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
    • 77 Metascore
    • 88 Critic Score
    I can see the series getting a little tired, and it doesn't quite have that magical "aura" that the first couple did. But nonetheless there's plenty to keep you busy.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 88 Critic Score
    It's easy to play, looks awesome, and is outright fun. Fore!!!
    • 69 Metascore
    • 88 Critic Score
    A game of epic proportions.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 88 Critic Score
    The new Konquest mode is ok but nothing major. And I do wish the controls weren't so unforgiving sometimes. It's still Mortal Kombat though, and that's totally ok with me.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 88 Critic Score
    The more I have played this game, the higher my review score has gone. The farther I got in, the more I enjoyed the puzzles, and the more I appreciated the throwback to the game that started all of this.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 88 Critic Score
    Radical Entertainment did a wonderful job not only keeping Scarface close to the source material, but also creating a sequel to a movie that was never going to see a sequel.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 88 Critic Score
    With the addition of PS2 online play and another tightening of the gameplay across the board, who's going to really be a challenge this year?
    • 87 Metascore
    • 88 Critic Score
    A worthy sequel to an already solid game. New missions, and fantastic new online modes makes SOCOM II one of the better online titles on the PS2.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 88 Critic Score
    SRS has a lot of good things going for it, including some solid comtrols and AI, a very good online mode with pink slips and all, and a very open ended racing system.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 88 Critic Score
    Electronic Arts really has turned the Need For Speed series into something very special. The series was starting to get old with rehash after rehash, now each Underground title seems to get better and better with every release.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 88 Critic Score
    All of the changes and new features were all for the better, and any wrestling fan will be happy with this game.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 88 Critic Score
    Personally, I would have preferred they left out the new modes and added online play. The new modes were poorly executed, and online play would have made a great game even better.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 88 Critic Score
    The Legends Tournament alone is reason to own NBA Jam.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 88 Critic Score
    The Lead Blocking adds an all new dimension to the game, the Superstar mode lets you live the life of a NFL player, and the countless number of options and features add up to hours upon hours of enjoyment.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 88 Critic Score
    The new Konquest mode is ok but nothing major. And I do wish the controls weren't so unforgiving sometimes. It's still Mortal Kombat though, and that's totally ok with me.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 88 Critic Score
    The Legends Tournament alone is reason to own NBA Jam.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 88 Critic Score
    It has a very good storyline backed by some great character design and some very good scares.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    It's got solid and easy-to-learn gameplay, a very good career mode, and online gameplay which to me always adds points to my score.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    While I would have liked to have seen online gameplay (and I do take off points for that), the single player campaign is very stong, and the storyline will keep you sucked into it. The controls are great, and the presentation is great.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    And the gameplay is improved a good deal from last year, giving you more of a realistic feel while maintaining a fast-paced arcadey kind of feel.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    I only have one small complaint in the gameplay department. It's a hair bit easy. I've went though the entire game without dying once on the standard difficulty.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    It’s a must for old schoolers and also a must for the younger generation so they can see what we had to play and how far videogaming has come in the last 20 years.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    The more I have played this game, the higher my review score has gone. The farther I got in, the more I enjoyed the puzzles, and the more I appreciated the throwback to the game that started all of this.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    Better song quality and duets are what make Volume 3 a must have for fans of the series. And don't forget, this is a heck of a party game to pull out at your kids birthday party, or if you're just having some friends over.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    Easily the best golf game to date on a console. The gameplay is solid and has been refined over the years. The course selection is great, and the Tiger Proofing adds more to those courses.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    If you like “sneaker” type thinking games, I am fairly certain that you would enjoy this game quite a bit.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    The gameplay is improved a good deal from last year, giving you more of a realistic feel while maintaining a fast-paced arcadey kind of feel. The fight has been taken right to the competition, and EA might just be catching up in the Basketball department.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    In some areas, the graphics rival that of the PS2 version. Spider-Man looks sharp, the cut-scenes are cool, and the environments are nicely done. In addition to looking good, the game also runs very smoothly.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    It’s a must for old schoolers and also a must for the younger generation so they can see what we had to play and how far videogaming has come in the last 20 years.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    While I would have liked to have seen online gameplay (and I do take off points for that), the single player campaign is very stong, and the storyline will keep you sucked into it. The controls are great, and the presentation is great.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    It's got it's small issues, like the figity analog stick, and lack of anything other than ad-hoc multiplayer gaming. But in the grand scheme of things, this is definitely the best handheld version of Tiger Woods yet!
