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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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    • 93 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Mass Effect 3
    Mass Effect 3 is an action game with a side-helping of dialogue, and the finale might frustrate fans who have stuck with the series since the beginning - some might even consider it lazy. It's hard to knock the actual game; it's a great shooter and the dialogue is well acted and (mostly) well-written. Mass Effect 3 is one of the best marriages of shooter action and storytelling around, and it's up to the fans to decide if that's what they really want.
    • 93 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
    You can easily overlook occasionally frustrating controls and early 2000s graphics when the adventure itself consistently motivates you to want more and more for all of the nearly 60 hours it takes to complete. Skyward Sword isn't perfect, but it absolutely is not a game that should be missed by fans of the series.
    • 93 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution
    But if you can work with the game’s difficulty and take the time to learn the characters, you’ll find that Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution is a fighting game second to none.
    • 93 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
    It’s rare that I get so excited over a game, but the interactive storyline, the solid gameplay, and everything else managed to make me a firm believer that the future of Star Wars will be bright one.
    • 93 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Real Racing 2
    For those still unsure about the iPhone's gaming credentials, this accomplished racer is more than adequate evidence for the contrary.
    • 92 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
    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.
    • 92 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
    While not perfect, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time offers a poignant, uncommon challenge. Its world awaits, rich, wondrous, indomitable. Will you overcome it?
    • 92 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
    The intense and difficult experience should be played by anyone who enjoys a good story. Even with an anemic singleplayer offering, the full game is worth a purchase for the multiplayer experience.
    • 92 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    God of War III
    It takes everything that made the previous game so awesome and refines it. It continues the story, but it makes the effort to give more meaning to Kratos's journey and its eventual ending. It takes the previous established combat mechanics and makes them faster, tighter, and more fun than ever.
    • 92 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Guitar Hero II
    With the improved visuals, increased song count and the crucial addition of friend-bating online leaderboards, the 360 version is the best yet.
    • 92 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Rock Band
    The carnival atmosphere makes Rock Band a total blast to play, or to even just watch, waiting for your turn. Even with the high price of admission, Rock Band is well worth purchasing.
    • 92 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Super Street Fighter IV
    There’s no question that this is the definitive version of Street Fighter IV. With a ton of ‘new’ characters and a vastly improved online component there are a number of great reasons to get back into Street Fighter.
    • 92 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    System Shock 2
    Simply put, the creepy atmosphere is incredible. Forget those survival horror games full of cheap scares and dark alleys. System Shock 2 manages to frighten without succumbing to horror contrivances. Considering this game is six years old, it truly is an achievement. [Aug 2005]
    • 92 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
    On it’s own, it’s the best stealth game on the PC by a good distance, with "Thief 3’s" lack of features trailing some way behind. But as a sequel, it’s painfully under-developed.
    • 92 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Final Fantasy XII
    A masterclass in game design. Through expert sound, storytelling and gameplay you are enwrapped into the world of Ivalice.
    • 92 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Beat Sneak Bandit
    There's that visual layer to it, an efficient backdrop that contributes to a kind of combined audiovisual experience. Nothing is added which isn't essential to the design.
    • 92 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Rome: Total War
    It has so much depth and aptitude that you'll find yourself drawn in for hours, which will quickly turn into days, months and, dare I say, years. There's been so much effort put into every single aspect of the game that it's hard not to admire the hard work of the developers behind it.
    • 92 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Forza Motorsport 3
    If you own an Xbox 360 and have even a passing interest in racing games, this is a no-brainer. If you own a 360 and have zero interest in racers, but love games in general, this is still a title that needs to be seen to be believed. If you don’t own a 360, Forza Motorsport 3 might just be enough to make you buy one, it really is that good.
    • 92 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Super Mario Sunshine
    Nothing short of brilliant. It has its fair share of highly frustrating niggles, but they are almost totally eclipsed by the real joy and excitement the game can conjure up inside you with such alarming frequency.
    • 92 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
    For all of you that are seeking a challenge and great adventure, give Prince of Persia a go.
    • 92 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    The Walking Dead: A Telltale Games Series
    No Time Left is a wholly satisfying and rewarding conclusion to one of this year's best. It makes a grand statement for episodic content.
    • 92 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Final Fantasy VII
    Without a doubt, FF7 is one of the top Final Fantasy games out there. It is also one of the best RPG adventures of all time.
    • 92 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Chrono Trigger
    Chrono Trigger is worth travelling back in time for again and again.
    • 92 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Journey
    Journey's worth playing for the unique experiences offered but the actual involvement with the mechanics isn't always engaging enough to match.
    • 92 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Rock Band 2
    While nothing terribly new has made its way onto the new disc, the amount of songs more than covers the price of admission. And you won't even have to sit through any putrid local opening acts.
    • 92 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
    An awesome game. It takes everything fans loved about the previous installment, and amplified it ten fold to create another vivid adventure for one of Nintendo's most celebrated characters.
    • 92 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Metroid Fusion
    It may be nearly devoid of the exploration aspects that older fans appreciate, but it is still a game that all GBA owners can cherish.
    • 91 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    LittleBigPlanet 2
    There's also no doubt in my mind that the game will be supported with great DLC and amazing user generated content, but as a player who fell in love with the original's level design, as well as it's infectious personality, this sequel never quite met my admittedly lofty expectations.
    • 91 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King
    With a highly improved and immersive questing system, a new profession to master, a largely PvP focused zone, a level-cap of 80, and a devious new class to play, fans of World of Warcraft will be greeted with a multitude of new reasons to sell their souls and their time to Blizzard’s outrageously successful online RPG.
    • 91 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Ridiculous Fishing - A Tale of Redemption
    It may lack substance in the long-term, but it provides an experience which is admirably oriented towards pure intuitive fun, presented in a way which is great to look at and humorous in tone.
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