CNET Gamecenter's Scores

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For 321 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 32% higher than the average critic
  • 5% same as the average critic
  • 63% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 7.5 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 67
Highest review score: 100 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2
Lowest review score: 10 HBO Boxing
Score distribution:
  1. Negative: 51 out of 321
321 game reviews
    • 69 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    On paper, the idea sounds great (and the game has been a huge hit in Europe), but the final product flat out stinks.
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    • 59 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    If you could save the game anywhere you wanted during the RTS and RPG modes, it'd be easy to put aside its lack of originality and recommend it as a reasonably entertaining game, something to tide gamers over while they wait for the next really big RTS or RPG.
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    • 49 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    While there are a few interesting spots and plot points, Evil Dead the game has managed to turn one of the most original and entertaining of all B-horror-film franchises into nothing more than a boring, uninspired, and pedestrian attempt to cash in on a license.
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    • 65 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Even though the multiplayer games offer a bit of fun for a few hours (blowing your friends up is always entertaining), WDL falls short of our expectations by failing to deliver the kind of unadulterated explosive combat we had hoped for.
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    • 49 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Despite its humongous selection of teams and clean-looking graphics, this version of Sony's college-hoops franchise is just as horrible as last year's "NCAA Final Four" on the PSX, thanks to lackluster, unbalanced gameplay and an incomplete control scheme.
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    • 40 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Fails to deliver a compelling gaming experience for so many reasons that it should've stayed in paperback form.
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    • 24 Metascore
    • 20 Critic Score
    Even if you're a huge fan of the Batman cartoons or comic books, steer clear of this disaster of an action game.
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    • 51 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    This "Resident Evil" wanna-be falls flat on its undead face.
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    • 38 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Although the sheer volume of wrestling personalities and gameplay options prevent it from being a complete write-off, it still ranks somewhere between late-night infomercials and the Jerry Springer Show for outright entertainment value.
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    • 55 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    A below-average game with little in the way of compelling gameplay.
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    • 47 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    A surfing game that even the biggest poseur would classify as fairly bogus.
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    • 26 Metascore
    • 10 Critic Score
    Horrible...Not even a big-name license such as HBO or a high-profile cover boy such as George Foreman could save this boxing debacle, thanks to its awful graphics, horrible control, and crappy gameplay.
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    • 29 Metascore
    • 30 Critic Score
    Unfortunately, because of stiff graphics, shoddy control, and bare-bones features, this game doesn't even come close to achieving 2K1's greatness. To put it bluntly, NBA 2Night downright sucks.
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    • 62 Metascore
    • 20 Critic Score
    From the grindingly slow frame rate to the in-your-face pop-up to the time you spend racing through empty streets, the game misses on every count that matters. Don't even bother renting it.
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    • 48 Metascore
    • 30 Critic Score
    Want to play volleyball? Go to the beach and stick to the real thing; this game sucks.
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    • 55 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Lame graphics, poor audio, and a definite lack of features once again reduce the beleaguered franchise to NIT status.
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    • 54 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    A game that blends all the fun of a long tedious board game with the excitement of staring at a loading screen!
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    • 68 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    While Chicken Run isn't an exceptionally awful game, it reeks of unfulfilled potential, most notably in the gameplay, which is highly monotonous and downright frustrating.
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    • 41 Metascore
    • 30 Critic Score
    A short-lived, badly designed bore of a game.
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    • 63 Metascore
    • 30 Critic Score
    While vehicular combat with Star Wars characters may sound cool, you'll be hard-pressed to get much enjoyment out of this game.
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    • 60 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Will likely prove more frustrating than fun for those who strap themselves into the cockpit.
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    • 40 Metascore
    • 20 Critic Score
    This game stinks worse than the Nature Boy's jock strap.
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    • 62 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    A significantly underwhelming racing title that is outpaced by EA's superior NASCAR 2001 in almost every respect.
