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For 891 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 61% higher than the average critic
  • 4% same as the average critic
  • 35% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 1.6 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 76
Highest review score: 100 Resident Evil Code: Veronica
Lowest review score: 10 GoDai: Elemental Force
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 559 out of 891
  2. Mixed: 296 out of 891
  3. Negative: 36 out of 891
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    • 71 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Mischief Makers
    I can see that Treasure and Enix attempted to put something new into platform gaming with this game. In many ways they have succeeded. What Mischief Makers lacks is the instant pick up and play familiarity that makes people comfortable with a game. From what I've seen, this title just doesn't speak to a majority of the population. It's certainly a niche market game.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Justice for All
    If you liked the original Phoenix Wright and can get past the fact that not much has changed (or improved), you should enjoy yourself.
    • 38 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Far Cry Vengeance
    Certain play aspects are really fun on the Wii controls, such as driving like a maniac through the jungles, and roaring along in feral mode, swatting enemies like you're hitting a home run. But the game suffers from weak graphics, and a why-did-they-bother multiplayer mode that supports only two players.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Disney's Chicken Little: Ace in Action
    A solid action game that feels a little like Starfox, with different battle types that always amount to you shooting everything that moves. While you can't call it revolutionary, it's got good controls and a sense of humour, so I found myself liking it.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent
    Not as bad as I feared, not as good as I'd hoped. I find some features, such as camera control, more intuitive than even the 360 version. Other functions don't hold out so well.
    • 41 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Rapala Tournament Fishing!
    Rapala Tournament Fishing's controls just aren't intuitive, and worse, they're not especially responsive.
    • 48 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Delta Force - Black Hawk Down: Team Sabre
    Team Sabre's single player game is not bad. It's got a good balance between action and strategy, and it has a very good orders system that covers everything you want and more.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    EA Replay
    I’m hoping that EA Replay makes it to another platform; I have a feeling that it will do better there.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    The History Channel: Civil War - A Nation Divided
    Smartly though, the game is very easy on the lowest setting, so even the most aim-challenged of casual gamers should be able to get far into it.
    • 49 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Eragon
    It feels too much like a light copy of the Lord of the Rings button-mashers Stormfront released a few years ago, only not as good.
    • 50 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Reservoir Dogs
    Mr. Pink is especially bad. He looks like a 70s porn star rather than Steve Buscemi, and occasionally he sounds like Jerry Lewis.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Disney's Kim Possible: What's the Switch?
    This game has all the usual punching, kicking, jumping, and the occasional use of gadgets that you’ve seen in other sidescrolling type games. It plays reasonably well, and it has lots of unlockables.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Mortal Kombat: Armageddon
    If you're looking for a fighter to just pick up and play with your friends, it's a fine addition to your library.
    • 50 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Family Guy
    If you're a fan of the show and you're naturally collecting the whole series on DVD, I think you'll be happy when you add this to your collection. But the Family Guy game works more as a piece of Family Guy memorabilia, rather than a game.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Rule of Rose
    If the story doesn't grab you, then you can probably pass on Rule of Rose. Its other elements aren't nearly as satisfying.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Pac-Man World Rally
    If you prefer racing with Namco characters as opposed to Nintendo characters, this is the game for you. But Mario Kart still finishes first with everybody else far behind.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII
    Ripping on Final Fantasy VII is nothing short of blasphemy to some, but this follow-up just doesn't impress.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Major League Baseball 2K6
    Solid baseball, with fun gameplay and great presentation, but poor graphics and annoying bugs means we might need to bring in a pinch-hitter.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth
    A flawed but fascinating adaptation of the imaginings of one of horror's most influential writers.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Trauma Center: Under the Knife
    A fun and original game, but I wish they cut back on the difficulty level.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Fantastic 4
    The graphics showing off the powers, however, are much better. Mr. Fantastic's stretching, for example, looks completely convincing.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
    The in-game dialogue is not provided by the original actors, but sound-alikes. Their voices are pretty close, but some, especially Anakin Skywalker's, can be very monotone.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    WarioWare: Touched!
    Perhaps the coolest part of WarioWare is that it has lots of nods to Nintendo history. There are minigames based on classic Nintendo games, like The Legend of Zelda (touch the fairies to rescue them) and Metroid (pull alien critters off of Samus), and many more.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Star Fox: Assault
    Don't expect lots of depth, but it is a decent shooter with lots of eye candy. Whereas "Dinosaur Planet" offered a long gaming haul, Star Fox: Assault keeps it short and sweet and simple.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Death by Degrees
    Stick with "Tekken 5."
    • 60 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Asphalt: Urban GT
    Multiplayer is a great aspect of the game. The only great aspect of the game.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Rumble Roses
    A good softcore tease with a decent wrestling game thrown in. If you're into that sort of thing.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Gretzky NHL 2005
    Overall, the game doesn't look bad, but it loses it in the details.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw
    Even the new additions to the franchise lack enough depth to warrant picking this up if you already own "Here Comes The Pain."
