GamingXP's Scores

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For 1,950 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 78% higher than the average critic
  • 6% same as the average critic
  • 16% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 2.1 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 77
Highest review score: 99 Grand Theft Auto V
Score distribution:
1950 game reviews
    • 54 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The major fault of Medal of Honor: Warfighter is the missing unique characteristic. Except for the Fireteam there are no innovations and whilst the single player campaign is too short everything in it feels long-known and you simply can't escape the "been there done that feeling".
    • 62 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    All in all, NHL 2K11 is a cute ice hockey game, especially for the Nintendo Wii. However, in the next version of the game the controls need some updates.
    • 45 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Sniper – Ghost Warrior is a really good game with a cool atmosphere. Some points are a bit ugly, like the shadows or the way some enemies shoot you without even seeing you. Overall is it an okay game for this genre.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Faery is a fun RPG, but it is more fun and cheaper on the console.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    With the three official MX1, MX2 and MXoN (Motocross of Nations) championships, the 14 licensed motorcycles, 84 current racers and twelve official race tracks, the game seems to be pretty perfect. Unfortunately, there is no way to create your own player, the multiplayer mode misses the trick competition and the number of players in a race is just too low.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    It's a game for fast and funny multiplayer action, if you find players. Aside that, there's no campaign, no pretty effects, no sense of flying.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Listen to punk rock music, get the tunnel vision, jump, drift and hit your opponents! nail'd would be a perfect racing game, if there weren't the repeating tracks, the so called huge motor pool and the missing long-term motivation.
    • 47 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Stronghold 3 is a successor that takes up the story of the original and continues it. Wit a back to the roots approach, the game tries to avoid disgrace a la Stronghold 2. The new day and night cycles, plus the physics of collapsing buildings, are a stark contrast to largely drab graphics and some clipping problems. The missing skirmish mode is also a problem. Still, all in all, Stronghold 3 delivers a solid military and economic gameplay.
    • 39 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Would have had everything necessary to become a great game, but it seems there was to little time for production. The game got some serious graphical and synchronization issues and lacks any passion in storytelling. It is just boring. There are only two good things about his game: the fighting system is really great with a lot of weapons and combos and the coop-mode is really fun to play. But that's it. Really poor what the studio has made out of so much potential.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Sideway: New York could have been something really cool, with some fresh ideas and a cool setting. But the developers didn't tap the potential of the game. The controls are tricky to handle, the co-op mode is a no-go and the story is pretty weird. On the other hand, there are some pretty cool things like the bossfights, the different points of view and the cool spray and grafitti setting.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Super Pokémon Rumble is quick to learn and fun for a little while, but it lacks the depth of true Pokémon games and offers little variety.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    If you're really looking for a comparatively peaceful, more realistic hunting simulation, then Hunter's Trophy is your game.
    • 49 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Toy Story Mania! is a solid mini-game collection. There are the original funny characters, the original voices and a really cool atmosphere. Only the missing variety and the bad controls are some drawbacks – but all in all it‘s a solid Nintendo Wii game.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    My Sims SkyHeroes falls short of our expectations. It could have been such a cool game, but the lame storyline, the bad multiplayer modus and the missing Wii control integration are quite disappointing.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    A solid game, although there are some weaknesses, some of them caused by Oswald being this AI teammate. The freedom you have to explore Wasteland as you wish and several great approaches in the matters of gameplay and story are unfortunately let down by some serious framerate issues and the fact that it's simply too easy to lose the thread.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    A lot of jumping and a repetitive gameplay does not make only Alice go crazy.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The mix of dodging and Farmville is fascinating as well as the lack of story and the poor quality of controls – the potential is here, but it remains unused.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    All in all I can only recommend the game. It's a nice hack'n'slay on the DS with a lot of roleplaying elements and action!
    • 70 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Really just a quick game for LAN parties as there's no long-term motivation. But wait and see what the future holds: Coffee Saint Studios has announced there'll be numerous improvements to esure the game won't win the title of most beautiful indie game on the market not just for the graphics.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The mix between Pokémon-like gameplay and the movie itself doesn't work out well. Sadly, the developers haven't put much effort into this game, because the potential would have been great.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Well, it's just the first three adventures of Sly, but in HD. Nothing new or exciting is implemented, but it's Sly quality nevertheless.