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    • 48 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Even though Freestyle Motorcross's outlandish trick selection and arcade-style flair make it somewhat entertaining, the simplistic gameplay, poor graphics, and limited selection of riders simply don't make it compelling enough to belong in your library.
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    • 56 Metascore
    • 10 Critic Score
    The design leans far too heavily on passive, informational sequences rather than immersing the user in what is potentially an incredibly interactive environment.
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    • 72 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    An incredibly monotonous, extremely boring family game devoid of fun.
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    • 46 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Poor production values and a woefully dated game engine make us pine for what could have been, and we are left with this modern relic.
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    • 35 Metascore
    • 30 Critic Score
    With the limited number of options, poor and inconsistent control, and a weak and unsatisfying multiplayer experience, gamers should change the channel rather than give World Destruction League ratings.
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    • 46 Metascore
    • 30 Critic Score
    No matter how much fun you had with the first game, this is one to avoid.
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    • 69 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Fails in so many areas that the entire experience ends up being one long exercise in frustration.
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    • 54 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    With sloppy controls, an uncomfortable camera, poor voices, and awful music, BLSC has little to get excited about, even if you're a hard-core "Toy Story" fan.
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    • 35 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    It's pretty damn cruddy.
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    • 66 Metascore
    • 30 Critic Score
    Too difficult for all but the most dedicated creators, and even they may find themselves frustrated by the program's constraints.
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    • 40 Metascore
    • 30 Critic Score
    A slovenly title that drowns in its own inferiority.
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    • 52 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    It goes where no Trek game has gone before -- and it should stay there!
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    • 53 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    An Olympics-licensed title that could have been great is marred by a shoddy control setup and lack of production.
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    • 39 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    This lame first-person shooter with no visual or visceral delights is an insult to the brand name that is Resident Evil.
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    • 42 Metascore
    • 30 Critic Score
    Insanely unoriginal environments and play options steal the horsepower from this all-terrain racer.
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    • 51 Metascore
    • 30 Critic Score
    If you consider yourself even a casual gamer, don't be enticed by the pretty box: tap the buttons in your mind and run far, far away.
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    • 57 Metascore
    • 20 Critic Score
    This is the worst football game on the Nintendo 64 since last year's version.
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    • 44 Metascore
    • 20 Critic Score
    Why settle for crap like this when the excellent NFL 2K1 is available? Avoid this one like the plague.
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    • 66 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    It'd take a miracle to thaw this one out.
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    • 43 Metascore
    • 30 Critic Score
    Poor control, unrealistic action, boring gameplay.
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    • 43 Metascore
    • 30 Critic Score
    Boring gameplay, mediocre graphics, and an overall air of low quality make JMS 2000 a racing game that's stuck in the dirt.
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    • 61 Metascore
    • 30 Critic Score
    With unwieldy gameplay and a variety of bugs, "Dogs of War" isn't worthy of being in the same genre as "Ground Control."
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    • 48 Metascore
    • 30 Critic Score
    By far the weakest of the Sega Sports lineup.
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    • 51 Metascore
    • 20 Critic Score
    A terrible fishing game that sinks right to the bottom of the pond.
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    • 54 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    "Fighter Destiny 2" is not a total crime against humanity, but it's pretty close, and given the fact that it plays almost exactly the same as the dusty original, there can be no doubt that the fighting throne certainly doesn't go to this pretender.
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    • 28 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    With subpar efforts such as this, it's painfully clear the series needs either to end or evolve.
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    • 41 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Although the actual car models are quite nice, the N64's infamous fog--which makes for about 10 feet of visibility, even in sunny conditions--and the blurry, washed-out textures undermine the game's few good points.
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    • 46 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    If you feel the itch for some wacky, freewheelin' racing action, you'd be better off getting out a copy of your favorite kart racing title and saving yourself the pain, the money, and the aggravation of getting that maddening laugh stuck in your head.
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