Detroit Free Press' Scores
- TV
- Games
For 410 reviews, this publication has graded:
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35% higher than the average critic
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3% same as the average critic
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62% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 4.2 points lower than other critics.
(0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 69
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100
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Critic Score
25
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 263 out of 410
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Mixed: 117 out of 410
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Negative: 30 out of 410
410
game reviews
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Critic Score 100
The Guitar Hero games are electrifying not only rocker wannabes in family rooms and basements, but also on college campuses and in nightclubs, where Guitar Hero Night is all the rage. -
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Critic Score 100
The game is the deepest and most exciting to date of all the freewheeling street shooter games. There are missions and activities galore. -
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Critic Score 100
Game-play is also simple: Come across a distressed town, get the lowdown from the townspeople and save the day by fighting monsters in random encounters and beat the area's boss. It's still fun, even after all these years. -
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Critic Score 100
All of the quests, big and small, add up to an quest that belies the tiny cartridge's size. This "Zelda" game packs in the fun. -
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Critic Score 100
An ideal handheld game. It's simple to pick up, the quest is long and worthwhile, and there's plenty of replay value. -
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Critic Score 100
If you're a hard-core tennis sim fan, then Mario Tennis: Power Tour might be a bit too cartoonish, mainly because of the over-the-top, unrealistic power shots. Otherwise, casual fans could enjoy this handheld-perfect title. -
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Critic Score 100
Oh, but the best weapon of all, my friends, is the new Energy Sword, a shimmering, supersized beauty. The sword crackles and sizzles, almost like the darned thing is angry. -
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Critic Score 100
From its blood-red pentagrams to its chilling shrieks of radio chatter, the single-player campaign in Doom 3 will scare your pants off like nothing else on the Xbox. -
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Critic Score 100
The gorgeous graphics and scantily dressed women will lure gamers into Dead or Alive Ultimate, but it's the game play that will keep fighters trading blows for months. -
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Critic Score 100
Enemies can be vulnerable or immune to different attacks, which causes you to often evaluate your styles. And I love that you can change the difficulty even in the middle of missions. Whew! -
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Critic Score 100
This gritty third-person shooter and driving game is the most explosive game I've seen so far in 2005 and a great diversion from everyday life. -
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Critic Score 100
The prince has gone from an "Aladdin"-style teenager to a grim, angry young adult. He's even more beautifully drawn than before, and this year's installment adds a much better combat system. -
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Critic Score 100
The chaos that ensues is as lighthearted as a blood-soaked zombiefest can be. -
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Critic Score 100
This is still a four-star title, though definitely not for children. Just don't expect it to be something you can wave in front of your PS2-playing friends' faces. -
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Critic Score 100
It's I-can't-believe-I'm-having-this-much-fun-being-green good. Give-to-your-best-friend-for-his-birthday good. I know, it's a shock. -
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Critic Score 100
Not only is this game true to the classic cult film from 1979, it conjures the same sinister themes and underlying social tension in a way that's pretty darned smart for something called a game. -
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Critic Score 100
This expansion excels where it needs to. I enjoyed exploring these cleverly designed arenas, and continue to relish shooting up my enemies -- and friends -- every night online. Any fan of "Halo 2" will love these new battle-happy locales. -
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Critic Score 100
The best "FIFA" game to date. The ball's movement seems to be much more realistic. The passes seem more crisp, yet, realistically, the ball doesn't always go where you want it to go. -
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Critic Score 100
All of the battlefields are enormous and loaded with cover. -
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Critic Score 100
Annoys you with anticipation, from the evil, hard-to-target grunts of approaching assassins to a percussion soundtrack that sounds like a desperate rendition of the theme to "Miami Vice." If it kicks in, you better be ready to rumble. -
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Critic Score 100
We liked the way the game's basic rules followed logical principles, but these elements quickly built into complex situations. -
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Critic Score 100
At first glance, Battalion Wars may look like a cartoon with campy echoes of old suspense movies. But, make no mistake about it, in the end this game successfully grasps the full potential of the Gamecube. -
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Critic Score 75
GT Mode does a great job of organizing your choices on a large home map. You can leave your garage to race, or jump over to ogle new and used rides at domestic and foreign dealerships, take on special challenges and buy parts upgrades. -
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Critic Score 75
Forgive me while I get the whiny part of this review out of the way first: This game is too hard. -
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Critic Score 75
There are many fewer stealth levels with Octavious, and they're not as well-polished as the fighting. But they're a nice break from the arena action, and none of them are very long. -
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Critic Score 75
The strength of Rogue Agent is its online and multiplayer play. -
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Critic Score 75
There's not much that's revolutionary, but the compelling story, nutty characters and lack of pretentiousness and convoluted game-play elements make this a worthwhile addition. -
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Critic Score 75
Most of the game's controls worked smartly for me. Targeting is easy, whether you're shooting a bazooka-type weapon or a sniper rifle. Problems arose, though, with the vehicles, which are maneuvered with just one control stick. -
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Critic Score 75
Still, it's hard to complain too much about the drag of grinding when space is this pretty. -
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Critic Score 75
There is also constant, driving techno music that isn't overwhelming and meshes pretty well with all the craziness. -
