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For 7,739 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 62% higher than the average critic
  • 4% same as the average critic
  • 34% 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 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Lowest review score: 1 Legends of Wrestling II
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4,810 out of 7739
  2. Mixed: 2,570 out of 7739
  3. Negative: 359 out of 7739
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    • 77 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Singularity
    The multiplayer experience is a good time – and quite different than single-player (most time powers have been excised) – but it doesn't have any depth or a progression for players to follow. At the most, it's a fun distraction. The single-player game, however, should not be missed.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    FIFA World Cup: Germany 2006
    This newer game is by far the more impressive choice, with fully fleshed out features, excellent animation, solid soccer gameplay, and an exciting presentation, replete with another batch of great music from around the world. [Jun 2006, p.112]
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    • 77 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Indivisible
    Indivisible is full of ambitious ideas and uneven execution. When it succeeds, you see glimpses of the fantastic game it could have been – but those flashes never last long enough for the dream to take shape. What you’re left with is an experience full of noteworthy successes and confusing failures, and like the game’s title suggests, they are all too intertwined to separate.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    Life is Strange: Before the Storm
    Before the Storm made me care about Chloe and Rachel, giving me backstory into both of their lives before Max comes back. The journey is bittersweet, knowing the tragic events from the first game for both characters. As a prequel, Before the Storm succeeds because it tells its own story that leaves you content, while also connecting to the original game in a meaningful way. Deck Nine may not have a hand in the original, but it made sure to do Chloe and Rachel’s story justice, capturing the essence of Life is Strange while providing plenty of nods to fans.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    Killzone: Liberation
    The action in Liberation is good, and at times intense, but it still seems to lack that visceral experience I like to have with my action games, first person or otherwise.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The Escapists 2
    When you find the right offbeat item, or barely squeak by a guard in Escapists 2, it's incredibly refreshing. However, the monotony of gathering items and playing errand runner for other inmates sours the experience, and the awkward controls don't help. For those who crave unforgiving challenges, the Escapists 2 brings them in spades, but it often comes at the cost of your patience.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Final Fight: Double Impact
    That said, any brawler fans that haven’t played Final Fight should still strongly consider downloading this. And despite the fact that I’ve beaten up literally thousands of Mad Gear gang members in my lifetime, I can’t wait to do it over and over again.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream
    Everyone will approach Tomodachi Life differently, and that is what makes it such a unique experiment. However, if you don’t have the time or creativity to imagine and engineer unique dynamics between tens of Miis, Living the Dream’s removal of the social features cannot serve as a safety net as it did with the 3DS release. And sadly, outside of the daily dose of comedy, there isn’t much more to buoy this release.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    The Bigs
    The Bigs delivers engrossing arcade-styled gameplay, but there's little here that you can really wrap your mitt around. [July 2007, p.96]
    • 77 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Valiant Hearts: The Great War
    It may not be challenging or action-packed, but Valiant Hearts provides some thoughtful and sobering looks at what life was like on the front.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer
    Certainly playable, but without the adrenaline charge of actual surfing, it feels like I'm playing one endless Tony Hawk level. [Oct 2002, p.84]
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    • 77 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks
    I haven't had this much fun with a co-op game in quite some time. [Oct 2005, p.122]
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    • 77 Metascore
    • 78 Critic Score
    Battlefield 2: Modern Combat
    The single-player campaign definitely has some balancing issues that I pray DICE patches up in the future, but there are few games that can even be considered in this game's league when it comes to the wars that unfold online. [Jun 2006, p.116]
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    • 77 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    True Crime: Streets of LA
    Lacks the one element that really made "GTA" the phenomemon it is: It's just not cool. [Jan 2004, p.150]
    • 77 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Fatal Frame
    Those rare folk that love both "Myst" and "Resident Evil" should praise the heavens. [Jan 2003, p.114]
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    • 77 Metascore
    • 63 Critic Score
    MLB SlugFest: Loaded
