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On average, this publication grades 8.7 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 66
Highest review score: 100 Metroid Prime Remastered
Lowest review score: 0 Dungeon Keeper
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1,560 out of 4376
  2. Mixed: 2,227 out of 4376
  3. Negative: 589 out of 4376
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    • 81 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Skulls of the Shogun
    Its attempted revolution of turn-based tactics isn't quite as practical as it first seems but this is still an impressively fun, and funny, strategy game.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Bravely Second: End Layer
    Another inspired attempt to modernise old school Japanese role-players, while retaining all the charm and depth of early era Final Fantasies.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth
    An excellent spin-off that uses the science fiction setting to focus and expand the gameplay in interesting new ways, and yet remains as accessible and thoughtful as ever.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    EA Sports Active
    EA beats Nintendo at its own game with a keep-fit package that seems substantially more useful than Wii Fit.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Fortnite
    Although touchscreen outings for first person shooters are normally riddled with wearying compromises, this looks and plays like the full game, even if you can never quite recreate the precision of mouse or even joypad control using touch alone. Of course there are still glitches and places where characters merge alarmingly with scenery, but compared with the Xbox One version of PUBG it’s a technical tour de force.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Dungeons of Hinterberg
    A modern era dungeon adventure with mythical monsters, political corruption, and a slight lack of polish – that’s at least partly compensated for by its charming idiosyncrasies and spirit of invention.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Plants vs. Zombies
    Not the greatest, or best value for money, version of the game but a surprisingly decent port that still has all the same undead charm.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Terraria
    Another indie classic makes the successful leap from PC to console, in this masterful mix of Minecraft and Metroid.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Assassin's Creed Origins
    A missed opportunity to reinvent the Assassin’s Creed franchise, which offers only incremental improvement and too many old problems.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition
    Formulaic but not always predictable, this remains the best of the Tales series and one of the definitive Japanese role-players of the 2000s.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Pop Island: Paperfield
    Great value download, with an excellent capture the flag game that it would be positively rude not to try.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Audioshield
    Later revisions may improve the bugs and lack of variety, but for now this is just another VR tech demo that’s all promise and too little polish. [HTC Vive tested]
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    SoulCalibur V
    Prettier, more accessible, and more varied than ever. This is one of the best new 3D fighters of recent years, even with a horribly disappointing story mode.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Super Scribblenauts
    It's only a slightly better game than last time but that's almost irrelevant given the impossible range and complexity of virtual objects at your command.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD
    The most uneven of the 3D Zeldas but its highs soar well above its immediate contemporaries and while the motion controls are still hit or miss at least there’s now an alternative.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Wasteland 2
    It’s a little too zealous in its old school approach, but this is still a great computer role-playing game and a welcome, if unofficial, part of the Fallout family.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Muramasa: The Demon Blade
    Dazzlingly gorgeous 2D graphics cannot hide Vanillaware's merely competent beat 'em-up gameplay.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
    It might be allergic to innovation but there's no denying the enthusiasm and attention to detail that's been lavished on this defiantly traditionalist role-player.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Minit
    Minit offers a wonderfully minimalist adventure with not an inch of bloat. Instead, it’s a game where it seems like every tiny detail has been handcrafted and placed in the world only after careful thought from the creators. So while the lifespan of your hero, and the retro visuals, may seem very limiting they help to enable one of the most inventive and imaginative indie games of the year.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Castlevania Anniversary Collection
    A surprisingly thorough compilation of 8 and 16-bit Castlevanias, that illustrates the early history of one of gaming’s most influential franchises.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin
    A clever reinterpretation of classic Monster Hunter action in the form of a Japanese role-playing game. Although it can often seem a little too oversimplified compared to the mainline titles.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure
    Puzzle game meets narrative adventure in this funny, beautifully written, indie game whose unusual grid-sliding mechanic is elevated by its characters and story.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Call of Duty Mobile
    On a phone, the screen can feel a bit cluttered with icons used to crouch, jump, lob grenades, and more, but on a tablet it’s perfect. Controller support is weirdly absent, but there’s very little else wrong with this excellent console conversion.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Galactic Civilizations III
    Only a minor improvement on the last game, but still a hugely accomplished space strategy game – with an almost infinite range of customisation options.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Far Cry 5
    The best Far Cry yet and one of the best open world shooters of any kind, with an impressive variety of missions and non-linear structure.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Dicefolk
