XGN's Scores

  • Games
For 3,435 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 52% higher than the average critic
  • 6% same as the average critic
  • 42% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 1.7 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 73
Highest review score: 98 Kingdom Hearts III
Lowest review score: 10 Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor
Score distribution:
3436 game reviews
    • 65 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    The Teal Mask could have been a great expansion for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet if Game Freak had taken the time it needed to address and fix the overwhelming amount of issues that still plague the overall package. The fun stories and great Kitakami area make for some good fun if you can look past the technical troubles.
    • 55 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Shinobido 2 starts out as a fun stealth-game but quickly becomes repetitive in both gameplay and environments. It tries to keep us interested by offering many possibilities and a decent atmosphere, but fails to keep the boredom away for to long.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Redeemer Enhanced Edition is quite fun to pick up and play for a bit. However, performance issues and an obvious lack of scaling for single-player keeps the game from being anything other than somewhat disappointing.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    There's no denying that the puzzles in Munin aren't interesting, but in most cases it brings you more frustration than joy. The high difficulty and lack of story make it only suitable for the real puzzle fans.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    The Sherlock Holmes franchise is trying to reach more people, and maybe with this game it will. The game however lacks a real challenge now. The game is a real detective game, but doesn't really convince.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Neverwinter is a disappointing MMO. There isn’t a lot of freedom for players to roam and it doesn’t re-imagine itself in the open world genre. For a free-to-play game it offers too little.
    • 50 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Guitar Hero: Van Halen hasn't become an exceptional game. It plays like every Guitar Hero game, but you can't call it success.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Two of the most awesome games from a few generations back are stripped down to almost nothing and are distributed full of bugs. Even the thirteen year old originals are technically better than this remake. On the other hand, it is a great blast from the past and a reminder of how cool the Tony Hawk games used to be.
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    • 55 Critic Score
    Smash Cars has seen better days. After the very short singleplayer there really isn't much to do. The gameplay still works like it should, but what happened to the multiplayer? It is a mystery why you can't play versus other people online.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Shelter wants you to feel compassion for your badger cubs but it doesn't give you a lot to work with. Because of the short duration, dull color scheme and simple gameplay you never get the real feeling of bonding with your little ones.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Predictable scary moments and a missing constant tension is what awaits you in this game. Finding pieces of paper on an abandoned island might be a fun thing to do, but Daylight barely fits in the genre that is horror.
    • 55 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Babel Rising is a very fun game, but it should have stayed on smartphones and tablets. It's a nice game to play for about a quarter, but soon it gets boring. You have to push certain buttons repeatedly and the gameplay doesn't really change throughout the game. It's a shame the developer didn't take more advantage of the Biblical story this game is based on, because it could use a storyline.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Dakar 18 tries to provide that real Dakar feeling, but developer Bigmoon Entertainment unfortunately fails. The Treasure Hunt is fun to do and the idea of navigation is good, but it does not work very well. The same goes for the controls.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Titan Quest's gameplay is decent, but incredibly outdated. Also, this RPG on the console is very clumsy to play because of the sloppy controls.
    • 54 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    The only two things that make this game playable, are the graphics and the sound. Of course its nice for the Sonic fans, but even the fans will get tired of Sonic this way.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    The setting and world of James Cameron’s Avatar: The Game is great. Unfortunately, that doesn’t count for the gameplay and story!
    • tbd Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    This is a game with a very unique subject and fun contracts, but you do not really get to control the ship yourself and the choices you make have too little influence.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Naval War: Arctic Circle is a deep strategical game that might attract some hardcore gamers. Most people however won't be impressed with the bad graphics and the sub-par multiplayer.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Valhalla Hills has the potential to be a great game, but lacks the right connections between the main points. It's too easy, and lacks in story.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    The Williams Collection Pinball Hall of Fame 3D is a fun pinball game, but it is way too expensive. The game offers simply too little for fourty bucks.
    • 47 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Blood Drive is the Carmageddon of this generation. However, this game does not have the same quality as Carmageddon once had. After a few hours of zombie-racing madness, you'll want to play another game.
    • 40 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Blood Drive is the Carmageddon of this generation. However, this game does not have the same quality as Carmageddon once had. After a few hours of zombie-racing madness, you'll want to play another game.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    This game is repetitive, with boring level design and a camera which doesn’t want to work. Deadpool is a great character with a lot charisma and humour, but he tries too hard to be really funny.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Sadly the second DLC for Spider-Man disappoints. It's more of the same with a run of the mill story that ties you over until the third and final part. The one saving grace is the great gameplay that keeps you from hooked until the end.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    The dragons are good and fresh addition to The Sims. It is a shame that there are only three classes we can choose from, something you don’t want to pay this amount of money for. It offers too little for a DLC package.
    • 47 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Sonic Free Riders could have been a good game were it not for the complicated controls and the weak campaign mode. It's best for Sonic to throw away the hoverboard and keep using those fast legs of him.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    We are not sure why NeoCore Games released Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing on the Xbox One. A sudden change in difficulty, no story at all and now you have to pay for characters. No, with just a decent combat system, Van Helsing is not that incredible.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Sonic Boom Fire and Ice isn't a bad game. It is a short one, however. The fact that the game doesn't have much to offer in terms of content holds the game back quality-wise.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Mickey should be an epic game. Unfortunately that doesn't count for this handheld version. It's too old school. People who are searching for a decent Mickey game: buy the console or PC-version (Power of Two) instead.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    There is just no way around it: Iron Man VR is a disappointment. While it feels great to fly around like Iron Man, the gameplay gets stale very quickly. On top of that, the load times are unbearable, which is a shame because the story is quite enjoyable.

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