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For 924 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 56% higher than the average critic
  • 5% same as the average critic
  • 39% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 0.7 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 74
Highest review score: 98 Grand Theft Auto IV
Lowest review score: 5 Xiaolin Showdown
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 548 out of 924
  2. Mixed: 299 out of 924
  3. Negative: 77 out of 924
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    • 52 Metascore
    • 35 Critic Score
    Gangs of London
    A blatantly shallow excuse to create yet another exercise in brutality and abhorrent language. The game lacks any form of motivational justification, and setting it in realistic surroundings, force feeding an uninteresting cliche-riddled narrative across truly banal missions, and then relying on violence and blood-spattered cursing and imagery to pad the gaping holes, makes the '18' certificate assigned by the BBFC ('M' for Mature in the US) seem sadly insufficient.
    • 52 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
    One of the few film-based games I have not been able to put down. A love for the films aside, this game is excellent and despite its one or two faults (basic enemies, and occasionally sluggish frame rates) it is certainly one you will have to play.
    • 52 Metascore
    • 29 Critic Score
    Ford Bold Moves Street Racing
    The AI driving your other car is just as bad as the one driving your opponents so you spend most of the time flicking between cars just making up for how the AI seems to lose your hard won position as soon as you leave it in control which takes all the fun and tactics out of it, you still have to admire the idea though and it would be nice to see another game pick it up and develop it properly.
    • 52 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Cross Edge
    The draw of an irresistible cast of characters - all nicely rendered as endearing retro sprites and stylish anime portraits - should already seal the deal for the core audience, but for everyone else, Cross Edge will seem like nothing more than an obscure curio.
    • 52 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    X-Men: The Official Game
    Offers nothing more than an average game inspired by a great movie.
    • 52 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    50 Cent: Bulletproof G Unit Edition
    Coming to the PSP at a time when appetites are being well and truly wetted for "Killzone: Liberation," a game that shares a similar top down viewpoint but appears to use it to far better effect, there can really be no good reason to recommend 50 Cent: Bulletproof (G-Unit Edition).
    • 52 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Dawn of Magic
    If the developers had spent as much time on the rest of the game as they did on the magic system then we may have had a fun game on our hands, as it is we have a game whose single redeeming feature isn't enough to hide the underdeveloped, uninspired and frankly boring nature of the rest. Even playing as the baker's wife can't fix that.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 71 Critic Score
    The Hustle: Detroit Streets
    The Hustle had such an opportunity to finally bring something fresh to the sports genre, especially for pool, something to sink your teeth into, really get involved in. However, as is usually the case, developers seem to cock up, make hideous technical errors and destroy whatever amazing concept for the game that they first had. Waiting through horrendous loading times to play what seems to be a choppy, half-arsed experience is not worth the wait.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Stormrise
    As the studio responsible for the ace Total War series, it's difficult to understand how they've managed to get this so very wrong. It's a real shame that what seems like a decent idea ultimately emerges as a visually unappealing, impenetrably tough and devastatingly unrefined sci-fi strategy title.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 69 Critic Score
    PDC World Championship Darts 2008
    The result of this attention to detail and commitment to develop an ongoing Wii version of the game is a great little experience. If you have even a slight inkling towards darts and a smattering of patience to persevere for a few hours with the controls you will find a lot of fun here.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 61 Critic Score
    Duke Nukem Forever
    I always new that it would never live up to expectations but I had hoped for something that would have a bit more character than just being an average shooter with Duke's face and humour plastered over it. Still, I can't bring myself to hate it or bash it vociferously. It could never be anything other than what it has been and actually, that's fine.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Fairytale Fights
    The most depressing game I've played in a long time.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 64 Critic Score
    Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
    A resoundingly flat adventure that fails to inspire more than fleeting moments of touch-screen enjoyment that are never expanded upon. Running backwards and forwards across Hogwarts may admirably show the level of detail EA has invested in the game's environments, but it also clearly exposes the overall lack of content unfolding within it.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 30 Critic Score
    NBA Live 09 All-Play
    Compared to the great strides forward made by most of EA's other sports titles this year, NBA Live is an embarrassment.
