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For 1,304 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 30% higher than the average critic
  • 8% same as the average critic
  • 62% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 10.5 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 64
Highest review score: 100 Coffee Talk
Lowest review score: 10 Jett Tailfin
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 331 out of 1304
  2. Mixed: 822 out of 1304
  3. Negative: 151 out of 1304
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    • 97 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
    The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is a monument of a game, a dense, rich, enveloping and challenging adventure that puts the players on the mercy of their wits from the very beginning and introduces survival variables and item management as something to take very seriously throughout the entire quest. Bringing much needed innovations while remaining fully loyal to the Zelda series, Breath of the Wild is a masterpiece and a dream come true that has undoubtedly earned its place among the greatest games ever made.
    • 97 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Super Mario Odyssey
    Super Mario Odyssey takes everything that made its predecessors masterpieces of gaming and blends them together into an unforgettable, new and unique experience that packs an absurd amount of content and which will keep players clinging on to it for many, many wonderful hours to come. An absolute monument of a game that gets everything right and which comes down to not only one of the greatest games of this generation but one of the greatest games of all time.
    • 96 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
    How could the Zelda series evolve and reinvent itself to reclaim its spot among the greatest games in the world? According to the Breath of the Wild book, by rewiring its main conventions and tapping them into the freedom template provided by the saga's very first chapter, adding to them the visual marvels that contemporary technology can achieve, the vastest space for exploration that has ever been created for a Zelda game and a perfect learning cycle that provides Link with an explosive potential for development.
    • 93 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Divinity: Original Sin II - Definitive Edition
    Divinity: Original Sin II is one of the best games available on the Nintendo Switch and a heaven-sent for RPG fans. With its in-depth gameplay, freedom of exploration and an involving and detailed plot, this is an excellent adaptation to the Nintendo Switch and one which will reward the investment of time and energy that any player puts into it.
    • 93 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
    Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is without a doubt the finest title in the series so far. Not only it builds up on nearly everything the Smash Bros. world has done over nearly twenty years, it delivers it in bigger, better and more accessible ways, making this an absolutely indispensable game on any Nintendo Switch collection.
    • 92 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
    Super Smash Bros. for Wii U may not correspond exactly to what everyone was yearning but this does not take the spotlight away from Nintendo's flagship brawler. A fantastic graphical environment, involving and fun gameplay, magnificent soundtrack and a lengthy lifespan all contribute for yet another monumental chapter of the series.
    • 92 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Bayonetta 2
    Bayonetta 2 on the Nintendo Switch doesn't change the fundamentals: it remains the same exquisite and breathtaking experience as before, delivering an excellent gameplay and insane action, along with the possibility to play this masterpiece anytime. One of the greatest action games of all time justifies its presence once again to all players out there.
    • 92 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
    The greatest game in the Mario Kart series is back, now under the name of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe in a Nintendo Switch version that improves the original on several levels. If its large amount of content was not enough, the return of the battle mode as it was before and all the visual improvements bring the game up to today's standards.
    • 91 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    INSIDE
    INSIDE features a unique art style that helps this 2D puzzle-platformer stand out in a remarkable way, helping this game become unforgettable for its players, along with its quality and engaging puzzles, as well as its challenging and long-lasting experience. Inside is another welcome addition to the Nintendo Switch catalogue, which is certain to captivate its audience.
    • 91 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Bayonetta 2
    Quite possibly the best action game ever made, Bayonetta 2 is a pure gem of wonder, filled with epic fights, perfect gameplay, a magnificent visual and sound environment and even a multiplayer mode which fits perfectly within the format. A diabolical masterpiece that no Wii U should go without.
    • 91 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition
    Embodying everything that made the Dragon Quest series grand and implementing the newest developments in the RPG genre, this expanded version of Dragon Quest's eleventh title is a major contribution for the Nintendo Switch catalogue as it delivers an instant classic with an exquisite adventure, well developed gameplay mechanics and an overall rich experience. Part of the restricted elite of Nintendo Switch games.
    • 91 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Sonic Mania Plus
    Sonic Mania Plus builds up on Sonic Mania and tops it off. The ensemble of the two builds the best 2D Sonic game available and the Encore mode brings a new approach to the plot. While the extra characters don't bring any significant change to the way the game is played, Sonic Mania Plus is essential to any committed fans of the supersonic blue hedgehog.
    • 91 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove
    Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is a compilation of the previous Shovel Knight adventures that gets everything right. Its long lifespan, very detailed and quality level design, as well as its challenges and plot make the Shovel Knight series one of the best contemporary platformers designed in the 8-bit retro style. With Treasure Trove, fans of old school sidescrollers will find everything they could want.
    • 90 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Animal Crossing: New Horizons
    Animal Crossing: New Horizons is the premiere of the series on the Nintendo Switch and it makes the player feel right at home, whether newcomers or the more experienced ones. With an array of new elements and mechanics but keeping its formula well anchored in the series' conventions, New Horizons will delight its players thanks to a marvelous game environment and world development, and its hefty rewards, packing enough content to leave everyone growing attached and enveloped by its experience.
