Meristation's Scores

  • Games
For 3,632 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 62% higher than the average critic
  • 7% same as the average critic
  • 31% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 1.6 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 76
Highest review score: 100 BioShock
Lowest review score: 5 Rambo: The Video Game
Score distribution:
3633 game reviews
    • 64 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    A direct and simple game, without much innovation but with an enjoyable and fun result, special mention to the speed sensation. Some performance problems have a negative influence on the final result.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Atlas Fallen is not surprising and its open world falls within repetitiveness, but the gameplay itself is fun and the combat system is interesting.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Echoes of Time is a useless waste of time in Wii. You better expend your money in the NDS version, because this is just a 1:1 port of the handheld that has nothing remarkable at all. We will have to wait till Crystal Bearers comes out to the scene by the end of this year.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Borderlands 2 gets packed into a "lite" version limited by the portable console more than we could have expected; graphics, AI and coop reduction included. They affect the experience drastically, blocking this PS Vita port from the glory it achieved on previous systems.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Shoot 1UP DX is quite fun and simple. But simplicity here does it more harm than good; it's too short and lacks in options.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Sons of Sparta is a terrible God of War and a mid metroidvania. Offering something different and more modest doesn’t excuse doing things poorly. When Kratos said that the gods of Olympus had abandoned him, he was talking about this.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    White Knight Chronicles is a letdown, far away from the promises that Level 5 -the team behind Rogue Galaxy or Dragon Quest VIII, among many others- made at the very beginning of its development. The story's too simple and plain to be taken seriously, just like the battle system. It's a good game on technical terms, thought, with an interesting graphic engine and funny designs for the monsters we hunt during our adventure. It's a worthy buy for the followers of the genre, but for the rest, it's best to look -or wait- for other chances on the JRPG world.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Biomutant fails to present an ambitious open world. After a couple of hours it becomes a monotonous game.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Mario Kart is a great karting game, Sonic & Sega All-Star also. F1 Race Stars is, however, a insipid game which takes advantage of licenses. 12 drivers and only 11 circuits for a career already well known.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Its gameplay it's largely recognizable, we are talking about the studio that created the classic Smackdown vs Raw. It could be some worthy, but it's lack of content makes it difficult to recommend.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Sometimes the old formula does not work anymore and just a graphic makeover is not enough. Only for the original Painkiller lovers.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 74 Critic Score
    Game of Thrones 1 Season has great moments like the books and series, but its last chapter with too little resolution is disappointing.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles is a fun, friendly and visually stimulating sandbox with a world that invites you to relax and have fun. But the lack of variety in the chores to do, through simplistic and not very deep mechanics, ultimately affects the game in a negative way.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Rise & Shine really shines for some time, with an inspiring mix of puzzle and classic action, while delivering awesome 2d graphic design. Unfortunately, the short length and brutal difficulty peaks prevent it from reaching the heights it might had achieved.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 76 Critic Score
    A funny game which replayablity and tons of content makes an interesting choice to play…if you can surpass its “fanservice” content.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Despite not being perfect, Scars Above can satisfy those players that look for a challenging experience in a science fiction environment. Technically average, we talk about a long game with an important sense of progression and a great variety of weapons, although most of the combats are based in elemental weaknesses.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Uprising is the first expansion for Red Alert 3 and does a good job following the patterns that made the original a good game. Featuring a new set of mini-campaigns, new units and a special gameplay mode for the Japanese girl Yuriko Omega, this expansion is a good choice for those who liked the universe and the humour of Red Alert 3. On the darker side, a repetitive gameplay, not very solid AI and unbalanced armies can break the whole experience a bit.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Fun, but not quite what we were expecting from a Mario sportive franchise. Square Enix has managed to create an entertaining game lacking multiple game options and a variety of sports. It's a multiplayers focused experience, so if you're looking for something interesting to play with a couple of friends, here's the best choise so far on 2011.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 76 Critic Score
