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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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    • 66 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Trivial Pursuit
    Skip all that and go straight to the Facts & Friends mode, a madcap battle where you share one wheel and take turns competing for wedges. It’s too complicated to fully explain here, but there’s betting, mini-games, cool power-ups, and a duel-to-the death finish. It essentially modernizes Trivial Pursuit in an ingenious way, and it’s really the only reason to spend an excessive $40 for this game now, instead of waiting for the inevitable Xbox Live Arcade version.
    • 55 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Watchmen: The End Is Nigh
    Street-brawling combat is fun, gleefully violent.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Halo Wars
    Though it's not a first-person shooter, Halo Wars packs all the Halo fixings you've come to expect: an engaging campaign, co-op play, engrossing multiplayer, efficient party-friendly matchmaking, hidden skulls, Legendary difficulty, and impeccable controls. We can confidently say that it's the foremost example of a real-time strategy game done right on a console. [Mar 2009, p.72]
    • 64 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Major League Baseball 2K9
    The laundry list of annoying little problems is too substantial. [Apr 2009, p.76]
    • 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.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Stoked
    Stoked is priced at a sweet $40. So even if a tricks-splosion isn't your personal boarding nirvana, there's enough great stuff in this game that you'd be crazy not to check it out. [Mar 2009, p.82]
    • 65 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Exit 2
    It all moves at such a slow pace that there's no feeling of excitement or achievement in finishing a level. [May 2009, p.84]
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    • 71 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    50 Cent: Blood on the Sand
    You’ll also have no one to remind you to leave your brain at the door and enjoy this game as it was meant to be taken - as a fairly well-built, over-the-top testosterone fantasy without all the fancy polish or (dare we say it?) smarts of, say, Gears of War, but still an incredibly satisfying shot in the arm for co-op addicts like us.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Star Ocean: The Last Hope
    Despite different settings, there’s something very Infinite Undiscovery about Last Hope. In a good way.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Death Tank
    At $15, Death Tank is ludicrously overpriced. [Feb 2009, p.85]
    • 72 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Race Pro
    Its monk-like devotion to pure racing simulation is remarkable...and kind of a turn-off for the rest of us. [Feb 2009, p.80]
    • 93 Metascore
    • 95 Critic Score
    Street Fighter IV
    If you're a novice, a training mode and eight levels of difficulty will help you find your way. If you're a pro, SFIV contains all the depth you've ever loved about the series, without compromise. Capcom simply got the feel of Street Fighter perfectly right. [Feb 2009, p.76]
    • 64 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    3 on 3 NHL Arcade
    This tongue-in-cheek offshoot of EA's core NHL sim is a smooth zamboni ride that mixes goofy gameplay with razor-sharp control, just as "NBA Jam" did when it pioneered this genre over 15 years ago. [Mar 2009, p.83]
    • 54 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Minesweeper Flags
    Only the most avid Minesweeper fans will find the game entertaining for more than a couple of hours - but for five bucks, that's a pretty fair deal. [Mar 2009, p.83]
    • 77 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin
    It feels a lot like that last "007" movie: plenty of fun, but nowhere near as awesome as we hoped it'd be. [Mar 2009, p.76]
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection
    Everything a library of classic games should be: great games, no load times, and simple functionality. Just the way we remember it. [Apr 2009, p.78]
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    • 39 Metascore
    • 45 Critic Score
    Onechanbara: Bikini Samurai Squad
    Horrendous camera and targeting system. [Apr 2009, p.79]
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    • 50 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    X-Blades
    Ultra-repetitive, with very little sense of danger. [Apr 2009, p.78]
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    • 76 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    R-Type Dimensions
    You might fail to see what all the fuss is about if you're not a shmup historian, but for the faithful it's a pleasure to rediscover R-Type with friends and flash. [Feb 2009, p.81]
    • 44 Metascore
    • 45 Critic Score
    FunTown Mahjong
    Charging 10 bucks for such a stellar board game in such shoddy wrapping should be illegal. [Apr 2009, p.79]
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    • 65 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Afro Samurai
    Afro Samurai persisted in mesmerizing us. And really, with Sam Jackson spouting lines like “That girl puts the two ‘asses’ in ‘assassin’” in feudal Japan, how can we resist?
    • 47 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    MLB Front Office Manager
    Unfortunately, it mostly feels like you're being charged $40 for something that offers little beyond what you've seen in previous games' GM and Owner modes. [Feb 2009, p.84]
    • 84 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Skate 2
    Though not without its faults, Skate 2 is one of the most realistic, challenging, and fulfilling skateboarding games around. And it’s better than having your skin flayed off by asphalt. [Note: OXM and OXM UK reviews are the same & will not be listed twice.]
    • 75 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The Maw
    Irresistibly cute. [Feb 2009, p.84]
    • 55 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    The Lord of the Rings: Conquest
    It’d be too easy to say that Conquest will appeal only to diehard Tolkien fans; in fact, they’re the ones most likely to hate it.
    • 45 Metascore
    • 35 Critic Score
    Interpol: The Trail of Dr. Chaos
    Some games baffle us by merely existing, and yes, Interpol, you are one of those games.
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    • 55 Critic Score
    Merv Griffin's Crosswords
    Worth the $10 for serious word nerds who don't need fancy production values. [Apr 2009, p.79]
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    • 49 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Puzzle Arcade
    While we miss the tactile feeling of physical pieces, the incredible customization options make Puzzle Arcade a great option for both dabblers and jigsaw enthusiasts. [Feb 2009, p.85]
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    • 54 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Rise of the Argonauts
    Fortunately, the combat and RPG gameplay are where this game sizzles. [Feb 2009, p.82]
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    • 71 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Meteos Wars
    With all that content to complement its addictiveness, Meteos Wars shouldn't be missed by those who crave block puzzles. [Holiday 2008, p.69]
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