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For 2,656 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 71% higher than the average critic
  • 7% same as the average critic
  • 22% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 4.3 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 79
Highest review score: 99 Baldur's Gate 3
Lowest review score: 30 Dino Dini's Kick Off Revival
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2,064 out of 2656
  2. Mixed: 569 out of 2656
  3. Negative: 23 out of 2656
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    • 74 Metascore
    • 78 Critic Score
    Monster Energy Supercross - The Official Videogame 5
    Monster Energy Supercross 5 takes all the main gameplay elements of the past edition, without making huge changes. For this reason, despite the work done by the Milestone team being overall quite good, those who expected a clear step forward compared to the earlier entries could be partially disappointed. Among the positive aspects, some tweaks to the physics and greater accessibility should be noted. Among the negative ones, the lack of significant new features stands out: more content would undoubtedly have improved a gaming experience which, however, remains more than enjoyable.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 92 Critic Score
    Not a Hero
    Not A Hero is a John Woo movie in pixel art, with a demoniac, smooth and frantic gameplay, a lot of brutal action and a bizzarre humour. Be a good citizen, vote for BunnyLord.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Hundred Days
    Hundred Days turned out to be a pleasant surprise. While some might think that winemaking isn’t the easiest subject to dig into, the game’s structure ensures that we’re not left alone in learning the little tricks of the trade. The Story serves mostly as a tutorial, to ensure we’re ready to tackle the Infinite mode or the Challenges.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 94 Critic Score
    Far Cry 6
    Far Cry 6 is a very expansive first person shooter with a compelling story, full of entertaining things to do and missions to accomplish. The enemies are a little too predictable but the gameplay is always fun, with tons of weapons to find and customize, and the incredible “pets” you can bring with you are just the cherry on top. Graphics and sound are high quality and very immersive.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Trackmania
    Trackmania is not an exercise in superfine technique but it does not matter to be, because it seduces thanks to a gameplay as simple as effective and to the unbridled competition that prods every driver to always give his best.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 74 Critic Score
    Where the Water Tastes Like Wine
    Where the Water Tastes like Wine is an amazing piece of storytelling caged in an unwieldy game structure. The journey through the States is a charming trip about the importance of the stories we share everyday and a great portrait of America form many point of views. On the long run, unfortunately, the lacklustre gameplay simply fails to sustain the sense of wandering and discovery of such an amazing journey.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    KAKU: Ancient Seal
    Kaku: Ancient Seal is sub-par in every aspect of the action-adventure genre. Stay clear.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Phoenix Point
    Despite a bunch of interesting ideas, Phoenix Point rarely offers a viable alternative to the many other games of the same genre. Greatly unbalanced, unpolished and poorly optimized, the game by the creator of the X-Com series is but a shadow of Gollop’s past.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory
    Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory is an excellently packaged rhythm game overflowing with options and good music. If the genre suits you and the soundtrack of Kingdom Hearts holds a place of honour among your memories, you can't go wrong.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 76 Critic Score
    Nantucket
    Nantucket tries to develop a sequel for Moby Dick by Melvill, but the ambition of Picaresque Studio clashes against a weird and not-so-fitting game formula. A little bit too repetitive, with an unbalanced difficulty curve, Nantucket is still a decent game, with some gameplay elements borrowed from board games and RPGs.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly REMAKE
    An excellent job of renovation and gameplay modernization for one of the finest horror games of the PlayStation 2 era. Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly Remake takes the original title and brings it into the modern age through targeted gameplay enhancements, new storylines, and top-tier audio-visual production—all of which bode well for the future of the franchise. Minor technical and balance issues persist, but we are confident that these will be largely resolved through post-launch updates.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    SteamWorld Build
    SteamWorld Build is a pleasant and exciting gaming adventure, calm and capable of captivating the player on the screen and transporting him to a fascinating world in a masterfully thought out hybrid. Even if more could have been done in terms of plot, the game design, the heart of the work, enriches it with notable nuances and approaches.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 78 Critic Score
    Saints Row: The Third Remastered
    Saints Row: The Third Remastered faces the market as the umpteenth well-built remake, in these last few months, upgrading in a sufficient way all the technical aspects of the original title. Irreverent, reckless, armed with good intentions, the game could be easily recommended, even just for a taste of insanity madness in full swing.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 82 Critic Score
