GamingXP's Scores

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For 1,914 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 78% higher than the average critic
  • 6% same as the average critic
  • 16% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 3.4 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 76
Highest review score:
Critic Score 98
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Score distribution:
1,914 game reviews
    • Metascore: 64
    • Critic Score 54
    Fighting, struggling, battling – it‘s nothing less than the Dynasty Warriors franchise you already know. No splitscreen, but online-multiplayer instead, you‘ve got your own upgradeable village with shops, but there‘s not more innovation than before.
    • Metascore: 62
    • Critic Score 54
    Sadly, Create gets boring very soon, and isn't creative at all. There are only a few challenges which are fun – the rest of them are tedious.
    • Metascore: 38
    • Critic Score 54
    Despite a solid story and decent graphics Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor fails to implement the Kinect in an acceptable manor. And so frustration prevails over the pleasure of gaming.
    • Metascore: 32
    • Critic Score 53
    Graphics suck, and so does the sound. To play the game successfully, you will have to practice a lot in advance.
    • Metascore: 27
    • Critic Score 53
    Rogue Warrior, despite its good graphics and sound, is not what you expect from a full-priced game. It‘s too short (5 hours max), the handling is bad (except for the kills in close-combat) and the plot is just plain and stupid. Yawn.
    • Metascore: tbd
    • Critic Score 53
    I’m really disappointed from Summer Athletics 2009. Some disciplines aren’t playable on the keyboard. Also the missing online mode and the bad atmosphere are some more disadvantages from the title. The only advantages of Summer Athletics 2009 are the varying 28 disciplines and the career mode.
    • Metascore: 57
    • Critic Score 53
    It's cute, its mini games are okay at best, but if you're planning to play it longer, it just can't deliver. Only recommendable for young kids.
    • Metascore: 25
    • Critic Score 53
    AMY
    Rather hide in a closet when you see Amy – good ideas alone don't cut it.
    • Metascore: 63
    • Critic Score 52
    Would I go to a party, when folks there only play Hasbro Family Game Night? Not really! Although the games can entertain you for a short time, their real-life alter-egos are more fun to play.
    • Metascore: 53
    • Critic Score 52
    Transformers isn’t a really bad game, if you like it easy. You can have it, but you don’t have to.
    • Metascore: 47
    • Critic Score 52
    The game menu likely was created by a fully fledged sadist, and even worse, the handling of the game creates an immersive halo effect of fail. This game could have been so much been better, but it isn't. Hands off!
    • Metascore: 49
    • Critic Score 52
    Garshasp: The Monster Slayer has nothing to keep you playing for hours. The camera sucks, the fights are boring and there is not enough story.
    • Metascore: tbd
    • Critic Score 51
    For me as a Total War-fan, the first impression of War Leaders was very promising. Sadly this feeling didn’t last very long. Even after installing all available patches, the game is so unstable, that you will find yourself on the desktop very often.
    • Metascore: 56
    • Critic Score 51
    Dungeon Maker cannot live up to the expectations the title suggests. Probably one or two hours of playing this game will be enough for most of the gamers out there.
    • Metascore: 53
    • Critic Score 51
    Due to its underdeveloped graphics and bad controls, the only real challenge of this game is to keep your shirt dry, because you will sweat a lot.
    • Metascore: 50
    • Critic Score 51
    In the end, there are only a few words to say. Nice try once again, Yoostar, but I would stay with the movies and their original cast.
    • Metascore: 50
    • Critic Score 51
    Kung-Fu Panda 2 tries to bring kung-fu feeling in your living room. With bored round-based fights and a bad Kinect sensoring too much potential get lost.
    • Metascore: 68
    • Critic Score 51
    Soccer-Fans might be able to make friends with the clumsy controls and manage to earn virtual money in this quite interesting Career Mode.
    • Metascore: 56
    • Critic Score 50
    Children up to the age of ten will be satisfied by the performance of the game, so parents can buy this game without worrying about violence. For the core-gamer, there is no need to buy Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
    • Metascore: 45
    • Critic Score 50
    Pro: The handling of the game is very easy and you will have it understood in no time. Con: This small amount of time is too much to invest in Interpol: The Trail of Dr. Chaos. Better look for an Internet game, which is free for download.
    • Metascore: tbd
    • Critic Score 50
    All Star Cheer Squad 2 suffers from very sloppy controls and its horrible “wanna be adrama” storyline. Only for true cheerleading enthusiasts.
    • Metascore: 44
    • Critic Score 50
    I’m a little bit disappointed. The controller looks great, but doesn’t work. After a couple of hours you still won’t have the complete control of the board, which makes me a little bit angry. The underdeveloped graphics and the missing story are some further drawbacks to the game. Only the cool soundtrack and the typical skating atmosphere are positive attributes. Overall, you pay a high price for insufficient performance.
