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For 3,619 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 51% higher than the average critic
  • 10% same as the average critic
  • 39% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 2.2 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 73
Highest review score: 100 Streets of Rage 4: Mr. X Nightmare
Lowest review score: 10 Planet 2000
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1,821 out of 3619
  2. Mixed: 1,640 out of 3619
  3. Negative: 158 out of 3619
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    • 60 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Brawlout
    Brawlout feels like it was perhaps released a little too early on Switch. At the time of writing, it still hasn't left Early Access on PC, and feels like it could still do with some tweaking and perhaps a reassessment of its piñata loot system. Still, if you're desperate for a Super Smash Bros. style brawler on Switch there may be enough here to warrant a purchase as long as you plan to put plenty of hours in with your friends.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Corpse Party: Blood Drive
    A clear love letter to J-Horror games of decades past, incorporating common horror tropes while also presenting its own fresh ideas.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Flat Kingdom
    The story could use a little more depth, but hey; the Super Mario games didn’t have the greatest storylines and they’re still considered to be among the best platformers of all time.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    RETSNOM
    There are some good ideas in RETSNOM, but unfortunately they fall by the wayside as the tiresome visuals and dreary soundtrack wear you down to the point where you just wish it would end.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker
    The idea of developing your own ninja is a great one, but here it relies on you engaging in action that feels borderline broken at times, sucking all the fun out of the process.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics
    The game is slow moving, bland at times, and a bit forgettable. It’s unfortunate that its best moments are towards the end of the game because most players won’t make it that far.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Zombie Driver: Immortal Edition
    Zombie Driver: Immortal Edition on Switch provides simple fun that can get a little repetitive if played for too long, yet you’ll want return to it time and time again.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
    Being a live-service game with plenty of content to come post-launch, it’s impossible to say right now whether Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League will have legs. There’s certainly the possibility of it getting better in the future, if missions can be made more interesting and loot can lead to more unique builds. At the moment, though, when the campaign is the main focus and there’s limited endgame content, it’s hard to not be disappointed by what’s on offer. This isn’t a bad game by any means, but poor mission variety and some other minor issues really do suck much of the fun out of it.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Critter Cafe
    I really wanted more from Critter Café, but without any real narrative and no strong sense of purpose or progression, I quickly got bored of my time with the game. Running the café isn’t very fulfilling, and while completing the puzzles to rescue the critters is fun enough, if I want puzzles there are much better options out there. That’s not to say this is a bad game: it is cute, and there is fun to be had — it could just have been so much better.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    One Piece: Burning Blood
    Maybe one day an anime brawler with drop-dead gorgeous visuals and solid fighting mechanics will materialise, but until then, only the most dedicated and patient One Piece fans will find any long-term fun with One Piece: Burning Blood.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Separation
    As unappealing as Separation‘s opening is, it’s worth pushing past, mountain-hopping and all. Separation’s creator was supposedly inspired by Ico – and while the first location you encounter is a dead ringer for Shadow of the Colossus, it’s got a character all its own. It’s almost a shame it’s VR only; while it might not have quite the same impact otherwise, Separation deserves to be experienced by as many people as possible.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Crysis Remastered
    If you have fond memories of Crysis and wish to play it again but with better visuals on the format of your choice, you’ll probably get some enjoyment out of Crysis Remastered. Well, unless your favourite thing about it was the multiplayer – that’s been ripped out. It isn’t a bad game by any means, and its budget price is appreciated, but it’s no longer the graphical powerhouse that it was. Even worse, it appears the aspect that really needed remastering was its gameplay, and it doesn’t seem to have been touched at all.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Blair Witch
    At its core, Blair Witch is a great horror game. A slow burn experience, it’s far from perfect but it has some nice ideas and an oppressive atmosphere that just grows and grows. The downgraded visuals on Switch take much of that atmosphere away, however, and also get in the way of the gameplay. If you have a lot of patience there’s some joy to be found playing in handheld mode, but otherwise you’re best giving it a wide berth or playing it on another format if possible.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Curved Space
    If you’re a huge fan of twin-stick space shooters, Curved Space will do enough to hold your attention for a while. Its unique features don’t amount to much, however, leaving you with a rather mundane entry into an already crowded genre. Simply put, there are much better arcade shooters out there to spend your time and money on.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Air Twister
    Air Twister isn’t a bad game – far from it – but it does nothing to genuinely impress. It looks quite nice, has a love-it-or-hate-it soundtrack, and a wide variety of modes, but the core gameplay here is disappointingly basic. So, while fans of the genre might get some enjoyment out of it, it’s hard to recommend on the whole.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Sisters Royale: Five Sisters Under Fire
