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For 252 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 59% higher than the average critic
  • 5% same as the average critic
  • 36% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 3.1 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 78
Highest review score: 98 World Soccer Winning Eleven 6 International
Lowest review score: 20 Jeremy McGrath Supercross 2000
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 178 out of 252
  2. Mixed: 57 out of 252
  3. Negative: 17 out of 252
252 game reviews
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    • 65 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    Triple Play 2002
    I have played all three PS2 baseball games and TP is by far the most entertaining in terms of scoring a lot of runs, racking up a lot of strikeouts, and looking at eye candy. To hold TP to a simulation-standard would be putting it in the wrong genre.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    Tiger Woods PGA Tour Golf
    The new game modes are fun to play. However, the repackaged graphics and sound just don't improve significantly over last year's version. In some respects they are worse.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 74 Critic Score
    Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2001
    Essentially what I expected it to be, which is to say, a $30 "patch" for the dismal "TW2K."
    • 65 Metascore
    • 62 Critic Score
    NHL Rivals 2004
    Despite a few nice features in Rivals (crowd noise, online play, and decent neutral zone play to name a few), overall the game falls flat. It's hard to get excited about this game knowing there are much better hockey simulations on the market.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    ESPN Winter X-Games Snowboarding 2002
    It will mostly appeal to hardcore fans of snowboarding and those who enjoyed the first version...it is the most realistic snowboarding game currently available for the PS2.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 78 Critic Score
    Test Drive Off-Road Wide Open
    What I get out of this game is just a fun time. I have this thing about freedom in a game and I would be happy with just the free roam mode this title offers.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Tokyo Xtreme Racer 3
    This is the best yet in the series. The addition of licensed cars, more rivals and highways, and a few new gameplay twists make this one fine racer.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 32 Critic Score
    NFL GameDay 2002
    This game flat-out sucked.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 59 Critic Score
    Street Hoops
    The AI is weak, scoring is plentiful on both sides of the ball, and there is little strategy involved. Enjoying the game is made even more difficult by sloppy controls.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 42 Critic Score
    NBA ShootOut 2003
    The AI is rudimentary; CPU teams don't shoot the ball when open on the perimeter, show no evidence of a post-up game, and generally run around like headless chickens.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Athens 2004
    It serves as an adequate time killer (i.e., rental game), even if the gameplay is painfully uninspired and repetitious. Then again, fans of button mashers probably wouldn't have it any other way.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 77 Critic Score
    MLB 2004
    I am anxious to see next year's version. 989 Sports in general is becoming more respectable - I don't know if they got new designers or more budget or what, but the quality of product is looking up.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    ESPN International Track & Field
    Definitely a quick fix and will leave you feeling empty after just a few tournaments.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 58 Critic Score
    Virtua Athlete 2000
    Short, and I mean really short gameplay. With only seven events, the party's over before it even gets started.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 71 Critic Score
    Sunny Garcia Surfing
    Not a huge improvement over "Championship Surfer," but it is certainly much better than the PS2's other surfing game, the horrid "Surfing H30."
    • 60 Metascore
    • 67 Critic Score
    NFL GameDay 2003
    After playing GD 2003, I won't think of the series as a laughingstock anymore. The game has earned my respect, but it still has a while to go.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 71 Critic Score
    ESPN NBA 2Night 2002
    For overall quality, it's stuck somewhere between a rock (a solid "NBA 2K2" title) and a hard place (the underachieving "NBA Live 2002").
    • 58 Metascore
    • 47 Critic Score
    Inside Pitch 2003
    This is basic no-frills baseball. The presentation is filled with mediocrity and the lack of a franchise mode and decent AI just kills the game's entertainment value. It's the NFL Fever of baseball titles - a shallow baseball game.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 54 Critic Score
    Virtua Striker 2002
    The close camera makes the game less of a sim in that passing is hit or miss. The AI tends to show hints of brilliance followed by complete idiocy.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    PGA European Tour
    The game is just boring sometimes and has a couple of ball physics and audio problems that prevent it from being one of the elite golf N64 games on the market.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 76 Critic Score
    ESPN X Games Skateboarding
    Unless you have an extreme fascination with the X Games or worship the switch-stance prodigy Bob Burnquist, you should save your $50 and wait for Mr. Hawk's forthcoming 128-bit appearance.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    Polaris SnoCross
    It's purely an arcade experience but it's incredibly fun and I was really impressed with Vicarious Visions' track designs.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 30 Critic Score
    NCAA GameBreaker 2001
    Someone needs to put 989 Sports out of their misery. NCAA Gamebreaker goes against all that is good. It teaches people to accept inferior products on supposedly superior systems.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    NCAA Final Four 2003
    Although the gameplay leaves much for my appetite, the rest of the game is solid. If the gameplay can be improved A LOT for next year, we might be looking at the best college basketball game on the market.
    • 55 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Legends of Wrestling
    There is nothing really good about this game except for the ability to wrestle with your favorite old-timers, as boring as that experience may be.
    • 55 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    NHL FaceOff 2003
    Despite a year off last year, Faceoff 2003 hasn't improved enough to stay with the competition.
    • 54 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    NCAA March Madness 2002
    The game is easy to beat and short in replay value. This is one disappointing effort.
    • 54 Metascore
    • 41 Critic Score
    NBA ShootOut 2001
    My suggestion from here on out is that every time you see a 989 sports title sitting on the shelf, whether it's at Best Buy, EB, or even Blockbuster just pretend it's not there.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 45 Critic Score
    NBA ShootOut 2002
    Until 989 wakes up and smells the coffee and they will continue to dwindle in mediocrity and play second fiddle to Sega Sports and EA.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 47 Critic Score
    NCAA GameBreaker 2003
    While I thought NFL GameDay made some strides against the NFL competition, I don't think GameBreaker holds a candle to "NCAA."
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