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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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    • 65 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Dillon's Rolling Western
    While it becomes a bit repetitive late in the game, Dillon's Rolling Western is a good fit for anyone tiring of the same old tower defense formula. Combining the charm and wide-open exploration of The Legend of Zelda with town defense proves to be an addictive recipe. The game's cartoony Wild West visuals and terrific sense of humor is the icing on the cake. This is a must-download eShop title for anyone finding their 3DS becoming as dusty as Dillon's trails.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    007: Quantum of Solace
    The gameplay shows potential, but the rest of the game isn’t strong enough to lift it up into an experience that any gamer needs to see.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Resident Evil Code: Veronica X HD
    This HD version of Resident Evil: Code Veronica X rewards players armed with patience, resourcefulness, and plenty of ink ribbons with a harrowing but memorable trek through the series' heyday. If you've got the grit, try downloading this affordable piece of Capcom history on PSN for PS3 and Games on Demand for 360.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    Triple Play 2002
    No flash, no pop, just a straight-up baseball game that looks great and plays okay. [Apr 2002, p.76]
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    • 65 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    Dragon Ball Z: Budokai
    If you don't lust after balls of dragons, you'll see nothing more than a mediocre fighter with a really confusing plot and characters in dire need of haircuts. [Dec 2003, p.159]
    • 65 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    Madden NFL 24
    The improvements to the fundamental gameplay in Madden 24 continue to pay dividends with some of the most authentic football the series has ever seen. But, like an ill-timed penalty, the dreadfully slow menus and funneling toward tedious minigames wipe out any forward progress and move the series backward overall.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Disney/Pixar Ratatouille
    Pretty uninspiring stuff, but I guess if you’re a parent looking for a (relatively) harmless game to pick up for a small child it might do the trick. I’d like to think your kids deserve better.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Mister Mosquito
    There is something to be said for this title due to its pure outrageousness. [Apr 2002, p.77]
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    • 65 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Two Worlds
    There is one and only one good thing to say about Two Worlds: the game truly gives you the freedom to align with any faction and change the gameworld by your choices. Everything else – and I mean everything else – sucks.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    Jimmie Johnson's Anything With an Engine
    Jimmie Johnson's game isn't the championship win that the man himself is probably accustomed to, but it's a fun title that will have no problem fulfilling anyone looking to have a good time with a kart racer.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    Batman Begins
    Is it great? Heck no. Does it offer little substance, but an enjoyable handful of thrills? It does, more often than not. [Aug 2005, p.97]
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    • 65 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Anthem
    Whenever the guns are pumping, it's a legitimately blast to play. That’s where the experience shines, and everything else around it holds it back from being truly engrossing. This is one of those games that frustrates because you can see the greatness within it, but it's always just out of reach.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 58 Critic Score
    Star Wars: Bounty Hunter
    With an archaic graphics engine, dreadfully awful camera tracking, extensive load times, and some of the most atrocious mission challenges known to man, it becomes quite clear where this game went wrong. [Jan 2003, p.89]
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    • 65 Metascore
    • 78 Critic Score
    Mafia
    While the plot and Depression-era ambience still held me rapt, the gameplay itself was, quite frankly, pretty dull at times. [Mar 2004, p.104]
    • 65 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Onimusha Blade Warriors
    If you've ever played "Super Smash Bros.," you'll immediately be comfortable here - even the fighter select screen is strikingly familiar. [Mar 2004, p.104]
    • 65 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Rocky: Legends
    While Legends does offer you the most comprehensive Rocky experience to date, it just plain fails to deliver in the ring. [Dec 2004, p.165]
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    • 65 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Spider-Man 2
    I love the gamplay, but there really needs to be a more engrossing game around it. [Aug 2004, p.107]
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    • 65 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Marvel vs. Capcom 2
    For a game that has been around for three years, it still performs admirably and stacks up well against today's most sophisticated fighters in terms of graphics and replay value. [May 2003, p.91]
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    • 65 Metascore
    • 78 Critic Score
    Medal of Honor Rising Sun
    Rising Sun seems content to merely maintain the status quo. [Dec 2003, p.168]
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    • 65 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Dynasty Warriors 8
    Dynasty Warriors 8 attempts to change the series’ long-standing formula with the addition of the Ambition mode and history-altering storylines. Combat is tedious, however, and it still defines the majority of the experience.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Smarty Pants
    Smarty Pants is fun. It doesn’t pretend to be anything more, nor does it need to. I will say that it’s not quite at the addictive level as the much-missed You Don’t Know Jack series (it’s missing the catty humor), but it’s certainly successful in accomplishing its modest goals.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 78 Critic Score
    Counter-Strike: Condition Zero
    The problem is that neither the physics nor the graphics have aged particularly well; if you're looking for a next-gen FPS, this is not it. It is, however, a decent update to one of the best titles of yesterday. [Apr 2004, p.108]
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    • 65 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    The Godfather II
    Most of this game’s content is in betrayal of the license, and it’s not all smut, either. In one mission, you are tasked with assassinating Fidel Castro, an act that ends up being just as comedic as The Naked Gun’s assassination attempt on Queen Elizabeth II. Unfortunately, the intent of this sequence isn’t to make ­players laugh.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    RPG Maker II
    It has one major flaw - the gameplay is downright appalling. A blind man on ice has more control than your character's general movements. [Jan 2004, p.130]
    • 65 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Heroes of Annihilated Empires
    Horrible balancing in the single-player game and a decades-old multiplayer frontend further accelerate Heroes of Annihilated Empires on its quick trip to the bargain bin.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    The Sims 2
    I've been a big fan of the series' portable outings in the past, but htis is just a big dud. [Feb 2006, p.113]
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    • 65 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    Viking: Battle for Asgard
    A solid rental if you like bloody action games.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas: Oogie's Revenge
    Oogie's Revenge stacks up against the original about as well as "Devil May Cry 2" or "Blues Brothers 2000." [Nov 2005, p.149]
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    • 65 Metascore
    • 78 Critic Score
    Dragon's Lair 3D
    Simply put, outside of the boss battles, fighting is boring and often times sloppy. [Feb 2003, p101]
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    • 65 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Kung Fu Strike: The Warrior's Rise
    I couldn't help but wish the game was organized into traditional levels with beginnings and ends. The arena combat lends nothing to the story when every level is just a fight to defeat a certain number of enemies, and without the need to move from area to area, there is no reward or even a feeling of progression. Fighting lots of dudes is well executed, but it's not exciting.
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