Destructoid's Scores

  • Games
For 4,843 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 47% higher than the average critic
  • 6% same as the average critic
  • 47% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 2.8 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 72
Highest review score: 100 ANTONBLAST
Lowest review score: 10 Ride to Hell: Retribution
Score distribution:
4917 game reviews
    • 83 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    It's smart, it's pretty, and it never dwells on any one idea for too long. At its heart is a quality math puzzler, but what makes it shine is the dark comedy found in killing cartoon animals just to satisfy some arbitrary numerical requirements.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 45 Critic Score
    But, it's not only those racing enthusiasts who will see F1 2015 as lacking. Everyone who tries it will. Its development was short-sighted, and its appeal is thusly short-lived.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Onechanbara Z2: Chaos could have been decent, but it seems content to revel in mediocrity.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Folks who skipped the season pass but want more Trials in the vein of Trials HD and Evolution should consider downloading Awesome Level Max. It's a little on the easy side, but I appreciate RedLynx for trying new ideas and bringing back more of its unusual personality.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    This episode has its highs and its lows, but it still leaves an unforgettable impression.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    The message is a little muddled, with so many accusing fingers thrust in so many directions that I'm sure different people will come to radically different conclusions of what it all means. But it's a message worth hearing, and a world worth exploring, if you care about video games and the people that make them.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Tembo the Badass Elephant is a really enjoyable game at its core, but it can get tiring to replay the same stage five times over just to grind out a few kills to see the next set of levels.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    I really do love SlashDash, but only when playing with four people.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Regardless of a few minor gripes, Odallus: The Dark Call is a worthy addition to any metroidvania fan's library and is worth the asking price.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    While it looks a little shinier than it used to, it still doesn't look new, and it certainly doesn't play like a modern game.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Psyonix's laser-focused concept gave me something fun to whip out the next time I have friends over. I imagine with a bunch of awful beer and willing companions, we'll have a great time.
    • 38 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    A love of the movies can only get you so far when the experience is this frustrating and hollow. What a letdown.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    It's a seductive old-school sci-fi yarn, with characters that somehow manage to represent greater ideas and exist as fully-formed beings.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Here's the bad news for those of you who already bought the original. While the new story is enjoyable and the Studio is fun to mess around with, you aren't really getting a substantial new expansion to pour over for weeks here -- think of it more like a hefty DLC package. In other words, unless you absolutely love Deception, it probably isn't a good idea to shell out $50 for Nightmare Princess.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    While A Matter of Family may be worth it for hardcore Batgirl fans, WB will have to do a lot better than this to justify the cost of the pass.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    The best thing about Nekoburo: Cats Block is the art style; everything is bright, colorful and super adorable, but take that away and you're left with a generic, poorly translated puzzle game with a tilted playing field that doesn't compliment gameplay.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Quiplash is a drum-fed machine gun of jokes. It's quick, it's snappy, and I'm hard pressed to think of a better time one could buy for $10 without breaking a few laws.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    While it could easily draw comparisons to a number of recently successful 2D multiplayer games like Samurai Gunn and TowerFall, I see a mix of randomness and pace from the likes of WarioWare and Super Crate Box.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    It all shapes up to the definitive, and maybe final version of one of the most beautiful, detailed, and passionately developed fighting games in recent memory.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 45 Critic Score
    Spy Chameleon is a short game that feels too long. It's one good idea not fully realized and a reptilian mascot who deserves another shot.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    The challenges in Traverser are not poorly designed, merely underwhelming.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    It's like a boring meal that did nothing more than chew up a little time. It does lack any real flavor. It didn't leave me any different than it found me. It's tolerable, but not anything special.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Sunset struggles with pacing, technical performance (movement is a tad wonky and it can run sluggish), and a disconnect between how its lead is written and, occasionally, what she does, player depending.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Easy, beautiful, and inventive. While the times it offers challenge are a little too spread out for my liking, the game looks and sounds stunning, and offers players a variety of new sights to experience along their journey.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Finding the right groove and reaching a hypnotic state, that's 0rbitalis at its best.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    From first blood to knockout this is an exceptional fighting game. I just wish the rest of it was held to that same standard.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Roving Rogue failed to really capture my interest throughout the entire adventure, but from a raw gameplay perspective I had some fun with the platforming bits. You'll enjoy it even more with friends.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Samurai Warriors Chronicles 3 is held back by the switch to the 3DS, and I recommend just picking up the past core entry instead.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 45 Critic Score
    It has its moments of truly feeling like a badass, but they do not make up for the frustration of everything in between.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Super Star Path nails the mixing of space shooter, roguelike, and puzzle genres in a way I didn't even know I wanted. Sadly, the whole experience is over within an hour. But at a measly three dollars, I find it hard to complain -- though it did leave me wanting more.

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