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For 7,745 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 BioShock Infinite
Lowest review score: 1 Legends of Wrestling II
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4,813 out of 7745
  2. Mixed: 2,573 out of 7745
  3. Negative: 359 out of 7745
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    • 86 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas
    While the game still looks like a next-generation title, it lacks many of the subtle points of refinement the Xbox 360 version offers. Environments are noticeably muddier and jaggier, as if Ubisoft forgot to use anti-aliasing...Despite these minor flaws, Rainbow Six Vegas offers a fantastic FPS experience that rivals anything else on the PlayStation 3. If you haven’t played the game on the 360 already, this is a must-buy for any self-respecting fragger.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Zendoku
    If you only buy one sudoku game this year, maybe you should reconsider and buy zero. [June 2007, p.118]
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    • 54 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    Transformers: The Game
    In the end, Transformers delivers over-the-top action with wild abandon, and leaves most of the more complex elements of good gameplay behind coughing from the dust kicked up by a giant transforming war machine.
    • 52 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    Transformers: The Game
    In the end, Transformers delivers over-the-top action with wild abandon, and leaves most of the more complex elements of good gameplay behind coughing from the dust kicked up by a giant transforming war machine. [Sept 2007, p.114]
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    • 53 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    Transformers: The Game
    An exciting, wild ride of explosions, falling buildings, and cars tumbling end-over-end through the air. But, behind all the noise and confusion, it’s a shallow, short, and simplistic game.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Overlord
    Observing the little beasts gleefully swarm, destroy, and stab every creature and object in sight is one of the most entertaining things I’ve ever seen in a video game. The problem is that Overlord only shines this brightly when you’re just watching it. When it comes to managing your minions and directing them through the puzzles, the game is just as frustrating as it is humorous.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Final Fantasy
    This is the best version of this game out there, and every RPG fan should experience the original "Final Fantasy" at least once. [July 2007, p.107]
    • 79 Metascore
    • 78 Critic Score
    GrimGrimoire
    Somewhat shallow combat and clumsy controls keep GrimGrimoire’s gameplay from shining. Its novelty value and clever plot are worth checking out, though, if you’re willing to forgive some mediocre battles.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    Disney/Pixar Ratatouille
    If you go into it knowing that stretches of it can be aggravating, either because they push your skills to the test or make you question the gameplay, it should do the same for you.
    • 62 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
    • 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.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    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.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 88 Critic Score
    The Darkness
    Interactive storytelling is rarely this good, and there are few game endings that make you sit back and think, “Man, what if I did this instead?” like this one does. For its amazing narrative and believability of characters, and the twisted joys that come from being a slave of a demon, The Darkness will keep you enthralled, even when the gameplay lags a little behind.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 88 Critic Score
    The Darkness
    Interactive storytelling is rarely this good, and there are few game endings that make you sit back and think, “Man, what if I did this instead?” like this one does. For its amazing narrative and believability of characters, and the twisted joys that come from being a slave of a demon, The Darkness will keep you enthralled, even when the gameplay lags a little behind.
    • 79 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
    • 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]
    • 53 Metascore
    • 58 Critic Score
    Pokemon Battle Revolution
    Sure, Pokétopia might sound a lot like the trips you took to Pokémon Stadium 1&2 or that weekend at Pokémon Colosseum. That’s because this is the same trip, we’ve just repainted the signs and moved to a different system.
    • 37 Metascore
    • 25 Critic Score
    Hour of Victory
    If the single-player campaign isn’t painful enough, Hour of Victory offers a multiplayer component so poorly constructed that just trying to shoot another person makes you feel as stupid and incompetent as the game’s AI. At the very most, Hour of Victory is deserving of Worst Game of the Year honors.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
    Out of all of the books, games, and movies, it allows you to get closer to the school than ever before – all at the expense of actually enjoying your stay. It’s boring and tedious, just like a real school is. However, it’s also a place where your Harry Potter knowledge can bloom. On this note, only hardcore Harry Potter nuts should enroll.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
    Out of all of the books, games, and movies, it allows you to get closer to the school than ever before – all at the expense of actually enjoying your stay. It’s boring and tedious, just like a real school is. However, it’s also a place where your Harry Potter knowledge can bloom. On this note, only hardcore Harry Potter nuts should enroll.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
    Harry Potter’s latest adventure may be light on action, but it does replicate the Hogwartian life better than any game before it. Out of all of the books, games, and movies, it allows you to get closer to the school than ever before – all at the expense of actually enjoying your stay. It’s boring and tedious, just like a real school is. However, it’s also a place where your Harry Potter knowledge can bloom.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    Brothers In Arms DS
    It’s too bad that the game feels so bad. Literally, this hurts to play. The controls are a mess. My hand cramped shooting with L and aiming with a stylus.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    DiRT
    Another example where the game gets caught in the middle is with online. True to rally racing, you don’t race against others, only their times. I can’t imagine most online players want to play this way.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 45 Critic Score
    Raw Danger!
    I hope some developer takes the gaffe that is Raw Danger, extracts the great idea at its center, and creates the blockbuster experience it has the potential to be. [June 2007, p.110]
    • 69 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    SimCity DS
    Though SimCity DS isn’t perfect, it liberally taps that latent SimCity addiction found in everyone’s brain.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Dungeon Maker: Hunting Ground
    Dungeon Maker has some cool features, but not enough to cross that threshold of having been “done right,” and the title winds up as a simple variation on the level grind we’ve been playing for years.
    • 91 Metascore
    • 95 Critic Score
    Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition
    As improved as the Resident Evil 4 controls were compared to the tank-like schemes of its predecessors, they still aren’t ideal. The final version of the game would have been the perfect time for Capcom to polish the controls with new features that nearly every game now takes for granted – like strafing and being able to shoot your gun while moving. Unfortunately, Leon still isn’t capable of performing these basic moves.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Brain Buster: Puzzle Pak
    What this game lacks in charm, it makes up for in numbers. [Apr 2007, p.111]
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    • 47 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
    The only saving grace that this game has is its combat mechanic. By no means is it good, but it’s competent, and successful in making you feel like you clocked someone pretty hard. If you have some friends over, you can delve into four-player co-op. However, like a friend who picks out a crappy movie, there’s a good chance that your buddies will mock you for this spirit-crushing game for the remainder of your days.
    • 45 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
    The only saving grace that this game has is its combat mechanic. By no means is it good, but it’s competent, and successful in making you feel like you clocked someone pretty hard. If you have some friends over, you can delve into four-player co-op.
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