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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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    • 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.
    • 94 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Resident Evil Code: Veronica
    Quotation unavailable.
    • Electric Playground
      • Posted May 5, 2021
    • 91 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
    Quotation unavailable.
    • Electric Playground
      • Posted May 5, 2021
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Capcom Classics Collection Vol. 2
    Now this is how you do a collection of classics.
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • 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
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • 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."
    • 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.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Asphalt: Urban GT
    Multiplayer is a great aspect of the game. The only great aspect of the 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.
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • 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.
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