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For 808 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 57% higher than the average critic
  • 5% same as the average critic
  • 38% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 4.4 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 79
Highest review score: 100 Bayonetta + Bayonetta 2
Lowest review score: 30 Back in 1995
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 602 out of 808
  2. Mixed: 200 out of 808
  3. Negative: 6 out of 808
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    • 85 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    OlliOlli World
    Courtesy of some really great hand-drawn art, it’s hard not to adopt the game’s most excellent and bodacious attitude through osmosis. But OlliOlli World’s strength, as it has always been, is in its low barrier to entry and the fact it’s just so damn fun to pick up and play.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Citizen Sleeper
    It's not often that a game grabs me in quite the way Citizen Sleeper has. By stripping a video game adventure to its barest components and then manipulating those components to create just the right balance of hope and despair it successfully conveys the drama and danger of its small slice of sci-fi storytelling. Top-notch writing, impeccable narrative design and inviting tabletop mechanics accompanied by gorgeous art and music serve only to elevate it even more. Play this bloody game.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 95 Critic Score
    Super Mario Bros. Wonder: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Meetup in Bellabel Park
    Meetup In Bellabel Park doesn't reinvent Super Mario Bros. Wonder, but it goes to great lengths to remind you of why it was so special in the first place. The Koopaling battles add some welcome boss variety to the adventure, the Training Camp offers a much sharper challenge and Attraction Central is strong enough to earn a permanent spot in your party game rotation. While it remixes more than it transforms, Meetup In Bellabel Park is an easy recommendation whether you play it solo or with mates.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 95 Critic Score
    The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
    The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom elegantly bridges old and new Zelda with grace and gusto. The Echoes system is inventive, the dungeon designs are strong and the whole experience feels like everything a classic Zelda experience should be. While minor performance issues hold Echoes of Wisdom back from being everything it could be, they're only minor blemishes on an otherwise stellar adventure fit for a princess.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    The Outer Worlds
    The Outer Worlds is the kind of inspired take on a genre that could only come from a team as passionate and talented as Obsidian. It's not perfect, but it's creative, succinct, compelling and funny in all the right ways. I sincerely hope that this signals the beginning of a new, ongoing franchise because the people and stories of the Halcyon Colony will stick with me for a long time to come.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered
    Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered is the best way to play one of PlayStation's defining games. It's improved visually in every way, with a great amount of love and care put into every detail and will be a joy for newcomers and fans alike.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Yakuza 0: Director's Cut
    Yakuza 0 Director's Cut may not be worth the double-dip for those who've experienced it before, but it's a no-brainer for first timers. It's a great upgrade to arguably the best entry in the Like A Dragon series, despite some questionable new additions.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
    Star Wars Jedi: Survivor sharpens combat and exploration to a fine point while delivering a story that goes all in on its characters and human drama. Some minor pacing issues can’t stop the game from achieving exciting new heights for the series, if you’re willing to let it take you there.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Lies of P
    Lies of P takes a bit to get going but once it does it’s an absolute joy to play. While as challenging as you’d expect from a game channeling Bloodborne, its minor improvements help make the experience ever so slightly more accessible. More importantly, it manages to carve out its own niche and is one of the strongest adaptations of the formula that make games like Bloodborne so revered. And while some aspects of it’s source material don’t translate as well as you’d hope to a video game, Lies of P is a solid action game that’s well worth your time.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge
    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge is the gaming revamp equivalent of the time Donatello took a perfectly good Volkswagen bus and upcycled it into the high-tech, tubular AF Turtle Van. Hitch a ride, dudes.
