GameShark's Scores

  • Games
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
    • 43 Metascore
    • 16 Critic Score
    Between the camera and targeting woes, generally clunky gameplay, and a complete inability to capture the essence of what makes the G.I. Joe franchise fun and exciting in the first place—the game is a complete failure.
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    • 67 Critic Score
    For being developed by four people and with a purchase price of around the same amount in dollars, Foreign Legion is a worthwhile investment for some mindless fun.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 67 Critic Score
    Real Heroes: Fighterfighter is unquestionably the finest fire-fighting game I've ever played, but that isn't saying much given how this isn't exactly a budding genre.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 67 Critic Score
    Ultimately, East India Company is a wonderful idea with a lot of great gameplay, but there’s a lot of missteps; too many, really.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    Space Bust-a-Move doesn’t significantly improve upon its classic arcade predecessor, but there’s nothing wrong with that. It offers the same intense, fast-paced gameplay that we all know and love from Bust-a-Move, except that it’s in an outer space setting.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Enough Family-friendly platform action with responsive controls that's true to the spirit of the movie.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    Not all of the sports are winners and having a house full of people is still the best way to get the most enjoyment out of the game, but even with these slight caveats, it's hard not to recommend Wii Sports Resort to gamers of all ages and experience levels.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 42 Critic Score
    This is a sad day for The King of Fighters. The combat is as taught as ever, but everything else is a comedic misinterpretation of “less is more.”
    • 57 Metascore
    • 42 Critic Score
    This is a sad day for The King of Fighters. The combat is as taught as ever, but everything else is a comedic misinterpretation of “less is more.”
    • 86 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Shatter is a fiendishly well-crafted game available from the Playstation Store for a little under ten bucks where you spend hours smashing blocks and absorbing vast amounts of neurologically-stimulating graphical flair and ambience.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    ‘Splosion Man is a game that does things right from beginning to end and even though it may have you cursing up a storm every now and then, it’s a game that you can get a sense of satisfaction from, either playing it for an hour or for five to ten minutes at a time.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    Madballs in Babo's weapons offer a lot of variety and are the main source of fun in the game.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 67 Critic Score
    In the end what you have is gameplay that is as good as it has ever been – not perfect and still with some frustrations but clearly NCAA 10 is the most respectable version of this series to date.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 67 Critic Score
    In the end what you have is gameplay that is as good as it has ever been – not perfect and still with some frustrations but clearly NCAA 10 is the most respectable version of this series to date.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Overall, Ransom of the Seven Ships is a solid adventure, clever and entertaining.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    What makes this game interesting is the speed of play and the sheer, as mentioned before, chaos of it all.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    What makes this game interesting is the speed of play and the sheer, as mentioned before, chaos of it all.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 67 Critic Score
    For those really on the fence, I'd say give this game a bit of time and come back in about a month or two as the developers try to work their post release magic.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 42 Critic Score
    That’s how I felt after playing the game: that I didn’t really do anything. I’m a big fan of the books – a bit less so of the films, and the games still fail to remotely live up to either.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 42 Critic Score
    That’s how I felt after playing the game: that I didn’t really do anything. I’m a big fan of the books – a bit less so of the films, and the games still fail to remotely live up to either.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 91 Critic Score
    From start to finish, the single player campaign of Bound in Blood definitely provides one of the most memorable FPS gaming experiences of the year.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 91 Critic Score
    From start to finish, the single player campaign of Bound in Blood definitely provides one of the most memorable FPS gaming experiences of the year.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 91 Critic Score
    From start to finish, the single player campaign of Bound in Blood definitely provides one of the most memorable FPS gaming experiences of the year.
    • 54 Metascore
    • 42 Critic Score
    Steambot Chronicles is an extremely fun, non-traditional RPG, while Battle Tournament is a watered down mech fighter with repetitive and time-consuming missions thrown in between fights.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 91 Critic Score
    BlazBlue is a new franchise that calls back to the cabinet. It’s what you’d expect out of, and it’s what you want in, a new 2D fighting game.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 91 Critic Score
    BlazBlue is a new franchise that calls back to the cabinet. It's what you'd expect out of, and it's what you want in, a new 2D fighting game.
    • 35 Metascore
    • 25 Critic Score
    As the game was released a couple of years ago on the PC and met with lackluster reviews, I'm not sure what the motivation was behind re-releasing it on the 360 without addressing any of its many, many faults. Whatever the reasoning, there are so many quality shooters on the 360 and there's so much wrong with this game that even with Infernal's budget price, there's no reason to check this one out.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 67 Critic Score
    It’s an accessible, fun, card clasher and young gamers will want to take full advantage of the Wi-fi features.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 67 Critic Score
    Blood Bowl is an A+ boardgame trapped inside a C level computer game design.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    For players with the dedication to succeed and the incomprehensible desire for perfection, Droplitz is one of the most refined puzzle games available.

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