GameZone's Scores

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For 6,577 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 76% higher than the average critic
  • 5% same as the average critic
  • 19% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 0.3 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 75
Highest review score: 100 Ready 2 Rumble Boxing: Round 2
Lowest review score: 18 Deal or No Deal
Score distribution:
6577 game reviews
    • 53 Metascore
    • 63 Critic Score
    Simple and straightforward without being on rails. Rebel Raiders is quick, cheap, repetitive action that'll get you through in a boring weekend (and other days when the repetition wears off and you have the desire to play it again).
    • 53 Metascore
    • 57 Critic Score
    Scene It? features plenty of movie trivia factoids to keep cinemaphiles happy, but a dearth of features (no online play?!?) and the availability of other, better trivia games for PlayStation 3 makes me doubt that this was ever intended for the big screen to begin with.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 82 Critic Score
    The interesting story and plenty of great character options make this a solid RPG with a lot to offer.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    You cannot add cards to your deck without winning them in a long series of duels, so it wouldn't even be useful for trying to run tournaments, other than having people bring their decks on a memory card.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 67 Critic Score
    Younger gamers out there will definitely have a good time and won’t find themselves getting stuck or frustrated too often. Unfortunately, the older and more experienced younger gamer out there may find this title to be somewhat dull overall.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 61 Critic Score
    The boss battles are another frustration since you can never actually hurt the boss at first. You have to throw something at the boss several times before the boss is weak enough so you can attack it.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 62 Critic Score
    Another licensed movie game of lackluster quality and play-value. Although being true to the feel of the films, the gameplay is dreary and the control scheme is unrefined.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    American Conquest: Divided Nation doesn’t do enough to warrant a purchase outside the fan base that may be already established.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Just about the only thing that makes this a somewhat interesting title is the Create Track mode that allows you go get as creative as you want ... and it’s easy to use as well.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 63 Critic Score
    Although the some of the features show promise, War Times ends up being just another run-of-the-mill RTS.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 45 Critic Score
    With a weak story, awkward puzzles and a cliché environment, Alida makes for one weak adventure game experience. Not only that, but everything here has been done (and much better) a decade ago.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 94 Critic Score
    This is one of those racing games, which is as much fun for a die-hard racer as someone who just enjoys the challenge of racing itself.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    There is very little satisfaction in the gameplay and completion of levels-- which is what games are all about.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    While the historical battles can feel appropriately fierce at times, A Nation Divided is too short and flawed and with no multiplayer mode there’s not much here shooter fans will enjoy.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Cook or Be Cooked doesn’t quite ascend to culinary greatness, but the core elements are surprisingly well-executed. Given more time in development, this could become a truly impressive franchise.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    The technical departments, the visuals and audio, bring this ship down before it even left the port.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Namco Museum Megamix isn't a bad compilation; it's just simple, safe, and a bit uninspired.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 52 Critic Score
    In some respects, The Adventures of Darwin effectively mirrors "Pikmin"’s unique style. But it comes up short as a PS2 strategy game.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Instead of a cute Japanese character I'm forced to look at a Buzz Lightyear reject.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    The sluggish controls could have been overlooked if the game was fun, but NFL QB Club 2002 just isn't that exciting.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    There are some frustrations and the game lacks a general sense of excitement that propels you forward at a frantic pace.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    What little fun comes in short bursts and is hindered by its awful controls and uninteresting single-player campaign mode.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 63 Critic Score
    It's disappointing to see such a popular license be used in such a generic game. There's nothing here that makes the game worth owning, with the voice work sadly being the game's most impressive feature.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Slinging webs is an accelerated, exhilaration-pushing experience that offsets the return of an old and repetitive combat engine. Wii players have the benefit of using their remotes to attack, which sharply cuts the repetition tied to pressing one button thirty million times.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 53 Critic Score
    While it’s an entertaining romp for the first hour or so, the game will tire quickly on the player. The show is much more exciting than the video game so it’s best to stick to watching CSI on your television rather than playing it on your PC.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    An arcade battle game that lacks depth, but does bring some nice characters to the program.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    The gameplay is easy and straightforward, there are no mind-numbing puzzles. It is also a short game. However, it’s fun enough while it lasts for those who like these types of stories.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 81 Critic Score