    • 85 Metascore
    • Critic Score
    Control: Ultimate Edition
    As a next-gen update then, Control does a decent job of taking advantage of both the power and unique features of the new generation of consoles, especially if you happen to be playing on a PlayStation 5. While the ray-traced effects might not make this a must-replay, it’s still a far better and (crucially) more stable experience than the game has ever been on consoles, not to mention the joy of playing with the 60fps option instead.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater
    Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater makes great effort in updating the original games' presentation with some truly next-gen visuals. However, in that process, performance issues and changes in art direction are bound to be divisive with fans of the original. This remake then, while not quite definitive, is bound to be an acquired taste. Regardless, it's almost impossible to ignore that the game underneath Delta's slick presentation is still one of the strongest experiences you can play, and that's still worth celebrating.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
    For a launch title, the worth of Spider-Man: Miles Morales is undeniable. It offers an expensive-TV-justifying visual feast – not to mention a tantalising “What Dreams May Come” glimpse at the sugar encrusted future of eye-candy. (Console hasn't even launched yet and I can feel my eyes getting the diabeetus.) Likewise, it delivers super-fast load times and an immersive, tactile DualSense experience you simply can't 'feel' anywhere else.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Teardown
    Teardown is a fun and ballistic sandbox for people intent on watching the world burn. Its war chest of tools and curated mods offer near limitless possibilities in the coolest game of its kind since Minecraft.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Batman: Arkham Shadow
    Batman: Arkham Shadow feels like the virtual reality experience that Batman deserves. A fully-fledged triple A title that successfully translates so many industry defining elements into a VR framework with the utmost success. Camouflaj have delivered a unique and fantastic addition to what is already a sublime series of games.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood
    In a market with so many deck-building games, leave it to Deconstructeam to turn the paradigm upright and create a card-builder, a brilliant outlet for player expression. The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood is a stimulating crash course in coven politics of all kinds: identity, community, and straight up politics-politics.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector
    Like Citizen Sleeper before it, Starward Vector feels like a tremendous coming together in so many senses. The marriage between the original’s core concepts and the new mechanics feels natural, while the motley crue you take to the stars with, their stories included, are an exceptional cast of characters whose place in my sleeper’s own journey I’ll never forget.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Nioh 2
    Nioh 2 builds upon everything that was great about the original game. The yokai form, while flashy, does little to diminish the challenge and instead adds a fun new dynamic to an already engrossing flow of combat. On the surface, it might not look like much has changed but Nioh 2 is a fantastic sequel and one that action fans shouldn’t miss.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak
    Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak takes an already meaty game an expands on it even further. Despite a few missteps, Sunbreak sports a roster bolstered by sheer quality, smart improvements to the Switch Skill system, and the introduction of Follower Quests which coalesce together to propel Rise into the upper echelon of Monster Hunter titles.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Bayonetta & Vanquish
    Bayonetta & Vanquish 10th Anniversary Bundle brings together two of PlatinumGames’ best, giving them a fresh coat of paint to stand up to the visual standards of this decade. Vanquish is the clear winner of the two here, with some visually fantastic improvements, but both play just as well as they did ten years ago. While it's disappointing that bonus content isn't included, they’re still games any action fan shouldn’t miss.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Octopath Traveler II
    Octopath Traveler II does an earnest job of trying to right the wrongs of its predecessor, making more attempts than ever to integrate the stories of its eight characters. While the result falls slightly short of this promise, Octopath Traveler II offers everything the original did and more. It’s a stellar RPG with a fantastic presentation and mechanically robust gameplay systems that any genre fan shouldn’t miss.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition
    CD Projekt Red’s done a fantastic job of bringing Cyberpunk 2077, Phantom Liberty DLC and all, to the Nintendo Switch 2. While there are some compromises that had to be made, the experience is still excellent - making this one of the best ways to play the epic RPG on the go.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Skate Story
    Skate Story is a spectacular collision of glass and the most grounded skateboarding I’ve felt in-game. It’s an interesting observation of perseverance in the face of brittle fragility that’s undercut by a need to make its journey palatable, and its stubborn hesitance to push the player closer to their breaking point. As an experiential trip, Skate Story remains a must-play.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Pikmin 3 Deluxe
    When it comes to Wii U ports that have made their way over to the Nintendo Switch, Pikmin 3 has probably received the most love, care and new content of any of them. The game is much more accessible than it was before, making it perfect for newcomers to the series with enough new content to give fans of the series a reason to come back.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Kirby and the Forgotten Land
    Kirby and the Forgotten Land takes the Kirby franchise to new heights in new and interesting ways. Whilst it's not the full step forward that I was hoping for, it's still super enjoyable and excites me for what could be next in the Kirby series.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Ace Attorney Investigations Collection
    Ace Attorney: Investigations Collection is undoubtedly the best way to experience both Investigations games. Given how extensive it is, the new visual style is sure to divide, but both available options are a win for any fan, no matter how you paint it. While the first game has some pacing issues, the overarching story and case-by-case narratives are all gripping from beginning to end, making it one of the many Ace Attorney collections that are well worth your time.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Moss
    Moss builds a world and draws you into it with gusto, confidently using some of the best visuals and art direction I’ve ever seen on Playstation VR. Despite this, technological limitations of the control scheme hold it back from being truly great.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Death Stranding: Director's Cut
    Death Stranding: Director's Cut is easily the best way to play the game. The additions are numerous and bound to help players make their journey across America much more palatable. If you’re someone who gave up on Death Stranding because you found it to be too frustrating or long-winded, the Director’s Cut additions could be enough to lure you back. If you’re someone who’s played the game to death already, there’s probably not a whole lot of reason to come back given how little extra content there is.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Final Fantasy X / X-2 HD Remaster
    Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster features two fantastic games with a heap of compelling content but is ultimately marred by questionable attempts to improve its presentation. The new soundtrack is good but fails to pay tribute to its predecessor, while the new character models look clean but lifeless. Despite these visual issues, it’s hard to deny that these games are some of the best Final Fantasy games and worth your time whether on Xbox or Switch.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time
    Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time is both a successful celebration of the original trilogy of games as well as a worthy follow-up. Toys For Bob has taken the essence of what fans loved about the classics, distilled and bottled it and then shaken up the bottles 'til they explode. Some old issues rear their heads, and there are definitely some dud levels and boss fights, but it's a package so chock-full of content that the good far outweighs the small amount of bad. Anyone hankering for some old-school Crash Bandicoot action will find exactly that and more, and all wrapped up in one of the most gorgeous platformers I've ever seen.
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