    • Metascore: 50
    • Critic Score 50
    The movie might be quite funny and entertaining, but the game isn’t. A ludicrously multiplayer mode, similar missions, technical mistakes and long loading times – and there are still more negative things in it.
    • Metascore: 37
    • Critic Score 50
    Wheelspin is a typical arcade racing game with a lot of speed. But this is nearly the only positive thing to say about this game. The handling is really tricky, graphics and sound effects aren’t up-to-date and there is nothing you could call a story.
    • Metascore: 66
    • Critic Score 50
    This game is an average platformer based on a movie. There is just nothing exciting about it.
    • Metascore: 41
    • Critic Score 50
    Iron Man 2 is monotone and way too short for a fully priced game and since it lacks a multiplayer mode, there’s no need to touch it again once you beat it. No need to buy this game unless you’re a true hardcore fan of the Iron Man series.
    • Metascore: 41
    • Critic Score 50
    Overall, I can only recommend Iron Man 2 only for hardcore fans of the Iron Man series and only for short gaming sessions. There are too many weaknesses in the game, beginning from lousy sound up to pretty bad gameplay.
    • Metascore: 43
    • Critic Score 50
    I'm really disappointed. I had expected a cool and funny game, but all I got, was a game with lame gameplay, bad graphics and nearly no variety. Very average, but no better.
    • Metascore: 42
    • Critic Score 50
    If you're searching for some kind of musical workout, this one might be made just for you. Otherwise, there are better dance games out there as well as better fitness games.
    • Metascore: 51
    • Critic Score 50
    Rush'N Attack: Ex-Patriot disappoints with bad controls and fights that are way too easy – the only challenge is to avoid the glitches.
    • Metascore: 39
    • Critic Score 50
    The game is lame and the controls are imprecise, while the atmosphere and the graphics/sounds are really ok, but overall it won't keep the player in the mood to play for more than thirty minutes.
    • Metascore: 54
    • Critic Score 50
    Bad Wii version of a basically good concept.
    • Metascore: 42
    • Critic Score 50
    Despite nice graphics Bloodforge suffers from control issues, bad camera work and a poorly told story.
    • Metascore: 72
    • Critic Score 50
    The only thing the HD rejuvenation really imbued is the graphic design and that's simply not enough to recommend Nights into Dreams to anyone but true retro lovers.
    • Metascore: 66
    • Critic Score 49
    In times of the financial depression you should think twice before you buy this game. Like the movie, the game lacks attributes of a good product.
    • Metascore: 59
    • Critic Score 49
    Bleach – The third phantom is a game for the Japanese market, but not for the European one. So please SEGA, stop publishing this franchise in Europe.
    • Metascore: 56
    • Critic Score 49
    This collection of mini games is really mini. There are only 20 games you can play and you won't get much fun out of it.
    • Metascore: 46
    • Critic Score 49
    It's not worth its money. It is boring and full of bugs. The only thing that would be an argument for downloading this game is that it is placed in the D&D-Universe. But unfortunately it is hard to find elements from D&D in the game.
    • Metascore: 57
    • Critic Score 49
    A Captain America unworthy release! Disappointing!
    • Metascore: 32
    • Critic Score 49
    Squandered potential. This is what we thought of after having played The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct. The lame story, unfinished gameplay, lots of bugs and errors and the stale graphics form a game we unfortunately cannot recommend at all. In contrary to Telltale Games's title based on the graphic novel, this is a waste of a formerly promising license.
    • Metascore: 70
    • Critic Score 48
    Don`t fight this battle, unless you are forced to do so. Only interesting for fans of massive micro-management options!
    • Metascore: 64
    • Critic Score 48
    On the one hand, the game impresses with a very detailed constructor for characters and the multiplayer-mode, but on the other hand the game has many weaknesses, such as, for example, graphics, but that is probably because of the low storage capacity of the UMD-Discs.
    • Metascore: tbd
    • Critic Score 48
    The bad graphics, the not really spectacular control and the videos that are a bit boring, are making the game unconvincing. Maybe it is better to wait, until the price of the game is worth buying it, but at the moment you should better think twice about it.
    • Metascore: 40
    • Critic Score 48
    Naval Assault – The killing tide should have been an arcade game. It would have been a good advice to 505 Games to do so. But they decided to release it as a full-price game. But for this, it is too simple and its gameplay is too stupid.
    • Metascore: 46
    • Critic Score 48
    It promised to be fun, but it's nothing more than a dull and lengthy risk-game.
    • Metascore: 39
    • Critic Score 48
    Due to the bad graphics and the loveless setting with poor details, Thor has dug his grave itself.