    Outside of new pitch types and fielding animations, the over-the-top angle hasn't evolved at all in this iteration, and the new simulation aspect pales in comparison to al of the other titles on the market. [July 2004, p.114]
    • 77 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    The Long Dark
    With its stellar survival mechanics, The Long Dark makes for a brutal experience that requires patience and micromanaging to fully appreciate. However, it’s brought down by some bugs and a story mode that leaves much to be desired. It’s nonetheless a satisfying test of survival in a gorgeous setting – as long as you can brave the frigid cold.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 78 Critic Score
    Taiko Drum Master
    This has a great song list and gives you what a good music title should: a taste of what it's like to play the instrument in real life. [Dec 2004, p.177]
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    • 77 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    Sonic Generations
    The last half of the game serves only to remind you of how far the series has fallen from its original form. I felt smothered by Sonic Team's insistence on shoehorning recent Sonic games, no matter how awful, into the 20-year timeline.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game
    The only problem? There is absolutely no online play. How was that feature left out in this day and age? I would have gladly paid an extra $5 over the $10 asking price for this feature. Picturing my friends list full of people playing this awesome game and not being able to team up just hurts.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 88 Critic Score
    Ape Escape 3
    This game is downright hilarious, rarely offering a moment where you won't have a smile on your face. [Feb 2006, p.107]
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    • 77 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Batman: The Enemy Within - Episode 1: The Enigma
    The Enigma lives up to its name of being difficult to understand from start to finish. Telltale is all over the place in this episode, but the desire to be gritty and different is exposed too much, and the story suffers from it, feeling more like an odd one shot than the first part of something larger. Mysteries abound, however, and enough engaging narrative threads are left dangling to potentially right this second season’s direction.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Quantum Break
    Quantum Break isn’t a perfect game; it’s a bold experiment in how two -mediums can tell a larger story, and at times it pays off. It would be foolish for every game to attempt to emulate this form of storytelling, but Quantum Break as a gaming oddity deserves attention. I wish the events of the show were more significant to the main story, but Quantum Break more than makes up for that with some of the best storytelling and gameplay Remedy has ever produced.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    World of Final Fantasy
    Similar to my experience playing Final Fantasy XIII-2, I eventually just had to tune out the plot to enjoy the gameplay. That's a shame, but it doesn't erase the entertaining battle system, the satisfaction of building an unstoppable monster collection, or the thrill of seeing your favorite characters back in action. [Nov 2016, p.84]
    • 77 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    Universe at War: Earth Assault
    Playing through the single-player story-driven campaign or fighting a real-time global campaign is fun. Multiplayer is somewhat bare-bones, but the matches themselves are entertaining enough.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Madden NFL 26
    Despite a disappointing launch, Madden NFL 26 isn’t unsalvageable. I would imagine many of these problems will be fixed through post-launch patches, but that doesn’t change the fact that despite how strong its fundamentals appeared to be prior to stepping onto the field, much like a nervous rookie, this entry just wasn’t quite ready for primetime.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    #IDARB
    #IDARB is a fantastic party game with its large player count, simple-yet-solid mechanics, and the ability to let those spectating interact. It’s the perfect game to keep loaded on your Xbox One, as long as you have someone nearby to join the fun.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    FIFA Soccer 06
    It's fun to play, even if the managerial options of our season are missing. [Nov 2005, p.182]
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    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Azure Striker Gunvolt
    Azure Striker Gunvolt is a worthwhile adventure, even if it's wrapped in a disposable sci-fi story about telekinetic adepts. Azure Striker Gunvolt delivers some of the fun you remember from older Mega Man titles while injecting a jolt of new gameplay.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    Hell is Us
    Hell is Us feels like a modernized spin on the classic action/adventure game that, as a third-person game, feels obligated to include combat. The game’s investigation elements are much more fleshed out in comparison to the action, which is, at least, passable enough to endure while I enjoy the main treat of running around and solving puzzles. I’ll be deciphering the game’s remaining riddles well after I rolled credits, and I can’t wait to see what revelations await. Hell is Us isn’t perfect, but it’s a bold and respectable debut that largely delivers on its promise, laying a strong foundation for future stories in its fascinating world.
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