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
    • 78 Metascore
    • 84 Critic Score
    Definitely better than the first game. It's better than "Fallout." But it loses points on the biggest component it needed to compete with the upcoming "Champions of Norrath"; online gameplay. The fact is, if you have two games of similar quality, chances are you're heading for the one that's online.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 84 Critic Score
    Sports almost twice as many levels as it's predecessor; topping around 80! That's a ton of exploring to do. And much of the game is mission based, and a little more linear than the first Dark Alliance. That's not a bad thing by any means though, and you will find side quests here and there with will yield great rewards to you.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    The problem is that you get thrown into the game with very little to work with. That would be fine if using the weapons weren't so freaking hard to do. Collision detection was not a big thought in this game, or at least it seemed to be an afterthought.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    The problem is that you get thrown into the game with very little to work with. That would be fine if using the weapons weren't so freaking hard to do. Collision detection was not a big thought in this game, or at least it seemed to be an afterthought.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 94 Critic Score
    The graphics in NFL Street look good with a slight edge going to the Xbox version of the game. The Xbox version looks smoother and cleaner while the PS2 version looks a little rough around the edges.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 94 Critic Score
    The graphics in NFL Street look good with a slight edge going to the Xbox version of the game. The Xbox version looks smoother and cleaner while the PS2 version looks a little rough around the edges.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 62 Critic Score
    The moveset is extremely limited, the action can't be too fast-paced, and it's harder to battle in multi-player mode.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    I absolutely love the music in this game.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 95 Critic Score
    Half Life fans would love to know that there is also a Half Life 2 CD with exclusive footage. Let me say, *drool*.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The graphics are somewhat weak in this game.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 71 Critic Score
    A little late, but still a good game. But, it's not a game where you must rush out to go buy it now. Unfortunately, it doesn't compare to the games that are out these days.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 80 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.
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 74 Critic Score
    t looks fantastic! But it plays just ok.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 64 Critic Score
    Music and sounds are solid, but Harry Potters voice is like a cheese grater on the brain.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 74 Critic Score
    It looks fantastic! But it plays just ok. There's nothing in the gameplay that jumps out at me and says "play me for months".
    • 59 Metascore
    • 64 Critic Score
    Music and sounds are solid, but Harry Potters voice is like a cheese grater on the brain.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Even though the computer is cheap, the actual gameplay and physics are outstanding, and there are a ton of ways to play the game. And hello....online pool?
    • 62 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Music and sounds are solid, but Harry Potters voice is like a cheese grater on the brain.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 74 Critic Score
    It looks fantastic! But it plays just ok.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 74 Critic Score
    I just think that if they could have stepped up the difficulty and/or the AI a few notches, this one could have been really good.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 89 Critic Score
    Worlds above what the first game was, with the greatly improved graphics (beautiful Cel-Shaded graphics)and game modes.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 79 Critic Score
    They made it just too hard in some places. When I am stuck on a level for as long as I was, that's too hard. When you have to start from the beginning of a level after almost beating it, and the level is almost 7 minutes long; that is too hard.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    You will fall over laughing at some of the cut-scenes in the game. Very well done, and hilarious.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    It is quite easy to write about the few design missteps in Invisible War but I’ve found it hard to explain the magic it has to grab you in and not let go.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 79 Critic Score
    I cannot believe the presentation level is that far below it's Xbox and PC counterparts. It's been a long time since I've seen that level of difference.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 89 Critic Score
    There is so little that is linear in the game, I have dubbed it "the action version of Knights of The Old Republic". Now before the KOTOR fans grab their pitchforks, I am talking about how you can completely control your own destiny in the game.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    You will fall over laughing at some of the cut-scenes in the game. Very well done, and hilarious.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 94 Critic Score
    I'm of the belief that you should always leave your audiences wanting more instead of wishing for the experience to end. While some might consider that a sign that a game is too short, I was satisfied and indeed wanted more.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    A great party game especially when three of your friends are over to play games. While it is more fun with four players, you need just a minimum of two players. The biggest drawback to the game is the fact that you need a GameCube, a GameBoy Advance, and GBA-GC link cable.
