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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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    • 40 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Dragon Ball Z: Taiketsu
    The entire Ki Blast process is made meaningless, because regular fighting moves do more damage, specifically throws.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Siren
    The variety of innovating aspects are balanced by multiple flaws, making this one strictly for the horror-obsessed.
    • 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.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Hitman: Contracts
    It just doesn't have heart.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
    Please do not buy this or even rent it. To do so would make you think less of Remedy and Max Payne 2, an absolutely terrific game on other consoles. Try another version instead.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Syphon Filter: The Omega Strain
    Cooperative multiplayer and the basic gunplay thrills don't quite make up for bad control and ugly graphics.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Outlaw Tennis
    More of the same for the franchise - a solid game, with an inspired (if a bit overdone) presentation.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Gretzky NHL
    A game that, while it can’t compete with the hockey titles available for the PSP’s big brother, still has a solid look and feel to it, despite the gaping hole left by the lack of commentary.
    • 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.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Wrath Unleashed
    Really tends to disappoint when it comes to replay value. I expect strategy games to at least last 20 hours or so, but the multiple campaigns, single player maps and multiplayer gameplay will have a tough time reaching that magic number.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Ultimate Spider-Man
    Enjoy swinging around New York to your heart’s content, but stick to a rental for this title.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    The Getaway: Black Monday
    The most depressing thing about Black Monday is that parts of inspiration or beauty occasionally shine in the abyss of missed potential. This game is alright, but aspires—rightfully so—for much more, and misses the mark.
    • 52 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
    If you do need a proper fix, just buy the movie and watch that instead, or rent another game. The wartime epic Dynasty Warriors 4 and ninja title Shinobi both make excellent candidates for replacing Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon on your ‘must play’ list.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII
    It's an awkward position to be in for a game that's not bad - just not as good as it could have been.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Rise to Honor
    Worst game ever? No, not really. That was an exaggeration fed largely by the flames of my initial frustration. But it’s not really a very good game, either; probably slightly below average, in the scheme of things.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Lockdown
    A game caught between markets. Gamers who want a pure FPS shooter have much better options to look into. Gamers who want tactical, squad based shooters will consider this a watered down, arcade version of the genre.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    ATV Offroad Fury: Blazin' Trails
    Hopefully if Climax releases another PSP version, they work the kinks out, because this one needs some polish.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    MLB 2005
    If you have a PS2, get that version. If you've got a PSX, and you absolutely must have baseball, rest assured that you can buy (or at least rent) this and have a reasonably good time.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Guilty Gear Isuka
    Guilty Gear Isuka does a lot of new things. They just aren't fun things.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    RC Cars
    Since there's no way to rent PC games, most will want to pass on this and just buy an RC car instead. Good try, but next time, less physics and more fun.
    • 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.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3
    It's not the Xbox version or even "SOCOM: Navy Seals," but this version of Rainbow Six 3 is decent, on its own merits.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Frantix: A Puzzle Adventure
    The thing is, the hooks just don't sink that deeply. It's a nice time waster, when I have time that needs wasting, and it's certainly worth packing along for those transoceanic plane flights or interminable car trips through, say, rural Kansas, but Frantix ain't making the trip to a desert island, if you catch my drift.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    XIII
    David Duchovny has an exceedingly flat voice. At no point does he ever really sound excited. Even when he should be excited, he really doesn't sound it. There's just a sense of resignation always seeping through.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Sega GT Online
    The online experience as a whole needs some serious work. I’m not sure if it’s lag-related, or simply poor coding, but it’s not unusual to see cars sort of “stutter” their way ahead of or behind you in turns. Collision detection is also fairly shoddy online.
    • 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.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Capcom Fighting Evolution
    The wasted potential here is like a swift kick to the face. Still, it's worth a play if you live by the gospel of QCF + P.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    And 1 Streetball
    True fans of the AND 1 Mixtape Tour may be able to look beyond the many flaws of the actual basketball in this game because the presentation offers a dream come true.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    PureSim Baseball 2007
    PureSim is a game I want desperately to love, even to the point of staying up 'til 2 a.m. because it's a fix for my baseball addiction, even if it's still a clumsy fix. PureSim is also a game that infuriates me at times, and maybe that's a note in its favor. An atrocious game I wouldn't waste time getting angry with (well, in most cases. A TRULY atrocious game might be another story). I'd simply put it down and move on. WIth PureSim, that's easier said than done.
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