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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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    • 88 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Medieval: Total War
    One of the truly rare games which induces that special kind of gaming exhaustion caused by sleeping two or three pitiful hours at night (while you dream about the game) before getting up to do it all over again.
    • 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.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Madden NFL 2001
    Even if Madden NFL 2001 wasn’t the only game in town, it would still be one of the best football games ever.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Body Harvest
    Bustling with alien activity, brimming with challenges and boasting the largest collection of controllable vehicles you've ever seen in an action-adventure game, Body Harvest is a blast from beginning to end. It was definitely worth the wait!
    • 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.
    • 91 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Castlevania: Circle of the Moon
    The patented pacing, mechanics and rewards of the adventure go down like a perfectly aged fine wine.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Ratchet & Clank
    The graphics, the busy environments, the interactivity... every element taken by itself it pretty praiseworthy, stick 'em all on the same disk and they add up to good things.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Mario Kart 64
    A few new weapons, a 3D take and cleaner visuals can't hide the fact that this is essentially five year old game play that Nintendo could have done in its sleep. Although I found Mario Kart 64 to be eminently playable, I just couldn't shake the feeling that it was a knock off of the first game.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Superbike 2001
    First-rate graphics, awesome motion captured animation, smooth 3D scrolling, as well as authentic riders, bikes and tracks... It has it where it counts, in the fun category.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Le Mans 24 Hours
    An outstanding update of the Dreamcast version–-does truly replicate this most unique of races, while not forcing players to endure a full day of gaming.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance
    One of the best PS2 games on the market. It combines well-paced action, a strong story, and AD&D rules into an exciting romp through the most famous city on the Sword Coast.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Animal Crossing
    The game is so cute, so catchy, and so compelling, that its appeal is truly universal.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    MechWarrior 4: Vengeance
    It’s beautiful, it’s challenging, and it will keep you occupied for a long, long time.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Aggressive Inline
    Grinding through the seven gigantic levels at snappy speeds, you'll quickly--and happily--realize the controls are tighter than Ebenezer Scrooge's rectum.
    • 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.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Sonic Advance
    Fun is the operative word here and this game delivers the brand of entertainment that gamers have come to expect from Sega and the Game Boy Advance.
    • 90 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Star Wars Rogue Leader: Rogue Squadron II
    One nice touch is that "finishing" a mission is not necessarily the same as finishing it--any scruffy nerfherder can earn the game's bronze medals, but it takes a serious attention to detail (and the ability to succeed without overzealous use of the targeting computer) to earn Gold medals.
    • 90 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4
    While it's a shame the Xbox Live stuff never materialized, Tony Hawk 4 still manages to top its previous outing on the Xbox.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Pirates: The Legend of Black Kat
    I love the fact that the game's exploration is open-ended.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Sid Meier's SimGolf
    SimGolf does manage to provide a game that is especially simple to play and continues to be fun long after you've managed to turn a profit.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Shogun: Total War
    The replay value of Shogun: Total War is immense.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Warlords Battlecry II
    The game is full of the little details that define greatness. If Warlords Battlecry II isn't one of the early leaders for real-time strategy game of the year I'll eat my magical staff.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Screamer 4x4
    For those who like the unique challenge of timed racing and the strategies that off-road rallies require, Screamer 4X4 is a must have.
    • 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.
    • 91 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Madden NFL 2001
    Even if Madden NFL 2001 weren’t the only game in town, it would still be one of the best football games ever.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Quake III Revolution
    Its mists, textures, particle blood sprays and lighting make it the best-looking shooter on the PlayStation 2, and maybe even a competitor for best-looking overall game.
    • 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.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Tribes 2
    I'm hooked. It's been a long while since I found myself staying up until 3:00 in the morning for days on end. Come to think of it, the last time I did that was when I used to play "Starsiege: Tribes."
    • 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.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive
    Striking graphics, realistic environments, interesting and diverse characters--what’s not to like? Really nothing.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Descent 3
    More of the same "get me outta this 'bot-infested labyrinth" madness that made the first two games so deservedly popular. But thanks to the latest tech, the 'bot-infested labyrinths of Descent 3 are more nightmarish and addictive than ever before. Don't even bother trying to resist it.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Commandos 2: Men of Courage
    It was a long wait for the sequel, but Pyro spent the time innovating a game that was already innovative to begin with. You're gonna love this one.
    • 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.
