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For 2,848 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 31% higher than the average critic
  • 12% same as the average critic
  • 57% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 6 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 67
Highest review score:
LittleBigPlanet
Critic Score 100
Lowest review score:
Kick-Ass: The Game
Critic Score 10
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 927 out of 2848
  2. Mixed: 1,729 out of 2848
  3. Negative: 192 out of 2848
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    • Metascore: 68
    • Critic Score 50
    Earn to Die
    While it might be a nice idea, Earn to Die is an oddly uninspiring experience that prizes slog over everything else.
    • Metascore: 58
    • Critic Score 50
    Guardian Cross
    Guardian Cross presents itself like a strategic card battler mixed with a classic JRPG, but it lacks any of the depth necessary to pull such a thing off.
    • Metascore: 63
    • Critic Score 50
    Zaxxon Escape
    Zaxxon Escape takes a classic shoot-'em-up property and completely changes it to a mediocre flavour-of-the-month endless-runner.
    • Metascore: 71
    • Critic Score 50
    Sugar Kid
    A reasonably inventive take on the one-finger puzzler that's let down by monotonous, uninspired level design.
    • Metascore: 64
    • Critic Score 50
    NBA 2K13
    Sub-par controls and uneven presentation keep 2K's NBA series from finding the net for another year.
    • Metascore: 69
    • Critic Score 50
    Liberation Maiden
    Hard to play, unexciting, and a little soulless: though some may find Liberation Maiden's style enough to excuse its other faults, this is undoubtedly Suda 51's worst output to date.
    • Metascore: 52
    • Critic Score 50
    Borderlands Legends
    Borderlands Legends is a complete waste of a stellar IP, offering clunky action-strategy fare and paying mere lip service to the series's core strengths.
    • Metascore: 56
    • Critic Score 50
    Crossword Dungeon
    A great idea that brings two distinct genres together in a clever fashion. Sadly, though, Crossword Dungeon just doesn't know what to do with them after that.
    • Metascore: 67
    • Critic Score 50
    Wreck-It Ralph
    A trip back to the bad old days of mediocre film tie-ins, Wreck-it Ralph isn't abysmal, but it's unlikely it'll keep you entertained for very long.
    • Metascore: 53
    • Critic Score 50
    Ghostbusters Paranormal Blast
    Fun for a few minutes but repetitive and boring after prolonged play, Ghostbusters: Paranormal Blast's excellent presentation can't save it from mediocrity.
    • Metascore: 57
    • Critic Score 50
    SpinCraft
    It looks the business in screenshots, yet SpinCraft's half-decent 3D landscapes can't hide the tedious design and irritatingly floaty controls.
    • Metascore: 56
    • Critic Score 50
    The Hobbit: Kingdoms of Middle-earth
    A cynical reskin of Kingdoms of Camelot: Battle for the North, The Hobbit: Kingdoms of Middle-earth will be a disappointment to Tolkien fans and experienced freemium city-builders alike.
    • Metascore: 49
    • Critic Score 50
    Real Heroes: Firefighter 3D
    Putting forth a few good ideas before wringing them dry through overuse, Real Heroes: Firefighter 3D is worth a go if you find it on fire sale. Otherwise, don't waste your time.
    • Metascore: 44
    • Critic Score 50
    Chronovolt
    Buggy and unpolished, Chronovolt isn't worth your time, no matter how many times your turn the clock back.
    • Metascore: 58
    • Critic Score 50
    Jet Set Radio
    A broken version of one of the finest electro-rollerblade games ever made, Jet Set Radio is a disappointing coda to a gloriously multi-coloured legacy.
    • Metascore: 76
    • Critic Score 50
    Writer Rumble
    A fun concept that feels a bit rushed in execution. Keep an eye on it for future updates, as it might be a good game someday.
    • Metascore: 65
    • Critic Score 50
    Last Knight HD
    While there might be flashes of a decent game, more often than not Last Knight is disappointing.