    • 50 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    50 hours of fighting plus 30 hours of dialog equals Agarest: Generations of War Zero. If you are a fan of JRPGs and round-based strategy-RPGs, you will surely enjoy this game, otherwise, the gameplay feels too repetitive and monotonous. The character designs are amazing, the remaining graphics are reminiscent of old SNES RPGs but look too dated. Just a solid strategy-RPG with a lot of Anime influence.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Touchmaster 3 is hold in the same tradition as the two former games of the series. 20 entertaining casual games should contain something for everyone.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    With 190 different ways to combine your character, many monsters and a dynamic world map "in's Curse: Demon War is very diversified. But the Graphics and the Quest-system isn't fully and nice developed.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    A thrilling game that's gotten a bit dusty.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    What we get here is a nice game, but it's only interesting for people who don't actually play a lot. Casual and core gamers as well will be left unchallenged.
    • 38 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Play this game on Sunday morning, if you don’t know what to do between breakfast and lunch. Don’t even think about bringing Carnival Games: MiniGolf to a party! This game is too simple and slow to really entertain.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    I think the game well develops and is a must-have for all Lego fans and fans of sci-fiction – the existing gameplay makes you play, play and play. The connection between the film and the game is nicely implemented.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    You won’t be sitting in front of the TV playing this game for hours, but it is occasionally an okay leisure activity accompanied by the feature that you learn some facts about different animals.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    You nearly can’t loose in this game – maybe casual gamers will have some hours of fun with it.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Its tactical approach makes Operation Flashpoint: Red River to a formidable fighter, if it weren't for the under-average graphics, long loading times and sequences you can't skip.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Dead Block is a funny, but a bit monotonous variation of the zombie mode of Call of Duty.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    It is a varied game with 2D graphics and monotonous sound, but it can be fun making the little dwarfs to be dug through the huge caves.
    • 54 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    A game with some good ideas. Unfortunately, the game does not live up to its potential. An overall a feeling of crudeness remains and the repetitive gameplay can't captivate.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Bakugan Defender of the core is a game for the younger generation. Kids, who also love the famous series, will have a lot of fun with this game.
    • 43 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    All in all Star Wars: Clone Wars Republic Heroes is a game for fans of the TV series. The grind moments offense with the time quite fast and the coop mode makes fun too.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Academy of Champions is a sports game with some RPG contents for young and old. Everybody will find his dream team after a few hours!
    • 70 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The song selection and look make Just Dance 3 a nice enough feel-good game. However, in terms of using Kinect's motion tracking capabilitites to actually track leg movement, it can't hold a candle to Dance Central. As a party game, it does have a four player mode going for it, though.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    All in all mountain sports is a party game living from its multiplayer mode, but the controls, graphics and the sound could be better.
    • 43 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Asphalt 3D is a arcade-racing game with a lot of cars and locations. The gameplay and the controls are casual and some graphical effects like the crash-animations are funny at best.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Go Vacation with its numerous activities and beautiful environment offers more than many of its competitors. Not all the mini games are equally fun, which is often due to controls. While there's some appeal specifically for singleplayer, it's obviously the multiplayer aspect that promises good entertainment.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The good gameplay and the quite good story make this game to an exciting one, even if the sound and graphics could have been better. The only problem is that you actually take over controls of a tornado and destroy cars, houses and other stuff people had to work for.
    • 50 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Bakugan: Defenders of the Core is a nice videogame for Bakugan fans. For all the others, there're just not enough amazing gameplay elements and variety in the game in order to keep you playing.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    All in all Super Monkey Ball: Step & Roll is a typical Wii game for families without any highlights but quite entertaining gameplay.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    If you always dreamt about navigating a helicopter once in your life, then Apache Air Assault is a must-have. The detailed graphics and awesome atmosphere provide almost endless motivation.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Star Trek Online has some strengths, but sadly there have been more negative aspects until now. There is just no diversification.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    40 minigames bring a lot of fun – even for beginners. A funny adventure for everybody who buys this game!
    • 58 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Overall Disney's Wizards of Waverly Place is a really cool game for fans of the sitcom. Graphics, atmosphere and gameplay are okay, while the sound effects and the low difficulty level do lower the review score.
    • 50 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The lack of a versus mode, a minimal usage of the 3D feature and the bad atmosphere are lowering the score, while the rest offers you a solid 2D-jump'n'run game in the world of Naruto Shippuden.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Split/Second Velocity is not for the faint of heart. Fans of racing games will love this one, because it's different from its competitors.
