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For 315 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 42% higher than the average critic
  • 5% same as the average critic
  • 53% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 2.8 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 76
Highest review score:
Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony
Critic Score 100
Lowest review score:
Fighters Uncaged
Critic Score 10
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 191 out of 315
  2. Mixed: 107 out of 315
  3. Negative: 17 out of 315
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    • Metascore: 88
    • Critic Score 80
    Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
    It took the best part of two decades to find room for innovation in so elegant a formula, but Hot Pursuit does it – bending it as far as it would go without breaking what made it great in the first place.
    • Metascore: 86
    • Critic Score 80
    God of War: Ghost of Sparta
    It only remains to be said that when it comes to adventure games of this type, the God Of War series towers above other offerings in its genre.
    • Metascore: 83
    • Critic Score 80
    Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
    The puzzling, while fearsomely inventive and effortlessly pleasurable, unfortunately doesn't fulfil its obvious potential. But if you are possessed by Ghost Trick's charms, you will find an affecting, charismatic game with a whole lot of spirit.
    • Metascore: 85
    • Critic Score 80
    Football Manager 2011
    Football Manager requires a certain level of commitment. If you can make that commitment, I can see that there's a rewarding experience to be had but I don't think I can do it. Almost two decades after I started playing, I'm more comfortable with Fifa and with the lighter iPhone version of Football Manager. But a whole new generation of students are about to get their minds blown.
    • Metascore: 81
    • Critic Score 80
    ilomilo
    Combining surreal challenges with mind-bending gameplay and packaged with some of the most delightful visuals to ever grace a console, ilomilo is one of the best titles in XBLA's steadily growing catalogue.
    • Metascore: 79
    • Critic Score 80
    Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem
    Mario Vs Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem is the sort of title Nintendo does very well. It's charming, fun and cleverly constructed. And even if it's not what I expected, it's a reminder that I should endeavour to make the portly plumber more of a fixture on my gaming landscape.
    • Metascore: 78
    • Critic Score 80
    Call of Duty: Black Ops - First Strike
    First Strike's maps did a terrific job of throwing Call of Duty's strengths into sharp relief.
    • Metascore: 85
    • Critic Score 80
    Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds
    The game has a learning curve which is less a curve and more a brick wall you'll run into at high speed the first time you take the game online and find everything you thought you knew was wrong. Typical middle-of-the-road players can spend weeks looking like they've never played a video game before in MVC3 but at least they'll still look brilliant, albeit in an uncoordinated fashion.
    • Metascore: 84
    • Critic Score 80
    Killzone 3
    Some of the best multiplayer action money can buy. In fact, it's a testament to how good the multiplayer mode is that this title scores as high as it does, given that Killzone 3's campaign plot is undercooked to the point that it's actually still bleeding.
    • Metascore: 84
    • Critic Score 80
    Bulletstorm
    In the end, that's what'll keep you playing, trying to discover the hidden death-dealing methods, like throwing a group of enemies up into the air and using the flare gun to set them all on fire. That's a freebie, use the knowledge wisely.
    • Metascore: 83
    • Critic Score 80
    Bulletstorm
    In the end, that's what'll keep you playing, trying to discover the hidden death-dealing methods, like throwing a group of enemies up into the air and using the flare gun to set them all on fire. That's a freebie, use the knowledge wisely.
    • Metascore: 86
    • Critic Score 80
    Fight Night Champion
    Make no bones about it, this is Rocky retold in digital form. But however familiar the punches, it's how they are thrown that makes the difference between victory and defeat. Champion executes its game-plan with a skilful touch, weaving the enjoyable yarn around a deep and tactical boxing sim.
    • Metascore: 86
    • Critic Score 80
    Kirby's Epic Yarn
    Players who simply wish to drink in the dreamy visuals and enjoy the cute characters will find Kirby's Epic Yarn a breezy and attractive way to while away six or so hours of their time.
    • Metascore: 79
    • Critic Score 80
    Dragon Age II
    A fragmented kaleidoscope of elements that finally form a rich, if imperfect, vision once everything is aligned. Some may find the apparent simplification disagreeable, but it's more a concentration of focus that allows BioWare to tell the more personal story of Hawke, and add polish to the world they have built around him. And noone builds a world like BioWare.
