Gaming Target's Scores

  • Games
For 899 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 3.3 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 78
Highest review score: 100 Resident Evil 4 HD
Lowest review score: 10 Target: Terror
Score distribution:
  1. Negative: 38 out of 899
899 game reviews
    • 85 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    An interesting mix of many gameplay facilities.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    A slightly enhanced collection of two aged fighting games that may look prettier and be playable online, but unlike the girl's chest size the game play just falls flat.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    It's still fun in spurts, but on the whole it doesn't keep interest for very long because most of us have been there before – some of us 6 times now.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 66 Critic Score
    Sorry, but Sonic Rush is just a mediocre offering and should be passed over for better titles unless you are a big fan
    • 81 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    Blur has excellent production value and packaging, but fails to engross with a lack of original and compelling gameplay.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Buried beneath the dusty clunker of a single player campaign is a ghost of a good multiplayer game.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 74 Critic Score
    Despite its shortcomings, Shadow Dragon lives up to the franchise by offering deep characters, an incredibly diverse cast of characters, a lengthy and engaging campaign, challenging gameplay and for the first time, online multiplayer.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    At the full asking price, NBA Street Homecourt is a rushed, shark-jumping next-gen cash in from the masters of such practices, EA Sports.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    MadWorld is an astounding visual and auditory achievement that really shows off the "power" of the Wii. While the story is patched together and inspired by dozens of other movies and games, it's engaging enough that you'll want to know just what kind of a mad, mad world Jack is living in. But the repetitiveness of the action will ensure that once you put MadWorld down, you may not pick it up again.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    At last, I have come to terms with understanding what the heck was so great about being a Pokémon fan. With this knowledge and with this experience, I can officially say with a passion always and forever...I hate Pokémon.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    At the end of the day Dark Athena doesn't stand next to the original title. It lacks the innovation, and on top of that, the new campaign missed much of what made Escape from Butcher Bay so grand.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    The features of Cloning Clyde are certainly good, and the gameplay works for a while, but a little more shape to the story and game experience would’ve really helped grab gamers for the long haul.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    Though the gameplay itself provides a fresh and entertaining experience, the overall game is too often bogged down by its own experimentation. A game you should certainly play but don't necessarily need to own immediately.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The bottom-line is that Out Run 2 is a great game for arcade thrills, and how can you hate driving a Ferrari with a babe by your side, eh?
    • 79 Metascore
    • 74 Critic Score
    Blue Dragon is not the definitive RPG experience on the 360, nor even in the past several years as it fails to do anything innovative.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    To sum things up, Mario Strikers Charged is a fun, yet brutal anti-soccer game for all ages, but unfortunately the graphics leave something to be desired.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    The storyline and characters are compelling in a way that many recent video games lack. Likewise, the puzzles, while on the easy side, were generally well crafted and require the player to use brains over brawn.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    For newcomers to Shin Megami Tensei, this is a good place to start as the game is not brutally hard or needlessly complicated, but at the same time, it might turn people off and label the unique franchise as a purveyor of the archaic despite their cutting-edge modern games.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    But with a story falling well short of its potential, fairly generic party members, dungeons that run on far too long despite the game being extremely brief for its genre, and a feeling of a Nocturne recycling project all drag this game down into disappointment range.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 67 Critic Score
    The really sad thing about Heroes is that during the seemingly few times when everything works right, this is actually a pretty darn fun game.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    If you own an Xbox 360 or if your PC can handle it, I would instead recommend "Call of Duty 2" for its far superior gaming intensity and excitement.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    While it won't keep you occupied for more than the length of a rental, Lego Star Wars is a surprisingly satisfying addition to my video game library.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The great moments were truly great. But the lackluster moments were very disappointing. So I'm going to say that the game might be more rental than purchase.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    A decent distraction, even though it isn't much different from the horde of other WWII games out there in recent years with the exception of some mild squad tactics.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Sadly, Brain Age 2 doesn't do much of anything to differentiate itself from its predecessor to reverse this trend.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 74 Critic Score
    Taiko Drum Master finally brings percussion to the video game music craze, but the cool factor that made Guitar Hero popular has fled this game on account of its cute presentation.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    While I didn't enjoy Lego Indiana Jones as much as I had hoped, it's still a solid game and it's target audience (kids who love all things Indy, even Kingdom of the Crystal Skull) will find a lot to like here.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The fact that you don't get a single point until you've blown yourself up gives Plain Sight some pretty stressful gameplay. It's a compelling balancing act; you literally become a bigger target with every kill.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    MLB 2K10 is an improvement in many ways perhaps, most importantly, it won't be an embarrassing butt of jokes on the Internet.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    But what I don't get is why oh why must the enemies constantly rise up to pummel your weaker party when obviously there's few options to defend such cheating onslaughts. Or, why is The Bard's choice brand of humor not making me giggle like mad?
