IGN Italia's Scores

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For 3,225 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 65% higher than the average critic
  • 7% same as the average critic
  • 28% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 2.5 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 77
Highest review score: 100 Grand Theft Auto V
Lowest review score: 20 Double Dragon II: Wander of the Dragons
Score distribution:
3229 game reviews
    • 71 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    The Dark Picture: Little Hope is a good step forward from the first chapter. The implementation of more responsive controls and greater clemency in QTE make the experience more correct and enjoyable, although in the end the game structure remains essentially the same. Despite the splashy story in a few too many clichés, the tension remains high, as does the involvement, thanks to a superb technical department. Unfortunately, the naivety of some narrative choice, the introspective smallness of almost all the characters and the longevity reduced to the bone do not let the title fly beyond the discreet. It does not betray the expectations of those who expect a couple of evenings in horror sauce, but it really goes no further.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    Falconeer is able to reach extreme heights. Blasting airships in a thunderstorm is nothing short than epic... but more often than not you are doing mundane jobs in lackluster locales.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    Kirby Star Allies is a colorful, little adventure... that keeps doing what a number of other Kirby's colorful adventures have already done before.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    If you are fan of the Alien movie saga and appreciate cooperative shooters then you'll love Aliens: Fireteam Elite. It's not a perfect game and doesn't have an innovative gameplay mechanics, but it knows how to entertain especially when played with friends.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    The long awaited Mikami comeback to the survival horror is an interesting but ultimately flawed and frustrating experience. Great atmosphere, but it's not enough.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    The new Hyper Scape from Ubisoft is a decent battle royale that offers some good ideas, but has to deal with too many problems.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    A short and interesting interstellar trip that lacks the spark to become truly memorable.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    MXGP 2020 is a fun ride, a linear evolution for a series that still lacks of "wow effect". This new chapter gives a slightly better experience wheel on the ground, but overall it fail a little bit to involve the player with lackluster game modes.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    A tactical RPG where the tactics are not deep enough. The story and characters are believable and unexpectedly logical, but in a genre where strategy is an integral part of the experience you would expect to be actually strategic to win. This is not the exact case, sadly, but it's still an enjoyable experience, though.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    Amplitude is a fascinating rhythm game, that focuses on hardcore electronic music. But it gives the player the somewhat unsatisfying feeling to have to catch up with music, rather than "creating" it.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    A narrative adventure that succeeds in a truly remarkable feat: inserting good and not repetitive environmental puzzles into the adventure while keeping the experience simple and approachable. A simple but solid game, not too long and not too short, that only fails in not being able to best tell its story. SCARF remains a product that will make you spend 4-5 pleasant hours, and it's enough.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    Lacking in innovation and technical prowess, Rune Factory 5 compensates with a solid and faceted experience that could eat a good chunk of your spare time if you get entangled in its intricate web of different mechanics.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    The surreal and decadent world of After Us is impressive: although it is not a large-caliber production, the developers of Piccolo Studio have been masters in using the means at their disposal to create impactful visual compositions. The mechanics aren’t innovative per se, but the chain of tools made available to the player, combined with a certain freedom granted during exploration, allows the action to settle on a good pace.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    Shadow Warrior 3 is a fast, spectacular and over-the-top arena shooter (with bland platforming sections) and, on this front, it works very well. Don't ask for anything more, though.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    Bookbound Brigade is a stylish, fun and unique light metroidvania with a brilliant concept. It lacks of polish and balance, sometimes the control scheme is imprecise and the combat system is a little bit flat, but the platform sections are generally great and the idea of the eight-bound-brigade works well.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    A racing game full of contents and cars, fun to drive with the standard controller, but unfortunately plagued by some technical issues and an old graphics engine.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    One Piece Pirate Warriors 4 is just one of many musou beat'em up, but it is done with competence and will delight One Piece fans.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    Magicka 2 is a funny and entertaining co-op experience, but should have focused a little more on innovation.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    A funny Pokémon clone with a “Jurassic” spin: the combat system is good enough, but the graphic is really weak and the action a bit too repetitive in the long run.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    NHL 24 is a decent game: not the masterpiece we dreamed of, but an honest simulation with renewed and accessible gameplay, especially after the corrections made by EA Vancouver. We liked the "on the ice" innovations, while the content ones are hard to judge. Be a Pro and Franchise are becoming obsolete: new things are needed.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    Fun and spectacular, Payday 3 marks a decent return of the Payday gang by offering refined gameplay and several new features that are also quite interesting. However, the various positive aspects, such as the possibility of swapping hostages and completing most robberies silently, are contrasted by a small number of missions and a progression system that is too slow.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    Don't get fooled by its pixel-art: The Count Lucanor is a cruel survival horror, filled with puzzles and mystery. It's a simple adventure, easy to pick up and play. There are some flaws, but nothing too serious.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    No pain, no gain. Fenix Rage is harsh, strong and will punch you in the face, with no remorse and no regrets. If you accept its challenge, you'll find something interesting. But beware: anger and rage with the joypad are around the corner.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    Politically speaking, Tropico V is as conservative as they come: it seems committed to reforms, but in the end just supports the status quo.