    The game does stumble in a couple of areas, but the program pulls together a wide range of elements for a challenging and enjoyable day of gridiron action.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    While this is a good-looking and wonderful-sounding product, it still falls upon the plot to deliver something unique to the experience.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 35 Critic Score
    More of a novelty item than an actual game.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    The gameplay, however, leaves much to be desired, mostly in terms of depth; there's just not much here to keep anyone's interest for long.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 62 Critic Score
    Unfortunately, the controls leave much to be desired and everything from targeting to using the Unwreck feature just doesn’t work as well as it should. The race modes are also quite repetitive.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    The Wii controls are absolutely atrocious and players will have a hard time swinging the reticule around during the on-foot action. Even flying your saucer or taking control of the impressive Big Willy mech is a tad awkward.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    SX Superstar works hard to keep gamers interested well beyond the first racing season but fails to maintain the fun and excitement of motocross racing due to its glaring faults.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Death Track: Resurrection is interesting to watch, as the tracks collapse and everything goes to hell in a hand basket as you race through is pretty cool. However, the lack of online play and often overly chaotic gameplay make it a somewhat frustrating experience.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 64 Critic Score
    A pretty simple brain game and certainly nothing new for the genre. If you don't have a brain game then this isn't a bad start; if you have other games in this vein, you may not need to pop this into your system.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    While the Empires moniker denotes some degree of strategy elements, most of the game falls into the same ol’ button-mashing repetition. You fight large groups of enemies, occasionally killing off a leader, and so on. Basically, this is the same game you’ve been playing for years.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 69 Critic Score
    Not overly complex in terms of overall gameplay. It is geared for novices to the genre and will provide a light challenge to veterans. Consider this merely an average title.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    If it wasn't for the unfinished feeling to the entire experience, I would have to say Gorasul is a great game for someone looking for something a little different in their RPG titles.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    This is yet another game tied to a popular kids show, and unfortunately it belongs to the vast majority of so-so products based on a famous license.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    A great title for anyone that’s a fan of El Tigre. Unlike most repetitive action games, you won’t want to leave this adventure behind (permanently) when it gets boring. Its boredom subsides quickly, and after that you’ll have the urge to return.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Lacks originality but does manage to entertain.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    With so many military FPS types available I just have a hard time recommending this title simply because you have to pay a monthly fee to enjoy benefits that in some cases are still not available.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 67 Critic Score
    I was frustrated by its slow, aggravating gameplay, but I still enjoyed it enough to keep playing and I hated to see it end.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Buy this game for your younger Battlebot fan or if you are REALLY into the program. If not, you may just want to save some money and watch it on cable instead.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    A typical side-scrolling game with platforms you have to jump up on and objects to obtain to test your ability to jump and dodge.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    While somewhat repetitious, the linear design and simple control schemes will draw players along and it is not hard to work through the levels.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    SHRED is a considerable improvement over RIDE, and the addition of snowboarding adds substantial value to the package.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 45 Critic Score
    Though I could not find a stopwatch I would say that I spent around a quarter of my time in the confines of the load screen.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 67 Critic Score
    If you’ve got $30.00 (online play is free by the way) and can handle some old school graphics and sound and deal with some learning pains and aggravation … you’ll probably have fun.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Definitely geared for younger gamers, but it really lacks polish so it might frustrate them as well.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 57 Critic Score
    The control is the factor I had the most trouble with. The game is intended to be arcade-like, yet you can’t fishtail around corners. You have to slow way down if you want to stay on the road. This isn’t much of a problem once you figure out the mechanics of it, but it is a little annoying.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 67 Critic Score
    A good idea gone bad by repetition. It's not hard to beat the game whether you're a kid who's just starting out or an adult who can't get enough of SpongeBob's crazy antics.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Don't go into it looking for "Splinter Cell" and you will be happy.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Repetitive action, awful controls and so-so graphics keep the game from being a fun action game based on a really great movie and action hero.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    A button masher with the graphical appeal of messing up your opponent’s face in predetermined ways, FaceBreaker is entertaining for a while, definitely fast paced and brimming with solid graphical elements.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    The controls on Wii are forced and unnatural and hamper what is an otherwise solid game design.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Be prepared for many yawns and questions of, “What better is there to do with my time?”
