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For 1,217 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 68% higher than the average critic
  • 2% same as the average critic
  • 30% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 0.3 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 75
Highest review score: 100 The Legend of Zelda Collector's Edition
Lowest review score: 10 Drake of the 99 Dragons
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 766 out of 1217
  2. Mixed: 368 out of 1217
  3. Negative: 83 out of 1217
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    • 62 Metascore
    • 45 Critic Score
    Dragon Ball Z: Buu's Fury
    A near-perfect example of wasted potential. The developers fine tuned the game's combat by including better collision detection, the ability to switch in and out of different characters, and a new block button. Sadly all of this does little when the characters are painfully similar, and each are so powerful that they can more or less walk through anything in their way by the player simply pressing the A button repeatedly.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 84 Critic Score
    Mr. Driller 2
    If you can handle the teeth-grinding, sweaty-palmed and cramped fingers difficulty, you'll be richly rewarded by a game that is as strategic as it is fast.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monster Coliseum
    The game at the core of Capsule Monster Coliseum actually borders on engaging, and as such comes incredibly close to being worth playing for those who aren’t fans of the series. But close, as they say, only counts for horseshoes and hand grenades: not PS2 games.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Tork: Prehistoric Punk
    Eye candy, but not much beyond that.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 45 Critic Score
    Bookworm
    If anything, the game is a great time killer, but since it’s pretty much an exact copy of what’s readily available for free on their website, it really doesn’t warrant a purchase.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Gunpey
    The problem lies in that it is so handedly outshined by its Nintendo DS counterpart. The PSP version nets you better music, unlockable skins, and a degree of puzzling fun, but it still feels a bit vacant.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Ninety-Nine Nights
    An object lesson in placing production value over entertainment value. Graphics enthusiasts and rabid "Dynasty Warriors" or "Kingdom Under Fire" fans may not be able to stay away, but gamers on the fence can be content in going one more night without it.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 59 Critic Score
    King Arthur
    It can be fun for a while, but in the end the sheer tedium of the whole affair will turn gamers’ attention elsewhere.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 45 Critic Score
    Shadow Ops: Red Mercury
    The game lacks checkpoints, and missions can take upwards of twenty minutes to complete, so should you die 18 minutes into a level, you're forced to go through the entire level again. For a game this bad, that's torture.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 45 Critic Score
    Over the Hedge
    Over The Hedge's quality ranges from decidedly below average to outright terrible, and you can almost hear the executives at DreamWorks and Activision trying to squeeze every cent out of the license instead of making an entertaining game.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Pac-Man World 3
    Pac-Man World 3 is average on just about all fronts. Most players will probably overlook this title during the Christmas rush, but sadly, no one will lament the fact.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 45 Critic Score
    Over the Hedge
    Over The Hedge's quality ranges from decidedly below average to outright terrible, and you can almost hear the executives at DreamWorks and Activision trying to squeeze every cent out of the license instead of making an entertaining game.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Nexagon: Deathmatch
    It is a sad fact that there are simply not many people playing the game, and I was hard pressed to find a single person to play with.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows
    While mind-numbingly boring in single-player, the game does inch closer to being fun when other players pick up a controller.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    Vietcong 2
    Provides one of the best Vietnam experiences. As a war game, however, it simply does not measure up to other offerings on the market today.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    Death Jr.
