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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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    • 73 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Tomb Raider: Anniversary
    Tomb Raider: Anniversary is the video game equivalent of giving your old car a new paint job and a spoiler and claiming it's as good as new. The combination of the dated Tomb Raider areas, mixed with the uninspiring and boring Tomb Raider: Anniversary alone, feels like a patch job, and the addition of the Wii elements to the original versions of Tomb Raider: Anniversary only serves to increase the feeling that most of this game is just new elements stapled haphazardly onto a prettier version of a 10-year-old game.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3
    For 50 bucks, Dragonball Z Budokai Tenkaichi 3 is a surprisingly good game. The colorful landscapes, differently played characters, and multiple settings and choices make the title enjoyable.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 67 Critic Score
    Sonic Rivals 2
    Yet another disappointing offering from the folks on Sonic Team. They're starting to get back onto the right track, focusing on 2D speed rather than 3D worldcombing, but the inclusions of the fighting mode and the all-powerful AI are a definite detraction from the title's quality, and really, can't we get the characters some new voices?
    • 83 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Contra 4
    Contra 4 is relatively short, but the difficulty and the immense number of extras give it a healthy replay value.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 84 Critic Score
    The King of Fighters XI
    Balanced, a little hasty, and enjoyable, King of Fighters XI is what people were expecting: an enjoyable game with new features and a stylish look that keeps in line with the rest of the series.
    • 32 Metascore
    • 35 Critic Score
    Jenga World Tour
    There is absolutely no reason to purchase Jenga World Tour over a copy of the physical game. The latter is cheaper, less painful on your eyes, and significantly more fun.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 58 Critic Score
    Smarty Pants
    Smarty Pants has all the groundwork for a fun title that's good for gathering up your friends and enjoying a nice, simple Wii experience. Unfortunately, the developers refused to settle for a basic trivia game and instead opted to throw in every little idea they had for ways to make it more "interactive."
    • 68 Metascore
    • 81 Critic Score
    Orcs & Elves
    It is my sincere wish that the backstory gets fleshed out a bit more; we know very little about the wand and the reasons that the evil has attacked the dwarves, much less the unanswered questions revolving around Gaya. For a port of a mobile phone game, Orcs and Elves is a good title indeed.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Medal of Honor Heroes 2
    Falls short in gameplay fundamentals. If Electronic Arts would just step back the next time around and retool the basics of their level design, and enemy and allied AI, they may have a real winner on their hands. As is, though, the game is merely another "me, too" WWII shooter.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 67 Critic Score
    Medal of Honor Heroes 2
    Playing an FPS on the PSP for the first time was a mix of fun action and occasional frustration, not only because of the controls, but because Medal of Honor: Heroes 2 offers a remarkably basic experience that hearkens back to the early days of shooters.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 48 Critic Score
    Beowulf: The Game
    Thanks to its ability to maul the movie that it supposedly follows, Beowulf is a poor substitute for the film and an even more frustrating experience on the console, given its clumsy fight mechanics, uninspired enemies and the repetitive button-mashing.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 48 Critic Score
    Beowulf: The Game
    Thanks to its ability to maul the movie that it supposedly follows, Beowulf is a poor substitute for the film and an even more frustrating experience on the console, given its clumsy fight mechanics, uninspired enemies and the repetitive button-mashing.
    • 49 Metascore
    • 53 Critic Score
    Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem
    The last AvP game was released years ago and put forward a much stronger effort than this. The presentation is good, and at times, it had the makings of an honestly frightening game, but the difficulty level is scaled back so much that it ceases to be fun.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Cooking Mama 2: Dinner With Friends
    Mama herself is a charming guide through the apparently one-room world of cooking, and each challenge she throws your way will have you poking and prodding until you're beside yourself with glee.
    • 50 Metascore
    • 54 Critic Score
    Soldier of Fortune: Payback
    It's impossible to recommend Soldier of Fortune: Payback to new players or fans of the series, like me, who have been waiting for a sequel since Double Helix on the PC, especially when titles such as Call of Duty 4 are available for the same or similar price and deliver a far better experience in every way.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops Plus
    A glorified map pack for the original Portable Ops. While the changes are going to appeal to the gamers who played Portable Ops online, they are the only possible audience for this title.
    • 97 Metascore
    • 95 Critic Score
    Super Mario Galaxy
    It's the best Mario's been in years and perhaps his very best game ever. The combination of great level design, fantastic graphics, easy-to-learn controls, glorious soundtrack and just the overall wonderful presentation make Super Mario Galaxy a real winner.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 66 Critic Score
    BlackSite: Area 51
    With a disappointingly forgettable story, solid but unremarkable action, and with little else to look forward to in the multiplayer mode, there's not much of a reason to dig for the truth behind this particular conspiracy.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 66 Critic Score
    BlackSite: Area 51
    With a disappointingly forgettable story, solid but unremarkable action, and with little else to look forward to in the multiplayer mode, there's not much of a reason to dig for the truth behind this particular conspiracy.
    • 52 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Boogie
    A fun, albeit easy, rhythm game.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Disney/Pixar Cars Mater-National Championship
    Cars: Mater-National isn't a bad attempt at crafting a sequel to the popular film, but unlike Pixar's storytelling abilities, this doesn't walk a fine enough line to satisfy both adults and children.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 59 Critic Score
    SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis
    SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis is a mediocre minigame collection that doesn't want to admit that it's a minigame collection.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Fantasy Wars
    Overall, Fantasy Wars was rather disappointing, since it had the potential to be so much more.
    • 44 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Swashbucklers: Blue vs. Grey
    A bargain basement title with more press than gameplay ... and where the only piracy practiced might be the time that it steals from your day.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Avencast: Rise of the Mage
    For everything that it does right in a given area, it does something wrong.
    • 43 Metascore
    • 38 Critic Score
    Word Puzzle
    Maybe there is a very small demographic of people who love Egyptian-themed music and are obsessive-compulsive enough to only want to play one type of puzzle endlessly. If so, then Word Puzzle was made for them. Otherwise, save your points, save your time, and save yourself the headache.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 69 Critic Score
    Panzer Tactics DS
    Only true strategy nuts should get Panzer Tactics DS, since they tend to prefer gameplay over graphics and other niceties. For a PC-era game, it doesn't translate over to the handheld all that well.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    Silent Hill: Origins
    The way Silent Hill Origins is presented is revolutionary for a handheld, but unfortunately, fans of the series may find that it doesn't bring much innovation to the table.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker
    This is a game that people are going to really enjoy if they can get into it, but Joker does a player no favors when it comes to helping you get into the game.
    • 50 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Empire Earth III
    For a franchise that started out by redefining the RTS genre, Empire Earth III has sadly taken a serious turn for the worse, and in this incarnation, you'll find very little of what made the original Empire Earth great.
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