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Average game review score: 9.0

User Score 10

Latest High Score:

Batman: Arkham City

User Score 8

Latest Low Score:

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

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Positive: 2 out of 2
Mixed: 0 out of 2
Negative: 0 out of 2

Batman: Arkham City

Average User Score: 8.2

User Score 10

A short review. This is my Game of the year. Compared to Arkham Asylum they've managed to make a great game better. And I'm not even a Batman fan (I enjoy the movies, that's about it). Here Rocksteady have managed to capture a dark, comic book style video game in exceptional style. I think I ran in to ONE single annoying part, where at one place in the game you're supposed to break "something" (not going to spoil anything) and you have to hit it three times instead of just one which in that case is just stupid. Then I once ran in to something of an invisible wall (fell down a roof in a stupid manner). And that's pretty much it when it comes to flaws. Maybe there are a bit too many Riddler challenges and that the ones where you just pick up a trophy feel a bit unessecary but those are quite few (and the challenges based on movement isn't really that fun). Instead Riddler trophies are aquired in really various ways, some harder than other. Oh, and not to forget one thing I acctually hate about the game: throwing a certain something with the short commando is R2+L2 but it almost never works. But you need to do it if you want every Riddler challenge. Only 3 times though, so once you've done it you won't do it ever again. Anyway, terrific games. Great story, great characters, superb side missions that are more like mini stories rather than just time consuming side quests that add nothing or little to the game itself. Instead all the side quests adds a wonderful depth to game and the Batman universe in large. This is soon getting a third replay.… Expand

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

Average User Score: 2.9

User Score 8

I honestly thought I wouldn't be getting this years iteration. Even though I played MW2 a lot and BO quite a bit (over the summer, when I realized the game had been fixed and then we got more zombie maps), I was getting fed up with CoD. I particular by ridiculous kill streaks, over powered weapons and bad campaigns. However, after hearing good things I decided to give it a try and I was pleasantly surprised. Sure it looks old and a lot (and I mean A LOT) is simply recycled material frÃ¥n MW and MW2 (whole buildings and environments) but I do like it. It actually creates a feeling of nostalgia, and they've managed to bring out a lot of the best of the two previous MW iterations. I consider CoD4 to be the best FPS I've ever played regarding both campaign and multi player, and this recalls some of the memories. MW3 doesn't reach the same heights - too much is recycled and you can never top the original without being original yourself - but this is what MW2 should have been like. And the quick pace, quick weapon reaction that has been CoD:s trademark is still impact. The story is fast paced and we get an end to the cheesy WWIII scenario. Nothing too deep. But it executes well where you feel the interaction most of the time. On veteran it's not as challenging as for example Black Ops. As a matter of fact it's rather easy. The infinite re-spawn isn't as ridiculous. But still, the few spots where you have to man for example a machine gun and get hide nor drop it as hordes of enemies storm towards you, can still be frustrating. And from time to time you get pushed around by your stupid allies (who wont recognize an enemy standing next to them), run in to a few invisible walls and are being re-spawned in cross-fire that kills you before you even get a chance to prone. The pointless collection of intel is of course also still there (would be so hard to let us get for example a new perk, weapon or such for it?). The multi player has improved and thanks to a new perk system is more versatile. The new (yet copied from other games) "Kill confirmed" adds a new dimension. Some of the maps remind me of (and are most probably recycled from) old MW and MW2 maps. Which is a good thing, because most maps are actually quite good with some nice variation. They don't feel as similar as the did on MW2 most of the times and not as anonymous and dull as Black Ops was most of the time. Not to forget special ops, with the new Survival mode. Best played with two players, it feels like something that will last for some time. There are some 16 or 20 maps and they can offer quite some resistance at veteran. All in all a good game. Major flaws are the outdated graphics, yet another rather short campaign (though mostly well executed) and the fact that nothing much is new. Even though you recycle a lot of good old stuff, when creating a new game there should be more innovation present. But I will most likely be playing this a lot the coming year or two.… Expand

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1 of 3 users said yes

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