    • Metascore: 48
    • Critic Score 47
    All in all Brave: A Warriors Tale is a quite good platformer, but the camera and the controls will destroy every kind of fun.
    • Metascore: 72
    • Critic Score 45
    The most exciting feature is the mounted battle, because it is demanding and fast. Release the mouse button at the right moment to hit an enemy. If you ride faster, you will do more damage.
    • Metascore: 26
    • Critic Score 45
    Sports Island Freedom introduces ten sports, including the all-time-favorite tennis, beach volleyball, dodge ball, archery and paintball. Unfortunately, as the control is inaccurate, the game quickly gets annoying.
    • Metascore: 54
    • Critic Score 45
    Ferrari: The Race Experience is too difficult, even on the lowest level of difficulty of the four available. Thus, it quickly gets boring.
    • Metascore: 42
    • Critic Score 45
    All in all I'm really disappointed! Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime paves a perfect path to kill that cool franchise.
    • Metascore: 34
    • Critic Score 45
    One of the biggest disappointments this summer.
    • Metascore: 52
    • Critic Score 45
    Keep your hands off Xotic. These 800 MSP should rather be invested elsewhere.
    • Metascore: 39
    • Critic Score 45
    RollerCoaster Tycoon (3DS) is everything but not a stunning and thrilling game! The optics, the sound, the handling, the boring and unentertaining gameplay and bad use of the 3DS possibilities are the major weak points. On the other side RollerCoaster Tycoon is the first but probably the one and only tycoon game on the 3DS.
    • Metascore: 49
    • Critic Score 44
    Unfortunately, it‘s a no-go. Terminator: Salvation lines up right next to hundreds of titles which are supposed to be a worthy game based on a movie – and has no intention of going any further.
    • Metascore: 54
    • Critic Score 44
    All in all, Iron Man 2 is another movie game which is lacking the implementation of original ideas and variety. Coupled with the fact that all you do is running, shooting and flying, it is for many Marvel Comic fans a huge disappointment.
    • Metascore: 44
    • Critic Score 44
    The game doesn't use the whole potential of the 3ds. The 3D effect is still pretty nice, but the repetitive gameplay and level design aren't entertaining. If you like dinos you should wait for a price-cut.
    • Metascore: 38
    • Critic Score 44
    Despite the freedom of not having to stick to the movie's plot, Thor fulfills the ancient cliché of bad movie-to-game-adaptations that should better be avoided.
    • Metascore: 53
    • Critic Score 43
    On the whole, you’ll experience a game that takes neither itself nor the consumer seriously. The “humorous” vibe of the game isn’t funny and the gameplay sucks, too.
    • Metascore: 51
    • Critic Score 43
    On the whole, you’ll experience a game that takes neither itself nor the consumer seriously. The “humorous” vibe of the game isn’t funny and the gameplay sucks, too.
    • Metascore: 43
    • Critic Score 43
    No one needs this game. Killing teddy bears with knives is neither a brilliant idea nor a sign for good taste. Except the many extras you can unlock in the game, there is no fun in running around and killing cute little teddy bears.
    • Metascore: 39
    • Critic Score 43
    The best aspect of this game is probably Chris Pine & Co. lending their voices to their digital counterparts. Even the most loyal fans of Kirk, Spock and McCoy will struggle to find more positive features apart from that. With its poor graphics and animations, the questionable AI and the mindless story Star Trek: The Game gets in line with all the other license games that should better be left in the shelves.
    • Metascore: 54
    • Critic Score 42
    Old 2D-graphics, pointless riddles, a cruel sound, … I’m not sure that this title will have many fans in the future.
    • Metascore: 49
    • Critic Score 42
    If you're not a faithful fan of the series or a hardened sea dog, you shouldn't consider the purchase of Ship Simulator Extremes. The integration of PhysX (simulation of water and your ship) is well done, but for this special feature you'll need a really powerful gaming rig in order to play smoothly. Graphics are quite good concerning the realization of water and your ship, but the rest couldn't really convince us. There are still too many bugs and a lack of sound effects in the game to give Ship Simulator Extremes a better result.
    • Metascore: 65
    • Critic Score 42
    Choplifter HD is a remake of the successful classic helicopter game from 1982 – so our expectations were pitched quite high. Unfortunately this game is far from meeting them. The repetitiveness in gameplay and its non-compassionate presentation make it, in our opinion, nothing to recommend.
    • Metascore: 43
    • Critic Score 41
    Compared to Mindjack, I even like some of the dance games for Kinect – there at least I move my body. But nothing about this game makes me sweat. It's sad because given the mindhack feature, this could have been a game with potential.
