GameNow's Scores

  • Games
For 443 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 56% higher than the average critic
  • 2% same as the average critic
  • 42% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 1.1 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 74
Highest review score: 100 The Sims Bustin' Out
Lowest review score: 0 Britney's Dance Beat
Score distribution:
  1. Negative: 64 out of 443
443 game reviews
    • 79 Metascore
    • 67 Critic Score
    Ultimately entertaining but also jarringly frustrating. [Apr 2003, p.49]
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    • 83 Metascore
    • 91 Critic Score
    If you're into epic insanity, giant robots, and turn-based combat, you'll love it. [Mar 2003, p.48]
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    • 59 Metascore
    • 42 Critic Score
    Flat, uninspired, and generally unenjoyable. [Mar 2003, p.47]
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    • 68 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    A suitable distraction if you're bored. But then again, so is bird watching. [Apr 2003, p.54]
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    • 73 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    It's like "Tomb Raider" with a better fighting engine. [Apr 2003, p.54]
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    • 74 Metascore
    • 58 Critic Score
    It's incredibly hard. Linear algebra was easier than this - and more fun. [Apr 2003, p.53]
    • 78 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    Brilliant battle system - arguably one of the finest ever devised. [Apr 2003, p.50]
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    • 87 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    The game throws a seemingly endless array of activities at you - all of them fun. [Apr 2003, p.49]
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    • 59 Metascore
    • 58 Critic Score
    As you get deeper into the game, the attack/defense system starts to make sense, and the whole play experience becomes very tense and strategic. [Mar 2003, p.40]
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    • 66 Metascore
    • 42 Critic Score
    If only it were more polished, this could've been a fantastic sleeper hit. [Mar 2003, p.46]
    • 49 Metascore
    • 33 Critic Score
    Repetitiveness and poor controls ruin the girlie goodness. [Mar 2003, p.53]
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    • 67 Metascore
    • 33 Critic Score
    Boring... If you didn't dress up as Yugi for Halloween, don't bother with this one. [May 2003, p.37]
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    • 73 Metascore
    • 91 Critic Score
    A bloody, intense game that almost perfectly captures all of the excitement of the world's premiere fighting sport. [Mar 2003, p.49]
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    • 80 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Astonishing. [Feb 2003, p.48]
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    • 71 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    Unexpectedly creative. [Apr 2003, p.42]
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    • 75 Metascore
    • 67 Critic Score
    Ugly. It's got a muddled battle system. [Feb 2003, p.44]
    • 78 Metascore
    • 67 Critic Score
    Without the MLS license, it's hard for a casual fan like me to get into. [Mar 2003, p.50]
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    • 84 Metascore
    • 91 Critic Score
    In general, Generals is "Command & Conquer," just a lot more of it. [Apr 2003, p.45]
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    • 74 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Good, but not the revolution its PC sibling was. [Mar 2003, p.44]
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    • 75 Metascore
    • 58 Critic Score
    A solid shooter with a slick look that offers little new to the genre. [Apr 2003, p.44]
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    • 50 Metascore
    • 25 Critic Score
    Why can't the hero run in a straight line? Is he drunk? [Mar 2003, p.43]
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    • 87 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    Among the fastest and most intricate 2D fighting games in existence. [Mar 2003, p.48]
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    • 84 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    More of what made the original great, while adding welcome new touches. [May 2003, p.43]
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    • 84 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    The Skies experience is bright, poppy, and exciting. [Feb 2003, p.50]
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    • 66 Metascore
    • 33 Critic Score
    For all their visual individuality, the 14 fighters play exactly the same. [Apr 2003, p.42]
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    • 68 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Games this intense are rare, and DMC2's minor flaws are well worth dealing with. [Mar 2003, p.45]
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    • 73 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Has great graphics, but is painfully low on actual gameplay. [Mar 2003, p.52]
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    • 68 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Biggest letdown: the lack of open worlds to roam and trick around in. [Mar 2003, p.51]
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    • 72 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    An immensely cool game that pushes frustration to its boundaries. [Apr 2003, p.51]
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    • 76 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    It's all about the weapons... And they're all pretty rad. [Feb 2003, p.48]
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