Thunderbolt's Scores

  • Games
For 2,038 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 36% higher than the average critic
  • 4% same as the average critic
  • 60% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 5.7 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 69
Highest review score: 100 Red Dead Redemption
Lowest review score: 10 Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing
Score distribution:
2038 game reviews
    • 87 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    For the first time in a long time, Pokémon has taken a real step towards pushing the series forward.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Besides this awesome little cartridge, the drama of Metro City is limited on this generation of gaming machines. Maybe it's the dying out of beat 'em up games and general that has lent to this game's obscurity.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The fully realized Adventure Tours makes a great introduction for players picking the title up for the very first time, and the breadth of modes and extras should extend the life of the game for a good, long while.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Even after you’ve finished the extended campaign there’s plenty to go back to with the new level cap, including a way for all you dog lovers to bring Dogmeat back from the dead - Awww.
    • 92 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    There is a huge, jaw dropping world to discover at whatever pace you desire. Along the way you're free to author your own story, defining your unique character and experience through whatever style of play you prefer. When you're lost in its rich landscape and enthralled within its fiction, Skyrim thrives, and is truly unparalleled; it's when you take a closer look, you can't help but discover the seams holding this tapestry together.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Changes both big and small across the board make Pokémon X and Y the most polished Pokémon game to date.
    • 90 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    A triumphant game. It's wonderfully complex and detailed, and vibrantly decorated with historical trappings that will satisfy anyone with a passing interest in military strategy. While the presentation and multiplayer are a little rough around the edges, there's more than enough content to make the game a more than worthwhile experience.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    What limited time you do have with Garfield is actually surprisingly entertaining, and though it doesn’t really use the source material very well, this is still a good 2D platformer that platforming fans should check out, whether they like Garfield or not.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    All the best things about the movie made it into the game.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    A satisfying, occasionally exceptional romp through half of New Marais. In a lot of ways it's the best aspects of inFamous 2 without the fuss of karma decisions, experience points or tedious side-quests.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    One of the best gaming compilations on the PS2. Period.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    All criticism aside, this is a title that winds away the hours and, for the most part, is a joy to play. What I first considered to be a silly, childish story turned out to be a true portrayal of what most players will go through learning the ways of Peggle, in that you have to be patient, disciplined and sometimes lucky, too.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Ghostbusters old and new, rejoice. Your time has come.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Takes the well-trodden city-based 'sandbox' path, adds plenty of it's own style and originality and comes out with a pleasing, well-rounded and well-developed game.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Catherine justifies its unique premise with unique gameplay, and works wonderfully.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    For curious fans of the new Persona games, and people who enjoyed the mangled port for what it was, this PSP edition is a must-play.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Fable doesn't reinvent the wheel, but it does offer an enjoyable and focused modern gaming experience which is both streamlined and accessible to all. It may not be the best RPG ever, but it's certainly one of the best.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Despite the lack of exhilaration, it's a haunting, beautiful journey. The music is perfect. The water is inviting. Lulls in the action are filled with fascinating dialogue and plot development.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    It all culminates in an ending that will probably become one of those iconic gaming moments - similar to the ending of Fez, it provides a great sense of closure while also making no apparent sense whatsoever.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Everything that made the original Super Star has, for the most part, survived the journey, and luckily, most of the additions truly add to the game, rather than bloat it.
    • 90 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Dead Space 2 provides an innovative and haunting gaming experience; it competently continues on the foundations laid by its innovative predecessor and serves to massively expand what is already a popular cross-media franchise.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    This game should prove fairly easy to those of us who have grown up with previous Mario titles; the levels are incredibly short, the difficulty is fair at best, and the whole thing seems to need a bit more fleshing out.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Joe Danger 2 feels more coherent and varied than its predecessor. Where the first seemed like a loosely connected set of tracks, this one found the identity the previous game lacked. It’s as immediately fun too.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    God Hand is one of those games that will either leave you shaking your head in disappointment or practically drooling for more. It functions superbly as a beat’em up game, and it possesses the some of the charm that games like "Final Fight" and "River City Ransom" used to enjoy.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Without equal in how effectively it exploits the senses.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Hearthfire will appeal to the player that has made enough headway to justify buying the add-on but for those constantly on the road or haven’t been burdened yet with too much stuff to carry around, it might seem too superfluous to justify the purchase.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Whether navigating the labyrinthine hallways of Curien’s Mansion or dodging the reptilian occupants of Death Adder’s Lair, Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed is the right kind of trip down memory lane.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Building zoos is a piece cake and there are enough options to satisfy most players. Serviceable graphics detract from the experience, as do technical limitations, but those can be forgiven.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    If you are new to the genre and looking for a good entry level game then Sacred Plus is definitely a great game to start with and its available at budget price.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Mega Man X Collection features the triumphs and failures of Capcom's most dynamic duo. It faithfully renders all of the aspects of the games, be it the quality platforming, the tough bosses, or the less savory things like bad level design and ridiculously challenging obstacles.

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