Games Master UK's Scores

  • Games
For 3,901 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 60% higher than the average critic
  • 5% same as the average critic
  • 35% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 1.6 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 73
Highest review score: 100 Shadow of the Colossus
Lowest review score: 3 Blood Beach
Score distribution:
3901 game reviews
    • 90 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Unforgiving from the get-go, but a landmark in competitive multiplayer design. [Oct 2013, p.68]
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    • 87 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    A brilliant HD adventure that stops short of delivering a truly definitive Wii U experience. [Oct 2013, p.66]
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    • 81 Metascore
    • 81 Critic Score
    Saints Row IV loses sight of its identity, but still retains high levels of hair-brained hilarity. [Oct 2013, p.63]
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    • tbd Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    It's still worth an hour of your time. But Chapter 3 needs to play up the fear factor once more. [Sept 2013, p.77]
    • Games Master UK
    • 85 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    FoD is a welcome return to a near timeless classic. [Sept 2013, p.81]
    • Games Master UK
    • 78 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Cling Thing may be vanilla, but vanilla's only ubiquitous because it's bloomin' delicious. [Sept 2013, p.81]
    • Games Master UK
    • 85 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    A towering achievement. [Sept 2013, p.81]
    • Games Master UK
    • 88 Metascore
    • 91 Critic Score
    Experience a bona-fide role-playing classic, on the go. An essential iPad purchase. [Sept 2013, p.80]
    • Games Master UK
    • 91 Metascore
    • 86 Critic Score
    A fantastic strategy sci-fi blast sumptuously, if not gracefully, ported to mobiles. [Sept 2013, p.80]
    • Games Master UK
    • 83 Metascore
    • 86 Critic Score
    There's a level of depth on offer that most mobile-based MOBAs can't hope to recapture. [Sept 2013, p.79]
    • Games Master UK
    • 77 Metascore
    • 69 Critic Score
    For now, it's jarring gameplay issues hold it back. [Sept 2013, p.79]
    • Games Master UK
    • 78 Metascore
    • 86 Critic Score
    A perfect opportunity to play catch-up. [Sept 2013, p.79]
    • Games Master UK
    • 79 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Samey arenas and a dull narrative means that this doesn't quite hit the nail on the head. [Sept 2013, p.79]
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    • tbd Metascore
    • 74 Critic Score
    It will feast on your brains. [Sept 2013, p.79]
    • Games Master UK
    • 87 Metascore
    • 89 Critic Score
    The most capable and original physics puzzle game since Angry Birds and Cut the Rope. [Sept 2013, p.78]
    • Games Master UK
    • 72 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    It's certainly not a vision of beauty, but the developer's relentless passion for the sport comes across in every turn. [Sept 2013, p.77]
    • Games Master UK
    • 87 Metascore
    • 84 Critic Score
    A crafty, atmospheric puzzler. [Sept 2013, p.77]
    • Games Master UK
    • 83 Metascore
    • 88 Critic Score
    An ingeniously crafted puzzler with surprising depth to its levels. [Sept 2013, p.77]
    • Games Master UK
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Plenty of standout moments, but CoH2 isn't the revolution we hoped for. [Sept 2013, p.76]
    • Games Master UK
    • 74 Metascore
    • 86 Critic Score
    A unique and surprising MMO, for creators and dungeoneers alike. [Sept 2013, p.75]
    • Games Master UK
    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    New Super Mario Bros U crushed into a nugget of pure challenge, but at a cost. [Sept 2013, p.74]
    • Games Master UK
    • 82 Metascore
    • 89 Critic Score
    A brainy Vita delight. [Sept 2013, p.73]
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    • tbd Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The touch controls are occasionally a little off whack. [Sept 2013, p.73]
    • Games Master UK
    • 66 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Instantly irritating. [Sept 2013, p.73]
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    • tbd Metascore
    • 76 Critic Score
    Addictive fun. [Sept 2013, p.73]
    • Games Master UK
    • 67 Metascore
    • 77 Critic Score
    A surprisingly engrossing - and gross - time management sim. [Sept 2013, p.73]
    • Games Master UK
    • 70 Metascore
    • 78 Critic Score
    It lacks Valve's charm but this magnet-based puzzler is more attractive than repulsive. [Sept 2013, p.72]
    • Games Master UK
    • 83 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    Incredibly deep. [Sept 2013, p.71]
    • Games Master UK
    • 45 Metascore
    • 48 Critic Score
    Legends has missed the point of the business model entirely, giving unfortunate players a choice of grinding through shallow, unfulfilling and downright ugly combat, or forking out substantial amounts of real money to bypass said mediocrity. [Sept 2013, p.71]
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    • 77 Metascore
    • 62 Critic Score
    No amount of shiny achievements can take the 'dung' out of these dungeons. [Sept 2013, p.71]
    • Games Master UK
    • 64 Metascore
    • 44 Critic Score
    An extreme exercise in patience. [Sept 2013, p.71]
    • Games Master UK