    • 49 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The first impressions of this game are really good, but after a few minutes it already starts to get boring. The surveillance system O.S.C.A.R. is not really helpful. Messages like “Ashley, there is a problem” or “Ashley, the elevator doesn’t work” are simply useless. This game is nothing for a player who likes action games.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    All in all Hegemony Gold is a solid hardcore strategy game with a lot of variety and a huge amount of content. On the other side, the graphics aren't state of the art and some important game elements like a good interface, a good tutorial are simply missing.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    After a pause, Lara is back and is searching for antiqu relics in the depths of the Mediterranean Sea, and she discovers a mystic glove, which makes it possible to use the hammer of the Norse god Thor. TRU promised more than we get.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Overall I can only say that Vacation Isle: Beach Party is a typical Wii sports game. You have got balance board support, a decent atmosphere and unlockable goodies.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    There could be some more explanation and a multiplayer mode, but all in all SpongeBob SquarePants is a cute SpongeBob microgame collection with a lot of speed and fun.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Alien Breed 2: Assault is a great sequel to Alien Breed: Impact. Compared to its precursor, it has improved in terms of graphics and gameplay.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 69 Critic Score
    Painkiller: Hell & Damnation is a real old-school shooter, which is for friends of the classic Shoot, Run, Jump.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 69 Critic Score
    If you are an Arcade fan and haven`t played Galaga Legions or Pac-Man Championship Edition yet, it's worth trying.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 69 Critic Score
    If you like zombie comedy like Shaun of the Dead, you can definitely take a look at All Zombies Must Die! - imprecise controls, but tons of humor.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 69 Critic Score
    Nightmarish fantasy worlds, bizarre level designs and weird cutscenes - you're in for an unique experience. Unfortunately, the longer you play, the more boring it gets.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 69 Critic Score
    Turn, twist, swing, crank and jolt your way to success!
    • 59 Metascore
    • 69 Critic Score
    Dogfight 1942 offers beautifully designed airplanes and heroic scenes and invites you for a fly in the scenery of the year 1942.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 69 Critic Score
    This game can create a unique atmosphere, which can lure the player, but there are too many weak points which destroy the ambitions of The Lost Crown: A Ghost-Hunting Adventure in terms of simply being a good game. Fans of horror and creeps should at least consider it worth one try, to all the other gamers: Don't even think about it.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 69 Critic Score
    It practically loses in every point to Dance Central: The scoring system, the movement recognition, long term motivation and songs. Diehard fans, however, won't want to miss this one.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 69 Critic Score
    Perfect Dark lives through its various multiplayer modes and not because of its great graphics. Despite all the cons it is a nice game for a quick round full of action.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 69 Critic Score
    The more than ten year old game is still charming and will attract younger players. Let’s hope Klonoa 2 will hit the Wii as well.
    • 45 Metascore
    • 69 Critic Score
    Despite the imperfect presentation Power Rangers Samurai spreads a certain flair, which cannot be so easily denied.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 69 Critic Score
    If you like parrots, peg legs and cannons, you should definitely take a closer look. Become the most famous pirate in the whole Caribbean ... HARR.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 69 Critic Score
    Lemmings is cult, so a similar principle adapted to Kinect surely has potential. Unfortunately, much of this potential goes untapped in Leedmees, as controls feel too imprecise and the music is monotonous. No competition for the XBLA Summer of Arcade highlights.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 69 Critic Score
    The multiplayer part of Moon Diver justifies its existence. Alone, however, the gameplay is getting repetitive pretty quickly despite its RPG elements. You're in for a mix between Mega Man and Hard Corps: Uprising.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 69 Critic Score
    Good points: Massive amount of area, long-term motivation thanks to 100+ cars and a sophisticated online experience. Negative points: Handbrake is useless, the handling is next to unexpectable, the streets seem to be pretty empty, you can't drive over bushes ... oh, and it's ugly, too. I'd say: Taking a test drive is okay, but buying is not (yet) an option.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    The main pitfall of the game is its difficulty, except that Facebreaker: KO Party is a very amusing game and the perfect opportunity to challenge your friends in a battle … without killing them!
    • 63 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    The tracking is okay, but the track list has been chosen with a lot of courage. Players with a liking for dancing should get Dance Central, but if you're into the reflex-focused gaming like DDR, try Dance Evolution.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    It's a 1:1 port from Wii, it's technically equal and Move isn't fully supported. What worked in 2008, simply isn't enough nowadays.
