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For 1,949 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 34% higher than the average critic
  • 6% same as the average critic
  • 60% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 5.3 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 70
Highest review score: 100 Super Mario Galaxy
Lowest review score: 5 Elf Bowling 1 & 2
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 929 out of 1949
  2. Mixed: 843 out of 1949
  3. Negative: 177 out of 1949
1949 game reviews
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    • 84 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Borderlands
    Borderlands shows just how compelling a mix of shooting and looting can be. And it can be even better with friends.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010
    Improved in almost every way and along with so many levels of customization, it makes this an easy purchase for any wrestling fan, and a serious consideration for everybody else. Fantastic.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Cooking Mama 3: Shop & Chop
    In this hectic video game world of killing aliens, zombies and enemy troops, sometimes it's nice to just cook a lasagna instead.
    • 90 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
    Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars on the PSP may be no better and not much different than the DS version, but it's definitely worth a shot for any GTA fan who hasn't played it yet.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers
    Although there are some niggles for both newcomers and pros, Magic: The Gathering is a great card game that translates well into a fun video game.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Machinarium
    A brilliantly crafted, imaginatively realised and totally engrossing independent game.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space
    Sam & Max Beyond Time and Space is a hilarious collection of episodic adventure games, that outshines the previous season in variety, gameplay and plot. Visual and control issues in this 360 port are the only things that disappoint.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Brutal Legend
    Melding exemplary artistic merit with uninspiring gameplay, Brutal Legend is by turns captivating and clumsy, and certainly more fun to watch than it is to play.
    • 96 Metascore
    • 95 Critic Score
    Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
    Uncharted 2 is a masterfully crafted game that not only blurs the lines between game and film, but sets a really, really high benchmark for action games to come.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
    This is a game faced with the challenge of condensing sports into fun mini-games. Mini-games it delivers, but the fun is too often missing.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Magna Carta 2
    An interesting marriage of RPG cultures, while Magnacarta 2 plays well and offers a lot, it suffers from a lot of the usual RPG follies.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    South Park Let's Go Tower Defense Play!
    Let's Go Tower Defence Play! is the best South Park game out there, not that there was a lot of competition. Fans of the show will get the most out of it.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Demon's Souls
    Demon's Souls is an obsessive title, a masochists dream, and an utterly amazing RPG.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Saw
    A slight, but well-produced, atmospheric and authentic Saw experience.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    NBA Live 10
    NBA Live 10 has made some serious strides to catch up to the competition, giving many fans a reason to return to the NBA Live flock once more.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    NBA 2K10
    NBA 2K10 manages to improve many facets of its game over its predecessor, showing that this franchise is not willing to give up its all-star status anytime soon.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Wii Fit Plus
    Wii Fit Plus is simply the original Wii Fit with some fun extra games and some needed calorie counters and routines. For Wii Fit owners, it's worth the paltry asking price, and for newcomers it's the best version to own.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Gran Turismo: The Real Driving Simulator
    Sure, it's nice to see Gran Turismo eventually materialise and it plays great, but it would have been even nicer for it to have come fully fledged.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 45 Critic Score
    Football Genius - The Ultimate Quiz
    It's a soccer trivia game, no more and no less. It's aimed at hardcore soccer fans, but we're pretty sure hardcore soccer fans would rather be playing the likes of FIFA.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Dead Space: Extraction
    Dead Space Extraction is a tense, gorgeous rail-shooter which stays true to its predecessor while advancing its genre of choice. A slender package of notable quality.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    MotorStorm: Arctic Edge
    MotorStorm: Arctic Edge is the best arcade racer to hit the PSP platform, and is a fine addition to the already quality franchise that was born on the PS3.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2
    For all the improvements that come into Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2, somewhere along the way, the game's vision became blurred.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
    Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days is definitely a fun Action-RPG for the DS, that is surprisingly charming. However, it's definitely one for the fans, and they should know that they will be re-treading a lot of old ground.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Tales of Monkey Island Chapter 3: Lair of the Leviathan
    Too much of the game may be spent back-and-forthing between two locations, but the pace eventually picks up. This combined with the re-appearance of Murray make this episode worth checking out for Monkey Island fans.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Order of War
    Order of War does little to justify a purchase above the likes of the truly great recent RTS efforts out there, giving gamers a short distraction before returning to the big guns of the genre.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Katamari Forever
    While Katamari Forever has enough variety to stay interesting for series veterans, and it's definitely worth checking out for Katamari virgins, the series is starting to get a little stale.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Halo 3: ODST
    A well done story, large set pieces and a new co-op mode are great, but aren't enough to make Halo 3: ODST as different as it was supposed to be.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Scooby-Doo! First Frights
    A Scooby Doo game that borrows the mechanics of the LEGO titles but forgot to borrow the fun.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Wet
    While the action is at times shallow and clunky, WET provides gamers with light popcorn entertainment that's an arguably short, but fun ride.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Need for Speed: Shift
    Overall, while Need for Speed Shift appears to be aiming at providing a simulation-racing experience, it obviously hasn't forgotten about the series' core fan-base, making a game that can be enjoyed by just about any kind of racing game fan.
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