    • 78 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    It's no looker, but this is still a massive and addictive open-world survival romp. [Sept 2013, p.71]
    • Games Master UK
    • 38 Metascore
    • 53 Critic Score
    Awkward design and stiff controls make Dark a royal pain in the... [Sept 2013, p.70]
    • Games Master UK
    • 62 Metascore
    • 64 Critic Score
    Gags frequently hit the mark. The other bits? Not so much. [Sept 2013, p.70]
    • Games Master UK
    • 81 Metascore
    • 88 Critic Score
    Bursting with new ideas, brilliantly written and endlessly surprising. [Sept 2013, p.66]
    • Games Master UK
    • 85 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    An utter essential. [Aug 2013, p.79]
    • Games Master UK
    • 76 Metascore
    • 77 Critic Score
    This is a smooth and engaging time-eater. [Aug 2013, p.79]
    • Games Master UK
    • 80 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    There's a sense of automation that some otherwise satisfying pilot customisation options can't shoot down. [Aug 2013, p.78]
    • Games Master UK
    • 70 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    It's uneven, but RH2 boasts solid shooting, retro charm, and a wealth of unlockables. [Aug 2013, p.78]
    • Games Master UK
    • 75 Metascore
    • 82 Critic Score
    Forbidding difficulty will deter some, but it still offers a tense, focused experience. [Aug 2013, p.78]
    • Games Master UK
    • 87 Metascore
    • 81 Critic Score
    An incredibly polished and compulsive offering. [Aug 2013, p.77]
    • Games Master UK
    • 64 Metascore
    • 62 Critic Score
    No noticeable gameplay altering reason to indulge. [Aug 2013, p.77]
    • Games Master UK
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    A joyously rhythmic experience. [Aug 2013, p.77]
    • Games Master UK
    • 71 Metascore
    • 69 Critic Score
    With a PC version boasting finer tuned mouse controls, we'd test the waters before taking the plunge. [Aug 2013, p.76]
    • Games Master UK
    • 84 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Eccentric comedic confidence. [Aug 2013, p.76]
    • Games Master UK
    • 82 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    The maps are devastatingly effective. [Aug 2013, p.74]
    • Games Master UK
    • 77 Metascore
    • 62 Critic Score
    Fine for newcomers. [Aug 2013, p.74]
    • Games Master UK
    • 75 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    The puzzles themselves threaten to end the bunnymoon, however, occasionally provoking ire with nonsensical logic. [Aug 2013, p.74]
    • Games Master UK
    • 61 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Mental visuals and fun melee combat, but too weird for its own good. [Aug 2013, p.74]
    • Games Master UK
    • 59 Metascore
    • 69 Critic Score
    Shoddy shooting disappoints despite satisfyingly deep customisation options. [Aug 2013, p.73]
    • Games Master UK
    • 65 Metascore
    • 64 Critic Score
    While a passable clone, the lack of an in-game map is sharply felt. [Aug 2013, p.71]
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    • tbd Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    As moronic as it is ironic, plagued with a clumsy interface, poor tutorials, grim visuals and an annoyingly hands-off role in the development phase. All biz, no fizz. [Aug 2013, p.71]
    • Games Master UK
    • 58 Metascore
    • 45 Critic Score
    Two-and-a-half hours of trundling around Damrey's bland corridors left us severely disappointed. [Aug 2013, p.71]
    • Games Master UK
    • tbd Metascore
    • 23 Critic Score
    An absolute shambles, and a tragic waste of the brilliant original. [Aug 2013, p.71]
    • Games Master UK
    • 78 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    A breezy, if surprisingly brutal, puzzler that puts full 3DS retail releases to shame. [Aug 2013, p.71]
    • Games Master UK
    • tbd Metascore
    • 92 Critic Score
    Incredibly moreish. We'd pay top dollar for something this good - and yet it's free! [Aug 2013, p.69]
    • Games Master UK
    • 75 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Beautifully designed. [Aug 2013, p.69]
    • Games Master UK
    • 69 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    This can't help but feel like an over-expensive mobile game. [Aug 2013, p.69]
    • Games Master UK
    • 59 Metascore
    • 51 Critic Score
    The appeal of driving neat lines with your combine harvester lurks like the faint smell of manure. [Aug 2013, p.69]
    • Games Master UK
    • 63 Metascore
    • 66 Critic Score
    Although stylishly presented and with a fiendish sense of humour, it's frustratingly reliant on the touchscreen and initially fun action quickly becomes a level grind. [Aug 2013, p.69]
    • Games Master UK
    • 84 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    Funny and intelligent. [Aug 2013, p.69]
    • Games Master UK
    • 76 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    Tightly woven story, great use of the tech - but, at a paltry two hours, it's brief. [Aug 2013, p.68]
    • Games Master UK
    • 62 Metascore
    • 58 Critic Score
    Fuse feels like a five-year-old game wrapped in a ten-year-old art style. [Aug 2013, p.68]
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    • 69 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    The inner-character jibes and japes are tops but after a few games the unskippable hi-jinks go from funny to frustrating as repetition kicks in. [Aug 2013, p.67]
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    • tbd Metascore