    • 49 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    Unfortunately, Marvel Super Hero Squad has a boring single player mode, but it’s worth a try, if you are a Marvel fan and want to have a nice party game for your next get-together.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    The comic-style and ironic atmosphere are nice, but there are other games of the same genre who are much more convincing.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    The background to the fights is told in little stories and you are fighting in real three dimensional environments, but the level of difficulty is not quite low, so that beginners will have some problems to dive into the Dragon Ball universe.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    The Superhero Squad is a nice game for the midday break, even if the story is not the best. Please do not play it too long or you are at risk to get annoyed.
    • 54 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    For about half an hour, the game is able to entertain you with a sexy protagonist and lots of enemies to chop, but that’s it. For most of the gamers this game is far too pubertal to enjoy.
    • 49 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    Missing the coop multiplayer badly, suffering from long loading times, small episodic levels and an old graphics engine fans will buy the game for sure, but I hope, Duke will make a real comeback in the next part of the series.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    This game is not for everyone: while it does its best to stay in line with its predecessors, it puts the bar for newcomers quite high. It's not without faults, very frustrating and doesn't feature as much story as desireable.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    It's a step in the right direction, but the sequel to X-Blades still is not up to date. The graphics fall between Wii and PS3 standard (closer to Wii), the sounds are annoying and the gameplay still isn't satisfying. There is an online multiplayer and the time feature is a big advantage. Still, considering the low price, it could be interesting for hardcore hack'n'slay fans out of things to do (in).
    • 63 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    Featuring a different plot than the movie and many collectable items, it is worth a try. But the multiplayer mode for three and four players is senseless, as it is arranged in a very passive way.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    This is a game for kids! They will have a lot of fun with it. To all the others: “Hands off!”
    • 67 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    The game offers cool action and a lot of fun. The boss battles are quite hard sometimes and you might get a little frustrated, but overall it's all about fun here.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    Technically it's not state of the art, and it's killing every bit of motivation you could have collected along the way: Killing, traveling, killing, travelling in tube levels is not what one expects from a franchise.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    It's not Yakuza anymore – it's a new House of the Dead in a Yakuza environment. Poor mechanics, weird story and repetitive gameplay kill the atmosphere and leave a mediocre third-person zombie shooter.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II can't get quite past its predecessor in terms of gameplay, atmosphere, plot and combat. No freedom for exploration is granted, the story is pretty lame, and so we're still waiting for a great Star Wars game.
    • 47 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    If you were ever looking for a Harry Potter-themed shooter, this is your game. Otherwise, it's just too different from the other games: No more riddles, no more sneaking, and only four hours of gameplay. Ouch.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    It's unique, but not perfect. Beginners will be frustrated very quickly, but fans of Rampage and the likes will just love the button-mashing-action. There are weaknesses in terms of handling and aiming, though.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    Despite the crude graphics Spy Hunter is somehow addictive and really entertaining. But after all the price is a deal breaker and therefore this game is not so much a bestseller as a collector's item.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    The Mystery Case Files series on PC is pretty cool and a really good choice for hidden object fans, but the genre's debut on home consoles somewhat disappoints: not enough mini games, a lacking atmosphere and the Wii's control possibilities largely untapped. Casual fans will want more hidden object games on the Nitendo Wii, but they must be better and cheaper.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    After enemy 200, the game design isn’t able to motivate most of the gamers. If you are looking for Hack’n’Slay, this is your game. If you want to solve more Riddles, Prince of Persia is the better choice.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    Finally, I can say that Stronghold was implemented very well for this MMO, and I eagerly await the final version. But we should not forget that Stronghold was released back then in the year 2001.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    Strong Bad is pretty original, but this can be the game's biggest weakness as well. His annoying voice and cholerical attitude can shrug off even the most ambitious adventurers. Check out the comics first, then you'll find out, if you're ready for this.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    In SimAnimals you, or rather your godlike hand, will do anything you can, to assure a high standard of living to some helpless garden - and forest creatures. Unfortunately, it turns out to be almost impossible to keep track of all your animals’ needs.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    This game might be a niche product, but it delivers in parts with 160 puzzle levels. Still, there's lots of wasted potential.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    Friends of complex and detailed historical turn-based strategy games will certainly have no problems to invest much time and patience in Pride of Nations, but everyone else will probably despair at the lack of comprehensibility.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    Fashion-Fans get a lot of tasks and may get inspired, what they could try out themselves.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    It's damn fun to collect bolts, shoot some enemies and improve the base-defense, but only in the multiplayer mode. Lacking gameplay-depth makes the single-player not really entertaining. In my point of view the game is ok, but it's not a true Ratchet & Clank game. It seems that Sony took the name of a well-known franchise and made a traditional base-defense-game instead of a new game in the world of Ratchet & Clank.

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