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
    • 60 Metascore
    • 74 Critic Score
    Sadly there were a couple of things that I didn’t like. After each duel you and your opponent decide on how well each other did. This to me is just not a good idea.
    • 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.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    The controls are very easy, the levels are fun and challenging. The graphics are very good and the game is worth every penny.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Get past the frustrating controls and you've got a really decent military game. Things like a plain looking graphic engine are balanced out by excellent computer AI.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    The only thing that gets on my nerves is not being able to always use deadly force. It is not only risky to stop and give the suspects a chance to shot first, but also its just more fun to shot first and ask questions later.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 20 Critic Score
    Possibly flat out the worst game of the year.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 89 Critic Score
    The game is addictive. I just couldn't put it down until I was done playing.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 95 Critic Score
    Incredible graphic power, solid FPS gameplay, and the online co-op mode I know a lot of people wanted to see in "Halo 2."
    • 78 Metascore
    • 89 Critic Score
    The game is addictive. I just couldn’t put it down until I was done playing.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 89 Critic Score
    The game is addictive. I just couldn’t put it down until I was done playing.
    • 47 Metascore
    • 38 Critic Score
    At $50, this game is a total joke.
    • 46 Metascore
    • 38 Critic Score
    At $50, this game is a total joke.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    It's a Myst game any fan should play or to see how the story family turns out.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 88 Critic Score
    The online portion really helps give the game added replay and depth to an already deep strategy game.
    • 94 Metascore
    • 95 Critic Score
    You can't be a serious game player and not have this game. It's simply a must buy. It is the perfect third in a near perfect game series.
    • 46 Metascore
    • 62 Critic Score
    The games biggest problem, as I have said before, is that it is coming into a market that is ridiculously over saturated with WWII and Vietnam shooters already, and it does not do enough to separate itself from the pack, so I have a feeling it will be doomed to slip by the wayside unnoticed by most.
    • 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!
    • 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!
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • 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?
    • 69 Metascore
    • 63 Critic Score
    On the whole I would much rather spend my time in another world, an easier more exciting life, but we cannot always have what we want.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 93 Critic Score
    Serious racers and arcade fans alike are going to love this.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    I dig the card thing and all, but I would have loved to play a Metal Gear Solid game that stays true to the PS2 games.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    A great game for people who like puzzles games, or for people who will be sharing their PSP with others, as this is a easy game to play and understand that anyone can pick up and play will be a great one for everyone to play and enjoy.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 79 Critic Score
    Aside from the huge disappointment from multi-player and the long load times from levels, the game is great.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 77 Critic Score
    It has all of the charm that the original had to offer with the portability of the PSP.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 94 Critic Score
    I’m not going to sit here and tell you that Future Perfect is the best FPS ever. But I will tell you that if you give me a choice between this game and any other FPS (including either "Halo" game), I’ll choose to play Time Splitters.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 89 Critic Score
    More or less the PS2 version of the game, and that is not bad at all. You'll have just as much fun with it too. Great single player stuff, and head-to-head multiplayer is ok.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 95 Critic Score
    I'm not going to sit here and tell you that Future Perfect is the best FPS ever. But I will tell you that if you give me a choice between this game and any other FPS (including either "Halo" game), I'll choose to play Time Splitters.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    The game clocks in at only $20. That really is not bad for a game like this. I used to enjoy pinball when I was a child. And going back to something like this really brought back memories.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    The game is well put together, with a nice fast paced combat system that keeps you on your toes. The only thing that looks like it could have used more work is the camera.
    • 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.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 89 Critic Score
    NBA
    I am blown away by the quality of NBA. It's not perfect, and I think going forward, there needs to be some tightening of the computer AI. But other than that and the freaky free-throwing, this is one impressive handheld Basketball game.