    • 76 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    I can see the series getting a little tired, and it doesn't quite have that magical "aura" that the first couple did. But nonetheless there's plenty to keep you busy.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    All in all still a solid game, and I could see turning in "Black Arrow" for Lockdown.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    Tak is incredibly fun to play.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    With all of the levels and the variety of mini-games that are included, you will find yourself enjoying this game for a long time.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    The action-RPG element really gave Raven Soft the ability to expand on the characters and give you more control than you've ever had with them.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    Easily the best golf game to date on a console. The gameplay is solid and has been refined over the years. The course selection is great, and the Tiger Proofing adds more to those courses.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    Puzzle gamers are going to have a field day with this game.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    The gameplay is improved a good deal from last year, giving you more of a realistic feel while maintaining a fast-paced arcadey kind of feel. The fight has been taken right to the competition, and EA might just be catching up in the Basketball department.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    And the gameplay is improved a good deal from last year, giving you more of a realistic feel while maintaining a fast-paced arcadey kind of feel.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    I have yet to play a game even against the computer that I have not enjoyed with Inside Drive 2004. It does a lot, but it doesn't try to do too much, which I have found even in "ESPN Basketball."
    • 81 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    But yes, the graphics are better...insanely better. Better to a point that you should trade in your Xbox version to get this if you're getting an Xbox 360.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    A challenging yet fully enjoyable platform game. With a name like Voodoo Vince, you don't expect much. But you get much.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    Radical Entertainment did a wonderful job not only keeping Scarface close to the source material, but also creating a sequel to a movie that was never going to see a sequel.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    Bad Fur Day is just hilarious and while it's nothing genre-changing the multiplayer gaming is fun to play and tries to give you a lot.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    Ace Combat 5 adds a little, takes a little, but still ends up being the best in it's class. A top notch movie-like story helps that along, as well as a eye-melting graphic engine.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    Metal Gear fans who don’t usually read graphic novels will definitely enjoy the Metal Gear Solid DGN. If you’re willing to work for it, you’ll get lots of information about the games and characters in the Metal Gear universe, which any Metal Gear fan should love.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    It's deep on game modes, and while nothing is new in the gameplay department, it's still solid.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    Tak is incredibly fun to play.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    The save system could have been setup better but other then that; the game play is immensely enjoyable.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    If you are looking for a game full of non-stop action and not much thought involved, Otogi 2 is the game for you.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    No, the game doesn't look as good as a "SOCOM II," but the gameplay I think is pretty solid, and it's got some really good online play to it.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    Asmik deserves credit for looking at the first Lethal Skies, knowing they can do a better job, and then actually doing it.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    If you are a fan of City Building Sims than this is a great title for you. Just be warned that the extra need to balance your different social groups will make this one harder to master than some of the other City Building Sims out there.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    While I would have liked to have seen online gameplay (and I do take off points for that), the single player campaign is very stong, and the storyline will keep you sucked into it. The controls are great, and the presentation is great.
    • 90 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    Another great baseball game. For me, it's not the best of the year for a couple of reasons. One, no Xbox Live. Two, still don't like the fielding.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    Would-be singers will as always love this game, and it's a must have if you are collecting the series.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    It's a must for old schoolers and also a must for the younger generation so they can see what we had to play and how far videogaming has come in the last 20 years.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    MVP has hands down the best pitcher/batter interface there is. I loved it last year and I love it here too.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    I-Ninja is a sword swinging fool too; with some solid animations for a little dumpy character. And watching him slice in half a Ranx robot is really nice, with green ooze coming out of them as they fall perfectly in two.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 86 Critic Score
    The Xbox 360 version is where the biggest jump should have been, but fell a bit short. In fact, even in 720p/1080i High Definition, there only thing you gain over the Xbox and PS2 games is the clarity of the in-game textures. And clarity isn't strong enough a word! Borderline photo-realistic is probably a better word to use.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 86 Critic Score
    The return of the police is an excellent addition to the game, too bad that they are not available for online play.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 86 Critic Score
    This is a game without winners and losers. It's all about the personal satisfaction, and engrossing yourself in a wonderful game. Yes, I said a wonderful game.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 86 Critic Score
    The action-RPG element really gave Raven Soft the ability to expand on the characters and give you more control than you've ever had with them.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 86 Critic Score
    If the movie delivers as well as the DS version of the game did, I’ll be a very happy camper.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 86 Critic Score
    While the game moved from the arcade feel to more a realistic feel, the impressive graphics remain.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 86 Critic Score
    The Total Team Controls add a new level of depth to the series that makes things much more interesting.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 86 Critic Score
    The controls are easy to learn but hard to master. I say hard to master because you have to not only know the club you want to use for the placement of the ball, but you have a number of different types of swings to consider.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 86 Critic Score
    While the game moved from the arcade feel to more a realistic feel, the impressive graphics remain.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 86 Critic Score
    With the graphics aside, this has to be the best version of Madden this year due to the control factor.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 86 Critic Score
    One of the big improvements from the original game that we found to be very nice was the open-ended story. You don't have to finish the game in a linear mode.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 86 Critic Score
    What starts out as just another "corridor FPS", turned into a game that grows as you play, and sucks you in.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 86 Critic Score
    There is a tremendous amount of detail in the character models that are already game in addition to all of the options available when creating your own character.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 86 Critic Score
    I like more of a sim aspect in my sports games which leaves me undecided about the new arcadish feel of this game.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 86 Critic Score
    What starts out as just another "corridor FPS", turned into a game that grows as you play, and sucks you in.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 86 Critic Score
    UEFA Euro 2004 is more arcade than sim, but it is still a fairly realistic soccer game...There isn’t much new in UEFA that you wouldn’t find in "FIFA."
