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For 4,978 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 62% higher than the average critic
  • 6% same as the average critic
  • 32% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 0.3 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 75
Highest review score: 100 Final Fantasy XVI
Lowest review score: 10 Wander (2013)
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3,080 out of 4978
  2. Mixed: 1,714 out of 4978
  3. Negative: 184 out of 4978
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    • 45 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Bravo Team
    After the polish and fun of Until Dawn: Rush of Blood, it’s hard to believe this company let such a barely baked like Bravo Team out the door.
    • 45 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Dream Alone
    Dream Alone brims with potential but falls slightly short in multiple areas. The concept and artistic execution is beyond intriguing, but certain kinks still need to be ironed out to make it a smoother and more flexible experience. The main musical score is hauntingly beautiful, and my only complaint is that I wish it were integrated into the levels more in place of the constant rain sounds that tempted me to mute the game on more than one occasion.
    • 44 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants in Manhattan
    It doesn’t commit any wrongdoings, but it’s also boring enough to become forgettable.
    • 44 Metascore
    • 30 Critic Score
    Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark
    There is no question Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark plays and feels like your typical movie tie-in game. Everything about it screams ‘rushed out the door’ to satisfy the needs of all those poor suckers who wasted money watching the big screen stinker.
    • 44 Metascore
    • 45 Critic Score
    The Uncertain: Light at the End
    All in all, the game simply does not work as a stand alone title. This leaves one disconnected from the events of the story. Given how the story is structured, the developer should have waited releasing the game as a complete package with all three parts included.
    • 44 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Johnny Kung Fu
    With a few more level types and a real change in difficulty other than needing better reflexes, Johnny Kung Fu would have been entertaining for more than a weekend; as it stands now, I would let Mr. Wang win this battle.
    • 44 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Husk
    One could also make the argument that if a game’s story is poor, the gameplay can at least make up for it, and vice versa. Husk manages come frustratingly close at times, leaving the game undone by its inconsistency.
    • 44 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Jujutsu Kaisen: Cursed Clash
    If all you’re looking for is fan service, I guess Jujutsu Kaisen: Cursed Clash provides it, though it adds almost nothing to the established lore or characters. If you’re primarily interested in Jujutsu Kaisen: Cursed Clash as an anime-inspired fighting game, look elsewhere. A very short story mode, no 1v1 matches, poor design choices, and an overall lack of polish more often than not overshadow some occasionally fun combat.
    • 44 Metascore
    • 35 Critic Score
    Harmonix Music VR
    The big problem with Music VR is that the game just doesn’t have a lot of substance.
    • 44 Metascore
    • 45 Critic Score
    MilitAnt
    With so much potential in the premise, it’s a shame MilitAnt didn’t deliver where it counts in the gameplay department. Annoying A.I. and frustrating combat mechanics make for a tough recommendation even for the biggest fans of action platformers.
    • 43 Metascore
    • 35 Critic Score
    Bombshell (2016)
    There’s just really not a whole lot going on for Bombshell. The cutscenes look kind of nice, and when you look at the gameplay from a distance it can seem fun, but ultimately what you’re left with is a game that is worth far less than the asking price of thirty dollars.
    • 43 Metascore
    • 30 Critic Score
    Power Rangers Super Megaforce
    The lack of diversity and challenge is boring and the level design doesn’t do anything to help the gameplay.
    • 43 Metascore
    • 30 Critic Score
    Hatred
    The game is boring, repetitive, and simply not fun.
    • 43 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    New Gundam Breaker
    Once this game actually runs how its supposed to, New Gundam Breaker could be a pretty decent time.
    • 43 Metascore
    • 58 Critic Score
    LEGO Friends
    Unfortunately LEGO Friends doesn’t have any extravagant features that make it stand out among other dress-up like games. Add to this that although LEGO is supposedly a main part of the game, it barely utilizes the brand power and you almost forget it’s a LEGO game.
    • 43 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Crypt of the Serpent King
    Considering the price, and if you enjoy these types of first-person dungeon crawlers, you really can’t go wrong if you need a quick fix to waste away a few hours and earn some easy achievements.
