GameShark's Scores

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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:
2620 game reviews
    • 57 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    The handling of the car can seem touchy at times, but I was used to it by the time I got to the end of the first mission. It gets around the corners and handles almost like the old car does, even when it changes into the boat mode or the ski/bike mode.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    From muddy graphics to the weak mechanics, this simply is not a title with any lasting appeal, even to Gundam Seed fans.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 61 Critic Score
    The clipping is absolutely horrible, particularly with the fish.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Overall SVC Chaos feels almost crude by today's standards. If the online mode weren't in it, which in itself is no great shakes, I would swear this was a NeoGeo game from the mid-'90s.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    It's great to see such a varied mix of sports, it's just a shame that the game falters on the execution.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 67 Critic Score
    What it lacks in finer details and multiplayer functionality, it makes up for in backstory and dynamic, fluid, fast-paced gameplay. It’s not a classic, and it’s no Homeworld, but genre buffs could also do a lot worse.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 58 Critic Score
    It’s challenging and enjoyable puzzles can keep puzzle lovers happily scratching their noggins for hours. It’s just a shame that the lackluster graphics, sloppy subtitles, and annoying overacting puts a damper on this game and makes it one for hardcore point and click adventure fans only.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 58 Critic Score
    At the end of the day Volume 2 is more of the same with some nice improvements, refined strategic gameplay and working multiplayer.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 25 Critic Score
    If you're following all the marketing promotions and tie-in products, you might enjoy seeing Gabe and Lexine in the game and the Oracles might mean something to you, but for all but the most diehard fans this is definitely a download to skip.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 25 Critic Score
    Bomberman Land isn’t worth a purchase on any level. The story mode’s cut scenes are boring and consume way too much play time, the mini games are dull and endlessly repetitive and the battle mode, while fun, is available elsewhere for much less.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 42 Critic Score
    Rocketmen Axis of Evil would have been a stellar hit in the 1980s when I was pumping quarters into arcade machines. In 2008 it’s a mediocre title at best.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    A fleeting interest. While it's pleasant to look at, the basic combat system lacks variety or depth. But then again, at $20, what do you expect?
    • 57 Metascore
    • 25 Critic Score
    I don't know who decided to come up with another Spider-Man game so soon after Shattered Dimensions but that person should get a tongue lashing because the year it took to make this game resulted in nothing but a waste of time and money for all involved.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    There's a ridiculous amount of flickering and billions of jaggies per square inch. There's also a small amount of slowdown when there are a lot of enemies on screen as well as some background animations.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 25 Critic Score
    In a world where The Beatles Rock Band exists, the paltry effort put into Guitar Hero: Van Halen is, quite simply, deplorable. If you're going to devote the time, money, and effort to developing a band-themed game in this franchise-then do it right. Don't embarrass yourselves by passing something like this off as a legitimate, full-featured game.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Honestly, I think you’d have to be a super fan of the 2D fighting games to really think this game was great.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    The reality of Supremacy is that is actually presents two totally different and unique strategy experiences. Both are good, but not great and both are punctuated with some really innovative ideas.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    For starters, there's the brilliant notion that you need no skill to play the game, nor do you technically even need to steer the on-screen graphic. Just tape down the gas button and let the game decide for you, since 99% of the track is just a straight line and you can't turn around.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 58 Critic Score
    Dawn of Mana is an interesting action role-playing game that suffers from the same problems that Square Enix's Brave Fencer Musashi for the PS2 had - an unruly camera that is counter-productive to what the player is trying to accomplish.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    If I was forced to choose a version out of these three I'd go with the Xbox 360 version simply because it looks better and nearly matches the level of visual quality found in the film.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 58 Critic Score
    In the end, Death by Cube is a decent, cheap arcade shooter for any fan who needs a quick fix.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 58 Critic Score
    The game is chock full of high production values, great graphics, and immersive audio. But a boxing game needs first rate controls to be successful, and it’s here where the game gets knocked out like Mike Tyson in Tokyo.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Being able to store weapons in the new Bank is also nice and with the ability to purchase extra storage slots you'll run out of good weapons before you run out of places to stick them. Still though, the sheer time sink involved to best every bit of the Underdome isn't balanced out by the rewards for doing so.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 30 Critic Score
    The least helpful radar system yet; Terrible level layouts; many (and I mean MANY) useless rooms and areas.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 25 Critic Score
    The game really needs either a slower pace or better situational awareness.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    If I was forced to choose a version out of these three I'd go with the Xbox 360 version simply because it looks better and nearly matches the level of visual quality found in the film.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 33 Critic Score
    Truth is, everything that is novel about Disciples III was already in Disciples II, and the new stuff is basically a retread of features from other games.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Naruto Shippuden: Shinobi Rumble is an enjoyable brawler backed by a capable and customizable combat system, but it is also the victim of contradictory game design.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 58 Critic Score
    In the end this is a game that most likely needed a bit more development time in which to iron out the kinks. There’s a good game in here, but its buried underneath psychic AI and strange game mechanics.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    But I think watching the original anime is much more entertaining. So to those who haven’t seen it and to those who have, stick with the show.

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