Cinescape's Scores
- Games
For 338 reviews, this publication has graded:
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68% higher than the average critic
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1% same as the average critic
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31% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 5.1 points higher than other critics.
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Average Game review score: 78
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 239 out of 338
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Mixed: 68 out of 338
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Negative: 31 out of 338
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Critic Score 58
The graphic engine doesn't seem to have been touched, nor does the gameplay engine. -
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Critic Score 91
Probably the best Dragon Ball Z game to date, and I’m talking about any platform. -
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Critic Score 67
I love Sonic. The problem is that Sonic Adventure 2 Battle is only about 33% Sonic. The rest is lost in mindless Tails and Knuckles levels that pull the rest of the game down. -
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Critic Score 58
This is about the hardest game I've ever played. Rarely do I get frustrated at a game, but I found myself constantly pausing this game and walking away to blow off steam. -
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Critic Score 83
It's the best of its kind on the consoles with the historical details, cinematic gameplay and fun factor overwhelming some unoriginality and glitches. -
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Critic Score 42
It’s too realistic, not responsive enough, and far too easy. That’s my biggest problem with the game – it just isn’t fun. -
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Critic Score 75
But the problem with the game is just that the story doesn't really do much to excite, in fact, it can be kind of dull. -
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Critic Score 67
The concept is well and good, and works well – except for the fact that you still must slow down to use Knuckles and Tails (or the equivalent member in one of the three other teams in the game). These are the moments that the game truly lags, and once again the shoddy camera has come back to once again make the game a pain. -
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Critic Score 67
Feels a little recycled with a brand new name. Not bad, but could have been better. -
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Critic Score 91
Sometimes a friend and I just sit back and see how many enemies we can take out before we die - forget the mission, fighting bad guys is the way to go! -
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Critic Score 67
Not great, but good with an imaginative storyline, spectacular graphics and a soundtrack that keeps you excited throughout the levels. -
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Critic Score 83
It appeals to all gamers of any age, gender, or style of gaming. It has a bit for everyone, action, puzzles, adventure, comedy and it set in a popular film world. -
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Critic Score 91
One of the best party games released on the Xbox yet. If you’ve been looking for a fun fighting game to play with some friends, or even alone, this is one to get. -
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Critic Score 83
Do not play this game alone or with one other person. It just isn't that fun when you don't have a minimum of three or the ideal four players for the game. This is a party game, and no one likes someone who likes to party alone. -
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Critic Score 100
This game really shines with its environment models. Every part of the environment seems real, from the grass swaying in the breeze or the ripples on the water as you run through it. -
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Critic Score 83
If you can get past the cheap deaths, bottomless pits and no save points, you’ll have a great time with this remake of a classic. -
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Critic Score 75
Isn't a great game, but it's a lot of fun. Look at it as the popcorn movie of the game world, it's really pretty, but only skin (or polygon?) deep. -
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Critic Score 83
The Xbox version does allow more enemies on-screen at one time, which does increase the difficulty level a bit. But, truth be told, only a few enemies are added and most gamers probably won't notice the difference. -
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Critic Score 83
It appeals to all gamers of any age, gender, or style of gaming. It has a bit for everyone, action, puzzles, adventure, comedy and it set in a popular film world. -
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Critic Score 75
Isn’t a great game, but it’s a lot of fun. Look at it as the popcorn movie of the game world, it’s really pretty, but only skin (or polygon?) deep. -
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Critic Score 67
It’s not that the racers become increasingly difficult, it’s just that the game gets so much faster. Later in the game when you’re on a higher difficulty, it is almost impossible to tell where you’re going, and normally by the time you see a wall, you’ve run into it. -
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Critic Score 83
A lot of fun, and definitely worthwhile if you have a lot of friends. For solitary gameplay though, you might want to pass this one up. -
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Critic Score 83
As good as Madden 2004 is, I distinctly remember playing this game before. Twice actually. I know there isn’t a ton that can be changed, and I know that the console versions don’t change much, but there can be something done here I’m sure. -
