Xbox World Australia's Scores

  • Games
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. Negative: 20 out of 560
560 game reviews
    • 81 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    Coupled with the great collection of multiplayer modes and mini-games, there's something here for almost everyone.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    For some, Bully has a few minor glitches and hitches, for others, the game is virtually unplayable and broken. But if you're lucky enough to only get a mild dose of this, Bully's view of the world through a child's eyes will amuse and entertain you for hours.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 88 Critic Score
    While the interface between you and your squad has been simplified it streamlines the process and therefore requires less jumping out of the action to control your team and makes the game more accessible to new players.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Assassin's Creed: Revelations is a game that unfortunately doesn't provide a lot of revelation, but it is a fitting send off to both Altair and Ezio.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Condemned 2 is a worthy successor to a great game, and fans of the original will no doubt have rushed out to buy this without even waiting for reviews.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Driver: San Francisco has allayed most of the concerns I had when it was first announced, fixing most of the problems that the previous games were marred by.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    From Dust is a very well put together puzzler that's obviously had a lot of thought and effort put into it. Not only does it offer a rather breathtaking setting to the player, but the various simple mechanics all come together to create a fun and compelling gameplay experience that hasn't really been duplicated on the Xbox Live Arcade before.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    While The Darkness was a very atmospheric, story driven shooter with an incredibly gritty artistic direction, The Darkness II is an action packed, colourful story driven shooter that ramps up the action and provides players with an incredible amount of tools to have fun with. Many players will enjoy ripping enemies apart, wielding four different kinds of weapons and, of course, beating the bad guy. To put it quite simply, The Darkness II makes you feel like a real bad-ass.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 77 Critic Score
    Skate 3 sadly fails to take the leaps and bounds that Skate 2 made; it's not as progressive or original. However, it is still the undisputed king of skateboarding games, and if you're new to the franchise, you'd do well to pick it up.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    If you can ignore the sloppy motorbike sequences and often unsatisfying combat, you'll have no trouble fitting into Lara's skimpy outfits and immersing yourself in the most enjoyable action-adventure on the Xbox 360 to date.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Sleeping Dogs is a very well put together action game that manages to keep your interested throughout the whole story (as well as through most of the non-essential content). It manages to pick and choose components from other games that really work well, tweak them to give them their own unique touch, and provide an experience that manages to cover all bases and do a generally better job at them than other heavyweights in the open world genre.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 82 Critic Score
    The AI is especially tough, but never so much so that it becomes frustrating, and unlike previous FIFA games I never felt that the AI scored against me by using cheap shots or cheating.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 84 Critic Score
    What's on offer though is the slick refinement of everything from the first 3 games, with graphics updated for the HD era and some killer online action for 16 players, twice that of PGR3.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    I wish I could say that Fable III exceeds expectations and blows predecessors away, but sadly some bizarre development decisions from Lionhead Studios have marred what is otherwise a terrific fantasy tale where industry and darkness threaten the city you are destined to rule.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 76 Critic Score
    There’s no Downloadable Content, no scoreboards, not even a lobby for online play, and single player is as skimpy as Leia’s slave outfit.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    What you end up getting with Cloning Clyde is an excellent example of a classic style puzzler remade and infused with just enough cheek and humour to definitely be worth the asking price of 800 Microsoft Points.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 86 Critic Score
    In terms of laying the groundwork for future iterations, Reckoning does an incredible job of establishing the lore as well as the world of Amalur itself. On the other hand, it fails to dish up a compelling single-player narrative, as the main plotline lacks substance and culminates in an almost cliché boss encounter by today's standards.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    A fabulous game, with single players being well catered for, and online players having a similar, although more arcadey and faster experience than their P.C counterparts.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    FlatOut Ultimate Carnage is fun. Immense fun. It's hectic, action packed, violent and features plenty of stuff that no other series offers.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 78 Critic Score
    It's the perfect metaphor for the New Rare; solid, competent, but not brilliant or innovative.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    The dual analogue controls could have been a hit-and-miss affair, but EA have pulled them off and it makes for a fantastic game that focuses on realism and is a great debut for EA's hockey series on the Xbox 360.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Running for a short and sweet couple of hours, "A New Day" is a damn cool introduction for what promises to be another sprawling saga from those talented guys and girls at Telltale Games. The cast is brought to life by intelligent writing and just about forces us, in no time at all, to find a soft spot for just about each and every one of them.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    The boss battles, the furious action, the Vital Suits and the fun online modes all contribute to make Lost Planet one of the surprise sleeper hits on the 360 so far.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Gun
    The perfect consumable for those seeking some "Deadwood"-esque action. It's lewd, crude and, well, something that rhymes with those two words.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 76 Critic Score
    So what did I think of my first Ghost Recon experience? Well, I think it did a lot of things well. Despite lacking any kind of coherent plot, Future Soldier's campaign had the hooks in me and I couldn't help but finish it off, despite having no interest in the pay-off. Chalk this up to a great combat system and some pretty satisfying stealth segments.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    One of the finest soccer games I have played. Everything when playing a match feels fantastic. Scoring goals takes hard work, and when you do you feel as though you really have earned it.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 93 Critic Score
    Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 is one of the best fighting games available on the Xbox 360 thus far.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    The animation in particularly looks very stilted, yet it remains an important milestone in gaming history for us oldies to croon over.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Nevertheless, Mirror's Edge remains one of those games that everybody should try for themselves, so go on...take a leap of faith and pick it up!
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    There is no doubting that Alien Hominid HD is one of the most challenging and difficult games you will ever play, but that is an integral part of its charm.

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