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For 820 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 43% higher than the average critic
  • 4% same as the average critic
  • 53% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 2.9 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 78
Highest review score: 100 Hitman - Episode 2: Sapienza
Lowest review score: 10 Kung Fu Rider
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 561 out of 820
  2. Mixed: 220 out of 820
  3. Negative: 39 out of 820
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    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Football Manager 2015
    FM15’s changes tend to contribute to gentle improvement rather than startling disruption, but should do enough to tempt you into starting that managerial journey all over again.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Pro Evolution Soccer 2014
    True, its slower pace may mean it’s more fun to play as Pirlo than Messi these days, but if PES has lost a little of its former flamboyance, it’s a more robust, complete game as a result.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Tom Clancy's The Division
    For a game built around the shallow need for incremental improvements, there is a surprising amount of depth when you dig into character and gear statistic tweaking, too, which only makes the tight squad action of the minute-to-minute gameplay even stronger.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Paper Mario: The Origami King
    The result is a handsome, clever and genuinely funny game that is likely to confound expectations, for better or worse. Veterans expecting a return to classic RPG Paper Mario may be disappointed and not everyone will buy into the puzzle elements. But those who take to its charms will find a game that folds in both smarts and heart.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Middle-earth: Shadow of War
    Its vast environments, spine-tinglingly satisfying movement and combat, and its deep and engaging Nemesis system all come together to make a game that manages to blow its almost-perfect predecessor out of the water. Even if you have no prior experience of Lord of the Rings (I sure don’t), you owe it to yourself to spend a bit of time knee-deep in Orc entrails.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Hitman: Absolution
    Hitman Absolution is a fascinating case of an error of judgment costing a game its heart. For Absolution, that mistake was placing a focus on a story that didn't need to be told and nobody wanted to hear.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Skylanders Imaginators
    Imaginators captures a magic that I’ve rarely felt since my late childhood, playing the aforementioned N64 platformers on a Winter’s afternoon. This is how you do games for younger people, this is how you do Toys to Life, this is how you do action platformers in general.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Wolfenstein: The New Order
    MachineGames haven’t exactly reinvented the FPS or even Wolfenstein here, but they have put together a consistently enjoyable, well-crafted action game and given you the motivation to blast your way through its stringier bits. If this is the New Order for Wolfenstein, then this is a promising start.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Fallout 3: Point Lookout
    Essentially, Point Lookout feels more like an organic extension of Fallout 3 rather than a collection of missions bolted onto a new environment. A couple of technical glitches aside, this DLC is sure delight players who want to test their mettle in a great new locale.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Yakuza 3
    Those who can look past such things and embrace Yakuza's very Japanese brand of oddity will find a game to make them laugh, make them cry.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
    There are some truly great games that can transcend the universe they are set in to appeal to fans and non-converts alike. Fallen Order doesn't do that. There is nothing new or radical here. But as comforting popcorn gaming to indulge in while you wait for your trip to the pictures? Job done.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Metroid: Other M
    A fascinating, unique take on the action genre bogged down by vapid soliloquising and a stuttering flow. A game that cultivates the past of a series while looking to the future, but perhaps doesn't know when to shut up.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster
    Provides solid entertainment for kids big and small. It's bright, colourful and charmingly presented throughout, and makes smart use of characters that have a wide appeal.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts
    All the charm in the world can’t hide the fact that Nuts & Bolts is a wasted opportunity. In the building there is the seed of a classic title here, but skittish handling and tedious tasks means that , disappointingly, Nuts & Bolts fails to blossom as it should have.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    EA Sports MMA
    It takes a special game to make you appreciate losing just as much as winning. EA MMA does it every time you step into the ring. Now that's a knockout.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Little Nightmares II
    While the notion of ‘maybe you are the Little Nightmares after all’ is hardly revolutionary, it is executed with enough odious style to be effective and affecting. A level of skill in horror-making that runs through Little Nightmares’ brisk descent into darkness.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Walking Dead: Episode 1 - A New Day
    Where a great narrative drives forward a game with beautiful crafting and insightful detail, occasional repeat conversations and low-lit confusion make it a little disjointed in places and can break the otherwise powerful immersion.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Temple Run 2
    At its core, Temple Run is still a breathlessly exciting game. Equally, however, it's hard not to feel a little cheated by a decidedly unambitious follow-up that has its eye firmly trained on your wallet.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Sonic Colors
    Sonic Colours is truly a highlight of this year's DS releases, and a much-demanded return to form for Sonic. The quick-fire nature means it's perfect for its hand-held platform, and if you're only going to pick up one Sonic title this year, Sonic Colours DS is definitely your best bet.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Dead or Alive Dimensions
    I spent a lot of my time waiting, begging, willing the game to spread its wings and fly. But it never left the ground. A real shame.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Chime
    Chime as a whole is utterly mesmerising in the way that only puzzlers of its kind are. An aural treat for the mind.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    South Park: The Fractured But Whole
    It doesn’t bring anything new to gaming, or even the South Park series of RPGs. It refines and improves, changes and updates, but generally speaking it just gets things right, plays a fun game and keeps you engaged from start to finish. The fact it made me laugh a surprising amount throughout is just a bonus.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes
    While some may be horrified to discover that the gurning Lego figures now come fully voiced, in context it makes perfect sense.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe
    While grown-up gaming is dominated by dark and brooding fantasies, Kirby makes the case for sweetness and light among families.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Tales of Monkey Island Chapter 1: Launch of the Screaming Narwhal
    Crucially, it left me wanting more. If Telltale can mix their own identity in with the old Monkey Island magic they've conjured up, we're going to be in for a real treat over the coming months.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Yoshi's Crafted World
    If you are put off by some of Nintendo’s more saccharine output, it certainly isn’t the game for you, but kids of all ages looking for a breezy, wholesome distraction will find a lot to like.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters
    Tiger '12 is the best PGA Tour in years and would be the last Tiger you'd ever need if EA didn't cleverly omit the caddy's off switch.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Prey
    Despite these niggles, I was left feeling satisfied after the post-credits scene. I’m already planning on diving back in and fixing the mistakes of my first run. Prey makes you feel clever, excites, intrigues and, at least once, can be absolutely terrifying. But, hey, at least you can turn into a toilet roll now. If you’re looking for one of the most interesting triple-A video games this year, it’s over here disguised as a sci-fi shooter.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Until Dawn
    The horror movie the game reminds me most of is Joss Whedon's The Cabin in the Woods. Not from a narrative sense, you understand, but in the way it lampoons the genre, while never losing sight of what bloody good fun it can be.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    New Pokemon Snap
    The game plays at just the right speed so that you’re desperate to try again to get the perfect snap, but without it feeling overwhelming and absurdly complex. I will admit that for those who aren’t so big on replaying levels, it may get tiring. Still, it helps that the personalities of the Pokémon really shine through, the cheeky Scorbunny, the cheerful Grookey, the bouncy Pichu; why wouldn’t you want to go and spend more time with them?
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