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For 7,737 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 The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Lowest review score: 1 Legends of Wrestling II
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4,809 out of 7737
  2. Mixed: 2,570 out of 7737
  3. Negative: 358 out of 7737
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    • 67 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Super Daryl Deluxe
    From its art style and writing to its structure and design, Super Daryl Deluxe is strange. I enjoy the combat, humor, and the checklist structure of the quests, but the nondescript method by which you complete some missions mars the experience. Super Daryl Deluxe features multiple good ideas, but the execution is limited in its success.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Jam Sessions
    It takes more than just a neat idea to be a truly compelling piece of software. With no scoring system, backing music and vocals, or career mode, this isn’t really a game in any sense. And, honestly, strumming and singing to yourself gets old after about 15 minutes. Stick to Guitar Hero.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Super Daryl Deluxe
    From its art style and writing to its structure and design, Super Daryl Deluxe is strange. I enjoy the combat, humor, and the checklist structure of the quests, but the nondescript method by which you complete some missions mars the experience. Super Daryl Deluxe features multiple good ideas, but the execution is limited in its success.
    • 44 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants in Manhattan
    Fighting, moving, and pulling off cooperative attacks as the Turtles is enjoyable, but it’s difficult to find fun in the world and routine in which they exist.
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    • 60 Critic Score
    Tuffy the Corgi and the Tower of Bones
    Unless you're obsessed with speedrunning (and are just obsessive in general), this is one stray dog you shouldn't play with.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Super Army War
    I found the control to be fairly aggravating (especially the airplanes). [Apr 2005, p.142]
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    • 73 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Mafia: The Old Country
    Though it’s a beautiful game, with an excellent Sicilian dub to boot, [Mafia: The Old Country] unfortunately leaves a lot on the Don’s table, failing to rise to the promise of its premise.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Godzilla: Save the Earth
    A monstrous letdown. [Dec 2004, p.165]
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    • 68 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    The Sims 2: Pets
    Apart from the animal stuff, the core game has also undergone some tweaks, like a greater sense of ownership of your surroundings. It doesn’t make Pets more fun, though; the lack of sufficient rewards and direction neuters the whole experience and makes it a chore to play.
    • 49 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Fallout 76
    Before we can even think of what might come next, Bethesda needs to make the core game more stable and fair. While I found it to be mostly enjoyable from an exploration standpoint, the frequency of server crashes, freezes, and technical issues is unacceptable. The foundation for another fun Fallout experience is in place, but you end up watching it crumble before your eyes as you play. The game just wasn’t ready for showtime.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Scrapland
    I really have a hard time deciding what I hate more about this game: Is it the horribly grating characters and voices, the lame setting, or the incredibly sticky flight controls? [Dec 2004, p.188]
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    • 45 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    N3II: Ninety-Nine Nights
    As good as that narrative may be, it's ultimately sandwiched between repetitive, mindless combat. [Sept 2010, p.93]
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    • 66 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Evil Dead: Regeneration
    What makes Regeneration falter is the fact that it's bland, repetitive, and uninspired - like Carson Daily. [Oct 2005, p.126]
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    • 59 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon
    Long story short, this is a flawed game through and through. Even the most devout Spyro fans should avoid it. [Jan 2009, p.69]
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    • 73 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2
    This is a game aimed at children and younger players, and I imagine that far too many of them will think they’re doing something wrong when a boss battle doesn’t end – not realizing that the trigger to activate the next battle phase didn’t flip for some unknown reason. Perhaps a patch will come and address these issues. Unfortunately, it’s not here yet and I have to review the game in its current state. As it stands, I can’t recommend it to anyone, no matter how deep their love for Lego, Marvel, or past glories from TT Games.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    DarkStar One: Broken Alliance
    Avoid this unless your space dogfighting itch is keeping you up at night. [Sept 2010, p.93]
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    • 69 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Ivy the Kiwi?
    Practice makes perfect, though. When you get the hang of the vine system, neat control tricks develop, but the overall gameplay remains basic and boring for far too long.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2
    This shambling monstrosity is composed of chunks from other, better games. Rather than blend them together into something new like its predecessor attempted, this one just feels like a patch-work mess. [March 2014, p.85]
    • 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.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2
    This shambling monstrosity is composed of chunks from other, better games. Rather than blend them together into something new like its predecessor attempted, this one just feels like a patch-work mess. [March 2014, p.85]
    • 68 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.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Clive Barker's Jericho
    If broken gameplay mechanics and community college acting didn’t weigh down the game, it might actually be worthwhile.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Yakuza
    Please, someone put a hit out on this one before it commits more crimes against gaming. [Sept. 2006, p.93]
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    • 68 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    NBA 2K24
    Following the innovative and pleasantly surprising NBA 2K23, I expected Visual Concepts to build upon its success and introduce even more improvements with its latest entry in the long-running basketball series. But instead of mirroring the Black Mamba's gradual rise to permanent relevancy, NBA 2K24 sadly feels like a stop-gap – a quick hit to temporarily satisfy diehard fans. If this continues, the series could veer closer to a forgettable imitation of Kobe's signature move: a fadeaway into obscurity.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Carmen Sandiego: The Secret of the Stolen Drums
    I have my complaints with the game, but the overwhelming feeling I have while tracking the wily Sandiego around the world is simple boredom. [Feb 2004, p.103]
    • 72 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2
    It can provide some wacky fun, but it lacks all of the finesse of a genuine fighting game. Budokai Tenkaichi 2 relies exclusively on a mediocre combat engine and the naivety of fans who will buy it because they want to play through the Cell Saga yet again.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    ESPN NFL PrimeTime 2002
    If there's one thing this game suffers from, it's that you can't control the receivers. [Mar 2002, p.85]
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    • 68 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Rockstar Games presents Table Tennis
    While it’s still a passably good time, it’s not even close to the fast and precise feel that this title achieved on the 360.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    DRIV3R
    I suspect the developers might have been better off contstructing this as a pure racing title (as it does do the basics of racing well) and avoiding the shooting action altogether. [Aug 2004, p.94]
    • 71 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Life is Strange: Reunion
    The primary draw of Reunion is seeing Max and Chloe reconnect and make up for lost time. The game delivers on that front; their heartfelt interactions sometimes made me forget the game’s other shortcomings. The manner in which Deck Nine sends these two off into the sunset – again, the version I unlocked – is truly wonderful. The rest of the package is overwhelmingly familiar to Double Exposure and takes a step backward in some cases. As much as I love Max and Chloe, everything around them seems to fall apart when they come together; Reunion is, sadly, no different.
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