Boomtown's Scores
- Games
For 1,003 reviews, this publication has graded:
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35% higher than the average critic
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4% same as the average critic
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61% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 4.9 points lower than other critics.
(0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 70
| Highest review score: | Halo 2 | |
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| Lowest review score: | Limbo of the Lost |
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Positive: 440 out of 1003
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Mixed: 470 out of 1003
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Negative: 93 out of 1003
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If you’ve never seen the draw of Harry Potter, then perhaps this game isn’t for you, although with nothing too complex to get your head around and the ability to out-magic Malfoy and his troop, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban spells more fun than a lot of movie-to-game conversions.- Boomtown
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If you’ve been searching for a strategy game that really puts you in the line of fire and in which you always feel the consequences of your actions, look no further than this.- Boomtown
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Unlike many other games, there is little satisfaction in the subtle degrees between the player's success and failure, only the obstacles in the way of the next point in the plot.- Boomtown
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If games were right-angled triangles, Pythagoras would teach us that the value present on the 'quality' side would be directly related to the 'design' and 'execution' values on the other two and, without a particularly remarkable presence in either, Spartan is an also-ran.- Boomtown
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A taut, atmospheric and engrossing experience. The only real gripe is that The City sections become long-winded, lacking as they do the focus of the story missions and as a result make the game feel a little bloated.- Boomtown
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It seems like this project has received more loving attention than Deus Ex 2, and this is why it is still a pleasure to become a master thief, even though the game is rough around the edges.- Boomtown
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Of course, the game improves enough on the past titles in the series that it will appeal primarily to existing fans and they certainly won’t be disappointed.- Boomtown
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At the very least, it allows you to drive a truck through your enemies, jump into the air as a robot and come down fighting again. It must be said that this will be enough for a lot of people.- Boomtown
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There have been many games of this type, but Samurai Warriors is undoubtedly the best.- Boomtown
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It’s little more than a clone of a more successfully designed game, produced as a good idea for garnering a license respect rather than a good game in itself.- Boomtown
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It chooses not to innovate in the racing genre but smartens up its looks and sounds enough to look like an evolution.- Boomtown
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If the setting and atmosphere were any different, say a sci-fi or fantasy setting, I doubt that the experience provided by Red Dead Revolver would seem anything more than mediocre, if that.- Boomtown
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Beyond Divinity is like a rigged slot machine; you always win the same amount you put in, but the jackpot never comes. You’ll continue to play because you have nothing to lose, but it’s not as exciting.- Boomtown
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But as a longtime player of MMORPGs myself, I love being able to log on for fifteen minutes and actually get a feeling of progress at any level. It is about time MMORPGs started to look at themselves as games, not time sinks.- Boomtown
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It may seem like Onimusha 3 lacks ambition, but even though it fails to provide any solid innovation to a tired genre, it makes great effort to keep what’s familiar interesting and engaging - going to great lengths to cater for its audience’s needs, even if they seem run of the mill.- Boomtown
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Forbidden Siren’s greatest strength is that it hints at depth, even giving brief unnerving glimpses, but it still fails to express itself well enough for many of us to understand, and for the rest of us to bother.- Boomtown
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And when atmosphere is the only new thing that you bring to the table, it had better be damn near perfect to make a good impression. Hitman: Contracts is just short of that, but is more than enough if you haven’t played Hitman 2.- Boomtown
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It's about being scared out of your wits one minute and then bellowing with laughter at something gruesomely humorous the next.- Boomtown
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While the game itself isn’t too short, the lather rinse repeat style gameplay is only rarely challenged and you’ll never get stuck wondering what special gadget to use next.- Boomtown
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It’s fun, fast and furious. Play single, against your friend or online, it’s all good.- Boomtown
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Surprisingly, for a game with such attention to finer details and apparent depth, the commentary gets a little flat and repetitive after awhile, even if it does have (perhaps because of) the EA Sports “attitude”.- Boomtown
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It’s not as good as any of the “proper” stand alone Resident Evils, so unless you’re a hardcore zombie fan this can be quite quickly crossed off your shopping list.- Boomtown
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If Desert Rats can address its most severe problems - a very variable AI and a rather stunted mutliplayer - then it might be able to up itself to an [80] rating.- Boomtown
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Although it doesn’t offer anything new, Sacred wields a metaphorical mace of monster mash with pride and panache. This is slick action adventuring with a lack of ambition but no shortage of charm.- Boomtown
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Blade Warriors could have been a simple guilty pleasure, if it didn’t insist on constantly reminding us that there are better games to be played.- Boomtown
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It has more good points than bad though, at the least it will tide you over until the next generation of MMORPGs hits the streets and at best you will have fun for months, even years to come.- Boomtown
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The tacky mutants, the fact that your opponents become almost anally accurate towards the end (or on high difficulty levels), the slightly disappointing finale - all these things may mar Far Cry to various degrees, but they cannot dull its shine.- Boomtown
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To cut to the chase, this is more a new episode than a new series, with what little changes there are related to updated graphics and a slightly modified search system.- Boomtown
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Pandora Tomorrow doesn't mark a substantial evolution of the stealth genre but it does progress from the first game.- Boomtown
