DarkZero's Scores

  • Games
For 780 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 40% higher than the average critic
  • 5% same as the average critic
  • 55% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 3.4 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 70
Highest review score:
Critic Score 100
Lowest review score:
Critic Score 10
Score distribution:
  1. Negative: 82 out of 780
780 game reviews
    • Metascore: 93
    • Critic Score 100
    I've never been privy to a game that caused me to wonder, question, and embrace humanity's place and purpose as greatly as Mass Effect 3. It is worth noting – BioWare attempts to tailor the game for new players, yet the experience is undeniably deeper and more rewarding if you have already played Mass Effect's previous games.
    • Metascore: 92
    • Critic Score 100
    There is nothing to keep you coming back for more besides the absolutely exquisite environments, the very-clean interface, solid controls, and Triple-A camera cutscenes.
    • Metascore: 78
    • Critic Score 100
    For £39.99, you'll receive: a tale of courage and choice, interwoven with dark political secrets and intrigue, breathtaking visuals, a refined and strategic combat system that should be a genre standard, and an interesting endgame that essentially never ends. Yes, while the last part should be fairly intriguing to most, I won't spill the beans. Just know that there lies a threat even more deadly and unforgiving than the game's 'final' boss.
    • Metascore: 93
    • Critic Score 100
    It’s worth it as it is the best game on the system – Persona 4: Golden is a must play, even for fans who have already previously completed the game.
    • Metascore: 95
    • Critic Score 100
    If you’re reading this review because you have never played a Bioshock title before or didn’t like the previous games but like the look of this one, then please, go play it. I am certain you won’t be disappointed.
    • Metascore: 96
    • Critic Score 95
    It is not a game that tries to shock with new exciting gameplay twists, nor does it confuse with new fangled control methods. It just takes everything most gamers have grown to love over the years, wraps them up in a beautifully realised world, and refines them to near perfection.
    • Metascore: 87
    • Critic Score 90
    Overall the game plays well, looks fantastic and whatever slowdown is caused by the huge space battles can be simplified from graphics card chugging render fest, to a simple set of logo’s flying about simply be zooming out.
    • Metascore: 91
    • Critic Score 90
    Compared to expansions for other games I would say that WotLK has a lot more content and this content is of a consistently high quality.
    • Metascore: 81
    • Critic Score 90
    Saints Row 2 is a huge improvement over its prequel in every manner, and has successfully carved its own niche in the sandbox crime genre. The co-operative play is almost certainly one of the best such experiences available on consoles, and the sheer variety of things to do in Stilwater is so deliciously satisfying that the technical hitches can be overlooked. It’s so fun, it’s almost criminal.
    • Metascore: 82
    • Critic Score 90
    Saints Row 2 is a huge improvement over its prequel in every manner, and has successfully carved its own niche in the sandbox crime genre. The co-operative play is almost certainly one of the best such experiences available on consoles, and the sheer variety of things to do in Stilwater is so deliciously satisfying that the technical hitches can be overlooked. It’s so fun, it’s almost criminal.
    • Metascore: 87
    • Critic Score 90
    All said and done, I would happily pick up WipEout HD as a full priced game from any store, as it is just that damn good. So for a paltry £11.99 it should be considered a absolute steal.
    • Metascore: 85
    • Critic Score 90
    Red Faction: Guerrilla never ceases to excite or satisfy. It constantly rewards players throughout the single player campaign and always manages to introduce something new to change the way the game is played. It’s a thoroughly enjoyable adventure in an original and believable (if not exactly realistic) setting, and sets a totally new benchmark for technical achievement in a video game.
    • Metascore: 85
    • Critic Score 90
    Red Faction: Guerrilla never ceases to excite or satisfy. It constantly rewards players throughout the single player campaign and always manages to introduce something new to change the way the game is played. It’s a thoroughly enjoyable adventure in an original and believable (if not exactly realistic) setting, and sets a totally new benchmark for technical achievement in a video game.
    • Metascore: 86
    • Critic Score 90
    It is an improvement in every conceivable way from previous games and allows for much more scope that ever before.
    • Metascore: 93
    • Critic Score 90
    Gears of War 2 is almost the epitome of a videogame sequel. It offers essentially the same gameplay experience as before, and yet at the same time it has been improved and expanded in almost every aspect.
    • Metascore: 87
    • Critic Score 90
    This game does not cheat, it simply requires pixel perfect shooting and dodging skills.
    • Metascore: 86
    • Critic Score 90
    Valkyria Chronicles is a game that deserves to be played by everyone. It’s so innovative, fresh and blends different features of other genres so well that you’d think Sega WOW had already done this before.
    • Metascore: 93
    • Critic Score 90
    It’s a game that provides action, adventure, exploration, interaction and excitement in a beautifully realised Armageddon that provides so many unexpected moments, but somehow manages to remain consistent and believable.
    • Metascore: 90
    • Critic Score 90
    It's a game that provides action, adventure, exploration, interaction and excitement in a beautifully realised Armageddon that provides so many unexpected moments, but somehow manages to remain consistent and believable.
    • Metascore: 91
    • Critic Score 90
    Regardless of the sometimes-weak combat, this is role-playing at its finest.
    • Metascore: 84
    • Critic Score 90
    Fans of Crysis are probably jumping with joy and wetting themselves when I say Crysis Warhead is a better game in every possible way than the original. That’s saying something since Crysis was a great game. It might not be as long, lasting around the five hour mark, but you do get a great multiplayer experience to go back to once you are done with the campaign.
    • Metascore: 92
    • Critic Score 90
    This is a worthy sequel with a look and feel that are more polished than last year’s effort.
    • Metascore: 91
    • Critic Score 90
    This is a worthy sequel with a look and feel that are more polished than last year’s effort.
    • Metascore: 85
    • Critic Score 90
    Both graphically astounding and incredibly fun, it would be disillusioning to own a Playstation 3 and not have this rightfully placed at the top of your collection.
    • Metascore: 87
    • Critic Score 90
    FIFA is the new home of the hardcore football gamer.
    • Metascore: 87
    • Critic Score 90
    FIFA is the new home of the hardcore football gamer.
    • Metascore: 84
    • Critic Score 90
    What EA Black Box have achieved is near enough the ultimate lazy Sunday afternoon with your friends and a bunch of skateboards.
    • Metascore: 84
    • Critic Score 90
    What EA Black Box have achieved is near enough the ultimate lazy Sunday afternoon with your friends and a bunch of skateboards.
    • Metascore: 73
    • Critic Score 90
    Still, if I had to name the thing I personally love the most about Cubello, it’d be the fact that it actually got me using my Wii again on a regular basis, after I’d previously lost all interest in it.
    • Metascore: 83
    • Critic Score 90
    Football Manager 09 is the most complete football experience you’re likely to find for a good while, at least until 2010 comes out.