Next Generation Magazine's Scores
- Games
For 96 reviews, this publication has graded:
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29% higher than the average critic
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5% same as the average critic
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66% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 6.1 points lower than other critics.
(0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 67
| Highest review score: |
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100
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| Lowest review score: |
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20
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 47 out of 96
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Mixed: 32 out of 96
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Negative: 17 out of 96
96
game reviews
- By critic score
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Critic Score 100
The changes mostly seem to increase your options for trying new strategies, without altering the core game. And actually, that’s a brilliant approach. [Jan 2002, p.90] -
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Critic Score 100
Neversoft’s conspicuously elite design ability has created some of the most challenging, yet most rewarding levels ever conceived in a skateboarding game. [Dec 2001, p.94] -
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Critic Score 100
A stunning creation, a tremendous achievement. [Jan 2002, p.73] -
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Critic Score 100
One of the best games you'll ever play. Period. [Jan 2002, p.25] -
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Critic Score 100
Graphically…it is superior to both [Madden and 2K2], with the textures on the field looking particularly amazing. [Jan 2002, p.36] -
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Critic Score 100
It's fast, it's deep, and it's so beautiful it almost hurts. [Jan 2002, p.33] -
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Critic Score 100
Simply a further refinement of last year’s excellent PS2 effort. [Jan 2002, p.36] -
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Critic Score 80
The simple fact remains that it’s difficult to play deliberate, defensive oriented hockey. [Dec 2001, p.108] -
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Critic Score 80
Everything carries with it an amazing sense of speed, and the detail on the planes is staggeringly good. [Nov 2002, p.113] -
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Critic Score 80
The eye-catching graphics, solid sound effects, easy interface, and some nice multiplayer options more than make up for missing skirmishes. [Nov 2002, p.113] -
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Critic Score 80
The best “wacky” sports game we’ve played in years. [Jan 2002, p.81] -
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Critic Score 80
Yes, at times it can be frustrating with its meandering, endless execution, but few titles can match its eerie atmosphere. [Jan 2002, p.81] -
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Critic Score 80
It's that eclectic mix of gameplay and personality that makes this a must-play. [Nov 2001, p.105] -
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Critic Score 80
The seamless merger of the old and new Star Wars worlds creates a beautiful, highly detailed game that will keep you enthralled for weeks. [Jan 2002, p.93] -
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Critic Score 80
Palpably incomplete…[yet] the deepest mech game yet made for a console. [Nov 2001, p.100] -
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Critic Score 80
The most authentic feeling (not to mention the prettiest) soccer sim on the market. [Jan 2002, p.78] -
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Critic Score 80
The only problem is there just isn’t enough of it. [Nov 2001, p.108] -
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Critic Score 80
A safe, but extremely fun sequel. [Jan 2002, p.82] -
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Critic Score 80
There are over 1500 different tricks possible in this game, and it never gets boring trying to find every one. [Dec 2001, p.100] -
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Critic Score 80
The action, though, is simply repetitive, as even the most common creatures must be bludgeoned repeatedly to “kill” them (and there are a lot of creatures). [Nov 2001, p.100] -
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Critic Score 80
Adding to the frustration is the fact that your targeting system is practically useless, and the vehicle physics model is annoyingly floaty. [Jan 2002, p.78] -
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Critic Score 80
This is not another button-mashing game; skill and artistry are equally involved. Give it a try and you’ll be hooked. [Jan 2002, p.78] -
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Critic Score 80
It’s interesting to watch but by no means as compelling as a true sequel would have been. [Jan 2002, p.81] -
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Critic Score 80
Approached as an interactive and emotionally satisfying bedtime story, Ico succeeds wonderfully. Just be aware that it’s a very short story. [Nov 2001, p.105] -
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Critic Score 80
It is simply far too difficult...and this level of difficulty seems to exist entirely to keep you from beating it within a few hours. [Nov 2001, p.96] -
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Critic Score 80
The most old-school, hardcore RPG we’ve played in years…the new game’s scale is simply gargantuan. [Jan 2002, p.88] -
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Critic Score 80
Graphically solid, slickly presented, and sporting a solid selection of mission types in a complex storyline, SF3 is perhaps the last great PSX action title. [Jan 2002, p.88] -
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Critic Score 80
This excellent PlayStation effort restores some of the shine to the franchise. [Nov 2001, p.112] -
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Critic Score 80
Munch has risen above its storied past to provide a unique, ultimately fulfilling gaming experience. [Jan 2002, p.41] -