    It seems likely the world will see more of DJ, and gamers should look forward to it; but maybe next time the movie should come out before the game.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Spy Fiction
    A mediocre game. Due to camera issues, a combat system that needs some tweaking, and various other flaws; I can't really recommend this to anyone.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    GoldenEye: Rogue Agent
    Playing as a villain should lift away the restraints that normally accompany the good guy role, and thus provide for a more liberating and refreshing gaming experience. Instead, EA has given gamers a window into mediocrity, and an affair that simply isn't fun.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 29 Critic Score
    Boiling Point
    Boiling Point: Road To Hell is bound to sit in the annals of poor gaming history, next to "Trespasser," "Daikatana," and other games that were hyped more than they were worked on, and left the gaming populace hungry for real sustenance.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Fantastic 4
    The game is limited to two players, maximum, and that's a crying shame.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Muppets Party Cruise
    For every minigame that plays acceptably, there are three or four that have no redeeming value whatsoever. Control is consistently imprecise and occasionally mystifying, and none of the games approach any semblance of complexity.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 63 Critic Score
    Capcom Fighting Evolution
    As far as available modes, the list is noticeably anemic.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    Spider-Man 2
    It offers enough action for fans of brawlers to sink their thumbs and teeth into, and its controls are simple and intuitive enough for a novice to pick up and enjoy. Spider-Man 2 is one of the most enjoyable DS launch titles, and even outside of that thinking it is a tremendous effort and a fabulous game.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 30 Critic Score
    Lifeline
    It is flawed on almost every level, but its biggest failing is that it is designed to take advantage of technology that is questionable at best and just plain broken at worst.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Ape Escape: Pumped & Primed
    It doesn't have much replay value aside from multiplayer battles, and the 28 arenas offered are uninspired and bland.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Spawn: Armageddon
    Boring, repetitive gameplay and bland visuals make up Spawn’s biggest missteps, while a formidable soundtrack keeps the game from being totally without merit.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 71 Critic Score
    Yoshi Topsy-Turvy
    There really isn't much in the way of replay value once the game is beaten, as players will see most everything the first time through, and spikes in frustration due to the technology – not game design – will keep most from wanting to make a return visit.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    ER (2005)
    Let's hope, for their sake, that the inevitable sequel to ER keeps the good ideas but injects a little fun into the formula.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 78 Critic Score
    True Crime: New York City
    A good game. It does have several flaws that hopefully will be fixed up for any future installments in the series, but none truly distract from the game's deep and memorable story.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    GoldenEye: Rogue Agent
    Playing as a villain should lift away the restraints that normally accompany the good guy role, and thus provide for a more liberating and refreshing gaming experience. Instead, EA has given gamers a window into mediocrity, and an affair that simply isn't fun.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    GoldenEye: Rogue Agent
    Playing as a villain should lift away the restraints that normally accompany the good guy role, and thus provide for a more liberating and refreshing gaming experience. Instead, EA has given gamers a window into mediocrity, and an affair that simply isn't fun.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Conflict: Vietnam
    It is sort of sad when a game bests its nearest competition simply by virtue of the fact that the average player can stand to play it the whole way through without smashing it with a hammer, but that’s really the best way to sell Conflict: Vietnam. Sure it has awkward controls, occasionally unclear mission objectives, and obtuse friendly AI, but it all boils down to player satisfaction.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Guilty Gear Dust Strikers
    DS owners are advised to take care if they are contemplating purchasing this odd take of the Guilty Gear franchise, as besides the series' moniker, this is definitely not the same game that you are used to playing.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 74 Critic Score
    Shaman King: Legacy of the Spirits, Sprinting Wolf
    It's definitely a neat little game, but there's nothing about it that demands an immediate purchase. It has no real replay value, and the trading/collecting aspect isn't compelling.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Intellivision Lives!
