Cynamite's Scores

  • Games
For 614 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 73% higher than the average critic
  • 4% same as the average critic
  • 23% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 4 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 79
Highest review score: 100 LittleBigPlanet
Lowest review score: 30 Tornado
Score distribution:
  1. Negative: 17 out of 614
614 game reviews
    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    This tears your skin off! Fast gameplay, customisable upgrades and lots of style – despite the repetitive action, Wolverine definitely is the best game incarnation of our favorite super-hero.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    The F.E.A.R. series is top notch when it comes to digital horror. Very good sequel of a horror classic.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    For LEGO and Indy fans, this game is a revelation! The funny scenes, in which Traveller’s Tales make fun of themselves, are one of the best parts of LEGO Indiana Jones.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Ace Combat: Assault Horizon offers lots of action and diversity and leaves Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. behind.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    It’s not a real challenge for a modern gamer, but Endless Ocean 2 offers a unique experience which you don’t get to see often in the action packed gaming world.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Fans of the Guitar Hero franchise should have a look at Band Hero.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Roleplaying-Fans with a lot of time at their hands, should give Suikoden: Tierkreis and its huge size definitely a try!
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Asia-themed setting is quite fresh, but not everybody's cup of tea. There is no shame in giving it a try though.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Ubisoft’s war drama is gripping and brings some new features to the battle, but they fail to have an impact. A must-have for BiA-veterans.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Best thing about this good Pinball simulation? The low price!
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Ubisoft’s war drama is gripping and brings some new features to the battle, but they fail to have an impact. A must-have for BiA-veterans.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    MAG
    MAG is lots of fun make fun - if you got yourself a good team.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Minor flaws prevent this game from reaching a higher score. Still, Saboteur is an atmospheric shooter with some innovative notions.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    It's definitely one of the better movie-adaptions. The story mode contains entertaining jump and run gameplay while the open world mode leaves much space for creativity. Especially young players will have a lot of fun with Toy Story 3.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Fans of the Guitar Hero franchise should have a look at Band Hero.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Kung Fu Panda is not really hard to play, but it is a perfect game for your leisure time. Especially younger gamers will be happy with it.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The voice control is almost perfect and absolutely trend-setting. But three gameplay-wise almost identical groups and similar missions are too little to captivate in the long term.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Action fans with a desire for strategy and historical correctness should give Battlestations: Pacific a try. All others might find the game way too slow.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Though it is a good game, it doesn't excel in certain areas such as graphics or diversity.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    This is a lovely game with an interesting gameplay feature – but why does it only offer three hours of fun?
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Okay, the new Tomb Raider adventure is not really innovative. But Lara has never looked so good before. The gameplay is smooth and the puzzles are great. But the stupid motorcycle trips, the camera and the senseless gadgets are fun-killers.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Fans are going to love it, but for everyone else this is just a good shooter with a different setting. But come on - who isn't a fan of the Ghostbusters?
    • 75 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The neat but dated graphics let us overlook the stupid dialogues.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Overlord II is a good sequel. There are some nice locations and interesting missions. Overlord II is fun, because it´s good to be bad.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Okay, the new Tomb Raider adventure is not really innovative. But Lara has never looked so good before. The gameplay is smooth and the puzzles are great. But the stupid motorcycle trips, the camera and the senseless gadgets are fun-killers.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing is a good Mario Kart alternative for PS3, Xbox 360 and PC.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Decent clone of God of War but barely any innovations.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    This RPG offers great complexity and a thrilling story. The menu, though, cold have been a bit more user-friendly.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    A successful comeback of the Medal of Honor-series, which is far away from reaching the top-ranks of the shooter genre. The short amount of the single-player campaign is really annoying.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    WWE All Stars is an arcade-y alternative to other wrestling games like Smackdown vs. RAW. The game is most fun when played together with other players.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Coming with a slightly annoying 3D feature powered by nVidia 3d Vision, but beside this technical gimmick, there is not much difference from the Xbox 360 version – which is definitely not a bad thing!
