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For 245 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 48% higher than the average critic
  • 6% same as the average critic
  • 46% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 5.7 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 81
Highest review score: 100 Law & Order: Dead on the Money
Lowest review score: 35 Stronghold 3
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 186 out of 245
  2. Mixed: 53 out of 245
  3. Negative: 6 out of 245
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    • 91 Metascore
    • 86 Critic Score
    Batman: Arkham City
    Batman: Arkham City suffers from a botched port job; it's unstable and the DRM offers an even greater incentive to pirate nowadays. The patch fixed most of my problems, but I cannot overlook the two weeks it took to get to that point so I could finally get around to this review. Once you get past these technical issues (or if you're lucky enough not to experience them), however, it really is an amazing action game that outdoes its predecessor in every way.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    Saints Row: The Third
    The Third perfectly refines the franchise's style and attitude amongst a sea of other clones and AAA releases. It stands out in every way and, dare I say, can give GTA a run for its money.
    • 94 Metascore
    • 97 Critic Score
    The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
    Let me clear things up by assuring you that none of the quest bugs, graphical issues, gameplay glitches, or unexplained crashes I've encountered can change the fact that I played this amazing RPG for well over 100 hours in the past couple weeks and absolutely loved it.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    L.A. Noire: The Complete Edition
    L.A. Noire is an ambitious and brilliant game, carrying a new vision for the adventure genre. Sadly, it tries too hard to appeal to the mainstream by taking away control of your actions too often.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 86 Critic Score
    Orcs Must Die!
    Orcs Must Die! is a blast, offering a fun, fresh twist on one of my favorite genres of all time. While its unique defensive structures will be appreciated by the more creative strategist, I'm sure this title would be especially enjoyed by those that might be bored by the more detached nature of traditional tower defense games.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Nuclear Dawn
    What Nuclear Dawn does best is perhaps how it requires each team of players work together.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 88 Critic Score
    Dead Island
    If you think you'd like killing a LOT of zombies in huge and varied open-world environments, finding boat-loads of randomized loot, customizing your character and weapons RPG-style, or all of the above, you will love Dead Island. Bring some friends along for the ride and you virtually cannot go wrong. Just don't expect much in terms of story or quest depth, and be sure to mod the game just the way you like it.
    • 90 Metascore
    • 95 Critic Score
    Deus Ex: Human Revolution
    Human Revolution does exactly what it set out to do. That is, perfectly capture the spirit of Deus Ex and transplant it into a fresh, modern experience on all platforms, while staying true to its roots in the PC version.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    E.Y.E: Divine Cybermancy
    I really like E.Y.E: Divine Cybermancy. The shooting is tight, the character progression is deep, the visuals aren't bad, and it's a hell of a lot of fun once you're able to jump 30 feet high, not to mention do everything else a cybernetic/psionic assassin is capable of.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 81 Critic Score
    Red Faction: Armageddon
    I really did enjoy the game, but I can't help but wonder what it would have been like if Volition didn't have to make sacrifices for the sake of the console versions.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    Mount & Blade: With Fire & Sword
    It loses some points for being an outdated modification packaged up and sold as a standalone expansion, but Mount & Blade: With Fire & Sword is definitely worth the $15.
    • 95 Metascore
    • 95 Critic Score
    Portal 2
    The writing is without peer and its execution brilliant, with the voice-over performances and details in visuals/animations rivaling anything Pixar has done on film. On top of all that, it's hilarious!
    • 86 Metascore
    • 77 Critic Score
    Crysis 2
    The campaign lasts about 6-8 hours, but it's really not particularly fun or interesting. Things that made Crysis so awesome, like destructible buildings/foliage and vast sandbox environments, are nonexistent in the sequel, and the "new and improved" nanosuit is little more than a shell of its former self.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 82 Critic Score
    Dragon Age II
    I found Dragon Age II to last about 27 hours for my first playthrough, split almost evenly between its three acts (though the last was a bit shorter). This was disappointing compared to Origins, which took more than 50 hours, considering both were fully explored at a fairly leisurely pace...With that said, DA2 is still a pretty darn good game.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 76 Critic Score
    Homefront
    The only way for a campaign that short to be worth a damn is if it was the best three hours you've ever spent with a game in your life, and this is most definitely not that. It generally plays like your standard COD clone, only not as exciting or polished.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 76 Critic Score
    Two Worlds II
    If you value a good story, engaging combat, and convincing vocal performances in an RPG, you will most certainly find Two Worlds II to be lacking. However, if you appreciate the journey itself and don't mind a game that's rough around the edges, you might want to give it a try.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Dead Space 2
    Dead Space 2 is intense. The campaign lasts around 8 hours on Normal, and almost every minute of that is spent enduring this psychological stress that alternates between exhilaration and agitation.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 88 Critic Score
    Call of Duty: Black Ops
    Treyarch really stepped up this year by putting out their best Call of Duty game to date.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Mafia II
    Bottom line, if you're looking to get sucked into a game and feel like you are a part of its world, this one is not going to cut it.
    • 93 Metascore
    • 95 Critic Score
    Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty
    The best thing about it is the presentation, though; only Blizzard can make an RTS feel like an epic adventure.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 86 Critic Score
    Metro 2033
    Metro 2033 is like the eastern European Half-Life – a must for fans of post-apocalyptic settings, narrative shooters, survival horror, or any combination thereof.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 79 Critic Score
    Supreme Commander 2
    This is definitely a faster-paced and more action-oriented SupCom, and while some people will like that, I would count myself with those that were hoping for more substance in the sequel to one of the deepest strategy games out there. As such, color me unimpressed.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 84 Critic Score
    BioShock 2
    This game is still very enjoyable. If you’ve played the first one (and you should, if you haven’t), there will be some severe déjà vu happening, but that doesn’t mean it’s not still better than a lot of games these days.
    • 94 Metascore
    • 93 Critic Score
    Mass Effect 2
    Even though I’m sad to see the role-playing elements were neutered, there is no doubt this game is an improvement over the first in almost every way. That’s quite an achievement, considering ME1 is a great game in its own right.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Left 4 Dead 2
    Left 4 Dead 2 is better than the original in virtually every way and every bit as replayable. I would say there is enough new stuff to justify it being released as a sequel, but on the other hand I agree with many that say this is what L4D should’ve been.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 82 Critic Score
    Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
    Artificial limits to and strict uniformity of online play, precious development time spent on extraneous and arcadey side-missions, removal of a crucial gameplay mechanic because “the game isn’t balanced for that?” I just expect more from a developer who wouldn’t be around if it weren’t for the PC.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Shattered Horizon
    It's very admirable for Futuremark to make an exclusively PC game that is DX10 only, to boot, but I'm not quite sold on the longevity of the zero-G concept. It's a new and exciting spin on the competitive FPS genre, but I don't think it will keep me away from games like Borderlands or Dragon Age for long.
    • 91 Metascore
    • 95 Critic Score
    Dragon Age: Origins
    It’s not too often anymore that you see an RPG with so much character depth, well-written spoken dialogue, and engaging story arcs on top of such brutally enjoyable combat.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 93 Critic Score
    Borderlands
    Fast, fun, and unapologetically crass, this is the best game I’ve played in a long time, and is truly deserving of the moniker “role-playing shooter.”
    • 91 Metascore
    • 88 Critic Score
    Batman: Arkham Asylum
    It's certainly the best Batman game by far, probably the best action/adventure game this year. Accordingly, I hope that Rocksteady has a sequel in the works.
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