The Vita Lounge's Scores

  • Games
For 313 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 59% higher than the average critic
  • 12% same as the average critic
  • 29% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 1.9 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 73
Highest review score: 100 Steins;Gate 0
Lowest review score: 36 Bodycheck
Score distribution:
  1. Negative: 21 out of 313
313 game reviews
    • tbd Metascore
    • 56 Critic Score
    Whispering Willows is an interesting adventure game that is over much too quickly. The story takes some time to get going, and the pacing is a bit slow throughout. Just as things start to get exciting, the end credits are soon rolling. The game mainly falls flat and never achieves to be anything more than a pleasant ghost story.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 56 Critic Score
    Gravity Badgers tries to differentiate itself from Angry Birds in Space. Whilst it does offer some interesting ideas, including the boss battles, for the most part the game is an uninspired clone with weaker core mechanics than its peer.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 56 Critic Score
    Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star is a game that takes the universe of the original and runs it over with a steamroller; taking all the depth out of it, and starting at square one with an odd holiday theme. Unless you're channeling your inner Nikola Tesla in a land of eternal Christmas, I'd advise you look elsewhere for a good time.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 56 Critic Score
    Samurai Warriors Chronicles 3 is a tedious and repetitive game that will see you mindlessly slash your way through thousands of enemies without a care for the story that it tries to create around the main missions. With a 10-15 hour story mode, you'll be wishing it was over by the end of the first 5 hours.
    • 48 Metascore
    • 56 Critic Score
    A colorful and beautiful side-scrolling platformer that suffers from a lack of challenge. Guiding this wonderful cast of characters through different movies has its moments of fun, but ultimately the whole game needs a script change.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 56 Critic Score
    Rally Copters has the foundations to be a great game, if some changes were made to. However, its horrid difficulty curve and lack of levels bring it down from what it could be. You will most likely enjoy your time with the helicopter simulator, but you won't leave a lasting impression in your Vita catalogue.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 56 Critic Score
    It’s a shame that the originality and charm of the cut scenes and voice acting get lost in translation when it comes to the main game itself. A Virus Named Tom is in no ways a bad game; it just does nothing to set itself apart from the crowd. Meaning that if you took away the narrative, all that is left is a mediocre puzzler that will unfortunately forever sit in the shadows of the other far superior action puzzle games on the Vita.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 56 Critic Score
    While perhaps not technically impressive, The Keeper Of Four Elements is a game that does a great job of being fun, even if, perhaps, it does little to set it apart from the rest of the tower defence crowd.
    • 52 Metascore
    • 56 Critic Score
    It definitely shows that the two genres go well together, but the execution in this game didn't quite reach up to the great potential it has.
    • 46 Metascore
    • 56 Critic Score
    Exile's End is a decent, if forgettable, game. It's the kind of game most people will spend an afternoon or two on and then eventually forget about. If you're craving a retro-style action game it might be worth giving this a try, but otherwise there just isn't anything here that hasn't been done before, and better.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 56 Critic Score
    Castle Invasion: Throne Out is a fun little time waster but unfortunately doesn't amount to anything more than a passing distraction. The overly simple gameplay and bare-bones mechanics offer up a bite-size game that can only be recommended in short bursts.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 54 Critic Score
    This game is a blend of tactical RPG and roguelike but unfortunately it's not brilliant at either genre. The story is bland and for a roguelike the gameplay isn't particularly difficult. I really wanted to love this game but unfortunately it doesn't quite work. The game is still worth a try, especially if future patches sort out the many bugs, but there are better games out there.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 52 Critic Score
    Phineas and Ferb: Day of Doofenschmirz is a decent platformer which is sadly surrounded in repetitive and tedious gameplay, while its nice to see a licensed game from an established franchise on Vita, this one sadly fails to meet the sum of its parts.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 52 Critic Score
    Magical Beat could have been a really fun music puzzler, but with overly powerful A.I. it becomes more of a frustration then a fun experience.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 52 Critic Score
    The amount of content for the price offers a great amount of value, but the consistency in quality just isn't there.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 52 Critic Score
    Active Soccer 2 DX promises a pure arcade football experience, however what is delivered feels more frustrating than fun. With poor controls and bland presentation the game lacks some of the necessary parts of what could have been a fun pick up and play football game.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 52 Critic Score
    A great premise can't disguise its flaws. Race the Sun tries to stand out from the crowd, but struggles to rise above the horizon.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    An endless runner that manages to trip over itself more than it manages to succeed.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    It might draw inspiration from several games, but rarely does it feel like those pieces come together in a fun or cohesive way.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    My Name is Mayo isn't bad, but can't say it's good either. It's a cheap 1-2 Platinum trophies and a quick laugh or two. There are worse ways to spend a dollar and an hour, and if you know what you're getting into you'll probably have at least a little fun along the way.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    The Bridge has many flaws, ranging from its difficulty curve to how it introduces its mechanics -- or lack thereof. Because of this, I wouldn't recommend this game to anyone, unless you are really hungering for a game to play and this is your last option.
    • 50 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    AeternoBlade is a side-scrolling action RPG that is rife with potential but is burdened by a flawed control scheme. While the platforming and puzzles can be interesting from time to time, the frustrating controls drain any enjoyment that could be had. Things get better as the game progresses, but it never gets to where it needs to be.
    • 55 Metascore
    • 48 Critic Score
    A.W.: Phoenix Festa is a title that doesn't know what it wants to be; offering something for everyone, but failing to make all the bits work together in harmony. If tuned properly, this could be an enjoyable title, but as-is it's so easy and/or monotonous at times that it's only slightly better than doing nothing at all.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 48 Critic Score
    Baseball Riot takes what I consider to be a fantastic foundation and then tries to add too much to it, and in turns fails to make the impression that it could have done as a successor to a far superior title.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 48 Critic Score
    Last Wings is a good 2D aerial dogfighting game that quickly loses its charm after an hour or two. While the gameplay is solid, the lack of content starts to make things feel very repetitive in no time. In the end, the game just feels like it isn't finished yet. It could use a bit more polish for this gem to truly shine.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 46 Critic Score
    Blast 'Em Bunnies is a highly repetitive endless shooter that is DLC heavy and fails to leave a lasting impression. It can often come across as too easy and doesn't offer enough to keep it a fresh and entertaining experience.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 46 Critic Score
    Torque L is a physics-based puzzle-platformer that enters an already saturated genre and brings with it a unique mechanic that does have promise. It's just a shame that the games execution is not as good as the premise.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 46 Critic Score
    Delta Strike: First Assault is an average combat flight simulator game that will appeal to fans of the genre. The game's level progression will keep trophy hunters busy for hours. Gameplay doesn't feel that fun when compared to other games in the genre and not having any control customization can make the game feel inaccessible to newcomers of the genre.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 46 Critic Score
    Reel Fishing: Master's Challenge did nothing to hook me. I found myself bored within the first few missions and it just dragged on throughout my whole time with it. If you're really into fishing then maybe you can find some joy in this one, but as it stands I won't recommend anyone dive into this one.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 46 Critic Score
    Old school players will get a kick out of reliving this classic, but don't expect the new stuff to bring anything but a feeling of irritation.

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