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 Tomb Raider
Lowest review score: 20 Smash 'N' Survive
Score distribution:
2085 game reviews
    • 38 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Patchy. It suffers from bugs that see you teleporting from one place to another, graphical glitches, unfortunate design decisions, and poor level design. On the upside the arcade game is so good it should have been its own game.
    • 38 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    The sound in Carnival Games Mini Golf is disjointed and weird.
    • 38 Metascore
    • 38 Critic Score
    Turbo: Super Stunt Squad will have a limited shelf-life that can be perfectly mapped to the cinema release of the movie and possibly the follow-up DVD sales window. It will entertain fans of the movie over a wet weekend or two, but ultimately the sub-par graphics, limited gameplay, and clunky controls make this game about as flawed as Ryan Reynolds' acting.
    • 38 Metascore
    • 35 Critic Score
    Maybe EA Games could rename Part 2 "Harry Potter and the Multiple Revenue Streams". Because if we are going to be honest, that's all this title really is.
    • 38 Metascore
    • 30 Critic Score
    Bumbling combat, laughable visuals, and terribly overpriced.
    • 36 Metascore
    • 30 Critic Score
    he Move hardware is great - software like this is drivel.
    • 36 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    It's disappointing and hard to fathom that, given how much was riding on the game, EA could have dropped the ball so completely.
    • 36 Metascore
    • 30 Critic Score
    Perhaps I shouldn’t have been surprised that ORION: Dino Horde was such a disappointment. The gaming industry has been rife with rumors about scurrilous behaviour concerning a very similar title, Dino Beatdown. ORION: Dino Horde's rough edges suggest that it has been quickly brought to market and cynically shoveled out to gamers in the vain hope that its over the top premise will bring in a few bucks.
    • 35 Metascore
    • 30 Critic Score
    Overall, Girl Fight feels like a cheap, less fluid (motion-wise), knock off of Dead or Alive. The arcade mode demands you play through at least seven times, which wouldn’t necessarily be a bad thing if this were a better game.
    • 33 Metascore
    • 28 Critic Score
    Patches may stop the glitches, but I think this space sim is far beyond repair.
    • 33 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Ultimately, it's about as disappointing as a game could be. It's less "Call of Duty" and more "cynical cash grab," attempting to con Vita owners out of their hard-earned. At a budget price, with the bugs fixed and a name that better suits the experience, things might be different; as it is, this game is less Declassified and more Disgusting. Avoid, and tell your friends to do likewise.
    • 33 Metascore
    • 35 Critic Score
    Slightly better than being run over by a tractor.
    • 31 Metascore
    • 20 Critic Score
    Seriously, this "game" - and I use this term lightly - is $29.90 on the NZ PSN store. If it was $2.99 I could possibly cut it some slack but, to be honest, it's not even worth the bandwidth to download it.
    • 30 Metascore
    • 30 Critic Score
    I can't quite say that this is the worst Kinect launch game, but it's right up (read: down) there.
    • 26 Metascore
    • 20 Critic Score
    A rotting, steaming pile of awful.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    All up though, Speed Racer is colourful, funny, has good music and the graphics still hold up on the aging PS2. In fact, I would go so far as to say Speed Racer makes a much better game than it does a movie.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Yes, the graphics aren’t great (but they are cute), there is only one speed (which could take a while for Sims fanatics to get used to), and things move along pretty slowly. It’s still a really good game.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    While it is good to have another RPG on the PSP, its controls and other poor design features wrench you away from the experience, and don’t really allow you to enjoy the game like you should be able to with any title.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    All in all, I found EA’s Monopoly unfulfilling and sterile Although the graphics are clean and crisp there is no ‘heart’ to it. But what I find most remarkable is that there is no online multi-player ability. Seeing it’s a multi-player game I would have thought that online play would be a logical extension.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 69 Critic Score
    Not recommended for anyone with hands big enough to hold the buzzers. But for your very young children, it could well be a goer if you're looking for another use for your Buzz! buzzers.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The highlight of the pack, however, has to be the 10th Anniversary ‘gifts’ that also come in the stuff pack: three favourites from previous Sims titles. Yes, the vibromatic bed is finally back, as is the large (now stockable) aquarium, and an awesome electric guitar.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    As part of the PSN mini series of games, and for just $8.45, Car Jack Streets is good value for those looking for a console copy of the original GTA game, packed with plenty of urban mayhem and with a real time twist.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 47 Critic Score
    If anything, Ace Armstrong vs. the Alien Scumbags! serves best as an example of how not to make a shooter.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    While the overall feel is perhaps best described as a bit rough around the edges, we have to remember that this is a mini after all, and the price reflects that.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    It just doesn't do it well, either. To fail at the core of motion controlled gameplay at this stage in the Wii's lifespan is hard to accept.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 77 Critic Score
    It's an enjoyable game, and I have had the songs stuck in my head for a few days after playing it. If you're a fan of Glee, and enjoy having a sing along at home, you will most likely enjoy this.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    A simple, additive game and one which we found was a lot of fun to play.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    EXTREME Sheepdog trials is certainly unique, but I am unsure whether the activity required videogame translation. For enthusiasts (if they exist) only.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Overall, Around the World in 80 Days offers an hour or so more playing time than Call of Atlantis – and is very similar; however it's not quite as much fun.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Overall this is a great little game for fans of drifting. It's not easy, but represents a real challenge that rewards perseverance. If you are grounded, without a car, or without a licence, then this game will put you back in the driving seat. Remember folks: don't drink and play!

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