    A polished and highly competent roguelike deck builder with some neat twists, that can sometimes feel a touch too random for its own good.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Mass Effect 2: Overlord
    Yet another inessential and senseless expansion that ignores all the best elements of the original.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Genesis Noir
    A unique blend of visuals, music, gameplay, and heady story themes combine in one of the most artistically daring video games of recent years.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Fast RMX
    It may still be an off-brand F-Zero, but this is closer than ever to the real thing, and with some impressive graphical and multiplayer options.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Child of Eden
    The same euphoric mix of interactive gameplay, visuals and music as the Xbox 360, but while it loses the immersion of Kinect it gains a gorgeous new 3D mode.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Age of Empires IV
    A highly competent but disappointingly unambitious real-time strategy that fails to move either the genre or the Age Of Empires franchise forward.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Mirror's Edge
    The reason the PC version works better is simply down to the keyboard and mouse controls, which allow for much faster and responsive movement.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Street Fighter: 30th Anniversary Collection
    A worthy celebration of one of the most important franchises in gaming, although by leaving out Street Fighter’s console heritage there are a few gaps in the content.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair
    The name and anime aesthetic may seem off-putting, but combined with the original this is some of the most engaging interactive storytelling of the modern era.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    TrackMania 2 Canyon
    Mice seem to have got at the game modes and vehicle selection but despite the paucity of options this is still one of the most original and fun racers on any format.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    We Love Katamari REROLL+ Royal Reverie
    The last great Katamari game and in terms of everything but the soundtrack the better game of the two, even if the novelty barely stretches across two titles.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
    One of the best story driven games of recent years, although you do sometimes wonder if it’s focusing on the most interesting aspect of its plot.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Cities: Skylines - Xbox One Edition
    A reasonable port of the PC original, and certainly the best SimCity clone on consoles, but missing features and awkward controls narrow its scope and appeal.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Sine Mora EX
    One of the best-looking 2D shooters of recent years is remastered for the current gen, and offers a fun way in for gamers new to the genre.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy
    The sheer age of the games are beginning to count against them but Ace Attorney still remains exhibit A in how to make even the silliest story-based games fun and engaging.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Shadowrun: Dragonfall
    An expansion that improves on almost every aspect of the original, fixing obvious flaws and adding a much greater sense of variety to what is now one of the best retro role-players around.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Company of Heroes 3
    The real-time battles are better than ever but rather than being a highlight the main story campaign is a peculiarly dull experience, that exposes the lack of genuinely new ideas.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Like a Dragon: Ishin!
    A welcome novelty and throwback for long-time Yakuza fans, that offers everything they love about the series, although it’s held back by a rather underwhelming plot and too much fan service.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Stellar Blade
    Its main character is an embarrassment to gaming but if you can ignore that this is a very competent action game, that borrows wisely from both Bayonetta and Dark Souls.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    F1 2012
    It may not have changed very much from last year's entry but what small improvements there are still makes this the best F1 racer of the modern era.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Rage of the Gladiator
    It might not escape from the shadow of Punch-Out!! but this WiiWare download still puts up a good fight.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    SteamWorld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech
    The weakest of the recent SteamWorld games but still an enjoyable, if rather unfair, mix of role-playing game and card-battler.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Call of Duty: Black Ops III
    Call Of Duty’s most concerted effort to break the usual formula is unfortunately the most unsatisfying sequel in years, especially the badly flawed story campaign.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Etrian Odyssey Nexus
    An enjoyable reminder of one of the best ever portable role-playing series, although it’s really more a greatest hits compilation than a new game.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Antihero
    A very different kind of turn-based game, that proves multiplayer action doesn’t have to involve first person shooting.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    L.A. Noire: The VR Case Files
    An immersive and engrossing trip to the seedy underbelly of World War II era Los Angeles, the police procedural work enhanced enormously by being in virtual reality.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Fall Guys
    Exactly the sort of fun, colourful, and purposefully silly multiplayer game the world needs right now, even if it’s not exactly the most polished video game of the year.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - The Champions' Ballad
    As inessential as most story DLC tends to be, but despite a few unwanted encores this is still an entertaining, if unnecessary, story expansion.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    God of War III Remastered
    Hardly a game that was in desperate need of a makeover, but the original is still a solid action adventure and Kratos’ story is given at least an element of closure.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Puzzle Quest 2
    The original RPG puzzler still has its issues, but this remains a worryingly addictive timewaster.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Stick it to the Man!
