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For 2,495 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 58% higher than the average critic
  • 5% same as the average critic
  • 37% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 5 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 70
Highest review score: 100 Fallout 3
Lowest review score: 10 Pulse Racer
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1,261 out of 2495
  2. Mixed: 940 out of 2495
  3. Negative: 294 out of 2495
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    • 53 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Painkiller: Hell & Damnation
    The story extends Daniel's tale, but Hell & Damnation's 14 levels are merely somewhat revamped versions of environments from the original Painkiller and its Battle Out of Hell expansion. [May 2013, p.77]
    • Official Xbox Magazine
      • Posted Apr 24, 2013
    • 53 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Star Trek: D-A-C
    We would've loved a story-based solo campaign like that in the similar (but infinitely superior) Undertow. [Aug 2009, p.74]
    • Official Xbox Magazine
    • 53 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Dead or Alive Xtreme 2
    It's less enjoyable, more difficult, and at times blatantly creepy. [Jan. 2007, p.68]
    • Official Xbox Magazine
    • 53 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Dreamcast Collection
    Though the compilation's $30 price is alluring, gamers' found memories would probably serve them just as well. [May 2011, p.79]
    • 53 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Samurai Warriors 2 Empires
    Until Koei takes the time to enliven the painfully monotonous action, this is one samurai best left an honorless ronin--especially since Empires inexplicably abandoned the two-player Live action of its predecessor. [Mar 2007, p.79]
    • Official Xbox Magazine
    • 53 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Ecco the Dolphin
    Sure the graphics are dated, but the game is just as fun--and frustrating obtuse!--to play as it was then. [Nov 2007, p.94]
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    • 53 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Inversion
    Your journey quickly settles into an endless slog of interchangeable shootouts, broken up by little more than hold-the-door-for-me-bro tedium and boss battles that range from serviceable arena showdowns to infuriating cover-free patience-drainers.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 49 Critic Score
    Knight's Apprentice, Memorick's Adventures
    If you've ever played a platformer, you've seen it all before, and Memorick doesn't push any envelopes. [Sept 2004, p.84]
    • Official Xbox Magazine
    • 53 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Dungeon Fighter Live: Fall of Hendon Myre
    Some folks might've relished lining up creeps for extended combo attacks, if such efforts weren't constantly interrupted because the attack button also retrieves items from the ground. Even at the best of times, nabbing goodies is a poor substitute for engaging action.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Disney Sing It
    At best, Disney Sing It is a gateway game to Rock Band or SingStar for Disney Channel devotees. [Dec 2008, p.92]
    • Official Xbox Magazine
    • 53 Metascore
    • 45 Critic Score
    Tony Hawk: Shred
    Shred is a hodgepodge of good-on-paper ideas intended for younger and casual gamers, but the poor execution ends up alienating all. [Jan 2011, p.65]
    • Official Xbox Magazine
      • Posted Dec 13, 2010
    • 53 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Blade II
    The camera isn't the smartest tool in the box. [Dec 2002, p.118]
    • Official Xbox Magazine
    • 53 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    X-Men: The Official Game
    Still, you've got to be a real fanboy to want to mash your way through all two dozen or so of its missions. [July 2006, p.84]
    • Official Xbox Magazine
    • 53 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Cabela's African Safari
    The game's underpowered scopes and wonky ballistics are often exasperating--long shots are tough, and point blank encounters sometimes are even tougher. [Feb. 2007, p.80]
    • Official Xbox Magazine
    • 53 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Bodycount
    It's a decent experience for core genre fans, but not consistently sharp enough to stand out from the competition.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Halo: Spartan Assault
    Though Spartan Assault boasts many of the aliens, armaments, and well-worn plot wrinkles we associate with the Halo universe, it lacks the polished sheen that just about every other game in the series enjoys.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Warriors Orochi
    It's the current best of the "Warriors" bunch, and long-time fans will eat it up, but everyone else should keep expectations in check. [Nov 2007, p.99]
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    • 53 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard
    Eat Lead could have been a better critique of the medium than any reviewer could ever write, but it’s neither bad enough to be a savage commentary nor good enough to feel like a satisfying, stinging satire.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 54 Critic Score
    Spy vs. Spy
    A madcap, farcical mishmash of both online and offline multiplayer options, along with a fairly weak, platformer-centric single-player Story Mode. [July 2005, p.89]
    • Official Xbox Magazine
    • 53 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Carmen Sandiego: The Secret of the Stolen Drums
    Maybe little kids would like it. But do kids really want a game where you sneak up on dull robots because you're not allowed to kill anything? [Feb 2004, p.82]
    • Official Xbox Magazine
    • 53 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    Tetris Worlds
    Tetris will always be fun. The question is whether you're willing to shell out $30 for the privilege. [Oct 2002, p.109]
    • Official Xbox Magazine
    • 53 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Pictionary: Ultimate Edition
    It's not so much broken as an unnecessary addition to your gaming library. [Feb 2012, p.78]
    • Official Xbox Magazine
      • Posted Jan 10, 2012
    • 52 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Samurai Warriors 2
    Over-indulge, and you'll get sick of it quickly. [Nov. 2006, p.79]
    • Official Xbox Magazine
    • 52 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Realms of Ancient War
    It's not the most spirited or original game, but Realms' raw intensity and chaotic excitement will keep you playing.
    • 52 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Transformers: The Game
    Admittedly, the game is gorgeous. But because the narrative is as linear and rigid as a steel pipe, it's a shallow sort of beauty. [Sept 2007, p.83]
    • Official Xbox Magazine
    • 52 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Hail to the Chimp
    Hail to the Chimp might lack presidential polish, but it still earns an unexpectedly agreeable term in office. [July 2008, p.73]
    • 52 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Kinect Joy Ride
    "Quotation Forthcoming"
    • Official Xbox Magazine
      • Posted Dec 15, 2010
    • 52 Metascore
    • 45 Critic Score
    Xotic
    The fact that every cheap death forces you to start a mission over from scratch is just the final nail in Xotic's suffocating coffin. [July 2011, p.81]
    • Official Xbox Magazine
      • Posted May 26, 2011
    • 52 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    South Park: Tenorman's Revenge
    Made with the input and voice talent of South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone, Tenorman's Revenge is a loving homage to classic 2D platform games. The story is a blast for South Park fans, the jumping and climbing action is challenging but not too hard, and the price is definitely right.
    • 52 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Auto Modellista
    While the game deserves kudos for its trippy and 'toon-y visual style, the hard reality is there's no compelling reason to give up the 800-pound gorilla that is "PGR2" to adapt to Auto Modellista's driftacular controls, especially since the game's Xbox Live implementation is fairly bareboned. Kee-rash.[Apr 2004, p.80]
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