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For 7,738 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 Hades II - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
Lowest review score: 1 Legends of Wrestling II
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4,810 out of 7738
  2. Mixed: 2,570 out of 7738
  3. Negative: 358 out of 7738
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    • 80 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Magic: Duels of the Planeswalkers 2014
    Duels of the Planeswalkers isn't the full Magic experience. It's a taste of the broader landscape to entice players and make them more comfortable attending a casual Friday Night Magic event. If you're new to Magic: The Gathering, Duels of the Planeswalkers remains the best way to learn how to play without the intimidation of other players. Even with the online connection issues and additional purchases tied to making the most of Sealed mode, this is the best version to date. It's easy to recommend for new players just learning and veteran spellslingers looking for new single-player matches.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Pokemon Conquest
    Pokémon Conquest takes the Pokémon you know and recognize (and love?) and places them into the world of tactical turn-based strategy with little kicking and screaming. Unfortunately, its simplicity will turn away tactical purists, and its complexity and management demands will turn off fans of the traditional Pokémon RPG.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
    Outside of a couple of glitched spawns that left me stuck in mid-air, I didn't run into many issues when it came to lag or connection errors. As a downloadable title, Global Offensive offers a tried-and-true experience at a reasonable price, even if its gameplay isn't for everyone. If you prefer working with others and attacking the opposing team with well thought-out tactics instead of brute force, you should find plenty to like in this updated release.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Virtua Tennis 3
    Virtua Tennis 3 is a perfectly serviceable tennis game (pun intended) that fails to provide a big enough splash to make it anything else than just another tennis title. Next time I hope it won’t take Sega seven years to come out with the same game.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Slime Rancher
    Slime Rancher has the ability to keep you hooked for hours; I often looked out over my ranch, felt pride at my accomplishments, and eagerly ventured back into the wilderness to see what other strange things I could find.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 88 Critic Score
    Lonely Mountains: Downhill
    This mountain biking game blends an idyllic nature aesthetic with tight arcade action to create a surprisingly thrilling adventure.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Trauma Center: Second Opinion
    If you're a Caduceus veteran, the new controls, multiple difficulty options, and new surgeries and tools will more than satisfy. [Jan 2007, p.103]
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    • 80 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Grim Fandango Remastered
    Grim Fandango is a tough game to evaluate, because it comes with so much baggage. If you’re already a fan of the game, the few new additions are nice – but aside from the commentary, they’re far from indispensable.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Battlefield 2: Modern Combat
    The game's lack of polish is also another problem. The graphics and textures aren't impressive at all. [Dec 2005, p.158]
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    • 80 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen
    Dark Arisen is a great expansion for a game that was already loaded with content.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    FIFA Soccer 06
    FIFA is still doomed to feel a little stiff due to its reliance on set animations to govern play, and there are plenty of frustrating AI mistakes that linger. [Oct 2005, p.128]
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    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Madden NFL 19
    Madden 19 doesn’t have earth-shattering features that draw me in. Some new features don’t shake out how I hoped they might, and other problems haven’t been fixed. But I’m still going to spend hours with this title for the way it captures the sport and puts me in the center of it with some fantastic gameplay moments.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    WWE 2K25
    But what matters most is when the bell rings, and taking control of this massive roster and mixing it up – regardless of gender – across a now-impressive selection of stipulations is a blast. Although it’s the only real game in town, WWE 2K25 retains its title as the best and most substantial pro wrestling sim fans can buy.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    SSX On Tour
    Hurtling down the tundra and concocting ridiculously large combo strings remain irresistible qualities, but the torturous design of the game makes you want to take the next flight off of this mountain. [Nov 2005, p.140]
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    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King
    Fun puzzles, exciting dungeons, and satisfying exploration makes this retro-style title a joy to play through. With loads of Zelda inspiration and fun, new takes on puzzles and boss battles within the beloved formula, Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King is a delightful take on a familiar style.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes
    None of Legendary Heroes' rough spots keep it from being an excellent game that I recommend with no reservations. Stardock has finally delivered on the promise that Elemental once held, back in the halcyon days of 2009. You don't have to be any kind of strategy savant to appreciate what this exceptional release has to offer.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    THE FINALS
    The Finals has given me some of my favorite multiplayer moments in 2023. Whether actively engaging in vertical combat or excitedly scaling rooftops on the way to the next objective, navigating the environments feels incredible, and the thrill of watching the ground disappear from below my feet never gets old. In a year of groundbreaking video game releases, The Finals is yet another highlight.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 88 Critic Score
    Medal of Honor Frontline
    You've got agood story, great graphics, solid gameplay, an interesting assortment of weapons, and cinema-quality music... what's not to like? [Dec 2002, p.126]
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    • 80 Metascore
    • 88 Critic Score
    Call of Duty 3
    If you own both an Xbox 360 and a PS3, choosing which version of this accomplished WWII shooter to buy comes down to how much you like or dislike the motion-sensing elements.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 93 Critic Score
    Splashdown: Rides Gone Wild
    This is an incredibly ambitious project, yet everything it attempts exceeds all expections. [Sept 2003, p.104]
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    • 80 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    War of the Monsters
    The root of the problem is gameplay balance and enemy AI. [Feb 2003, p.96]
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    • 80 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    MotoGP 3
    A true career mode is needed to help flesh this collection of tracks out. [Apr 2003, p.85]
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    • 80 Metascore
    • 78 Critic Score
    Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
    If you have any hopes for this story building on Metal Gear lore or giving you a chance to reconnect with characters you care about, you will be disappointed. The new characters are uninteresting and poorly developed, and the old characters are practically non-existent.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08
    Sometimes when you’re golfing you nail a hole because you bail yourself out with a superb putt, chip, or tee shot. But this game is instead like masterfully shot hole, where each stroke feels just right.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Metro: Last Light
    Metro: Last Light fixes most of its predecessor's flaws while also improving upon its strengths, delivering gameplay that lives up to the exceptional storytelling.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    SoulCalibur: Broken Destiny
    If Arcade mode versus a CPU opponent is all you need, this port’s remarkable gameplay will be a great fit. More social players who don’t have regular access to fellow PSP owners will be disappointed despite this title’s technically sound execution. Either way, this is undeniably Soulcalibur despite its smaller ­package.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    REANIMAL
    Reanimal is a simple game with a challenging subject matter. Those looking for a fun co-op experience should look elsewhere, as it is neither great as a shared experience nor fun. But it is thought-provoking and stimulating, and if you can stomach combat suicide, animal harm, and more – all proxies for the effects of war on the people who wage it and the victims of that destruction – Tarsier has created something worth wrestling with.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Links 2004
    The problem is that it just doesn't play right. The physics system for the ball is out of whack. There is often no predicting what it will do. [Nov 2003, p.171]
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    • 80 Metascore
    • 78 Critic Score
    Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3
    Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 is best suited for two types of Vita users – those obsessed with the series who can't tolerate having it out of arms reach, or anyone looking for a good fighter who hasn't played it yet. If you've even spent a single night with Capcom's comic crossover, you've already experienced everything the old workhorse has to offer.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 78 Critic Score
    Cryptark
    Cryptark’s surprising depth of options might hook you at the outset, but they aren’t enough to make you return time and again.
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