Next Level Gaming's Scores

  • Games
For 1,123 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 82% higher than the average critic
  • 3% same as the average critic
  • 15% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 4.6 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 79
Highest review score: 100 Resident Evil 4
Lowest review score: 20 Rise of the Kasai
Score distribution:
1123 game reviews
    • 85 Metascore
    • 93 Critic Score
    Who would have thought you would be playing a portable version of this game with better graphics, more levels, more characters, wireless gaming and new bonus games. Nintendo took a great game and added more greatness to it.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 93 Critic Score
    Burnout Revenge is the most white-knuckle, seat-of-your-pants, high-octane, how-many-more-cliches-do-I-have-to-go-though-to-get-you-to-go-out-and-buy-this game.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 93 Critic Score
    Serious racers and arcade fans alike are going to love this.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 93 Critic Score
    The most impressive feature of Everything or Nothing has to be the visuals. The game makes gamers feel like they are in the middle of James Bond movie while providing top notch graphics.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 93 Critic Score
    Overall, this game is brilliant. Great gameplay, good graphics, witty writing and a rich storyline support this game and make it one of the best of its genre.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 92 Critic Score
    It’s a great pick-up-and-play title, and it’s got a Tetris-quality addiction factor.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 92 Critic Score
    Not just a little bit better than the original; it's a LOT better. And I don't mean it to say that the original Unreal Champ was bad. It was great. But this is on another level.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 92 Critic Score
    It is as good as the previous game, and then some with the enhancements that were made. Most notably, in the computer AI that puts up so much more of a fight than even the best FPS games.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 92 Critic Score
    Great graphics and animation, A+ voice acting, and fun gameplay makes Jak II a definite winner.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 92 Critic Score
    The AI in the game has been greatly improved over last year. People who like to run the same few plays over and over will need to learn to change their game, or they will get left behind.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 92 Critic Score
    With all of the new features added to Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004, it is by far the best golf game to date on any console. From addictive online play to the in-depth EA Sports Game Face mode, this game will have you coming back for more day after day.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 92 Critic Score
    It's by far one of the top three racing games this year, outright. Yes, right there with "Forza" and "GT4." And you'll put hours upon hours into it. I can guarantee.
    • 94 Metascore
    • 92 Critic Score
    Greek Gods, lots of blood guts and gore, bad ass weapons and spells and lets not forget the well endowed topless women, what more could you want from a game?
    • 93 Metascore
    • 92 Critic Score
    With all the World War II games out there, it is hard to stand apart from the crowd and make a game that people will notice, play and talk to their friends about. Company of Heroes is one of those rare treasures.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 92 Critic Score
    Great controls, fun storyline, an addictive game that you just can’t stop playing and top it all with fantastic movie creation and viewing and you have one top notch game that is hard to pass up.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 92 Critic Score
    You must have this game. This is the front-runner right now for Game of the Year as far as I am concerned.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 92 Critic Score
    The city map that you will drive is huge. It's not just Downtown LA, but also runs you through Hollywood, Century City, Bel Air, Beverly Hills, and points in between. The city is also almost exact to scale, complete with landmarks and the entire city street grid.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 92 Critic Score
    Both online and offline, this is my frontrunner for Game of the Year until something else shows me otherwise.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 92 Critic Score
    Does an excellent job rekindling the fun and excitement found in previous MarioKart titles. The addition of some new gaming elements and awesome visual and audio presentations make this a quality title.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 92 Critic Score
    Very addicting and just plain FUN and at the end of the day, that's what it's all about. The whole package just shines.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 92 Critic Score
    It's got the same magic that The Sands of Time had, and then just slaps you around with how great the new gameplay is. I'm in heaven once again.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 92 Critic Score
    Visually, it is incredible. The game play is solid and makes this game worth more than it’s weight in platinum.
    • 92 Metascore
    • 92 Critic Score
    A game that I simply can not get enough of.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 92 Critic Score
    It is as good as the previous game, and then some with the enhancements that were made. Most notably, in the computer AI that puts up so much more of a fight than even the best FPS games.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 92 Critic Score
    The replay value in this game is astronomical.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 91 Critic Score
    Solid game play combined with spectacular graphics and sound make this title a winner. The rich story line and role-playing elements will keep you busy for a good while. I see myself completely dedicating a few weekends to this game alone.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 91 Critic Score
    The passing game is out of whack. There are way too many dropped passes. The offensive line's blocking on running plays is horrendous at times. I felt it neccessary to go back and change the score [from 98], so it wouldn't so misleading to our readers.
