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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 Tomb Raider
Lowest review score: 20 Smash 'N' Survive
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1,403 out of 2085
  2. Mixed: 592 out of 2085
  3. Negative: 90 out of 2085
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    • 93 Metascore
    • 84 Critic Score
    BioShock Infinite
    BioShock Infinite puts the relationship between Booker and Elizabeth right at the core of your experience. It is absolutely central to how you interact with the game. But in a genre where you can’t see Booker’s feet, let alone his face, this throws up insurmountable and unavoidable barriers to how closely you can truly engage with Booker and his relationship with Elizabeth. Again, these challenges are self inflicted.
    • 93 Metascore
    • 93 Critic Score
    Braid
    The graphics are an amazing painterly mixture of abstract and cartoonish styles – it actually looks like a living painting you’re waltzing through. The music is of an equally high quality, switching between string compositions and folk music.
    • 93 Metascore
    • 98 Critic Score
    Super Mario 3D World
    The game is breathtakingly simple, polished to perfection, and tonnes of fun - by yourself or with friends. The only reason it’s not getting a perfect 10 is because I miss the story elements, and some of the bosses were just far too easy to overcome.
    • 93 Metascore
    • 98 Critic Score
    Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty
    Bang for buck? Check. Killer gameplay? Check. Loads of options? Check. Story, sound, presentation? All awesome. It even has a "casual" difficulty level. What's not to like? Screw 2010 - StarCraft II is the best RTS game released in YEARS and one of the best games on PC full stop. If you like gaming at all, you owe it to yourself to check this out. The ultimate RTS has arrived.
    • 93 Metascore
    • 92 Critic Score
    Persona 4 Golden
    If you’ve been thinking about dipping your toes into the JRPG scene, you absolutely must put this at the top of your list.
    • 93 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Persona 5
    There’s an excellent 50-hour game in here, but being needlessly stretched out to the three-digit mark waters down the whole experience. If it earned its size and made good use of the time, that’d be one thing, but Persona 5 spends far too much time treading water. In trying to be more, Persona 5 ends up being less, and we’re left with a game that’s simply very good, rather than the masterpiece it deserves to be.
    • 93 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Gears of War 2
    It’s an understatement to say Gears of War 2 is the epitome of action. This game defines the genre.
    • 93 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Mass Effect 3
    I feel ME 3 is an evolution rather than the revolutions the first two games were. While the ending has certainly left a bad taste in my mouth and soured my feelings on the series a little, I cannot deny that the journey to get there is still excellent.
    • 93 Metascore
    • 89 Critic Score
    Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
    It feels like this was the game Kojima knew he should have reluctantly made from the beginning - having finally kicked the habit of falling into cinematic gluttony to tell his stories. He’s made a game that utilises more fully what a game should, with all the learning curves that come with trying something new. Metal Gear Solid 5 is the best stealth game I’ve ever played, it’s just not the best open-world one.
    • 93 Metascore
    • 93 Critic Score
    The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
    Skyward Sword is not only a fitting tribute to the long running series, but also a milestone in the life of the Nintendo Wii itself, as it finally delivers a game that shows the true power of the control system. Besides, it is fun and challenging to play in its own right. Very highly recommended.
    • 93 Metascore
    • 95 Critic Score
    Rock Band 3
    I don't know how this game will do in the sales charts, but personally it's turned me from a music-game-weary cynic into a fresh-faced jammer once again. I'm not sure how long that will last, but for now I'm loving it.
    • 93 Metascore
    • 98 Critic Score
    Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
    An epic masterpiece worth saving your gold doubloons for.
    • 93 Metascore
    • 91 Critic Score
    Mass Effect 3
    What separates the truly stupendous from the merely amazing is that often elusive je ne sais quoi. Mass Effect 3 burns brightly. But that extra spark would have transformed it from a shining star, into a blazing supernova.
    • 93 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    INSIDE
    Fun, easy, creepy, scary, bizarre, and oozing with atmosphere, but doesn’t quite stick the landing.
    • 92 Metascore
    • 92 Critic Score
    God of War III
    God of War III is polished from (severed) head to (bloodied) toe, and is an enjoyable, ridiculous experience perfect for the moments where you just want to switch your brain off.
    • 92 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
    I may have come down hard on the story, but that's because I hate to see potential unfulfilled. Uncharted 2 remains my favourite, simply because I value well-realised characters above anything else. But if you're less of a fussy bastard than me, and if you want a game that will wow you with sheer spectacle and keep you on the edge of your seat from start to finish, then get this game.
    • 92 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    Anomaly: Warzone Earth
    As a game it is by no means revolutionary - but titles don't need to be the new black to be good. Anomaly: Warzone Earth has definitely got enough bells and whistles to keep casual players entertained.
    • 92 Metascore
    • 95 Critic Score
    Rock Band
    Indeed we have waited a long time for Rock Band, but it’s now here, and it’s fun. Really fun. Sell-your-grandmother-to-afford-the-$320-price-tag fun. This is the party game for all of those who have thrashed Guitar Hero and SingStar to their death.
    • 92 Metascore
    • 95 Critic Score
    Journey
    Journey was a masterclass in emotional design when it came out. This sharper, crisper version still carries that badge.
    • 92 Metascore
    • 89 Critic Score
    Bloodborne
    Bloodborne lends heavily from its forebears, but transforms the combat into a fast-paced dance of death. It rewards aggression rather than hanging back and waiting for opportunities to present themselves. While some technical, design, and pacing issues mar parts of the experience, Bloodborne is the freshest playing entry in a genre that has very narrow gameplay constraints.
    • 92 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
    We’re still left with a good RPG, but one that’s held back somewhat by tedious quest design and an overreliance on sexist cliches.
    • 92 Metascore
    • 96 Critic Score
    Forza Motorsport 3
    Forza 3 may have 'something for everyone', but for me the heart of the game is how damn satisfying a good lap feels in the hot lap mode. And I guess at the end of the day, the most important thing in a DRIVING game is how much fun you have kissing the apex.
    • 92 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Batman: Arkham Asylum
    As well as being wonderfully constructed, the environment drips with atmosphere.
    • 92 Metascore
    • 93 Critic Score
    Fire Emblem: Awakening
    If you like this kind of thing, buy it, love it, and trade me your teams - there's battlin' to be done.
    • 92 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
    When I sit back and think about Smash Bros I think about how amazed a gamer from the mid 90s would find it.
    • 92 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Journey
    My gaming tastes are such that I'm perfectly conditioned to fall in love with something like Journey. Keep that in mind - if you're more about visceral action or epic 40-hour experiences, you should possibly look elsewhere. But in my opinion, this is one of the best games out there that can provide you with an experience - and a memorable, highly positive one at that.
    • 92 Metascore
    • 88 Critic Score
    Rock Band 2
    Overall Rock Band 2 makes a few welcome changes to a solid rhythm action title – and the overall soundtrack is a big step up.
    • 92 Metascore
    • 92 Critic Score
    Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
    Mario Kart 8 is easy to pick-up, easy to enjoy, and no matter how good you are, there will be moments that make you smile.
    • 92 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The ICO & Shadow of the Colossus Collection
    The unique puzzle and adventure elements are challenging, while the artistic elements set them apart from any other games you have played before.
    • 91 Metascore
    • 95 Critic Score
    Super Street Fighter IV
    This is the very best fighting game ever made, literally bursting with content and even more hinted to be on the way through DLC. You cannot pass this up and still claim to be a fighting game fan.
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