    • 43 Metascore
    • 20 Critic Score
    Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z
    I can’t think of any way that Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z could have been worse.
    • 43 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Tamagotchi Plaza - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
    Tamagotchi Plaza is a mediocre experience. While the aesthetic and the mood of the game fit its target audience nicely, portions of the game are unnecessarily complex and without instructions, making it even harder to fully grasp. While Tamagotchi Plaza features some interesting and even fun mini-games, the overall package isn’t worth the headache. Would it kill them to incorporate parts of the traditional Tamagotchi experience into its video games? Whether that would help with the game or not, at least it’s worth a discussion.
    • 43 Metascore
    • 38 Critic Score
    Ice Age: Continental Drift - Arctic Games
    Sure your child may get an hour of two of cheap thrills, but simply put there are far better family oriented Kinect games already on the market that offer much more content, replay value, and are simply much more polished.
    • 43 Metascore
    • 45 Critic Score
    WWE 2K20
    I will be very interested to look at WWE 2K20 a year from now, after some massive updates, and featuring all modes. It’ll probably have the same ugly graphics, but let’s hope that this is a wake-up call to 2K games that they need to release a polished product. Some of us still like having our games on disc when we buy them.
    • 43 Metascore
    • 58 Critic Score
    Scar-Lead Salvation
    Scar-Lead Salvation is a roguelike third-person shooter that ultimately misses the mark. While mechanically competent, it lacks the ambition needed to elevate the experience. Its roguelike elements are too basic, causing each run to blur into the next with little variation. There are flashes of creativity, but they’re not enough to sustain momentum. In the end, the game fails to deliver that essential, just one more run thrill that defines the genre.
    • 42 Metascore
    • 39 Critic Score
    One Piece: Romance Dawn
    Perhaps the truly hardcore fans may have some interest in adding this to their collection, but with dreadfully long and uninteresting cutscenes, repetitive combat and monotonous level design, as a newcomer to the series I was left with a bitter taste in my mouth, and I simply cannot recommend purchasing this game.
    • 42 Metascore
    • 35 Critic Score
    Star Trek The Video Game
    Star Trek: The Video Game is definitely not worth the price of admission; spend the money and take a friend to see Star Trek Into Darkness in IMAX 3D instead.
    • 42 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Touhou Kobuto V: Burst Battle
    I can’t totally ignore the flaws present, and I suspect that many potential players will not be able to either. But this is a rock-solid title nonetheless. If you know the Touhou name, or even if you know the masochistic joy of bullet-hell gaming, Battle Burst is worth checking out.
    • 42 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Fear Effect Sedna
    The whole affair feels sort of perfunctory.
    • 42 Metascore
    • 58 Critic Score
    Enchanted Portals
    Enchanted Portals falls far from its influences due to its poor execution. The controls are not tight enough for a precision-based shooter and the bosses lose momentum due to the transition between stages. There’s some creativity with the design and it does achieve the 30s cartoon aesthetic, however, gameplay issues hinder the overall experience.
    • 42 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Arcania: The Complete Tale
    The crude, last-gen visuals, the walled-off world, and the dull, errand-boy story are just not up to the standards of the Witcher or Elder Scrolls series that we have gotten used to in the last decade.
    • 42 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Hello Neighbor
    This game is not what I had envisioned, instead giving me wonky tech and an adversary who’s about as frightening as Barney the Dinosaur when all is said and done.
    • 42 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Totally Reliable Delivery Service
    Totally Reliable Delivery Service has great music full of funky basslines and bumping beats, a cute and comical art style, and a lot of customization items to apply to your character and rides, but sadly the cooperative gameplay is nothing to write home about, and neither is the rest of the gameplay. I found that the combination of frustration mixed with the repetitive gameplay was not my cup of tea, and quite often, it felt like pulling teeth trying to get through it. It’s the fundamental premise of the game to struggle, but putting in a dozen attempts just to throw a package on to the bed of a truck simply doesn’t feel rewarding when you’re working towards the same goal over and over again.
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