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For 12,661 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 42% higher than the average critic
  • 6% same as the average critic
  • 52% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 6.1 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 69
Highest review score: 100 Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
Lowest review score: 10 Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5,401 out of 12661
  2. Mixed: 5,905 out of 12661
  3. Negative: 1,355 out of 12661
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    • 83 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Lies of P
    For the most part, however, Lies of P is content to adorn existing mechanics and ideas with its own story and aesthetic. This may be a derivative approach, but it nails the core Souls-like experience, with each of its various mechanics seamlessly coalescing to create a thrilling action game that's challenging, varied, and dripping with atmosphere. It's easy to be reductive when a game wears its influences on its sleeve as boldly as Lies of P does, but plenty of other games have tried and failed to recreate the same magic. It's not an easy endeavor, and while it doesn't shake up the formula or reinvent the wheel, Lies of P is still one of the genre's most accomplished and enjoyable entries--and that's the truth.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Castle Crashers
    A delightful visual style and compulsively playable beat-'em-up action make Castle Crashers an invigorating breath of fresh air in a classic genre.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Occupation
    The Occupation is the sort of game you'll find yourself thinking about when you're not playing it, that gets under your skin in ways you didn't even realize. I'm going to play it again. Maybe this time I'll completely crack the case.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Pro Evolution Soccer 2008
    Thanks to a new control system and good online play, Pro Evolution Soccer on the Wii is a unique and enjoyable experience.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Cities: Skylines
    Cities: Skylines is the best city-builder on the market right now. The game's presentation is stodgy, but it is all but guaranteed to provide you many hours of carefully crafting cities, laying out zoning, and establishing districts for specifics residential and industrial uses…all free from real-world mayoral headaches like 6 a.m. phone calls griping about snowplowing.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Capcom Fighting Collection 2
    All told, this is another great compendium of some of Capcom's best fighting games in their history. How many more Capcom can put together, however, remains to be seen.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Game of Thrones: Episode Three - The Sword in the Darkness
    Game of Thrones’ third episode succeeds in making you feel like the rest of the season is hinging on the decisions you make. It marks the narrative apex so far, the highest dramatic climax, with its barrage of tough choices in rapid succession.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Starcraft II: Heart of the Swarm
    The lackluster story is disappointing, but taking control of the Zerg--those nutty world-devouring insectoid-dinosaur hybrids--makes Heart of the Swarm well worth the investment.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    King's Quest Chapter 1: A Knight to Remember
    Like the old saying goes--the king is dead, long live the king. Even though A Knight to Remember is not the King’s Quest of yesterday, this first episode in a new franchise ensures that the heart of the original series will live on for the current generation of adventure gamers. Bring on the new exploits of King Graham.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Destiny 2: Shadowkeep
    Shadowkeep represents a shift in the fundamentals of Destiny 2, and that has only improved the game. Returning to the moon is full of spooky fun, and while Shadowkeep might not be as huge as Forsaken, it still provides some impressive additions to the world that will take time to fully explore. More meaningful choices in Shadowkeep are pushing me to think beyond just packing my most powerful guns and shooting everything in my path. These are improvements that represent a giant leap forward for Destiny 2.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    F1 2001
    The changes to the game are marginal at best... However, die-hard Formula One fans need look no further than F1 2001 for the most up-to-date--visually or otherwise-- F1 racing game on the market.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Lunar: Silver Star Harmony
    This great remake gives a timeless role-playing classic the luxury treatment.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Occupation
    Of course, it seems churlish to complain too much about a game I'm enjoying enough to willingly replaying it again and again to explore every facet of its story.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams
    Twisted Dreams combines satisfying gameplay with dazzling environments to create a worthy platformer.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    You Don't Know Jack
    There are groanworthy puns and crude jokes, to be sure, but the large amount of legitimately clever and surprisingly funny writing make You Don't Know Jack one of the most entertaining trivia games on the market.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Scene It? Box Office Smash
    Scene It? Box Office Smash leaves the back lot and goes on location with new modes, improved special effects, and great online play.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Spore Galactic Adventures
    Spore's first full expansion is overflowing with wit and charm, and it offers resourceful players a chance to get creative.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Path
    It's slow to unfold and simple to play, but you won't soon forget this extraordinary work of interactive fiction.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Pangya Fantasy Golf
    This colorful golf game offers so much great single-player content that it'll be weeks before you notice the lack of any online functionality.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Destiny 2: Shadowkeep
    Shadowkeep represents a shift in the fundamentals of Destiny 2, and that has only improved the game. Returning to the moon is full of spooky fun, and while Shadowkeep might not be as huge as Forsaken, it still provides some impressive additions to the world that will take time to fully explore. More meaningful choices in Shadowkeep are pushing me to think beyond just packing my most powerful guns and shooting everything in my path. These are improvements that represent a giant leap forward for Destiny 2.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Hunter: The Reckoning
    Definitely a fun game, but it's also a short one. It shouldn't take you more than five hours to go from beginning to end.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition
    If you've got opposable thumbs, a sense of humor, and a brain that you're not afraid to use, this puzzle-filled adventure is one well worth taking.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection
    This collection of 13 pinball tables offers more than enough variety to justify the price that you pay for infinite credits.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Xenoblade Chronicles 3D
    While it's an inferior proposition to its initial release in 2011, Xenoblade Chronicles 3D remains superior to the majority of RPGs.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    You Don't Know Jack
    The brash trivia franchise returns to the stage for a very successful new outing.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Rock Band Unplugged
    Smart design choices make this handheld debut for the Rock Band series a great one.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II
    Though the ending is a little unsatisfying, and the actual adventure is a little short, the game offers plenty of replay value with five appreciably different character classes and a really satisfying cooperative mode.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Gotta Protectors: Cart of Darkness
    Even with its flaws, Gotta Protectors is fun, challenging, and unique in both single-player and online or couch-crew multiplayer. Its mix of goofy humor, old-school visuals and music, and engaging gameplay makes for a game that's difficult to put down. Even when you screw up big-time and Lola's screaming annihilates everything, you'll be eager to hop back in with what you've learned about the map and try again to get it right this time. There's nothing else out there quite like Gotta Protectors, and you'd do well to enlist in Lola's security squad.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Flame in the Flood
    The Flame in the Flood encourages you to put long-term goals aside and live in the moment, to make choices and overcome short-term problems with risky but satisfying spontaneity. Despite the awkward menu system, it’s an absorbing game that lets you experience a journey in the present, and fully appreciate the sights, sounds, and joys of floating down the river in its alluring world.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Stacking
    An enchanting world seamlessly combines with fun gameplay and rewarding puzzles to make Stacking a magical adventure.
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