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
    • 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.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Entertaining, fun action game with a fresh concept, nice graphics and a lot of humor.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Red Faction: Armageddon is a nice successor to the mediocre Guerilla. The new gameplay elements are a plus, but in the end the hordes of alien enemies are just a tad too much.
    • 70 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.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    A fun multiplayer-game that's easy to get control of, but the fun only lasts for a short time.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Puritas Cordis is fun and offers many puzzles to master. The controls are very good, adventure fans are going to like it.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    The action-adventure with the slaughtering Italian renaissance artist Dante also works on PlayStation Portable. It features a lot of action and violence and is certainly one of the better God of War-clones.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    It’s a shame that only a few real hits have found their way into the game.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The game is good enough for some fighting action. For more, it lacks the diversity.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Instead of creating another awful 3D resurrection of Sonic, Sega gives you a chance to relive the classic titles. Unfortunately, the port isn't perfect, the graphics aren't smooth and there's no additional content.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Basically a nice Action-RPG which is its own worst enemy with repetitive gameplay, complicated inventory and a dull story.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Sim Animals might be nice for kids, but fails to convince others by its lack of goals and the bad visuals.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Nice visuals, varied levels and a tight atmosphere - only the needlessly hard sword duels and some minor quirks prevent the Shadow Assassins from scoring higher.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The new Moto GP update still lacks exciting graphics and and a well-balanced difficulty level. The career mode nonetheless is a good and challenging expansion to last years’ Moto GP .
    • 70 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Homefront is shocking, realistic and atmospheric. Unfortunately, your fight for freedom ends quickly. Good thing there is a sweet multiplayer mode.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    They took a long time for the development of Virtua Tennis 2009. Why? There’s actually nothing new around.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    It’s a shame that only a few real hits have found their way into the game.
    • 70 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.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Wet
    Some parts of Wet are pretty decent, but the game clearly lacks highlights. There are way too many quick time events, especially during the final bossfight. To be accurate, the whole bossfight is a quick time event. However, everyone who enjoyed Stranglehold will have fun with Rubi too.
    • 70 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."
    • 70 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    They took a long time for the development of Virtua Tennis 2009. Why? There’s actually nothing new around.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Not the best rhythm game, but one of the better.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Homefront is shocking, realistic and atmospheric. Unfortunately, your fight for freedom ends quickly. Good thing there is a sweet multiplayer mode.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    No doubt, Two Worlds 2 is a great role-playing game with a fantastic presentation, an enormous world and an innovative magic-spell system. But on the other side, the inventory is very confusing and the characters are missing some details. Also there are also lags in the PS3 version.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The realistic gameplay and the complex multiplayer make for some good points. But the graphics and the damage model could be better.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    This could have been a great game, but the very short song list and the insufficient multiplayer-part really drags it down.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Excite Truck meets F-Zero – entertaining future-racer, but too short.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    If you liked Harry Potter and Animal Crossing at the DS, Enchanted Folk will also entertain you.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Ducati Moto gives you a boring career mode, terrible controls and very little game play for your money.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Wet
    Some parts of Wet are pretty decent, but the game clearly lacks highlights. There are way too many quick time events, especially during the final bossfight. To be accurate, the whole bossfight is a quick time event. However, everyone who enjoyed Stranglehold will have fun with Rubi too.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Conduit has nice graphics and a good gameplay. The multiplayer mode is also very nice. The Conduit is a "must-have" - title for Wii owners.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    This online shooter motivates with its experience system, but only four maps won't keep you interested very long.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Unspectacular graphics despite the 3D dragons, but an interesting plot till the end!
    • 69 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Entertaining, fun action game with a fresh concept, nice graphics and a lot of humor.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Sam is eager to bring ultimate mayhem over the legions of his enemies. If you do not own the old game and hate lifting your trigger finger take a shot.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    An avant-garde game, but not in the gameplay department.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    As always, the PlayStation Portable version isn't able to keep up with its big next-gen-brother. The controls and the game mechanics of FIFA World Cup 2010 still feel good, but the atmosphere reminds us more of a local town meeting.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Finally a worthy city building successor to SimCity 4! The prices for playing online are quite high, though.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    A mixture of genres that is neatly put together but has annoying slowdowns.
    • 68 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.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    The coop mode of Lost Planet 2 rocks the crap out of you. The giant boss fights are one of the videogame highlights of the year. But speaking of crap: The enemy AI and save game system could be much better solved.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Though it offers more diversity than its predecessor, it can't reach top scores in our review due to the literally nonexistent story.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    The inflexible camera and the annoying trial&error gameplay will freak you out after a while.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Aliens vs. Predator provides a nice multiplayer part and a good marine campaign. Nevertheless, it doesn’t live up to its expectations at all.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    If you play this one alone, it won’t last longer in your Wii than an hour. But if you invite some gringos for samba in your living room, the party can get started!