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Critic Score 91
The game looks awesome for a GBA title. The 3D engine used for the game looks great, and since there isn’t a whole lot to animate in space and there are only a few ships on-screen at one time, there isn’t much slowdown on this beautiful game. -
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Critic Score 83
It appeals to all gamers of any age, gender, or style of gaming. It has a bit for everyone, action, puzzles, adventure, comedy and it set in a popular film world. -
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Critic Score 83
That's the big thing this title has going for it. It's fun to experience this amazing world, and if there was something focused on during the game design it was making sure that the world was a good place to go play in. -
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Critic Score 67
Now, once you get into the traditional elements of the RPG such as battle, the comedy continues. While the zany names get old, as well as the dialogue, the game is pretty funny overall. -
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Critic Score 67
I like the idea of a simulation driving game but I just don’t think it’s feasible. Confining it to one car hurts the game’s replay value. -
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Critic Score 75
The game works in its purpose of being a great kid’s game based on a strong license. It’s basic, it’s not too hard, but it is all done very well and it’s not a bad game in the slightest. -
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Critic Score 67
Making it more difficult is the fact that it felt to me like the Xbox timing was just different enough from the Dreamcast's to make it annoying. -
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Critic Score 83
It's only too bad that a few extras couldn't be included. I would have loved to have a couple of the NES sequels on the disc. Also, all the technical aspects (graphics, sound) are dated (as they should be). -
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Critic Score 75
The game works in its purpose of being a great kid’s game based on a strong license. It’s basic, it’s not too hard, but it is all done very well and it’s not a bad game in the slightest. -
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Critic Score 42
Like most other light gun games that are released on console systems, it is hard to justify a purchase for a game that doesn’t have a lot of depth to it. -
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Critic Score 91
The reason to play isn’t the gameplay, rather the story and the cinematics. -
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Critic Score 75
It doesn’t excel, but it’s the best portable football game you’ll find on the market, even with its only average graphics and sound, and generations old gameplay. -
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Critic Score 58
Quite simply, the game offers nothing that you can’t get in the other games, and can’t have a better time getting in the other games. -
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Critic Score 75
This is a straight up card playing/building game. -
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Critic Score 67
The problem is that the game was taken from its original close quarters setting and brought to a more open setting. Something about it just doesn’t feel right. -
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Critic Score 58
Changing the gameplay system is a step in the wrong direction though, and really takes away from what could have been the best wrestling game yet. -
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Critic Score 67
While outdated, it’s still the best (only?) 2D fighter for the GameCube, and worth a rental. -
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Critic Score 58
Quite simply, the game offers nothing that you can’t get in the other games, and can’t have a better time getting in the other games. -
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Critic Score 58
While Kung Fu Chaos is marketed as a party game intended for four players, I keep finding the single-player mode more riveting and fun. -
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Critic Score 75
The space missions are an absolute blast, and it seems like the tank missions just screw us out of more flight in the name of diversity. -
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Critic Score 83
Probably the best racing game on the Game Boy Advance. It has great graphics, good control, and is a lot of fun to play. The password system is the only real problem I’ve found. -
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Critic Score 75
The game works in its purpose of being a great kid’s game based on a strong license. It’s basic, it’s not too hard, but it is all done very well and it’s not a bad game in the slightest. -
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Critic Score 91
A Dragonball fan’s dream. It is the first "true" American game based on the series, and Infogrames really came through on this one. -
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Critic Score 50
The moves and modifers require a lot more memorization and button tapping. It's frustrating and there is quite the learning curve on the controls, so you can't just jump in. -
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Critic Score 67
While marred by a few technical problems, you won’t find a much better game that captures the spirit of a television show (and at a price point that most can’t beat). -
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Critic Score 67
The game needs more polish and some more ingenuity with the songs, but this will keep you satisfied until the third installment releases. -
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Critic Score 83