    • Metascore: 77
    • Critic Score 80
    Fable III: Traitor's Keep Quest Pack
    Here's hoping that the quality of all future Fable DLC lives up to the new standard set by Traitor's Keep.
    • Metascore: 85
    • Critic Score 80
    Super Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition
    "Committed" sums up Super Street Fighter IV 3D rather well. Ok, so it's yet another update of a two year old game, and there's no way it could ever be the definitive version, but it's a conversion built with such skill and pride it's hard not to fall for it all over again.
    • Metascore: 75
    • Critic Score 80
    Ridge Racer 3D
    At launch, in the here and now, it's a satisfying celebration of Ridge Racer's breezy ubiquity at getting the best out of shiny, new hardware.
    • Metascore: 77
    • Critic Score 80
    MotorStorm: Apocalypse
    The third Motorstorm may have stripped away some of the class of its predecessors and replaced it with noise and bluster, but it has done so with a technical bravado that is, at times, astonishing.
    • Metascore: 84
    • Critic Score 80
    Beyond Good & Evil HD
    Now that time has caught up, it may not still be ahead of the curve but has at least aged gracefully and nonetheless remains a fun, genre-spanning sci-fi romp… with a bit of a dodgy camera.
    • Metascore: 76
    • Critic Score 80
    LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars
    The fighting itself is the best, most tangible, its ever been, which is essential to the most battle-heavy title in the series since Lego Indiana Jones.
    • Metascore: 86
    • Critic Score 80
    Mortal Kombat
    Players waiting for their shot at the throne can watch fights in the theatre, with the lovely touch of having your Xbox avatar cheer along and even mark the winner out of ten at the end of a bout. Unfortunately King of the Hill can suffer from appalling lag at times, reducing its quirky appeal in comparison to the smoother one-on-one fights.
    • Metascore: 84
    • Critic Score 80
    Outland
    It's a game which is fun to play simply for the joy of playing, and when you throw in the ability to play through the story with a second person, along with some additional challenge areas designed exclusively for co-op play, Outland is highly appealing, highly enjoyable downloadable title.
    • Metascore: 76
    • Critic Score 80
    Section 8: Prejudice
    People looking for the next Halo will most likely come away disappointed, as will anyone hoping for a solid single-player experience. But those of you who are up for something a little bit different and more thoughtful will find a lot to appreciate in Section 8: Prejudice.
    • Metascore: 68
    • Critic Score 80
    Brink
    If Brink grabs you, it'll grab you hard. Even though the lack of polish is at times a disappointment, beneath the occasional annoyance is a fantastic and refreshing shooter that offers something different to the norm. It's standing on the precipice of true brilliance.
    • Metascore: 72
    • Critic Score 80
    Dungeon Siege III
    It's a game that offers few surprises then, but one that offers plenty of enjoyment. It has nowhere near the depth of Obsidian's last RPG, Fallout: New Vegas and in this case it suits.
    • Metascore: 63
    • Critic Score 80
    Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon
    There's nothing quite like EDF's insane thrills. Simple, old-school, but oh so very good at what it does, Insect Armageddon is well worth a look. As long as you don't mind a bit of ant vomit, of course.
    • Metascore: 89
    • Critic Score 80
    Deus Ex: Human Revolution
    It's a startlingly relevant piece of work, marred by the most benign and unnecessary of flaws. But in this age of scripted rollercoasters and linear bug hunts, the thinking man's freedom of Deus Ex provides a fabulous example of interactive entertainment, if not quite the revolution the title promises.
    • Metascore: 80
    • Critic Score 80
    Driver: San Francisco
    Delivered with wit and panache, Driver San Francisco works because it's daft, rather than in spite of it. And if it proves anything, it's that having conviction in your ideas --any ideas-- can bring a refreshing new twist to an ailing series and genre.
    • Metascore: 81
    • Critic Score 80
    Star Fox 64 3D
    A lovingly-crafted update that can happily sit alongside Ocarina of Time 3D as a textbook example of how older games can benefit from a modern makeover.
    • Metascore: 91
    • Critic Score 80
    Gears of War 3
    This is a game of refinement, not reinvention...Gears of War 3 has nothing new to say to its audience, only more lavish and breathless adjectives to throw our way. It is, at times, nothing short of spectacular, and there is a robustness and polish to every aspect of the game that makes it consistently enjoyable. But for the series and the studio that crafted it, it's time to pursue novelty once again.
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