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For 2,620 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 47% higher than the average critic
  • 3% same as the average critic
  • 50% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 4.7 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 70
Highest review score: 100 Pushmo
Lowest review score: 0 Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1,404 out of 2620
  2. Mixed: 852 out of 2620
  3. Negative: 364 out of 2620
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    • 74 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    Star Ocean: First Departure
    In the end, Star Ocean: First Departure is a wonderful translation of a game Americans were robbed of so long ago. With superb voice acting, phenomenal replayability, and a great translation with new hybrid 2D/3D graphics, Square Enix’s remake team did a great job.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Dance Dance Revolution Disney Mix
    Every song has a Basic and Trick mode, so no matter what the age of the player, everyone should be able to shake a booty or two while playing.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    Wreckless: The Yakuza Missions
    I don't know where all the hype came from, but Wreckless doesn't live up to it.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Red Dead Revolver
    Graphically, the title is definitely clocking in at “adequate”, with sometimes lumpy characters and stiff animations. There’s a slight floating in the movement of characters, and the terrain can seem a bit bland and repetitive at times, but hey, it’s a desert setting.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 67 Critic Score
    Syndicate
    But the reality of a game in this class is that gamers may leave the whole thing to die, waiting for price drops or getting their fill of it over the course of a weekend rental.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 58 Critic Score
    SSX Blur
    The game for me was just ok – it didn’t have the same sort of wow factor I had with previous games in the series – it just felt like more of the same except with a new (sometimes frustrating) control scheme.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    Darkwatch
    About the sharpest criticism that can be leveled at Darkwatch is that it really adds nothing original in the gameplay department. Aside from its extremely well executed western/horror environment, Darkwatch is a pretty generic FPS game with a weaker multiplayer mode.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    Caesar IV
    A pretty impressive strategy builder and while it doesn't surpass Glory of the Roman Empire's ease of use or CivCity: Rome's good looks, it does offer the most robust city building components of the three.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Puzzle Quest 2
    Ultimately Puzzle Quest 2 isn't a bad game, it's just a disappointing one. There are other games in this genre that should get your greenbacks before you invest in this one, including the stellar Might and Magic: Clash of Heroes and the original Puzzle Quest. Measure your expectations accordingly.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Dance Dance Revolution Universe
    The price of $89 really isn’t that bad compared to a gym membership and I think you’ll probably use it more than the gym. If only the manual was a little clearer on Quest mode then I could wholeheartedly recommend the game.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 67 Critic Score
    Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands
    The excellent platforming still remains, but this Prince seems to have lost a little of himself in coming back to his roots.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 58 Critic Score
    Pro Evolution Soccer 2009
    It’s just now you can really see the difference between FIFA and PES – and FIFA is starting to pull away.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 84 Critic Score
    Mario Party 3
    MP3 retains all of the wonderfully simplistic features that made its predecessors easy to pick up and tough to put down, while adding a ton of new mini-games to the mix.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Bomberman
    Multiplayer is pretty solid, though the controls are a little slower than in the single-player mode. Still the multiplayer mode is a nice addition to the solid single-player game.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 91 Critic Score
    What Did I Do to Deserve This, My Lord!? 2
    It's funny, addicting, and well designed and is a real bargain for PSP owners looking for something off the beaten path.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 58 Critic Score
    NBA Live 08
    If EA Sports can smooth out the gameplay, continue to improve ball physics, do something (please!) about the game’s load times, and hold onto their edge in the presentation department, they’ll have a game that can truly compete with "NBA 2k8," something that would’ve been unthinkable a year ago.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 33 Critic Score
    Yggdra Union: We'll Never Fight Alone
    I thoroughly enjoyed the opening moments of each map, looking over the terrain for bonuses and counting moves to make sure that I engaged the enemy with the perfect formation. After that, it was back to 20 minutes of occasionally pressing one button to keep my little soldiers swinging in the most non-violent war this side of a NERF fight.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 2
    Ultimate Ninja 2 is more of the same but with a fresh coat of paint. In my opinion it's got enough meat on its bones to recommend to fans of the original and beat 'em up fans in general. But while the action is pretty easy to get into, the game's victory conditions might prove frustrating to some.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 67 Critic Score
    FlatOut 2
    Flat Out 2 brings the same gameplay to the table the second time around, although it just doesn’t seem to have the same vibe as the original did.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 91 Critic Score
    New International Track & Field
    The difficulty level is there providing a challenge, the game is fun, however as with all sport games such as this, it can be difficult to control unless you’re sitting down at a table. Don’t let that stop you from trying it out though – New International Track & Field is the next best thing to being at the Beijing games.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Medal of Honor Heroes 2
    Medal of Honor Heroes 2 won’t be winning any awards for mission originality, or AI for that matter, but the gameplay it serves is up is solid and fast paced with the best FPS controls on the WIi to date.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 91 Critic Score
    Army of Two: The 40th Day
    Army of Two: The 40th Day is dumb, goofy fun, but sometimes that’s just what the doctor ordered.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Red Dead Revolver
    Graphically, the title is definitely clocking in at “adequate”, with sometimes lumpy characters and stiff animations.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Puchi Puchi Virus
    Ultimately, Puchi Puchi Virus is a solid puzzle game that's great for anyone tired of the myriad others on the DS.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 58 Critic Score
    The Saboteur
    As it is, nothing really separates it and makes it unique. Despite the cool setting, this is by the numbers game design that you’ve played a million times before.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Medal of Honor: Airborne
    The first five levels of the six that make up the single player campaign are some of the best that the genre has seen thus far with gameplay that not only fully embraces the open map and vertical gameplay mechanics but also stay at an aggressive yet not overbearing difficulty level.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game
    For everyone else though, the game is a harder sell and I would recommend that you make use of Live's ability to download the trial version before dumping those 800 points into a purchase.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 58 Critic Score
    All-Pro Football 2K8
    If this were a mid-level priced game, say $29.99, it would be a bargain, but to charge full price for a game that has so little in the way of off the field content is a tough pill to swallow.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    MDK2 HD
    After communicating with the development team, they seem very attentive and are actively patching the game. So maybe in the near future the above-mentioned problems won't be an issue. Until that time, I can't recommend picking this one up. If the news of the HD release has got you itching for MDK2 again, think about hunting down a copy of the original.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Mario Party 9
    In the end, Mario Party 9 remains what each game in the series has been: a party game. Part of me wants to berate Nintendo for making nine Mario Party games in little more than a decade, but I've got to applaud them in this case. There's no flashy new control scheme or extraneous microphone peripheral in Mario Party 9. No, in lieu of any fancy new hardware, Nintendo simply gave the old gang the keys to the company car and actually changed the rules of the game for once-and it works surprisingly well.
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