    It can be a little inconsistent in terms of both actions and puzzles but late entry or not this is one of the funniest and best-presented adventures of the year.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    BoxBoy! + BoxGirl!
    A welcome comeback for Nintendo’s most minimalist mascot, that justifies itself with an extremely entertaining co-op mode.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Affordable Space Adventures
    One of the best uses of the Wii U GamePad so far and one of the most atmospheric games of the year, even if it does run out of new tricks before the end.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past
    An excellent remake of a game that represents one of the logical extremes of Japanese role-players, and yet remains surprisingly endearing despite its flaws.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Senua's Saga: Hellblade II
    A joyless slog of barely interactive entertainment and a muddled portrayal of mental illness… that just so happens to have the best graphics ever on a video game console.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Legend of Solgard
    Might & Magic: Clash Of Heroes is remade as a highly engaging free-to-play touchscreen gem.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Kena: Bridge of Spirits
    Highly impressive on a technical level but the throwbacks to PS2 era game design feel less like a homage and more an indication of the developers’ lack of experience and imagination.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3
    Gloriously insane and surprisingly good value, it doesn't pretend to be the deepest fighter around but in the short term at least this is one of the most entertaining.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Gears Tactics
    By the end of the 30+ hour campaign you begin to realise that the worst thing about Gears Tactics is that it’s a Gears Of War game. The gameplay and controls work very well but the repetition and lack of strategic control becomes more of a problem the longer the game goes on. As an introduction to the genre it works very well, and we hope it’ll get more people interested in turn-based action, but we doubt it’ll do the same for Gears Of War itself.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II
    Another engrossing example of traditional Japanese role-playing, that’s still accessible enough for anyone to enjoy – as long as they’ve played the first one.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes
    Fire Emblem should be the perfect partner for Dynasty Warriors style action, but this incompetently made crossover squanders its potential on trite fan service and hollow gameplay.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare 2
    It feels more like an expansion than a sequel, and misses some easy opportunities to improve on the original, but this is still the best family-friendly shooter outside of Splatoon.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Disgaea 5: Alliance of Vengeance
    The least funny Disgaea yet, but arguably the best in terms of the actual gameplay – even if there is a lack of genuinely new ideas.
    • 80 Metascore
    • Critic Score
    The Expanse: A Telltale Series - Episode 1
    For devout fans, the writing in collectable log entries might be more appealing than the main branching narrative. Some connect back to familiar characters like Anderson Dawes, while one particular voice note suggests cameo appearances from the TV series might be weaved in throughout future episodes. It’s fan service but it makes sense in the context of Drummer’s journey at this stage, heightening the atmosphere rather than pandering to replicate it.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Hover Junkers
    One of the best VR games so far, with a very clever gimmick for getting first person shooters to work with current technology.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Sid Meier's Civilization V: Gods & Kings
    The new additions are all positive but, apart from the reintroduction of religion, extremely trivial - which makes this an interesting test of the Civilization faithful.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Metro Redux
    The games are beginning to approach their sell-by-date, but the impressively oppressive post-apocalyptic atmosphere still has plenty of appeal.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Fire Emblem Engage
    A more traditional Fire Emblem experience than Three Houses, but one that’s filled with fun new features and emphasises deep and varied gameplay over dating mini-games.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Watch Dogs
    A highly enjoyable GTA clone but one that doesn’t quite have the panache of Rockstar’s best or the inspiration to make the most of its otherwise enjoyable gameplay concepts.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon
    A peculiarly pitched spin-off that has almost nothing to interest Bayonetta fans and instead offers an Ōkami Lite experience that is so undemanding it almost seems to run on autopilot.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Signalis
    A stylish replication of survival horror’s roots, which manages to capture and refresh the unsettling horrors of the genre’s 90s origins.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    LEGO Marvel Super Heroes
    Not to mix comic book metaphors but Lego Marvel’s kryptonite is technical rather than conceptual, but this is still an enormously entertaining co-op adventure.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Endless Space 2
    One of the best sci-fi strategy games ever made, with an impressive amount of storytelling variety and accessible controls.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Pokemon Black Version 2
    One of the most pointless sequels ever put to cartridge, and although the core Pokémon gameplay still shines through this is easily the worst version so far.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Tyranny
    Playing as the bad guy has never been so disturbing, but despite all the nuanced decision-making the underlying gameplay is never as interesting as the premise.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Football Manager 2017
    Either Football Manager needs a complete overhaul or it should stop producing yearly sequels, because this year’s one is the most inconsequential yet.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Snipperclips - Cut it out, together!