    A playable anime, that's what this One Piece: Pirate Warriors is. A must-have for all Luffy fans around the world that comes exclusively to PlayStation 3 with a gameplay that pushes the boundaries seen in Dynasty Warriors to bring not only fights, fights and more fights, but also platform and puzzle mechanics with coop offline and online too. But its far from being the supreme One Piece game, because there are story arcs that the game doesn't include and the music and enemy AI are not at the same level that the visual part. A good game anyway, but a little too short even with its different modes.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    There are many open-world survival games, but none of them is quite like Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey. The game takes advantage of its ambitious premise and delivers an immersive and meticulous survival game that rewards experimentation and curiosity in a unique way.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Mulaka is a different game, which let the player discover a very interesting folklore. Clearly inspired by games like Okami or The Legend of Zelda, it does not do anything that has not been done before. However, its use of low-poly style gives it a unique personality. A great example of edutainment.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Inspired in one of the most beloved games produced in Spain, La Abadía del Crimen for Spectrum, The Abbey is a really good graphic adventure with great production values, excellent animation and a noteworthy sense of humour. It can be a bit short for the faster players, but the extras and quality of the content compensates for it.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    FX Futbol 2.0 is an affordable football simulation, relatively fluid and full of good intentions ... but also full of problems. It has advanced a few steps since the product we were able to play more than half a year ago but there's still a wide range for improvement. It's expected that the most of the technical errors will be corrected using different patches being a matter of time that players do not become invisible on the field or MVP awards having any logical sense. The game needs to strengthen its identity if it wants to fit into the genre by enhancing issues as Strategies or Pro-Cards.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    The Sinking City proposes good ideas terribly badly executed. After the initial hours we have a monotonous game which is lacking in good shooter mechanics and narrative.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    The Legend of Korra is a good licensed game but not an amazing example of what Platinum Games can do in the beat'em up genre. At least the game has a nice combat system and some challenge in the highest difficulty level, and that's ok for just $15.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    A different and clever game, a minimalist survival game where you will feel the weight over responsibility over your actions. It´s a hard trip to swallow, full of nasty surprises and hard as nuts situations, but a worthy experience.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    Ambitious on paper, Vampire: The Masquerade - Swansong is one of those games that runs up against a budget that limits its good ideas. Technically, this Masquerade needs an overhaul, improved animations and textures. And in the gameplay there is a certain imbalance in sections such as puzzles and basic tasks that only extend the duration without contributing anything. But as a Vampire game it's worth it, especially in its deployability, because the world of The Masquerade is really well implemented. If you're a fan, give it the Embrace and become its Sire while you wait for the arrival of the messiah Bloodlines 2.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    It's not what we could've called 'new' or 'original', but Alien Breed 3: Descent is a fair an interesting game. 'Tis a pitty that the grand finale wasn't as incredible as expected but, no matter what, is fun and it's worth the money it costs.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    While WRC2 presents a good selection of cars and circuits for Rally fans, it's still a bit lacking in the technical and audiovisual side, and it presents a weird balance between simulator and arcade that doesn't make it any favour.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Sid Meier's Starships is a quick and quite entertaining turn-based strategy game. Perhaps it's the beginning of a new sub-genre that might be called 5X with a fifth 'x' corresponding to eXpress. It is often said that brevity is the soul of wit but any regular follower of the Civilization series will remain hungry for more. It just has to be seen for what it is: fast food or something to snack on between meals.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Aphelion is exactly what you’d expect from a Don’t Nod game. More interesting narratively than in gameplay, it boasts strong graphics, sound, and atmosphere—but not much else.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Accel World vs Sword Art Online uses the base from “Sword Art Online: Lost Song” with an upgrade in both graphics and some playability aspects. It’s not revolutionary but the combination from this with the amount of characters from both series makes this an interesting title which will be a nice option to their fans.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    The Wheelman is a fusion between the sandbox and the race genre. Featuring ideas taken from games like Driver, Need for Speed and GTA, Vin Diesel is the main figure of the staff between the game. Controlling Milo Burik, a sort of undercover cop, we´ll travel to Barcelona to see what´s happening there. We´ll never know which is our real objective, and the plot lacks depth and connection. Racing through Barcelona, we found a decent game that has a mix of driving and shooting. Pack this with a fair graphic engine and you have a title that performs well but is not at the level of the best.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 45 Critic Score
