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For 397 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 58% higher than the average critic
  • 3% same as the average critic
  • 39% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 0 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 75
Highest review score: 100 Worldwide Soccer Manager 2007
Lowest review score: 20 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 259 out of 397
  2. Mixed: 95 out of 397
  3. Negative: 43 out of 397
397 game reviews
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    • 91 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Shadow of the Colossus
    Shadow of the Colossus has more style than real substance and it is slightly baffling why Fumito Ueda, the game's creator, didn't develop this into something a little more Zelda-esque in order to make best use of the world he has created. He might have had a classic on his hands.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Gran Turismo 4
    Yes, there are tweaks, better graphics and further development on the cars’ physics, but nothing groundbreaking. For the most part it seems that the past four years have been spent improving the playback of your car whizzing around the track once you’ve finished the race.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Animal Crossing: Wild World
    It may sound mundane, but there are enough winning touches to make the game very playable in short bursts.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
    The pressure of following in the footsteps of one of the console’s greatest successes seems to have removed any sense of humour from the game.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Tetris DS
    A little too retro to be anything other than a game to play in short bursts, this new-look Tetris would be just the thing for a short journey.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War
    It’s a shame, too, that the levels aren’t more exciting and spontaneous. Such predictability stops this game from being any more than an enjoyable flight simulator.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Dead or Alive Ultimate
    The 3-D graphics, though impressive, have changed little, and the fighting characters remain pretty much the same.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Downhill Domination
    An efficient training mode allows you to take to the trails with confidence, though you might find the crash course more entertaining.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    NFL Street 2
    Though NFL Street 2 does enough to entertain for an hour or two, fans of proper football, played with feet, are likely to find it quite dull.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    NFL Street 2
    Though NFL Street 2 does enough to entertain for an hour or two, fans of proper football, played with feet, are likely to find it quite dull.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    The Godfather
    Though The Godfather is competent, it is also bland, despite the voices of James Caan and Robert Duvall, and you rarely feel a sense of power.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    The Suffering
    The learning curve is gentle, the controls simple to master, but there's little new here.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    The Suffering
    The learning curve is gentle, the controls simple to master, but there’s little new here.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    NFL Street 2
    Though NFL Street 2 does enough to entertain for an hour or two, fans of proper football, played with feet, are likely to find it quite dull.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    The Godfather
    Though The Godfather is competent, it is also bland, despite the voices of James Caan and Robert Duvall, and you rarely feel a sense of power.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Blitzkrieg: Burning Horizon
    The graphics are not as exciting as those found in "Command and Conquer: Generals" and the interface, like its predecessor’s, is rather flat. However, the ability to interact with virtually anything on the map makes up for this shortfall.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Shadow of Rome
    While serving up some more cerebral fare with the violent action is laudable, and the graphics are very good, by extending its sights, Shadow of Rome just fails to conquer.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Serious Sam II
    Admittedly, the assorted firepower offers little excitement, but the experience is convincingly upbeat thanks to the game’s droll sense of humour.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Ridge Racer 6
    This is a sterile affair which, although adequate in every department, excels in none.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Viewtiful Joe: Double Trouble!
    The variety of moves keeps the game engrossing. You may be unlikely to return to it once you have played it, but reuniting Captain Blue with his movie seems reward enough.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Cold Winter
    For all the nice touches, however, the shockingly poor artificial intelligence lets down Cold Winter badly, and the game is unlikely to offer serious players any real challenge.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Beyond Divinity
    We can overlook the dingy appearance of the redesigned world, but the new style of play, involving a pair of bonded characters and a sort of extra-dimensional training area known as The Battlefields, adds layers of unnecessary complication.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Serious Sam II
    Admittedly, the assorted firepower offers little excitement, but the experience is convincingly upbeat thanks to the game's droll sense of humour.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Thrillville
    There is plenty to do in the management of the park and great rewards for success. However, all this is undermined because it is much more fun to play one of the driving, mini-golf, shooting or football games than do all the menial things.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Sword of Mana
    This game looks good and will appeal to fans of the "Zelda" series, although it never touches the heights achieved by some of Link’s escapades.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    The Godfather
    Though The Godfather is competent, it is also bland, despite the voices of James Caan and Robert Duvall, and you rarely feel a sense of power.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Electroplankton
    This gentle time-waster is a relaxing antidote to intense shoot ’em ups.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Nanostray
    Nice idea, chaps, but for now I’ll stick to Galaxian on my PSP.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone
    Disadvantages include not being able to jump the cut scenes — frustrating when the game is hard enough to get you killed often before the end of a level.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Worms 4: Mayhem
    Now that the game is established in a 3-D world, it has, for me at least, lost a little of its gripping intensity — an option to switch action between 2-D and 3-D would have been a nice touch.
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