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For 548 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 27% higher than the average critic
  • 3% same as the average critic
  • 70% 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 XCOM 2: War of the Chosen
Lowest review score: 20 The Lord of the Rings - Gollum
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 256 out of 548
  2. Mixed: 267 out of 548
  3. Negative: 25 out of 548
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    • 82 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Madden NFL 18
    Even without any changes to Franchise mode, Madden NFL 18 is the best entry in the series to date. Realistic visuals, overhauled mechanics, and Longshot mode create a more authentic NFL football experience.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Tom Clancy's The Division 2
    The Division 2 is the best loot shooter I’ve ever played. The cover shooting mechanics are refined, enemy AI is smart and punishing, and the mission design is varied and surprising. Ubisoft has created a wondrously detailed post-apocalyptic Washington D.C. that compels you to keep scouring for loot. The story flounders, but the activities soar all the way through the lengthy story and engaging endgame. The Dark Zones don’t feel as consequential as the main map at the moment, but they still offer additional fun.
    • 90 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
    It demands a level of determination and skill that far exceeds every other Souls-like game before it, but just as Sekiro can be downright infuriating, it can be just as, if not more, satisfying. It feels like the uncompromising realization of FromSoftware’s vision, and you can’t ask for much more than that. If FromSoftware intends to make a sequel, we’ll have our controllers ready – and the backup controllers for when we break the first ones.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Pyre
    The artists and designers at Supergiant are so studied that they manage to ground their most interesting ideas in a shell that makes them smooth and accessible. It’s our favorite game of theirs, and that says a lot.
    • 91 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    UFO 50
    UFO 50 will remind you why you fell in love with video games in the first place.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Call of Duty: Warzone Caldera
    Call of Duty: Warzone is the definitive battle royale experience right now.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Hi-Fi Rush
    Hi-Fi Rush cracks the rhythm-action genre wide open to deliver Tango Gameworks' most confident, stylish, and surprising project to date.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Fe
    Players who aren’t willing to relax a bit and let Fe take some control of their experience might have trouble, but most everyone else will find an affecting, unique romp through the woods backed by touching moments and some of the most inventive design to come from a major publisher in ages.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Fall Guys
    Fall Guys is a family-friendly battle royale and a game of the year contender.
    • 96 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
    So long as you’re willing to meticulously survey Hyrule like an archaeologist digging for fossils, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is an engrossing sequel full of mysteries to solve and experiments to conduct. It’s a digital laboratory that I imagine will still be producing unbelievable discoveries 10 years from now.
    • 90 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Marvel's Spider-Man 2
    Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 delivers a personal story about two busybodies struggling to find balance in their lives, while all webbed up in larger-than-life comic book arcs. That’s a perfect match for Insomniac’s winning action-adventure formula, which is improved in almost every conceivable way here. Its expansive narrative and open-world checklists may feel overwhelming at times, but that effectively drives home its ultimate point: Great power isn’t a cure for great responsibility.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Resident Evil HD Remaster
    Resident Evil HD not only preserves Shinji Mikami’s classic, but introduces a new control scheme that perfectly balances its delicious challenge.
    • 93 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Resident Evil 4
    I’m thankful for the cosmic coincidence that put a Dead Space and Resident Evil 4 remake just months apart from one another. Both projects show two valid, but completely different paths forward for game remakes. Dead Space just preserves the original, faithfully communicating what it was like playing it in 2008. As a counterpoint, Resident Evil 4 shows the value of careful reimagination. It isn’t just in conversation with the 2005 version, but with the two decades worth of games that sprung from it. It’s the past, present, and future of action-horror rolled up into an instant classic that stands side by side with its predecessor.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Scarlet Nexus
    Scarlet Nexus is a must-play for any fan of Japanese action RPGs and standard JRPGs. If the story doesn’t grab your attention, the combat will. It has enough meat to its action to distract from its very minor blemishes. Its characters are a delight to interact with and seeing them grow together really had me fully invested in all of their arcs. I left the experience craving another title like it that takes its excellent action even further.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    OlliOlli World
    OlliOlli World delivers beautiful, fast-paced, and captivating skateboarding fun.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Super Mario Maker 2
    Super Mario Maker 2 is the best of both worlds. For creative-minded players, the level design suite is robust and includes a number of excellent new features to make an even greater variety of courses. For those who just want to play, Super Mario Maker 2 has an excellent campaign filled with 100-plus Nintendo-designed levels — not to mention the constantly growing library of user-created levels. The online multiplayer isn’t feature-rich, but it doesn’t stop Mario Maker 2 from joining the lineup of top-tier Nintendo Switch games.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Saints Row IV: Re-Elected
    For every mission of dull gunplay, though, Saints Row IV offers up something freaky in response.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    NBA 2K18
    NBA 2K18 makes strides in both visuals and gameplay, while introducing an endearing social experience blended within MyCareer. The two story modes don’t impress, but their surrounding parts are so strong that they become an afterthought.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
    Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is a staggering sequel that'll put you in a medieval mindset.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess
    Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess is unlike anything else you'll play in 2024, and that's why it's one of the year's best games.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Avowed
    With Avowed, Obsidian Entertainment once again flaunts its writing chops with a fantasy story that is contemporary in its themes and combat that feels better than most other first-person western RPGs. Whether you've experienced a Pillars of Eternity game before or not, this is a must-play.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
    Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is the best Metroidvania since 2021's Metroid Dread. It sticks to the rewarding style of exploration that makes this genre great while ensuring that experience is as seamless as possible thanks to the innovative Memory Shards system and helpful Guided Mode option. All of that is held up by a backbone of silky smooth platforming and combat that's as easy or difficult as you want it to be.