    • 95 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2
    Even with the dark-screen frustrations and camera hurdles, Tony Hawk 2 is, without a doubt, the best interpretation of skateboarding ever created for a portable game system.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Duke Nukem 64
    Duke Nukem 64, while certainly not the fulfilling banquet that Rare's Goldeneye proved to be this year, is definitely meaty enough to fatten you up. Even if you feel like you're drowning in first person shooters these days, Duke 64 delivers enough innovative secrets and bullet riddled action to silence your cries.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Age of Mythology
    It's just so frickin' wild and cool. You can get whole forests to come to life and attack your enemies, build huge monsters like the Hydra (yes, it grows more heads as it takes damage), and pound the enemy city into a crater with meteor storms.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    2002 FIFA World Cup
    It's fun, it's exciting, and it's challenging -whether played against the artificial intelligence or your big sister.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Giants: Citizen Kabuto
    An excellent action game. Or is it strategy? Or perhaps action-strategy? Whatever it is, it is damn fun.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Diablo II: Lord of Destruction
    Adds plenty to Diablo II, and not just a new episode. It actually changes the entire game from start to finish.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Fallout 2
    Right from the opening strains of the song played in the opening movie, it's evident that Fallout 2 is going to be awesome. And it is. It perfectly recaptures what made the first so great.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel
    The game has plenty of swearing, and lots of gore. I like running around nearly dead--you leave a big trail of red wherever you go. Ok, so maybe it is over the top, but at least somebody still has some cajones out there.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Super Dodge Ball Advance
    One of the best games released so far for Nintendo's 32-bit handheld.
    • 91 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Baldur's Gate
    Everything that fans of AD&D have always wanted in a computer game. The only thing that will prevent it from being perfect for everyone is the very fact that it follows the AD&D rules so faithfully.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Turok: Dinosaur Hunter
    Turok's flashy stuff notwithstanding, it is the game's incredibly rich and complex level construction and enemy AI that will keep your heart pounding and the sweat beading until the very end.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Ace Combat 2
    There has not been a flight combat sim released on any console system that can even come close to the quality and value of this title.
    • 90 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Rayman 2 Revolution
    Jaw-dropping graphics, sound and gameplay herein combine and form a lone fabulous, must-have package.
    • 92 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Thief: The Dark Project
    The audio is extremely well done because it is a major component of gameplay, not just presentation. I don't think I've ever spent as much time listening to a game as I did with this one.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter
    Might I remind you this is the game that finally combines using the Force and starship combat, a concept that is so cool it could chill all the beer at five consecutive Oktoberfests.
    • 90 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Black & White
    I strangely feel a very strong maternal instinct towards my monkey (don't tell my children). I find myself telling him out loud what a good boy he is while rubbing his belly or explaining why I have to spank him.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Heavy Metal: F.A.K.K. 2
    A well-told story set on a lush planet with varied environments and a strong action heroin makes FAKK2 one of the best 3rd person action games around.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Excitebike 64
    Added bonuses like the inclusion of the original side-scrolling turbo-cooling itty-bitty-bit masterpiece plus a tremendous hybrid of classic and new with 3D-ified straight and narrow, linear and delineated track design adds great gobs of icing to the cake.
    • 93 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    NBA 2K2
    Nobody has developed a perfect basketball sim. Visual Concepts however has come the closest with NBA 2K2. By far this is the best hoops title on the market today.
    • 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.
    • 90 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Syphon Filter
    What especially impresses me is that although the presentation is smooth and competent, it is understated and lets the brilliant gameplay speak for itself.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Homeworld: Cataclysm
    Outstanding visuals, an ominous orchestral score, a well-scripted story with real plot twists, excellent voice acting and a host of brand new ships and weapons, Cataclysm is a sequel to Homeworld as much as "Aliens" was a sequel to "Alien." It’s better, has more action, and plays longer.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Throne of Darkness
    Its innovative combat system, addictive click and kill adventuring, and solid story make it a title that keeps reviewers up late.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Tekken Tag Tournament
    Currently the high water mark for the PS2.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Fatal Frame
    Through careful scripting, disturbing audio-visual tricks, solid gameplay and a judicious use of cinematics, Fatal Frame manages to convey the disarming sense of feeling one's sanity crumble under the assault of otherworldly influences...At least, that's what the Voices told me to say.
    • 90 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    NBA 2K2
    The most well-rounded simulation in this highly-competitive genre.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    NCAA College Football 2K2
    Aside from the talented AI, there are a lot more impressive game features. One of the first things to come to mind is the incredibly deep playbook and coverage set.
    • 90 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    NCAA Football 2002
    The massive number of features and solid gameplay more than make up for any of my minor gripes.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Myth III: The Wolf Age
    A must-see RTS experience with a rich single-player campaign and a whopping 14 styles of multiplayer competition.
    • 93 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Grand Theft Auto III
    The number of different ways you can play GTA III is astonishing.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    NHL Hitz 20-02
    The thing that I enjoy most about this arcade style hockey is the big hits. You can actually practice the many skills you will need in this game, including driving your opponent through the glass.
