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
    • 75 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    But if you have more MS points than you know what to do with, The Maw is perhaps worth the proverbial weekend fling. Just don’t expect it to stay around long enough for a commitment.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    It's such a shame that Raskulls is brought down by weak level design.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    For better or worse, The Evil Within is essentially Mikami’s survival horror greatest hits.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    The idea of a world with a severe oil shortage is a terrifying notion that hits close to home, but the game surrounding that idea is much less engaging.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    It’s just a shame it’s all over so quickly as a more epic adventure with Po and friends would have been most welcome.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    If you can name every one of Kingdom Hearts' characters in your sleep, then 358/2 Days is certainly for you and you'd be foolish to miss out on an integral piece of the storyline puzzle. Just don't expect the average gamer to be able to relate to you.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Despite succumbing to some of the series’ pitfalls, which Sanzaru seems to have knowingly fell into, Thieves in Time is a remarkably faithful recreation of the classic 3D platforming the series was known for; and as such, it’s easy to get lost in the nostalgia of it all.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo Tales is a mash-up of a variety of different ideas, and although none of them are executed perfectly, the game still manages to be quite entertaining.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    One of the best visual experiments of the last few years.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    As with any episodic content, We Negotiate with Terrorists ends on a cliffhanger, a most amusing one at that.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    We’re just left with one more game that relies on frustrating elements to make a short game seem longer, and one more game that settles at just average.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Gunslinger feels like a by-the-numbers shooter with a narrative gimmick that, put in the right hands, could’ve made for a truly compelling experience. As it stands, it overall feels like a way to pad out the length (it’s already pretty short at about five hours).
    • 75 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Could Super Princess Peach have been a better game? Yes, it most certainly could have. But is this still a fun game that you should give a shot? Definitely.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    So, King Of Fighters might be a much-loved series amongst its hardcore fans and it might deliver in all the areas that those familiar with the franchise would expect, but measured toe-to-toe against modern fighting games it just doesn’t fare well.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Beatbuddy has style and charm in abundance, but lacks the mechanics to be truly enjoyable.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    There's nothing here that casual fans will feel they have to see, but for those still looking for deeper insight into this world, or simply looking for more Mass Effect, this is another few hours of solid entertainment.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Hydro Thunder Hurricane is marred primarily by its own high standards, and as a result it feels less like an XBLA title than a cut down full release; it's a full game struggling under the shackles of the downloadable medium.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    As a card game The Eye of Judgment succeeds. As a video game it fails.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Sadly, this is another case of a game falling victim to the tie-in; cutting corners to meet a short deadline. If it were possible for more time to be spent fine-tuning everything this would be a much better game.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    If you've ever gotten caught up in a multiplayer game of Jam at the arcade or experienced the console conversions during the mid-'90s, this NBA Jam reboot is likely the closest anyone's come to getting it right since Midway's Hangtime series.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    It's a solid game regardless of its franchise, and for Sonic that's as much of a breakthrough as anyone could hope for.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Batman: The Brave and the Bold misses a few beats, but the overall composition is wholly loveable. Unfortunately, it's also obscenely short.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Generally speaking, Back to the Future: The Game is still worth some attention for fans of the movies. Its appropriate choices in art and audio, along with its 200% dedication to the films, will definitely keep Future fanatics off the manure. However, when it comes to the gameplay, my advice would be to try and not take it too seriously.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    It gives you immediate fun; the 6-minute challenge is perfect for when you are waiting for someone. The return of old school scoreboard gives it replay value. It's just pure and simple, unadulterated fun.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Perhaps the only disappointment that comes with Calling All Cars! is the lack of content. With only basic offerings online and offline, it feels sort of empty.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    It's a silly game with an awful camera – particularly indoors – a bad draw distance, repetitive missions and a paltry story, but the unabashed mayhem it conjures and lays at your finger tips makes it surprisingly easy to recommend. It might not reinvent the genre or introduce anything new, but Prototype 2's tweaks to its original formula make for a highly entertaining game.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    These faults aside, Armageddon takes the core elements that attracted all of us to the series in the first place and combines them to create a solid game that series fans can't afford to miss.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Between the online and single-player modes, EA's attempt at rebooting their Medal of Honor franchise after three years missing in action results in a competent game.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    It's difficult to criticise EDGE for being a bad game when it's simply a well-executed product of frustrating concept. Until the latter stages, it's a simple albeit handicapped walk through a series of refreshing virtual environments.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Hardcore fans looking for new foodstuff to sate the hunger for web slinging would be much obliged to save this title from the dreary fate of dust collecting.

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