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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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    • 67 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    The Banner Saga: Factions
    The Banner Saga: Factions’ slower pace and current lack of class variety will be enough to discourage many from trying this particular brand of turn-based strategy. But those who can look past these flaws will find a somewhat deep combat system that necessitates tactical awareness and forethought, and a rewarding experience for those who invest the time needed to learn its intricacies.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Full Auto 2: Battlelines
    Full Auto 2 is an incredibly shallow, mildly entertaining experience.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Namco Museum DS
    What clearly makes this package stand out is the presentation: easily negotiable menus via touch-screen, a multitude of options to tinker with, perfectly emulated conversions of Namco’s retro classics, support for DS Download and Play, and everything moving along at lightning speed with nary a hint of loading time.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Blood Will Tell
    It’s got a wonderfully dark an original story, which is complemented with dynamic (if not slightly cliched) characters. The gameplay is straightforward and to the point; fans of action games will have their hands full with small armies of ghouls and 48 bosses to defeat. On the other hand, the combat is incredibly shallow and the game has little difficulty to speak of.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    CrossworDS
    Nintendo succeeded in their mission, which was to bring a word puzzle game to the DS that everyone can enjoy. I can definitely see this game as a useful mechanism for individuals who wish to improve their vocabulary or word understanding. However, that improvement can go so far.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Major League Baseball 2K8
    As far as pitching and hitting are concerned, MLB 2K8 is great. But presentation counts, and when a weak presentation is coupled with fielding issues, it's a lot harder to enjoy this game.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Touch Detective 2 1/2
    Just try not to think so much and you'll enjoy the unravelling of the unorthodox capers.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars
    Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars is one of those “what if” games. What if the controls weren’t a mess? What if the multiplayer mode wasn’t riddled with bugs?
    • 66 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Terminator 3: The Redemption
    Great visuals and exciting gameplay warrant an eye out for a reduced price, but annoying AI and linear levels keep this title from the borderline of must-have-ness. A difficult one to rate, this; not superb, not average. Just in-between. And a credit to movie tie-ins.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    City Life 2008 Edition
    City Life is a game that took social generalisations and completely sensationalised them to the point of an unrealistic nature and made them unworkable with the concept of the game.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    MediEvil: Resurrection
    I do know that every time I sit down to play this game, after sitting through the too-long-for-what-you-get loading screens, I just want to turn it off, and that’s not a feeling that I want to have when playing a game.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Luxuria Superbia
    It’s a brilliant piece of interface design, the defining moment for which will come when the player realises that they’re giving a massage to the device they read their e-mails on.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell
    And while the story is fun enough, the plot isn’t the centerpiece. This expansion to the Saints Row universe is here to give a new sandbox to blow things up in. It is a sandbox to play around, without either worrying or carrying about the direction of any overall plot.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Zombie Apocalypse
    Quite frankly Zombie Apocalypse isn’t stellar in any of those categories but what it does allow you to do is a get a great deal of entertainment out of some mindless, arcade-style shooting. The amount of amusement that it offers is certainly worth the price of admission.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Looney Tunes: Duck Amuck
    This is an excellent case of style dripping over substance and if you can forgive its dire lack of the latter, you're sure to enjoy what laughs you'll get out of it.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    F.E.A.R. Files
    The strength undoubtedly lies within Extraction Point, as the story and setting is completely terrifying throughout.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3
    It does what the team seems to have wanted it to do fairly well, if not a bit unimaginatively.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    The Last Remnant
    And that symbolises the entire experience, really. It seems strange that to get my RPG fix in 2009, four years after this generation hit the scene, I have to dust off my PS2 to give me the type of experience that so many of us have been longing for in current-gen glory.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Atari Anthology
    And that's the problem with Atari Anthology - it just gets boring really quickly, which is no surprise considering how old the games are.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Backbreaker: Vengeance
    To only play the game on your own would be dull, and at best somewhat tiresome. Playing with another person comes recommended; it's much more fun.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    NeoGeo Battle Coliseum
    The game may be underdeveloped and flawed, but it’s definitely worth the purchase.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    The Bureau: XCOM Declassified
    There’s a good game here and it’s certainly the contemporary title 2K was looking for, but it’s Firaxis’ “outdated” effort that comes out on top if you want a modern taste of XCOM.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers
    The difficulty level is almost non-existent, AI is laughable, and there’s little creativity involved with the development of Layle’s powers or the places he explores. Not to mention the headache-inducing backtracking you’ll have to endure. It’s sad, considering how gorgeous some of parts of this game are.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    MechAssault: Phantom War
    Though the campaign will pit you against clusters of foes at every turn, the games’ less than stellar combat mechanics will greatly dull the experience.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Fallout: New Vegas - Honest Hearts
    Honest Hearts was promised as a long awaited harvest, but is rather, a shrub grown from the soils of poor choices.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Universe at War: Earth Assault
    The art, the audio, the level design, it’s all just sorta “there”, and feels creatively bankrupt.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    The Last Remnant
    Honestly, Last Remnant is just another JRPG with a fresh coat of paint and a few unfinished ideas.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Dark Sector
    It’s a simple, stylish, enjoyable romp that will satisfy most anyone looking for something new to shoot. Or throw boomerangs into.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Magic Orbz
    A fun, simple and at times compulsive game which is worth a look if you’re a fan of the classic Breakout.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Death Tank
    There’s a lot of fun to be had here against human players but the lack of single player variety is a real weak point – particularly during those inevitable moments when very few or no online games are available.
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