    • 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.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    First and foremost, you're going to get your hands on some cracker-jack weaponry, both firearm and silent. Each weapon has a standard and secondary fire, which depending on the weapon is pretty cool.
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    • 57 Metascore
    • 78 Critic Score
    They made it just too hard in some places. When I am stuck on a level for as long as I was, that's too hard. When you have to start from the beginning of a level after almost beating it, and the level is almost 7 minutes long; that is too hard.
    • 40 Metascore
    • 69 Critic Score
    Not a bad fighting game. The game looks pretty nice with cool familiar backdrop levels and the characters look like the cartoon characters. It just seems clunky to play at times.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 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.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    It follows the story line and the characters from the comic well, and does a great job of capturing the overall mood of the series, but the gameplay itself doesn't have the right attitude.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 78 Critic Score
    It follows the story line and the characters from the comic well, and does a great job of capturing the overall mood of the series, but the gameplay itself doesn't have the right attitude.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 88 Critic Score
    Unlike its predecessor, Jedi Academy is action-packed from the very beginning where Jedi Outcast was a little sluggish to start. You don't need to worry about waiting to earn a lightsaber because you've built one from the beginning.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    Not only are the levels in the game massive, they are also graphically beautiful.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    First and foremost, you're going to get your hands on some cracker-jack weaponry, both firearm and silent. Each weapon has a standard and secondary fire, which depending on the weapon is pretty cool.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 81 Critic Score
    I just didn't quite get into Manhunt the way I wanted to because of the wierd control setup. This game just doesn't do justice with a GTA-style control system. It's not the same game.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    It's is familiar in gameplay, yet unique because you're a droid.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 95 Critic Score
    This game is HUGE. There are so many places to go and explore on your journey it is not even funny!
    • 93 Metascore
    • 98 Critic Score
    The adventures to be had, the replayability available from the choices to be made, and the sheer experience of playing a Jedi with your own ship and crew is mind blowing.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    There's a lot of good special effects like detailed explosions, missle trails, other giant ships and huge planets you have to fly near and around. And there are some great cutscenes using both the game engine and pre-rendered CGI to help move the storyline along.
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • 50 Metascore
    • 23 Critic Score
    Terrible graphics, repetetive levels, extremely low difficulty, and music that will make you wish you were deaf. There's honestly just no excuse for games this bad to be made anymore. In short, do not buy, rent, play, or even look at this game ever, for any reason.
    • 39 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    The game is hampered by very bad laggy gameplay that seems like in some of the game levels (mostly all of them) it is running at 5 fps.
    • 26 Metascore
    • 35 Critic Score
    The collision detection in this game is also downright horrible. You will punch an enemy for 10 minutes before you land a single punch.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    I'll be definitely playing it online, and I hope to see you. But that's really all this game is. And it's all you should expect out of it.
    • 90 Metascore
    • 95 Critic Score
    Hands down the best racing game of the year. And I would even go a little farther and say with the exception of the original Project Gotham Racing at the time, PGR2 is one of the best racing games I've put my hands on. The sheer depth of the game alone is far beyond anything that has been done to date.
    • 92 Metascore
    • 93 Critic Score
    A game that I simply can not get enough of.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    The lack of anything truly innovative, and the so-so gameplay doesn’t offer any incentive to want to play the game for an extended period of time. I was not having fun with the game at all.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    One of the sleeper hits of the holiday season. Certainly worth checking out!
    • 68 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    The use of Redmond the Rabbit is very innovative, and does add a different element to a game. It's also solid looking, and solid albeit a little complex in the controls.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    There is so much game packed in here because of what it's based on that you could literally get lost inside of it. But I hope you get the gist of how the game is played. It's totally a thinking person's game.
    • 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."
    • 74 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    First and foremost, you're going to get your hands on some cracker-jack weaponry, both firearm and silent. Each weapon has a standard and secondary fire, which depending on the weapon is pretty cool.
    • 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.
    • 92 Metascore
    • 91 Critic Score
    A game that I simply can not get enough of.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    It's is familiar in gameplay, yet unique because you're a droid.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 71 Critic Score
    It lacked the punch that you need to have to compete in a post Halo, post Ubi-Soft FPS world. Definitely rent it first.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 96 Critic Score
    A dream come true for console gamers who have wanted to have a online adventure game! I have always loved the Everquest series for the PC, and the transition over to the Playstation was a smooth one.
