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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 Ride to Hell: Retribution
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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    • 26 Metascore
    • 20 Critic Score
    Hulk Hogan's Main Event
    Outside of the core gameplay, the career mode is a bore, the cartoony visual style is ugly, and the voice implementation is super-sloppy. Even as a Live Arcade game, Main Event wouldn't rank high on the fight card. As a fully priced retail Kinect game, it's an embarrassment.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Bejeweled 3
    Diamond Mine. This enticing new mode has you catching gems atop gold deposits and untilled earth to earn bonuses and dig ever deeper before time runs out. Don't surprise if you awake in a slack-jawed daze to discover that dawn has come and gone.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Deus Ex: Human Revolution - The Missing Link
    Best of all, tantalizing hints of what's to come will leave you anxious for the next chapter in your gruff super-soldier's saga.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Rocksmith
    The prevailing problem with Rocksmith: defining exactly what it wants to be. It doesn't go all the way in teaching you guitar, in that you're not learning how to read notes or construct a composition. Conversely, as a videogame, its straight-faced tone, added playing mechanics, and high price make it less accessible than, say, Rock Band.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Dragon Age II: Mark of the Assassin
    After spending most of your time in Dragon Age II confined to the cramped, dingy corners of the politically scrambled seaport of Kirkwall, the wide-open greenery and lush palatial estate of Mark of the Assassin are refreshing.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Spider-Man: Edge of Time
    The combat sequences feel like afterthoughts and the story is ultimately a bore, boasting no memorable bosses or a reason to be told other than to bring the two Spideys together...sorta.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    The Sims 3: Pets
    It's goofy, deeply involving fun.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Zombie Apocalypse: Never Die Alone
    Sadly, infuriating difficulty spikes--exacerbated by unskippable cutscenes and a lack of mid-chapter checkpoints--occasionally lead to frantic, fun-sucking button-mashing, as do moments of what-the-hell's-happening chaos. [Dec 2011, p.78]
    • 77 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    SkyDrift
    All told, you'll have a hell of a good time blowing up and blowing past your friends. [Dec 2011, p.78]
    • Official Xbox Magazine
      • Posted Oct 18, 2011
    • tbd Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Nicktoons MLB
    Nicktoons MLB is fun but frivolous, which should work just fine for kids and families. [Dec 2011, p.75]
    • 47 Metascore
    • 20 Critic Score
    Hole in the Wall
    Sadly, that's not the case in this tremendously poor adaptation, which nauseates from the outset with obnoxious music and garish menus. [Dec 2011, p.73]
    • Official Xbox Magazine
      • Posted Oct 18, 2011
    • 72 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Rock of Ages
    Strip away the campaign's half-baked tower-defense elements, and you're finally free to focus entirely on the heady business of hauling ass and getting air. [Dec 2011, p.71]
    • Official Xbox Magazine
      • Posted Oct 18, 2011
    • 55 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Crazy Machines Elements
    Crazy Machines Elements might turn your crank for a day or two, but only if your enthusiasm for Rube Goldberg-style mechanical oddities knows no bounds. [Dec 2011, p.71]
    • Official Xbox Magazine
      • Posted Oct 18, 2011
    • 45 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Ugly Americans: Apocalypsegeddon
    But the only words this adaptation brings to mind are "suck my b*lls." [Dec 2011, p.68]
    • Official Xbox Magazine
      • Posted Oct 18, 2011
    • 94 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Batman: Arkham City
    A week after beating the main campaign (at which point, we dove right back to side missions), its final image is lodged in our heads. And that's okay, because every time we think of Arkham City, we smile.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Orcs Must Die!
    Don't get us wrong: Orcs Must Die! is lots of hyperactive fun. Just don't expect lavish long-term depth that'll keep you slaughtering for weeks.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Just Dance 3
    Though you can record and upload your own freestyle moves to share them with others, or download other players' custom choreography, JD3's content is slight if you're looking for any real challenge or a true "game"-style experience.
    • 40 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Real Steel
    Real Steal's fisticuffs are a half step above the usual movie-based dreck, but the constant rattle of a beggar's tin cup in your face only grows more distasteful over time.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Ace Combat: Assault Horizon
    A handful of heinous difficulty spikes will try your patience - especially when you're protecting something other than your own backside - but even in the game's roughest moments, its unexpected diversity keeps you engaged.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Guardian Heroes
    And holy cow, if it's sheer bat-guano crazy you're after, you'll love Versus mode. Pick from 45 (!) unlockable characters and square off against 11 other nutjobs (humans or bots) in completely ridiculous battle royales over Live. We'd happily pay 10 bucks just to listen to the chaos in each wild melee.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 95 Critic Score
    Dance Central 2
    Dance Central 2 blew our minds because of its artful mix of movement and gameplay; it makes using your body to respond to what's onscreen an afterthought. You just think: "Man, what a great game."
    • 71 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Dead Rising 2: Off the Record
    Even at $40, it's tough to recommend the meager additions Off the Record delivers. Diehard Dead Rising fans will like the callbacks, and series newcomers won't mind the recycling, but everyone in the middle will wish the new material was more abundant.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster
    Unless you're a Sesame Street super-fan, playing alone or with another adult will rob those sequences of their full impact. As with the TV show, kids are clearly the center of Monster's universe. But for parents seeking a videogame to share with their children, this game offers hours of joy.
    • 47 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    X-Men: Destiny
    The premise is full of universe-expanding potential, but ultimately, it's undermined by mind-numbing gameplay.
    • 91 Metascore
    • 95 Critic Score
    Forza Motorsport 4
    Put simply, though, no other car game on Xbox - and we'd dare say any other platform - even approaches Forza 4's depth, versatility, beauty, and community support. It's so comprehensive that there's probably nowhere for the series to go from here - except onto the inevitable Xbox 720. Until then, enjoy every minute of this ride.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Crysis
    The absence of the PC version's multiplayer modes is a bummer, as is the removal of the penultimate mission from the original campaign. But by the time you reach the conclusion of this exciting bargain, you'll be too amped on adrenaline to care.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Dark Souls
    Few games have the intestinal fortitude to defy genre conventions and player expectations at the expense of enjoyment, but that's what hooked us. We obsessed over exploring every hidden area, slept less to slay dragons, and probably sustained a bit of psychological damage in the process. But it was worth it.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    NBA Jam: On Fire Edition
    The 2010 version's numbskull partner A.I., for instance? Fixed. And the even more frustrating opponent A.I. that still makes us angry just thinking about it? Also rectified, although all their old dirty tricks emerge during the masochistic Jambot matches you must complete to earn Platinum medals.
    • 90 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    NBA 2K12
    NBA 2K12 is not to be missed, lockout or no.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    RAGE
    Puzzlingly, Rage even lacks a competitive FPS multiplayer mode - the very thing id Software is best known for. Instead, you get nine two-player co-op side stories (they're decent 20-minute missions worth rolling through once) and a suite of lackluster six-player buggy-racing modes in which you shoot at someone for a while before someone else swoops in and steals the kill at the last second.
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