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    Despite its limits due to a restricted budget, Valkyrie Elysium shines for an entertaining and well-crafted combat system.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    LEGO Bricktales is a game with a double personality: fun and inspired on one side, problematic and badly optimized on the other. But despite the obvious flaws it still manages to entertain thanks to its mix of brick-based constructions and puzzles.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    Evolution more than revolution, even if it is not always in the right direction for a Naruto fighting game.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    A good hunting game, deserving of being put up there with Monster Hunter. Too Bad it seems to shy away from the seriousness of its own dark setting by putting on the front unrealistic and unlikable characters.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    Stimulating, entertaining and entirely devoted to collaboration between players, Operation: Tango is a cooperative adventure that offers a good number of puzzles but that shows also several technical and artistic imperfections.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    Eve Valkyrie got the most spectacular and breathtaking space dogfighting ever, but it lacks in game modes and fresh ideas.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    Just Cause 3 is quite a good game, but it would have been better with more attention to detail.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    A pleasant, no-frills remaster that allows you to rediscover and enjoy two little gems of their time.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    Project X Zone 2 doesn't hide his "more of the same" nature, offering a well-proven gameplay. Nevertheless, the very low difficulty level and the plot bland, make the game exclusively suited to the great roster lovers.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    Scribblenauts Showdown is a good solid party game, perfect for having a couple of fun hours. But it become repetitive very quickly.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    Blazko's new adventure is surely still fun and challenging, yet far from the must-buy experience that The New Order was.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    An interesting, but too short, adventure about a kid searching for hi lost dad. A very good tribute to classic LucasArts games from a promising studio. Unfortunately the ending of the game is somehow rushed, with linear progression and simplified puzzles and situations.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    Rock, paper, scissors: choose wisely and you won't regret your move. Paperbound, even if it isn't as good as Towerfall Ascension, is a clever choice, recommended for a local multiplayer experience.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    An original title with a split personality, half puzzle game and half walking simulator. Both parts are brilliantly developed, but their forced dichotomy breaks the rhythm of the game.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    An overall enjoyable tromp into the fantasy half of the Warhammer universe. Many similarities with Diablo 3 allow Chaosbane to differentiate itself from its other rivals.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    Elex II is not without its flaws and some of them can sometimes be quite jarring, but underneath them all is a nice action RPG that gets more than a few things right and that can provide many, many hours of entertainment.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    Isonzo is the third act of the WW1 Game Series franchise developed by Blackmill Games which, even without proposing major changes compared to Verdun and Tannenberg, proved to be a good tactical shooter that evokes the battles on the Italian front. Its biggest problem, however, is an imperfect technical optimization, but also the low amount of playable content such as maps and modes.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    A nice platform game set in the wacky world of Spongebob Squarepants. Level are quite large and require a bit of backtracking in order to unlock everything.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    There is still something to be refined here and there and originality is not really the best around, but the mix of action and tactics work, the RPG elements are not bad and the semi open-world approach has its advantages.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    Fun and well done, Mario Sports Superstars is a cheerful and funny sports game, although weakened by an excessive copy & paste.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    This is a lazy port of a four year old game. The good news is: Assault Horizon Legacy was a good game back in 2011 and it's still enjoyable today.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    An original "parkour shooter" with upgradable sci-fi ninjas offered in a free-to-play format by a well-known developer is well worth your attention. Repetitive procedurally-generated levels and non-cohesive story make it a bit less appealing, though.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    One more piece in the One Piece puzzle. A good action-adventure game with simple mechanics inherited from its 3DS origins, which are enjoyable on home consoles too. Don’t expect a particularly deep or challenging gameplay, though.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    Thanks to its fun to play combat system and the great amount of stuff to do Hollow Fragment is overall a good game, probably not the best RPG on PS Vita, but it’s however fun and engaging, especially if you are a fan of the anime.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    Feels like the start of a new season of GoT - in the bad sense, that is. Too many introductions, too little development. A bridge to something greater, but incapable of standing on its own.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    A nice idea for a management sim that is partly hindered by a too much guided gameplay and a distinctive lack of originality in the basic gameplay.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    Filled with good puzzles and based on a nice control system, Max: The Curse of Brotherhood is a nice platform game flawed by low difficulty.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    The Wizards: Enhanced Edition allow you to live in a fantasy world. But HTC Vive and Oculus Rift could be a better choice than PlayStation VR for this game.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    A game made for My Hero Academia fans. Easy, very simple, a bit repetitive but fun.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    Disney Illusion Island is a good introduction to the metroidvania genre for the uninitatied. It's a pity the iconic Disney heroes are so tiny on the screen.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    An interesting narrative-based card game whose gameplay loops get repetitive too soon.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    SEGA tried to give a fresh spin to the classic multievent Olympics game and mostly did. The mix of arcade vibes and quite unusual choices in terms of disciplines works well and the game is fun, but its structure is pretty lacklustre and multiplayer is too much limited to shine properly.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    A walking simulator with a disturbing and unique atmosphere, but also with a limited gameplay and basic and poor graphics.
