Nintendo Power's Scores
- Games
For 2,179 reviews, this publication has graded:
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57% higher than the average critic
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5% same as the average critic
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38% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 6.1 points lower than other critics.
(0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 69
| Highest review score: | Super Smash Bros. Brawl | |
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| Lowest review score: | Ant Nation |
Score distribution:
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Positive: 873 out of 2179
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Mixed: 1,099 out of 2179
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Negative: 207 out of 2179
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Also, the fact that enemy AI just happens to execute almost every move with near-perfection by lining up multiple turns in a row makes for some frustrating gameplay. [May 2007, p.87]- Nintendo Power
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Since some of the titles, such as the window-treatment simulation Venetian Blinds, have no rules or scoring systems, it would be difficult to qualify them as games. [Mar 2004, p.119]- Nintendo Power
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The game may keep toddlers entertained, but so might an empty box (which is a heck of a lot cheaper). [Oct 2005, p.100]- Nintendo Power
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The robot-collecting sequel is nevertheless a big step forward. [June 2002, p.154]- Nintendo Power
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Plays like a gameplay experiment gone wrong. [Dec 2005, p.120]- Nintendo Power
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The kookiness gets hairy since the objectives tend to be fuzzy and the graphics and controls are sloppy. [Aug 2002, p.147]- Nintendo Power
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The poker play is solid, but the AI players are predictable. [Feb 2005, p.117]- Nintendo Power
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A tutorial lets you in on the game's nuances, and numerous tournaments provide chances for you to win the game's 300 cards - a good spin for duelists. [Jan 2005, p.139]- Nintendo Power
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A nonintuitive interface combined with difficult-to-decipher puzzles will frustrate everyone but boy geniuses. [Dec 2004, p.144]- Nintendo Power
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Times are tough, but this is one job offer you should pass up. [June 2009, p.90]- Nintendo Power
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At the end of the day, there just isn't anything special about this release. [Sept 2011, p.74]- Nintendo Power
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I'm looking forward to the great stuff Ubi has on the horizon, but looking past Double Agent. [Dec. 2006, p.114]- Nintendo Power
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It's too bad the execution fails so miserably, because many of the ideas are great. [Holiday 2007, p.85]- Nintendo Power
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A mediocre mess of a vehicular battle game that contains an excessive amount of violence and strong language. [Feb 2004, p.150]- Nintendo Power
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Designed for a keypad-equipped Controller, the games are almost unplayable after their configuration to the GCN Controller - it's a frustrating experience. [Jan 2005, p.138]- Nintendo Power
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Disney Universe feels like the result of a Disney executive saying "Those LEGO games sell a lot of copies. We should make one of those too." [Nov 2011, p.86]- Nintendo Power
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Marvel Trading Card Game's voluminous stack of cryptic rules, absolutely brutal learning curve, and terrible in-game tutorial make it virtually impossible to play. [Mar. 2007, p.87]- Nintendo Power
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As you might expect, facing computer-controlled opponents in an RPG-themed board game is a dreadful bore. [May 2009, p.89]- Nintendo Power
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A lot of story and dialogue leads to little action at the beginning, but it heats up if you stick with it. [May 2005, p.92]- Nintendo Power
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You'll get the most fun out of the game if you're a fan of the show. [June 2002, p.150]- Nintendo Power
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All in all, the game would have benefited from less character and more clarity. [Aug 2007, p.88]- Nintendo Power
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Multiple characters and unlockables provide some incentive to play, but only the most devoted Naruto die-hards need apply. [May 2006, p.94]- Nintendo Power
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A lot of story and dialogue leads to little action at the beginning, but it heats up if you stick with it. [May 2005, p.92]- Nintendo Power
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Only the most fervent Panda fans will bother dawdling through this sluggish RPG-inspired journey. [June 2011, p.88]- Nintendo Power
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Although Hugo: The Evil Mirror is set up like a puzzle game, there's nothing really puzzling about it. [June 2005, p.98]- Nintendo Power
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THQ's new WWE game for the DS gets only one thing wrong. Unfortunately, that one thing is pretty important. [Holiday 2008, p.89]- Nintendo Power
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In the future, hopefully Eidos's commitment to rejuvenating the series will carry over to the handheld installments, but this uninspired port feels like it belongs to the crumbling franchise of a few years ago rather than the new and improved Legend. [Dec. 2006, p.105]- Nintendo Power