    • 90 Metascore
    • 91 Critic Score
    It's by far one of the top three racing games this year, outright. Yes, right there with "Forza" and "GT4." And you'll put hours upon hours into it. I can guarantee.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 91 Critic Score
    This is indeed the best version of WWE Smackdown there has been yet. To be honest, it's really the best wrestling game out there right now.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 91 Critic Score
    Yes, Fieldercam might not be for everyone, and it's not the best looking Baseball game. But that gets overshadowed by some great gameplay, a dynamite Franchise/Expansion mode, some excellent commentary, and online gameplay. And yes, I like the Fieldercam.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 91 Critic Score
    OK, let me put it plain and simple to you. Killzone is the best Playstation 2 FPS to date. Forget about all those other wannabe shooters and watered down Xbox-to-Playstation 2 ports, this game is it.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 91 Critic Score
    The best Bond game since "Goldeneye." The gameplay is fun and exciting while the graphics are impressive.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 91 Critic Score
    Has everything that an import tuner nut could ever want. Heck, this game has everything a racing fan could ever want.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 91 Critic Score
    A brand new story that will keep you totally engrossed. Updated graphics and the same great gameplay with brand new Bullet Time effects.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 91 Critic Score
    Bottom line, this game is very, very good, but it is not a system seller. If you already own a GameCube, I highly recommend buying this game.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 91 Critic Score
    You won't even believe how nearly identical the game is to it's PS2 counterpart. If ever there was the "perfect port", this is very close to what you'll get.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 91 Critic Score
    The graphics in THUG 2 Remix are incredible for a handheld system. It looks almost identical to the PS2 version with only a few drawbacks that are barely noticeable. With the great graphics, the game also sports a very solid framerate and smooth gameplay.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 91 Critic Score
    I'm addicted to the gameplay.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 91 Critic Score
    A great game. I love the flow that the game has.
    • 92 Metascore
    • 91 Critic Score
    A game that I simply can not get enough of.
    • 38 Metascore
    • 91 Critic Score
    I can honestly say that Burnout Legends is the best "real" racing game that I’ve played on the DS.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 91 Critic Score
    One of the best online experiences that I have ever had on the Playstation 2. The interaction with other gamers is a blast and is critical to success in the game.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 91 Critic Score
    NBA Ballers is beautiful, glamorous, and brings a whole new style of hoops action to the field.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 91 Critic Score
    The graphics are worlds apart from "Everquest Online Frontiers" and the gameplay is just off the chart as well.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 91 Critic Score
    The most impressive feature of Everything or Nothing has to be the visuals. The game makes gamers feel like they are in the middle of James Bond movie while providing top notch graphics.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 91 Critic Score
    One thing Call of Duty: Finest Hour manages to do with success is take everything from graphics to sound, from music to gameplay; and toss it all into one big can of whoop-ass and make a great game.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 91 Critic Score
    Not only is it a breath of fresh air in to the Oddworld series, it is also a breath of fresh air in to the FPS genre.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 91 Critic Score
    Dig Dug Digging Strike took everything that I loved about Dig Dug and made it better. I haven’t been this impressed with a make-over of a classic game since Sega released "OutRun 2" last year.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 91 Critic Score
    The two new multiplayer games alone are worth trading in the first Rainbow Six 3.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 91 Critic Score
    A brand new story that will keep you totally engrossed. Updated graphics and the same great gameplay with brand new Bullet Time effects.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 91 Critic Score
    But the real star of this 2 disc set is DOA 2 Ultimate, which takes a game that I thought blew away the competition back then, and gives it a hypershot in the arm. It has become by far the best in the DOA series.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 91 Critic Score
    Without a doubt the best in the series to date. If you love the franchise this game buy is a no-brainer.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 91 Critic Score
    You are going to be blown away when you see how much of the console version of the series they were able to stuff into this little 1.8 gig UMD disc.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 91 Critic Score
    Has everything that an import tuner nut could ever want. Heck, this game has everything a racing fan could ever want.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    What I think is the most significant about the game is that it takes the movie's story, but it doesn't deviate from the gameplay that makes Spider-Man so fun. And this time it's very open ended.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    It's got more Marvel Superheroes and Villans than I knew even existed. It's got the same rock-solid gameplay I've come to expect. And it's got some nice new team focus additions that make the game even better.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Excellent, A+, great, great game. I can only think of one thing this game is missing; online gameplay.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    The thing that makes Sid Meyer's Pirates! a must-have Xbox game is the complete openness of it.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    It's got the same magic that The Sands of Time had, and then just slaps you around with how great the new gameplay is. I'm in heaven once again.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Then I got this puppy online, and I was totally blown away. This is a great game.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    The best Smackdown game I've played.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Another Climax masterpiece.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Dawn of Sorrow is what is right about Castlevania. And it's what the Nintendo DS should be doing in it's games, rather than trying to be something it's not.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Not only does it have 20 of the hottest cars in the world, but customizing them is half the fun. And you can play this game online, which is a big must for the PS2 right now.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Tomb Raider fans finally once again have that must-have.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Don't get me wrong, I love this game, but every now and then I get annoyed because someone is lighting my butt up and I can’t seem to find out where the hell it is coming from. I just wish that Factor 5 threw in a camera angle button so you can see what is going on.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Fighting is done with a combination of the face buttons on the controller. It's much deeper than the "GTA" fighting system, as here you can use your punch and kick buttons in combos, as well as jump and throw opponents.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    The game has a great fun feel too it, from little quirks like an arcade filled with Activision classics such as Pitfall, Call of Duty and River Raid, to a school girl outfit wearing nymphomaniac vampire and her power hungry business woman sister who continually fight and bicker; moronic ghouls (vampires grunts), cheating doctors that you can blackmail for some easy cash.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    The graphics in Tony Hawk's Underground 2 look so much better then the first THUG.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    There are enough countries, enough modes and good enough graphics and sound to make you forget you’re playing a handheld, and the controls should feel very natural (especially if you played on the PS2).