    It nails the style it is pursuing and looks like a lost piece of 90s, but the level design and some important bugs in its launch makes it a very frustrating experience the more you play.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Although RiME retains the charming artistic value and its emotional factor, the Switch conversion is very unstable on a technical level, a fact that affects the gameplay.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Undercover is entertaining, has excellent controls and offers lots of variety for the vehicles avaliable, which combined with a great soundtrack makes a solid racing game. Sadly, the mediocre technical performance undercuts the presentation values and the light difficulty level will turn down the most dedicated players.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Quotation forthcoming.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    It's one of the worst Ratchet and Clank but it's different. Low price and cross-buy make it more irresistible but its graphics are mediocre and it isn't well balanced. Online modes with cross-play PS3-PSVita.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    One of the most anticipated games at Rift´s lauch fails to deliver but becomes an interesting exercise in orbital sightseeing. [VR Tested]
    • 64 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Super Lucky’s Tale is a fun platformer game, but it's not too risky. More interesting for kids than for adults.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    Nice fleshed combat and parkour, fun and very fast-paced fights. However, the open world and the activities within it are not as satisfying.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Hellpoint isn't the best "soulslike", but it's far from the worst. If you're a fan of the Dark Souls saga and have nothing better to do this strange summer, this can be your game.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The game is fun and engaging, but it has so many flaws overall that it's not as good a game as it should have been. The great but repetitive gameplay, along with the average visuals and very few tracks, won't make this game remarkable. But it can be a fun alternative for fans of the genre.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Mr.Esc has done it again, and this time he's going to rescue as many people as he can in this irrisistible NDS port of the critically aclaimmed puzzle-based Exit. More than 100 levels of puzzles and platforms await to the players who have not experienced this enjoyable work from Taito.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 67 Critic Score
    Summer in Mara is a beautiful and whimsical game as you embark into an adventure where the world is the core of the experience. However, in a title presented as a crafting and management game, those mechanics are secondary at the end of the day. Some parts of the gameplay are so repetitive; plus, you can feel lost or confused. Overall, Chibig tried to do more than necessary and the result is not as remarkable as it could have been.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    A good story and an excellent way to present it, but lacking in duration and gameplay.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    The Italian actors finally receive their deserved tribute in the form of a video game. Varied, with good audiovisual section but repetitive in its mechanics.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    A game that can be fun, but overall not so good. Great visuals and an interesting combat system, with some good moments. But its story is not as good as it should be, gameplay is a bit harsh playing with keyboard, and it's so typical that it isn't a fun experience overall.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Moons of Madness is a narrative horror adventure too guided that fails to truly terrify players. Although it offers an interesting mixture of science fiction and the most classic cosmic horror.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    It's a good attempt to create a portable Assassin's Creed, but it has many gameplay flaws: not enough depth, it's repetitive and extremely simple. Also, visually it has several ups, but even more downs, so overall it's just fine. We hope to see improvements in future entries on this series on the PSP, as this game shows us that there is potential for a good handheld iteration.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    We wanted a Castle of Illusion for 3DS, and this game is definitely not that. Drawing on the touch screen is painful and slows the jumps and collecting items. Many of Disney's names are its best attraction.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Layers of Fear 2 offers another vision of psychological horror, shining in terms of atmosphere and story, but stumbling in gameplay mechanics.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    UltraCore has a truly amazing backstory and definitely has an audience in 2020. Although some platforming sections would have needed more time in the oven, the game is a solid run'n gun for the dedicated fans of the genre, with the appeal of an unreleased Mega Drive game.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    A fun and full of action game, although short. The number of weapons is huge and the story is quite fun. A good game that finally goes beyond Japan.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    NBA Playgrounds isn't the new NBA Jam, but is fun and solid with friends.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    An original, hard and fun action game. It's too short, but it is well designed and its challenges are worth it.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Interesing but offering nothing new at all, the handheld version of Split / Second: Velocity is basically a port of the PS3-X360-PC versions of the license. Visually amazing, its delivers the fast-paced racing that conquered the audience a few months ago.