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For 560 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 61% higher than the average critic
  • 5% same as the average critic
  • 34% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 2.4 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 77
Highest review score: 100 Forza Motorsport 4
Lowest review score: 28 Saw II: Flesh & Blood
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 373 out of 560
  2. Mixed: 167 out of 560
  3. Negative: 20 out of 560
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    • 59 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two
    The thing to remember though, is that Epic Mickey 2: Power of Two doesn't quite innovate as much as you would expect a sequel to but it's still built on an incredibly stable base of the original game. For this much, anyone into an old school platformer that you would only experience last generation should definitely give this a shot, or any Disney aficionado who wants to be reminded why they love the production company so much.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    Hydrophobia
    Hydrophobia Pure is a decent enough game for a downloadable title, but as mentioned feels more like a tech demo for water physics than a fully thought out game. You can see what the developers were aiming for, but it misses the mark in many places.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 67 Critic Score
    Guitar Hero: Aerosmith
    As such it really boils down to that third group, the Guitar Hero fan who doesn't care about Aerosmith one way or another, and sadly this game won't do anything much to win them over either.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 67 Critic Score
    WWE All Stars
    The modes on offer are skeletal and offer little that can't be found in exhibition. It looks great and plays smoothly, but there isn't enough lasting appeal to recommend the purchase.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 67 Critic Score
    R: Racing Evolution
    At the end R:Racing is not a terrible game, but nor is it even a good game, it should probably come with a sticker on the front saying Rental only, and then only if you’re desperate for a new racing game.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 66 Critic Score
    RoadKill
    It’s fun to play, but the dull missions and average graphics make it the kind of game you’ll probably enjoy for a week and then let gather dust on your shelf.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 66 Critic Score
    Robotech: Invasion
    A daring departure from the cartoon-roots of the series, but it's as though the developers used up all their creativity on this. The levels are repetitive in design and layout, and the enemies are generic hordes of identical clones.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 66 Critic Score
    Ninety-Nine Nights
    It's true that the game is extremely frustrating and is in fact so full of bugs that a call to the exterminators may be required – and it's for that reason that it has received such a low score.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 66 Critic Score
    Virtual Pool: Tournament Edition
    The use of a fantastic ball physics system and a wide variety of game types should keep players happy and interested for a long time to come. Unfortunately, the enthusiasm witnessed in the technical attributes of this game was not translated to its overall presentation.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 66 Critic Score
    Galleon: Islands of Mystery
    The greatest challenge in the game is really overcoming the controls and camera though, so if you are the kind of person who is easily put off by unconventional control schemes, perhaps you should look elsewhere for buried treasures.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 66 Critic Score
    Conflict: Global Terror
    For the fourth game in the series some of the main problems like team and enemy AI and dodgy controls should have been fixed long ago.
    • 58 Metascore
    • 66 Critic Score
    Alone in the Dark
    Alone in the Dark has enough innovations to warrant being experienced by most gamers, but is crippled by poor design at the most basic levels.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    FIFA Street 2
    Soccer is a game about tactics, skill and precision, and this game shirks all of that for a quick bang, and it doesn't really work.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II
    It really should have come as an add-on for the original game, and not as a full priced, stand alone product.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Unreal II: The Awakening
    Disappointing.
    • 55 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Lost: Via Domus
    The game is not without its many shortcomings, however, and those easily frustrated by lousy checkpointing or undercooked and simplistic gameplay elements should steer clear.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Wanted: Weapons of Fate
    Whilst it's not a terrible game, and there is some fun to be found here, it gets repetitive fairly quickly.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    TransWorld Snowboarding
    It really is one of the easiest games I’ve played. The problem is there is nothing in the game that’s quite spectacular enough to make up for it either.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Mafia II
    I cannot recommend more than renting Mafia II unless you have a particularly strong affection for the subject material. Mafia II is not broken nor does do any one thing particularly badly; the overall experience is just a real disappointment and I would rather swim with the fishes than play it again.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Worms 3D
    The bizarre weapons are a lot of fun, but with the woeful A.I. and lack of Xbox Live support, it's hardly worth it unless you are a serious fan.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Alias
    Fans of the third person/action genre have seen everything that Alias has to offer before in the form of "Buffy" and "Indiana Jones" and except for the CIA/hi-tech storyline the game doesn’t really present gamers with anything new.
    • 54 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Medal of Honor: Warfighter
    There's fun to be had, but there's still quite a long way to go for the Medal of Honor series to bridge that gap between Battlefield and Call of Duty, and hit the high notes it once did.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Wet
    WET is easy to recommend as an overnight rental, but chances are it's something you don't want hanging around the morning after.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Madagascar
    The multiplayer components mean the whole family can get involved, especially the mini-golf which is great.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Batman Begins
    Like cinema coke, the gameplay has been watered down to the point where it almost feels like an occasionally-interactive movie, where you only need to pay attention during fight sequences.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Clive Barker's Jericho
    The game combines a tired formula of spawning wave after wave of mindless enemies in the same room with you with the clumsily-executed 'squad-based' combat, which is enough to stave off any fan of the genre aside from stout Barker fans in it for the intriguing but sadly unrealised plot.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Open Season
    There is nothing at all wrong with Ubisoft's Open Season; it's a technically competent, well produced adventure game designed for kids, and is a game they will probably love.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Close Combat: First to Fight
    Good level design and multiplayer options raise CCFTF to a higher standard but it is not enough to make up for abysmal AI, rough graphics and questionable realism.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    The Suffering: Ties That Bind
    Offers so much potential but ultimately falls short of its ambitions and as such fails to stand out from the crowd (or even its own antecedent).
    • 71 Metascore
    • 64 Critic Score
    Conflict: Desert Storm II - Back to Baghdad
    If you enjoyed the original, the sequel is basically more of the same, just a little more refined.
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