard to believe I was facing off against computer controlled opponents.
    • 55 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    The grungy rock music that plays in the background pales in comparison to Grand Theft Auto’s playlist. The cars sound like garden tractors.
    • 54 Metascore
    • 35 Critic Score
    If The Italian Job was a disease, it would surely be more dangerous than SARS. In other words, stay as far away from this game as possible.

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