GameFocus' Scores

  • Games
For 1,355 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 74% higher than the average critic
  • 5% same as the average critic
  • 21% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 1.3 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 76
Highest review score: 99 Dead Space: Extraction
Lowest review score: 10 The Expendables 2 Videogame
Score distribution:
1355 game reviews
    • 80 Metascore
    • 81 Critic Score
    For a game that has ’lazy’ in its title, this game is precisely the opposite. If you’ve been looking for a game that is enjoyable in either quick bursts or long sessions, Lazy Raiders is the game for you.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 81 Critic Score
    If you're 30 years old or older and played this game at the arcades, I don't see why you would overlook this. In fact, I implore you not to.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 81 Critic Score
    If you're 30 years old or older and played this game at the arcades, I don't see why you would overlook this. In fact, I implore you not to.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 81 Critic Score
    As a standalone product, the core gameplay offers a very satisfying simulation of WWE action. If you’ve been a follower of the series for some time, you’ll be pleased with the product but somewhat disappointed with the new features.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 81 Critic Score
    Thanks to alternate endings, multiple plot paths, side quest, and the dark twist of sacrificing friends, there’s a lot here to keep you happy with hours of fun. Square Enix has introduced an interesting concept to their Valkyrie Profile concept and I hope they continue to think outside the box when it comes to re-imagining their franchise games.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 81 Critic Score
    Resident Evil Chronicles HD is easily one of the best choices among the Move-enabled games available today.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 81 Critic Score
    If you missed these games during their initial run, grabbing Tomb Raider Trilogy should be without question an automatic buy.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 81 Critic Score
    To say this is the best South Park game is an understatement, it’s the only good one. For those who were worried this would be just another rushed licensed game should be relieved; there is a lot of fantastic content for fans of the series and the Tower Defense aspect of the game is done really well.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 81 Critic Score
    Resident Evil 5 is a Resident Evil game which is trying to be an action game while keeping the old survival horror feeling which the franchise is known for. While it worked with Resident Evil 4 to a certain point, the next-generation evolution of gaming forces developers to retool their original visions in order to deliver something to remember. Resident Evil 5 tries constantly to remind us it’s still a Resident Evil game but all I saw was a very restrictive, slow and totally emotionally broken action game.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 81 Critic Score
    Even if Skate It isn’t the perfect skateboarding game, EA has delivered a solid game on a system that definitely needs innovation and something else than just dumb mini-games. While the game has a daunting learning curve and some average graphics, the game is worth checking out as it will find a nice and warm place in your Wii game collection.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 81 Critic Score
    Not quite ready for the World Series, MLB 2K10 at least makes the playoffs this year. Visual Concepts are turning the series around slowly but there’s still a lot of work left to do.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 81 Critic Score
    Despite being on more than fifteen platforms to date, Tetris for Playstation 3 is a no-brainer.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 81 Critic Score
    Presentation is great.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 81 Critic Score
    For $10, you are definitely getting something that hasn't been offered on an Xbox console since Crimson Skies: an easy, straightforward and incredibly fun to play aerial combat game that you can enjoy for hours.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 81 Critic Score
    Not quite ready for the World Series, MLB 2K10 at least makes the playoffs this year. Visual Concepts are turning the series around slowly but there’s still a lot of work left to do.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 81 Critic Score
    If you take XIII-2 and grade it on its own merits, it stands out as a fantastic game. But, if you walk in looking for some semblance of what made the series a household name in the RPG world, you'll be sorely disappointed.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 81 Critic Score
    Basketball gamers know what they want and it seems like the step back taken by EA Canada last year is making sense this year. Improving on last year’s new features, refining the gameplay mechanics, not adding anything major and removing what wasn’t necessary, it resumes what NBA Live 10 is. Fans of the franchise will certainly love this year’s game and basketball gamers in general will spend a few quality hours with it.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 81 Critic Score
    With an addictive career mode, deep customization and its closeness to realism, SBK X deserves a pat in the back. The game offers enough flexibility to the newcomer but patience and practice will be needed once the arcade races become less challenging and fun.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 81 Critic Score
    Its Duke, he is still a bad ass and in the end this version rivals the original with its 8 player Co-op and we finally get a FPS with some cool weapons again. So buy this game… now… and GET SOME!
    • 73 Metascore
    • 81 Critic Score
    Rabbids is still the best minigame compilation in town, hands down. If you liked the previous versions even a little, you definitely need to pick this one up. Just be warned, the game really shines with the balance board, so if you don’t have one, borrow one. You’ll see what I mean.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 81 Critic Score
    Confrontation is the best edition of SOCOM yet. With relatively smooth servers (patched and fixed after a rocky start) and great character customization, there’s a lot of fun to be had in the wide open and stunningly beautiful maps. Precision accuracy and coordinated teamwork are well represented here, making for one of the most fun tactical online shooters this side of Rainbow Six: Vegas.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 81 Critic Score
    Of course, NHL 2K9 isn’t a perfect game and isn’t the best looking game but it does capture what we want to see, a playable and fun sport game on a console that definitely needs more than mini-games and Mario games.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 81 Critic Score
    Despite the few flaws we found, 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand is extremely fun to play, especially to those who were looking for a bad-ass co-op game to play with their buddy. Just remember that the game doesn’t try to take itself seriously…and neither do you. Turn off your brain, grab your bullet-proof vest and give 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand some love, ‘shawty’.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 81 Critic Score
    What better way to celebrate the ten year anniversary than to bring the original game back with a shiny new coat of paint and some other bells and whistles that, while some may scoff at, truly establishes 343's love for all-things Halo.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 81 Critic Score
    Kudos to the development team at Ghostfire Games. Rage of the Gladiator was a pleasant surprise.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 81 Critic Score
    Just the fact that it's a free hub, allowing for individual tables to be purchased for a couple of bucks a piece is enough to make this a easy download.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 81 Critic Score
    If you think sorting seven cards in a matter of seconds is hard, well that’s because it is. The game most likely won’t appeal to UNO’s broad casual audience like before, but the game definitely will bring Microsoft’s hardcore crowd calling. For only 800 MS points, around 10 dollars, you’re getting a brand new take on the UNO franchise.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 81 Critic Score
    The self-contained story works perfectly and even if you didn't have the opportunity to play any other entry in the franchise, you can jump into this and still manage to have a fun and challenging adventure.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 81 Critic Score
    N+
    That’s it: no guns, no dodge, no shields no nothing. Just you, your ninja, over 200 amazingly designed levels and some fiendish puzzles all wrapped up in one stylish and fun little platformer.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 81 Critic Score
    Given its turbulent development, I expected it to come in dead on arrival. Instead, I found it to be a solid survival game that, above anything else, kept my palms sweaty and my muscles tense.

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