    • 63 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The Incredibles
    A light action game that ties into the movie very well, and those that loved the movie and want to spend time with these characters should enjoy it.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Rocky: Legends
    And while there's only so much that can be done within the confines of the Rocky films, Rocky Legends does an admirable job of giving something solid to not only fans of the movies, but to general boxing fans as well.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Transformers
    For fans of the Transformers license, this game has lots of cool extras to help disguise the fact that it’s really just an average action game.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    X2: Wolverine's Revenge
    Fans of Wolverine will love the story, which delves heavily into the character's history with references to Department H and Weapon X aplenty.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Marvel vs. Capcom 2
    Just imagine what it could've been like if Capcom had put some effort into it.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
    The game's biggest problem though is its paltry length... In the end, CSI is lots of fun for fans of the TV show, and is a decent adventure game in its own right.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    The King of Route 66
    While the load times are not outrageously long, they do pile up, especially when there is a palatable pause just between flipping to the options screen!
    • 61 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    MLB 2004
    But what made me put down the Dualshock in frustration is control... Base running is the primary offender... It's just too confusing and counterintuitive, especially if you're brave enough to try returning to bases.
    • 46 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    My Street
    If only more could have been done with the online, and that control smoothed out.
    • 48 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Murakumo: Renegade Mech Pursuit
    Repetitive missions are a strike against it, but the real damage is done by the annoying auto-aim and the slow to respond control.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The Gladiators: The Galactic Circus Games
    Nothing if not original.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Post Mortem
    It has problems keeping track of continuity... The attempts at adding some freedom and multiple approaches weren't quite pulled off, but points for effort.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Harbinger (2003)
    Brilliant conceptually--it's a "Diablo"-like game in a science fiction setting.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Kung Fu Chaos
    An absolute blast to play through one time exactly and only. If you have to backtrack at all (which unfortunately you do) the fun rapidly diminishes, which adds up to zero replay value.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb
    My copy of Emperor's Tomb had occasional moments of severe slowdown and music stuttering. These instances never occurred during a life or death situation, but they were aggravating all the same.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Vexx
    It is the desire to see the other environments, rather than the story, that will motivate you to continue playing. It presents almost every type of platform gameplay that you've ever seen, but there's nothing new or remarkable about it.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball
    DOA XBV's laid back approach is refreshing. Like a real vacation, nothing is particularly urgent in the game, which is almost unheard of--almost every game out there is about WINNING or DYING.
    • 54 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Super Bubble Pop
    Is it addictive? Yes. I'm a "Bust-a-Move" junkie and I found that habit-forming gameplay in this game too.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Sherlock Holmes: The Mystery of the Mummy
    You've seen these types of puzzles before, but they are decently difficult and varied enough to please most adventure gamers.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Star Wars Bounty Hunter
    The two versions are identical in most ways, however the GC graphics are slightly better. The colours are sharper and more vibrant.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Shadow of Destiny
    The game is a little bit tough to get into. The controls (mouse look and arrows keys to move) are a tad ungainly.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
    While the PC version of Jedi Outcast blows the GameCube version out of the water, this is still a very good shooter with a lot to offer Nintendophiles, despite the disappointments.
    • 50 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Minority Report: Everybody Runs
    Minority Report does not capture the essence of the movie and ends up being a tiresome wade through piles of repetitive enemies.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Star Wars: Bounty Hunter
    It has strong characters and a story that's better plotted than the last movie, quite frankly. If only that camera was a little more tame.
    • 44 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Superman: The Man of Steel
    Flying just never feels natural or precise, and considering how much of it Superman does, this is not a small failing.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Ninja Assault
    The voice work in this game is awful and unprofessional.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Dragon's Lair 3D
    A playable game with a some enjoyable moments. If you've got the patience to struggle with the less than perfect control, go ahead and rent this one.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Shinobi
    I don't think even the greatest purist will care for the save system.
    • 55 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    NHL FaceOff 2003
    The graphics of FO 2003 aren't horrible, but they're definitely weak.
    • 55 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Zapper
    Walking away from the simple addictive gameplay always proves difficult for me. I hate for a machine to ever get the better of me.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Tony Tough and the Night of Roasted Moths
    Certainly not the best adventure game I've ever played, but fans of the genre will have some fun.
    • 49 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Toxic Grind
    The idea of having cannons and other things to deliberately impede your progress is an interesting idea, but the implementation still needs work.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    The House of the Dead III
    I wish it had gone for more stuff, particularly given the power of the Xbox (like how about highly destructive environments, instead of blasting the odd box?), and given that House of the Dead II is probably the better game. But hey, why complain when you get two games in one?
    • 71 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    ToeJam & Earl III: Mission to Earth
    Just isn't very much fun... There's no zen underneath the zaniness, no pith under the perkiness, and no meat beneath the mirth.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Contra: Shattered Soldier
    Prime rental territory; it's one of those games that will be adored by some and abhorred by others, with hardly any middle ground.