    • 90 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Bastion
    Bastion is an involving and accessible adventure that brings its original successful formula back into play, this time on the Nintendo Switch. With a marvelous art style, an intuitive gameplay and a very appealing narration technique, Bastion is without a doubt a game that everyone should try.
    • 90 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Hollow Knight
    Hollow Knight is a game everyone should play. It's not just a new pillar of the Metroidvaina genre, but on the industry as a whole. It is the best example of why the indie scene is so great and important. Experiences as special as this one are very rare. Hollow Knight is one of the best executed games in recent years.
    • 90 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition
    Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition, a title as long and exaggerated as the fun and entertainment this game provides. One of the Wii U’s best works, Guacamelee’s enhanced version plays like a a “metroidvania” type of game and fills the spaces with a delightful atmosphere, an exquisite artistic component and an affection which is set to grow in the player’s heart.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D
    Majora's Mask 3D is all that a remake of the original could ask for. Not only does Nintendo deliver the original's immersive plot, extremely challenging temples, multiple side-quests and the overall gloom and sorrow that surrounds the adventure, it still finds space for improvements, even at a handheld level. Let the inexperienced be warned, though: this will not go easy on the newly-arrived.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Dead Cells
    Dead Cells is one of the most interesting indie games ever made. Even though some of its roguelike elements may not have worked out for the best, this is a well executed game with one of the most fun combat systems of the year, thanks to its involving gameplay cycle and to a very fun and fluid combat system.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Into the Breach
    Into The Breach is a challenging turn-based strategy game that features a competent gameplay and a wide variety of levels. While it could certainly use a more elaborate plot and some more weapon tutorials, it's safe to say that this rather orthodox work will appeal to fans of strategy games looking for something that follows the genre's main tenets.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Axiom Verge
    Axiom Verge goes beyond the initial impression of being a tribute to the Metroid series and quickly strikes the player as being a thoroughly developed, impeccably-designed exploration game, with an enormous amount of content to discover and a huge variety of weapons, upgrades and power-ups.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    3D Gunstar Heroes
    3D Gunstar Heroes is a conversion that excels in every possible way. Not only it brings the original game in a perfectly playable way and without any traces of aging but it even improves it with its exquisite 3D effect. A real 16-bit classic that can be played again and again.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    3D Streets of Rage II
    3D Streets of Rage 2 is the best conversion that could be made of Sega’s classic beat’em up. Everything that was good about the original was enhanced for the sequel and this new version for the 3DS eShop is nothing short of a near-perfect conversion of the beloved and iconic early 90s game.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Fire Emblem: Three Houses
    Fire Emblem: Three Houses arrived on the Nintendo Switch with the mission to become the ultimate experience of that name and while it may not outshine all its predecessors in every single aspect, Three Houses boasts the best world, plot and gameplay of the entire series. If some of its moments may seem too repetitive, the game's marvelous writing and plot development will help consolidate this as an indispensable game for any Fire Emblem fan or for any tactical RPGs fan, for that matter.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Okami HD
    Okami HD brings back a classic from the previous decade on a remastered version that fits perfectly with the Nintendo Switch. Thanks to its absolutely marvelous visuals, gameplay mechanics and gaming environment, Okami HD is without a doubt something that most Switch players will enjoy and which could have gone even further if its mechanics were used to the full of their potential and the minigames were more enjoyable.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Mario Kart 8
    Nintendo promised and delivered. Mario Kart 8 is the shiniest star in one of the shiniest series in the world of videogames. Perfectly fine-tuned gameplay, a leap in the right direction for the online component, a magnificent audio-visual pillar worthy of the Wii U and an immensely fun and absorbing experience, whether solo or multiplayer, making Mario Kart 8 an instant and timeless classic.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Super Mario Maker
    Super Mario Maker is where fanship turns into craftsmanship for those who for years have wished to design their own Mario levels. The game is intuitive and perfectly accessible for experienced players and newcomers alike. The lack of multiplayer is difficult to understand, though, as is the nine day timeframe needed to unlock all contents of the level design tool.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Shovel Knight
    Bringing back all that made older classics into unforgettable games and pushing aside all their technology constraints using modern methods of game design, Shovel Knight is the perfect flagship of a piece of retrgaming made in the 21st century.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Super Mario Maker 2
    Super Mario Maker 2 could hardly be a better return of Nintendo's feat of Mario-based level design. Thanks to its wealth of content and options, simple interface, multiplayer component and sense of immersion, Super Mario Maker 2 is on a perfect track to become the main reference when it comes to games about platformers' design and one which will appeal to all kinds of players.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Fire Emblem Fates: Revelation
    Fire Emblem Fates: Revelation, the final chapter in Fire Emblem's new trilogy closes the history of this new opus and provides a very sharp gameplay with a marvelous visual environment. Players who are looking forward to a rich and well-crafted plot, though, might find themselves disappointed, as Revelation rather stands out in the gameplay front and its new scenarios end up falling behind expectations.
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