Nintendo Life's Scores

  • Games
For 5,853 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 45% higher than the average critic
  • 18% same as the average critic
  • 37% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 8 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 67
Highest review score: 100 Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
Lowest review score: 10 153 Hand Video Poker
Score distribution:
5861 game reviews
    • tbd Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Puzzle Fever isn't bad, just completely mediocre.
    • 42 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Even if you do decide to trudge through to completion, the game is far too easy to complete, so the scope of the Green Lantern's inventive green energy construct power is yet to make a successful transition to video game land.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 30 Critic Score
    It functions. It exists. It just doesn't do much more than that.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Uses an ineffective gimmick as its foundation and includes far too simple takes on seven sports, featuring some cumbersome controls and tedious pacing to boot.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    While it may not be the longest game ever, with the campaign being beatable in just around two hours, there is enough diversity in it to make it worth more than one playthrough. Priced at only 500 Points, this fun, intriguing and innovative game is one not to be left in the dust.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    You have to give the developers of Moto eXtreme an "A" for originality, but sadly the execution of the game's controls isn't quite as cut and dried.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    It's a title that anyone should be able to pick up and have a fun time with, whether alone or with friends or family, though the main mode's focus on repeating old seek-and-find segments as well as some bland puzzles along the way make the things feel, at times, unfortunately dull.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Sporting a clean presentation, rule variations, an in-game manual and both local wireless and Download Play for multiplayer matches with messaging supported, Hearts Spades Euchre is a great way to experience these classic card competitions. However, three games make for a somewhat thin collection, and novices should play with a friend and perhaps a real deck or look up instructions elsewhere.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 30 Critic Score
    Takes a fun but simple mechanic and does very little to build an entertaining experience around it, providing far too little variation or progression to keep things interesting.
    • 30 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Blowing up cars is entertaining, but the game somehow manages to fumble this core concept with way too many irritations: dull graphics and repetitive missions and objectives are bad enough, but even they could be overlooked if the game's control scheme wasn't so bad. Transformers: DotM - SFE is over in just about four hours, but after struggling with its cumbersome controls, you may be thankful to say goodbye to this scrapheap.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    It's also worth noting that unless you're keen on repeatedly playing levels to boost your overall rating, you may tire of the game quite swiftly.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Despite its silly plot, bright and cheerful graphics and robust colour palette, Pro Jumper! Guilty Gear Tangent?! is not a game for the faint of heart.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    It may look a bit different than you remember, but all of the fun is intact, and Hard mode is going to keep even the best players busy when they can't find a partner.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    While Zimo: Mahjong Fanatic tries its best to capture the essence of traditional Mahjong, it falls short of providing any lasting fun.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Snail Mail is by no means a bad game: its controls are tight, the action is fast paced, and the visual presentation is both stylish and smooth. Unfortunately the core gameplay is pretty one-dimensional, meaning your enjoyment of this game will rest almost entirely in the hands of those you play it with.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    There are glimpses of really good times in Cubic Ninja but it's far too restrained to let those promises run free. Between the high price tag, cumbersome controls, middling stage design and strangled communication features, there are simply too many barriers to portable shinobi bliss.
    • 50 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    There is a decent game crying to get out, but poor design choices mean that Naruto needs to go back to ninja training.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Putting an interesting spin on the hidden object game by allowing you to use your own photographs, Hidden Photo makes for a decent casual title with the added novelty of implementing your own surroundings in your puzzles.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Everything from the story to the moves to the items are ripped straight from Smash Bros., and the pieces just never come together into a similarly quality experience.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Other DSiWare games have raised the bar significantly in terms of presentation and polish, and Beach Party Craze doesn't come close to offering a premium experience on the platform.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    The gameplay is focused more towards the casual gaming crowd who are looking for a simple yet fun and addictive game, and it provides just that.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    WayForward set out to push the DS to its limit, and by Odin's beard, it succeeded with thunderous applause.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Spanning 40 levels of varying difficulty, this title is sure to provide entertainment to any member of the family, while it lasts.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    If you like Pokémon and you have a 3DS, chances are you've downloaded this already as it's free, but if not then now's the time to grab it.
    • 94 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Beautiful visuals, improved controls, exceptional pacing and engrossing gameplay are all present and correct. The N64 version is an all-time gaming classic, but this is truly the finest edition of Ocarina of Time.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Even with the lack of online multiplayer, the enormous amount of unlockable content will keep the brawls going long after the first punch is thrown. Blazblue has finally landed on a Nintendo console, and there's truly no better time to find out what all the fuss is about.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Ironically, B Team couldn't be a more appropriate name for this second-tier shoot-show.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 30 Critic Score
    Legacy Interactive have taken their original PC game and simply split it down the seams to produce five episodic instalments. Rather than adding anything interesting or new for the DSi release, Nintendo gamers are instead being charged 800 points for unfulfilling fragments of a complete game.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    SpongeBob SquigglePants formidably follows the nanogame formula established by WarioWare, and its simplicity, quick pace and silly humour are an entertaining, accessible and addictive combination.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    It's another amazing accomplishment for WiiWare graphic-wise, but like its previous games, it has the gameplay content to back it up.

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