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For 12,662 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 Split Fiction
Lowest review score: 10 Raven's Cry
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5,401 out of 12662
  2. Mixed: 5,906 out of 12662
  3. Negative: 1,355 out of 12662
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    • 69 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Puzzle Quest 3
    I don't want to seem entirely negative on Puzzle Quest 3, as what is included in the game is enjoyable. I did have fun matching wits with the game's match-3 system, and there were moments where I snatched a victory from the jaws of defeat that thrilled me. However, when you hold it up to its predecessors, this game doesn't bring anything new to the table. It's the same Puzzle Quest we've seen before, only now there are limits to certain modes, microtransactions, and a story that's barely there.. The stripping away of things like explorable towns and non-linear world maps skew the puzzle/RPG balance hard toward the "puzzle" part, making it feel less like a RPG that uses puzzles as its battle system and more like a typical match-3 game with RPG elements added on as an afterthought. I had hoped for a grand quest, but what I got only left me puzzled.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged
    Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged does make improvements over the original, but it is still largely the same game. The added depth to the racing itself is where it shines the most and the new vehicle classes provide a nice complexity and incentive to use a wider variety of Hot Wheels. The challenges and rewards are disappointing and the story doesn't add much to the campaign, but most of your time will be spent burning plastic on orange tracks, which is still fun.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Yooka-Laylee
    Yooka-Laylee’s best and worst aspects come directly from its predecessor. Despite attempts at modernizing the formula, its style of gameplay is still outdated, and it doesn’t stay challenging or interesting for long as a result. But if you’re looking for a faithful return to the Banjo-Kazooie formula, Yooka-Laylee certainly delivers--from the font to the music to the wealth of collectibles, it’s worthy of the title of spiritual successor.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Babel Rising
    Babel Rising doesn't rise to the level that you might hope for from a game with such a cool concept.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Donut County
    Like a donut, it's sweet and satisfying, but you're acutely aware that there's a hole in the middle of it.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Fuel
    This expansive arcade racer may be ambitious, but it doesn't nail all of the basics.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Dungeon Runners
    This online RPG offers some witty humor and short-lived fun, but you'll be ready to move on after a scant few hours.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Kinect: Disneyland Adventures
    Disneyland Adventures does a remarkable job of replicating the park and all its charms, but flawed controls put a damper on this excursion.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Blades of Time
    Blades of Time overcomes hurdles obstacles of its own creation with the strength of its novel time-twisting abilities.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard
    Eat Lead's humor carries its lackluster gameplay for only so long.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Roller Champions
    All of which is such a shame, because there is a fun team-based sport tucked away in Roller Champions. For the first few hours, I had a great time with it--it's just that the uniformity in regards to its maps and mechanics eventually makes each match start to feel a bit samey. I can see myself picking it up every once in a while for an enjoyable bout around the rink, but there's just not enough meat to the bones of this live-service game to make it a part of my daily rotation.
    • 28 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Rambo: The Video Game
    Rambo: The Video Game does a solid job of breaking potential monotony with various alternate battle methods.
    • 52 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Blades of Time
    Blades of Time overcomes hurdles obstacles of its own creation with the strength of its novel time-twisting abilities.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    High Heat Major League Baseball 2002
    It's a decent freshman effort, but a lack of gameplay details and multiplayer features and substandard visuals limit the game's appeal to die-hard MLB fans only.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    007: NightFire
    The PC version's straightforward nature and bungled multiplayer options make the game a passable experience at best when compared with other first-person shooters for the PC.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Neverwinter Nights 2: Storm of Zehir
    Storm of Zehir tries to be the square peg in Neverwinter Nights 2's round hole, with predictably lackluster results.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Magic Orbz
    Magic Ball's short-lived thrills are anything but magical, but they make for a decent distraction.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology
    Tales fans will enjoy the familiar faces, but for everyone else, Radiant Mythology is just another formulaic RPG.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    BloodRayne 2
    BloodRayne 2 was perfectly fine on consoles, despite the game's problems, but a significant amount of time has passed, and the notion of the exact same game from last year coming out--now on the PC, with serious control issues and graphical hangups--is kind of an offensive one.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam
    As Mario & Luigi: Dream Team and Paper Mario: Sticker Star proved, Nintendo has a knack for showcasing new and inventive ideas in both series. Paper Jam effectively relies (and often coasts) on its novel crossover appeal.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    RiME
    Rime's artistry is unquestionable. Each world is enchanting in its own way, from the naturalistic peace of the first to the abstract doom of the last. Its soundtrack is similarly beautiful, capable of evoking wonder, tension, and fear in equal measure. But when compared to its influences like Ico, Shadow of the Colossus, and Journey, it doesn't hold up too well. Consistent navigation problems, some frustrating puzzles, fiddly platforming, and severe frame rate dips make Rime feel like a well-dressed tribute act.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Matterfall
    At first it's great to engage with Housemarque's tried-and-tested designs again, but Matterfall never manages to build off of its promising foundation, and it even mishandles one of the studio's longest-standing mechanics: dashing. There is still some fun to be had, and it's easy to appreciate the technical artistry on display, but factor in inconsistent controls and long load times, and it's easy to grow frustrated throughout the Matterfall's short campaign.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Minecraft Legends
    There's a lot of good in Minecraft Legends. The absurdity of the game is delightful at times and the tower-defense elements in both the story campaign and the first Lost Legends challenge are a taste of how the combat system can excel in the right scenario. But the story campaign's regular gameplay loop of tracking down enemy bases and overthrowing them can become tedious, especially in battles when there's a huge field of Nether between you and your foe. Gathering resources, while enjoyably quick and easy, feels so impersonal as well, making it difficult to appreciate the vibrant world you're slowly chiseling away in your war with the Piglins. The pieces to a good game are here; they just aren't yet built into a structure sound enough for me to want to spend a lot of time in it.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Sherlock Holmes vs. Jack the Ripper
    Morbid investigations of murders compete with bland adventure-game staples in this uneven adventure game.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Far Cry New Dawn
    There's a lot of potential in the ideas seeded in New Dawn, but there isn't enough room for many of them to breathe and feel fully realized.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Scarygirl
    Scarygirl has style to spare, but vexing combat and loose controls get in the way of a great time.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Bomberman Jetters
    The few ways in which Jetters differs from its predecessor don't improve upon the formula in any way; instead, there is a heavier focus on an insipidly lame storyline and an almost completely unnecessary second playable character.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Watchmen: The End Is Nigh Complete Experience
    The mandatory movie pack-in makes this shallow yet brutally entertaining action game a questionable value.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Natural Selection 2
    Natural Selection 2 offers a promising combination of strategy and first-person shooting, but disappointing execution holds it back. [Editor's Note: this quotation and score are from the original GameSpot review. Metacritic, per long-standing site policy, only accepts a publication's first review/score for a given game.]
    • GameSpot
      • Posted Nov 7, 2012
    • 72 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Guitar Hero: On Tour Decades
    Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades improves minimally upon its predecessor, but not in the areas that matter most.
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