GameSpot's Scores

  • Games
For 12,659 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:
12682 game reviews
    • 83 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Cunning defensive strategies and the ability to build up attacking armies make this one amazing tower-defense game.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Clever design and a quirky artistic style make this gimmicky puzzle platformer worth playing.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    This brutally difficult side-scroller is good, bloody entertainment.
    • 55 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Good controls can't cover up for the boring, lifeless fights.
    • 25 Metascore
    • 25 Critic Score
    Mindless, repetitive gameplay and a truly atrocious sense of humor help Leisure Suit Larry live up to its name--it's a total bust.
    • 20 Metascore
    • 25 Critic Score
    Mindless, repetitive gameplay and a truly atrocious sense of humor help Leisure Suit Larry live up to its name--it's a total bust.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Despite its amusing story and crazy characters, Tokyo Beat Down can't fight off mediocrity.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Mama's minigames bloom nicely in their new garden thanks to improved game design.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    This car combat racing game provides some high speed fun, but numerous frustrations and a lack of online play put the brakes on.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    For World Tour players who are on the fence, Guitar Hero: Metallica is a solid game with a strong setlist that offers you a great fake-plastic-rock experience.
    • 48 Metascore
    • 35 Critic Score
    With nonsensical dialogue muddling the complex plot, Lux-Pain shows how an entire experience can be ruined by poor localization.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    It's short on variety, but an innovative risk-vs.-reward scoring system makes Burn Zombie Burn an intriguing entry in the top-down shooter genre.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Wheelman offers plenty of movie-style thrills, although it's hamstrung by terrible on-foot gameplay.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Wheelman offers plenty of movie-style thrills, although it's hamstrung by terrible on-foot gameplay.
    • 48 Metascore
    • 25 Critic Score
    This frustrating, broken mess is one of the worst strategy games in years.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 25 Critic Score
    This frustrating, broken mess is one of the worst strategy games in years.
    • 42 Metascore
    • 20 Critic Score
    This frustrating, broken mess is one of the worst strategy games in years.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    The gameplay can be fun for a little while, but it soon becomes an exercise in repetition and boredom.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    The gameplay can be fun for a little while, but it soon becomes an exercise in repetition and boredom.
    • 44 Metascore
    • 45 Critic Score
    Simulation racing fans beware; this racer will test your patience more than your riding skills.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Superior animation, an engaging story, and clever puzzles make Broken Sword well worth investigating, despite the occasional glitch.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Superior animation, an engaging story, and clever puzzles make Broken Sword well worth investigating.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    This movie-inspired shooter is fun for a while, but the action becomes repetitive long before you reach the end of the six-hour story.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    This movie-inspired shooter is fun for a while, but the action becomes repetitive long before you reach the end of the six-hour story.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    There's compelling dungeon-crawling action to be found here, hiding amid tedious puzzles and an awkward transfer from the DS.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Hiding amid an onslaught of tedious puzzles is some compelling dungeon-crawling action.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    This third-person action game lacks the compelling storyline that it alludes to early on, but offers plenty of enjoyable combat nonetheless.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The PC version of this fun and fascinating role-playing game is far superior to its Xbox 360 counterpart.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    This fascinating hybrid of real-time strategy and collectible card battling offers a unique and enjoyable take on both genres.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Dubious claims of exclusive content aside, this version of Red Alert 3 is all good, rambunctious fun.

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