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For 4,011 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 68% higher than the average critic
  • 5% same as the average critic
  • 27% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 2 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 77
Highest review score: 100 Donkey Kong Bananza
Lowest review score: 0 Postal III
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2,584 out of 4011
  2. Mixed: 1,171 out of 4011
  3. Negative: 256 out of 4011
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    • 64 Metascore
    • 49 Critic Score
    Crimsonland
    Based on the 2003 game of the same name, Crimsonland is a fun four-player dual-stick shooter with 60 levels and a nice variety of baddies. Unfortunately, it's also insanely dull.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 67 Critic Score
    Project Sylpheed: Arc of Deception
    This is not the grand space opera you were looking for.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Rise & Shine
    Rise & Shine is a good action-platformer though its main shortcoming is how short the game can be. Once you get the hang of things the game can be finished in a few hours, but if you’re looking for a challenge the game’s difficulty spikes about a third of the way in and it just gets harder from there. If you're up for a challenge, this is one to check out.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 74 Critic Score
    Fallout 4: Nuka-World
    Nuka-World is a monument to the raider aesthetic, poor life decisions and sugary soda-induced diabetes. You'll need a higher-than-normal glitch tolerance. But if you’re willing to assume a raider's principles for good, then you’ll want the uncompromising, combat-heavy lifestyle that Nuka-World provides.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Akiba's Trip: Undead & Undressed
    Akiba's Trip is like a summer blockbuster at the movies, it looks like it'll be a ton of fun, and it has its heart in the right place, but it's just missing a little bit of soul. Thanks to a sub-par battle system, and some technical flaws, it winds up wasting a lot of potential.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 74 Critic Score
    Just Cause 3: Mech Land Assault
    Mech Land Assault is not here to make friends. This piece of DLC is made up of some of the most fun—and some of the least fun—you’ll have in Just Cause 3. It’s harder to get your hands on a mech than it should be, but it’s a power trip every time you do.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Tank Troopers
    Tank Troopers is neither a great game, nor a horrible game. It's a niche game aimed at a wide audience, and has its upswings and downturns. Mission dynamics are diverse, with enemies both larger and smaller than you, or faster and slower. Weather plays a role, and your tank troopers are a pretty interesting bunch. The game is frustrating at times, and greatly rewarding at others. My tip: have patience with it.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Serial Cleaner
    While groovy from its soundtrack to its illustrated style, Serial Cleaner’s ‘70s ‘stache and sharply defined stealth-action is often tiring. I’d rather have somebody else clean this up.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Damsel
    Damsel is a fun arcade-style platformer/shooter/speedrunner/whatever genre you want to call it. The comic-style motif is a nice concept that I haven’t seen for a long time and the gameplay is pretty fluid. The darkness of the stages and the similarities between the three game modes kind of bring the game down a little, but it’s still an enjoyable outing for the Nintendo Switch.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Scars Above
    There’s not a lot of negative things I have to say about Mad Head Games’ Scars Above, but I don’t have a lot of positive things to say either. It’s an aggressively average experience brought down by performance issues and lack of important accessibility features. Even where color is present, this game drowns in dullness.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    MACROSS -Shooting Insight-
    MACROSS-Shooting Insight may feel run of the mill with the way it covers four types of shooters, but is still enjoyable and a bit challenging. If you’re really good at shooters or bullet-hell games, you’ll find a decent challenge here while those not as experienced can tone down the difficulty a bit to their liking. While the game looks nice graphically and is fun to play, for genre veterans the gameplay is a bit average.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 42 Critic Score
    Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Uprising
    This standalone expansion doesn’t have the wherewithal to pull itself up by its own bootstraps, let alone incite an uprising.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 35 Critic Score
    Jet Car Stunts
    I wanted to like Jet Car Stunts, I really did but I just couldn't. I just got incredibly bored with this.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Maid of Sker
    Maid of Sker is a long, linear hike through a very murky, muddy game world. Interesting story beats can't overcome the fact that Maid of Sker looks and plays like a frustrating game from an earlier era. Obscured visuals prevent any fun from being had with the stealth gameplay, leaving deaths feeling random and unpredictable. This hotel is best avoided, for reasons beyond its tortured history.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    One Piece: Pirate Warriors
    One Piece: Pirate Warriors is a fan's dream, until they encounter the boring combat and one-dimensional gameplay. It's one of the better 'Musou' titles out there, but this style of beat-em-up needs some renovation.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 58 Critic Score
