NZGamer's Scores

  • Games
For 2,085 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 62% higher than the average critic
  • 6% same as the average critic
  • 32% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 1.9 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 77
Highest review score: 100 Gears of War 4
Lowest review score: 20 Deca Sports Freedom
Score distribution:
2085 game reviews
    • 77 Metascore
    • 30 Critic Score
    While there is some basic fun in blowing things up, random explosions make this game feel like it's trying really hard to get Michael Bay to notice it. The only time I was happy playing the game was when I recognised a cover of The Primatives' Crash was playing in the background.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 49 Critic Score
    So, Cry Wolf has its moments. But for the most part, it’s a slog, an underwhelming and forgettable end to a series that showed so, so, so much promise.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 49 Critic Score
    Purchase for your grandmother rather than yourself.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Some way of teaching the players its mechanics were really required (even if it was just pages of text with pretty pictures, just something... anything). Unfortunately Nuclear Dawn has none of this and is instead a confusing game that isn't all that much fun to play.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 46 Critic Score
    One of the most pointless games made for the DS. The idea may sound good on paper, but performing magic tricks is really something which needs to stay in the real world. Stay away from this one, far away.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    It’s not a bad game and the general combat can have moments of fun. But as I said at the start, most of the time when I was playing this title, I just kept thinking to myself “I am not enjoying this and would rather be doing something else right now”. Take that for what you will.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    The whole thing feels rushed and incomplete. The lack of a proper roster update is the tip of a terrible iceberg. The game is a chore to play and despite being a big wrestling fan (or perhaps because of it) I never really had any fun. WWE 2K18 costs $110, but feels like a freemium mobile game. A failure on so many levels.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    The game is an anachronism, proving that transposing ideas from the past (without thinking critically about how they should be represented in the present) doesn’t always work.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Other M is no longer the worst Metroid game.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 45 Critic Score
    Perhaps I could look past all of this incredibly juvenile sexism if the game was any good, but it’s really not. The game is played at a slow pace, the story is just confusing, and there’s nothing that makes me actually want to play it.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    A broken game with a repetitive mechanic.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 30 Critic Score
    Zombie Army Trilogy feels exactly like what you think it is – a collection of DLC packages. With a bare-bones frame propping it up, the game is an emaciated experience with an overly ambitious price tag attempting to tie it all together.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    If you enjoy twin-stick shooters like Geometry Wars, then maybe you can give this a try. It’s definitely a competent game for the genre and will scratch that itch, if you’ve got it.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 30 Critic Score
    It's hard to recommend a game like Ecolibrium to anyone but the most bored.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    The ideas seem interesting enough, but in the end it looks, plays, and feels like a game from the mid 90’s; and not one of the the good ones.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 45 Critic Score
    The game’s title summarises the story; there’s some betrayal, and you’re looking to do some paying back. There’s technically good dialogue, in the same way a Fast and Furious movie technically has good dialogue. Occasionally you’ll chuckle. The rest of the time you really won’t care.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 35 Critic Score
    Derivative setting, dull NPCs, and clunky combat make The Technomancer an exemplar of lost potential.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 45 Critic Score
    Older fans like me can enjoy the nostalgia factor, but then there's not the level of depth to gameplay I now tend to enjoy.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 49 Critic Score
    For the most part Micro Machines: World Series is very close to being a great game; all it requires is a proper single player championship mode. Unfortunately, the broken online ruins much of the experience. Anyone looking for local co-op action should pick the game up if it’s on sale, but if you’re playing on your own, it’s tough to recommend.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    There’s a decent game buried somewhere underneath the muck, but the laziness of the port makes Dokuro on PC a game best avoided.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Boring at best, sickness-inducing at worst.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Woefully inadequate AI makes boring combat frustrating.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 30 Critic Score
    A game that suffers from its fundamentals. The act of moving your troops around the battlefield, and engaging in combat, is too far removed from the player’s input – leading to frustration rather than gratification.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 45 Critic Score
    A sloppy piece of work that doesn't do justice to the series or to its fans. I'm not even sure fans of the series will enjoy this one. I certainly didn't.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 45 Critic Score
    Basically, it's not as much fun as doing the daily trivia quiz in the paper over your morning coffee. Strictly for hardcore fans of the show or those that are extremely tolerant of low-budget game design.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 44 Critic Score
    Army Corps of Hell feels more like a low-key Mini title; certainly not a full retail game being sold in stores for close to $90! The highlight of the game is probably the thrash hardcore metal soundtrack and even this won't appeal to everyone. Best to avoid this hellish title, at least at full price.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    "Boring combat. Interesting writing. Constant sleaziness.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 45 Critic Score
    Simple gameplay hamstrung by freemium features.
    • 55 Metascore
    • 45 Critic Score
    Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings is all the more frustrating because there are tiny, oh-so-brief sprinklings of entertainment to be had - they're just padded wall to wall with frustrating gameplay and below average presentation.
    • 55 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Overall, this is a good attempt on the part of Crocodile. Unfortunately, the combination of frustratingly hard boss fights and cheap traps lets it down. I can’t help but think this would have been a great game with better execution.

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