The Games Machine's Scores

  • Games
For 2,650 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:
2652 game reviews
    • 68 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    Pathway can count on an outstanding art direction, but there are many issues preventing the players from fully enjoying the game.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 81 Critic Score
    A gorgeous-looking, extremely polished city builder that offers a relaxed experience with light RPG, diplomatic and combat elements.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Weedcraft Inc. is a good business sim for a weed empire and speaks to the prejudices and the contradictions around this world.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    MLB The Show 19 is a fantastic game. Many different game modes, great atmosphere and excellent gameplay. Few sports games have achieved such realism and overall quality.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 82 Critic Score
    Crimson Curse builds on Gwent’s tense gameplay introducing strong and quintessential easy-to-learn-difficult-to-master new abilities, even though the studio will also need to keep an eye on faction usage for balancing.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 78 Critic Score
    A deep and engaging video game based on the popular Japanese coin-op.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    With Assassin’s Creed III Remastered, Ubisoft improved the graphics of the games but did very little to improve everything else.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    Zanki Zero: Last Beginning is a surprisingly good RPG with survival elements, a mature video game able to keep on their toes those who’ll have the patience to tame a rich but demanding gameplay.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy is an excellent opportunity to rediscover a classic of modern text adventures.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Outward is a survival RPG that might seem a bit chaotic at first, but it might be able to entertain those who can overcome its many flaws.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 71 Critic Score
    A decent arena shooter, but the lack of PS Move support is somewhat inexplicable.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    Nippon Marathon is a positively wacky, completely deranged party game, but it’s also very repetitive.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 86 Critic Score
    Warparty offers the right compromise between the immediacy of the first RTS games and the depth of the last representatives of the genre, putting every element in the right place and carrying out its task in an excellent way.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 92 Critic Score
    Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is not a soulsborne, and it’s not another Tenchu. However, the breathtaking landscapes of a war-torn Japan and a mysterious but compelling story make a perfect outline for a rhythmic, stimulating and particularly challenging gameplay.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Witty political satire? Check. Lovely Latin music soundtrack? Check. Solid city builder gameplay? Check. Is this Tropico 6? Tropico 5? Tropico 4? Loyal Penultimo would struggle to spot the difference, and players might decide at some point to ditch El Presidente for a new one bringing some fresh air... if only there was one in sight.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 78 Critic Score
    A decent ending to a tormented adventure.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 81 Critic Score
    The Ballad Singer is an interactive book made video game. The game developed by Curtel Games is not for everyone, but it sure is incredibly rich and deep.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Yoshi's Crafted World is a window into the mind of a child. Colourful and cheerful, the newest video game by Good-Feel is able to put the player in a good mood.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Messenger is a great example of “old school platform”. It’s fun to play, challenging but never frustrating, with good graphics and an excellent soundtrack.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Xenon Racer is a love letter to the arcade racing genre; too bad for the many technical issues.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Air Conflicts Collection is a lazy conversion of two nice games.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Generation Zero is based on an interesting concept, but its empty open world leads to an overall boring experience.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 88 Critic Score
    Defining Tom Clancy's The Division 2 as a "more of the same" is certainly unfair, but we have to say that the innovations introduced by Massive Entertainment are grafted onto the already proven mechanics of the previous incarnation of the series. Compared to its direct predecessor, the latest game developed by the Swedish studio already offers an impressive amount of content. The lack of a consistent plot and a poor optimization on PC are the only issues worth noting. This is however an excellent exponent of the "looter shooter" genre, surely the only one presenting itself in the most complete form at launch.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 71 Critic Score
    The Occupation is an intriguing video game with some cool gameplay mechanics, but it’s flawed by many issues.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 79 Critic Score
    It's a bit paradoxical to think that the weakest point of a remake are the newest features, but that’s the case with Kirby’s Extra Epic Yarn: the new abilities break that perfect balance of the original game. Fortunately, that game is still there and if you want you can appreciate it exactly as it was conceived.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    One Piece: World Seeker is a shallow open world action game saved only by its nice art direction and technical achievements.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 77 Critic Score
    A light and entertaining alternative to heavy-weight shooters like Raw Data and In Death, The Wizards gives the player great satisfaction in creating spells with their own hands, and that's simply amazing.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Cuzzillo, Foddy and Boch have torn the cage of the creative processes by creating a model of their own. Ape Out is pure jazz: overwhelming, defiant and free. The monkey has escaped, infuriated, and wants to sow panic on the gaming industry.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    DMC is finally back, and it’s here to teach all of us a lesson about how to make an excellent action game.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 74 Critic Score
    Scintillatron 4096 seems to have come straight out of an elucubration by Jeff Minter, and this is perhaps the best compliment that I can make. Frantic and fun, at times frustrating, but also endowed with an unexpected strategic depth, this game seems to have come here directly from an arcade of the 80s.

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