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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 1.5 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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    • 94 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Resident Evil Code: Veronica
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    • Electric Playground
      • Posted May 5, 2021
    • 91 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
    Quotation unavailable.
    • Electric Playground
      • Posted May 5, 2021
    • 72 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Super Swing Golf
    Super Swing Golf's controls work very well under the Wii set-up, and it's a good choice for new and veteran duffers.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Capcom Classics Collection Vol. 2
    Now this is how you do a collection of classics.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 95 Critic Score
    Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas
    Vegas has drool-inducing visuals, extremely good AI, and controls so intuitive and fitting that you’ll think the gang from Ubisoft Montreal came over to take your measurements before they sent you the game.
    • 95 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
    Twilight Princess is a great game because it's full of so many activities, and just about every one of them not only finds a cool way to use the Wii control, they're just plain fun. This is a game full of creativity in its creature design, puzzle design, combat, and story.
    • 94 Metascore
    • 99 Critic Score
    Gears of War
    The camera is so good in Gears of War that I never once thought about it while playing. I can't recall a single instance where it did not frame the action right, or hide anything I should have seen.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Tony Hawk's Project 8
    Along with a brand new engine (the first built specifically for next gen consoles), Project 8 looks great, presenting some beautiful neighbourhoods and characters.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Marvel: Ultimate Alliance
    A few rough spots, but the "ultimate" in the game's name is no exaggeration.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Justice League Heroes
    While not perfect, Justice League Heroes is easily the best game to come out featuring DC heroes in a very long time.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Scarface: The World Is Yours
    Fans of the ultimate guy movie that is Scarface should really enjoy this game, but it doesn't add much to the crowded open-world crime game.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria
    A great game with high replay value. This Square-Enix title will satisfy even the most hardcore RPG fans with its innovative gameplay and many features.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    NHL 07
    The new Skill Stick system is the reason to play the game.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Cooking Mama
    A lot of fun, with many different kinds of activities, with an immediate sense of accomplishment. It also has copious amount of practise modes.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    LocoRoco
    LocoRoco is an easy-going game. In fact, playing it sometimes feels close to meditation.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Saints Row
    Keith David provides the voice of the leader of the Saints, and that guy has such an awesome voice he could make reading off his grocery list sound cool.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Dead Rising
    It's funny, dramatic, mysterious, and full of satisfying moments. I find it's a great game to work out some frustrations on. Just picking up a bat and wading into a crowd of moaning, shambling monsters is a wonderful stress reliever.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Lemmings
    Lemmings PSP by no means does anything revolutionary to the series, but it's as solid a game as it ever was.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
    If you're a fan of Final Fantasy VII, then this is the next best thing to a full-fledged sequel. If you aren't a fan, you'll still probably agree that it's an amazing visual experience.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day!
    Yet another odd and unique one from Nintendo. Not for everyone, but it does your brain some good.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Metroid Prime: Hunters
    What the franchise loses in the transition from console to handheld, it makes up with intuitive control and the best multiplayer the DS has to offer. You'll be playing this one for a long time.
    • 90 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter
    The Tom Clancy games virtually invented the realistic shooter, and Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter moves that genre forward. If you're a fanatic for modern military action or you just like some brains behind your gunfire, you must pick up GRAW.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Black
    It's very satisfying to hose a building with bullets and leave nothing standing when you're finished. It just might not have the lasting value you're looking for.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Chibi-Robo!
    It sounds totally weird on paper, but as soon as I tried it, I found it grew on me really quickly. Give it a try, and see if it charms your frog costume off too.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
    A solid follow-up to Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (GBA), this game sticks to its predecessor's proven game play, adding updated graphics, a new story and a couple of extra Mario Bros., making for one of the most enjoyable DS titles to date.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie
    Beautiful, fun, and very easy for anyone to pick up and play.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Condemned: Criminal Origins
    Is it a fresh and unusual take on shooters, on horror survival, or both? Ah, let's just say it's fresh and unusual and leave it at that.
