Happy Puppy's Scores

  • Games
For 471 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 43% higher than the average critic
  • 5% same as the average critic
  • 52% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 3.8 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 71
Highest review score: 100 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2
Lowest review score: 20 Gold and Glory: The Road to El Dorado
Score distribution:
  1. Negative: 34 out of 471
471 game reviews
    • 70 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    I actually think GigaWing 2 is a great game in many ways, but it is so short it makes even the super-low $20 price tag look steep.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    It's still a very good game once you learn to live with its shortcomings, and I wouldn't suggest that any THPS addict shy away from buying it, but don't expect THPS on two wheels.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Attempts to bring back to the DC the excitement that HOTD2 gave us and, as we all know, it's not 1999 anymore, and the Dreamcast is no spring chicken.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The strongest, most-polished game in the series, but it is definitely a sequel.
    • Happy Puppy
    • 74 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    After spending solo time with the game, I've decided that Mario Party 3 is like that last guest who refuses to accept that the party is over.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    A unique, humorous, inventive, challenging, and highly addictive action-puzzle game. High replay value, terrific multiplay.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    From start to finish, the game is a non-stop blast-a-thon. If you're a fan of the genre, you won't be disappointed.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    The true star of the game is its speed. Never before in a racing game has the feeling of cruising at over 100 MPH been so perfectly conveyed.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The graphics are superb. Rather than attempt to hypnotize you with psychedelic patterns of bullets, this game has a slower pace that actually allows you to take in your surroundings, an apparent breakthrough when put up against other recent shooters. The backdrops are luscious and feature textures so detailed that you probably don't have enough rods and cones in your eyes to appreciate them.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    It's cool to look at and has excellent sound, but it lacks fundamental gameplay elements that make kart racing the good time that it is.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    While the camera problem cannot simply be swept under the rug, it doesn't destroy the game's overall playability and replayability (getting the Symbiote Spidey outfit is a blast).
    • 65 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Fun as hell to play.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    I haven't seen such lame animations since the early days of Sega Genesis. This is supposed to be the PlayStation2 for crying out loud. How difficult is it to do create some cool fighting animations?
    • 77 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    My big issue with ESPN MET is the AI or lack thereof. On several occasions I was able to bring my opponent's goalie out of his box and leave the goal wide open. In addition, taking the ball from players is as easy as running into them.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Such a pleasure for longtime fans. The series keeps getting better, rather than rotting like the game's antagonists and citizens of Raccoon City...What makes Nemesis better than the previous installments is the improved interface.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    The few new game modes and extra features hardly justify the price tag. Nor does the fact there are already numerous similar games available for free on the Web.
    • 32 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Falls into the same category as the Double Filet-O-Fish--while it may seem like an extraordinary idea at first, it eventually morphs into a complete catastrophe.
    • 41 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    To clarify, it's your typical boy-meets-scrap-parts-that-will-eventually-become-a-killing-machine tale, minus any compelling death scenes or token nudity shots.
    • 52 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    A generic cart racer, even with those blue bastards behind the wheel. The only saving grace is the price tag.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Once the nostalgia wears off, you’re left with a mediocre game show game that can hardly compete with the likes of Sierra On-Line’s successful "You Don’t Know Jack" franchise.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The other PS2 baseball games better quake in their cleats. High Heat is as superb a gameplay experience as it is ugly.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 95 Critic Score
    Destined for greatness. With its unmatched multiplayer gameplay, incredible depth, and huge online community, everyone should experience Tribes 2 for themselves.
    • 40 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    If you haven't seen the game, prepare to witness some of the weakest graphics this side of the millenium. The 3D characters are nothing but big blocks of pixel.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    The best new feature is the school... There's no more need for those huge strategy books--this mode covers everything and reinforces it in a way no book could.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Sheesh, this clunker might as well be subtitled "Interactive Espionage Game Design Basics for Dummies." How retailers can live with such rubbish polluting their shelves isn't apparent.
    • 47 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    BMX isn't a bad game, it just doesn't do anything fresh to get a jaded player excited.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    What could have been a groundbreaking title has been reduced to an exceptional weekend rental.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    For the rest of us, the expansion pack really isn't practical, essential, or even ever-entertaining.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Short and to the point, Zone of the Enders is a beautifully presented and entertaining, if shallow, action game.
    • 90 Metascore
    • 95 Critic Score
    Quite simply the most ingenious, addictive and meticulously-crafted and executed computer game of the year thus far.

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