    Sisters Royale: Five Sisters Under Fire isn’t a bad game by any means. It struggles to impress, however. It’s just too light on features and content, and its gameplay doesn’t excite on the same level that many of the other shooters currently available do. If you’ve exhausted every other shooter in your library and want something new to play, you’ll find some enjoyment here, but it’ll be short-lived. This a game best put on your ‘wait for sale’ list.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Disney/Pixar Cars 3: Driven to Win
    Cars 3: Driven to Win isn’t really a bad game. It can be fairly enjoyable in short bursts, especially in co-op. At the same time, however, it’s not what I’d call a good game either. It’s decidedly average, chock full of content and variety, but let down by being prescriptive, uneven in difficulty and quite frankly, a bit dull.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Rustler
    ‘Disappointing’ is the best word to describe Rustler. It takes the original Grand Theft Auto template, plops it within a medieval world, then delivers ho-hum missions. Add to that an overall lack of polish, some mechanics that don’t entertain quite like they should, and the absence of voice acting, and you have a small open world adventure that never quite delivers on its promise. Still, chances are you’ll get some fun out of it if you pick it up. Just perhaps not as much as its introductory FMV would suggest.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Defenders of Ekron: Definitive Edition
    The mixture of level types helps keep the game varied and entertaining, and the frequency of impressive boss battles means slower moments never last for too long. It’s a respectable addition to the shmup genre.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Colossus Down
    The one letdown has to do with Colossus Down’s two-player mode. Rope in another player and you can dial up the fun by fighting alongside them, you as MechaNika, them as The Great Bleeding Pig (don’t ask). But if you’re playing on Switch, even though you only use one analogue stick and four buttons, you can’t have one player per Joy-Con; instead, you have to get another set of Joy-Cons or another controller. It’s a frustrating oversight, especially since Colossus Down begs to be shared. Still, it’s a real treat solo and if you’ve got a twisted sense of humour and a taste for side-scrolling punch ’em ups, you can’t go wrong with Colossus Down.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Rain World
    Not since Mark of the Ninja have I played a stealth game that felt so impactful, lingering in my thoughts long after I put the controller down.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows
    Likely to be a pleasant surprise for those who were expecting the worst, or even just a bog-standard anime brawler.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Necropolis
    It’s a really solid game which will only benefit from improvements in AI, aesthetic polish and more ambiguous loot. Necropolis rewards those who put the effort into decoding the weirdness, and while some may not appreciate that, for those who do, it’s a game worth investing in.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Chase: Cold Case Investigations - Distant Memories
    Chase has a great story, but the lack of presentation and short length mean it’s not a title I can particularly recommend right now.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Attack of the Earthlings
    While Attack of the Earthlings is aiming to be more casual than its counterparts, its gameplay really is too simple to be interesting for more than a few minutes. This, mixed with the criminally awkward and slow animations, makes the game little more than a chore, broken up a few some decent jokes.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    UFO Robot Grendizer: The Feast of the Wolves
    UFO Robot Grendizer: The Feast of the Wolves isn’t a bad game – not at all. But it doesn’t do anything that genuinely impresses. It’s a bog-standard action game for the most part, buoyed by some pretty fun shoot ’em sections that add some nice variety. And it’s further hampered by some technical issues that will hopefully be ironed out post-launch. In any case, fans of the show should get some kicks out of it, and newcomers might have some fun unraveling its story in an interactive fashion.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Yars Rising
    Blending the old and the new, Yars Rising is an enjoyable metroidvania that sees you exploring the mysterious QoTech facility. With a strong range of skills to learn, playing as protagonist Emi is a lot of fun — but the game is let down by its retro hacking levels that are frustrating enough to mar the entire experience.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Pneumata
    Pneumata is an ambitious first-person horror game considering it's made a by a solo developer. But while it looks rather nice and succeeds in creating a tense atmosphere, there are numerous issues that ultimately bring it down considerably.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Summer in Mara
    It’s a real shame that Summer in Mara subjects you to such monotony, because it’s a beautiful game. Its characters are delightful and its world is a joy to explore. The music, too, is wonderful, if slightly repetitive; some of those tuns will get well and truly stuck in your head. But there’s no looking past the fact that its core gameplay makes Summer in Mara a chore to play. It’s enjoyable in short bursts, at least to begin with, but being little more than everyone’s lackey doesn’t stay fun for long.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Spirit of the North
    Some players might be put off by Spirit of the North due to how heavily it relies on its players to figure things out, but that’s also its biggest charm. You are in the shoes of a creature that can’t speak – and yet, as the game’s world and the story reveal itself to you, it speaks louder than any dialogue could. It’s not perfect by any means – the controls can be awkward, and getting stuck and needing to restart is frustrating – but look past that and you’ve got a wonderful, engaging adventure on your hands. If you’re looking for a relaxing game about exploration and discovery, Spirit of the North is a great one to pick, regardless of your age or skill level.
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