    • 76 Metascore
    • 74 Critic Score
    A game that is meant for multi-player action. The single-player mode and mini-games will keep you entertained for a little while, but sooner or later you will get extremely bored because it becomes too repetitive or the AI becomes too easy for you.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    While the game isn’t exactly deep, who cares? It’s free and it’s fun; and that’s all that matters.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 74 Critic Score
    Worms may lack all of the bells and whistles that purists have come to expect, but the core game (especially when played online) still holds up – and that counts for a lot.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    So it came to pass that Molyneux's latest epic was brought unto Windows. Though it was a port lacking in polish, with graphics below those of the modern age, the people embraced it as a rarity. Gritty but immature, dark yet not steeped in the occult, it stood out amongst the science fiction and horror-fantasy that dominated the marketplace.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    It'll never be a game of the year candidate, but Pursuit Force does bring a unique, usually fun, definitely challenging, and ultimately solid title to PSP that doesn't fall into a franchise that's already known on PS2.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Mercury can be quite fun and quite challenging, though ultimately short, but sometimes sweet. The project feels somewhat incomplete.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    Smash TV provides a dose of retro-gaming fun that improves upon the original with some entertaining online co-op support.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Folks looking to this game to fill in the gaps before Dragon Ball Z will have a better time just spending their money on one of the DVD sets (preferably uncut, if you're 18 or over).
    • 74 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    MLB 2K10 is an improvement in many ways perhaps, most importantly, it won't be an embarrassing butt of jokes on the Internet.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    The crap-to-gold ratio is much too high and the fact that MKII, MK3, NARC, Gauntlet II and Rampage World Tour are still so damn playable after all these years is the only thing keeping it from the dustbin.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    Genji: Dawn of the Samurai is a good action game, nothing more or less.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 69 Critic Score
    A slightly fun game that fails to reach the plateau of the classic adventure game genre.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    All the fun ideas and uniqueness of the game are marred by the actual execution.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 74 Critic Score
    It’s honestly quite hard to recommend the game over the likes of PGR3 or NFS: MW, but RR6 still does some things right and provides a reasonably good online experience for a good amount of racers at once.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    There's nothing really radically new or different. Fundamentally, it's still the same enjoyable bubble-popping game we all know and love – which for most puzzle fans, is good enough.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    So nobody on Fear 3 has reinvented the wheel, but they've sure gussied it up.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    For all the years of development and jokes about Gran Turismo PSP being vaporware, the finished product is just fine in the gameplay department, but lacking almost everywhere else.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    As impressive as it is to see the entire game ported to a handheld, the PSP version will always be known for extreme load times.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    At the very least Wild Arms: Alter Code F is as good as its source – though seeing that the original Wild Arms was a decent, but not great PS1 RPG, that perhaps isn't saying much.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 67 Critic Score
    It’s a nice change of pace and fights feel very nice now, but the super bosses are still impossible.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Metal Slug Anthology is another one of those Wii games that tries to get creative with the new controller but just falls flat on its face.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 67 Critic Score
    Like the movies, the game is more style than substance, something that needs to be corrected for any future sequels.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 71 Critic Score
    A fun game that could have been made a lot more enjoyable by adding a couple of checkpoints here and there.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    At $20, Raiden Fighters Aces is a good collection of three classic scrolling shooters and fans of the genre will find a lot to like at a low price.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    There’s something about “God Hand” that just feels unfinished to me. Whereas previous Clover Studio games were almost polished to a fault, this one seems too rough to be complete.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    While the mechanics of the game are fun, and it all sounds exciting on paper, the overall experience is marred by clunky and unnecessary controls, and the fact that once you’ve played an hour of Excite Truck, you’ve seen just about all there is to see.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    I was disappointed with this game. While I can see that the developers put a lot of time and effort into making one of the largest most comprehensive Dragon Ball games yet, the sheer complexity of the controls work counter-productive to their intentions.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 74 Critic Score
    There are plenty of things to do like finding recipes, item creation, or fighting in the arena. The inclusion of the second story arc lengthens the game’s life quite a bit, allowing you to put in 50+ hours.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    These factors, combined with a lack of special features, makes Dementium an undeserving purchase for all but the most die-hard survival horror fans.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 58 Critic Score
    While it’s hard for me to generally recommend this game to anyone, I know that old-school fans of the game and masochistic gamers who enjoy relying on dumb luck along with insane difficulty will enjoy the game.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    I didn't expect to be blown away by WWE 12, but I also didn't expect to be so disappointed by the final game. While the virtually limitless possibilities of Universe 2.0 do give the game an incredible amount of replayability, the questionable AI and disappointing second version of Road to Wrestlemania leave much to be desired.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    It's disappointing to see to see an imaginative world drowned out by the generic gameplay offered, but unfortunately that's exactly what you get with Mushroom Men: Spore Wars.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 67 Critic Score
