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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 Gears of War 4
Lowest review score: 20 Deca Sports Freedom
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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    • 77 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Transformers: Devastation
    It is action-packed however, and combined with the amount of 80’s Transformers fanfare added in, it’s a decent experience for anyone who still remembers Soundwave as a retro cassette tape deck.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 89 Critic Score
    Halo 5: Guardians
    Fantastic gameplay, vistas and multiplayer modes, with a story that’s on the cusp of being an epic.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Life is Strange: Episode 5 - Polarized
    A fantastic series comes to an uneven, disappointing close.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer
    Feels like it would benefit from a longer plot, but still fun if you overlook the repetitive nature.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Skylanders SuperChargers
    I never thought I’d admit it, but Superchargers is one hell of an amazing time.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden
    It very much feels like a game of the past as far as the overall package is concerned, with a lack of online multiplayer and a focus on its single player elements. Unfortunately, while combat is solid and its audio and visual elements impress, there is simply not enough of a game here to enjoy them for too long.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 98 Critic Score
    Tales From The Borderlands: Episode 5 - The Vault of the Traveler
    As it stands now, I can’t recommend Tales from the Borderlands highly enough. It’s a masterpiece of the same calibre as The Walking Dead, it’s one of the best games I’ve played all year (also, one of the best games I’ve played ever), and it might just be Telltale’s magnum opus.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 95 Critic Score
    SOMA
    Unsettling, confronting, and thought-provoking.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls
    Different mechanics, same great Danganronpa storytelling.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    NBA 2K16
    Unfortunately, it is also evident that 2K Sports bit off more than they can chew, by trying to make the MyCareer mode more compelling with the introduction of Spike Lee’s story.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 67 Critic Score
    Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax
    Snappy fighter in a lacklustre package.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below
    Overall, Dragon Quest Heroes is a game I enjoyed a lot and would recommend to anyone who likes JRPGs, especially if you’re a fan of the source material.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection
    For all the game industry’s current obsession with open worlds and open-ended narratives, the Uncharted games stand as a shining example of the possibility for linear stories to be infinitely re-playable. They don’t need anything more.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 82 Critic Score
    Pro Evolution Soccer 2016
    So, is Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 better than FIFA 16? If you want an easily accessible game where you can mash the tackle button without fear of being sent off, or tap the shoot button to fire in a bicycle kick from outside the penalty area, and if you don’t care about having all the big name clubs, strips, and squads, you might decide that yes, PES 2016 is better than FIFA 16. Otherwise, no, it’s not.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    LEGO Dimensions
    Every brick placed and every button pressed is a little bit magical.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    LBX: Little Battlers eXperience
    Strong RPG delivers on a great premise. Extensive customisation, let down by clunky menus.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 88 Critic Score
    FIFA 16
    It’s a worthy step-up from FIFA 15 by fine-tuning small aspects of the game, but not compromising the formula fans have grown to love.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Super Mario Maker
    Trusting other players for quality levels is risky business, but making your own is creative heaven.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Destiny: The Taken King
    This is the first sign we’ve had that Destiny just might become the game many think it could be.
    • 43 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Devil's Third
    The soldiers Ivan’s teamed up with are a bunch of generic - almost cliché - and didn’t add to the story, or help with bosses, making them fairly pointless. However, despite all that, it was fun, and in the end this could have been a great straight up beat ’em up if they had left out the shooter aspect.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Persona 4: Dancing All Night
    Persona 4: Dancing All Night is a game for Persona fans, a game for rhythm genre fans, and definitely a game for Persona fans who love rhythm games (like me). Perhaps more importantly, it’s a milestone for rhythm games, pushing the bounds of mastery and player-defined difficulty, and demonstrating that this genre has as much capacity for a deep and compelling narrative as any other.
    • 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.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 92 Critic Score
    Forza Motorsport 6
    Forza 6 is the typical exceptional quality we’ve come to expect over the past decade. The racing is smooth and can be tailored to suit anybody’s skill level, and the tracks are designed with meticulous attention to detail.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition
    Whatever you're into, Disney Infinity has something for you.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Shadowrun: Hong Kong
    A really enjoyable play. The Hong Kong setting gives a new thematic twist for the series that feels well fleshed-out and interesting, and the increasingly strange mystery you get caught up in makes for a great experience...Definitely one for newbs and phreaks alike.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 74 Critic Score
    Mad Max
    Official movie tie-in or not, dampen down your expectations.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Beyond Eyes
    I didn’t love this game, but it had enough nice moments for me to be happy that I played it.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 84 Critic Score
    Lost Dimension
    Gripping character work complements deep combat.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 84 Critic Score
    Madden NFL 16
    Madden 16 offers plenty to core gamers, and now caters to those wanting to pick-up-and-play.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 94 Critic Score
    Tearaway Unfolded
    I never wanted a sequel to Tearaway, nor did I want a remaster. What we've got with Unfolded is something that's somewhere in the middle, and somehow achieves more than a typical sequel or remaster ever could. It's a fresh take on the same ideas that made Tearaway so good, and even if the different hardware means it doesn't capture that feeling of "holding a world in your hand" as well as the Vita game, Unfolded is still a must-play for anyone with a PS4, regardless of whether or not you've played the original.
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