Hot Games' Scores

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For 719 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 74% higher than the average critic
  • 2% same as the average critic
  • 24% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 4.9 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 80
Highest review score: 100 Resident Evil Code: Veronica
Lowest review score: 10 Blues Brothers 2000
Score distribution:
  1. Negative: 25 out of 719
719 game reviews
    • 57 Metascore
    • 30 Critic Score
    Even if you dig Pikachu's act, the "game" is ultimately a spirit-crushing, mind-numbing exercise in tedium.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    This is knuckle-busting controller-breaking button-mashing action all the way, and it still works as well as ever.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Easily the most enjoyable of the three JP games released by Konami.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Looks better than NFL Gameday 2002, and plays better than QB Club or Gameday, but it doesn't have the serious adjustments in the computer controlled players to compete with Madden, Fever, or NFL 2K2.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    It's a modified "Fighting Force" with a little thought behind it, but it is also hamstrung by controls that are less than intuitive.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    This boxer needs a cut man to throw in the towel immediately.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The fact is except for a resolution bump-up, there is almost no difference between the PSX and PS2 ports of this title -- and that's a sad state of affairs given the extra horsepower under the PS2's hood. Kinda makes you wonder what that $300 you spent on the system bought you.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    You'll love playing this one over a snow-bound weekend, but probably return it to the rental counter by the time your senses thaw.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    There’s nothing about Army Men Advance that compels us to pick it up again.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    It doesn't damage the reputation of fantasy games, but it doesn't make any spectacular leaps and bounds with it.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Worth the effort for gamer who likes their puzzle games fast and tough.
    • 55 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    If you like your N64 titles simple and charming, and can live without strategic game play or thoughtful graphics and sound, than this scaled-back version of the TV show is right up your alley.
    • 55 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    The best feature of the game is that no matter how low your school's hoops program is in real life, you can take your school to the championship.
    • 55 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    The PS2's version of "Vanishing Point." Floaty, slow control, graphics that shine in some ways but fall a bit flat in others, gameplay that doesn't last very long and feels more like work than fun most of the time.
    • 55 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Repeat this to yourself over and over if you find yourself tempted to purchase this title: "I will not buy this game today, I will not buy it any day. I will not buy it in a store, I will not play it on the floor..."
    • 55 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    And like the movie, the game begins to seem pointless after a while, which qualifies it as a rock-solid rental.
    • 54 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    The story is un-engaging, in no small part due to the unsympathetic characters, the nail in the coffin for any second-rate adventure/RPG.
    • 54 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    The fun is there for a few minutes, and then becomes tiresome.
    • 54 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Play it long enough and you may start to enjoy it, but the long load times and cheap AI mean you'll likely never get to that point.
    • 54 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Where March Madness doesn't compete is in the game play respect afforded to the big timers - "NBA Live 2002" and "NBA 2K2." The game has a slower pace and a less hurried feel than real basketball.
    • 54 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Nothing but a knock-off of every other mission-based car game out there, and a dull and frustrating one at that.
    • 54 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Weak gameplay, graphics, sound and options make NBA ShootOut 2001 an easy pass. Don't bite on this ball fake.
    • 54 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Little more than a rehash of the earlier game, "Fighter Destiny 2" would have been acceptable in 1998, but feels extremely dated today.
    • 54 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    It's the same Gauntlet, and we're tired of running it.
    • 54 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    The better money is with "Q-Ball Billiards Master," which is far and away better than this.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    The create-a-player mode (welcome to the 1990’s - it’s 2001 already) and dunk editor didn’t make us bat an eyebrow...It’s an unwelcome rehash of a franchise that screams for a complete overhaul.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Still not the contender that it should be, but there is hope - and the QB Challenge is still fun to play.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Unfortunately, this title just doesn't measure up on the Dreamcast, with a rushed feel when compared to both the PC and PSX versions.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 30 Critic Score
    Looks great, but just try to aim and move at the same time. We'd rather play Galaga from "Namco Museum."
    • 53 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The game’s ugliness is its major flaw, though the free-roaming nature of many of the levels can be frustrating too.

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