Telegraph's Scores

  • Games
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. Negative: 39 out of 820
826 game reviews
    • 47 Metascore
    • 30 Critic Score
    The Cartel is a calamity; an unfinished, unpleasant piece of dreck that even developer Techland got bored of before hoisting it out of the door. The Cartel's list of misdemeanours is lengthy and depressing, but the worst is how either Techland or Ubisoft can have the nerve to put this on the shelves and ask people to pay money --real money-- to play it.
    • 47 Metascore
    • 20 Critic Score
    There's a temptation to end this review with a play on Jigsaw's famous 'I want to play a game' line, but to call Flesh & Blood a game would be doing a disservice to games, and 'I want to play a train wreck' doesn't have the same ring to it.
    • 47 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    The voice acting is generally solid, and Laurence Fishburne is excellent. And there's optional Facebook connectivity if you're into that kind of thing, with the game posting a single-entry summary of the in-game achievements you've earned every time you finish a session.
    • 45 Metascore
    • 20 Critic Score
    There's a temptation to end this review with a play on Jigsaw's famous 'I want to play a game' line, but to call Flesh & Blood a game would be doing a disservice to games, and 'I want to play a train wreck' doesn't have the same ring to it.
    • 44 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Sadly we'll have to do with this for now, a bland, unimaginative shooting gallery that lacks the thing that matters most: magic.
    • 43 Metascore
    • 30 Critic Score
    Fun for about an hour. It's not good, the virtually identical sections are hardly exciting, and there's a lot less variety in the mayhem than you might be led to believe, but it is an enjoyable, compulsive score-chaser. But it's deceptive. It lures you in with promises of something it never delivers.
    • 42 Metascore
    • 20 Critic Score
    Several occasions while playing Star Trek, I was ready to call it a write-off, whether it’s the bugs, the terrible signposting or the fact it’s just plain dull. But then the game surprises with a section that’s not half-bad...And it is so infuriating. Not because Star Trek is ever hard, but because it could have been good. And it’s not.
    • 40 Metascore
    • 20 Critic Score
    No matter how big a Prison Break fan you are, no matter how forgiving you can be, The Conspiracy is an abject failure on all counts.
    • 39 Metascore
    • 30 Critic Score
    Perhaps the biggest misstep Ju-on makes is that it ignores one of the most crucial elements in creating a horror title; the audience needs to have sympathy for the protagonist.
    • 36 Metascore
    • 10 Critic Score
    So what we have is a game that should be kitsch, daft fun but instead is dull, broken and mildly sexist.
    • 30 Metascore
    • 10 Critic Score
    Fighters Uncaged is an appalling, joyless makeweight trying to grab some of the Kinect pie before a fighting game that actually works comes along. Avoid it at all costs.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Fruit Frenzy is, for want of a better word, uninspired. It lacks both the originality and the imagination needed to make it stand out from the crowd nor makes use of the iPhone's touch-screen capabilities in any meaningful way.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Developers Plain Vanilla have taken every tried-and-tested gamification device and every social media lure and stuffed them into a fun quiz app, complete with a delightfully clear and cheery design.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The plot’s exceptionally strong too, albeit with one rather jarring bit of progression that didn’t feel hugely believable to me, mainly due to the game’s brevity. It’s enough to stop it being up there at the pinnacle of game storytelling, but only by a hair’s breath. Otherwise, the dialogue is believable, sensitive, thoughtful, the plot surprisingly gripping, and the potential deviations and outcomes are all equally satisfying. It’s £2.79 on Steam, 2-3 hours long, and I absolutely highly recommend this little gem.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    It’s an absolutely fascinating, atmospheric take on the horror genre that plays on the mechanical strengths of its various genres to create an utterly unforgettable experience.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    It might seem short and simple, and there is perhaps more I’d like the concept to explore, but this fantastic little example of crowd-sourced morality is deftly handled, super evocative and one of those games you absolutely should experience.

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