Computer and Video Games' Scores

  • Games
For 1,000 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 51% higher than the average critic
  • 4% same as the average critic
  • 45% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 1.6 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 73
Score distribution:
1000 game reviews
    • 74 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    What's missing is any kind of plot-based campaign - what you play solo is the same as multiplayer, only with bots instead of blokes to back you up or blow you up. The one-player ain't fun, basically.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    It's all perfectly meaty, well-constructed stuff, and there's little you can fault, other than the fact the subject matter isn't particularly engaging. [Official UK Xbox Magazine]
    • 83 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The action is reassuringly samey from start to end, and your path is set in stone. Yet, the overall experience is highly polished and big on drama.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    There's no doubt that as a casual tennis game, this is loads of fun. But if you're looking for the depth, simulation and total shot control, you might be left fuming that your little sister could beat you with random crazy shots. [Official UK Xbox Magazine]
    • 72 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    For a series that started the whole World War II shooter experience, Medal of Honor now finds itself occupying a strange middle ground, neither floundering as it so obviously did with "Rising Sun," nor presenting any kind of serious challenge to the innovative "Brothers in Arms," or even "Call of Duty."
    • 67 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The presentation, as mentioned, is superb - just check out the way if you pause the game, the screen will flick to a newspaper article detailing your current level and predicament. [Official UK Xbox Magazine]
    • 70 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    A solid tennis game but underwhelming in most areas.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Business as usual for the Kinect Sports franchise. Season 2 packs fun new features but anyone who wasn't won over by the original will have little reason to love this.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    And what is it with the cut-scenes? They've roped in all the voices from the film, so why can't they make sure that the figures look better? It's a mystery even Spidey can't solve.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    We'd have liked to see a more controllable camera as it's pretty static and doesn't allow for too much close-up action, but with such a bright and batty Shrek universe to demolish, we didn't find ourselves caring that much anyway. [Official UK XBox Magazine]
    • 75 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Once you get used to the controls you'll be fine... but all too often levels seem like chores rather than challenges. [PSW]
    • 71 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    It may not be the next-gen golfing revolution we were hoping for, but it's still a hugely enjoyable round that captures the ambience of the sport better than any other current-gen game. Just don't expect it to knock your plus-fours off. [Official UK Xbox Magazine]
    • 82 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The drag racing sections truly capture the magic of the recent The Fast And The Furious flicks, and these one-on-one cock-fights make for a refreshing change after endless laps of spittle-covered urban wasteland.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Megaman is straightforward and the exact sort of game that works on PSP. Fast and simple, bright and colourful. [PSW]
    • 71 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    It's a cute platformer that fills the gap between the overly-kiddified TY the Tasmanian Tiger 2 and Sony's more challenging Jak and Ratchet games. [PSW]
    • 77 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    EA's new graphics engine makes a difference too. Things are noticeably sharper and more free-flowing, meaning that the frenetic on-court movement of players doesn't get lost inside your PS2.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    But savour these one at a time rather than devouring them all in an afternoon, and you'll find this to be another pleasant trip to retroville. [Official UK Xbox Magazine]
    • 75 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Stays faithful to the movie licence and dishes up hour upon hour of orc-slaying fun. It's not really doing anything new as far as RPGs go but, what it does do, it does well. [Official UK Xbox Magazine]
    • 65 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Exhilarating because you're tasked with turning the tide of the conflict by hacking through scores of enemies with an array of combos, projectile attacks (including bows and bombs) and some superb special Musou moves that first need to be powered up. Infuriating because the abysmal camera makes it virtually impossible to face the enemy for any prolonged period, meaning you're soon being flanked faster than a bitch on heat in an all-male dog sanctuary. [PC Zone]
    • 84 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Some amazing moments... and some truly abysmal ones. Saints Row: The Third is wildly imaginative and frequently entertaining, but a lack of technical polish and weak combat overshadow its achievements.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    It's a fun and a very stylish third-person action game - a lot better than the movie deserves, by all accounts. Just don't buy it expecting to see anything you haven't already seen before. [PSW]
    • 71 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Missions are equally dull - blow up this and collect that, nothing you haven't seen before. You can have a mate join the killing in co-op mode, but that's only fun for an hour. After that you'll have exhausted most of Raze's Hell's potential - apart from its potential as a makeshift frisbee. [Official UK Xbox Magazine]
    • 82 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Rise Of The Apocalypse shows great attention to detail, with genuinely exciting gameplay. Even for an occasional Marvel fan, this is more than worthy of your time.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    A solid and just about satisfactory squad shooter, but we expected better from the fourth game in the series. [PSW]
    • 58 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Everything X7 delivers is quality, although with an unshakable sense of 'been there many times before'.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Right now it is compelling, but riddled with so many problems that if you part ways with your cash for it, you're entering into a pact that will give you as much frustration as entertainment. [PC Zone]
    • 85 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Describing the stages in Turok as mere 'levels' doesn't really do them justice - it took us almost two hours to find everything in the first one alone, and they get bigger!
    • 63 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Overall, there's no standout reason to upgrade from previous editions. But if you're new to backside-blistering fun on four wheels, Fury 3 is worth a blast. [PSW]
    • 64 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    A Hero's Tail is actually fairly hefty, with enormous levels to explore. Obviously a younger gamer's title, plenty of colourful visuals and the addition of so many replayable mini-games should keep the kiddies enthralled (and quiet) for hours at a time. [Official UK Xbox Magazine]
    • 81 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The GameCube and GBA versions have possibly the most exciting exclusive option, with players able to download special mini-games to their GBA which will earn them Simoleons and other goodies to use in the Cube game.

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