    • 72 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    This game will give any gamer a headache, but in the good way; the way that will keep you coming back for more, so stock up on Advil.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    This game is well worth the 90 score I have given it. If you want to get the hell scared out of you, check out Fatal Frame II Crimson Butterfly Director's Cut for the Xbox system. And stay scared!
    • 83 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    The graphics in Tony Hawk’s Underground 2 look so much better then the first THUG.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    If you enjoy flight sims (remember, no combat), then I have little doubt that you will enjoy the breadth of options, landscape, airports and aircraft that this game will provide for you.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    It's the perfect mix of old school mech action with an arcade feel to it.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    What I think is the most significant about the game is that it takes the movie's story, but it doesn't deviate from the gameplay that makes Spider-Man so fun. And this time it's very open ended.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    It's got more Marvel Superheroes and Villans than I knew even existed. It's got the same rock-solid gameplay I've come to expect. And it's got some nice new team focus additions that make the game even better.
    • 90 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    MVP has hands down the best pitcher/batter interface there is. I loved it last year and I love it here too.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    The presentation has a little more flash to it than in previous years.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    You get the sense when playing King of Fighters: Maximum Impact - Maniax that you're not really supposed to explore that third dimension, since the first two dimensions are what SNK know intimately.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    The perfect mix of action and strategy. The challenges within are tough enough to keep you interested, but not so easy that you will complete the game in a few days.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    It's got more Marvel Superheroes and Villans than I knew even existed. It's got the same rock-solid gameplay I've come to expect. And it's got some nice new team focus additions that make the game even better.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    From a top notch graphics engine to some really fun multiplayer, FPS gamers will enjoy this just as much as last year. The only knock I can say on the game is that it is maybe a little too much like "COD2."
    • 68 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    The game that we have been waiting for. It is the best GTA game on a portable system and it made a smooth transition from console to portable.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    A must have for anyone that is looking for an engrossing story or adventure and wants a change of pace from mainstream gaming genres.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    An amazing game. I am not a NASCAR fan, but this game goes beyond if you are a fan or not.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Tomb Raider fans finally once again have that must-have.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    If I can only think of one weak part of the online game, it's that it's only built for 4 on 4. Other than that, this is a great game to have, and a must for any PS2 online gamer.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    The difficulty settings are well balanced to allow both the novice and veteran to get a good challenge every time they play.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    And it's backed up by authentic sound effects, some decent music, and the vocal stylings once again of veteran commentator Tim Kitzrow.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Excellent, A+, great, great game. I can only think of one thing this game is missing; online gameplay.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    A marvelous example of great graphics and sound bundled with a great storyline.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Great graphics, solid and familiar TM game play, and Wi-Fi online. How can you ask for more than that? It's goold old fashioned mayhem at it's best!
    • 72 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    I absolutely love the music in this game.
    • 94 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    If you enjoy this game then the replay value for you is nearly endless.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    I'm addicted to the gameplay.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    It stars popular characters, makes good use of music and sound effects, and has a lot of gameplay variety. Add those things together with some nice looking graphics, and you've got a solid title.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    This is in fact the cream of the crop of Action RPG's.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    "Tiger Woods" will remain the top golf game on the Playstation 2. But on the Xbox, Links is the way to go. Presentation and gameplay are very much equal between the two, but online gameplay is what sets Links apart. It deserves to be your golf game this year on the Xbox.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    This is such an improvement over "WWE Raw" it's not funny.

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