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Fallout
    This top-down RPG is without a doubt the best PC RPG we have played in years. That's not an exaggeration. Years. I can't think of another game that comes even close to Fallout's excellent character generation and skill system, great story, and classy delivery.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Extreme-G
    What a classy, clever package. Without a doubt, Extreme-G has the coolest futuristic atmosphere I've seen on the Nintendo 64. Probe may have lifted design ideas for its game but they obviously took the time to borrow from the best. Extreme-G is simply magnificent to watch.
    • 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.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Kohan: Immortal Sovereigns
    This is a great game for those who tire of the endless tank-rushes of real-time strategy games past. Victory is determined not by the speed of the clicks, but rather the strength of decisions.
    • 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.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Pirates: The Legend of Black Kat
    The kind of product Westwood is largely known for--complete, compelling, full of great little touches, and just generally elegant (which is a funny thing to say about a game of pirates, pillage and plunder, but so be it).
    • 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.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Pilotwings 64
    A silky smooth wonder. The absolute freedom that can be yours in this game is unprecedented. With a large screen television and proper stereo amplification, Pilot Wings 64 truly takes us where no console game has ever gone before.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Age of Empires II: The Conquerors Expansion
    Just when Age of Empires II was starting to seem a little played out, Ensemble Studios has made it a game that might just keep you up late again with The Conquerors expansion.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee
    The game is beautiful and offers plenty of platform gaming excitement that wouldn’t be possible on the PS2 or even the GameCube.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus
    The worlds and characters the designers have created here will charm your boots off.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Tribes Aerial Assault
    If you want to get online and play action games against other people, Tribes Aerial Assault is a must. The consoles have never seen anything like it before.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Unreal Championship
    A game that makes you feel like you're sucking on a IV drip that's pumping adrenalin.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    World Driver Championship
    The system has its fair share of racing titles to be sure, but most of those games feature balloon-headed cartoon drivers or vehicles that jump over city buildings. What a breath of fresh air then, to be able to play a game on the Nintendo 64 that is at once stunning to behold and completely satisfying in its realism.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter
    The Jedi Starfighter is quick, but only has lasers. But...you can use the Force against enemy ships. Without a doubt, this is the big draw, and it's way cool.
    • 91 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil
    Casual gamers will no doubt be driven off by its lack of special items and overall difficulty, but for those who can appreciate this type of game, it is a rich and beautiful experience that leaves one craving another sequel.
    • 91 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Planescape: Torment
    By the time you finish the game, you’ll have ingested almost a full novel’s worth of text. Button-mashing "Diablo" junkies may balk at this, but Planescape: Torment really isn’t for them in the first place.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Stuntman
    Stuntman has problems but it's unique and engrossing and definitely worth your time.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Knockout Kings 2002
    The mix of realism, accessibility, and dazzling visuals makes this one of the best boxing games available on any console.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Frequency
    What makes Frequency really special is the way it sinks its hooks in and challenges players to outdo themselves just one more time.
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Tactics Ogre: The Knight of Lodis
    Successful because it is simple. The game breaks down into a simple pattern that is perfect for the stop-and-start style of game play that is experienced when playing a handheld game.
    • 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.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Gabriel Knight 3: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned
    Despite a few flaws, this is probably the best adventure game on the market today: a brilliantly plotted story with good characters, tough puzzles, and a 3D interface.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    The Sims: Livin' Large
    Not only does it add to the original product, but it seems to morph it into something slightly different and new, something definitely a bit more comedic and a bit larger than life.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Star Trek: Voyager Elite Force
    Couple this awesome visual presentation with a solid game engine and then couple that with a painstakingly faithful Voyager plot and you’ve simply got one of the best Star Trek action/adventure games you’re ever going to come across.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Grandia
    It is proof that a strong game accompanied by good, but not great visuals, can be a more compelling product than something with lots of flash, but no substance.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Resident Evil 2
    If you have an N64 and you by some freak of causal virtue haven't been exposed to the grim, visceral cosmology that is Resident Evil, I urge you to check out Resident Evil 2. The N64 port holds up in stellar form, and it's packed with moments both atmospherically spooky and downright drop-the-controller scary.
    • 92 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    The Sims
    A dangerously detailed and addictive experience for the power-mad behavioural researcher in all of us.
    • 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.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    NASCAR Thunder 2002
    On both the Xbox and PlayStation 2, EA Sports has brought the Thunder with authority as far as this race fan is concerned. I've played both versions and the Xbox version is the better of the two.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2x
    Just an especially well polished game.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Robotron 64
    Don't pass up Robotron 64. Even if you are too young to remember the original, you're still not likely to find a N64 game with this kind of blessed simplicity ever again. This is one those "gotta beat my last score" kind of games that you'll be able to pull off the shelf and enjoy for the rest of your videogaming career.
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