    • 75 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Although Supreme Commander 2 works with an obsolete graphics engine, the giant battles offer a lot of fun, especially because of the good controls. It might be a bit too easy for hardcore strategists, however.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    WWE All Stars is an arcade-y alternative to other wrestling games like Smackdown vs. RAW. The game is most fun when played together with other players.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Super-realistic and complex simulation. A dream for every soccer fan.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Catching the Eledees is motivating, despite the dated graphics and the uninspired music, but fails to reach the quality level of the Pokémon games.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Even though it couldn't quite hold up to our expectations, Mafia 2 is a great game which is driven by the narrative. This is a big plus in a gaming world where deep, believable characters are the exception, not the rule. If you want a truly cinematic experience, go out and buy the game - you won't be disappointed.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    A little bit more polish could have made this game a blockbuster title.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Because of the variety in the card decks, BattleForge is tactically demanding. But the paid content makes us worry about fairness.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Kung Fu Panda is not really hard to play, but it is a perfect game for your leisure time. Especially younger gamers will be happy with it.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The developers put a lot of effort in the classic fantasy world of Aventuria. It literally makes you wanna dive into it. Weak point: You have to play ten hours minimum to really understand what’s going on about your character and the story.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    This tears your skin off! Fast gameplay, customisable upgrades and lots of style – despite the repetitive action, Wolverine definitely is the best game incarnation of our favorite super-hero.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Action fans with a desire for strategy and historical correctness should give Battlestations: Pacific a try. All others might find the game way too slow.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Ambitions is good add-on that fortunately adds some new gameplay elements. It's actually fun to play the jobs, although the firefighter and the ghostbuster jobs consist basically of simple mouse-clicking. A bit more extent would have been good.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    A successful comeback of the Medal of Honor-series, which is far away from reaching the top-ranks of the shooter genre. The short amount of the single-player campaign is really annoying.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The new role playing game provides a nice sci-fi setting, but still lacks certain issues.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Super Size Me in the Middle Ages. A funny mixture of role-playing game, comic visuals and a humorous story. The fights are huge, but often end up in chaotic and confusing bashing.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Fans will be drooling over the huge hero ensemble, but others may feel disappointed by the missing overview during the bigger fights.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Flight Simulation? No. Action? Definitely!
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Fans are going to love it, but for everyone else this is just a good shooter with a different setting. But come on - who isn't a fan of the Ghostbusters?
    • 74 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    The newest version of the wrestling simulation is convincing due to its new story-features, good controls and the original licenses.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Funny jokes and logical riddles can't work up the bad wii port.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Although the Wolfenstein series has an excellent reputation, we were a bit skeptical before the review. But Wolfenstein offers brilliant, intense action with B.J. Blazkowicz, the Nazi Terminator. So the skepticism quickly turned into a hell-ride of fun.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    2004, back when Gran Turismo PSP was announced, is a long time ago. Gran Turismo PSP delivers, but it doesn't fulfill our enormous expectations.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Even though it couldn't quite hold up to our expectations, Mafia 2 is a great game which is driven by the narrative. This is a big plus in a gaming world where deep, believable characters are the exception, not the rule. If you want a truly cinematic experience, go out and buy the game - you won't be disappointed.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The latest PoP reminds us of the old Sand of Time-gameplay when you fight with its mix of fighting, jumping and climbing. The first half of the The Forgotten Sand feels fresh and exciting, but then the fun runs through a rapid decline and ends much too early.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    The fall of the King! Although PES 2009 is better than its predecessor, it loses the duel against an extremely strong FIFA 09.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Dungeon brawling in a new way: A nice PSP game with deep humour and a sick difficulty setting.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Kung Fu Panda is not really hard to play, but it is a perfect game for your leisure time. Especially younger gamers will be happy with it.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The cover-feature provides a tactical touch to the shoot-outs. Thanks to many different locations and surprises, the variety is sufficient. Considering the fact that there are a lot of good shooters on the market, we long for a little more Bond-feeling.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Minor flaws prevent this game from reaching a higher score. Still, Saboteur is an atmospheric shooter with some innovative notions.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Bouncing through the levels of LocoRoco Midnight Carnival is quite fun.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The game is okay for adventure fans but it suffers from bad visuals and clunky controls.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    This tears your skin off! Fast gameplay, customisable upgrades and lots of style – despite the repetitive action, Wolverine definitely is the best game incarnation of our favorite super-hero.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Fans will be drooling over the huge hero ensemble, but others may feel disappointed by the missing overview during the bigger fights.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    It’s a shame that only a few real hits have found their way into the game.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    It's astonishingly dark. Maybe too dark for kids at all. Epic Mickey is extraordinary.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Straight-forward lightsaber action meets first class story. But what sounds like a must have game reveals a lot of frustrating sides and small bugs.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Decent clone of God of War but barely any innovations.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Flight Simulation? No. Action? Definitely!
