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For 255 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 46% higher than the average critic
  • 5% same as the average critic
  • 49% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 1.8 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 75
Highest review score:
Need for Speed: Most Wanted - A Criterion Game
Critic Score 100
Lowest review score:
Shaun White Skateboarding
Critic Score 20
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 172 out of 255
  2. Mixed: 67 out of 255
  3. Negative: 16 out of 255
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    • Metascore: 76
    • Critic Score 80
    Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational
    Everybody's Golf doesn't do anything particularly new or revolutionary, but it does what it does very well indeed.
    • Metascore: 80
    • Critic Score 80
    The Last Story
    The Japanese RPG may have suffered heavy blows at the hands of Western RPGs such as Skyrim and Fable, but The Last Story does much to demonstrate there's still life and innovation in the form. That this game should come from one of the genre's progenitors is testament to a creative spark that still fires even after all these years.
    • Metascore: 79
    • Critic Score 80
    Wipeout 2048
    Despite its visual consistency with the previous titles that share the family name WipeOut 2048 represents a concerted attempt to evolve the series in interesting ways, while making shrewd, restrained use of the new handheld's features. In this aim it finds mixed success, often sacrificing finesse in exchange for novelty, but in that creativity a new energy and revived sense of character can be found.
    • Metascore: 80
    • Critic Score 80
    Uncharted: Golden Abyss
    It's a solidly entertaining romp.
    • Metascore: 74
    • Critic Score 80
    Frobisher Says!
    Everything gets a laugh at least first time, followed by the satisfaction of figuring out how to do whatever you've been tasked with. The really stupid thing? This brilliant piece of idiocy is a freebie, available as a launch title for the pre-order crowd and then to everyone (for nothing) come May.
    • Metascore: 83
    • Critic Score 80
    Gravity Rush
    Pleasantly distinctive and great fun to play, making decent use of the Vita's attributes without ever giving you the impression that they have been shoehorned in.
    • Metascore: 77
    • Critic Score 80
    Your Shape Fitness Evolved 2012
    As home fitness products go, it's certainly one of the best. It's absorbing, interesting and fun in parts, and if you're the sort of person who gets a kick out of medals, points and progress reports then you'll certainly enjoy the framework it offers. But if you're looking for a fun Kinect game with a getting-fit side-effect, or a comprehensive exercise routine with serious results, Your Shape Fitness Evolved 2012 is not quite there.
    • Metascore: 52
    • Critic Score 80
    Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City
    Raccoon City isn't the sort of game that will win awards – it's too rough around the edges in certain respects – and it's important to bear in mind that it's best experienced multiplayer rather than solo. But it's great fun and adds a fresh spin to a key time and place in the Resident Evil universe. It will bring a smile, in particular, to those who remember Resident Evils 2 and 3 with fondness.
    • Metascore: 77
    • Critic Score 80
    FIFA Street
    Fifa Street's new cooler, slicker presentation sits better with the game than I first imagined. Yes, it's a far cry from the arcade-like iterations of yesteryear, but in truth it's all the better for it.
    • Metascore: 83
    • Critic Score 80
    Kid Icarus: Uprising
    Graphically, Kid Icarus: Uprising is astonishing to behold, given that it was designed for the 3DS – which is just as well since at times, it gets incredibly busy in visual terms, and if it wasn't crisp and sharp to look at, it would get confusing. Overall, it feels fresh, original and exhilarating to play, and thanks to its off-the-chain level of bonkersness, it should appeal to young and old alike.
    • Metascore: 83
    • Critic Score 80
    Angry Birds Space
    There is real craft on show in Angry Birds Space. The merchandise and spin-offs may be ubiquitous, but the gameplay still feels fresh, with enough new elements to reawaken the addiction for players of the previous versions.
    • Metascore: 72
    • Critic Score 80
    Ninja Gaiden Sigma Plus
    The PS Vita controls, while feeling shoehorned in the proceedings, are not deal-breakers overall. Ninja Gaiden Sigma Plus is still a fantastic game, and whether you're a newcomer or a long-time fan of the series, this is an essential purchase for PS Vita owners.
    • Metascore: 68
    • Critic Score 80
    Kinect Rush: A Disney-Pixar Adventure
    Kinect Rush may be short on length, but it's big on playability, imagination and fun.
    • Metascore: 71
    • Critic Score 80
    Ridge Racer Unbounded
    The frustrating moments in Ridge Racer Unbounded are far outweighed by the deeply satisfying ones. It's anarchic, well designed, thrilling to behold and will put a massive grin on any true petrol-head's face.
    • Metascore: 90
    • Critic Score 80
    Trials Evolution
    Like Angry Birds, there's a big daft sense of humour behind Trials Evolution. Very much like Angry Birds, the game has got that "I'll just have one more go …" quality that can swallow hours whole. And exactly like Angry Birds, it's a simple premise that only takes seconds to pick up.
