Maxim Online's Scores

  • Games
For 560 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 53% higher than the average critic
  • 1% same as the average critic
  • 46% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 0.1 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 75
Highest review score: 100 Madden NFL 06
Lowest review score: 20 Mike Tyson Heavyweight Boxing
Score distribution:
  1. Negative: 62 out of 560
560 game reviews
    • 69 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    They’ve ditched realistic racing for a straight-forward adrenaline rush where amazing vehicular explosions are your reward spectacularly bad driving.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Sure, most of the game is from left field, but there’s actually enough realistic action to satisfy golf cart owners.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Sometimes it’s tedious work, but don’t let that fool you into thinking that playing sky taxi isn’t rewarding.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Amusing.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    An addictive romp.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The only thing that’s out of place is Shaggy’s voice.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    A mindless version of "Simon Says" to the masterful beats of "Oops, I Did It Again."
    • 91 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    With better effects (the lighting and environments are better than some movies-like, say, the Resident Evil movie) and slicker motion-capture animation, the new, improved Resident Evil regains the throne as horror-action video game king.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Nothing jazzes up a sport better than flagrant infractions.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    It does have...a kung-fu penguin! And what's cooler than that?
    • 89 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Force is strong with this polished first-person shooter.
    • 30 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    The crappy graphics and gameplay aren’t worth stomaching, especially for a PG-rated peep show.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Most of the game consists of endless management, such as babysitting your kids, managing your dough, and constantly mailing postcards to your friends so they don’t resent your ignoring them.
    • 90 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Like the comic books that inspired it, Freedom Force features slick animation and plenty of boffo, whiz-bang special effects.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Thankfully, the ability to upgrade your jet pack adds a much-needed modicum of depth, while the control scheme makes it easy to move in one direction while blowing stuff up in the opposite. Titanium-breasted robozons, a-w-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-y!
    • 85 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    This game is easier to play than a sorority co-ed. In fact, the gameplay is so basic you can handle it easily while half in the bag.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Every hard knock is rewarded in the form of a nasty bruise on your opponent’s face.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Our only regret is that George Foreman isn't in the game. Apparently he's too busy hocking his new grill to bother bringing his fat ass into the game for a good ol' fashioned digital butt-whuppin'.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Like most outings with the little lady, this one gets tired, but ample eye candy—and violence—ensure that Eve is one traditional kiss good night that occasionally slips you the tongue.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    While this Xbox sequel is even quirkier, it’s just as insanely addictive...[and] plays like one big ghetto-fabulous party. Word.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Namco has bastardized one of our favorite timewasters into a ho-hum jump-a-thon with the occasional maze thrown in.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    CM earns laurels for putting players in simultaneous control of a driver and a passenger who can use a whip or a sword to turn opponents into Caesar salad.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Even if a pirate tale doesn’t shiver your timbers, the Lara Croft–like design of Kat will surely raise your mast.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Though the tired scenarios prevent this from being a gourmet experience, on the action-starved Xbox it makes for a satisfying lunch special.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Such virtual destruction may once have seemed innocent, but these days the whole thing hits a little close to home.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Not everyone’s cup of vino, but a true toga party for fans of the franchise.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    To say you need quick reflexes to survive this would be an understatement—it’s almost like you need to use a mystical, ambivalent power to help guide you through it. Sort of like the movie.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    If you can keep yourself from blinking, you might be able to help the little furry freak collect his golden rings, like some sort of crank-addicted Hobbit.
    • 49 Metascore
    • 20 Critic Score
    This multi-event crapfest manages to combine all the fun of a pipe-fitting seminar with the pain of slamming your hand in a car door.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    This game is more than your average links simulation—it’s a lifestyle.

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