    • 44 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    You can call it sour grapes (for liking the old TMNT, not this new 2005 TMNT cartoon garbage), or you can just call it a very mediocre game.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 93 Critic Score
    The game has something that many games are missing these days, and that is emotion.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Its quick learning curve, matched with not having to deal with a tedious training mission lends this game towards the vets.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The game can be finished in 15 to 20 hours. Beating it will unlock the Hard mode for those who want abit more challenge.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 88 Critic Score
    It has a very good storyline backed by some great character design and some very good scares.
    • 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.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 89 Critic Score
    It has a very good storyline backed by some great character design and some very good scares.
    • 43 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    You can call it sour grapes (for liking the old TMNT, not this new 2005 TMNT cartoon garbage), or you can just call it a very mediocre game.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    After all of gaming sessions with NFSU Rivals, I always found myself going back to "Ridge Racers." Rivals’ controls could use a little bit of work along with how the cars look.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 84 Critic Score
    It has it's shortcomings, like a lack of any real type of Wireless play outside of "ad-hoc" mode, and some light game modes. But it is made up for with some excellent gameplay.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 88 Critic Score
    The fact that you use Bongos as the controller may seem very weird at first, but once you get the hang of it, the game is extremely fun and also very addictive.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 94 Critic Score
    The game has something that many games are missing these days, and that is emotion.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 86 Critic Score
    Another solid job by 989 Sports.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    It is nothing that will compete next to "Halo 2" and "GTA," but it is still a pretty good fighting game that is based on a Anime cartoon.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 94 Critic Score
    The game has something that many games are missing these days, and that is emotion.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 81 Critic Score
    Once my kids graduate the first thing I thought about was having babies so they could grow up and I could send them off to college.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    Marginally better than the original game, but still needs work on that punching system.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 89 Critic Score
    Reminds me of what I loved about the older Sega Sports games. Despite a couple of things that should have been taken care of before it was released, the game is more than solid, and to me one of the better all-around Baseball games I've played in a long time.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    Marginally better than the original game, but still needs work on that punching system.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    Marginally better than the original game, but still needs work on that punching system.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 95 Critic Score
    Comes as close to being the perfect fighter as any game has in the past. It is easily the best game of the series.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 89 Critic Score
    Reminds me of what I loved about the older Sega Sports games. Despite a couple of things that should have been taken care of before it was released, the game is more than solid, and to me one of the better all-around Baseball games I've played in a long time.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 96 Critic Score
    The definitive racing game on the PlayStation 2 or any other console. It contains a degree of realism that is unrivaled, and it mixes that well with some of the best graphics that I have seen in a game.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 69 Critic Score
    The music, controls, combat and environments all feel like they are straight out of my SNES, simply updated with a few nice touches added on for fun. Basically this game was put together well, and they stayed true to their design core.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Just not as good as I hoped. And not having online gameplay is a big big big issue for me.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    I am vastly dissapointed.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    It’s a blood fest, plain and simple, if that’s what you want in your role-playing game go for it, if you are looking for depth, character development and dialog, well then look elsewhere.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 71 Critic Score
    This version seems even less interactive than the original. So for those of you, who got bored with the first, stay away.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 84 Critic Score
    If you’ve never played a Tenchu game before, this is definitely not the one to start with.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    An average card-based game, much like the last 800 Yu-Gi-Oh! games for the Game Boy Advance. If you are a big fan of the cartoon series and you collect the cards then you should not be disappointed.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    A must have for the Nintendo DS system. It is extremely addictive and once you play it you will not want to put it down.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 63 Critic Score
    And really once you've been in two or three fights, you begin to simply say "ho-hum, now what"? You quickly get bored of things and start losing your concentration. By that time you also start losing interest in the game itself.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 89 Critic Score
    The right stick controls also take a lot of the learning curve out of Street that made the first ones so hard to learn.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The game has a very cool Anime feel to it and a pretty good sense of humor as well.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The game has a very cool Anime feel to it and a pretty good sense of humor as well.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 89 Critic Score
    The right stick controls also take a lot of the learning curve out of Street that made the first ones so hard to learn.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 89 Critic Score
    The right stick controls also take a lot of the learning curve out of Street that made the first ones so hard to learn.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 78 Critic Score
    Solid game, just not that much different than the first.
