Games Master UK's Scores
- Games
For 2,695 reviews, this publication has graded:
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64% higher than the average critic
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5% same as the average critic
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31% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 0.4 points lower than other critics.
(0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 72
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98
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3
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 1,498 out of 2695
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Mixed: 984 out of 2695
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Negative: 213 out of 2695
2,695
game reviews
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Critic Score 49
Technically polished and full of character, but as a game it's horribly frustrating. [Christmas 2006, p.70] -
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Critic Score 49
Proof that the best idea ever on paper translates into B-grade mush. A stinker. [Sept 2007, p.73] -
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Critic Score 49
Really difficult and mean-spirited. Puff was magic; Spyro is a jerk. [Christmas 2007, p.84] -
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Critic Score 49
Not a nightmare, but you'll be wistfully wishing for more excitement. [Sept 2008, p.84] -
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Critic Score 49
In a crowded genre filled with great titles, this is so far off road that it's in a ditch. [Feb 2009, p.78] -
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Critic Score 49
The king of Neo Geo struggles to find its footing on XBLA. [Dec 2008, p.84] -
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Critic Score 49
Go and see the movie instead - it's cheaper, it stars Ricky Gervais and they serve popcorn. [July 2009, p.82] -
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Critic Score 49
Go and see the movie instead - it's cheaper, it stars Ricky Gervais and they serve popcorn. [July 2009, p.82] -
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Critic Score 49
Even if the Elder Scrolls cold turkey is hurting bad, buying this would still be a daft decision. [Mar 2011, p.92]Posted Feb 14, 2011 -
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Critic Score 49
It's incapable of holding your attention for long enough to warrant a high review score. [Feb 2011, p.91]Posted Feb 18, 2011 -
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Posted Jun 25, 2012
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Critic Score 49
The simplicity of the web game is lost in this flabby, oversized spin-off. [Nov 2012, p.85]Posted Sep 17, 2012 -
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Critic Score 49
Stylish visuals can't save this from being a repetitive and uninspiring experience. [May 2013, p.81]Posted Apr 13, 2013 -
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Critic Score 48
Passes the time of day in multi-player but single player is slow and dull. [Christmas 2006, p.101] -
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Critic Score 48
A 14-game collection that inspires only fleeting nostalgia. [Christmas 2006, p.101] -
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Critic Score 48
A child safe damp squib of a game that has none of the edge of the cartoon. [Aug 2007, p.73] -
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Critic Score 48
A joyless mess that would have looked dated five years ago. In 2007 there's no excuse. [Sept 2007, p.82] -
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Critic Score 48
A minigame compilation that lacks any real charm, and simply isn't enough fun. [Jan 2007, p.69] -
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Critic Score 48
A first stepping stone to RPGs but this will be too basic for most. [Oct 2007, p.85] -
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Critic Score 48
Unfriendly and dull. If Advance Wars had an evil twin, it would probably look like this. [May 2009, p.71] -
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Critic Score 48
A disappointingly basic skateboarding game with a controller that doesn't work well. [Christmas 2009, p.75] -
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Posted Jun 4, 2011
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Critic Score 48
A surprisingly empty game lacking structure or purpose. [Feb 2012, p.93]Posted Jan 12, 2012 -
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Critic Score 48
The only good thing here is the endless retro mode - a fleeting thrill only. [Feb 2012, p.101]Posted Jan 12, 2012 -
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Critic Score 48
Pitch-perfect nostalgia spoiled by borderline unplayable matches. [Apr 2012, p.92]Posted Apr 3, 2012 -
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Posted Aug 24, 2012
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Critic Score 48
Fiddly controls make this apparently futuristic accelerometer abuser a complete waste of space. [Feb 2013, p.87]Posted Jan 16, 2013 -
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Critic Score 47
And levels that bit wider than the DS screen? Irritating and just plain rubbish, a bit like this game. [June 2006, p.79] -
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Critic Score 47
The handling is awful, with cars skidding all over the shop as it's easy to oversteer. [Feb 2007, p.84] -
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Critic Score 47
Dull, dumb predictable and annoying to play. Sorry, Scooby. [Christmas 2006, p.101] -
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Critic Score 47
In an attempt to be a game for all, it turned into a game for no one. [Jan 2008, p.78] -
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Critic Score 47
A horrendous collection you'll never want to revisit. [Jan 2008, p.78] -
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Critic Score 47
Fun for young gamers but no real substance as a "real" racing game. [Aug 2008, p.83] -
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Critic Score 47
The levels are colorful but dull, and after a mere five minutes a lurking sense of deja vu descends. Dead poor. [July 2008, p.82] -
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Critic Score 47
Everything good about Amy is undone by laborious puzzles and miserable controls. [March 2012, p.95]Posted Feb 15, 2012 -
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Critic Score 46
Ploddingly dull retro RPG. Half the 30 hours is backtracking. [June 2006, p.80] -
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Critic Score 46
It's not really much of a game, unless you really like watching cut-scenes and fighting. [Jan 2007, p.65] -
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Critic Score 46
It technically functions as a shooter. But it needed to be a lot better to fits its gimmick. [Apr 2008, p.75] -
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Critic Score 46
Passable as a single-player game but completely falls apart in co-op. Avoid. [Christmas 2008, p.64] -
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Critic Score 46
We accept there's a place for this sort of thing, but it fails on the standard of its minigames. [June 2010, p.78] -