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    • 72 Critic Score
    Souldiers is a solid metroidvania, built around all the typical stylistic features of the genre. However, it struggles to find a distinct identity and carries a bit of technical and gameplay problems that negatively impact the experience. The inventory management, key mapping and save system in the game affect accessibility quite strongly, and the plot itself has never great peaks of originality. Still, Souldiers remains a fun game, with good ideas in variety of builds and situations.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    An action rpg that offers a solid combat system and interesting encounters (albeit with a never really demanding challenge), but fails to tell a story that can hold on to the player.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    A great narrative Oddworld game, but with too many technical problems and a I.A. that sometimes will destroy your nerves.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    The second half of Broken Sword: The Serpent's Curse is a great step forward and it's better than the first. Puzzles are clever and the story, epilogue aside, it's fine too. Take a chance and go with Nico and George: and don't forget Paris.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    A gorgeous looking stealth with some rpg elements and too many mechanic simplifications. Worth a try, if you're searching something simple.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    From Valiant Hearts director comes a different WW1 experience. An interesting story that ultimately falls on forgettable game mechanics.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    Three great PS2 platform/shooters now available in cross-buy on PS Vita and PS3, although the portable conversion is far from being perfect.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    Saga Frontier Remastered is a good re-proposition of a game that isn’t scared to be divisive, today as at the end of the Nineties.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    Dice Legacy is a cute quirky game. The basic mechanics, founded on randomness and dices, are just that, a quirk: the gameplay is, in the end, not that innovative, but the strategical experience is solid and makes for a good, if light on content, city builder-roguelike game.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    As a remaster Iguana Games could do a lot better and the price will not please everyone, but Turok is always Turok and a good and fun travel back in time is always welcome.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    Style and emotions remain deliciously unchanged, yet this re-release on current generation consoles isn't exactly a luxurious one (and it's even pricier than before...).