    • 91 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Mario Kart DS
    The graphics are phenomenal, some of the best so far for the handheld system. The controls in the game are simple enough for anyone to jump right into, and the variety of gameplay will keep most players coming back for more.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo
    The single player is fun, but the real lasting value can be found online.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Operation Flashpoint: Elite
    While this game's lackluster graphics will turn off most gamers, there is a deep military simulator underneath.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 95 Critic Score
    Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories
    Don't be fooled by its size. LCS delivers the full GTA experience in the palm of your hand. Definitely worth the time and money if you own a PSP.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Age of Empires III
    Combining solid game play, stellar physics, and some of the most vibrant graphics available on the PC, Age of Empires III is the alpha male of the RTS pack.
    • 91 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Shadow of the Colossus
    While Shadow of the Colossus may not have the best ever PS2 graphics, what it does have is pretty pleasing.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
    This game is different, has a great style, and will give your brain a workout. If you like mystery novels or courtroom dramas, you gotta take this case.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    FIFA Soccer 06
    The fluid animations and in-depth gameplay will allow experienced and first time players to pick up the game and have fun.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Day of Defeat: Source
    A great game if you are a fan of the WW2 genre and a previous fan of the DOD series, but if not, you might find greater value in another WW2 title.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction
    Comic book fans will love how the game faithfully adapts the experience of being the Hulk, and people who have never even picked up a comic will enjoy the wanton destruction the players are capable of wreaking.
    • 90 Metascore
    • 95 Critic Score
    Advance Wars: Dual Strike
    In my opinion, this is the best game available for the Nintendo DS and one of the best strategy games of its generation. A must have for any DS owner and if you don't have a DS, this is a viable reason to get one.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Polarium
    Like all good puzzlers, Polarium is exceptionally easy to learn, and it makes it very hard for you to turn your DS off and get your work done.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Doom 3
    One final note: if you get the Collector's Edition of Doom III, you also get ports of "Doom II" and "Ultimate Doom." If you're an old timer, that's a lot of great nostalgia.
    • 94 Metascore
    • 95 Critic Score
    Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory
    Playing Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory is like tearing open your presents Christmas morning and discovering to your shock that you got everything you asked for. No pairs of socks.
    • 94 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    God of War
    On top of the fun factor, GoW is also a delightful treat for the senses with its artistic rendition of ancient Greece.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Ridge Racer
    Namco blows the doors off the PSP with this beautiful arcade racer, and leaves all of the other launch titles in the dust.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Lumines
    Like a song you can't get out of your head. Its simple yet challenging gameplay will call you back again and again.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath
    A real change from the rest of the Oddworld games, but a welcome one. Here's hoping the Stranger turns up in future Oddworld games.
    • 96 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Resident Evil 4
    It has freaky monsters that pull out new surprises just when you think you're used to them. It has interesting boss battles. It has vile villains you really want to smack down. It has desperate battles where you're trapped in flimsy shacks while psychotic villagers break through doors and windows.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
    A beautifully designed, quirky game. If you like Zelda, you'll love it. If adventure games and bus rides are your thing, pick it up.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
    A sequel that doesn't disappoint. KOTOR 2 is both a great Xbox RPG and a great Star Wars game.
    • 96 Metascore
    • 95 Critic Score
    Half-Life 2
    With tasty graphics and gameplay that is sheer madness, Half-life 2 is sweeter than a chocolate-and-honey lollipop coated with sugar, and it provides twice the rush.
    • 95 Metascore
    • 95 Critic Score
    Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
    Calling this game huge is an understatement...All told, San Andreas is about four times the size of any previous GTA game.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
    One of the great strengths of Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door is that although everything is pretty simple, none of it is so simple as to be boring.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Mortal Kombat: Deception
    It's nice to see that Midway has really listened to video game fans in the development of Mortal Kombat: Deception. The game is a considerable improvement over "Deadly Alliance."
