Nintendo Power's Scores

  • Games
For 2,179 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 57% higher than the average critic
  • 5% same as the average critic
  • 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: 100 Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Lowest review score: 20 Ant Nation
Score distribution:
2179 game reviews
    • 73 Metascore
    • 76 Critic Score
    It's a fun baseball sim, but not a grand slam. [Apr 2003, p.135]
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    • 73 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    The game proved to be an entertaining and natural step in the franchise's evolution. [Dec 2004, p.150]
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    • 72 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    My balance issues aside, Excite Truck delivers a fresh racing experience that emphasizes strategy over speed. [Jan. 2007, p.110]
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    • 72 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    If not for a few minor AI, collision, and camera issues, this game might have been a contender for the first perfect-10 rating in Nintendo Power History. [Aug 2007, p.86]
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    • 72 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Plenty of unlockables keep this produce market-fresh for a long time. [July 2009, p.87]
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    • 72 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    LEGO Batman 2 certainly doesn't innovate, but I had fun seeing what stages and superheroes I could unlock next. [July 2012, p.82]
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    • 72 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    The graphics may seem outdated, but the gameplay has held up over time. [Mar 2004, p.118]
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    • 72 Metascore
    • 58 Critic Score
    The new game features updated graphics, Ironman Road tournament and a practice dojo. [Feb 2003, p.161]
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    • 72 Metascore
    • 78 Critic Score
    Unsheathe your claws and tear through eight levels of fast-paced action in Wolverine's first GBA adventure. [May 2003, p.140]
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    • 72 Metascore
    • 56 Critic Score
    The frame-rate is smooth and the environments far nicely detailed, but, as was the case in previous GBA NFS incarnations, it's hard to discern the legitimate path from the dead ends. [Jan 2005, p.140]
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    • 72 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The 16 computer-controlled opponents deliver endearing but repetitive quips while using a wide variety of techniques to keep you on your toes. [Aug 2004, p.122]
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    • 72 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    A fairly fun, fast-paced, and satisfying take on the cooking genre. [Jan/Feb 2012, p.85]
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    • 72 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    The game is like a stark, futuristic "Advance Wars" without the happy combatants and vehicle variety. [Dec 2007, p.82]
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    • 72 Metascore
    • 66 Critic Score
    Feels unlike any other stunt game, but it's fun all the same. [Sept 2002, p.168]
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    • 72 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    With so many additions, Clash of Ninja Revolution 2 is the best Naruto fighting game so far, but here's hoping the next iteration includes online multiplayer. [Dec 2008, p.102]
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    • 72 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    After you wave the Wii remote and nunchuk to unleash Goku's Spirit Bomb attack, I guarantee you won't want to go back to hitting a simple button combination. [jan. 2007, p.112]
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    • 72 Metascore
    • 66 Critic Score
    The need to select actions from a list of commands makes the game move at a slower pace than most platformers, but the variety gives the adventure depth. [Dec 2004, p.150]
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    • 72 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    It would be easy to dismiss Ace in Action as yet another lukewarm, movie-licensed cash-in, but it would also be a mistake--there's actually an impressive game here, at least for a little while. [Feb. 2007, p.94]
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    • 72 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    The game's absence of goals won't please everyone. If you want drama, suspense, and action, you'll have to look elsewhere. [Feb 2008, p.87]
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    • 72 Metascore
    • 98 Critic Score
    Stakes its claim as one of the best free-roaming action adventures of the year...Deep and compelling. It lives up to its legacy. [Jan 2004, p.157]
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    • 72 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    Covers much of the same adrenaline-soaked turf as the 20-02 version. [Sept 2002, p.162]
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    • 72 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    This is one genuinely frightening experience, and the brave of heart will want to play in the dark, with headphones, for maximum scares. [Holiday 2007, p.84]
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    • 72 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    "Quotation Forthcoming"
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    • 72 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    The game does have a whimsical charm, however, and the majority of play control is touch-activated and intuitive. [May 2007, p.86]
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    • 72 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Taking your party on the road just got easy thanks to the first multiplayer portable "Mario Party" game. [Holiday 2007, p.79]
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    • 72 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The action does get a bit repetitive after a while, but this is still an enjoyable adventure. [Mar 2009, p.89]
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    • 72 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The puzzles are cleverly designed to use character-specific abilities to their fullest. [July 2004, p.120]
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    • 72 Metascore
    • 84 Critic Score
    As a loyal devotee of the series, I couldn't be more excited about Sonic Heroes's focus on high-speed action. I loved the "Sonic Adventure" games, but this is Sega's hedgehog at his finest. [Mar 2004, p.117]
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    • 72 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    If you've ever played a Sims game, you should feel right at home with The Sims 3 Pets--you create and manipulate a group of Sims, this time with cats and dogs included. [Nov 2011, p.85]
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    • 72 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    It's still fun; just not nearly as compelling as its source of inspiration. [Oct 2005, p.101]
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