Official Xbox Magazine UK's Scores
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For 2,214 reviews, this publication has graded:
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40% higher than the average critic
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6% same as the average critic
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54% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 7.5 points lower than other critics.
(0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 67
| Highest review score: | Forza Horizon 4 | |
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| Lowest review score: | Double Dragon II: Wander of the Dragons |
Score distribution:
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Positive: 863 out of 2214
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Mixed: 1,077 out of 2214
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Negative: 274 out of 2214
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As a glimpse into the life of a dysfunctional family, Three Fourths Home is a success - but while its dialogue has the ring of truth, its narrative feels slight and incomplete. [Feb 2016, p.80]- Official Xbox Magazine UK
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Posted Mar 27, 2016 -
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The controls of your spaceships just aren’t good enough. You rotate your ship in 3D. You rotate the camera in 3D. You fight in 3D – it’s all just too much 3D.- Official Xbox Magazine UK
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One complaint - why make the unlocking process so drawn out? [Apr 2011, p.111]- Official Xbox Magazine UK
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A disorienting mix of the classic, the needless and the forgotten. [Apr 2014, p.89]- Official Xbox Magazine UK
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Offering neither the thrilling gymnastic momentum of Prince of Persia, nor the flexible sneaking of its superstar sibling, ACC: India finds itself spinning off into a cul-de-sac. [March 2016, p.76]- Official Xbox Magazine UK
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There's no doubt that there's a push towards narrative and mechanical innovation at its heart. This won't earn plaudits for what it achieves, but what it attempts is another matter - it might be destined for the bargain bucket, but it's worth picking up once it gets there.- Official Xbox Magazine UK
- Posted Oct 11, 2012
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Sadly, the floaty handling returns, which limits the feeling of tactile connection to the game. Similarly, while the simplistic trick system is adequate for boost hoarding in races, the stunt events are a fiddly chore. Techland still hasn't entirely 'nailed' it then, but you definitely won't feel robbed for the price.- Official Xbox Magazine UK
- Posted May 29, 2012
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So Undercover is a bit off-balance. Its bright spots, like the anticipation it builds for unlocking all the ridiculously fun race types, are dragged down by the slow-paced progression. A good time can be had, but only if you're patient or a really big fan of Most Wanted.- Official Xbox Magazine UK
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It’s not quite as open-ended as genre titans like World of Warcraft, but there’s a lot to like about PSU; it offers a vast, engaging and personal online and offline experience – plus there’s just something blissful about hitting robot Ewoks with a giant sword.- Official Xbox Magazine UK
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Armored Core is best enjoyed with other enthusiasts, and For Answer has an impressive array of online options. [Sept 2008, p.88]- Official Xbox Magazine UK
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Nero is a flawed but admirable project, a clear labour of love, and absolutely an experience worth having. One in the win column for self-publishers everywhere.- Official Xbox Magazine UK
- Posted May 15, 2015
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The tantalising world and systems are fine in their own right, but shoddy car handling saps any desire to play beyond a few minutes at a time. Dock a point if you don't have likeminded pals.- Official Xbox Magazine UK
- Posted Dec 23, 2014
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It's also very short. Laserlife tries tackling existentialism, but doesn't have the space to do it. [Christmas 2015, p.83]- Official Xbox Magazine UK
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A tightly-designed, child-friendly, cute platform game that will challenge adults too. [Jan 2018, p.84]- Official Xbox Magazine UK
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With around 50 levels to chew on, the game is substantial but no banquet, and the later levels don't really build on their predecessors in any mind-blowing ways. It's a welcome break from the frenzy elsewhere on Xbox Live, but it never threatens to become a fixture.- Official Xbox Magazine UK
- Posted Jul 20, 2013
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Functional, uninspiring tie-in. [Christmas 2011, p.109]- Official Xbox Magazine UK
Posted Dec 6, 2011 -
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Football without rules equals a mess. Add some crap gameplay and annoying animations and it's a complete joke. [April 2006, p.94]- Official Xbox Magazine UK
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Reasonably fun in local multiplayer, but too basic to justify the price you pay. [Sept 2018, p.82]- Official Xbox Magazine UK
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Given time and space we finally appreciate RE6 for the dumb actioner it is. Nice port, too. [June 2016, p.84]- Official Xbox Magazine UK
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It's a good job the multiplayer's so enjoyable because, if we're being honest, the single-player mode is pretty shallow.- Official Xbox Magazine UK