    • 83 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Tony Hawk's Underground 2
    I love the game's soundtrack, which has old and newer hits, and completely fits the game's attitude. I never would have thought that skateboarding tricks and Johnny Cash would go together, but they do.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 95 Critic Score
    Katamari Damacy
    A unique game with a perfect blend of great visuals and a totally engaging gameplay style.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 95 Critic Score
    X-Men Legends
    One of the best comic games to come along in years … and it's certainly the best X-Men game I've ever played.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Star Wars: Battlefront
    For fans of shooter games in general, Battlefront is a chance to apply some military strategy to epic scale intergalactic combat. And for Star Wars fans, the game finally gives them a chance to experience firsthand some of the best battles in the Star Wars saga.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Fable
    One of the coolest things about Fable is how your character's abilities and appearance change based on your choices. If you've been good, you'll look pure and sweet and innocent. If you've been bad, you'll look like you're touring with Marilyn Manson.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Silent Hill 4: The Room
    It has its quirks, but in the end, it delivers the goods. And the scares.
    • 94 Metascore
    • 95 Critic Score
    Burnout 3: Takedown
    This is one of the best games I've ever played involving cars, asphalt and disregard for public safety. It is a must have for any gamer's collection, anybody who ever had fun smashing hot wheels cars into each other, or anyone who likes destruction.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 95 Critic Score
    Spider-Man 2
    Easily one of the best comic based video games to ever hit home consoles. It's a fanboy's dream in terms of living out the life of a superhero. Just remember that it's only a game … leave the underoos and silly string at home.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Mario vs. Donkey Kong
    One of the best-looking GBA games to come along in some time, and definitely a great addition to the legacy of both Mario and Donkey Kong.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Red Dead Revolver
    Red Dead Revolver could very well be THE game to keep the Old West genre from riding off into the sunset once and for all.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    City of Heroes
    City Of Heroes is a breath of fresh air, and a hell of a lot of fun to play. By building on this initial framework, COH has the potential to grow by leaps and bounds.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 95 Critic Score
    Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
    The track designs in Double Dash are positively bursting with activity. If you thought Mario Kart was intense on the N64 (with it's notoriously cheap catch-up AI-which I'm happy to report is noticeably absent this time), you ain't seen nothing yet!
    • 92 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
    Featuring some of the most elaborate and astonishing art work and animation the videogame industry has ever seen, POP definitively raises the bar on visual presentation. I have never seen more detailed and engaging art on the PlayStation 2.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    The Lord of the Rings: War of the Ring
    It’s too bad that the gifts this game offers--and there are quite a few--are mired in repetitious, humdrum gameplay routines.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 95 Critic Score
    The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
    A pure celebration of the movies that inspired it. It is a terrific action game with a degree of depth and a great collection of surprises to collect. The game is also peerless in the presentation department and you can play it with a friend.
    • 91 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Call of Duty
    Call of Duty can be summed up in one word. Intense. Yes, lots of shooters have provided many, many hours of intense situations before but none, including crowded games like "Battlefield 1942," have ever made me feel the insignificance and fear a soldier must feel while watching the slaughter of hundreds of his countrymen.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Jak II
    I was hooked on the gameplay and the story of Jak II almost immediately and my addiction and love of the game hasn’t subsided weeks later. Jak II is, without question, one of the finest gaming experiences I’ve ever had.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell
    A good one all around, getting as much gameplay in to the tiny little cartridge as it can. I even find it got the difficulty about right--not too had, not too easy.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Star Wars: The Clone Wars
    Thanks to the expanded multiplayer, I have no trouble calling the Xbox version of The Clone Wars the best of the bunch.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Def Jam Vendetta
    I don't listen to rap music and I know very little about it, but I am enthralled by this game's easy control; wild over-the-top moves; and enjoyable story mode.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Devastation
    It has a strong graphical kick, enough weapons to outfit a nutso right-wing militia group, and a solid multiplayer package. Just make sure you get the patch.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Trevor Chan's Restaurant Empire
    In the end, the word of the day is "detail." Restaurant Empire has it to spare, incorporating design, bean-counting, empire-building, and plenty of customization into its gameplay. And yet, it's not that tricky to learn.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Primal
    I would not call Primal an innovative title, but it has lots to do and TONS of different powers, which the game doles out just about when you start wanting something new.
