WHAM! Gaming's Scores

  • Games
For 584 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 52% higher than the average critic
  • 5% same as the average critic
  • 43% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 1.6 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 73
Highest review score: 100 Guitar Hero II
Lowest review score: 13 Crash Boom Bang!
Score distribution:
  1. Negative: 50 out of 584
584 game reviews
    • 86 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    In the end, Persona 3 is a tedious excursion that made me waste hours of my life that I will never get back and left with my right eye bloodshot for staring at the TV screen as my contact lens ran out of moisture and it solidified to my cornea.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 67 Critic Score
    There's not much to it but it can be kind of fun if you're into this type of game.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    What's also frustrating is that lower-level foes with no real super powers like Nazi soldiers and Nuclear Winter's henchmen are way too strong. Often you may find yourself swarming an irritating straggler here and there after engaging in a huge rumble that has left your team weaker than Aunt May.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    'Championship' mode though is an ingenious spin on presenting level-based gameplay in a whole new way as there is virtually no pause in the action. For all intents and purposes, Pac-Man has turned into a gruelling video game marathon. 'Championship' mode alone makes this download worth it for any serious Pac-Man fan.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    So if you're looking for an all-out melee, then Call of Duty 3 is your game. If you want something that's somewhat stealth mission-based, then you might want to give "SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Combined Assault" a whirl.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 74 Critic Score
    It has pretty graphics, plenty of extras and an engaging storyline. I may have taken a whole lot more from it if I was a hardcore fan of the history of X-Men, but it still has enough going for it to keep all types of gamers happy.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Tekken V: Dark Resurrection is still fun to play and it's much better than most of the competition. It's just a bit of a letdown because it feels to me that the developers missed a chance to fully take advantage on the PS3's capabilities.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Taking the pigskin to the asphalt is a novel idea and makes for a fast and fun game of arcade football. It's not nearly as slick and addictive as its sister franchise "NBA Street," though.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    As enjoyable as the game is, as my roommate can attest to, watching someone else play is about as exciting as watching the real thing.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Taking the pigskin to the asphalt is a novel idea and makes for a fast and fun game of arcade football. It's not nearly as slick and addictive as its sister franchise NBA Street, though.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Don't let the big-headed cartoon folk fool you, this is a solid (but fun) simulation of golf, and online-enabled to boot. Too bad it's so similar to the previous game in the series.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Taking the pigskin to the asphalt is a novel idea and makes for a fast and fun game of arcade football. It's not nearly as slick and addictive as its sister franchise NBA Street, though.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Gun
    Gun is the best Wild West game to date but it is a low-down dirty shame that developers Neversoft didn't apply the same comprehensive approach to the design work as they did to the soundtrack, voice casting and the plot.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 71 Critic Score
    Given today's evolution in RPG's (even for handheld RPG's), I find it hard to believe this compilation will hold the attention of newer gamers for longer then 15 minutes. Any old school players out there with a GBA however will get plenty nostalgic with this duo of games.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 52 Critic Score
    The Alpha titles offer a dramatic battle setting which pits two against one and a survival mode, where a character fights battle after battle until he or she dies. Fun times.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    It's hard to imagine how this epic strategy game's control scheme could be any better on a console, but it's still not quite a match for the precision of the PC version.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    The simulation is the best I’ve seen to date, it just falls short of my "Golden Tee" memories.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Mario Strikers Charged is far from a perfect game, but it truly is fun when played online. For the casual sports fan who doesn't want to spend hours poring over stats, defensive combinations, matchups, and what's inside the vending machines in their virtual team's arena, this game is very much worth a look.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    Once every few years, a game comes along that changes all the rules. A game so unique and so groundbreaking that it not only redefines a genre, but redefines how we as gamers connect with our world. This ... is nothing close to that kind of game. But damn if it isn’t fun.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    The single player section is definitely a letdown, but the multiplayer mode makes up for it in a big way.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    For the features it has, though the same as others on the market, and for it’s ability to just give you a good time I give this game a 7 out of 10.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    With a way deeper song list than 'Singstar Rocks' and its authentic content, 'Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol' holds up as the ultimate karaoke game for those who are fans of that sort of thing; Paula's deplorable absence notwithstanding.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    While the game looks good, controls well and is genuinely funny in spots, the action starts to get repetitive fairly early on. But you gotta love that shark gun.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Although the three-dimensional maps are interesting to look at, they aren't very functional. And the small map is even less useful. So you can spend a lot of time running around in circles unless you know exactly where to go.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    If you do have a DS but don’t own Advance Wars, skip Field Commander and pick up the true turn based strategy king. If you do already have Advance Wars, just play through it again and save your money for something truly new on the PSP.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Maybe the problem is True Crime tries too hard to be all things to all people, and in the process, neglects to do anything especially well.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Wii owners who haven’t yet played the game on another console and are hankering for a violent, bloody Grand Theft Auto-style title should pick this one up. But the expanded content doesn’t quite make up for the humdrum visuals and repetitive gameplay.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    A decent but pretty run-of-the-mill RPG.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Maybe the problem is True Crime tries too hard to be all things to all people, and in the process, neglects to do anything especially well.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Maybe the problem is True Crime tries too hard to be all things to all people, and in the process, neglects to do anything especially well.

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