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For 6,707 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 Pac-Man Championship Edition DX
Lowest review score: 10 Navy SEALs: Weapons of Mass Destruction
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3,876 out of 6707
  2. Mixed: 2,421 out of 6707
  3. Negative: 410 out of 6707
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    • 72 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit
    With a great combat system, good-looking characters, and a ton of unlockables, Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit was poised to be the game that brought in new legions of Dragon Ball Z fans. Unfortunately, the lack of any explanation of the story — coupled with a few nitpicks here and there regarding online lag, boring stage design and predictable AI — means that this one isn't likely to find mass market appeal.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 78 Critic Score
    Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit
    It's just too bad that in this case, a DBZ game was finally able to achieve such enjoyable gameplay but the surrounding design was not taken further. A proper campaign is nonexistent, the trials won't stay entertaining for long, and the online mode is incredibly bare-bones. The core fighting essence is an undeniable blast.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Looney Tunes: Cartoon Conductor
    The Looney Tunes license is well used, but it narrows the game's audience in an unintuitive direction.
    • 55 Metascore
    • 58 Critic Score
    The Incredible Hulk
    Running around as a green, humanoid wrecking ball in New York's sandbox of steel and concrete castles can be fun for a while until it starts feeling like a repetitive exercise in dealing with missions that try and enlist the Hulk as a nanny for stolen gear or have him destroy yet another group of bad guys who don't have the good sense to stay out of his way.
    • 55 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    The Incredible Hulk
    While Spider-Man 3 might have had a somewhat better-looking and more accurate Manhattan, the frame rate in The Incredible Hulk is more solid, except for brief rare occasions when you're literally leveling several blocks of the city simultaneously.
    • 46 Metascore
    • 48 Critic Score
    The Incredible Hulk
    Incredible Hulk is an embarrassment, one of the worst movie-to-game translations to come out in some time — and that's really saying something.
    • 50 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The Incredible Hulk
    The single-player segment is definitely fun while it lasts, but it's far too short and easy to be anything memorable. The lack of gameplay-altering unlockables and a fully featured multiplayer mode makes the experience feel a little too bare-bones to warrant a purchase.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3
    The only audience Commando 3 is likely to pull in are those who remember the originals fondly and wish to take a moment to go back to the games of their childhood. Quickly, these same people will remember that games of their childhood were awful by today's standards, and vow to never be suckered in again — at least until the next Contra remake comes out.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 77 Critic Score
    Aces of the Galaxy
    I enjoyed it, and you might too, but your mileage may vary, depending on your tolerance for repetitiveness and a steep difficulty curve.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Conspiracy
    The Bourne Conspiracy is a surprising gem of a beat-'em-up with plenty of riveting, arcade-styled action to entertain fans of the film or action junkies who are looking for a little wetwork.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 59 Critic Score
    Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Conspiracy
    Rather than delve deeper into the Ludlum's Bourne universe, with all the intrigue and conspiring, The Bourne Conspiracy gives us a standard third-person action romp with a clunky interface, brain-dead enemies, and a story we've already seen in a framework that isn't nearly as good as any of the games it aspires to emulate.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Ninja Gaiden II
    It says something about the original Ninja Gaiden that Ninja Gaiden II being a merely good action game is such a letdown. Ninja Gaiden II's graphics are fantastic and the action flawless, but this perfection is marred by a jerky, awkward and terrible camera and a difficulty level that's the product of the camera and enemy positioning, rather than an actual challenge.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    GRID
    It's forgiving enough for arcade-style players to get into, yet challenging and rewarding enough to make them want to get better, while not leaving them stuck in one place. Sim nuts, naturally, will be quite pleased as well.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    DreamWorks Kung Fu Panda
    As far as children's movie tie-in games, Kung Fu Panda a rare title that reaches the top of the barrel. It's well-designed, keeps the gameplay fresh, looks and sounds great, and appears to be a game that the developers actually tried to make into something fun, rather than selling it because the cover boasts the mascot of the week's popular cartoon character.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 77 Critic Score
    Kung Fu Panda
    Kung Fu Panda can be summed up as a game that doesn't do anything perfectly, but does everything pretty well.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Summon Night: Twin Age
    Overall, Summon Night : Twin Age might be passable for people with fairly low expectations, but the drawn-out combat mechanics, poor party support, and agonizing voice acting really drive a knife into this title's back.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures
    The shift in focus from combat to puzzles suits the theme, but it's somewhat marred in execution.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures
    Without a doubt, LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures is a worthy addition to the witty and entertaining LEGO gaming franchise. Once you are comfortable using the occasionally awkward PC keyboard controls or preferably hooking up a game controller, you will quickly become immersed in the game's addictive gameplay.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee 2
    A very good PSP title. For veterans of the series, the sequel will feel very much like the three-year-old predecessor.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    LOL: Never Party Alone!
    In short, LOL is not worth it. The complete lack of single-player gameplay in any form, of enough actual gameplay to make a full game out of it, or, well, anything of interest that you cannot do with Pictochat makes its premise essentially useless to pretty much all players.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 89 Critic Score
    Mass Effect
    By far Mass Effect's strongest suit, as the screenshots can attest, is the quality of the visuals.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 77 Critic Score
    Buku Sudoku
    Whether you're a Sudoku vet looking for a new challenge or a newbie wondering what all the fuss is about, Buku Sudoku does a fine job of bringing the phenomenon to a digital audience. Its only real shortcoming is that in some cases, it is content to be complacent, rather than moving the genre forward.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 42 Critic Score
    Warlords
    Warlords looks nice in demo form, but is a soul-sucking, horrific experience when you're actually playing it.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 86 Critic Score
    Enemy Territory: Quake Wars
    It's tempting to knock it down into niche fodder, but overall, the title is too well designed, and with too much potential to appeal to a broad range of shooter fans who bother to really dig into it, for such cavalier dismissal.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Enemy Territory: Quake Wars
    This title could've had any name, and you'd never have known that it was related to Quake in any way. With franchises such as Call of Duty, Rainbow Six, and, of course Halo, Enemy Territories: Quake Wars falls way behind of the pack.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    Dracula: Origin
    Remarkably short.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 82 Critic Score
    Penny Arcade Adventures: Episode One
    While there could have been more variety in the enemies, and the sound definitely should have been better, I was left thoroughly pleased with the game. It may seem a bit expensive at 1,600 Microsoft points ($20), but if you are looking for a few good laughs and an interesting story line packed into a five- to eight-hour package, you really won't find anything better than this.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 82 Critic Score
    Penny Arcade Adventures: Episode One
    While there could have been more variety in the enemies, and the sound definitely should have been better, I was left thoroughly pleased with the game. It may seem a bit expensive at 1,600 Microsoft points ($20), but if you are looking for a few good laughs and an interesting story line packed into a five- to eight-hour package, you really won't find anything better than this.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 82 Critic Score
    Age of Conan: Unchained
    It is difficult to pass a final judgment on Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures, given that some areas, such as the combat and story, are exceptional while others, such as the non-combat gameplay and questing, fall somewhat flat. With that being said, the pros outweigh the cons, and though the game is mostly combat-driven, the combat system is one of the most enjoyable aspects.
    • 55 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Haze
    The immediate association with Haze as an underperforming FPS with lofty ambitions will be Saber Interactive's TimeShift, where the boat anchor, besides some awkward but forgivable vehicular control mechanics, was an excellent gameplay design hook that worked well, but almost no one got it, so no one used it, and ergo the title was ultimately just another shooter.
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