    Hey, it's not the cat's pajamas, but some people prefer to sleep in He-Man briefs.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Mortal Kombat II has aged well technologically, and as long as you're getting the game for competitive play, it's a must buy, as the online play will keep fanatics of the game happy for a while, lack of voice chat or not.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    It's fun in spurts and, as I said, the only game in town for shooter fans on the DS.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    TimeShift isn't a perfect game, but it certainly offers up some unusual first-person fragfest fun.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    While it's cute, has great music, has its fun moments, and introduces a great new job system with the crowns, the tediousness and lack of interest make it a subpar RPG.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Robert Ludlum’s The Bourne Conspiracy is a disappointment. The game never rises above average and by the end becomes repetitive.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    AntiGrav is more innovative and more involving than the two previous EyeToy titles and it doesn’t have my image starring back at me.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Being free and highly accessible, AOEO will certainly score with casual gamers, but the repetition and lack of depth make it hard to recommend dropping coin on premium content.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 69 Critic Score
    Seriously, with more varied and visually stunning backgrounds, more detailed ship models, more interesting bosses, a better soundtrack, and better power-ups, Xyanide could have been a great shooter. While the negatives outweigh the positives, it is only $19.99, controls very well, and has an interesting story.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    It's realistic but not overly, as having fun is emphasized over all, something you don't see much of anymore in sports games.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    As you can probably tell by now, MX Vs. ATV: Untamed’s appeal lies in its gameplay.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    The setting is cool, the parkour is sort of neat, the focus on objectives over Team Deathmatch is admirable, but there's really nothing special about Brink.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    There are lots of save points but they can sometimes blend into the background making them hard to notice. The jumping around can get tedious and I found myself sometimes at a loss as to which parts of the background were interactive and which weren’t.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    Everything about it screams "average", from the relatively enjoyable but repetitive gameplay, to the nice but not spectacular graphics.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Honestly, anyone interested spending over $40 on a game like this would be better off with Super Monkey Ball.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    It’s not the most attractive or colorful problem-solving game compared to the recently released Lemmings, but it’s still briefly addictive.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Sure, the driving is fun but the twitchy handling, tough repetitive missions (especially the poor shooting sequences), generic sidequests and flaky police AI all conspire to reduce the fun level.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    The new 3D effects are nice, the Xbox Live support is great for replay value and the great 2D-like gameplay is still here, but it's all been done before and it has been done better.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    MotoGP 09/10 certainly isn’t the worst motorcycle racing game on the market, but it’s definitely not the best either.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 59 Critic Score
    I am very done with the Matrix universe and I don't think I want to play games in it anymore. Serious Matrix-philes have probably already given Path of Neo a look and moved on. I suggest the rest of you do the same.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 69 Critic Score
    Metal Slug series fans and arcade game fans will probably track this bundle down and will gladly add it to their collection without hesitation, while those that have never experienced such a game should rent it first to see if it suits their taste.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    It's a solid RPG with a good battle system, but it's just a little too familiar to be a great game.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 59 Critic Score
    If NBA 07 didn't have such a horrid problem with blocks making every shot a risk no matter who is guarding, the game might have turned out better.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 66 Critic Score
    Despite being more colorful, being able to dogfight, and being Banjo-ified, Banjo Pilot bears nothing new.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Like a good sack of White Castle cheeseburgers Justice League Heroes isn’t very good quality, and yet it’s still satisfying in some strange way.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    If you could grade a game on features alone, Juiced would be higher scored, because the career mode really is well done and offers a lot of depth. However, the slow progression and mostly old, tired racing action hampers the unique features of said career.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    I’m not a huge fan of this genre, but Untold Legends captivated me for quite a few hours until the repetition and lack of interest in the genre set in.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 62 Critic Score
    And its a sad day when the best part of your "game" is the CG and movie clips. They're getting closer, but a great Terminator game is still not here yet.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 61 Critic Score
    Advent Rising is too easy, too short and too buggy to justify spending your hard earned money on it.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    Though repetitive and somewhat shallow, Technic Beat is a fun little music game that can be challenging, especially as you get into later stages which make you play more songs per level.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 67 Critic Score
    It does feel like a trimmed down, dumbed down port of the console versions however, and that really hurts it and also makes the PSP seem inferior when it should be showing how much power is under the hood.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    As for the gameplay, it’s a mixed bag, ranging from the hilariously entertaining to the mind-numbingly boring.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    I just can’t imagine how a youngster without all of my adult patience would feel playing this game thinking it’s the one to get while waiting for a Mario title. Make no mistake: this is not Super Mario Galaxy; it’s more like Wii’s Lair.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 66 Critic Score
    The game is repetitive, easy, short, and offers nothing new to the genre besides the introduction of the fear meter. But even that is misused as you can only put fear into enemies by doing what the games tells you to do, not what you want to do.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 61 Critic Score
    MediEvil Resurrection nails a whole lot of things, but doesn't quite get a handle on its most important aspect – gameplay.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    A new Tecmo Bowl game has been long overdue, and it's appreciated that they made one. However, for the next version, we need more.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    Leave this series alone now and let it finish on a middle ground – don't let it fall further down.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 71 Critic Score
    The action is faithful to the goofy fighting found in the Army of Darkness movie and the game is available for a value price. All this being said, there is an obvious lack of polish and depth, and it won't last more than a few days.

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