    • 50 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    X-Blades
    X-Blades is, in summary, really just one long button-mash-fest, and doesn't require much subtlety as a result. Unfortunately the story and graphics do not do enough to make up for this simplicity - the game is of a decent length but sadly just gets very samey towards the end. Nothing special, overall; one for genre fanatics only.
    • 50 Metascore
    • 53 Critic Score
    Empire Earth III
    Unfortunately for Empire Earth III, some very bad AI coupled with terrible path finding, a watered down experience, frustrating battles and terrible use of character speech leads me to suggest that you spend your hard earned cash on one of the finer genre examples of late, such as "Age of Empires 3" or "Supreme Commander."
    • 50 Metascore
    • 46 Critic Score
    Two Worlds
    Sadly, the ongoing diatribe of criticism cannot be allayed by Two Worlds' character evolution either, and although its undeniably involving weaponry, items, and magical alchemy features do provide moments of considered worth amid the gathering disappointments, they're not able to drag the experience clear of its own destructive inadequacies.
    • 50 Metascore
    • 30 Critic Score
    Baroque
    And so then, with forty long and irretrievable hours of my life behind me, I pressed the Wii eject button on Baroque for the final time. What relief! I promise you, pushing one little white button has never felt so good.
    • 50 Metascore
    • 30 Critic Score
    Celebrity Sports Showdown
    Celebrity Sports Showdown is not the worst game on the Wii, but its not a long way off. Only the SouthPeak Interactive crime against humanity Pool Party stands out as much worse than this, but by a lot narrower margin than any game should.
    • 50 Metascore
    • 20 Critic Score
    SWAT: Target Liberty
    This game is quite clearly meant to be a celebration of how "kick-ass" the SWAT teams are, and will probably provide a smattering of enjoyment for the more jingoistic out there. But it really has nothing to offer anyone else - it's just a poor version of Killzone on the PSP. Purchase at your own risk.
    • 49 Metascore
    • 49 Critic Score
    Final Fantasy XIV Online
    Final Fantasy XIV offers the potential but for now, it's lacking in too many areas to recommend.
    • 49 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Ninja Reflex
    Ninja Reflex, whilst being for the most part competently put together, will leave both solo gamers and party players at best cold, and at worst hot under the collar. Pass this title by, silently and unseen in your black pyjamas.
    • 49 Metascore
    • 20 Critic Score
    Just Dance
    Whichever way you look at it, Just Dance is one of the most cynical bandwagon jumping game we've seen in a long while.
    • 49 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem
    AvP:R is an action game that fails spectacularly to doing anything exciting with a license built on the promise of exciting action. Instead it comes off feeling like a shell of a game waiting for someone to come along and add the ideas and fun.
    • 48 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Summer Athletics: The Ultimate Challenge
    Overall the game smacks of rushed development. 49gamers obviously decided that they would speed the game out for the Olympic tie-in, regardless of whether they had the license or not. Unfortunately, the gameplay isn't anything particularly exciting and is in some places completely devoid of entertainment.
    • 46 Metascore
    • 25 Critic Score
    Donkey Kong: Barrel Blast
    If you belong to that weird subset of racing game fans who feel their life won't be complete till there's a game that enables you to race around the sky using a control method inspired by a love of percussion instruments then you may possibly eek an evening's worth of entertainment out of this, if you're forgiving. For the rest of us there's nothing to see here, keep on walking, someone will be along soon to sweep up the mess.
    • 45 Metascore
    • 33 Critic Score
    Iron Man
    A rotten excuse for a game.
    • 45 Metascore
    • 18 Critic Score
    Sniper: Ghost Warrior
    It's awful. I'd rather play Rogue Warrior.
    • 45 Metascore
    • 47 Critic Score
    N3II: Ninety-Nine Nights
    Ninety-Nine Nights 2 is dull, tedious, frustrating, and many other negative words.
    • 44 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Golden Axe: Beast Rider
    Unfortunately the main gimmick of the game is pointless at best and frustrating at worst. There are challenge modes available after the game is completed and extra costumes to unlock, but nothing to offer real replay value.
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