For a handheld like the DS this is the perfect little obsessive compulsive game to keep you occupied for five minutes while you wait for a table, or as a game your girlfriend can swipe from you and figure out that touching is good. -
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Critic Score 58
The biggest problem I found was control. Nag all you want about the AI, its not that big a deal. But I hardly ever felt like I was in true control of the car that I was driving. -
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Critic Score 83
If you haven’t played this game, you need to. The game featured big tracks, jumps, engine heat, and a track editor. The only downfall was you couldn’t save tracks – the GBA fixes this. -
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Critic Score 75
While a pretty easy game even with shocks and grim reaper, is a pretty fun ride. -
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Critic Score 75
While it’s fairly typical at first, when you realize that you have to drop bombs at ground targets, the gameplay picks up quickly. While there is no true ending to the game, Xevious is a ton of fun and if you’re looking for a GBA shooter. -
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Critic Score 50
While the game is visually stunning, the gameplay and sound really bring Black & Bruised down for the count. -
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Critic Score 58
The coolest new addition to GameDay is the voice-recognition features. Those of you who bought SOCOM: US Navy Seals, and have the VR headset will be able to call your plays, send men in motion, and even hike the ball. -
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Critic Score 67
While Enter the Matrix ties in really well with the movie franchise, it isn't much of a game. -
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Critic Score 83
The biggest problem I ran into was the AI of my bus drivers. These guys are important as they ferry customers in and out of the park, as well as to the dinosaur areas. It seemed as if I hired 4-year-olds to drive the buses. -
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Critic Score 50
While it does retail for 10 bucks less than most other brand new games, marketing a 5 year old game for 40 bucks is still ridiculous. -
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Critic Score 58
Quite simply, the game offers nothing that you can’t get in the other games, and can’t have a better time getting in the other games. -
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Critic Score 58
The game does suffer from a bit of a slowdown when there are numerous zombies on-screen. -
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Critic Score 67
While the game runs well, there is little intensity to push the envelope. So much has changed since these games came out, and it just doesn’t seem nearly as exciting or intense. -
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Critic Score 42
I wish Grave was faster, had some cooler dodge moves, and the game played faster. So much style has all been squandered on a game that just doesn’t seem that fun to play after the first hour or so. -
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Critic Score 67
If you can look past some horrendous voice acting, you might be satisfied with the music and sound effects in the game. I personally couldn’t get past the voice acting and how it hurt the plot. -
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Critic Score 58
The lack of gameplay ingenuity, long load times and crappy graphics will turn most off. But Simpsons fans will love the game anyway. -
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Critic Score 67
The concept is well and good, and works well – except for the fact that you still must slow down to use Knuckles and Tails (or the equivalent member in one of the three other teams in the game). These are the moments that the game truly lags, and once again the shoddy camera has come back to once again make the game a pain. -
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Critic Score 75
Sure, it could have been a bit better, but if you're looking for a fun action game that doesn't require a ton of thought, you'll have a good time with this. -
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Critic Score 75
One thing that Mace Griffin has going for it is its graphics. The real-time lighting on weapons and animations are just awesome. -
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Critic Score 67
While Enter the Matrix ties in really well with the movie franchise, it isn’t much of a game. -
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Critic Score 83
That's the big thing this title has going for it. It's fun to experience this amazing world, and if there was something focused on during the game design it was making sure that the world was a good place to go play in. -
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Critic Score 50
Furious Karting isn’t that furious, or really that extreme to me. -
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Critic Score 33
Feels like it's just a block of jello. It could have been molded into something new, but instead, Capcom just left it as is, a block. It's uninspired, generic, and there is no reason to play it. -
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Critic Score 67
My other complaint is that the environments aren’t very interactive. There is a giant amusement park that you can’t really do too much to. -
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Critic Score 67
While Enter the Matrix ties in really well with the movie franchise, it isn’t much of a game. -
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Critic Score 50
It's not terrible, but it's flawed. It just doesn't do a good job with recreating the pinball experience, or really a good Mario experience. -
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Critic Score 67