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Each of the three play styles - stealth, gadgets and guns - become tedious if you doggedly stick with where your skill points have been spent. But if you're able to keep changing your style, and can forgive the attention-breaking idiocy of the enemies, you'll see there's potential here for a great sequel and series.- Official Xbox Magazine UK
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Can't compete with "Elite" or "Colony Wars." [July 2010, p.103]- Official Xbox Magazine UK
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Clumsy but just about competent, this plays its one note well enough to satisfy anybody who wants to spend hours peering through a scope.- Official Xbox Magazine UK
- Posted Jun 26, 2014
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Let's just say there are no huge surprises, but it's extremely well executed. The narrative has always been the strength of ACIII, and the DLC campaign is no exception.- Official Xbox Magazine UK
- Posted Apr 23, 2013
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A darkly poetic homage to horror cinema, but one that lacks its own identity. [Issue#179, p.89]- Official Xbox Magazine UK
Posted Aug 8, 2019 -
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This is a way to acquire the entire set at a lower price, but only hardcore retro collectors need apply. [June 2009, p.93]- Official Xbox Magazine UK
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Not quite worthy of its dev pedigree, but there's enough here to keep our tails wagging. [Nov 2016, p.73]- Official Xbox Magazine UK
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Stealth fans, heed our warning: Serial Cleaner might promise a hardcore genre fix, but behind the '70s veneer lies a game that takes pleasure in leaving you fuming. And unlike actual cleaning, it awards you with none of the satisfaction of a job well done.- Official Xbox Magazine UK
Posted Sep 19, 2017 -
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Definitely hazardous, but not funny or fun. [Mar 2010, p.114]- Official Xbox Magazine UK
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A lack of development time this time round is surely the only possible explanation for the game’s unfinished feel...There’s a fantastic title in there, one that Treyarch has obviously worked hard on, but we can’t help but feel it’s a case of embarrassing premature web-ejaculation.- Official Xbox Magazine UK
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All things considered, Sam's been seriously shafted. [Christmas 2012, p.99]- Official Xbox Magazine UK
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A solid fighting game though not up to the modern standards of "Virtua Fighter 5." [Dec 2007, p.108]- Official Xbox Magazine UK
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Posted Mar 23, 2012 -
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Of all of Konami's retro games, this is the best. Contra is manically tough, and even Live co-op play doesn't make it that much easier. If you can get to the end without continuing then we'll salute you as a hero.- Official Xbox Magazine UK
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Far from great, with a fair few bugs, Morphite is enjoyably shabby all the same.- Official Xbox Magazine UK
Posted Dec 12, 2017 -
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Pneuma is let down by its waffling and insistence on shoving questions about the nature of reality down your throat. [Apr 2015, p.83]- Official Xbox Magazine UK
Posted Mar 28, 2015 -
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Posted Jul 13, 2011 -
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This is actually an evolution, in that Evolution involves random mutations that aren't always beneficial.- Official Xbox Magazine UK
- Posted Jan 11, 2011
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By turns brilliant and infuriating, this falls just short of being a score-chasing classic. [Aug 2016, p.80]- Official Xbox Magazine UK
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Challenge mode is a real fan-pleaser and the fastest rally stages are fun and pretty. But it feels clumsy at low-speed, has some severe technical issues and rallycross events are poor. [March 2016, p.85]- Official Xbox Magazine UK
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A great series addition for fans and newcomers. [Sept 2009, p.79]- Official Xbox Magazine UK
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Angry Birds Trilogy just feels like simple cash-raking from a franchise that's displayed little-to-no creativity since the first bird was fired.- Official Xbox Magazine UK
- Posted Nov 8, 2012
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If you want, say, entertainment, then do like they do in real life and move from Superbikes to "MotoGP." [July 2008, p.92]- Official Xbox Magazine UK
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Uncompromising and dedicated to the art of driving. This one's only for genre fans. [Nov 2016, p.81]- Official Xbox Magazine UK
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It does get repetitive, but when it hitting its stride, Shiftlings is worth letting rip with.- Official Xbox Magazine UK
- Posted Mar 5, 2015
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Rough and ready, silly and ugly, this survival sim is charming, but hugely uneven. [May 2017, p.78]- Official Xbox Magazine UK
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So this isn't Dance Central and it certainly isn't Lips, but if you're firing it up for a party, Michael Jackson: The Experience is definitely enough to keep a gang of, preferably drunk, mates entertained - even if it is absolutely propped up by the undeniably stellar music and iconic dance routines.- Official Xbox Magazine UK
- Posted Apr 15, 2011
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Posted Jun 25, 2011 -
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A laugh-free and miserable undead slog. [Christmas 2011, p.111]- Official Xbox Magazine UK
Posted Dec 6, 2011 -
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There's no multiplayer, and even on the Hard setting this game is a piece of cake. It's fun while it lasts, but it ends so quickly you're bound to be disappointed.- Official Xbox Magazine UK