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Critic Score 45
For a game featuring a carefree monkey, this is linear and boring. [Oct 2006, p.84] -
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Critic Score 45
A one-trick pony, and that trick's been done better elsewhere. Giddy up and get outa here. [Oct 2008, p.78] -
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Critic Score 45
Dodgy monster beat-'em-up that doesn't get anything right. [Mar 2008, p.79] -
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Critic Score 45
We love original ideas, but there's no point in crazy innovation if you don't nail the basics. [Sept 2008, p.80] -
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Critic Score 45
The kind of thing you'd regret downloading to your mobile. But more expensive. [June 2008, p.71] -
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Critic Score 45
Zack and Wiki remain the only pirates worth dealing with on Wii. [Oct 2008, p.84] -
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Critic Score 45
Undeniably inventive ideas are spoiled by a steep learning curve, poor signposting and duff controls. [Issue#232, p.89]Posted Dec 24, 2010 -
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Critic Score 45
Tedious in a way we can barely describe, and almost broken in places. Don't buy this. [Sept 2006, p.76] -
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Critic Score 45
Yoostar doesn't so much put you in the movies as put you next to a mangled clip of the movies. [June 2011, p.89]Posted May 8, 2011 -
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Critic Score 45
Limited promise is buried under an avalanche of technical failings in this derivative FPS. [Oct 2011, p.86]Posted Sep 9, 2011 -
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Critic Score 45
It's still just a bit too steep at 4.50 quid. [Christmas 2011, p.89]Posted Nov 20, 2011 -
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Critic Score 45
Less is more, even when girl-punching is involved. [Feb 2012, p.95]Posted Jan 12, 2012 -
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Critic Score 45
It's a wonderful game, but the mod-friendly PC is original is the one to plump for. [March 2013, p.87]Posted Feb 9, 2013 -
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Critic Score 44
Co-op trash aimed at under-10s. Give us Mickey and Donald anyday. [June 2006, p.80] -
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Critic Score 44
A tepid bundle of mini-games that fails to raise a laugh or even the pulse. [Dec 2006, p.100] -
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Critic Score 44
Fans might enjoy the sing-a-long. But the game part of this is seriously lacking. [Feb 2008, p.68] -
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Critic Score 44
The forgotten chapter that should have stayed unwritten. [May 2012, p.84]Posted Apr 3, 2012 -
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Critic Score 43
A terrible "Mario Party" clone that offers nothing for gamers over five. [Nov 2007, p.85] -
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Critic Score 43
A perfectly fine control scheme wrapped in the most hideous of gaming packages. [July 2007, p.82] -
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Critic Score 43
Without the fitting visuals, this would be unbearable. [May 2008, p.84] -
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Posted Apr 1, 2011
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Critic Score 43
It should have been uDraw's killer app, but Pictionary is just too obtuse to work effectively. [Feb 2012, p.92]Posted Jan 12, 2012 -
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Critic Score 43
Neat arty ideas but terrible controls and a lazy narrative undermine the gameplay. [Aug 2012, p.79]Posted Jun 25, 2012 -
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Critic Score 42
Stamps on our fondness for the original until all of the squishy bits ooze out of the sides. [Christmas 2008, p.73] -
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Critic Score 42
More an advert for the cartoon than a game. [July 2007, p.84] -
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Critic Score 42
The lackluster level designs and jerky controls make you feel empty. [Jan 2008, p.76] -
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Critic Score 42
Love Ben 10? Buy anything with his face on? Well then you don't need our opinion do you? [Mar 2009, p.79] -
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Critic Score 42
About as much fun as a Transformer that converts into a lump of coal. Give it a miss. [Sept 2010, p.99] -
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Critic Score 41
A meagre, mostly unjustifiable package whose ambitions plough the soils. [June 2006, p.70] -
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Critic Score 41
When it does work it's dull and when it tries something new it fails miserably. [June 2007, p.69] -
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Critic Score 41
A magical menagerie of neat ideas, ruined by horrid execution. [Feb 2011, p.81]Posted Feb 18, 2011 -
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Critic Score 41
A seed of a good idea prematurely chocked by numerous technical and design shortcomings. [Feb 2012, p.96]Posted Jan 12, 2012 -
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Critic Score 41
One of the weakest, most boring Bond games of all time. The brand deserves much better. [Christmas 2012, p.83]Posted Nov 25, 2012 -
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Critic Score 40
The same Disney games you've played 300 times before. [May 2006, p.80] -
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Critic Score 40
If this was a fiver we might - might - consider it worthwhile. Until then, avoid. [July 2007, p.71] -
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Critic Score 40
It should come packaged with "Diamond/Pearl" for an extra 5 quid. It doesn't. Avoid. [Jan 2007, p.70] -
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Critic Score 40
Derivative of "Spider-Man 2" and with double the problems. [July 2007, p.74] -
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Critic Score 40
Quite simply the worst game to bear the Nintendo logo in a generation or two. [Feb 2008, p.78] -
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Critic Score 40
Shoot, swerve, shoot, swerve. In space, no one can hear you snore. [Oct 2008, p.84] -
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Critic Score 40
Gamers have outgrown games so utterly basic and brainless. [May 2009, p.80] -
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Critic Score 40
Too much talk and truly rotten combat. Seriously Liquid, are you taking the myth? [Mar 2009, p.80] -
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Critic Score 40
Needs a control pad option or a gameplay rethink. At the moment it just doesn't work. [May 2009, p.74] -
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Critic Score 40
Its difficulty curve is all over the place. [June 2009, p.81] -
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Critic Score 40
Can we have it this simple, but a bit bigger? [Dec 2009, p.87] -
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