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For 69 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 55% higher than the average critic
  • 5% same as the average critic
  • 40% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 3.3 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 78
Highest review score: 100 Donkey Kong Bananza
Lowest review score: 40 Dreamcore
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 46 out of 69
  2. Mixed: 21 out of 69
  3. Negative: 2 out of 69
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    • 91 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Donkey Kong Bananza
    With layers upon layers of delightfully executed ideas that also pay tribute to the classics, this isn't just by far the best Switch 2 exclusive but probably the best game you'll play this year. Move over Astro Bot, the top banana is here.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Monster Hunter Wilds
    More friction free than ever, Monster Hunter Wilds welcomes new players, but also offers the series’ most exciting endgame thanks to its open-world structure, topped off with some brilliant new additions to the monster roster…The most accessible Monster Hunter game to date.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Shinobi: Art of Vengeance
    Not just Lizardcube's most visually accomplished game to date but a fantastic revival of another long dormant Sega franchise that doesn't stand to toe-to-toe with this summer's other major 2D ninja platformer but even tops it with its stylish and satisfying combo-based combat, killer finishes and Metroidvania-lite upgrades. Shinobi is truly back with a vengeance and it's never looked better.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
    This is no lazy homage. Indiana Jones and the Great Circle delivers one the finest cinematic gaming experiences you'll ever play. A proper new Indiana Jones film that is actually a video game, in which you control Indy, with all his signature moves and quirks: the stuff of fans’ dreams, in other words.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound
    The best 2D Ninja Gaiden game that pays homage before surpassing the original as a thoroughly modern pixel art action game, from its gorgeous and gory visuals to a delicious suite of cool mechanics with room for changing up your playstyle, with plenty to keep you coming back. The next 3D title in the franchise this autumn, as well as Sega's own Shinobi, has got its work cut out because the bar has just gotten higher.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Alien: Rogue Incursion
    A pitch-perfect recreation of the Aliens universe that balances a claustrophobic atmosphere with tense combat and authentic, analogue design. This is the kind of game you bought PSVR 2 to play.
    • 92 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
    With its stunning visuals, it’s hard to believe Clair Obscur was made by such a relatively tiny team. But the game is more than just eye candy, offering an intriguing plot and some top-notch acting, as well as a solid and exciting combat system that rewards the effort it takes to learn.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade
    Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade is a high bar not just for remaking but for reimagining a beloved gaming classic. It feels just as great to play on Switch 2 without compromises, even if this port doesn't fix some of its existing flaws.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection
    A colourful, accessible spin-off that distils the heart of Monster Hunter into a breezy JRPG. Beneath the anime charm lies surprising depth, even if repetition and grind occasionally dull the hunt.
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    • 90 Critic Score
    YOUR HOUSE
    Classic text adventure meets clever puzzler, Your House is a celebration and deconstruction of familiar ideas, wrapped in beautiful illustrations and graphic design, where the act of reading is now a puzzle to solve.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Resident Evil Requiem
    Blending brutal third-person action with intimate first-person horror, resetting the series with stunning visuals, smarter enemies, and bold narrative ambition, Resident Evil Requiem may be familiar, but it's executed with confidence, polish, and genuine dread.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties
    Yakuza Kiwami 3 is the best remake so far in Sega's crime epic. As the entry that excelled at showing a different side to Kiryu, it's been greatly expanded with new, meaningful actions and activities. Even if some of it is familiar and repackaged, it's still full of heart.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    SAROS
    A little more forgiving but still just as hostile and relentless, Saros is a worthy companion piece to Returnal and another terrific first-party showcase for PS5. It successfully builds on Housemarque's unique talent for beautiful bullet patterns, creepy tentacles and pulse-pounding action that makes you feel in danger while being the danger at the same time.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Planet of Lana II
    A hand-painted, emotionally rich puzzle-platformer blending cinematic storytelling, inventive puzzles, and a meaningful companion dynamic, Planet of Lana 2 expands on everything loved about the original but no more.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    The Outer Worlds 2
    A confident sequel that finally gives the series its own identity, but The Outer Worlds 2 feels like an evolution of ideas rather than something new.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Blades of Fire
    It’s ambitious, can be occasionally ambiguous, but Blades of Fire is relentlessly original and delivers a fantasy world unlike anything else you've experienced. Blades of Fire is a glorious oddity.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    DOOM: The Dark Ages
    Brilliantly rethinks run-and-gun gameplay for the 2020s, enabled by thoroughly modern visuals. Doom: The Dark Ages is an object lesson into how to modernise an old classic.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl
    It’s a game that constructs a glorious playground, in which you can always find entertainment that suits your mood. It’s bleak, but never forbidding.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Sniper Elite: Resistance
    A visual upgrade on Sniper Elite 5, a new game mode that offers immediate fun and an engaging new campaign, Sniper Elite: Resistance is always fun but rarely reinvents the gameplay set by the series.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    MIO: Memories in Orbit
    This beautifully realised adventure earns every step you take through its hand-drawn world, and makes Metroidvania feel accessible.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Screamer
    A racing reboot dripping in anime style, with unrelenting (but adjustable) speed and an exhilarating system between speed and combat on the race track. Even with an unevenly paced campaign, Screamer nonetheless succeeds in reigniting action-packed racers I thought had burnt out decades ago.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Octopath Traveler 0
    A clever retro-inspired adventure with deep, endlessly absorbing combat and a superb story. Octopath Traveler 0's music and charm shine through, even if some poor side-missions and a basic village builder hold it back.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    FAST Fusion
    If you want to showcase what Switch 2 can do, plug in Fast Fusion and let rip – beautiful, fast and innovative. The only drawback is a lack of online multiplayer.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Midnight Walk
    VR headset or not, The Midnight Walk is an exquisite debut from MoonHood with fantastic hand-sculpted designs, with room (or a house rather) to let you gently admire that handiwork, and a story that warms the soul.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Capcom Fighting Collection 2
    This retro game collection features some all time greats and offers a lesson in bold design. The great – SF Alpha 3, Capcom Vs SNK, Project Justice, Power Stone – remain great, but a couple of filler entries hold back Capcom Fighting Collection 2.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Cabin Factory
    Beautifully simple by design and executed just as deftly, The Cabin Factory is a genuinely creepy, occasionally terrifying, play on space, design and things that go bump in the night (and in weird factories). Chilling.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector
    Insightful writing and tightly controlled tabletop RPG pacing makes this new expanded sequel worth your time, even if you're new to the Citizen Sleeper universe.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Wax Heads
    A fun puzzler wrapped in music culture and its own well-observed lore, where repetition creeps in, but strong writing, wonderful art, and a curated atmosphere keep Wax Heads spinning.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Big Hops
    Big Hops is one of the most original non-Nintendo 3D platformers you'll play that makes the most of its tongue and veggie-based mechanics, leaping just short of greatness to the genre's highest bar.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Sorry We're Closed
    Every time I feel frustrated by the combat, Sorry We're Closed will pop up with a beautiful character design, drop a great puzzle, squeeze out some catchy, snarky dialogue and then push me into a dungeon that recalls the heyday of survival horror. So, can I overlook it's one misstep, of course I can – particularly as this console release has made moves to smooth out this issue. Sorry We're Closed is an adventure worth opening.
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