Nintendo Gamer's Scores

  • Games
For 1,482 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 46% higher than the average critic
  • 7% same as the average critic
  • 47% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 14.3 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 61
Highest review score: 100 Mighty Milky Way
Lowest review score: 0 Fireplacing
Score distribution:
1482 game reviews
    • tbd Metascore
    • 32 Critic Score
    The crushing problem here is that the bland, murky environments make navigation a chore. [Aug 2011, p.75]
    • Nintendo Gamer
    • tbd Metascore
    • 18 Critic Score
    Avoid. [Aug 2011, p.75]
    • Nintendo Gamer
    • tbd Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    This puzzler doesn't reach for the stars, but it's great at hovering above the earth. [Aug 2011, p.79]
    • Nintendo Gamer
    • tbd Metascore
    • 27 Critic Score
    Makes us wish it had never been invented. [Sept 2011, p.71]
    • Nintendo Gamer
    • tbd Metascore
    • 31 Critic Score
    There's really no excuse to get this. [Sept 2011, p.72]
    • Nintendo Gamer
    • tbd Metascore
    • 28 Critic Score
    Ideally suited for very young children with short attention spans, but woefully short. [Sept 2011, p.73]
    • Nintendo Gamer
    • tbd Metascore
    • 25 Critic Score
    It's false economy to even consider picking this up. [Sept 2011, p.73]
    • Nintendo Gamer
    • tbd Metascore
    • 30 Critic Score
    Which dummy thought dumping you back to the main menu screen after each round was a good idea? [Sept 2011, p.73]
    • Nintendo Gamer
    • tbd Metascore
    • 61 Critic Score
    More rewarding and far less cynical than the stacks of horse-pet games. [Oct 2011, p.62]
    • Nintendo Gamer
    • tbd Metascore
    • 37 Critic Score
    Survive the frustration and it'll soon be replaced by boredom, leaving you feeling like you really have just had your time stolen. [Oct 2011, p.70]
    • Nintendo Gamer
    • tbd Metascore
    • 52 Critic Score
    The minigames are repetitive and won't keep more game-savvy kids busy for long, but if you know a DS-owning pre-schooler this is at least fairly wholesome. [Oct 2011, p.71]
    • Nintendo Gamer
    • tbd Metascore
    • 20 Critic Score
    Shonky controls, confusing layout, boring grey graphics, rubbish animation. [Oct 2011, p.75]
    • Nintendo Gamer
    • tbd Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Forgive the game's ruff edges and pug ugly looks and you'll find there's a fair amount of fun in this barking mad idea. [Nov 2011, p.68]
    • Nintendo Gamer
    • tbd Metascore
    • 52 Critic Score
    We find it difficult to recommend something with so little originality or craft. [Nov 2011, p.72]
    • Nintendo Gamer
    • tbd Metascore
    • 48 Critic Score
    The tracklist isn't bad. [Nov 2011, p.72]
    • Nintendo Gamer
    • tbd Metascore
    • 45 Critic Score
    It makes Space Jam look like a sophisticated and well-considered movie. [Nov 2011, p.73]
    • Nintendo Gamer
    • tbd Metascore
    • 37 Critic Score
    Unoriginal get competent platforming, dismal vehicle interludes. Devoid of fresh ideas. [Dec 2011, p.68]
    • Nintendo Gamer
    • tbd Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    A thoroughly pleasant surprise. [Dec 2011, p.74]
    • Nintendo Gamer
    • tbd Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    We found it tough to love. [Dec 2011, p.74]
    • Nintendo Gamer
    • tbd Metascore
    • 25 Critic Score
    The by-the-numbers platforming is both predictably lazy and embarrassingly cheap. [Dec 2011, p.74]
    • Nintendo Gamer
    • tbd Metascore
    • 51 Critic Score
    Mario Kart 7 will put this pretender to shame. [Dec 2011, p.75]
    • Nintendo Gamer
    • tbd Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    The evidence trails are so insultingly simple to follow that even the Italian police couldn't bodge them. [Dec 2011, p.75]
    • Nintendo Gamer
    • tbd Metascore
    • 20 Critic Score
    Certainly feels like a chore. [Dec 2011, p.77]
    • Nintendo Gamer
    • tbd Metascore
    • 0 Critic Score
    A monstrosity...Please don't indulge this. [Dec 2011, p.77]
    • Nintendo Gamer
    • tbd Metascore
    • 51 Critic Score
    The directional prompts are too vague, and the movement recognition seems even more slapdash than Just Dance's. [Christmas 2011, p.76]
    • Nintendo Gamer
    • tbd Metascore
    • 35 Critic Score
    A poorly conceived, confusing rhythm game. [Christmas 2011, p.76]
    • Nintendo Gamer
    • tbd Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Who knew hideous monsters could be so dull? [Christmas 2011, p.77]
    • Nintendo Gamer
    • tbd Metascore
    • 34 Critic Score
    Trade in your mum's copy of this as soon as she inevitably buys it. [Christmas 2011, p.77]
    • Nintendo Gamer
    • tbd Metascore
    • 37 Critic Score
    These 'innovations' result in a game that's staggeringly boring. [Christmas 2011, p.77]
    • Nintendo Gamer
    • tbd Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    It takes some investment to program a masterpiece, but listening to something that sort-of sounds like the theme to Mega Man 2 is suitably rewarding. [Christmas 2011, p.79]
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