    • 81 Metascore
    • 86 Critic Score
    This is a game without winners and losers. It's all about the personal satisfaction, and engrossing yourself in a wonderful game. Yes, I said a wonderful game.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 86 Critic Score
    It's got solid and easy-to-learn gameplay, a very good career mode, and online gameplay which to me always adds points to my score.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 86 Critic Score
    If you ever played ping-pong a day in your life, you will have instant respect for this title. I just wish it had more depth to it.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 86 Critic Score
    The storyline is fun, and the game will make you chuckle, if not sometimes outright make you spit your soda onto the screen.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 86 Critic Score
    This is a game without winners and losers. It's all about the personal satisfaction, and engrossing yourself in a wonderful game. Yes, I said a wonderful game.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 86 Critic Score
    Take the great graphics and mix it up with the innovative HUD-less fighting system and solid boxing engine and the result is an excellent boxing game that is at the top of its class.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 86 Critic Score
    Solid graphics with a consistent feel, one of the best story presentations I have seen in a game since the original Half-Life, mixed all together with a variety of puzzles and changing environments combine to make a knockout of a title.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 86 Critic Score
    Another solid job by 989 Sports.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 86 Critic Score
    The return of the police is an excellent addition to the game, too bad that they are not available for online play.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 86 Critic Score
    While the game moved from the arcade feel to more a realistic feel, the impressive graphics remain.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 86 Critic Score
    Solid graphics with a consistent feel, one of the best story presentations I have seen in a game since the original Half-Life, mixed all together with a variety of puzzles and changing environments combine to make a knockout of a title.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 86 Critic Score
    It's a quirky and sometimes twisted game, but it's fun, and it's got a good story to it.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 86 Critic Score
    The storyline, while cliché, has some interesting twists, and the progression of the narrative through the chapters, and increased sense of doom that occurs midway through the game as you face a orc horde backed by dragons leads to some interesting moments.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 86 Critic Score
    Moreso than previous years, the graphics in NHL 06 are very tight. Still not Visual Concepts spectacular, but getting there.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 86 Critic Score
    I like more of a sim aspect in my sports games which leaves me undecided about the new arcadish feel of this game.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 86 Critic Score
    Solid graphics with a consistent feel, one of the best story presentations I have seen in a game since the original Half-Life, mixed all together with a variety of puzzles and changing environments combine to make a knockout of a title.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 86 Critic Score
    I commend EA for not porting over the XBOX version and just adding a fresh coat of paint. They went ahead and added new Blackhand moves, new executions, upgraded graphics, new side missions, and a host of many new features on your way to becoming the Don of NY.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 86 Critic Score
    Moreso than previous years, the graphics in NHL 06 are very tight. Still not Visual Concepts spectacular, but getting there.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 86 Critic Score
    Take the great graphics and mix it up with the innovative HUD-less fighting system and solid boxing engine and the result is an excellent boxing game that is at the top of its class.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 86 Critic Score
    Extremely fun to play and highly addictive! And there are so many options that will keep you running back to your videogame system time and time again.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 86 Critic Score
    Moreso than previous years, the graphics in NHL 06 are very tight. Still not Visual Concepts spectacular, but getting there.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 86 Critic Score
    Day of Reckoning 2 is a lot better than the first one, and the control scheme is the best I've played in a while for a wrestling title.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    A very good game, but I just am not too much into the card scene. I am sure all of you who loves this type of game will love it.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    The presentation and controls are lacking, but the rest of the package really stands out due to the gameplay department.

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