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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:
  1. Positive: 928 out of 2038
  2. Mixed: 867 out of 2038
  3. Negative: 243 out of 2038
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    • 83 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Comet Crash
    Comet Crash certainly isn't the most sophisticated looking tower defense title, but if you pass it up because of its simplistic visuals, you're truly missing out. It's chock full of clever design and great unit/tower balancing, plus it has some of the most generally engaging local multiplayer found on the PlayStation Store. Additionally, it might very well be the best RTS on the PS3.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Beyond Good & Evil HD
    Thanks to the handiwork of Ubisoft Shanghai, the small but passionate cult following and the burning sting of its original commercial failure, we all have a second chance to reconcile our differences with this flawed masterpiece – I'm glad I did.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Resident Evil 5
    If you can treat and accept it as a balls-to-the-wall action blockbuster, Resident Evil 5 is, if nothing else, a great looking and decent entry into the third person shooter genre with a great co-op mode that’s worth at least one play through. It’s just a shame Capcom has forgotten what it is to make me scared of the dark.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Mega Man 9
    If you can look past the difficulty and dig the new (old) style, then by all means download this sadistic game that will no doubt have you hooked, regardless of how bad you are.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Street Fighter X Tekken
    It's got fan service where it counts, too - familiar character themes appear in the soundtrack, win quotes will often comment on specificities of other characters, and there are even some custom introductions for certain pairs of characters.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Call of Duty: Black Ops II
    It's still very much a game rooted in past successes, but the bold changes it makes on the campaign side shows Treyarch aren't quite prepared to rest on their laurels.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Unreal Tournament III
    It's still worth buying UT3, for those who enjoy modding and hacking. For everyone else: there have been far better PC games this season.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    This War of Mine
    This War of Mine is a soul crushing thing to consider as entertainment. It is going to make you feel bad and absorb the consequences of your actions. It exists as a piece of indie expression that shows the actual grayness that is inherent in all conflict. There is no winning.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    NBA Ballers
    Maybe Midway will release a follow up with the same graphic engine, but with cleaned up gameplay and some two-on-two action. If that happens, I could definitely see my friends and I spending hours upon hours reliving all our old NBA Jam memories.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Sine Mora
    It excels in some unlikely areas, with lovely presentation values and intricately detailed backdrops. It's a fun diversion and while it's not entirely up to par in terms of mechanics, it also doesn't make itself redundant by centralizing all the focus to the one area that's already been perfected.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Colin McRae Rally 2005
    If you've already got the 04 version, then all you're really paying £40 for is the online mode, and whether that's worth it is debatable. If you're new to the series, then by all means spend the money on what is a superb rally game.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Ziggurat
    Missile Command for the iOS generation. It succeeds in matching that arcade simplicity and yet feels designed chiefly around the efficiency of Apple's portables.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Bangai-O Spirits
    Dishing out mass destruction upon legions of enemy robots is a fun and addictive experience. With a nice variety of weapons and abilities, you’ll be able to tweak your mech’s capabilities in plenty of ways.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Final Fantasy XIII
    Superb storytelling, a very human cast, and visuals that will change your life, there is nothing to stop anyone from enjoying what this adventure has to offer.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    TimeSplitters: Future Perfect
    Its Story mode is distinctly improved, brought together by a plot which is well acted out and never ceases to amuse. The Arcade component returns with more refinements and online play, cleverly engineered to reduce undue frustration.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Crush
    Dr. Reuben’s inaugural experiment is no failure, and just like with all well performed experiments, Crush delivers a satisfactory result and serves to enlighten us on what the bright future holds.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Guardian Heroes
    If you've never had the fortune of playing Guardian Heroes before, HD is an essential purchase. Treasure has a spotless record and this long forgotten beat 'em up is easily one of their crowning achievements.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Borderlands
    Borderlands is the bastard child of Mad Max, Halo and Phantasy Star Online; and yes, I’m aware that’s three participants.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Crackdown
    Even at budget price there’s not much that any self respecting Xbox 360 owner will be missing other than a few pretty explosions and half a day spent marveling at spring from building to building, the novelty of which rubs off pretty damn quickly.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    EverQuest II
    The only thing missing from it is a larger player base and it’s going to take a lot of work to get diehard World of Warcraft players to give this a shot.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Bad Hotel
    It's a good indie project. Lucky Frame have proven they're capable of finding the middle ground between the most disparate concepts and they've just about pulled this one off.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Madden NFL 09
    Madden NFL is a series which feels like Pro Evolution Soccer did in its peak. It’s a game which every year you wonder how they could improve it in any way other than basic graphical updates and the odd new mode, however unlike the former, Madden is a series which on its twentieth anniversary is still taking large strides every single year.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Picross DS
    Picross DS isn't really a traditional video game. Despite this, if you like puzzle games, Picross DS is one of the best non-games you can pick up.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Fallout: New Vegas - Old World Blues
    Essential, easily worth both the time and monetary investment not only to your own gameplay experience but also to that of your character. Besides the raised level cap, new traits, arsenal and items, once completed, the Big MT can be revisited at will. And unlike other DLC, this is one you'll actually want to revisit again and again.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Tales From Space: Mutant Blobs Attack
    Mutant Blobs Attack has the right amount of charm and variety of gameplay elements especially considering its price.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Resistance 3
    Resistance 3 stands as a whimpering end to a franchise that never quite found its stride. With a little more risk and less reliance on the successes of its peers Resistance 3 could have become the jewel in Sony's crown.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Orcs Must Die! 2
    It provides a familiar formula wrapped in the guise of another familiar formula, and succeeds at picking the best parts of both.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom
    Started as a project at the University of Southern California, Winterbottom has traveled a long journey to make his debut on Xbox Live Arcade. Although it has a few small issues, it is an otherwise stellar first offering from the promising folks at The Odd Gentlemen.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII
    PSP fans, rejoice. This is the killer-app that you have been waiting for; the game which will send PSP units worldwide flying off the shelves - just like what Final Fantasy VII did for the original PlayStation.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Starseed Pilgrim
    It’s good and esoteric in an entirely worthwhile way.
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