    • 54 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Reign of Fire
    I did manage to have some fun with Reign of Fire, but never got past the frustration with the controls.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Wild Arms 3
    Despite the repetitive combat and other shortcomings, I found Wild Arms 3 to be pretty engrossing.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Whacked!
    With human opponents the games seemed much more lively and unpredictable, and of course, human opponents are more fun to beat on.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Ty the Tasmanian Tiger
    The joy in this game comes from the environments. Krome Studios has done a fantastic job of making the different locals feel alive.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee
    Godzilla can't compete with top fighting games like DOA3, but then you'd be foolish to expect it to. It's probably going to appeal more to people who like monster movies.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Hitman 2: Silent Assassin
    The save game system and the control scheme add to the difficulty more than they should.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Conflict: Desert Storm
    Controls take some getting used to, but they're not bad in the end.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    RLH: Run Like Hell
    If you go in expecting action as opposed to getting your socks scared off, you can have fun with it.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Island Thunder
    I like the new modes because each one puts the player on the defensive at some point, and I love being the centre of attention in a multiplayer game and facing overwhelming odds. Yeah, I'm a masochist, sue me.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    NBA ShootOut 2003
    The best thing about NBA ShootOut 2003 is the career mode that allows you to create a player and work your way into the NBA through good play in the summer leagues.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Superman: Shadow of Apokolips
    A reasonably good game that could have been great with better control, and handling the boss/supervillian fights better.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Super Bust-A-Move 2
    If you're not going to mess with the editor, there aren't many reasons to get this new version if you own older copies of the game.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
    The game is also pretty short--somewhere in the neighborhood of 8-12 hours to finish, and your desire to replay it will likely be minimal. All of which doesn't sound good, but I enjoyed myself playing through this familiar story.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Dual Hearts
    It provides some engaging platform-style puzzle solving, in unique environments. Enough said.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Casino Empire
    There is some basic strategy, but once you've got the hang of it, Casino Empire is a pretty simple game.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Gungrave
    It's very short--you'll play through it in an afternoon easily, unless you have trouble with the bosses, but the visuals and adrenalin-overdose gameplay make it one of the most visceral and fun PS2 action game I've played yet.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Egg Mania: Eggstreme Madness
    Truly addictive personalities will find a new puzzle challenge, but Egg Mania: Eggstreme Madness just doesn't have the jam to hold the attention of less obsessive gamers.
    • 49 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Blade II
    I think they shot themselves in the foot when they made the sword something you have to power-up to--that should be something you have continual access to.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Turok: Evolution
    If you have other consoles and are going to get a version of it, it's probably better to look at the GameCube and Xbox versions.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Commandos 2: Men of Courage
    For those with the patience and will to eventually master the control interface that buries it, Commandos 2 is still an excellent game.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Street Hoops
    Pump up the difficulty, unlock more videos, and more players, create more characters; you can and will still have a lot of fun with Street Hoops after you start to catch on to its flaws.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Street Hoops
    The graphics and AI could use some serious polish. Still, it's more fun than you might expect, and definitely worth a try.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Beach Spikers: Virtua Beach Volleyball
    If only Sega and the IVF could both learn that lesson and promote volleyball on the merits of the game and of the athletes who play it, rather than their femaleness and enforced lack of clothing.
    • 35 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Tsunami 2265
    The gameplay of Tsunami 2265 is best-suited for younger or for casual gamers.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Enclave
    If you like the combat, you'll be satisfied with Enclave. If you're not, you won't find much else to take an interest in.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller
    The game remains single-player only.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Delta Force: Urban Warfare
    Urban Warfare also plays more like a first person clone of "Metal Gear Solid," and a not bad one at that.
    • 50 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Men in Black II: Alien Escape
    Fun in small doses, but it just doesn't have the hooks to keep you playing.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Delta Force: Task Force Dagger
    By far the weakest thing about the game is the graphics.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    RedCard 20-03
    It's really a case of great game additives making up for mediocre game design.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Disney's Stitch: Experiment 626
    It doesn't stand out from the crowd, but it should appeal to fans of the flick.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Legion: The Legend of Excalibur
    Not fun from the get go.
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    • 60 Critic Score
    Elite Forces: Navy SEALs
    There's nothing that makes you gasp with pleasure, but neither is there anything seriously wrong.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Downforce
    Jaw-dropping crashes cannot an entire game carry, however. While passable handling provides for a mildly entertaining play experience, it's an incredibly short affair.
    • 47 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Monster Jam: Maximum Destruction
    The sound effects and music is repetitive and eventually, annoying. Hell, it's a monster truck game, you'd think the audio would be a priority!
    • 71 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Test Drive
    Sadly, automakers have yet to realize that it's better to have one of their cars in a good game than to enforce their no-damage policy and end up with a bad game because of it.
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