    The ratio of “good” to “bad” games doesn’t justify a purchase to anyone but the hardest of the hardcore. For the casual gamer looking for a fix, this collection has next to nothing to offer.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 78 Critic Score
    True Crime: New York City
    A good game. It does have several flaws that hopefully will be fixed up for any future installments in the series, but none truly distract from the game's deep and memorable story.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
    The game can be completed in 5-6 hours, although finding all the secrets—which allow you to increase your health and force meters—can take considerably longer.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Touch Detective
    It's also fun, with a story is further shows the potential of the Nintendo DS as the new home for adventure gaming. That's the good part. The bad part is that the game only features four cases and a handful of forgettable side stories, with very little replay value.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 35 Critic Score
    Spyro Orange: The Cortex Conspiracy
    The Frankenstein's monster of a game I played does little more than scratch the underside of mediocrity. Buy this for an irritating nephew, but keep yourself and those for whom you care for deeply away from this game.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 84 Critic Score
    Urban Reign
    Urban Reign succeeds because it does what it set out to do: it is a fun, engaging brawler. The fighting system is deep and intriguing, the voice-acting is thankfully on-spot, and the game has a lot to offer, particularly for anyone looking for a quick, aggressive free-for-all.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    Generation of Chaos
    Suffice to say that this is a very complex game. For a statistician or a strategy/tactics aficionado, particularly fans of Disgaea-like games which nearly drown players in stats and quirks, Generation of Chaos will be well-received.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Cold War
    If we've learned anything with time, it's that it is much better to be pleasantly surprised by a budget title than to be underwhelmed by a full-price title, and Cold War is a pleasant surprise indeed.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 78 Critic Score
    Blade Dancer: Lineage of Light
    The voice acting is wooden, save points can be infrequent, and while load times themselves aren’t overly long, the game accesses the disc pretty frequently.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 78 Critic Score
    True Crime: New York City
    A good game. It does have several flaws that hopefully will be fixed up for any future installments in the series, but none truly distract from the game's deep and memorable story.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Curse: The Eye of Isis
    Not a terrible game. You’ll definitely find better in the survival horror genre if you’re looking for a good scare, and it doesn’t excel at any particular department, but when you consider other budget-priced titles, it’s not a bad buy.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 74 Critic Score
    Shaman King: Legacy of the Spirits, Soaring Hawk
    It's definitely a neat little game, but there's nothing about it that demands an immediate purchase. It has no real replay value, and the trading/collecting aspect isn't compelling.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Arc the Lad: End of Darkness
    End of Darkness needs the online mode to stay fresh, without which it will be left as nothing more then a boring and repetitive experience garnished with a few notable features.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 78 Critic Score
    Frantix: A Puzzle Adventure
    The puzzles may not be very compelling once the initial stages are completed (i.e., once the developer’s design and logic tendencies are identified), but there are a handful of levels here that are genuinely brain-bending and rewarding.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    The Godfather: Mob Wars
    The Godfather never feels like it has any real consequence to it, and interspersed with missions as it is, it commits the sin of slowing an action game down.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows
    While mind-numbingly boring in single-player, the game does inch closer to being fun when other players pick up a controller.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    Rule of Rose
    Once seen to completion, Rule of Rose is unquestionably memorable, but as a game it comes well short of current expectations.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Lunar: Dragon Song
    Taken on its own, the game is not all that inspiring, and when compared with other RPGs, it is somewhat boring and tends to wear out its welcome long before the final confrontation.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Avatar: The Last Airbender
    Stripped of its license, Avatar would be easily dismissed as yet another run of the mill hack-and-slash action RPG, but given the game's at least competent portrayal of the series, this is certainly a game that fans of the television show could enjoy, gripes notwithstanding.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 49 Critic Score
    Tamagotchi Connection: Corner Shop
    Save for a very few highlights, this is a rather soulless game that will bore even the younger gamers whom it has obviously been made to entertain.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 61 Critic Score
    Playboy: The Mansion
    If topless girls are your thing and you can ignore the flagrant bugs and lack of content, then go for it. Everyone else, go back to the Sims.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Bionicle Heroes
    There’s a lot of fun to be had in Bionicle Heroes, and the price is definitely right, but ultimately this is a game you should be picking up for your kid brother for Christmas, and not for yourself. It’s a game that’s great at what it does, but put against the Gears of Wars of the world, doesn’t pass muster.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Coded Arms
    It's just so painfully average that its few big problems (i.e., random maps and questionable controls) really drag down the entire product.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
    It plays the role of an updated "Final Fight" clone quite well, but the lion’s share of today’s gamers demand a little more depth for their hard earned money.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Monster House