    Layers of Fear
    A sophisticated horror story, with an excellent art direction and the ability to build a constant sense of fear and oppression. The gameplay is pretty basic and not particularly challenging, but it has its good moments.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Neon Abyss
    Neon Abyss is a solid and hilarious roguelite. Hundreds of weapons and items, however, are not enough to hide procedural generation laziness. But all things considered, it is still one of the best roguelites currently available.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Loot River
    Dark Souls meets Diablo and spices it up with a bit of Tetris in this original “shifting” action-roguelike that will test both your combat skills and your wits.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    The Last Faith
    The Last Faith is an exciting and lucid video game, the son of two souls capable of chaining players to the chair and doing nothing else. In this sense, the work focuses on this: to increase a playful depth that incredibly manages to impress fans and beyond. You will never do without this nightmare again.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Dino Path Trail
    Dino Path Trail takes dinosaurs and puts them at the center of a survival roguelike that seems cute and cuddly, but it is not: the Wild West is full of dangers, in Dino Path you die repeatedly between lead and dust. But it is fun, if you plan your moves well.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Hinokami Chronicles 2
    A faithful and visually stunning adaptation of Demon Slayer’s latest arcs, but limited content, minor gameplay tweaks, and weak online support make it feel more like an expansion than a true sequel.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 79 Critic Score
    God Wars: Future Past
    Despite God Wars Future Past looks technically out of time and its plot isn't particularly interesting, is a very good turn-based tactical game that fits perfectly on PS Vita rather than on PS4.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 88 Critic Score
    MotoGP 23
    MotoGP 23 is the qualitative leap that the Milestone series needed. We are not talking about revolutions, it would be unrealistic to think so, but about consistent improvements in all the characteristic aspects of the title, from the simulation verve through an engaging career, from a high-profile technical sector to the physical and mental sensations of the race, where the AI exhibits new behaviors although some issues still persist.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Call of Duty: Black Ops III - Awakening
    A pretty standard DLC for the Call of Duty series, but the overall quality is undeniably good. The cherry on top is a great co-op mode that perfectly fulfills the needs of fans of nazi-zombies.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Castlevania Requiem: Symphony of the Night & Rondo of Blood
    Rondo of Blood and Symphony of the Night are both indisputably masterpieces, but the versions included in this collection are direct ports of the original games. On the side of graphic and technical presentation we expected something more.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    White Shadows
    White Shadows does nothing to hide his sources of inspiration: Limbo and Inside. A dark and obscure location is the right place to set a dystopian, anthropomorphic future story which can be read as a hermetic social metaphor. Though fascinating, White Shadows does too little to explain to the players where they are or what exactly it is that they’re doing, and its very simple mechanics don’t help. At the same time though, you often feel like you just can’t leave, like when watching a Lynch movie.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Samurai Warriors: Spirit of Sanada
    Samurai Warriors: Spirit of Sanada is not the best musou ever created, but if you're looking for something simple and fun, this new offering from Koei Tecmo might be a good choice. Unless, of course, you have a peculiar dislike for the genre.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Star Fox Guard
    Star Fox Guard is a real-time tower defense, with the crazy Japanese touch that you can expect from a Nintendo product. The game proves to be very original, challenging and addictive; the level editor paves the road for infinite replayability, and the price is absolutely right.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Bye Sweet Carole
    Even on PlayStation 5, Bye Sweet Carole performs admirably, with truly exciting artistic, narrative and musical direction.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 78 Critic Score
    Journey to the Savage Planet
    The game experience with Journey to the Savage Planet has been more than positive: if you love first person platformers, sci-fi and you are not really made for seriousness, you will certainly find "Grob" for your teeth...
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Sky Force Reloaded
    Despite a lot of insane grinding, Sky Force Reloaded is a great porting from mobile to console. If you love shoot 'em ups, you should not miss this game for any reason.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered
    Overall, the work carried out by Stellar Entertainment and Criterion is good but with several flaws. While many parts of the game got a visual upgrade, some of them remained incomprehensibly unchanged. Nonetheless, Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered is still an excellent arcade racing video game, even after ten years from the launch of the original game.
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