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
    • 76 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Though this isn't quite it, Sonic Generations provides indisputable evidence that Sega is in fact capable of making the Sonic the Hedgehog title we've all been waiting for.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    MLB 12 on the Vita is a clean presentation of the baseball experience on the go. It raises the bar for realism a notch with its enhanced physics, but loses what it gains from clumsy animations. There's a lot of room for improvement, both technically and creatively, but for now the game suffers the most from the former.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    As with their past work, Genius Sonority has interesting ideas that regularly get in their own way. Denpa Men 2: Beyond the Wave’s no different and the iteration never comes together. It makes only a bit of forward progress with eShop’s limitations putting strain on the potential. They came by wave and so they went.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Despite its rougher edges, Tales from Space: About a Blob is a genuinely fun – and funny – romp through classic sci-fi tropes. The feeling of piloting a gelatinous character is more than enough to set the game apart from its sidescrolling brethren, but, it's the unique gameplay and sense of style that truly absorbs you.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Anyone with an appreciation for old school arcade games will have a blast with The Club. Just remember to leave your brain with the doorman.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    No matter how engaging the last several hours are, there's still a ridiculous giant cat and a host of other obnoxious characters that ruin it.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Slipping into their finest retro attire, Q Games has once again proven their ability to step into any genre and own it.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Justice For All gives the fans everything they could want; the cases are longer, the testimonies are harder to crack, the witnesses ever so wily, and the prosecutors are more die-hard than anything you’ve faced.
    • 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.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    There is just something incredibly satisfying about a great 2D shooter. Metal Slug 3 may be a few years old and minus a dimension, but that doesn't stop it from being one of the best action games currently on the Xbox.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    As it is, the story must be commended for tackling the horrors of war and the effect it has on the human mind, and the techniques it deploys to accomplish this. It tries things no other modern military shooter has even come close to, boldly stating that shooters don't always have to be wrapped in mundane and convoluted storytelling, and that's quite the accomplishment considering the oversaturation of the genre.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    A middling outcome.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    It's hard not to admire this 2007 PSP game for what it's worth, but it simply doesn't develop its assets far enough.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    The difficult thing about reviewing a game like this, however, is that even at their least inspired the developer represents the upper-echelon of the platform. Yet there's a difference in quality now and Pocket Academy comes in below expectations.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    It’s still not particularly polished, however, as I experienced a couple of crashes and some audio glitches with character speech, but other than that this is a fairly solid expansion that captures what makes Fallout 3 so good.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    It's an absurdly addictive experience that maintains this draw on consoles. As a whole, the game's fairly solid.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    If you’re a zombie freak and really like the sub-genre then this might be worth an investment, but for the rest of us there’s not really a great deal here that will pull us away from Super Stardust HD, Flower or PixelJunk.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    There was never a moment when I was playing this game where I was annoyed or frustrated, even as I crashed back to the desktop. I just wanted more and more.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Even if you’re discounting any additional future content (and the developers are already hinting at follow-up campaigns post-release), this is a game that deserves your attention right now. A.M.F, chummer, see you in the sprawl.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The turn-based and map-scouring gameplay is a fresh take on the series, even if the timed missions aren’t nearly as epic as the battles of the previous games.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    It's only too bad this series can't get out of its own way at times, because there are moments when it's pure fun and others that feel at odds with the rest of the package.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    This is a game for the fans, featuring an appreciative amount of exposition even if it's fairly inconsequential in the grand scheme of things.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    What is certain though is that Streets of Rage 2 is a classic title that fully deserves to be revived and remembered in modern day gaming. Now, pass me the pain relief and I’ll be on my way.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    It’s just a real shame that the PC port was subjected to a half-arsed effort, because on consoles Resident Evil 4 has revitalised a stagnating series.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Despite the outlandish oil puddles and EMP blasts, switching between between criminal and cop has never been so fun.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    What it lacks in personality and options it mostly makes up for in classic track design and strategic power-up and boost usage. With a little more polish and a bit more thought, SkyDrift could have been something great, instead of something good.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    FIFA Street is a fun game and will keep you entertained, but the overbearing problems it brings with it prevent it from taking its place alongside its 11-a-side cousin.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    it's an admirable game that probably deserves an audience of dedicated players.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The sheer amount of destruction is satisfying and the sense of humor is refreshing, but the short length and lack of saves during lengthy missions are what makes this potentially great game merely a good one. Even so, it's still hard to resist the Destroy All Humans' charm.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    But if you’re craving for some naval based warfare you can’t go wrong here, it’s just too slow and monotonous to recommend on a larger scale.

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