    A highly imaginative puzzle game made all the more entertaining by its argument-inducing co-op options.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The Banner Saga
    Some of the most difficult decision-making in gaming, both tactically and morally, but occasional rough edges betray the game’s small budget and short development time.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Resident Evil 4
    Still one of the best action games ever made, but while this is a competent port/remaster the absurdly high price makes it an expensive novelty.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010
    Everything but the gameplay is great - but as fun as creating your own stories may be, it's not enough.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Assassin's Creed: Revelations
    There's still plenty of the old Assassin's Creed magic in parts, but this proves an unnecessary sequel and one with few genuinely welcome new ideas.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Assassin's Creed Valhalla
    A vast and multi-faceted trip through a stylised Viking life, with a new fighting system, manifold mini-games and diversions, and untold glitches. It’s Assassin’s Creed to its core.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Ys IX: Monstrum Nox
    Ultimately, Ys 9 is largely the same game as the last one but in a fundamentally less interesting context. As bombastic as the combat is there’s not quite enough depth in it to compensate for the game’s failings, relatively minor as they may be. It’s still an enjoyable and breezy experience (you could beat the whole story in 30 hours with time to spare) but we’d still recommend Ys 8 as the preferred way to dip your toe into Falcom’s waters. Then, if you want a similar experience but just not quite as good, there’s always Ys 9 for afterwards.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Subnautica
    A survival game that isn’t out just to punish its players, but to entertain; with an impressive mix of exploration, crafting, and survival horror.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition
    A surprisingly strong effort at turning around the disappointment of last year’s game, with the best Star Wars action this side of Battlefront.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Eternal Sonata
    The new PS3 version of the Chopin-themed role-player still sounds more original than it plays.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Freedom Planet 2
    One of the best Sonic The Hedgehog games never made, although the level design and combat isn’t quite up to the standards of Sega’s best.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Uncharted: Golden Abyss
    The only other possible complaint is the complete lack of any multiplayer, but as distracting a diversion as these options are in the home console games gunfights and online multiplayer are both way down the list of reasons of why we play an Uncharted game. Especially as Golden Abyss' story campaign lasts well over 10 hours.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Pix the Cat
    A fantastic little action puzzlers that is one of the best surprises of the year, and a welcome escape from would-be epics and over-hyped blockbusters.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Yakuza Kiwami
    The original Yakuza has been remade into a sequel to its own prequel, but although it’s perfectly competent it feels outdated compared to the newer entries.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon
    It’s great value for money, as a sort of mini-Far Cry 3, but those that have played the original are likely to find it a rather weak sauce substitute and those that haven’t may just wonder what all the fuss was about.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux
    One of the best Shin Megami Tensei games returns, mixing standard Japanese role-playing with the series’ typically provocative story elements and Persona style gameplay.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Football Manager 2023
    The most realistic and engaging instalment of Football Manager yet, even if its improvements are extremely minor in themselves.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Driver: San Francisco
    Horribly inconsistent but also daringly imaginative, but even with its faults this is one of the most innovative racers for years.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Dissembler
    In Dissembler you swap tiles in a grid to match three or more of the same colour, which then disappear. Your job is to clear each board, a process that involves making considerable use of the game’s unlimited undo button as you tinker with tactics to make sure you leave no square behind. The puzzles are elegantly designed, the interface simple and the ratchet and click noise as you swap tiles is so satisfying it’s almost a game in itself. There’s also a pleasing sense of progression, and before too long you’ll be spotting promising patterns of squares before you’ve even made your first move.
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