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
    • 77 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Still, Yggdra Union has style all its own, and is a breath of fresh air in the sometimes-stale strategy-RPG genre. [Jan. 2007, p.114]
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    • 63 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Not only is there a lot of game to enjoy in Red Steel; it's a great jumping-off point for Wii development. [Jan. 2007, p.106]
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    • 95 Metascore
    • 95 Critic Score
    At its core, Twilight Princess delivers the same awesome adventuring as previous games in the series, but Hyrule has never seemed so real and alive. [Jan. 2007, p.98]
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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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    • 76 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    The single-player game is good for practice and daily tests, but Wii Sports shines as a multiplayer game. [Jan. 2007, p.96]
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    • 67 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    What Carbon does right bodes well for the racing genre on the Wii; what it does wrong bodes poorly for the future of this once-entertaining franchise. [Feb. 2007, p.96]
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    • 51 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    And Monster 4x4 plays nicely as long as you don't expect too much challenge from Ubisoft's arcade-inspired ride. [Jan. 2007, p.102]
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    • 46 Metascore
    • 45 Critic Score
    None of these activities are particularly intriguing, and after playing each one once, you'll have seen pretty much everything the game has to offer. [Jan. 2007, p.116]
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    • 70 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    It's easy to achieve proficiency in the game, and so difficult to fail, you may find that your skill and your interest in the game plateau quickly. [Dec. 2006, p.106]
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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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    • 74 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    All in all, Banana Blitz is an amazingly robust package and a fantastic showcase for the hardware. [Jan. 2007, p.112]
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    • 60 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    The various minigames add some breadth to the experience, but as a whole Charlotte's Web feels somewhat incomplete. [Jan. 2007, p.112]
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    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Square Enix may have transformed FINAL FANTASY III into a thing of beauty, but they haven't polished out its bumps and quirks to make it appeal to modern tastes. [Jan 2007, p.103]
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    • 73 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Great production values(including a terrific mood-setting soundtrack)and a host of concept art and comic-book unlockables help tie everything together to make for a top-notch superhero action-RPG. [Jan. 2007, p.102]
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    • 58 Metascore
    • 45 Critic Score
    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]
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    • 81 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Some casual gamers may balk at Madden NFL 07's overall complexity, but it won't make any enemies of Madden fans, and the minigames will be the life of the football party. [Jan. 2007, p.102]
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    • 69 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    While Call of Duty 3 is certainly competent and the standard FPS controls benefit from the move to the Wii, there's nothing else particularly special about the game to really set it apart from last year's edition. [Jan. 2007, p.99]
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    • 69 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Downhill Jam will almost certainly surrender its extreme-sports crown by the time the next generation of Wii games ollies onto the scene, but for now it's the best way I can think of to get down a hill. [Feb. 2007, p.95]
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    • 76 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    The team obviously had a blast making Raving Rabbids; I only wish they had prolonged that enjoyment to deliver a meatier game. [Jan. 2007, p.97]
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    • 68 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Still, it's a decent platformer that fans of Ultimate Spider-Man comics will find mildly entertaining. [Feb. 2007, p.94]
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    • 80 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    The game is long, challenging, and arguably the most fun you'll have on Wii at launch. [Jan. 2007, p.108]
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    • 41 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Unfortunately, the game itself isn't very good. [Jan. 2007, p.106]
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    • 46 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Bigger doesn't necessarily mean better. [jan. 2007, p.106]
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    • 82 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    If you enjoyed the turn-based warfare of the first Super Robot Taisen, chances are you'll like the sequel even more. [Jan. 2007, p.99]
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    • 33 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Considering that "Sonic Mega Collection" for GCN already boasts a perfect version of the original Sonic, this game is a bit of a tough sell, but at least the inclusion of the 'hogs trademark Spin Dash adds some appeal. [Jan. 2007, p.112]
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    • 78 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Still, Legend is a breath of fresh air for Tomb Raider fans, and a solid GCN debut for Ms. Croft. [Jan. 2007, p.116]
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    • 51 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Unfortunately, virtually everything else about the game has issues: the story is virtually non-existent, the action is repetitive and boring, and the puzzle elements are condescendingly simple. [Jan. 2007, p.108]
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    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    A new Yoshi platformer may not bear the same crushing weight of expectations that accompanies a Mario platformer, but it does carry the Super Mario World DNA in its genes--and fans of the franchise are legion. [Jan. 2007, p.100]
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    • 57 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The game's on the easy side, too, but it's still a solid platform-action title. [jan. 2007, p.114]
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    • 66 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    The blasting can get a bit monotonous, especially when you just want to move forward. [Dec. 2006, p.110]
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