    • Metascore: 55
    • Critic Score 41
    Super Monkey Ball 3D feels in some way unfinished. It looks like SEGA couldn't finish the port in time. Only one of the three game modes works in 3D, the other two just flicker and make you turn back to 2D voluntarily. There's no monkey party in 3D yet.
    • Metascore: 36
    • Critic Score 40
    Regardless of what you consider (graphics, sound or handling), Damnation emits the aura of being unfinished, even if you bought it for the full price. Graphic effects do NOT make sure that the game is a good one, there are simply too many details the developers didn't pay attention to in the first place to. Truly sad, isn't it?
    • Metascore: 48
    • Critic Score 40
    Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of Osborne House misses the interesting riddles and also has a lot of text instead of puzzles, which does make it boring quite a bit.
    • Metascore: 36
    • Critic Score 40
    I have no idea why such crimes against gamedom even get published. Simple advice: hands off! Well, at least the sound is good.
    • Metascore: 31
    • Critic Score 40
    Sports Connection tries to ride the Wii Sports-esque wave of success. It fails horribly at doing so, it isn't even fun. Graphics and sound are weak, loading times are too long, the handling simply isn't accurate ... in short: This isn't the party game you're looking for.
    • Metascore: 47
    • Critic Score 39
    The poor Kinect sensing frustrates, a monotonous level design bores and you'll be quarreling with your friends for constantly ejecting them from the play area/room. Hole in the Wall simply isn't fun.
    • Metascore: 30
    • Critic Score 38
    Miserable graphics, poor sound and a story which isn’t able to fascinate – this game is a no-go. Maybe the king of no-gos. Don’t play this title, it will definitely be wasted time.
    • Metascore: tbd
    • Critic Score 38
    My mother told me once: "If you have to say nothing good, say nothing at all..."
    • Metascore: 36
    • Critic Score 38
    The graphics aren't stunning, the sound is very poor, no atmosphere: Kung Fu Rider fails to impress. This title has no right to be in your collection, just like big cities are no suitable environment for office chairs.
    • Metascore: 31
    • Critic Score 38
    No storyline, aged graphics, a critical amount of lag, problems in terms of handling and variety, boring gameplay und much more have one goal: Pound the panda to the ground.
    • Metascore: tbd
    • Critic Score 35
    In conclusion, there are many worse racing games on the Wii. But without the monster truck-bonus, there isn’t any other reason for buying this game.
    • Metascore: 41
    • Critic Score 35
    To be honest, the positive thing about Iron Man 2 is that you‘ve completed the game within four hours. Graphics, handling or sound: Everything you can think of is implemented really poor.
    • Metascore: 29
    • Critic Score 35
    The name of the game is just wrong. It should be called Critical Disaster instead of Critical Mass.
    • Metascore: 30
    • Critic Score 35
    The latest installment of Transformers that appears the first time on the 3DS is horrible. There is everything wrong and bad you can imagine. Only graphics and sound are okay, but everything else is a pure joke.
    • Metascore: 26
    • Critic Score 35
    Unfortunately the game proves the fact, that despite some laudable exceptions, most licensed games are simply programmed the fast way.
    • Metascore: 59
    • Critic Score 34
    At least the mini games make the boring game more interesting. Still they are too linear.
    • Metascore: 42
    • Critic Score 30
    You will be disappointed in the first and last moments of the game – and in between.
    • Metascore: 37
    • Critic Score 30
    Game Party 3 is unfortunately a very typical mini games collection for the Wii, which is not very entertaining or challenging.
    • Metascore: 54
    • Critic Score 30
    In my point of view Duael Invaders is the worst game of Laughing Jackal I've ever played!
    • Metascore: 33
    • Critic Score 30
    The graphical effects, the sounds, the atmosphere and the gameplay are boring and from yesteryear. It is one of those crappy license games everybody is afraid of.
    • Metascore: 25
    • Critic Score 27
    I have played the Larry Laffer saga since the beginnings and I think if the developments of Leisure Suit Larry games continue in such this way, I already foresee the ending. The special charm with the erotic undertone has totally got lost in Leisure Suit Larry – Box Office Bust. Since Al Lowe leaves the Larry Laffer production, Larry as character isn’t the same again. The jobs become quickly boring, because the typical puzzle and combination tasks are completely missing. The new character does not offer the elegant macho charm, who can twist all ladies around the fingers. Larry Lovage looks clumsy, rude and cheeky.
    • Metascore: tbd
    • Critic Score 26
    This game was developed for one reason: If you want to show the younger generation, how games used to look ten years ago, you’ll definitely need this title.
    • Metascore: 11
    • Critic Score 26
    It's a shame that you can't really recommend Family Party: 30 Great Games - Obstacle Arcade thanks to it's technical deficits and nerve-shattering host.