Nintendophiles' Scores

  • Games
For 446 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 62% higher than the average critic
  • 3% same as the average critic
  • 35% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 1.6 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 73
Highest review score: 100 Tony Hawk's American Sk8land
Lowest review score: 8 Mucha Lucha! Mascaritas of the Lost Code
Score distribution:
  1. Negative: 54 out of 446
446 game reviews
    • 87 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Plainly put, this is one of the best games available on the Gamecube to date. Though not quite as challenging as Superstar Saga (or most RPG's in general), Paper Mario 2 manages to remain wholly engaging from beginning to end.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 95 Critic Score
    The brand new 'Bob-omb Blast' is likely to be the best multiplayer kart game you will ever play.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Amazingly addicting, completing charming.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Once again, the combination of Sega and monkeys has resulted in an extremely addicting game. Don’t pass this game up.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    What really shines, even on top of the great graphics and sound and gameplay, is the replay value.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    For those of you waiting for the first real and complete usage of the DS system's capabilities (read: Yoshi's Touch n' Go), look no further than Kirby Canvas Curse.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 95 Critic Score
    Simply put, The Lost Age is the best role-playing game available for Game Boy Advance. However, I highly recommend playing the second best RPG, the original Golden Sun, before you play this continuation of it.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    The games flows nicely, control is accurate enough so that you're never left cursing your on-screen players, and the overall look and feel is very strong.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    A mixture of numerous ideas and seemingly unrelated modes that melds to form an exquisite game. Zelda is ever changing, and this iteration sees the dream of true connectivity come to fruition for Nintendo while bringing a fresh face to the series. [Import]
    • 86 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    This game, while not perfect, will even attract and hold non-RPG fans with its unique battle system, and interesting story. The game is a great, interesting, and fun experience.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    The game can get rather frustrating because of the control scheme, but once you have them mastered it can be quite fun.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 91 Critic Score
    This is easily one of the finest and most refined GBA games to date (maybe one of the last, too). It contains a narrative that takes the audience seriously (yet provides good comic relief) and a superb cast of characters.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 91 Critic Score
    THE must-own launch title. There are a couple of issues keeping it from being a definitive killer-app for the system, such as the problematic control scheme, but it’s as close as any of us could have hoped for, and certainly close enough to warrant a purchase.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    It's simple, it's easy to learn, and it's fun. I declare the GameCube's first online game to be a success... However, I cannot stress enough that it isn't worth your time and money if you're not going to play online.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    Underneath the less than stellar presentation, is a game that pulls off is a complex, tactical, and worthwhile adventure.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Treasure/Atari/Infogrames/whoever have failed to add anything significant to the game or remedy it's main deficiency: replayability and variety -- the prototype mode notwithstanding. [Import]
    • 85 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    It's amazing to think that a guy like me, the type who used to hate NASCAR with a corrupt passion, has actually found love in a game like this.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 86 Critic Score
    With all that’s fantastic about the game I can’t overlook that it needed more polish, and for that reason I wouldn’t say it’s a must-have for those that played the original or still have a copy.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    I believe that this is the best life simulator (if you don't consider "Animal Crossing" a life simulator) for the Gamecube.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    This game can have loads of excitement. One of the main reasons is that the controls are excellent and it is easy to pull off major combos without a lot of effort. However, the game is still going to be hard to master.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    A fantastic golfing title that competes with the big boys. It features five full courses and a host of mini-games that'll keep people busy for those long road-trips. My only complaint would be that it is far too easy.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Every RPG fans' dream of a game. It has some of the best gameplay, an engaging story, great music (although the quality detracts from this), and hours of gameplay to keep you playing into the long nights.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Nevermind the graphics. Forget the sound. The reason that so many people worship the Hawk series is because it is a fun game.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 91 Critic Score
    Apart from virtually every aspect of gaming that Ultimate Destruction pulls off beautifully, the pure raw fun to be had with this title alone makes it worth a purchase. There's madcap enjoyment to be had here the kind of which you'd find in "Super Smash Bros. Melee."
    • 84 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    One heck of a game that rises above its genre as something everyone can play.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    It will take you a while to beat this game. And even when you've beaten it, you still haven't beaten it until you go back and rescue all the little Electoon dudes. So, replayability is good.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    From the particularly joyful vehicle chases, to your conniving ways of infiltrating, I am most gracious to you for giving me your secrets.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Street mode play feels like the same thing over and over again, and the franchise mode also lacks spice. It’s hard to play this game and have unique experiences.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 95 Critic Score
    This is not a game you need in your library - this is a game everyone *must* have.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    The game shrinks down the arcade game successfully, even if it's not as good as that game was. It has some flaws, including some major ones in doubles play, but the rest of the game is too good to overlook.

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