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
    • 58 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    The combat mechanics are easy to exploit, effectively leaving the gameplay unbalanced and somewhat shallow. The utterly lacking multiplayer and somewhat inaccurate motion sensing don’t help, either. But hey, at least your arms will get a workout.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Double Dragon: Neon is fun in small doses, but the lack of online play greatly diminishes its appeal along with its strict adherence to the same annoying aspects of the genre that have since been done away with.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    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.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Despite developer Vanpool's best efforts to do something stylish and new, they're unable to deliver fully on their vision in a cohesive way and Dillon's Rolling Western falls just short of being that standout defining game on the eShop.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Ultimately, The Suffering tries a lot of different things, but it doesn't really do any one thing strongly enough to stand out.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    The latest take at JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure is a fair and accessible fighting game that offers something different from the crowd.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Think of it this way: skate is to Tony Hawk as The Bourne Identity was to Die Another Day. The Bourne series didn't kill the Bond series, it just challenged it. And what happened? We got Casino Royale, an awesome Bond flick in a completely new style.
    • 55 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    For fans of the sport, RWC 2011 is worth the price of admission, if not the wait. It's a game full of promise, but lacks the polish to appeal to a wider audience.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Tearaway may not be the best first-party game currently available on the Vita, but it certainly is beautiful, ambitious and worth a look, if you’re willing to weather the foibles mentioned above.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    It's sad you'll spend more of your time fighting to make sense of it rather than simply fighting with your friends.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    It’s a game that instantly endears itself to all who strap on the Wii Remote providing fun in short bursts and while the games main character is on the slightly chunky side, WarioWare: Smooth Moves regrettably doesn’t carry as much weight.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    It is a game that imitates what works from its console big brothers and does enough to also stand out on its own.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    By including zombies and guns, Sega have provided something new to its cumbersome, juggernaut of a franchise; but it’s been done much better elsewhere.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    It's a good game, but there's isn't much to it apart from colouring, which is the whole point.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Feels like an uninspiring pick and mix of the decent bits from all the platform games you’ve seen since "Mario 64."
    • 77 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Nintendo Land isn't a bad game, for free. As something that is included with the system, as long as you bought the deluxe model, this makes for an interesting tech demo, letting you and your friends try out different methods of how a game can be played on the Wii U. There is some fun to be had, but it's short lived, mainly due to lack of content, and not all of the content will be fun to everyone.
    • 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.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Sadly, it’s just not a massively compelling adventure, and most certainly won’t be ripe for revisiting like the classics are yet years down the line, but to understate Ceville’s role would be a misstep.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    If there’s a single word I’d label Fireteam Bravo 3 with, it’s filler.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Yesterday has all the right intentions, but it seems to be in a hurry for some unknown reason.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    For conundrum fans though, this should be welcomed with open arms, as the relaxing nature of the title is sure to fit into the lives of many with a delicate ease.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Looks and sounds better than it plays.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    L.A. Noire is a fairly dull detective game unnecessarily superimposed on an open-world. Most of the time players spend while playing L.A. Noire is doing things that are boring, mindless, rote.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    There’s just far too much disappointment in PES6 to make it fun; I’m not talking about hype or other people's opinions here, I’m talking about a company too lazy to address the problems that have plagued the series pretty much since the start.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Every Extend Extra Extreme is a visually striking and addictive game, but one that won’t appeal to everyone.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    It’s not that the Art of Fighting Anthology is necessarily bad. It’s just that its games haven’t aged well.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    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.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Cradle of Rome is an entirely inoffensive puzzle game that relies heavily on its central mechanic of flawless match three gameplay.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    I understand that the developers were intending to make a beginners level strategy game that would appeal to a wide audience and, in that regard, I think they succeeded. But once the beginners become familiarized with the product, which won't take long, there isn't much there.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    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.

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