LevelUp's Scores

  • Games
For 1,188 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 62% higher than the average critic
  • 6% same as the average critic
  • 32% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 3.2 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 78
Highest review score: 100 Resident Evil Requiem
Lowest review score: 10 Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric
Score distribution:
1188 game reviews
    • 62 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    More like an elaborate joke than a real game, if you decide to play along with Goat Simulator, you will have a good time. However, it's not much than a fancy tech demo. In the end, Goat Simulator is funny because of the absurdity of the concept rather than because of the game mechanics.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 77 Critic Score
    Skydive: Proximity Flight turned out to be a great option to play and have fun with your friends. Maybe skydiving simulation wasn't a top choice for some of us, but we can assure you that you will have a great time sorting obstacles in the sky, dressed as a squirrel or Count Dracula while your friends laugh and wait for their turn.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    Fundamentally Agents of Mayhem is a fun game, but Volition’s effort to achieve great ambitions at the shadow of Saints Row cut off the the potential to do more. Its roster of characters poses a charming personality and the perspective it gives us of Seoul looks amazing, but beyond the meticulous options in personalization and the fluid combat gameplay, there is a lack of cohesion and too much repetitiveness.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Super Bomberman R is a cute and enjoyable puzzle-action game that pays homage to the origins of the franchise. It’s mechanics are simple but fun, specially when you’re playing with friends or even with strangers in online mode. Sadly the price tag is very high for what little the game offers, since the gameplay experience is more aligned with an arcade title than a full AAA production.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 78 Critic Score
    A good game of football, just plain, although that's saying a lot for what we've had in the recent era.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Mario Sports Superstars is a mediocre game by itself and even more in Nintendo’s standard. The real problem is not that the developers sacrificed depth in favor of greater variety, but that the execution lacked charisma in each and every sport. There’s no emotion nor intensity, only a very generic and technical experience. If Camelot and Nintendo would have chosen to leave behind the seriousness, to embrace the chaos and spontaneity that worked so well in the past, maybe then Mario Sports Superstars could had become a great sports game.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    Exploring Eos on VR is nice but fishing games are not for everyone. Monster of the Deep works well most of the time but could offer deeper gameplay and better controls to justify its price tag.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Concord has a solid foundation and interesting ideas; however, its bland cast of characters and lack of innovation make it a generic and unappealing hero shooter destined to fail, especially considering its $40 USD price tag. It's not a bad game, but is something much worse: an unnecessary product that fails to understand the market it competes in. Simply put, there are better and more enjoyable free alternatives out there
    • 62 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Assassin's Creed Chronicles: Russia has good ideas and a compelling presentation but it punishes the player so much, that it ends up being frustrating and repetitive rather than fun.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    With a lack of direction and filled with bugs, Ghost Recon Breakpoint is a mess of a game. Don’t buy this.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Compared to the Wii U version, LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins feels more like the product of an advertising campaign than an attempt to offer more value to the players. The game suffers from excessive fog, low frame rate and long loading times. The irrelevant combat and repetitive missions only serve to discourage exploration on a city that feels plain and boring. Even if it's aimed at a younger audience, The Chase Begins fails to deliver a memorable game experience.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    FUSE feels like a cluster of several half-baked ideas. From generic art direction to a poorly paced and developed script, the title falls short in almost every aspect. All the character classes feel like variations of the same boring template, the enemies are faceless drones with no personality, the boss fights are repetitive and the level design is mediocre. You'll have to be a very hardcore third person shooter fan to enjoy the uninspired combat design and generic nature of this title.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    You shouldn’t expect anything from this game; it is fairly common to run into camera issues and problems with the controls. It is filled with technical mishaps that we are supposed to understand as a joke, but in the end, they take a very real toll on the overall experience. This game will be an amusing joke for some, but for the rest it won’t be a funny one.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Despite the lack of imagination during the races, Forza Horizon 2 Presents Fast & Furious may serve as a good entry-level experience for those who haven't yet bought the regular game or those who want something just a bit different for free.