    Serious Sam: The Random Encounter
    While the game itself isn't bad so to speak, it does get repetitive kind of quickly. It's an interesting concept, and I am a huge fan of 16-bit games, especially RPGs, but the short length of the game and the repetitiveness of the battles is kind of a let down for me.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Darksiders II: Argul's Tomb
    Argul's Tomb adds one new quest, three new dungeons, and takes less than three hours to complete. The quality is what you'd expect, but ultimately it's not worth the cost; that is, unless you pre-ordered Darksiders II and get Argul's Tomb for free.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Urban Trial Freestyle
    If you’re looking for a portable Trials game, Urban Trial Freestyle isn’t a bad alternative. However, the track designs could have been a little better, and I’m appalled at the lack of multiplayer. A motocross game is a perfect example of a game to play with friends, but apparently the developers didn’t think so.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Pressure
    Pressure provides gamers with entertaining shoot-em-up and arcade racing gameplay mechanics that are unfortunately overshadowed by repetitive level design. With the uninspired game design and lack of a real narrative, Pressure provides a mediocre experience at best.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 58 Critic Score
    Dragon Age II: Legacy
    This DLC is for those who're dedicated to the Dragon Age brand and that's about it. This short addition does a little to flesh out the Hawke story, but doesn't have the impressive scale that some previous Bioware DLC had.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 74 Critic Score
    JoJo's Bizarre Adventure HD Ver.
    JoJo's Bizarre Adventure isn't a bad fighting game, but it may be too weird for its own good. The 22 characters are hard to relate to and the action is often chaotic for no reason. Worse yet, the game is too expensive for the amount of content. If you can get over some of the imperfections you'll find a good looking fighting game with a lot of memorable characters!
    • 64 Metascore
    • 49 Critic Score
    SimCity
    The re-imagined and return of SimCity is a disappointment that's a direct result of the included always-online system. Even worse, the gameplay suffers from multiple issues including reduced map sizes to seemingly-unintelligent Sims. Individuals looking to purchase SimCity should wait until the online restrictions have been lessened and gameplay issues fixed.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Musashi: Samurai Legend
    After a while once you start learning some of the better skills and have a little bit of a better grasp on the fighting system it becomes just a little bit more than your standard hack and slash. There are just so many other areas where there was not enough effort that I can’t rate this game higher.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Boulder Dash - 30th Anniversary
    A great way to celebrate Rockford’s thirty year trek through the caves. While the game looks like it belongs on a mobile device (which makes sense given this was originally released on iOS and Android) and the controls could be a bit tighter, the game offers up plenty of challenge even within the early worlds. Fans of arcade-style puzzle games will definitely want to dig into this one.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Five Dates
    Five Dates is a solid entry in the FMV game genre, offering an interesting take on dating during the pandemic. While there is nothing revolutionary here, the way the game plays with expectations and subverts players impressions is interesting enough to give it a shot. Fans of the genre will likely enjoy this one.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Firefighting Simulator - The Squad
    Firefighting Simulator – The Squad isn’t a dumpster fire, but it has a hard time staying out of its own way. Perfectly fine firefighting gameplay is smothered by annoying bugs and wildly inconsistent AI. There is enjoyment to be had, but you better gear up for inconveniences along the way.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Lifeless Moon
    A brief but well-made science fiction story, Lifeless Moon doesn't ask much from the player beyond a few hours of time and some light puzzle solving. Though it is light on content, what is there is interesting and rewarding. Recommended for fans of weird, think-y science fiction tales.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Sid Meier's Starships
    Sid Meier's Starships provides a simplified, portable gameplay snippet of the series turn-based gameplay that ultimately makes it a difficult recommend for Civilization fans. While the game was clearly designed for a tablet, there is still some entertainment to be found in brief gameplay sessions.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Zoo Tycoon 2: Endangered Species
    As with most expansion packs, Endangered Species breaths fresh life into a title that may have gotten stale on your hard drive. Fans of the original game will enjoy the newly expanded library of animals and objects when updating their zoos.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 74 Critic Score
    Infliction: Extended Cut
    Infliction feels like a mash-up of elements from other, better-known games. However, a strong game loop and stellar sound design elevate Inflicted beyond being a tired retread. While the lighting is questionable at times, in general the visuals reveal an eye for detail. A fun photo mechanic also sets the game apart from its contemporaries. Infliction is well worth a look for horror fans, and those nostalgic for the early '90s.
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