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For 6,725 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 61% higher than the average critic
  • 6% same as the average critic
  • 33% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 1.4 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 73
Highest review score: 99 Fight Night 2004
Lowest review score: 10 Navy SEALs: Weapons of Mass Destruction
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3,893 out of 6725
  2. Mixed: 2,422 out of 6725
  3. Negative: 410 out of 6725
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    • 64 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    Armored Core: For Answer
    Armored Core for Answer fixes a lot of the problems that existed in Armored Core 4. Significantly more fun missions, graphical improvements, a fantastic sense of scale, and an enormous amount of customization really help the title. However, the impossible-to-understand story detracts value from the single-player experience, so the only reason for you to return is to build your mech, which is something that's going to overwhelm most players.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    Battle Fantasia
    There's fun to be had with Battle Fantasia. It's a title that's reasonably easy to pick up and play but has enough technical depth to take some time to master. There isn't enough depth in the content and fighting to appeal to the hardcore fighting game fan.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 88 Critic Score
    Peggle Nights
    If you're new to Peggle, there's no reason why you can't start with this, and if you want some more levels to set off a new bout of addiction, then Peggle Nights is definitely for you.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 88 Critic Score
    The Witcher: Enhanced Edition
    For the price, the TW:EE pack has a tremendous amount of value and the sort of extras usually only found in a Collector's Edition.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky
    The faction wars are an interesting concept, but the game is mostly about the player making his way through the zone and uncovering some of its secrets. It's a bit more about gunfights and a lot less scary than its predecessor, but overall, Clear Sky improves upon the original in many ways while using the same strengths that made it so compelling in the first place.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Drawn to Life: SpongeBob SquarePants Edition
    I definitely enjoyed Drawn to Life: SpongeBob SquarePants, and it's probably the best SpongeBob SquarePants game we've seen in the past few years.
    • 92 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Rock Band 2
    It does a lot to cater to nearly all skill levels and playing styles, and it's one of the most user-friendly rhythm games ever published.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 66 Critic Score
    Dance Dance Revolution: Hottest Party 2
    The new features breathe some life into the stagnating DDR formula, but so little of it is actually fun that it quickly devolves into plain old DDR with a few gimmicks — the game even calls them gimmicks.
    • 55 Metascore
    • 53 Critic Score
    Dance Dance Revolution X
    With unattractive graphics, a decent song list, and no real innovations, DanceDanceRevolution X is pretty much your typical DDR mix, for better or worse. By now, you probably either like the series or you don't, and you know it.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    TNA iMPACT!
    A good start for a new wrestling franchise. The fighting animations are fluid, and it's refreshing to see a wrestling game go back to the fundamentals as opposed to gimmicky matches and auxiliary items.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI
    Though undeniably beautiful and well designed, the game is simply too difficult to learn (the tutorial weighs in at almost six hours) and too slowly paced for most players not already attenuated to its type.
    • 46 Metascore
    • 45 Critic Score
    Zoids Assault
    It offers nothing, not even to die-hard fans of the Zoids series, and certainly not to Xbox 360 owners who are looking for an SRPG to tide them over. It's rare I say this, but Zoids Assault is a game to avoid at all costs.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 89 Critic Score
    NHL 09
    NHL 09 is as real of a hockey game as it can get. It looks great, sounds good (if repetitive), plays great and has an amazing set of features.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 89 Critic Score
    NHL 09
    NHL 09 is as real of a hockey game as it can get. It looks great, sounds good (if repetitive), plays great and has an amazing set of features.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Hell's Kitchen
    Anyone who likes simple simulation games, is a fan of the "Hell's Kitchen" television show, or was a die-hard Root Beer Tapper fiend will find that the Hell's Kitchen game is definitely worth a play.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Active Life: Outdoor Challenge
    I'd definitely suggest checking out Active Life: Outdoor Challenge, especially if you've got a house full of young ones that you'd like to see be a bit more active when it comes to their gaming time.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Yakuza 2
    Yakuza 2 is a fantastic sequel to an already great game.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Viva Pinata: Pocket Paradise
    In many ways, Viva Piñata: Pocket Paradise is a perfect game for the DS.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 67 Critic Score
    NHL 2K9
    Its mix of arcade and realism — combined with almost no challenge from the AI, unimpressive graphics, mediocre audio, and dated controls — drag down the title.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Lock's Quest
    Locks' Quest is the sort of game for which the DS was made. It's quick and easy to pick up and play, makes great use of the touch-screen, and is just an overall delightful game.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Groovin' Blocks
    Groovin' Blocks is a fun puzzle game that feels both familiar and fresh, thanks to the one gimmick it sports.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Spore
    Spore is not the gaming paradigm shift it might have been touted as, and it is quite possibly overrated. However, that's not to say you should dismiss it outright, since it's a highly impressive and ambitious undertaking unlike any other before, ultimately hitting more of its lofty targets than it misses.
    • 54 Metascore
    • 38 Critic Score
    FaceBreaker
    The clever audio commentary and the decent character creator are the only positive things about a game that tries way too hard to be hip, edgy and cool — but just ends up disgracing boxing games, fighting games, and EA Sports in general.
    • 44 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Pirates vs Ninjas Dodgeball
    The bad camera angles, unnecessary fatigue system and limited environments really hurt the title.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 78 Critic Score
    Shred Nebula
    The visuals are nice, but the environment can be hard to discern. The story is fairly interesting, but it's told in a completely non-engaging way. The combat is fun, but it's also highly repetitive, and the same strategies work on almost all enemy types without fail.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Gin Rummy
    It's a very specific genre game, but for those into the genre, Gin Rummy is a great title.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 51 Critic Score
    Commando: Steel Disaster
    Basically, I went from looking forward to checking out Commando: Steel Disaster based on the screenshots I had seen, to wishing I hadn't wasted the hours on it.
    • 55 Metascore
    • 54 Critic Score
    Warhammer: Battle March
    Even if Warhammer: Battle March had a good control scheme, it would still be a boring strategy game at best.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 58 Critic Score
    Warhammer: Mark of Chaos - Battle March
    Not to sound like a petulant child, but Warhammer: Mark of Chaos - Battle March is underwhelming and not fun. The gameplay is inconsistent because the title is constantly fighting with itself about being an RTS or RPG.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    Infinite Undiscovery
    Outside of its polished action formula, sharpened AI, and crafting system, the only thing that dungeon crawlers might discover is how finite the experience can unexpectedly feel in so many other ways.
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