    • 61 Critic Score
    Bonus points for the lack of excruciating Richard Hammond commentary? [Aug 2013, p.67]
    • Games Master UK
    • 41 Metascore
    • 33 Critic Score
    This is a Dogg turd. [Aug 2013, p.67]
    • Games Master UK
    • 76 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Fast, fun and stupidly simple, Gunslinger's easy to pick up...and easy to put down. [Aug 2013, p.67]
    • Games Master UK
    • 78 Metascore
    • 74 Critic Score
    A mid-tier racer that offers value and visual splendour, but don't expect it to excel. [Aug 2013, p.66]
    • Games Master UK
    • 87 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Shorter than expected, but solid, hilarious gold from start to finish. [Aug 2013, p.64]
    • Games Master UK
    • 72 Metascore
    • 74 Critic Score
    The least interesting bits make up the bulk. Still, Remember Me's world is hard to forget. [Aug 2013, p.63]
    • Games Master UK
    • 61 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    What's there is crazy enough to keep you entertained but this is an underweight package. [Aug 2013, p.62]
    • Games Master UK
    • 88 Metascore
    • 91 Critic Score
    An essential purchase for any 3DS owner. [Aug 2013, p.60]
    • Games Master UK
    • 95 Metascore
    • 95 Critic Score
    Thrilling survival horror with brutal combat, rich characters and stunning environments. [Aug 2013, p.57]
    • Games Master UK
    • 70 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    A beautiful but disappointingly shallow exercise in self back-patting. [Aug 2013, p.70]
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    • tbd Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    One of the few genuinely scary experiences we've had with a mobile game, even if it is a little derivative. [July 2013, p.86]
    • Games Master UK
    • 78 Metascore
    • 84 Critic Score
    The vibrant presentation is stellar. [July 2013, p.86]
    • Games Master UK
    • 75 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    Your varied group will charm regardless. [July 2013, p.86]
    • Games Master UK
    • tbd Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Difficult to get into, but involving once you do. [July 2013, p.86]
    • Games Master UK
    • 83 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Mind-bending puzzles. [July 2013, p.84]
    • Games Master UK
    • 85 Metascore
    • 79 Critic Score
    It's all pleasingly strange and atmospheric. [July 2013, p.84]
    • Games Master UK
    • 84 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Not your average gamebook. [July 2013, p.84]
    • Games Master UK
    • 63 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Myriad barriers sour the experience. [July 2013, p.84]
    • Games Master UK
    • 84 Metascore
    • 81 Critic Score
    The puzzles are still brain-scratching. [July 2013, p.84]
    • Games Master UK
    • 64 Metascore
    • 86 Critic Score
    Expertly remade. [July 2013, p.84]
    • Games Master UK
    • 71 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    It looks shoddy and the gameplay gets samey quickly, but this is worth a look. [July 2013, p.82]
    • Games Master UK
    • 79 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Cruel and punishing. [July 2013, p.82]
    • Games Master UK
    • 77 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    Brutal difficulty spikes. [July 2013, p.82]
    • Games Master UK
    • 76 Metascore
    • 76 Critic Score
    A fast, balanced multiplayer shooter, but one that will live or die by its community. [July 2013, p.82]
    • Games Master UK
    • 59 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    Ambitious, but weak writing, repetitive combat and difficulty spikes hold it back. [July 2013, p.81]
    • Games Master UK
    • 86 Metascore
    • 91 Critic Score
    Short but immensely satisfying, it's Ico meets Limbo in Fable's world. In a word: spellbinding. [July 2013, p.80]
    • Games Master UK
    • 77 Metascore
    • 74 Critic Score
    Floaty jumps. [July 2013, p.79]
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    • 44 Metascore
    • 34 Critic Score
    A disaster. [July 2013, p.79]
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    • tbd Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Ropey physics and sticky controls collude to bring you back to earth with a bang. [July 2013, p.79]
    • Games Master UK
    • 76 Metascore
    • 86 Critic Score
    Repays the dedicated in spades. Top stuff. [July 2013, p.79]
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    • 83 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    A great platformer with broader appeal than before, but there isn't a lot new here. [July 2013, p.78]
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    • 75 Metascore
    • 91 Critic Score
    Epic beyond its 3DS roots, Revelations takes survival horror back to basics. [July 2013, p.78]
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    • 70 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    The ride is enough of a crazy Creed to be a surprising success. [July 2013, p.77]
    • Games Master UK
    • 62 Metascore
    • 58 Critic Score
    An uninspiring and repetitive button masher. [July 2013, p.77]
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    • tbd Metascore
    • 74 Critic Score
    There's plenty of satisfying old-school "aren't I smart" moments here to savour. [July 2013, p.77]
    • Games Master UK
    • tbd Metascore
    • 48 Critic Score
    Disappointing. [July 2013, p.77]
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