    • 72 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Race Pro’s got its fair share of stuttering, but the motor sounds are awesome. Unfortunately Simbin wasn’t able to carry over the brilliance from its PC games to the console.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    If you’re a big a fan of blowing things up, then you’ll love this game. Literally everything can be turned into flames, but the longer you play the more you realize that Venezuela is not the real deal when it comes to “virtual paradise”.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Minor flaws prevent this game from reaching a higher score. Still, Saboteur is an atmospheric shooter with some innovative notions.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Star Ocean has got nice graphics and dynamic fights, but the old checkpoint-system and the flat story and characters narrow the fun you'll have with this game.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Dragon Ball Z Burst Limit looks nice and is easy to play. The story is nothing for newbies in the Dragonball universe, because the game gets right into it.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Much better than the average Japanese role-playing game. The unusual setting and the amusing story guarantee a fresh experience, but we hope for more weapon options in the sequel.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Although the Wolfenstein series has an excellent reputation, we were a bit skeptical before the review. But Wolfenstein offers brilliant, intense action with B.J. Blazkowicz, the Nazi Terminator. So the skepticism quickly turned into a hell-ride of fun.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    There are a lot of characters, magic tricks and secrets to discover. The controls are a bit awkward but the charming lego world will entertain you for a couple of hours.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Brink needs some time to unfold, especially during the multiplayer matches. But if you get across some early frustrations, the game really rewards you for your patience.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    If you’re a big a fan of blowing things up, then you’ll love this game. Literally everything can be turned into flames, but the longer you play the more you realize that Venezuela is not the real deal when it comes to “virtual paradise.”
    • 72 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Entertaining mini-games with simple control. However, playing it alone is only half the fun.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    A neat mixture between sports, tactics and the famous Warhammer franchise, but overall too hard for beginners.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    This action game doesn’t reinvent the wheel, but brings an entertaining adventure to the PSP.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Quotation forthcoming.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    A nice RPG with good characters and an intense storyline. The only flaw is that it takes to long to get going.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Killing Floor is a zombie game that lacks brain and own ideas. In the main part it's simply a Left 4 Dead clone with boring maps and graphics. But Killing Floor's emphasis on tactical gameplay, the solid coop mode and the cheap prize make the game worth a look.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Overlord II is a good sequel. There are some nice locations and interesting missions. Overlord II is fun, because it´s good to be bad.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    FIFA 10 is the reference for license-driven soccer. Intriguing gameplay, brilliant graphics and the huge amount of different modes are driving the series towards perfection.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Although the Wolfenstein series has an excellent reputation, we were a bit skeptical before the review. But Wolfenstein offers brilliant, intense action with B.J. Blazkowicz, the Nazi Terminator. So the skepticism quickly turned into a hell-ride of fun.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Straight-forward lightsaber action meets first class story. But what sounds like a must have game reveals a lot of frustrating sides and small bugs.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Dragon Ball Z Burst Limit looks nice and is easy to play. The story is nothing for newbies in the Dragonball universe, because the game gets right into it.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Basically a nice Action-RPG which is its own worst enemy with repetitive gameplay, complicated inventory and a dull story.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Entertaining, fun action game with a fresh concept, nice graphics and a lot of humor.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Fans of the original Phantasy Star Zero will enjoy the RPG remake. After all these years, the gameplay and complexity of PSZ still rock. Unfortunately the bad camera hasn't changed as well.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    It’s a shame that only a few real hits have found their way into the game.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Not perfect, but great entertainment on the go.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Granted: This is not WoW, but Runes of Magic is the ideal entrance into the MMORPG world, since it's completely free.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The game is good enough for some fighting action. For more, it lacks the diversity.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Basically a nice Action-RPG which is its own worst enemy with repetitive gameplay, complicated inventory and a dull story.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Avalon Code for DS shows a good way to save the world. But gameplay failures and the bad interface lower the fun of this handheld RPG.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Kung Fu Panda is not really hard to play, but it is a perfect game for your leisure time. Especially younger gamers will be happy with it.

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