    • 68 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Concerning the gameplay, the Wii version can’t play in the same league as its next gen colleagues. On next gen the game is definitely brilliant.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Quotation forthcoming.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    They took a long time for the development of Virtua Tennis 2009. Why? There’s actually nothing new around.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Even with the small maps, Mytran Wars is a great game thanks to its tactical appeal, huge size and modifiable mechs.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Sam is eager to bring ultimate mayhem over the legions of his enemies. If you do not own the old game and hate lifting your trigger finger take a shot.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    The game features a good coop mode, but only a few hours of gameplay is just not enough.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Square Enix' attempt to create a great action-roleplaying experience is a little disappointing. The game's world is big and the characters interesting, despite the lengthy story and lame graphics. Nier wants to be a great game, but it doesn't even get Nier to that.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    The eternal fight between good and evil – but this time there is no winner.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The Godfather II was meant to be big competitor to the dominating GTA series, but it feels like a lousy rip-off. You got to be doing more than that, EA!
    • 67 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Quotation forthcoming.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    This puzzle game has a good multiplayer mode but bad graphics.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The story is typical for a Square Enix RPG, which is okay. The characters are designed with love, the atmosphere is good. The stuttering was acceptable as well. But there are too many decisions, that I’d rather have taken myself.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Though it’s fun at first due to the arcade steering, Wheelman quickly decelerates to a halt, because of the dull story and the imbalanced difficulty.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Tries to be a simulation and an arcade-game at the same time, but founds on the details.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Quotation forthcoming.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Star Trek Online is a nice MMORPG for Trekkies. Every other gamer will be haunted by its flaws.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Half-hearted port that doesn't excel in any category.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    The good controls don't motivate enough to play through the repetitive missions and the irrelevant story.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Good graphics and entertaining missions but somewhat short.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Aliens vs. Predator provides a nice multiplayer part and a good marine campaign. Nevertheless, it doesn’t live up to its expectations at all.
    • 65 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.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The Godfather II was meant to be big competitor to the dominating GTA series, but it feels like a lousy rip-off. You got to be doing more than that, EA!
    • 65 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.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    It goes back to the side-scrolling roots of the Prince of Persia series. It has a high degree of difficulty but it's well presented and quite enjoyable if you liked the old PoP-games.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    This is a game that you should play through more than once. The decision-system really works and you will see new characters and story twists in your new playthroughs.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Spyborgs offers some great co-op action for Wii.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Unfortunately, the Wii version doesn't live up to the PC version due to heavy stuttering in some scenes.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Half-hearted port that doesn't excel in any category.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    On the PC, Arcania: Gothic 4 is a good action-rpg for inexperienced players. But the graphics on the Xbox 360 are this horrible, that you can't really enjoy the quests or the fights.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Aliens vs. Predator provides a nice multiplayer part and a good marine campaign. Nevertheless, it doesn’t live up to its expectations at all.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    A short and boring collection of minigames.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    White Knight Chronicles has got some neat graphics and lots of cool and fresh ideas. But the PS3 role-playing game suffers from a half-baked realization.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Half-hearted port that doesn't excel in any category.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Though it’s fun at first due to the arcade steering, Wheelman quickly decelerates to a halt, because of the dull story and the imbalanced difficulty.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight is a good strategy game. But brilliant gameplay is foiled by poor cut scenes and a mediocre story.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Adventure or racing? Definitely racing! The cut scenes are not suspenseful enough for an adventure. But I like Tri-City with its varied missions and the intuitive controls. Unfortunately the game sometimes drops to a low frame rate.
    • 64 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?
    • 63 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Darkstar One was good four years ago, today the space-action is fair average at best. The graphics are dated and the mission design is too repetitive.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The Godfather II was meant to be big competitor to the dominating GTA series, but it feels like a lousy rip-off. You got to be doing more than that, EA!
    • 63 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    SOCOM is the right game for the hardcore onliner, but doesn't deliver a good experience for novices of the series.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    A solid Action game, which is extraordinary fun when played with other gamers.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The mix between strategy and puzzle is entertaining, but not a highlight.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    If you like the setting, then you will not be disappointed by Afrika. Relaxing as it is, we could watch the savannah‘s inhabitants for hours, so Afrika scores extra points for its atmosphere.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    The eternal fight between good and evil – but this time there is no winner.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Unfortunately the huge potential that slumbers within a snowboard legend and a global publisher hasn’t been used. Shaun White is something for the hardcore boarder – only the multiplayer offers some unique features.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    A mediocre action game that should have had more time to get polished. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen feels unfinished, with the same repetitive missions and missing cutscenes.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Good graphics and entertaining missions but somewhat short.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The cool Hollywood touch is fun for some time, but the action quickly gets repetitive.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Puzzle Chronicles reminds us of the Puzzle-RPG-mix Puzzle Quest . But poor presentation and bad balancing make Puzzle Chronicles not quite as entertaining as that game .
    • 62 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    In this submarine simulation which takes place in WWII your biggest enemy is the game itself. Tons of bugs like disappearing foes and the annoying copy protection kill every ounce of fun. Nice graphics, though. Maestro!
    • 62 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The game is okay for adventure fans but it suffers from bad visuals and clunky controls.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The cool Hollywood touch is fun for some time, but the action quickly gets repetitive.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Poképark Wii is an entertaining game for every fan of the pokemon series, but too unambitious for other players that aren't related to Pokémon.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Good graphics and entertaining missions but somewhat short.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Even Fans of Middlearth will find it difficult to recognize famous locations in this Lord of the Rings game. The epic story and battles of the trilogy suffer further from bad graphics and inaccurate controls.

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