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven is a game with an overall good presentation. The graphics and music set the tone for something spectacular and formidable. Sadly though, uninspired gameplay mechanics and a very stupid artificial intelligence turn the whole experience dull. Playing with other users may help, but that does not fix the minor flaws that prevent this from being a good JoJo's game.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Despite a huge open world, almost the entire United States territory, The Crew lacks in the replay value of its multiplayer, a story full of cliches and not so next-gen graphics. The game has its good moments with scripted events during missions, but after a while, they become boring and repetitive. If you love to drive for hours exploring, doing random events and looking to outrun the police from time to time, this game might be for you, otherwise stay away from it.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    PaRappa the Rapper is a legend, but even legendary status doesn’t prevents its latest remaster from being a let down. The charm is still there in the music and its visuals, the problem comes with the archaic mechanics and some technical issues. If only Sony would have went beyond the graphic remaster, maybe the game could have fulfilled our nostalgic expectations.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    J-Stars Victory VS+ is a love letter to manga and anime fans, specifically those who enjoy Weekly Shonen Jump. True fans of the genre will find the story mode entertaining as well as the references to many renown franchises, while outsiders are left with nothing of interest at all.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    A City Sleeps feels more like an exercise on development than a proper product. The experience is enjoyable but its brief duration and lack of evolution when it comes to game mechanics are rather disappointing. Harmonix let us down this time.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    F1 2014 doesn't bring anything new to the table with this year's game. To be honest, it feels like F1 2013, just with a couple of small changes that only hardcore fans would notice. New cars, new circuits and a new difficulty setting are the new features. Graphics look really bad, specially compared to other games in next-gen consoles. Only F1 lovers should give this game a try.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Arcade racing is what has defined Need for Speed since its creation, and Payback is not an exception to this rule. However, due unbalanced progression and the irrelevant single player campaign, this new iteration seem rather uninspired and lackluster.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Beyond the gorgeous melodies and the attractive protagonist of Drakengard 3 lies an inconsistent RPG action game, with serious technical issues, washed out graphics, silly story, unnecessary sexual references and questionable combat system.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Game & Wario is an excellent choice for those who are new in the series and are looking for instant and simple fun. Nevertheless, people who are already familiar with the Wario Ware franchise, will be disappointed with the lack of originality in the mini-game design and may get bored pretty soon.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Kinect Sports Rivals can be fun at times, but Rare assumes that Kinect works perfectly and increases the challenge accordingly, not knowing that the devise is still a bit slow. The result then turns into frustration and exhaustion. Add that to the lengthy loading screens, dull story and reiterative NPC sequences, and you end up with an experience that will only entertain for a few hours at most.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 79 Critic Score
    Drag x Drive left me with a very positive impression. I came in with doubts about its controls and ended up surprised by how precise, fun, and addictive it can be to play with the Joy-Con 2 as if they were a mouse. Online matches are the most exciting part, especially with voice chat, and while it demands coordination and physical endurance, that only adds to the experience. With an affordable price and a concept you won’t find anywhere else, I believe it’s one of those exclusives every Nintendo Switch 2 owner should try.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    In the end, Fort Solis feels more like a project that stumbled its way through development rather than one that confidently defined its purpose. It tries to be both a video game and an interactive work, but doesn't quite shine in either category.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Ryse represents all that is wrong with the current AAA videogame model: it's epic, but superfluous; its main game mechanics are shallow and boring; its plot is full of Hollywood clichés and, in the end, it feels more like a marketing tool than a real effort to provide gamers with something meaningful and with value.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 45 Critic Score
    Despite its excellent graphics and animations, Beyond Eyes is just a piece of software; one that feels more like a technical demo than a game, properly speaking.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 45 Critic Score
    Just Sing seemed like a good idea when the trailer of the game was first shown... the result is different, though. The companion app does not work as it was supposed to and the experience of a great singing performance is not gratifying. This is merely a poor Just Dance adaptation to a karaoke game. The only salvageable aspect of Just Sing is a music selection made to please all tastes.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Instead of improving with time, Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games is the kind of franchise that keeps making the same mistakes over and over again. It may be fun in the beginning, but the very mechanics that should sustain the experience make it rather dull after a short while.

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