Machinima's Scores

  • Games
For 532 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 62% higher than the average critic
  • 4% same as the average critic
  • 34% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 1.9 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 77
Highest review score: 100 BioShock Infinite
Lowest review score: 10 NCIS
Score distribution:
  1. Negative: 27 out of 532
532 game reviews
    • 73 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    A few technical hiccups here and there, a super-short campaign, and an almost nonexistent story weren't enough to hinder my enjoyment of Hard Reset.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Worms Revolution is more Worms, but it's more Worms with a few quirky twists. Though the water looks like jelly, it adds some never-before-possible mechanics into the world of Worms that make you ponder your plan of attack more thoughtfully.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    CastleStorm is a great idea that just doesn’t click.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Make no mistake, this is a game for gamers: furious button mashing, intense competition, and destruction on a scale that only Platinum Games seems to understand.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    In an age where any game can be explained in half a sentence, Rock of Ages is a refreshing rarity. It not only attempts fantastic originality but succeeds in that attempt more than it fails. If you appreciate originality, you owe yourself some time with Rock of Ages.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Disappointing. On its own the game is mediocre with a missed opportunity in character variety, short time to completion, and only a small amount of enemies. Compared to past games this is a downright disaster.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    You get an awesome experience at an absurd value with Serious Sam 3: BFE. Not only is the campaign incredibly substantial, but it offers an experience not seen since Painkiller.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Unless you've been practicing your finger exercises and reviewing your combos, Marvel vs. Capcom Origins may wind up with somewhat limited lasting power. Sure, unlocking the various extras in the Vault will take a long while, but in the end, fighting games are simply meant for fighting others.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The Career mode is deep and involving, with a rewarding sense of progression as you earn new sponsors and bolt on better car parts...On the other hand, the multiplayer, which only offers single races online or in split-screen, is lacking more engaging features (and players, sadly).
    • 72 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Pid
    With Kurt's character design, the smoothness in his movements, and the challenges he faces, I couldn't help but compare Pid to the award-winning Limbo. That said, Pid's exceedingly inviting visual style is a marked contrast to the overbearing sense of dread and isolation in Playdead's 2010 platformer.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Through complementary presentation, pacing, and the ease of the puzzles, the game’s rain mechanic transcends gimmickry and effectively serves both the gameplay and the narrative.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    As a single-player game, Dungeon Siege III succeeds as a fun action-RPG. It doesn't offer anything particularly new, but gamers that enjoy hacking and looting by themselves should have fun. As a multiplayer game, Dungeon Siege III is disappointing.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    There are so many aspects of this game to which I can say "if only"… if only the camera worked right, if only the controls were tighter, if only there were more to do than find keys and kill the same dudes over and over again. But the game is what it is, and the bad seems to outweigh the good at every turn.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    If you're jonesing for classic, Rare-made GoldenEye and your N64 is nowhere to be found, then the updated Reloaded is definitely a must-buy. But if you don't already have an attachment to the old game, there isn't much here for you.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    All in all, everything here is fantastic-I just wish that there were about twice as much of it.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    With homebuilding, a rival monster summoner, and the justifiably angry villagers, Haunted Hollow offers the kind of multitasking stimulation that is worthy of the attention of real time strategy fans. Granted, the multiplayer is asynchronous, but that makes the game equally welcoming to newcomers of strategy games.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Only the most ardent Dead Rising fans should buy this game.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Amid the Ruins ends abruptly, but the cliffhanger serves to amp up the suspense for the finale.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    NES Remix is such a simple concept yet it works exceedingly well.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The game definitely has a bigger roster, badder presentation, and better gameplay. The new controls are easy to pick up and fun to play.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    The Amazing Spider-Man has laid an awesome foundation of gaming mechanics through its open-world design; I just hope to see more of it embraced in future games.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Unfortunately their goal of creating an epic, apocalyptic first-person zombie survival gameends up cracking under the weight of their own ambition. A smaller scale and some more time in development and Dead Island could have been the zombie game we've always wanted.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Though the variety of gameplay gives Retro City Rampage a broad scope, the redundancy of driving back and forth quickly becomes stale.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    A greatly enjoyable game that fans of both series' will find a lot to love. Though it's short and strays away a bit from traditional Mega Man games, Street Fighter x Mega Man is a great play that you honestly have little reason not to experience.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    This is the framework for a feature-packed, capable shooter, but it falls over with some questionable AI and occasionally clunky cover-based controls – twitchy aiming and sometimes disobedient snap-out-of-cover mechanics from 'AAA' games such as Gears of War or Metal Gear Solid.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    I am really impressed with GOME, AI issues notwithstanding. As a gateway to MOBAs, this game hooked me in a way I did not expect. It's got that immediate gratification spirit to it, where I finish a match and immediately want to jump into another.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Once again a 3DS game fails to realize its huge online multiplayer potential.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Fans that want something like Monster Hunter but not in the same setting shouldn't hold their breath for Gods Eater Burst to be anything more than a quick diversion.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    I can't help but feel like there could've been more to Gotham City Impostors.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The 3rd Birthday should have been brilliant, but is merely decent.

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