    • 90 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    The gameplay and sheer amount of options alone are mind boggling. And it looks fantastic. Konami knows how to do European Football. Now, they need to get this thing online and fast.
    • 91 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    The gameplay and sheer amount of options alone are mind boggling. And it looks fantastic. Konami knows how to do European Football. Now, they need to get this thing online and fast.
    • 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.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 69 Critic Score
    There's not enough nudity to satisfy fans of the magazine, and there's not enough depth of gameplay to satisfy sim-gamers. Really the only people who might get into Playboy: The Mansion are Playboy historians, and even they won't find a whole lot of reasons to keep playing.
    • 55 Metascore
    • 49 Critic Score
    What we are left with is a game without a defined audience, and is really annoying. Maybe they'll make a sequel- a fighting game where you just smack Hayami up and down the street. I'd probably play that.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 49 Critic Score
    What we are left with is a game without a defined audience, and is really annoying. Maybe they’ll make a sequel- a fighting game where you just smack Hayami up and down the street. I’d probably play that.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Pretty addictive, and it will help rip away those long house in the car. The music could have been much better, but the game itself is very colorful and it has a Japanese look and feel to it.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 82 Critic Score
    A brutal game that definitely deserves the M rating that it received. It is also a game that is a blast to play. Every time I sat down to play this game, it seemed like the time just flew by because I was having so much fun.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    It may not be the best looking game out there, but its style (tropical setting, sailing on the ocean) really gives you a break from the normal RPG’s where you dungeon crawl and climb countless mountains looking or a few dragons to slay.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 79 Critic Score
    The characters are hit and miss (especially the cop) and some of the gameplay is rather plain and leaves much more to be desired. I would love to see this game on the next generation Sony system though.
    • 96 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    I have never had so much fun getting into a game as I have had with Resident Evil 4. Everything is just perfect about this game. The storyline, the graphics, the sound, the fear the game gives you. It is a A+ effort from Capcom.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    It's cute, but only a decent filler game at best. I managed to beat it in less than a week, and I didn't even try that hard.
    • 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
    • 73 Critic Score
    Does a great job of creating a game that simulates the experience of "Axis and Allies" the board game, just updated and enhanced with the power of a computer.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    It's the perfect mix of old school mech action with an arcade feel to it.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 88 Critic Score
    The audio in NFL Street 2 is an integral part of the game. The trash talking helps add to the over the top flair of the game, and the sounds effects are done well.
    • 55 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    This is supposed to be the Microsoft Xbox, the most powerful system out of the big three. So why does this game look like a mediocre Playstation 2 game? The mech machines designs are very boring, the graphics and texture throughout the whole game are stale and bland.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 82 Critic Score
    If you were a fan of the first Kingdom Hearts title, you owe it to yourself to play Chain of Memories, if only for the addition to the story.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    So how do the graphics look? Well I must say I was wholly unimpressed.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    I have enjoyed this expansion even with the crashes, load times and sad, sad storyline. Just like its predecessor its nice to find a shooter that isn’t in WWII or Vietnam, in fact it is very reminiscent of Heretic.
    • 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.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    For those non-history buffs, but who are RTS fans this is not a bad little RTS game, this game focuses less on construction and defense than most RTS’s, and more on the combat aspect.
    • 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
    • 80 Critic Score
    They took a classic game and added some nice features without damaging the core too much.
    • 93 Metascore
    • 95 Critic Score
    Blizzard’s first foray into the world of MMO gaming is Superb. They’ve managed to blend New and innovative ideas along with tried and true features in a smooth running game worthy of the Warcraft name.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    A very unique game. The minute your space ship lands in the city, Alien Hominid is non-stop booger-nosed funk action from top to bottom.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    A very unique game. The minute your space ship lands in the city, Alien Hominid is non-stop booger-nosed funk action from top to bottom.
    • 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.

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