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Child friendly but not alienating to adults - this is an enjoyable adventure for one or two.- Official Xbox Magazine UK
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Superstars V8 Racing is a decent and, at times, surprisingly pretty racer, and while it's never going to blow GRID's graphics or Race Pro's handling out of the water, it does conjure up happy memories of classic Codies TOCA games. Here's hoping by next year, Milestone has mastered the art of a more immersive career mode.- Official Xbox Magazine UK
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Posted Apr 28, 2015 -
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Not quite forgettable, thanks to sturdy core concepts, a diverse line-up of cards and some infuriating micro-transactions.- Official Xbox Magazine UK
- Posted Aug 8, 2014
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A bit broken, quite derivative and short on narrative appeal - but rich with customisation possibilities and enjoyable at the level of the firefight.- Official Xbox Magazine UK
- Posted Oct 2, 2014
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Not so much a misfire as misplaced. [June 2014, p.76]- Official Xbox Magazine UK
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This one's probably best left undetected. [Feb 2010, p.108]- Official Xbox Magazine UK
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On a hand-held, you'd think "well done chaps, this is a good boiled-down version which keeps the core of the game intact". But on a console, and so soon after Black Flag, it feels like an over-long chunk of watery DLC.- Official Xbox Magazine UK
- Posted Jan 16, 2014
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It's business as usual for dear old Sonic. Which isn't necessarily a very good thing. [Jan 2018, p.82]- Official Xbox Magazine UK
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It's simple and quite fun - especially if you're a depraved and drooling pervert - but the extremely basic, traditional wrestling action and lack of any lasting challenge sinks Rumble Roses down to a disappointing A-cup of a game.- Official Xbox Magazine UK
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A basic-yet-endearing trip down memory lane. Don't bother if you owned these games in a past life, though. [April 2006, p.92]- Official Xbox Magazine UK
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What's here is good, but doesn't justify the price when you're not even getting an hour of gameplay. [Oct 2015, p.91]- Official Xbox Magazine UK
Posted Sep 9, 2015 -
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With a little bit more polish this could have been a home run, but as it is, it slides safely into first base. [Feb 2016, p.87]- Official Xbox Magazine UK
Posted Feb 16, 2016 -
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But Despite the artful simplicity of the game we just can't justify paying money for this. Throwback kudos and nostalgia value aside, the game involves too little skill in comparison to the likes of Joust or the aforementioned "Geometry Wars."- Official Xbox Magazine UK
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Commandos Strike Force achieves the impossible - it's a wargame that's innovative and interesting to play. Switching characters in the middle of a battle keeps the pace high, while the solo chapters use each fighter and their skills to their fullest.- Official Xbox Magazine UK
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Without wishing to be Volga, this is a real kick in the Urals. Punitive old-school design meets needless contemporary complexities, with rehashed set-pieces Putin the final nail in the coffin.- Official Xbox Magazine UK
- Posted Feb 8, 2016
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A throwback party game that's clearly aimed at a very specific audience.- Official Xbox Magazine UK
Posted Feb 6, 2018 -
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Breakpoint is huge and meaty, but fundamental flaws suck most of the fun out of it. [Issue#184, p.65]- Official Xbox Magazine UK
Posted Nov 18, 2019 -
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With IL-2 asserting impressive air superiority in the last month or so, there's no reason to pick up this ropier and less satisfying interpretation of the same conflict. Technically unimpressive and snooze-inducing, it's less "chocks away" and more "chock this in the bin".- Official Xbox Magazine UK
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Shooting is so bland that firing a gun carries all the excitement of filing a tax return. [Apr 2016, p.91]- Official Xbox Magazine UK
Posted Mar 27, 2016 -
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A challenging fighting system is only the bare bones of what could be a better game. [Issue#225, p.84]- Official Xbox Magazine UK
Posted Mar 9, 2019 -
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A game that doesn't always balance the line between reward and challenge. [May 2018, p.78]- Official Xbox Magazine UK
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Good stuff, then, but hard to get too excited about. [Christmas 2013, p.106]- Official Xbox Magazine UK
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Posted Nov 9, 2015 -
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A matter of surviving endless similar rooms, and repetitive mini-bosses with too much health.- Official Xbox Magazine UK
- Posted Jun 7, 2013
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It IS "Micro Machines," right down to the dinky size of the cars and power-up based racing buffoonery. [Aug 2007, p.101]- Official Xbox Magazine UK
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Without any visible reinvention or revolution, WRC 3 is left looking embarrassingly dated. The WRC license has been recreated with impressive accuracy, and there's a serviceable sim underneath the awkward handling, but the entire package is painfully weak compared to its competition. If this is rally, feel free to count us out- Official Xbox Magazine UK
- Posted Oct 15, 2012
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