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 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.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    My biggest gripe about the player models is that their heads are too big.
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 81 Critic Score
    Yes, the customizing of the cars is extremely sweet, and it does have 4 player split screen gaming which is good. But there is no soundtrack customization, no 480p support, and no online play. Everything else NFS: Underground does outside of customizing your car "Project Gotham Racing 2" does better, including Xbox Live support.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 82 Critic Score
    The controls in NCAA March Madness 2004 are tight and very responsive.
    • 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.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    On the GameCube, you can count the number of racing games on your right hand. And with the 480p support for HDTV owners, it's a racer that stands on the more realistic side of the fence across from "Mario Kart."
    • 83 Metascore
    • 89 Critic Score
    Computer AI is the big problem, it's sometimes frustratingly hard, and unrealistic. But that's it. Everything else about ESPN College Hoops is gravy.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 89 Critic Score
    Computer AI is the big problem, it's sometimes frustratingly hard, and unrealistic. But that's it. Everything else about ESPN College Hoops is gravy.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 94 Critic Score
    I’m of the belief that you should always leave your audiences wanting more instead of wishing for the experience to end. While some might consider that a sign that a game is too short, I was satisfied and indeed wanted more.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 59 Critic Score
    The game looks great, no doubt about it, but it controls terribly, and just isn't any fun to play.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Simply more of Dungeon Siege. There’s new stuff, new areas, new dungeons and so on. More, however, isn’t always better. While there’s a stack of new additions, the new campaign is less entertaining than the original.
    • 38 Metascore
    • 45 Critic Score
    Besides the fact that I should never be able to sit down and beat a game in my first sitting, there's absolutely nothing that makes me want to go back and play it again.
    • 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.
    • 90 Metascore
    • 95 Critic Score
    The controls, the learning curve, the difficulty, and the story all make this game possible to be enjoyed by gamers of almost any age without feeling overwhelmed or underwhelmed. I seriously can't say enough good things about this game.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 88 Critic Score
    Nothing is more basketball than humiliating your opponent with ball handling and dribbling, and the Freestyle Control offers the gratification and humiliation experienced by any player no a court that was just faked out in front of a sell-out crowd.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 54 Critic Score
    Failed miserably in execution and you will not find me playing this game again because I just don’t think it is very fun to play.
    • 41 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    Is it the next "DDR?" No. Will a 13 year old girl love this game? Yeah, I think so.
    • 45 Metascore
    • 59 Critic Score
    The horrible shot controls simply aren't saved by a good presentation and online play.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Easily beaten within a few hours, with no memorable moments has me questioning what Monolith was thinking.
    • 47 Metascore
    • 45 Critic Score
    Way too easy and repetitive. The weak visual presentation and screwy controls just reaffirm my point here.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 88 Critic Score
    The open-ended gameplay and un-lockable items keep things interesting enough and the sweet 3D graphics round out a solid game which is well worth the price tag.
    • 35 Metascore
    • 45 Critic Score
    Besides the fact that I should never be able to sit down and beat a game in my first sitting, there's absolutely nothing that makes me want to go back and play it again.
    • 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.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 84 Critic Score
    The computer AI against you is not bad. I have found splashes of extreme stupidity with some enemy soldiers as they just stand there and wait for you to shoot them. But others will run at you with their bayonettes pointed, which will damage you.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 84 Critic Score
    The computer AI against you is not bad. I have found splashes of extreme stupidity with some enemy soldiers as they just stand there and wait for you to shoot them.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    While a lot of good ideas went into Batman: ROTS, the execution turned Batman goodness into controller-throwing-near-DVD-in-the-microwave frustration.
    • 92 Metascore
    • 92 Critic Score
    A game that I simply can not get enough of.
    • 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.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 88 Critic Score
    The added Super Duel Mode (which would also be good online) brings a new aspect to the title. Bottom line, despite its shortcomings, Mario Party 5 proves once again why the Nintendo Gamecube is the system to own for multiplayer fun.

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