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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
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    • 70 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    FlatOut
    The truly suicidal, meanwhile, will be in awe of the driver’s ability to launch himself fatally through the windscreen, screaming, while the rest of us will love the game’s easy and responsive controls, and the authentic feel of the cars.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Champions: Return to Arms
    The number of times I got ripped apart by wild dogs made me regret ever wanting to be a lizard. Didn’t stop me coming back for more, though.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Ridge Racer
    The game’s greatest strength, along with its smoothness and superbly rendered backdrops, is its appeal to both newcomers and hardened hands.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    OutRun2
    OutRun2 is not a game that you will spend hours playing at one sitting, but you will experience lots of very happy five-minute bursts.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Bully
    Given the subject matter, the game deserves its 15 rating but not a parliamentary debate.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Sudoku Gridmaster
    It’s good, simple and highly addictive, though if you have a pen and a copy of The Times, it may be surplus to requirements.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Mortal Kombat: Armageddon
    Forget storylines, or any pretence at one: this game is simply about quick reflexes and lightning-fast button- pounding.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Outlaw Golf 2
    This outing is more rounded than the original and has more choice - such as eight courses to play compared with only three in the original - and at £17.99 it is good value.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction
    Leisurely plucking helicopters out of the sky can be immensely satisfying, as can grabbing a handful of trees to toss around like darts, damning the consequences.
    • 94 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Burnout 3: Takedown
    An explosively over-the-top romp.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    FIFA Soccer 06
    Shielding, tackling and dribbling have been boosted for better on-pitch control, while business in the boardroom looms with a more comprehensive management game and careers judged over a 15-year span.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Spartan: Total Warrior
    With its simple gameplay and involving story, Spartan: Total Warrior is a perfect blend of strategy game and hack’n’slash romp.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Total Overdose: A Gunslinger's Tale in Mexico
    Total Overdose does not boast the richest and silkiest of graphics, yet it does have 20 levels of gameplay with an appropriate B-movie feel. Although the game’s longevity may be in doubt, its ability to engross is assured.
    • 90 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Burnout Revenge
    The locations are varied, but with the usual generic locations, and a repetitiveness noticable in the track layout for each stage is reduced somewhat by the addition of numerous shortcuts along each route.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Thief: Deadly Shadows
    It’s the creepy atmosphere and the easy-to-pick-up-but-tough-to-perfect gameplay that most impress, and there are enough quirks and twists to ensure that you will do your damnedest to complete this compelling title.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Deus Ex: Invisible War
    The game is built sublimely, with an excellent interface and crisp, rounded sound effects that grip the attention.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
    Some scenes do not look quite right — the scale of the characters against the width of the Hogwarts Express clearly do not tally. But these minor disappointments are quickly outweighed by stunning visuals in the later levels.
    • 54 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Scooby-Doo! Mystery Mayhem
    Fans of the cartoons will be happy to know that the game contains everything from the originals, including voices and bad jokes.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Dead Man's Hand
    The Wild West theme lends itself well to the FPS treatment, and the primitive weaponry brings an almost liberating freedom to the gameplay.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    MTV Music Generator 3: This Is the Remix
    Unlike the first two in the series, which were made by a different studio, the interface is simple and intuitive, and the result addictive — the permutations seem endless.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Fight Night Round 2
    Combinations become instinctive and defence second nature. Throw in an engrossing career mode, as well as the facility to create your own boxer, and you finally have a heavyweight boxing game.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Breakdown
    The graphics are strong and shot from a realistic firstperson point of view, which adds to the disorientation while at the same time immersing you in the story.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Total Overdose: A Gunslinger's Tale in Mexico
    Total Overdose does not boast the richest and silkiest of graphics, yet it does have 20 levels of gameplay with an appropriate B-movie feel. Although the game's longevity may be in doubt, its ability to engross is assured.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    From Russia With Love
    Drive the Goldfinger DB5, fly the Thunderball jetpack and fight some classic baddies in challenging environments. It’s enough to make you toss your trilby on to a hat-rack in delight.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Sims 2: Nightlife
    There are countless appealing touches about the 100 or so additions here, such as the chance to take pictures that you can then hang up at home. Absorbing fun.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Thief: Deadly Shadows
    It's the creepy atmosphere and the easy-to-pick-up-but-tough-to-perfect gameplay that most impress, and there are enough quirks and twists to ensure that you will do your damnedest to complete this compelling title.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Rugby 06
    Rugby, with its elaborate set-pieces and impenetrable laws, is a hard game to render on computer, but this is an extremely good try.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Red Dead Revolver
    Has a strong, coherent storyline that whisks Red from novice gunslinger to competent bounty hunter in what proves to be the mother of all shooting practice games.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Rayman Raving Rabbids
    The characters are just as brilliantly executed, with a range of facial expressions, voices and movements that would do any animator proud.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Smash Court Tennis Pro Tournament 2
    With its responsive controls, choice of 16 top players and a variety of game modes, SCTPT2 is a winner.
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