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Fable Fortune has too many similarities with other card games, and tries to make the difference with the Fable touch, but... It barely gets it.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Wii Music offers dozens of instruments and songs, but if you don't love playing music or have a great sense of rythm, it gets tiring after few hours. This title can't be considered a good videogame because it requires a lot of time and hard work to fully enjoy it. If you are able to pass all the lessons, you may have a great time with it, otherwise, we don't recommend it.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    It is a good game, which is fun and entertaining, but it gets a bit boring the more you play.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Lost Planet 2 is one of the best co-ops that we have seen. It has the same AI problems that we saw in his first part... but his great multiplayer doesn't need it.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    SOCOM Confrontation was anticipated as the quintessential online game for PS3, but its both technical and playability flaws leave it well behind some other present titles that achieve better results in the most sections. SONY should not downgrade the quality of his renowned war saga with a product of such level.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Jon Shafer's At the Gates is a beautiful classic 4x video games that innovate in some aspects but it´s remain incomplete because it´s still fail in some aspects like the ost, diplomacy, interface and the perception of life inside the game among others things.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Not only does Pang Adventures refresh the decades-old formula. It also incorporates a huge array of new items and ball types, attracting veterans and newcomers alike. The level design enhances the new gameplay ideas, but the graphics and sound leave much to be desired, in a world with visually impressive 2D games.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    A solid multiplayer experience with some interesting ideas, but with a severe lack of content at the moment.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Chronicles India has good stealth mechanics, but repeats the Chronicles China mistakes: The control system isn't polished and it's too repetitive experience.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Scarygirl is simple, attractive and well done. It doesn't surprise and the graphic approach could have been better than the chosen 3D models, especially knowing the chaming style of the Flash game. However it´s an entertaining platformer with tons of actions and a nice style.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 67 Critic Score
    Square Enix loses the opportunity to create a remake at the height of the original title with a poor technical and visual section.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Sonic Lost World offers some of Sonic's classic gameplay styles mixed with some tiny tidbits of Mario Galaxy. It's not the perfect match for a platform game, nor is it the best Sonic in the last decade. Easy for hardcore fans and perfect for newcomers.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    The undead fights against humans on this Dynasty Warriors clone. Filled with good intentions, Tecmo latest work's should've been something else than just a simple dungeon-crawler with tons of blood on every inch of the PSP screen. Give it a try if you're interested on the genre, but don't expect anything outstanding or out of the pot.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    A visual masterpiece, but dragged down by some pacing problems, some questionable design decisions, and a lack of additional challenges outside of the campaign. Sill, a fun ride with some great moments.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Dynasty Warriors 7: Empires is one of the best games in the franchise, thanks mainly to its solvent mixture of action and strategy. As a result, it is harder to become monotonous.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Kona aims to satisfy those users who do not like narrative adventures, but ends up failing in their attempt. Unfortunately the narrative goes in the same way, leaving serious plot gaps after a few hours of interest. However, just to feel the recreation of a humble Canadian rural village is worth going into it despite the visuals problems on Nintendo Switch.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    A good game with good ideas but a leak in the final release. Poor Voice acting making the experience lose the ambience.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days is a great action game, with some original ideas that make up for one of the greatest action games thus far this year. We get the complete package: Great coop and competitive game modes, compelling gameplay and story, good visuals and a couple of charming characters.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Quotation forthcoming.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Star Wars: Elite Squadron is George Lucas' franchise as its best, or at least at the multiplayer features of the game. We've very much the same game that we saw a year ago on Renegade Squadron, with a new Campaign story mode that's set to discover every epic battle that we've saw on the original movies. And that's alright, but we were expecting something else of this adventure, mainly focused on the online.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    The lack of content is definitely the worst aspect of the new itinerance of MX vs ATV. The off-road franchise is more alive than ever before, with the best graphics and playability that we've seen this next-gen, but THQ's way of selling the game isn't the best to conquer the fanbase of this spectacular game.