    • 53 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Some people have an extreme level of devotion for the game. I do not. I like to have fun and lose myself in excitement, not tweak physics for a half-hour to get a five-second clip of what appears to be two marionettes squabbling.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 89 Critic Score
    Officially this game is fun and plays very well on the Xbox platform, with sterling graphics and sound, and challenging gameplay. The game is linear but tells a good story and has a great look and feel.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 56 Critic Score
    A true nightmare to sit down and play for a long period of time.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 79 Critic Score
    For such a simple puzzle game, Luxor: Pharaoh’s Challenge is surprisingly addictive.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 64 Critic Score
    While the game’s controls are identical to Diablo, even Diablo veterans will quickly realize that this is little more than a hack and slash title only due to the small amount of drops and no pieces of armor or weapons to be found, and the gameplay gets very repetitive very quickly.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 48 Critic Score
    Sluggish, unresponsive, and slow. Luckily, all you got to do to win is constantly hammer on the “shoot” button.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Though its not the worst game I've ever played, its certainly not one I will ever play again.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 67 Critic Score
    While playing through the film’s futuristic backdrop might seem very appealing, there are a number of features, such as the first-person controls, that could have been handled a lot better.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Ugly, unpolished and boring, Minority Report is best left on the shelf.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 64 Critic Score
    Though the touch screen is superior to the Wii remote in the area of item placement, item acquisition (when you grab the item from the item window) and retrieval (when you pick up an item that has already been placed) are a glitchy mess on the DS, making this an inferior version.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    This is not a game of sophisticated espionage but it is a clever, innovative game that will entertain anyone who has an EyeToy when they’re not being frustrated to death by its limited technology.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    There is not much replay here, and it is almost a chore to want to succeed.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Rotatable camera angles, a variety of weapons (albeit they're all arrows), and a good mix of puzzles and action made this game entertaining....in an Archie Comics sort of way.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    ABC Murders is a great story, but it wasn’t meant to be a video game and it shows. DS-owning Agatha Christie fans might get a kick out of it, but the game just isn’t as engaging or fun as the other point-and-click puzzlers on the system.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 45 Critic Score
    Lord of Arcana commits the cardinal sin of game design: Beyond being painfully lacking in variety or original ideas, it outright wastes your time, and then punishes you for your determination to not give up.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 53 Critic Score
    To sum things up, the missions are boring, the puzzles are annoying and tedious, and the presentation is lackluster.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Short and simple, without making you feel that you need to hurry to close the portal to hell.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    The controls and poor AI is where this game falls apart and characters like Wolverine are rendered useless while Iron Man, Storm and Magneto are a tad more fun to play.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 30 Critic Score
    When not crashing, stuttering, or burdening you with menus, Elemental threatens to be interesting.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    While Tiger 09 is still a mostly solid golf experience (the best on the PSP) I cannot recommend this title over previous Tiger games. This game is a significant step back in gameplay that lacks some of the most vital elements.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Crime Lab isn't the worst DS game we've seen, as the mini-games do manage to keep it from being a cold case. That said, the weak writing and otherwise plodding gameplay make it a mystery not worth tackling.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 58 Critic Score
    Koei delivers another beat-‘em-up that pits players against hundreds of on-screen opponents, though it barely provides any type of worthwhile replay to attract players to devote endless hours of their time.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    A very large game with a large amount of strategy, if you have the patience to learn how to play. To really be a great game, the interface needs to be totally redesigned, along with the manual.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 54 Critic Score
    A game I wanted to like but it slapped me across the face and called me "Imelda" due to its poorly implemented ideas and less-than-fleshed-out possibilities.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    If your hat has lures on it and you’re wearing wading pants, it’ll keep you hooked.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Conspiracies has a complicated story that never seems to go anywhere. It has puzzles that I felt were ridiculous, but others may find hysterical. The acting, voiceovers, environments and puzzles seemed forced, inadequate and illogical.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    This is a basic and simple puzzle game for young children. It is fun, and young children will enjoy it. However, it needs more variety and content, and is priced too high for what it is.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen could have been an amazing game, but control problems - among other missteps - ruined this game.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    With a few friends (or online), you may have some fun for a time, but more than likely its clunky controls and limited offerings will quickly become a bore.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Give it time. Don't expect to love it if you're not a Tetris fan. But if you loved the original Tetris, then play this new addition for a while. Soon enough, you'll discover the beauty of the game.
    • 52 Metascore
    • 53 Critic Score
    Omega Force really needs to go back to the drawing board with this franchise. There are so many things that need to be improved on with this game it is not even funny.
    • 52 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    The platform action is very good and engrossing. The location of save checkpoints is problematic at times, and the race levels are frustrating and can block progress for some players even on the easy level.
    • 52 Metascore
    • 63 Critic Score
    The game moves at a methodical pace, which will drive some players mad.
    • 52 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    An idea that went much further than necessary with graphical problems and sound that seems out of place. Better to pass on this one.
    • 52 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Repetitive missions, weird collision physics and floaty controls line out this weak licensed game.
    • 52 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    In the end, Kinect Joy Ride needed to take more chances in order to stand out from the racing crowd, and perhaps even offer controller support for those who aren't feeling the power of Microsoft's motion device.
    • 52 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Midnight Nowhere will leave you feeling like you’re in the middle of nowhere. Horror game fans will probably be able to tolerate the game, but others might have a problem.
    • 52 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Only go buy this game if you are a die-hard Spiderman fan, or have an unhealthy obsession with bad voice acting.
    • 52 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Runs out of gas quickly and has all the personality of a pair of dirty mud flaps.
    • 52 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    The game might look and feel right but thanks to some glitches and gameplay features that just don’t work, this is not Harry’s finest moment.
    • 52 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    187 Ride or Die leaves no aftertaste. Six months from now you won't be craving another bite.
    • 52 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    The repetitious battles and limited tech tree will leave RTS gamers wanting, and the story is contrived at best, so Trek fans will be disappointed.

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