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
    • 70 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Some of the best stages in the game are ruined by gimmicks and poorly implemented ideas. It doesn’t make Nervous Brickdown a poor title, but it drags it down from being a truly great Breakout adaptation. Sometimes simplicity is a good thing.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    A great example of how licenses can work in videogames when given time and devotion, something that you can give in return for this brilliant piece of video gaming.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Unfortunately, stellar graphics can’t save Pokemon Battle Revolution from utter mediocrity.
    • 37 Metascore
    • 20 Critic Score
    The gameplay is broken in countless ways and the A.I. is comical at best. It's an ugly, unoriginal, inadequately tested and terribly implemented mess that has no place in anyone's game collection.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The fact that it is built upon completely ordinary tasks may seem pointless, but it's all the more believable for it.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 20 Critic Score
    An utterly abysmal game.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    It may be a little short but the replayability comes in from the extra difficult levels and their newly gained in-game bonus features.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    The graphics are some of, if not the, best I've seen on the system, and the variety of racing available ensures that you'll never be bored or wanting more.
    • 91 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    While the WiiMote combat can be a little flaky, it still outclasses the clunky, unintuitive controls of the original.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    For the short time that the game does last it is an example of how Live Arcade titles should be done and how an old game can be refurbished, yet still retain a nostalgic edge to please all types of players.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 2 is a fairly enjoyable game, with a really attractive and striking visual style and presentation. It’s brought down by undeveloped town sections and cheap fighting tactics, but if you are a fan of the animé then this is worth a look.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Being able to apply a world that has already dug itself into the minds of many thousands of Al Pacino fans is something that shouldn't be passed up on, and then giving those extra little things to be that Tony Montana with thousands of wasteful dollars is a joy. It's a world that shouldn't be wasted.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    For fans of serious stealth, the title is a must buy. Less hardcore gamers will probably be better off with something more mainstream, but if you're trying to understand what "cult classic" means, Tenchu is probably a safe bet.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The frustration of the platforming and stealth in Billy's levels is too much to go unnoticed, but thankfully the villainous Uncle Ray saves the day with his rootin' tootin' shooting action.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Unless you value multiplayer competition, Pac-Man’s latest effort is one that is worthy of attempting, and may just allow you to become infected with ‘Pac-Man Fever’ once more.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    It is a great time killer but the mental challenge of the game makes me feel like I’m actually doing something, a feeling I don’t get from many other games.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Maybe the fans will find something enjoyable about controlling their favorite heroes via a randomized deck of cards. For the rest of you, go play some Solitaire. You deserve it.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Fans of the original Panel de Pon may be put off by the adult-oriented presentation and lack of a story, but the sheer amount of options make up for it.
    • 90 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    While the visuals leave something to be desired, they're easily overlooked thanks to the brilliant job the developers did with the actual gameplay. And really, isn't that all that matters?
    • 83 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Dr. Reuben’s inaugural experiment is no failure, and just like with all well performed experiments, Crush delivers a satisfactory result and serves to enlighten us on what the bright future holds.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    A truly different experience in many respects, but the repetition is frustratingly similar to that of countless other games.
    • 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.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    If you are too chicken to go through it yourself, there is always the co-op mode to have a partner hold your hand.
    • 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.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    So what did it need besides a miracle? Depth. Lots of depth.
    • 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.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    With Tiberium Wars finally correcting so many of the problems that have beset the genre since its console inception, it would be hard not to recommend this as a purchase to any 360-owning strategy fan.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    It's a shallow, lazily-upgraded and rushed game that could have done with being taken back to the drawing board at an early stage to better encompass the power of the new hardware on offer.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    I'm sure that younger gaming fans especially, will be able to appreciate swinging around in pajamas. The rest of us can find an entertaining game hidden underneath a pile of little flaws.
    • 49 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Although the depth of the gameplay is barely knee-deep making Super Rub-a-dub not quite the splashing debut as was hoped, it’s still rollicking, simple fun while it lasts and quite possibly the best way to play with vinyl-plastic rubber ducks without getting yourself soaking wet.

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