Nintendo Force Magazine's Scores

  • Games
For 844 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 66% higher than the average critic
  • 7% same as the average critic
  • 27% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 4.4 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 79
Highest review score: 100 SteamWorld Heist
Lowest review score: 20 Cartoon Network: Battle Crashers
Score distribution:
  1. Negative: 11 out of 844
844 game reviews
    • 84 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    It may be showing its age, but hey, if age isn't a concern for the dead, it needn't be for you either! [Issue #39 – May/June 2019, p. 22]
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    • 84 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Ni no Kuni took a while to come to a Nintendo system in the West. But it's been worth the wait! [Issue #43 – November/December 2019, p. 12SH]
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    • 83 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    If you want to settle back with a drink and a snack and enjoy a story that's equal parts salacious and introspective, this is one title I would highly recommend. [Issue #40 – July/August 2019, p. 27]
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    • 83 Metascore
    • 95 Critic Score
    One of the best multiplayer experiences on the Switch – if not the best! [Issue #35 – September/October 2018, p. 24]
    • Nintendo Force Magazine
    • 83 Metascore
    • 95 Critic Score
    Each of these games is an excellent individual effort and would be well worth revisiting alone. All together, for the equivalent of a few bucks apiece, the value is incredible! [Issue #56 – November/December 2021, p. 28]
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    • 83 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    The best reason to subscribe to Nintendo Switch Online right now! [Issue #39 – May/June 2019, p. 21]
    • Nintendo Force Magazine
    • 83 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Super Meat Boy is a nearly flawless example of 2D platforming design, able to stand toe-to-toe with Mario's finest. [Issue #22 – July/August 2016, p.20]
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    • 83 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    This package is a magical, perfectly emulated collection that is perfect for Switch. [Issue #34 – July/August 2018, p. 66]
    • Nintendo Force Magazine
    • 83 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Nobody Saves the World takes the joke a little too far, forcing the player to go through the same motions over and over, to the point where it feels like the game is laughing at you, rather than with you. [Issue #63 – January/February 2023, p. 19]
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    • 83 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    It's a testament to how compelling Loop Hero's core gameplay "loop" is that you never feel punished by putting in the extra time as long as you're in the right headspace. [Issue #57 – January/February 2022, p. 17]
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    • 83 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Even with its narrative failings, I consider my time with nirvanA Initiative well spent. Whether or not it surpasses the original is entirely down to personal preference, but either way it's a must-play for both veteran and budding visual novel aficionados. [Issue #62 – November/December 2022, p. 72]
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    • 83 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Splatoon 3 went live in September, and ever since it launched I've had to will myself to stay away from it. I'm a grown man with a family! I've got a lot of responsibilities! So why do I keep feeling compelled to stay up into the wee hours of the morning shooting virtual ink at strangers? [Issue #62 – November/December 2022, p. 74]
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    • 83 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Where else can you level up in real life alongside your in-game avatar? [Issue #44 – January/February 2020, p. 68]
    • Nintendo Force Magazine
    • 83 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Has Nintendo doomed this game to repetition in its racetrack roster now? [Issue #63 – January/February 2023, p. 22]
    • Nintendo Force Magazine
    • 83 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Great art style, great challenges and hours of racing fun – Game Freak's won the Triple Crown. [Issue #22 – July/August 2016, p.23]
    • Nintendo Force Magazine
    • 83 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Splatoon 2 looks a bit like a paint-by-numbers sequel ... but there's more than meets the eye here. [Issue #29, p. 67]
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    • 83 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    If you dare to step inside the Pocket Dungeon, I'd recommend an extreme degree of caution and being prepared to dial the difficulty down right away. [Issue #57 – January/February 2022, p. 22]
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    • 83 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    DOOM 1 has been portable before, but I'll take it on as many systems as I can get. [Issue #42 – October 2019, p. 20]
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    • 83 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    All told, this is the biggest, most well-crafted, funniest and, in some ways, most emotionally potent game from Yacht Club yet. [Issue #45 – March/April 2020, p. 20]
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    • 83 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    While it may not have much replay value, the experience and dialogue of Knights and Bikes packs a punch. [Issue #46 – May/June 2020, p. 21]
    • Nintendo Force Magazine
    • 83 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Octopath Traveler should be recommended and lauded as one of the best on the Switch so far. [Issue #35 – September/October 2018]
    • Nintendo Force Magazine
    • 83 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    If this is indeed Qbby's final quest, then it's been a fine finale. [Issue #28 – July/August 2017, p. 18]
    • Nintendo Force Magazine
    • 83 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Triangle Strategy may take itself a touch too seriously at times, and not all the characters deliver a backstory worth listening to, but its strengths lift it far above its weaknesses. It's not the second coming of Final Fantasy Tactics, but it deserves recognition for what it is: A truly fine turn-based strategy RPG. [Issue #59 – May/June 2022, p. 71]
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    • 83 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Getting all these titles with minimal compromise? That's awesome! Righteous! Bossa nova!. . . Chevy Nova? Or simply: Cowabunga! [Issue #62 – November/December 2022, p. 68]
    • Nintendo Force Magazine
    • 83 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Stretchmo rocks! Fans of the earlier games, grab it fast. [Issue #16 – July/August 2015, p.20]
    • Nintendo Force Magazine
    • 83 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    With another great collection under its belt, we can only wonder now where Capcom goes next. [Issue #45 – March/April 2020, p. 72]
    • Nintendo Force Magazine
    • 83 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    If you're a super player and don't mind an intense gauntlet of challenges, put your money where your mouth is and give it a go. [Issue #21 – May/June 2016, p.27]
    • Nintendo Force Magazine
    • 83 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Link may never get a night job. But Will has, and his insomnia makes for a great idea for a game! [Issue #39 – May/June 2019, p. 73]
    • Nintendo Force Magazine
    • 83 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    An absolutely gorgeous work of art that everyone should experience at some point. [Issue #39 – May/June 2019, p. 23]
    • Nintendo Force Magazine
    • 83 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Odds are you've already experienced it for yourself in the past eight years, but just in case you haven't, it might be worth a shot. [Issue #35 – September/October 2018, p. 21]
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