    Monster House looks good and sounds good, and combined with THQ’s attention to the film, the game has atmosphere in spades. That’s the real selling point of the title.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 59 Critic Score
    L.A. Rush
    Players looking for the Rush series they grew up on in the arcades will come away disappointed at this game's inability to offer consistent high flying races, while fans of games like "Midnight Club 3" who are looking for the next big underground racing game will no doubt find Rush's take on the subgenre amateurish at best.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Way of the Samurai 2
    Something of a disappointment. Players hoping for an expanded, polished version of it's odd (but strangely beguiling) 2002 predecessor have instead been handed a bland, dated game with an extremely creaky plot and a near-broken combat system.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    NBA Live 07
    Its core gameplay needs a lot of tweaking to be as fluid and approachable as I think they want it to be, they need to smooth out the animations to make the game look and feel more realistic, and they could probably do well to expand the multiplayer options to boot.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Robotech: Invasion
    The characters and environments are all but devoid of personality, and even fans of the television program will be left wondering what has been done to suck all of the life out of such a great series.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 78 Critic Score
    Hugo: The Evil Mirror
    A few bosses, a few graphical tricks, and the game is over in about 2-3 hours.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Curious George
    For a game based on a movie (based on a set of children's stories), Curious George is more than adequate. While it stumbles here and there in terms of gameplay, the game will nonetheless appeal to those younger players with an itch to play as an animated monkey.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    The Black Mirror
    This game is terribly flawed, but it has really pretty graphics, excellent voice acting, and great sound. I tried to like this game. I really did. I wanted to like it, but I just couldn't. I suffered through the cliched puzzles, game-killing bugs, and constant crashing, because the story is actually fairly interesting.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 59 Critic Score
    L.A. Rush
    Players looking for the Rush series they grew up on in the arcades will come away disappointed at this game's inability to offer consistent high flying races, while fans of games like "Midnight Club 3" who are looking for the next big underground racing game will no doubt find Rush's take on the subgenre amateurish at best.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 45 Critic Score
    Over the Hedge
    Over The Hedge's quality ranges from decidedly below average to outright terrible, and you can almost hear the executives at DreamWorks and Activision trying to squeeze every cent out of the license instead of making an entertaining game.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Samurai Western
    With a bit of polish, and a smoother targeting system closer to that in titles such as "God of War," Samurai Western could have been a joy to play. Unfortunately, Atlus provided a game which is a bug-ridden and frustrating experience.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    ShellShock: Nam '67
    Shellshock doesn’t amount to much more than six or seven hours of gameplay. It’s over almost as soon as it began which, depending on how much you paid for it, might be a good thing.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Resident Evil Outbreak File #2
    A title that shows so much potential in its unique gameplay, but it is also a title that shows how technological shortcomings can ruin an otherwise interesting game and render it a frustrating mess.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    The Sims 2
    It is by no means outstanding, and perhaps is begging to really show the problems of cramming this entire story into a pseudo-Sims experience on a portable console.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 43 Critic Score
    Drakengard 2
    Drakengard 2, instead of improving on the original, nullified the weapons system, replaced an interesting hero with an unoriginal cookie-cutter protagonist, and managed to make what should have been a fun game - Dynasty Warriors mixed with Panzer Dragoon Orta - tedious and boring.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Star Wars: Obi-Wan
    The only drawback to the fighting in single player is it consists mainly of button-mashing.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    Samurai Shodown V
    Considering other fighting games out on the market now, this game is as close to a barebones title as you can get. Versus, practice and online play – that's it.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Monster Rancher EVO
    While it is still possible to enjoy the game on its merits, the player can expect to be frustrated by long hours of tedium thanks to the problems with the breeding system.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    BlowOut
    Anybody looking for a good, mindless, old-school shoot 'em up, is going to be completely satisfied with this game. If you can turn your brain off for a while and just kill some bugs, then BlowOut is the game for you.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Mega Man X7
    Now with Mega Man X7, the first X game to be released on the PS2, the trend continues it terrible decent into crap… and as a Mega Man-Super Fan, this succeeds in making me more depressed.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Romancing SaGa
    The game emphasizes role-playing over subscribing to the underlying story, and that is what makes Romancing SaGa such a terrific experience to be had.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Jack the Ripper
    While the story is reasonably intriguing throughout the first part of the game, it becomes a jumbled mess in the later stages, and then completely falls apart in the end. It’s also a bit on the short side – the average gamer can expect to play through it in just a few hours, and there’s zero replayability.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    SD Gundam Force: Showdown!