As whole, things like the fine tuning of the free throw shooting and shooting just don’t quite compare to some of the other games that will be released over the next couple of weeks. It’s a shame really, but ShootOut doesn’t play as well as the competitors. -
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Critic Score 83
A pretty rock-hard game. While it is somewhat short, the game is action packed and the three-form combat modes add a lot to the game. -
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Critic Score 67
Fans of the game series will feel right at home, as will fans of the show. Unfortunately, it doesn’t seem much was added since the last game. -
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Critic Score 58
The one point of Magna Cum Laude that stands out is the fairly hysterical humor of the game. Borrowing pages from movies such as "Animal House," Magna Cum Laude has some of the funniest lines ever uttered in a video game. The characters and the dialog bring unprecedented humor to the consoles. -
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Critic Score 42
The dance pad support might make for a fun party-game right now while the games are on, but then you also must realize that as far as dance pad games though, this doesn’t even hold a camera to Dance Dance Revolution itself. -
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Critic Score 58
Some steps in the right direction have been made, and with a little refining, the 2005 version should be competitive. Still, you probably will prefer "NCAA Football" over this. -
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Critic Score 58
I can't say the controls are all that precise. While the controls are designed for anyone to pick them up and play (unlike some flight sims where you need to look at a manual before you turn your plane to starboard), they just don't have a good feel to them. -
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Critic Score 75
It’s one of the hardest 2D platformers this side of "Viewtiful Joe" and while the game seems slightly short, it takes quite a while to play through it successfully. -
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Critic Score 67
The game plays a lot like the Genesis version, but seems a bit more confined as the Game Boy Advance screen size plays a big role in this. -
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Critic Score 58
The one point of Magna Cum Laude that stands out is the fairly hysterical humor of the game. Borrowing pages from movies such as "Animal House," Magna Cum Laude has some of the funniest lines ever uttered in a video game. The characters and the dialog bring unprecedented humor to the consoles. -
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Critic Score 58
This is a great looking racing game that really pushes these early capabilities of the DS and does it while running at 60 frames per second. The problem is that the gameplay is just uninspired. -
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Critic Score 42
The graphics are decidedly mediocre. It looks better than a PlayStation One game, but not by much. -
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Critic Score 50
Even the fans of the show may want to "try-before-you-buy" because there really isn’t much to do after beating the game once. -
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Critic Score 42
The new game is a little bland, and just doesn’t really excite the same way that the old ones do. It’s the worst game under the Ninja Turtle franchise, and is worth a rental at most. -
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Critic Score 58
A big problem I’ve had with the game is load times. You can walk across large plots of land with no slowdown whatsoever. But enter a house, and be prepared to sit for a while waiting for the game to load. -
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Critic Score 58
The one point of Magna Cum Laude that stands out is the fairly hysterical humor of the game. Borrowing pages from movies such as "Animal House," Magna Cum Laude has some of the funniest lines ever uttered in a video game. The characters and the dialog bring unprecedented humor to the consoles. -
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Critic Score 42
With no franchise mode, the game lacks. Yes, you can create your own team but what is the point for one season. -
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Critic Score 25
Breaks the cardinal rule of videogaming… it isn’t fun. And despite everything else, the graphics and franchise mode, the gameplay breaks the title. -
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Critic Score 42
Fails in the most basic concept, which would be to bring something new to the table. It’s just another washed up "Tony Hawk's Pro Skater" clone. -
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Critic Score 42
The new game is a little bland, and just doesn’t really excite the same way that the old ones do. It’s the worst game under the Ninja Turtle franchise, and is worth a rental at most. -
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Critic Score 42
While AM2 has gone in and added a bunch of modes to the game such as two-player and mini-games, it hasn’t really done anything to make the game any deeper or more enjoyable. -
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Critic Score 42
The camera is by far one of the worst in a 3d game ever. When you're zipping along, it's not too big a deal, but in any sort of exploration mode you might as well just give up now. -
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Critic Score 50
The story isn’t a bad concept, the combat system is decent, and if the gameplay engine and graphics had been updated a bit, this could have been a good game. -
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Critic Score 42