    • 96 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
    The style of the graphics however, does not appeal to me, technologically impressive though they are. It's the same way I don't like jazz music, but I know there is good and bad jazz, and that it requires talented musicians to perform it, but the genre of music just doesn't do it for me.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield
    I wouldn't go so far as to call it quite the revolution it could have been, but it comes close. And in the world of action/stealth/strategy games, the series still has no equal.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Clock Tower 3
    I must say the game's emotional impact is undeniable, and it kept me filled with terror every time I turned on my PS2... Oh, and something else. This game has the most appallingly violent cutscenes you will ever see.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc
    Ubi Soft gives their mascot the star treatment and it pays off in a game that captures the real fun of platform hopping, environmental puzzle solving, and boss character combat. Rayman 3 is a treat.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    World Series Baseball 2K3
    Such a detailed game it really feels like a PC game first, console second. However, don't panic. It's still played with a gamepad and played well I might add.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Freelancer
    The gameplay is truly a remarkable achievement... Aesthetically pleasing, lots to do, lots of options, lots of ships and weapons to buy, and a great story. Sounds good to me.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Tenchu: Wrath of Heaven
    And oh my brothers, does the red, red krovvy flow real horrorshow under Tenchu's ultraviolence. That's A Clockwork Orange speak for "there's a lot of blood, too."
    • 87 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Dark Cloud 2
    A game for people who want a nice, long haul game, not a game that lasts a few bowls of chips. Such games risk repetitiveness and boredom, but Dark Cloud 2 stared these dragons down.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Pride FC: Fighting Championships
    With impressive graphics, a deep combat system, and control that lets you throw out the moves like a Disco dancer on Speed, fans of Mixed Martial Arts and Pride competition will find Pride FC a very accessible and transfixing game.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    .hack//Infection Part 1
    A truly brave, and hopeful germination of pertinence in the typically banal garden of videogames.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 76 Critic Score
    Unreal II: The Awakening
    Long enough to last you a few intense game sessions, and you'll easily polish it off over the weekend.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Battlefield 1942: The Road to Rome
    The most enjoyable new aspects of the expansion are the vehicles, and nearly every side gets new ones.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Skies of Arcadia Legends
    Story and characters are excellent. Their personalities and motivations come through easily without a lot of overdone angst.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Devil May Cry 2
    A title that still has camera faults, is far too easy in some of its boss battles, does little to increase the depth of Dante as a character, and little to freshen the formula that was so winning the first time around.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    The Getaway
    Absolutely runs away with the title of most visually and technically impressive game for the PlayStation 2... Unfortunately, the developers shot themselves in the foot with the actual game.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    The Sims
    The frustrations are enough to make me wroth enough to wall a Sim up in an exitless building and watch them slowly expire.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    War of the Monsters
    In any full 3D combat game, targeting can sometimes be a difficulty, and in War of the Monsters, that manifests as an irritating inability to switch cleanly between targets.
    • 90 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Panzer Dragoon Orta
    The game delivers everything you want in this kind of action game--great visuals, replayability, and enough button tapping action that I now have a green circle with a white A permanently tattooed on my thumb.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Impossible Creatures
    I especially like that the Army Builder screen has something to analyze your army, and tell you where it is strong and where it is lacking.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Legends of Wrestling II
    A truly Kaufmanesque moment occurs in Exhibition mode, when you can elect to face Andy Kaufman as Andy Kaufman. He would have loved that.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
    If you've got a top end PC I'd still say the PC version is the best choice, but the Xbox version is still well worth owning.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Europa 1400: The Guild
    A lot more difficult to learn and to play than it ought to be... [but] a great game.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    James Bond 007: NightFire
    While not the best first person shooter on the Xbox, Nightfire does an admirable job of capturing the essence of a Bond film and should please the majority of 007 fans.
    • 93 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell
    Despite a few surprising shortcomings, most notably the save system, Splinter Cell delivers with the impact of a postcard from Hell.
    • 97 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Metroid Prime
    While Metroid Prime engages on no level other than gameplay, that gameplay is so perfectly tuned and refined, so continuously evolving and clever that you'll keep playing and playing, even when you're frustrated, even when you're honestly just a little bored with the back-tracking, and even though you don't care about the character or story.
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