    The visuals are crisp, and cute, but other than that there are few words that can be saddled upon this game that are not dripping with disdain.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    ShellShock: Nam '67
    It never even really approaches the level of intimacy with its subject-matter that the deluge of press releases would have you believe. It would seem that Shellshock fell victim to its own hype.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII
    Sure, it tells an interesting tale of woe and bullets, but instead of building upon this story with equally engaging gameplay, Dirge of Cerebrus seems content to simply ride on the coattails of a nearly decade old role-playing game.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
    Decent, but it comes up short of ideal in just about every conceivable area.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Curious George
    For a game based on a movie (based on a set of children's stories), Curious George is more than adequate. While it stumbles here and there in terms of gameplay, the game will nonetheless appeal to those younger players with an itch to play as an animated monkey.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 69 Critic Score
    Medieval Lords: Build, Defend, Expand
    While good company can and does overshadow some of what the game does wrong, it cannot mask the fact that Dungeon Lords, on the whole, isn't very fun.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    FireStarter
    There is baggage here that is weighing it down, such as the camera with a mind of its own, the repeated textures, and most notably the lack of full online support. Still, for the price of $19.99 it is hard to argue the merits of a title that, despite its flaws, is still a heck of a lot of fun.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 45 Critic Score
    Rampage: Total Destruction
    The formula was never that good to begin with, and shiny new graphics, tons of new monsters, and a host of unlockable moves simply cannot hide the fact that Rampage, no matter the generation, is a bore.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Showdown: Legends of Wrestling
    It's a considerable improvement over the last two games, and is a step towards putting up a fight with the THQ line of games for supremacy of the console-wrestling genre.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Spawn: Armageddon
    Has some potential, but is it dragged down by its own mediocrity. Boring, repetitive gameplay and bland visuals make up Spawn’s biggest missteps, while a formidable soundtrack keeps the game from being totally without merit.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    SVC Chaos: SNK vs. Capcom
    I don't know why SNK Playmore put so little effort into SVC Chaos: SNK vs. Capcom. When compared to so many of the other fighting games they have developed and produced, and also Capcom's line of fighters, this easily becomes the low point of 2D fighting in recent years.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3: Mutant Nightmare
    It does offer the upgrade system which redeems it, but overall the game is kind of boring.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Robotech: Invasion
    The characters and environments are all but devoid of personality, and even fans of the television program will be left wondering what has been done to suck all of the life out of such a great series.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 43 Critic Score
    Moscow to Berlin: Red Siege
    In order to create a challenge in spite of the idiotic artificial “intelligence,” units are extraordinarily weak and feature dubiously sub-par pathfinding. Units will get jammed together in cramped areas before buckling and dying after only two to three hits.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Capcom Fighting Evolution
    While there is nothing profoundly wrong with the game, it doesn’t put a unique twist on the game, it doesn’t have a large or comprehensive cast of characters, and it doesn’t look nearly as good as the competition.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Vietcong: Purple Haze
    Updating its slightly clunky graphics would make things look fresh, but wouldn't keep the squad AI from sometimes feeling more like cattle to herd than teammates.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Lionheart: Legacy of the Crusader
    Provides a decent PC role-playing experience, but it is simply not as refined as the Fallout games that it is derived from.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    UberSoldier
    If you can look beyond the technical issues, the game offers somewhat entertaining, if generic gameplay.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    D-Day
    The bare bones for success are there. With a bit more polish and the intention to deliver the game as a game rather than what amounts to an interactive documentary when all is said and done, I am confident that the developers can pull off a better, more entertaining game in the future.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Age of Pirates: Caribbean Tales
    It’s a barebones swashbuckling experience wrapped around a buggy and repetitive gameplay core that skirts the edges of the mundane.
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