The new game is a little bland, and just doesn’t really excite the same way that the old ones do. It’s the worst game under the Ninja Turtle franchise, and is worth a rental at most. -
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Critic Score 58
While there isn’t much there, it’s fun to play while it lasts. -
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Critic Score 25
Word of warning to anyone considering picking this up. There is no multiplayer in the original game. That should be enough to let you know this probably isn’t the game for you. -
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Critic Score 100
The game is supposed to be pure action and loads of fun, and Fistfull of Boomstick certainly delivers. -
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Critic Score 16
I kept telling my girlfriend while I was playing, "It has to get better once you get into the actual story." Truth be told, THERE IS NO STORY. It’s just the longest character creation mode I’ve ever seen. -
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Critic Score 50
One of the more graphically impressive GBA launch titles. From the 3D menus to the in-game 3D environments, Iridion does drop jaws with its impressive graphics. Unfortunately, the rest of the game takes away from this sense of euphoria. -
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Critic Score 16
The side-to-side/spinning problem will plague you throughout the rest of the game, if you attempt to make it that far. Even if you manage to master the controls, I cannot see you having that much fun with this game. -
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Critic Score 50
It’s a little hard to justify picking this up. It’s been available for a long time, and even though this one is arcade perfect, it’s easy to get elsewhere. 20 bucks isn’t worth it. -
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Critic Score 33
The graphics, described in one word, would have to be muddy. The framerate seems to be unnecessarily depleted from previous versions. -
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Critic Score 67
While the music doesn't offer much, except the six tracks found in the rhythm-guitar playing sessions, it's decent and surprisingly fits the game. It's not "Final Fantasy", but what is? -
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Critic Score 42
If you can get into the whole sexual suggestiveness of the title, you might have some fun, otherwise, invest your money somewhere else for some actual gameplay. -
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Critic Score 33
Unfortunately, somehow the sound got completely butchered along the way to this cart. The cool rock tracks have been replaced by these nice, high pitched screeching noises. This is definitely a game to turn the volume down on. -
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Critic Score 0
Last but not least are the incomprehensible sound effects and the typical arcade game music. The music isn't too bad but deciphering all the sound effects as they happen is something that is exceptionally difficult. -
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Critic Score 42
Another complaint I have with the game is the map. No longer do you have much control of where your character goes. -
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Critic Score 25
There wasn’t a moment that I wasn’t frustrated by DNA Factor in some way. Whether it was the bad job with the graphics, the dinosaurs that were tough to see against the dark background, or the cheap-death bosses, it all just turned me off. -
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Critic Score 16
A very blatant attempt at making the most money off of a license as possible. The idea of a dodgeball game isn’t terrible, but at the most it should be a mini-game within another game…not a full game itself. -
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Critic Score 0
The gameplay is absolutely atrocious. Imagine a game where you can’t turn around without fighting the controller, where jumping is completley inaccurate, and the only way to finish the game is completing controller functions that will quite literally have you hating yourself for picking up this title in the first place. -
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Critic Score 67
While the game is pretty fun, it can become very frustrating. At times, it seems your character doesn’t want to swing his light saber in a certain direction, or misses a jump you know that you hit, or just hits something in the 3D level that didn’t look like a mine. -
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Critic Score 16
If you can make it all the way through this game, kudos to you I say. If you actually want to play it again, I might start considering therapy. No, seriously. -
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Critic Score 0
The graphics are horrible. Bad visuals and a bad frame-rate repulse the eyes. -
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Critic Score 25
Unfortunately, the graphics are simply horrible. The entire game lacks any real pizzazz, and the entire game feels lifeless. -
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Critic Score 67
Leaves the feeling of mediocrity in your stomach after playing. Its fun, it’s enjoyable, but it gets old fast. -
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Critic Score 16
To be perfectly honest, this is probably one of the worst games I have ever played in my life. -
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Critic Score 25
I’m not sure if there was a deadline for the game and the developers just slept through the development process or something, and threw something together at the last minute, but this can’t be what Metro3D was hoping for. -
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Critic Score 16
The only reason I won’t give this game an "F" is because of the original voice acting and that the game is only selling for 20 bucks. If not for that, this game should be burned. -