Yahoo!'s Scores

  • Games
For 2,271 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 46% higher than the average critic
  • 4% same as the average critic
  • 50% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 2 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 73
Highest review score: 100 The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Lowest review score: 20 Mission: Humanity
Score distribution:
2272 game reviews
    • 76 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Obviously, the full season is the mode most fans will run for, but the other modes are the icing on the cake that keep you coming back for more after you've won the championship, and their absence here is disappointing.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Due to good physics modeling, sharp AI, and spot-on controls, no amount of wonky pitches and fiery players, watery stadiums, and moronic (if hilarious) commentary can detract from the solid gameplay.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    FlatOut 2 is fun, if only for a little while.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    If you're content playing pretty much the same game in pretty much the same place with pretty much the same toys, GRAW2 is a good way to recapture the same fun you were having a year ago. And you'll get the cool new multiplayer mode thrown into the bargain.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The new modes feel more streamlined and the varied song selection works well, as well as complementing the original collection.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    These niggles aside, there’s no argument about Knockout Kings 2002 being the most exciting, addictive and authentic boxing game on PS2.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    The game does really offer some great gaming moments, addictive hard-to-put down levels and some great boss fights.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Due to good physics modeling, sharp AI, and spot-on controls, no amount of wonky pitches and fiery players, watery stadiums, and moronic (if hilarious) commentary can detract from the solid gameplay.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The controls for getting Spidey to do all these wonderful things are finicky and inaccurate at times, making our hero a trouble to handle in places where walls are electrified or there are dangers like harmful mist or falling rubble to avoid.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    An excellent merging of two popular properties, this is one "kiddie" game that you shouldn't overlook just because it has the Disney name stamped on the side.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The very definition of a "pick up and play" video game, Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2 strikes a comfortable balance between bite-sized gameplay and respectable longevity. It could use some tighter controls and a multiplayer mode, but it's a competent addition to the DS' line of puzzlers.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    An exhilarating special ops action game, with finely crafted missions and amazing graphics. For anyone who loved the "shock and awe" of the movie, the bloody action and non-stop shooting, this game will provide the same kind of visceral thrill, and then some.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Unless you've got friends willing to pass as potential victims, it's about a day's worth of cheap thrills. But those seeking a suitable multiplayer scrap should find themselves in good shape with this one.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Online play is something that PlayStation 2 owners have been requesting ever since it debuted on the Xbox and it has finally arrived. Offering both head-to-head play as well as a ranking mode, it's a nice way to find an opponent in the wee hours of the night.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Room is definitely smaller and more sparsely appointed digs than its predecessors... but it's still in one hell of a neighborhood.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    There is a lot of strategy hidden in this classic 2D fighter. No matter how long you play, it always seems like there's time for one more round.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    An excellent merging of two popular properties, this is one "kiddie" game that you shouldn't overlook just because it has the Disney name stamped on the side.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The game is at its best when it is most imaginative, and even after the novelty of the outstanding setting fades, you'll find fathoms of depth in the ship combat and trading systems - especially once you find a regular group of sea-dogs to join.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    It's certainly a deep, well-made blast from the past, but its pacing issues can't be easily discounted.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    So the Gradius Collection, with games free from alteration, is just about perfect. You might not like such demanding shooters as these, but the presentation is top notch and the gameplay enduring.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The Dot-hack universe's mysterious unfolding plot really leaves one with a desire to explore, to learn the increasingly strange (and perhaps sinister) truth behind the game's thick stew of metaphysics and technical mumbo-jumbo.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The story is solid, the looming sense of the unknown is engaging, and the sheer, mind-bullying fun of building up "psi-ence fictional" powers make Second Sight a rewarding game.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    A game that has so seriously squashed the competition that it's almost laughable.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    The flight model, graphics engine and overall design clearly represent an ambitious and genre-changing attempt, yet the corner-cutting cheapens the otherwise superlative effort.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Who'd have expected a bunch of little colored blocks to re-energize the old George Lucas entertainment machine, just as it seemed to be winding down?
    • 76 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    If Dominator is a Greatest Hits package, however, where is Crash mode? That's like Michael Jackson releasing a Best Of without 'Beat It'.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    While the size of the game and the sheer inventiveness of the many levels are admirable, such problems with core elements of the engine make play unfulfilling.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    There's an awful lot of linear, shooting-gallery tedium you have to plod through to get to the good stuff.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Pleasantly enough, Syndicate also takes a big step away from last year’s troubled Assassin’s Creed Unity by removing every whiff of online connected hooey. You’ll no longer be noodged to spend extra money, visit websites, or invite friends to activate missions. This is a solo game, and it’s perfectly content to be one.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Though it’s not the best game in either series, Paper Jam delivers enough well-executed turn-based combat to please fans of both Paper Mario and Mario & Luigi. It’s unfortunate that the writing and humor aren’t quite up to snuff, but fast-forward through the dialogue and you’ll soon find yourself staring at another gang of bad guys just asking for a fire flower to the face. That’s a jam worth playing.

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