    • 69 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    Aesthetically well-finished but not always effective in its gameplay, Trek to Yomi is an adventure on the whole interesting and worth playing.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    Engaging and well structured, LEGO The Hobbit is not on par with the best previous LEGO videogames due to the repetitive nature of certain sections and to a certain lack of innovation in its mechanics. Still, lots of fun if you play the co-op mode.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    A gorgeous looking stealth with some RPG elements and too many mechanical simplifications. Worth a try, if you're searching for something simple.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    Thanks to its mature narrative there’s something special in Final Fantasy Type-0, and if you are a fan of the saga you should play it. Nevertheless, it's a shame the game has so many technical issues.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    A good golf simulator, that will probably become great when more content arrives for it. The course editor has got great potential.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    An interesting roguelike which is not focused on fighting. Too bad exploration and gameplay are a bit tedious after the first set of runs.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    Overcooked is a fresh title with a curious concept, but the lack of multiplayer modes is a heavy burden on the overall experience.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    Castlevania Anniversary Collection is a rock solid collection of (some) great old school games. Anyway, the lack of real extra features, apart from the ebook, the absence of a masterpiece as Rondo of Blood and some odd choices by Konami make the collection feel a little bit pedantic.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    Deliver Us The Moon arrives on next-gen consoles in a technically improved version, albeit not perfect from an optimization standpoint. KeokeN Interactive's story-driven adventure has retained its charm, with basic gameplay and a good variety of game situations, enjoyable to play despite puzzles that are too simple to solve.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    Destruction AllStars is undoubtedly fun and has a very original concept, but its lack of content represents the biggest flaw of the combat racing developed by Lucid Games.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 has good graphics and a lot of Marvel characters to unlock, but it’s also a too slowly-paced game with some issues in its level design.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    A good incarnation of Geralt's universe in a new genre. A Tabletop game is perhaps not for all, but it is made with attention to details and those who can appreciate the genre will find many hours of entertainment with this game.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    Maid of Sker - in some ways - could be described as a sort of Resident Evil 7 without weapons. A dilapidated house full of puzzles, the backtracking that repopulates deserted areas at first and the general atmosphere, have brought to mind several times the Capcom adventure. Clearly, the technical side pays the price for an immeasurably lower level of production, but in the same way it outlines the strength of its own qualities. Maid of Sker, however, is all about stealth, and while it gives us some tools to distract or block enemies, it doesn't stray far from its initial structure. Had it not been for a dark, kneaded aesthetic and some rather unfortunate game choices, we'd have a little classic on our hands.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    Golf Club: Wasteland is a super stylish puzzle-golf game which works better as an interactive drama than a golf game. The shooting system is shallow and brings into the experience too much "trial and error", but the atmosphere, the radio sounds and Charley's meaningful story give a melanchonic and charming dimension to the game.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    An interesting take on what could be a Shadowrun MMORPG, but with the lack of endgame content and PVP the game loses much of its appeal.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 71 Critic Score
    Lots of style and plenty of things to do in a game unable to fulfill its true potential.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 71 Critic Score
    Serial Cleaners is a decent sequel that inherits the strengths and weaknesses of the first chapter of the series, which does not innovate the stealth game genre even if it offers some interesting gameplay ideas and a rather convincing artistic style. However, its biggest flaw is an artificial intelligence that does not propose a sufficiently valid challenge.
    • 54 Metascore
    • 71 Critic Score
    Dragon Ball Z Battle of Z is a game made only for die hard fans of the series looking for online multiplayer fights. Keep in mind that the very short missions make the game extremely well suited for PS Vita.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 71 Critic Score
    While managing to engage in a genuine challenge, Rainbow Moon proves to be too repetitive.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 71 Critic Score
    The shift of the series to an open world formula is a bit of a missed opportunity, but as a detective adventure Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One works well both in terms of writing and gameplay.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 71 Critic Score
    KeyWe is a delicious "kiwi-flavored" party game, a cooperative experience for two players that offers lots of fun but also moments of pure chaos.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 71 Critic Score
    Mafia III is an enjoyable and fun game, even if you can't expect the splendor of GTA V, the insanity of Saints Row IV or the great locations of Far Cry 4.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 71 Critic Score
    Engaging and unique, but with a lot of issues both on the design and the technical side. It deserves your attention but it could have been so much better.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 71 Critic Score
    After the 2016 surprisingly versatile and breezy Valentino Rossi: The Game, the series returns to rest on its laurels, offering the usual officially licensed contents, the traditional online and offline modes, plus a new yet slow Management Career powered by the efficient yet ancient proprietary graphic engine. No Rossi, no party.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 71 Critic Score
    A good free-to-play MOBA for PS4 and a really good VR game.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 71 Critic Score
    Atelier Rorona Plus is a great Japanese role-playing game with some elements which nicely enhance its structure.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 71 Critic Score
    A solid sci-fi game, but you should probably wait for the release of Elite: Dangerous.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 71 Critic Score
    Unfortunately the flaws found in gameplay (especially for the AI) penalize the final score, but thinking only two years ago about a 7 for an episode of the series was pure science fiction.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 71 Critic Score
    Animal Force is a simple VR tower defence, suitable for those who want to approach this genre for the first time, but its party games can give everyone a lot of fun.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 71 Critic Score
    Mother Russia Bleeds is full of drugs and flaws. Its art direction is over the top, but there are frustrating sections that ultimately break the flow.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 71 Critic Score
    A very good remaster for an interesting Assassin's Creed chapter. Unfortunately, the game seems to be a little bit old today, especially after the Origins' revolution.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 71 Critic Score
    Déraciné is a walking simulator mixed with graphic adventure that strikes a lot more for the binomial atmosphere-narration than for the rest of the game.

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