    • Metascore: 74
    • Critic Score 80
    Prototype 2
    The very purity of purpose which makes the game such a fine arcade killbox also renders it unengaging on any level that isn't soggy and littered with stray organs. So while as a destruction simulator Prototype 2 scores very highly, there's a chance that, just like those toddlers in the dirt, you'll get bored after a short while and wander away.
    • Metascore: 82
    • Critic Score 80
    Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition
    Like Sim City and Civilization before it, it is a sandbox that not only facilitates but also actively nurtures experimentation and creativity. That is much more rare than it sounds, and so much more valuable.
    • Metascore: 80
    • Critic Score 80
    Hitman: Sniper Challenge
    If you're uninitiated in the ways of Agent 47, this may be a little bit of a wobbly entry into the series, but it's certainly worth it of you're a huge fan of the franchise.
    • Metascore: 77
    • Critic Score 80
    Starhawk
    While its plot may be undernourished, the campaign does contain a series of worthy action set pieces, and really, it's not a bad way to spend an afternoon. But the single-player's main purpose seems aimed at familiarising players with Starhawk's mechanics before setting them loose in the game's online battleground, which, as has been mentioned, is where its true longevity lies.
    • Metascore: 88
    • Critic Score 80
    Diablo III
    For single players, it's an entertaining and gorgeous-looking dungeon hack but it's a bit short, extremely linear and hardly pushing any boundaries. Playing online (and Blizzard isn't really giving us a choice) makes it a better balanced and more compelling challenge, with all the potential to be the kind of lifestyle substitute that Diablo's legion of hunter-gatherer fans should relish.
    • Metascore: 78
    • Critic Score 80
    Dragon's Dogma
    Dragon's Dogma has everything that RPG-heads crave – you can lose yourself in tinkering around, collecting items, finding arcane quests and seeking random enemies for days. It's reassuringly complex, and astonishingly well-executed given that this is Capcom's first attempt at such a game.
    • Metascore: 79
    • Critic Score 80
    Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier
    GR:FS is so nearly a landmark game. It's busting with great gadgets, challenging and unusual to play and committed to a true co-op spirit that most rivals have long since abandoned. If only it looked a little better, had a few more maps and U-Play made it easier to find a quick online match-up with your mates. Even so, it's a worthy alternative to any FPS and puts the Ghost Recon franchise right back at the cutting edge.
    • Metascore: 75
    • Critic Score 80
    DiRT Showdown
    DiRT Showdown isn't going to change the world – it's a frothy, tongue-in-cheek driving game with pretensions towards nothing beyond providing entertainment. But it does that in spades, with considerable technical accomplishment.
    • Metascore: 79
    • Critic Score 80
    LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes
    Lego Batman 2: DC Heroes isn't groundbreaking but it is consistently fun, and while it might not take top honours for best Batman game of all time (that belt is still held by Batman: Arkham City), it's easily the best Lego game we've seen in years.
    • Metascore: 71
    • Critic Score 80
    The Amazing Spider-Man
    Even with abilities that are steadily upgraded as you progress, The Amazing Spider-Man never feels quite as precise as you might wish thanks largely to quicktime instructions that come too thick and fast for the timed responses.
    • Metascore: 80
    • Critic Score 80
    Mutant Mudds
    It's not an easy or forgiving game. Disappearing platforms require excellent timing, and not thinking ahead can often mean leaping on to a platform already occupied by one of the many alien invaders, sapping one heart from your meter.
    • Metascore: 73
    • Critic Score 80
    The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Dawnguard
    The new DLC contains a couple of mechanical flaws, its story feels undercooked at times and, because this is a Bethesda game, it is by no means bug-free. But if you already own a copy of Skyrim, buying Dawnguard isn't so much a good decision to make as it is a no-brainer.
    • Metascore: 78
    • Critic Score 80
    New Super Mario Bros. 2
    New Super Mario Bros 2 may not do anything we haven't seen in a game before, but it oozes such quality from every pixel that if you don't derive pleasure from playing it, no matter what your age or gender, it's difficult to think of any game that would satisfy you.
    • Metascore: 66
    • Critic Score 80
    Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD
    This comeback is exactly what was needed: pared down, cheap and distilled to its irresistible essence.
    • Metascore: 80
    • Critic Score 80
    Sleeping Dogs
    While Sleeping Dogs works from an established palette, it's an absolute blast to play. Like the Uncharted series, the focus here isn't to break new ground for the medium through innovation. Instead, the aim here is to make the player feel like an action hero in a piece of blockbuster entertainment, while remaining fun to play throughout. Sleeping Dogs is not the most original game you'll play all year, but it's easily one of the most enjoyable and it's arguably one of the best.
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