Hardcore Gamer's Scores

  • Games
For 4,325 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 50% higher than the average critic
  • 9% same as the average critic
  • 41% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 1.4 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 73
Highest review score: 100 Balatro
Lowest review score: 20 Final Fantasy: All the Bravest
Score distribution:
4328 game reviews
    • 79 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Sure, there’s fun to be had shooting baddies in the face for 10-12 hours over the course of the 14 missions, but sadly F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin isn’t nearly as remarkable as the original.
    • 52 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    t is not just bad, it is bad in an incredibly Wii-specific, low-effort sort of way you just don’t see on other consoles.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Whether you’re a skater (like myself) or simply a gamer who likes to virtually tear it up, Skate 2 offers a fairly complex control scheme that rewards those who dig into the moves with one of the most bold, creative, and downright fun games, like evar.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Whether you’re a skater (like myself) or simply a gamer who likes to virtually tear it up, Skate 2 offers a fairly complex control scheme that rewards those who dig into the moves with one of the most bold, creative, and downright fun games, like evar.
    • 54 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    While Rise of the Argonauts offers lots of hacking and slashing, which is fun for a time, its story, style and sound aren’t enough to atone for its shallowness and elevate this odyssey to the epic heights to which it aspires.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    While Rise of the Argonauts offers lots of hacking and slashing, which is fun for a time, its story, style and sound aren’t enough to atone for its shallowness and elevate this odyssey to the epic heights to which it aspires.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    While Rise of the Argonauts offers lots of hacking and slashing, which is fun for a time, its story, style and sound aren’t enough to atone for its shallowness and elevate this odyssey to the epic heights to which it aspires.
    • 90 Metascore
    • 95 Critic Score
    Atlus has really created something special with Persona 4, because it still maintains the freshness of Persona 3, while also being different and in many ways superior.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    It detracts from the enjoyment value when a "puzzle" game is almost more of a game of chance.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Sonic Unleashed is a glorious return to true console form for Sonic.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    In the end, the whole of Sonic Unleashed is slightly greater than the sum of its parts. [Dec 2008, p.45]
    • Hardcore Gamer
    • 89 Metascore
    • 95 Critic Score
    All in all, if you know from the start you are getting into a game that is entirely based around its cooperative multiplayer elements you are going to be rewarded with hundreds of hours of the best gaming experience you have had in years.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 95 Critic Score
    All in all, if you know from the start you are getting into a game that is entirely based around its cooperative multiplayer elements you are going to be rewarded with hundreds of hours of the best gaming experience you have had in years.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    It’s good to see that new life, by means of bizarre franchise combination, can be breathed into a nearly dead game series.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    It’s good to see that new life, by means of bizarre franchise combination, can be breathed into a nearly dead game series.
    • 91 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    A lot will depend on how the endgame of Lich King develops, and where we go from here. Right now, Lich King is a solid foundation to build on, with a lot to keep you occupied.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    With its almost complete lack of Bond flair past the voice acting and character models, the game just comes across as a Bond-themed run and gun shooter that lacks the suave sophistication of a secret agent.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Namco Museum Virtual Arcade is an impressive release from Namco Bandai that could have been even better.
    • 93 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Fallout 3 is the biggest accomplishment in adventure gaming since Oblivion.
    • 90 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Fallout 3 is the biggest accomplishment in adventure gaming since Oblivion.
    • 91 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Fallout 3 is the biggest accomplishment in adventure gaming since Oblivion.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Anyone who owned or played the first MotorStorm and dug it will love MotorStorm: Pacific Rift. It’s as every bit as good as the first, and surpasses it in many areas, such as the tracks and music.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    This makes Bejeweled Twist easily the best in the series, and brain-consumingly addictive to boot. [Dec 2008, p.56]
    • Hardcore Gamer
    • 90 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    The only downside is that GlaDOS has no new speaking parts, making the challenge levels feel lifeless. [Dec 2008, p.56]
    • Hardcore Gamer
    • 89 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    While it may have, once again, fallen short of being a classic, it is a large improvement over the first game despite its numerous weak points.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    There is no easier way to make music and play recognizable songs than by playing the Wii Music. [Dec 2008, p.42]
    • Hardcore Gamer
    • 68 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    While the ability to injure the other team by ripping a guy’s helmet off and beating him with it is attractive, it comes at the expense of the core gameplay.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    The controls are smooth and accurrate and there are a good number of levels, but the overly-careful strategies needed make it more work than play. [Dec 2008, p.57]
    • Hardcore Gamer
    • 90 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Play it, and be happy. [Dec 2008, p.57]
    • Hardcore Gamer
    • 79 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Where NBA 09: The Inside shines is in its library of mini-games, more than making up for the lackluster core gameplay.

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