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 Smash 'N' Survive
Score distribution:
2085 game reviews
    • 69 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    It’s definitely a good game, one that shows promise for an action focused future in the Resident Evil franchise, but too many little annoyances add up to prevent it from being a great game.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    Packed with extra activities, secret areas and a decent if not overwhelming adventure, The Legendary Starfy will no doubt have satisfied all those eager gamers waiting for it to appear in a language they could understand.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    An innovative little puzzler that stacks up well, and will keep you entertained for a weekend.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    If you want to relive the experience you loved ten years ago, get this game, but prepare to feel that crushing weight of nostalgia.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    On top of the irritating cinematics and clunky non-driving gameplay elements, the game continues to feature some unpredictable AI when racing computer drivers.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    Just Dance 2014 is still a whole lot of fun, particularly if you bring a few friends around to join in. Just make sure you keep a towel handy, as all that dancing can be sweaty work.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    There’s an interesting mix of characters and environments to keep the gameplay fresh, and the soundtrack is a delight. It doesn’t hold up so well as a single-player experience because of the repetitive nature if you have to do everything yourself, but it’s a great party game with some friends.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    It does get a little tiresome, however, with so few options and - more importantly, perhaps - the lack of variety in the look of the maps.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    Army of Two is, at heart, a fairly standard action game that is saved from mediocrity by some fun co-operative gameplay. If you don’t have a friend to play through this with, you may as well stop reading right now.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    Despite some frustrating nuisances, this is still one of the best showcases for the impressive Kinect technology.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    So what are you getting for your $70, then? To be honest, not a lot. The remake's cool and all but you'd be hard pressed to justify paying more than $20 for it alone - even if you're a hardcore Tekken fan.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    At risk of repeating other reviews, Battlefront has the form of a Star Wars game that feels like it’s still in the making. Whether from time constraints or by design, every ostensible grandeur and moment of fantasy it does so well to impress can be experienced with a day off. Its glamour and gloss only makes more regretful how little there is. After a ten-year hiatus, Battlefront is only a figment of what it wanted to be.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    This game feels like a shadow of its predecessors and is only saved by the phenomenal impetus this series already has.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    It’s definitely worth a rent, but it has limited re-playability and its multiplayer value is only going to last as long as its community.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    It's important to note that this DLC adds nothing new in terms of the gameplay. In a similar vein to the previous Kinect Sports Season 2 content for the golf component, this Midnight Mountain Ski Pack just adds new maps or tracks to your library. However, each new map has been well thought out and manages to get more juice out of the original game by offering up new challenges.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    The single player campaign is a decent five to six hour haul, and considering most PSVR players will struggle to play solidly for more than a couple of hours, it feels longer than that overall. It’s well balanced too with moments of intense, nail-biting shooting, broken up with quiet sections where you can just survey your alien environment. Farpoint does an admirable job of delivering a sense of scale, and character models and animations are some of the better I’ve seen in the PSVR space to date. The game also includes some co-op levels where you can team up with another player online to wipe out waves of aliens together (thankfully there is friendly fire). For those who aren’t sure about which version of Farpoint to buy, I would strongly suggest you get the Aim Controller bundle. There’s around a $50 price difference, but I can’t help but feel that Farpoint is saved by the use of a proper gun controller.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    The game is very playable and is an absolute bucket-load of bloody fun. And who doesn't fancy joining the undead for a night, or sending a few of the blood-sucking freaks back to their graves for good?
    • 73 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    While The Missing Link does present an intriguing cast of mysterious characters, none of them feel particularly imperative or tug at your heartstrings.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    The multiplayer likewise suffers a bit from a lack of variety.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    Probably not a game for anyone born too far before the millennium. But it is sure to bring some joy for younger players this Christmas.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    SingStar Dance is very party-game orientated with the full track listing accessible from the get-go.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    Beating levels will unlock different helicopters. So you can replay missions with birds that are faster and can carry more troops. All so you can get better completion times to move up the online leaderboards.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    Judged purely on its racing, MX vs. ATV: Alive is a good game. But that's not what most people will judge it on.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    Chances are that if you’ve played Virtua Tennis 3 you may be slightly disappointed, as the usual high bar that is the VT series hasn’t been quite reached this time round, and 2009 is quite similar to VT3 to begin with.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    While the game never comes close to the level of daring and invention within that work, the good news is that it is at least on par with the film, and probably better. In the world of comic/movie tie-ins, that in itself is as unlikely as breaking the laws of physics.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    There is no doubt that Arma III is realistic. In fact, it is the best combat simulator on the market. Is it fun though? For me, I found it an exercise in frustration at times. Games need to entertain me, not frustrate me.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    The multiplayer likewise suffers a bit from a lack of variety.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    Repetitive and unashamedly fun (but a lacklustre port to PS4).
    • 70 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    The presentation of the game is nicely polished for the most part. From a distance, everything looks really good in-game. Up close, however, H.A.W.X kind of suffers from what most flight games do – bad terrain!
    • 82 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    Play it because it’s different, play it because it’s a far cry from anything you’re likely to in the coming months.

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