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For 284 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 41% higher than the average critic
  • 6% same as the average critic
  • 53% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 2 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 73
Highest review score: 100 Resident Evil 4
Lowest review score: 20 Neopets: The Darkest Faerie
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 153 out of 284
  2. Mixed: 112 out of 284
  3. Negative: 19 out of 284
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    • 74 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Madden NFL 06
    This is an enjoyable game of football that’s great to watch and play. On the other hand the countless omissions EA left out of this game are maddening.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Wild Arms Alter Code: F
    Raises the bar from what to expect from Media Vision, and leaves a lot for Wild Arms: the 4th Detonator to live up to.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
    It all boils down to the extremely high quality and production values of this title. The gameplay IS a bit old-school and the story isn’t extremely intricate, but that’s part of the magic to behold. Don’t let anything turn you away from trying out Square Enix’s latest blockbuster.
    • 91 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Mario Kart DS
    Mario Kart DS takes the best of all of the Mario Kart games and puts them together in a game people will still be playing when the next generation of Gameboy comes out.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Movies
    While running the studio does boil down too quickly into lather-rinse-repeat patterns of tycoon-style management, the moviemaking part of the game gives you an almost endless supply of replayability.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Gun
    There are a lot of good things in this game and I wouldn't be surprised or disappointed to see Neversoft revisit this franchise again, hopefully polishing the rough edges.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    The Matrix: Path of Neo
    But I still would have to advocate passing, particularly since The Matrix: Path of Neo still hovers at a full MSRP price point for what is essentially Enter the Matrix with a facelift.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    NBA 06
    Even a little sprucing up on the presentation front doesn’t change the insurmountable gameplay problems that make their NBA 06 particularly sour.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Call of Duty 2: Big Red One
    Sometimes the graphics were actually surprisingly good, such as the detail on the planes as I gunned them down, or the rust on the vehicles. But other times, like when all the glass windows burst the same, or every office in the game has the same desk, chair and bookshelf, Call of Duty 2 begins to show its age.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Agatha Christie: And Then There Were None
    A better word for the new story might be laughable. I understand the rationale behind the change, but the ending is ridiculous. Thankfully the book’s ending is included, so you can see what really should have happened.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Call of Duty 2
    I would have liked to see a little more variety in the level design, and just a bit more of the “over the top” craziness of the original, but I still enjoyed the single player missions enough to rate the game highly.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Ratchet: Deadlocked
    If you're a Ratchet fan, Deadlocked is still worth picking up, but rather than being a meaty new adventure in the series, it will probably serve mostly to deepen your nostalgia for its predecessors...not that that's a bad thing. That co-op play sure is nifty, though.
    • 94 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Sid Meier's Civilization IV
    Highly enjoyable and infinitely replayable. It is easily the best game that I’ve played this year.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Battlefield 2: Modern Combat
    The true value of Battlefield 2 is in how nicely it panders to a crowd that may never have cared for the military shooter genre before.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Vietcong 2
    While I would have liked to try the multiplayer, the sparsely populated servers listed didn’t give me much incentive to try a five-disk installation for a third time.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    The Sims 2
    This is not intentioned as damning with faint praise but the fact that the mini-games are the most fun part of the gameplay does say something.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    The Sims 2
    If you've played the PC version and are looking for something new, you are likely to be disappointed as some of the newer and richer features have been stripped away to fit it onto the console.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Age of Empires III
    A nice update to the series. But especially with the way other historical RTS games have advanced the genre, I was expecting more innovation from the game (and developer) that started it all.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Jak X: Combat Racing
    Another fantastic script with more one liners and jokes than should be allowed.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Disney's Chicken Little
    If you keep in mind that this is aimed at a younger audience, even an older gamer, particularly a parent sharing the experience with a child, can find a lot to enjoy.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Warriors
    More importantly, they also nailed all the aspects that made the film so great, and the much larger adventure their tinkering yielded is certainly appreciated.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    F.E.A.R.
    F.E.A.R. is just polished, period. If you have the system to handle the game, it is a must have for all gamers.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Quake 4
    Quake 4 is a fun game to play. The action is beautiful and fast paced, and Raven did a great job creating a foreboding atmosphere. However, it does not belong in the current FPS upper echelon.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    L.A. Rush
    A pretty straightforward arcade street racing game that could have been much more with a bit more attention to customization and the inclusion online multiplayer.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas: Oogie's Revenge
    I really wanted to like Oogie’s Revenge more than I did. The Soul Robber was fun to use, and the game did a great job of recreating Tim Burton’s vision. However, the constant backtracking, poor camera, and repetition make it hard to justify anything more than a rental.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood
    I wish more games had the voice acting and overall audio quality displayed in Earned in Blood.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    NHL Eastside Hockey Manager 2005
    It's a hockey sim - a pretty darned good one, warts and all - and having a hockey sim in which I can lose myself has been a dream of mine ever since I first spent a weekend with Front Office Football.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil
    When I finished playing Resurrection of Evil, the one question I had was why a bunch of stupid demons are able to consistently own humans on Mars when they are outwitted by a sidestep.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Black & White 2
    Even with some warts, Black & White 2 is still pretty good. Heck, no god is perfect, right?
    • 89 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
    With the tremendous gameplay that is the franchise's hallmark, beautiful graphics and animation, a fantastic soundtrack, and the kind of replay value that makes the phrase "bang for your buck" even more cliche than it already is, it's not even a stretch to consider it one of, if not the best game overall for the Nintendo DS.
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