    • 92 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Forza Horizon 4
    It’s the perfect racing game for the vast majority of gamers. Even for race sim fans, it’s going to be a delightful diversion for tired people who just can’t be bothered to focus hard and be very serious.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy
    The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy is a morbidly engrossing tactics RPG that takes the right notes from Danganronpa.
    • 92 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
    Whether it bests past entries like Super Smash Bros. Melee or Brawl doesn’t matter; it’s a spectacular work unto itself.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Shin Megami Tensei V
    Shin Megami Tensei 5 is yet another gem for the Nintendo Switch that every JRPG fan needs to check out.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance
    Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance makes one of the best open-world RPGs around even better.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
    As you delve further into Rebirth, you begin to realize that almost every facet of the game has been improved.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Halo: The Master Chief Collection
    The Master Chief Collection is a testament to the cult of fandom that Halo-lovers established around the series. Every map from every included game and their add-on packs is available in the multiplayer mode, and each runs in its originating game’s engine.
    • 91 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Bayonetta 2
    Bayonetta 2 is a game whose gargantuan barrage of sex, violence, and surrealism sets the mind on fire in the best possible way.
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    • 87 Metascore
    • Critic Score
    Monster Train 2
    Monster Train 2 is the latter, a slightly more polished version of the original with more content for fans to plow through. It trades memorability for momentary captivation, and it’s an understandable tradeoff. Just like with the first game, though, the memories of my hours mowing down Titans are already melting away. [Impressions]
    • tbd Metascore
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    inZOI
    My first impressions of Inzoi are mainly positive, though, as this life simulation game shows a ton of potential with the ideas it’s playing around with. There are still many quality-of-life issues that leave me wondering how long Inzoi could keep the attention and goodwill of players like me who love the genre. It also begs the question of how worthwhile it is to play in early access and if it’s easier to wait until the full game is out. [Early Access Impressions]
    • 52 Metascore
    • Critic Score
    Fallout 76
    Fallout games have long struggle with interface issues, but with the many other open-world games that offer a more streamlined experience, it’s hard to keep picking the one that bumbles something so essential...The problem is at its worst on PC. While aiming is easier due to the precision of a mouse, everything else feels designed with a controller in mind. The Pip-Boy is a real nuisance. You’ll find yourself constantly activating the wrong menu even after hours of play.
    • tbd Metascore
    • Critic Score
    33 Immortals
    Thunder Lotus has a great foundation here and I’m excited to see what else it has on its roadmap for early access. I know that an 11-player run is already in the works, but I’m eager to see some more creative weapons, new perks, and varied maps that’ll make each run feel a little different. I’m happy to enlist in any war against God, but I’ll need a little more if this is going to be the kind of roguelike I return to regularly. I have no reason to think that Thunder Lotus won’t get there, as 33 Immortals is already in great shape in early access. If you’re looking for an inventive new co-op game, join the holy war today. [Early Access Impressions]
    • 90 Metascore
    • Critic Score
    The Last of Us Part II Remastered
    As a double-dip built for superfans, The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered is a fine (though inaccurately titled) collector’s edition with some valuable archival material. But as an extension of Naughty Dog’s creative vision, it’s borderline mockery that turns a thoughtful story into a cruel punch line.
    • 87 Metascore
    • Critic Score
    Marvel's Spider-Man
    Whether a fan of Spider-Man himself, the open-world genre, or action games in general, Marvel’s Spider-Man is an excellent example of each.

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