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Destiny 2: Warmind is still not the expansion that returns those disappointed with the trajectory of the game.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Mata Hari is a great game in the point and click genre. Deep, with a really interesting storyline, minigames and various locations, it offers a new way to understand point and click adventures. Fun and unforgettable, it's recommended to every fan of the genre.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    An old game that seems proud of it, with an old school real time strategy gameplay that will appeal to fans of the genre and a high difficulty that makes it a title for seasoned users.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Quotation forthcoming.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Arcania: Gothic 4 is a polished action adventure, well produced, visually attractive and very solid at the technical side. However, on its way it has lost many of the aspects that defined the series, with the purpose to embrace a new public and make the game more open to everyone. But for the seasoned RPG player, the new idea around Pinata.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Has something that makes it some kind of special.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Dragon Ball Z Budokai HD Collection is a nice package game just for those collectors or DBZ enthusiasts who want to get every game based on Akira Toriyama's franchise. The core is the same: the two original games from the PS2 with an HD upgrade and trophy/achievement support. And that's all: no online play o extra modes. Just for collectors.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 67 Critic Score
    Sword Art Online: Lost Song is a fan service game with a couple of good ideas. However, the camera and the combat system have a little failures. The multiplayer mode is the best of the game.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Good ideas but a bad execution for one reason: the console optimization is catastrophic. Frame rate is not good and the game has a lot of crash issues and freezing.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    A dark-fantasy narrative adventure which holds a perfect equilibrium between story and puzzles. With an astonishing art direction, it's only con is the lack of variation in its puzzles.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    A nice an entertaining adventure that mixes the essence of the beat 'em up genre with some adventuresque elements, obtaining an interesting result from the latest chapter related to Dofus's universe. It's a worthy purchase unless you're looking for some online multiplayer options and a innovative way of presenting its unique story.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    F1 2014 repeats the same formula, without any great changes but with the necessary improvements that every fan of F1 needs.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Wanted has several good ideas, and it's not a bad game on the technical side. But, overall, it seems a bit uninspired when it comes to exploit all its potential, and it's extremely short, with little replay value, just replaying the main story with different characters. Fun while it lasts, but it won't be long.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Resident Evil Zero, a 2002 GameCube's game, arrives now in Wii. This title maintains the mechanics of the saga previous to Resident Evil 4. REZ is a classic survival horror game, with ammunition shortage and constant tension. It's an exact conversion, reason why it does not take advantage of the Wii's possibilities.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    A flawed game with lots of potential, good ideas and some excellent elements like story, ambientation and music, but it fails on execution and polish.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    V8 Superstars Racing is a game with several flaws in every aspect. Visually it's an average game, without many interesting features. Its gameplay is strange, illogical when it comes to driving and with a physics engine that is not fair with players. It's a game to forget.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 78 Critic Score
    Watch Dogs has some smart gameplay mechanics. Hacking is a great experience full of possibilities, and the game perfectly combines stealth situations with good gunplay. However, Watch Dogs has two problems: driving isn't at all polished and has some graphical issues. The Wii U version doesn't justify the delay.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Super Bomberman is like old times. A great local multiplayer experience, but without solid news and a poor single player experience, except for its great bosses.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Poison Control offers a mix of different gameplay mechanics with an intriguing story that results in a simple but addictive title.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Trying to follow the leadership of WWE, the TNA is finally brought to a videogame under the hand of Midway. They offer a slightly different choice, with a faster and agile control system, but at the end the game is not as solid as expected. A poor progression system gives a slow and discouraging career mode. Moreover, even with the character editor of the game, all the fighters are just copies with the same move list. Maybe fans of TNA or wrestling in generarl can get more of it.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Great characters and story, but poor graphics and some control problems.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Gravel is a very fun game, recommended for lovers of arcade racing. It has personality and fuses classic and current elements. Technical errors are its most negative characteristic, and neither is it too long a game.

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