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For 899 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 44% higher than the average critic
  • 5% same as the average critic
  • 51% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 0.9 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 76
Highest review score: 100 Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age
Lowest review score: 10 AR-K Episode 1: Gone With The Sphere
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 526 out of 899
  2. Mixed: 342 out of 899
  3. Negative: 31 out of 899
924 game reviews
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    • 43 Metascore
    • 10 Critic Score
    XBLAZE Code: Embryo
    XBlaze would be thoroughly unremarkable if not for its utter—and possibly record-breaking—contempt for the player. If you're interested in visual novels as a genre, the Vita has a handful of titles significantly better than this one. And if you're somehow compelled to explore the rich back story of the BlazBlue universe, there's always fan fiction.
    • 42 Metascore
    • 20 Critic Score
    Dungeon Keeper
    The tragedy of Dungeon Keeper is that every so often, it shows glimpses of what makes it great. You can see the classic game is in there somewhere: its genius, and what it could have been. But then the gates slam shut, as though the Dungeon Keeper himself is kept in a larger meta-dungeon, whose bean-counting overlord tells you to come back later, or maybe even tomorrow. Or pay up.
    • 39 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5
    The tragedy is that THPS5 gives us a tantalizing glimpse of the game's full potential - but doesn't realize it. With an online mode that really meant something, with better presentation and graphics, with more interesting and imaginative missions, with a more comprehensive create-a-skater, and more intuitive create-a-park mode, this could have been a truly great game. But sadly it's lacking in all those areas.
    • 33 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Adventure Time: Explore the Dungeon Because I DON'T KNOW!
    Adventure Time: Explore the Dungeon Because I Don't Know! dishes out a lot of love to the Adventure Time universe, but gameplay-wise, it's merely okay. It's not quite the game Adventure Time deserves, but neither will it eat your baby like a baby-eating fox.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Sweet Fuse: At Your Side
    By turns humorous, dramatic, touching and tragic, Sweet Fuse is a great example of how visual novels are an excellent fit for Sony's portables -- and how even the most ridiculous of premises can make for a surprisingly compelling interactive story.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Malicious Rebirth
    Malicious: Rebirth doesn't impress but neither does it disappoint terribly. Best in brief bursts, this action brawler is a short experience that could have used a tad more time in the oven. Bosses are surprisingly easy to exploit, which isn't necessarily a bad thing given the atrocious camera.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Eryi's Action
    The "tough love" nature of trapformers means that Eryi's Action won't be appealing to everyone, but for those willing to take a few hard knocks in the name of learning the game, this is an accessible and enjoyable introduction to a peculiarly sadistic genre of game.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    One Way Heroics
    While ugly and unforgiving, One Way Heroics is nonetheless an enjoyable, addictive and innovative take on the crowded roguelike genre.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Tales of Maj'Eyal
    Deep, complex and infinitely satisfying, Tales of Maj'Eyal is the pinnacle of the fantasy roguelike as it exists in 2013.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag - Freedom Cry
    Freedom Cry adds a new new wrinkles to AC4's gameplay, but the real strength is the focus on slavery and the return of some nuance to the world of Assassin's Creed.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Pokemon Bank
    If we're really lucky, the next transporter app may once again rise to the level of Pokemon Box -- still the best Pokemon transfer program ever made. Until then, we wait.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Loren The Amazon Princess
    Although its visual novel/dating sim nature may put off those who prefer a little more exploration in their RPGs, Loren is an enjoyable high-fantasy epic with some great artwork, memorable characters and a fun, if at times cliched story.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Rogue Shooter: The FPS Roguelike
    An interesting attempt to channel the feeling of '90s shooters that is successful in some ways but lacking in others. Fun for a while, but then the flaws start to show. Stick with it and there's a surprising amount of depth to discover.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Gunhound EX
    An unashamedly old-school game, but one which, surprisingly, captures the feeling of wrestling with the controls of a lumbering, hulking chunk of walking metal better than pretty much any other title in recent memory.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Pure Chess
    Pure Chess looks gorgeous, and offers an excellent single-player experience. But while playing the AI opponent is fun, the game's woefully underdeveloped online mode makes playing against humans decidedly not.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma
    BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma is a great package if you love the series. New characters, streamlined mechanics, and the same animated fighting action you've been playing since 2008. DLC brings things down a bit, but if you want to play a console fighting game on the go, BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma is a perfect candidate.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 10 Critic Score
    AR-K Episode 1: Gone With The Sphere
    If you need to know why gamers collectively turned up their noses at adventure games in the late '90s, look no further than AR-K: It contains every design flaw we washed our hands of 15 years ago. It's hard to tell if Gato Salvaje has played an adventure game since this fabled era, but if they want to save Episode 2 of AR-K, they'd better start.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Saints Row IV: Re-Elected & Gat Out of Hell
    A ludicrous, crude, outrageous, laugh-out-loud barrage of jokes, bullets, madness and mayhem. The visuals are occasionally weak, but as a package, Saints Row IV: Re-Elected and Gat Out of Hell showcase just how fun an open world game can be.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Cosmophony
    A great concept that's well executed in terms of the way it combines music and movement. It's certainly fun, but the game is short, and its difficulty level is very steep indeed.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Velocibox
    Velocibox is an ultra-minimal endless runner that offers a rock hard level of difficulty that'll test your reflexes to their limits. If you're up for this kind of challenge, it's addictive and fun. If not, you'll probably find it too frustrating to be worth persevering with.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Stern Pinball Arcade
    Stern Pinball Arcade is a great-looking, authentic-sounding, highly realistic simulation that features an impressive roster of ten fun-to-play tables. If you're a pinball fan, you should definitely download the free one-table demo to see just how great an experience it delivers.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Frog Fractions 2
    The Frog Fractions name carries with it impossibly high expectations, but thankfully, Frog Fractions 2 doesn't even try to meet them, instead delivering a great adventure game bursting at the seams with new ideas.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Tell Me Why: Chapter 2
    After a solid debut chapter, Tell Me Why: Chapter 2 doesn't keep the momentum going. There are pleasant individual character moments between twins Tyler and Alyson Ronan, who remain the undisputed highpoints of the game, but the rest of the cast suffers as a result. Tell Me Why wants to paint an emotional tale of struggle and growth, but Chapter 2's experience is stunted by overuse of the Bond mechanic and the decision-based icon sapping any tension.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Tell Me Why: Chapter 3
    Tell Me Why has been Dontnod operating on a reduced scope, with less characters and less time, and they've pulled it off. Tyler and Alyson have successfully been allowed to grow and function as developed characters before tackling difficult subject matter, and that's really helped the pair flourish as relatable characters. Despite a somewhat rushed conclusion and a final choice that rendered my past actions a little meaningless, Tell Me Why has been one of Dontnod's more pleasant adventures to experience.
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