    • Metascore: 63
    • Critic Score 50
    Disney Epic Mickey: The Power of Illusion
    Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion had the potential to be a neo-old skool classic, but the elements taken from the Epic Mickey series stale those from its Castle of Illusion pedigree, leading to a game that's slower than Toby Tortoise.
    • Metascore: 61
    • Critic Score 50
    Run'n'Gun
    A merely adequate Temple Run clone in pretty much every way, Run'n'Gun passes the time but fails to ignite.
    • Metascore: 65
    • Critic Score 50
    Pangolin
    The core implementation of placing trampolines to bounce your pangolin up-screen is just a little too unwieldy to heartily recommend. Nevertheless, the art's great and the physics are spot on.
    • Metascore: 68
    • Critic Score 50
    Amazing Ants
    There's a decent puzzle-platformer in here, but it takes too long to grind out the game's currency to unlock later level sets and see it all.
    • Metascore: 67
    • Critic Score 50
    Tin Man Can
    While there are occasional flashes of what might have been, Tin Man Can is too bland to recommend.
    • Metascore: 61
    • Critic Score 50
    Cracking Sands
    While there are some standout moments in Cracking Sands, all too often it feels like it isn't quite finished.
    • Metascore: 59
    • Critic Score 50
    Skylanders Giants
    Truly unforgivable technical issues mask an otherwise run-of-the-mill action adventure game. The toys are cool and all, but the game containing them simply isn't.
    • Metascore: 70
    • Critic Score 50
    Picross e2
    You'd be forgiven for mistaking Picross e2 for the original, so similar do they look. Here's hoping for something new in the next instalment
    • Metascore: 59
    • Critic Score 50
    After Burner Climax
    After Burner Climax is appropriately named. It's an excitement that just doesn't last long.
    • Metascore: 70
    • Critic Score 50
    Zombie Road Trip
    Interesting to begin with, Zombie Road Trip quickly veers off-course.
    • Metascore: 51
    • Critic Score 50
    DIE HARD
    It might be ugly, stupid, and often unintentionally hilarious, but Die Hard is fun enough that for whatever brief period of your life you waste on it you won't mind.
    • Metascore: 69
    • Critic Score 50
    Clear Vision 2
    A short, unambitious, and utterly superfluous sequel to a game that already offered little beyond its bawdy, juvenile sense of humour.
    • Metascore: 61
    • Critic Score 50
    Hell Yeah! Pocket Inferno
    A poor relation of its bombastic console kin, Hell Yeah! Pocket Inferno is worthy of a minute or two of attention, but nothing more.
    • Metascore: 60
    • Critic Score 50
    Gravity.Duck
    Gravity Duck is cute and clever, but never surprises and rarely poses a challenge. All in all, it's a bit of a lame duck.
    • Metascore: 64
    • Critic Score 50
    Mini Ninjas
    A reasonably charming but ultimately forgettable endless-runner, Mini Ninjas is about as by the book as they come.
    • Metascore: 53
    • Critic Score 50
    Journey to Hell
    A bland, repetitive, and thoroughly uninteresting third-person shooter offering virtually nothing of note beyond its good looks.
    • Metascore: 59
    • Critic Score 50
    Speed Kills
    Speed kills - in this instance it's due to a lack of it, combined with rubbish controls, long loads, and grind-heavy gameplay.
    • Metascore: 40
    • Critic Score 50
    The Croods
    First off, The Croods is extremely slow to get going. Secondly, though Rovio has added a little bit of thought here, it's not sufficient to elevate The Croods above the overcrowded freemium building masses.
    • Metascore: 74
    • Critic Score 50
    HarmoKnight
    If you're after a by-the-numbers rhythm-action experience, then HarmoKnight has you covered, but its lack of style and unwillingness to push any of its few ideas forward are a massive letdown.
    • Metascore: 57
    • Critic Score 50
    The Other Brothers
    A messy control system that you're constantly having to fight against means The Other Brothers is a pale imitation of the games it's trying to copy.
    • Metascore: 66
    • Critic Score 50
    Overkill 2
    For all of Overkill 2's obsession with weaponry, there isn't enough of an actual game in here to keep you interested.
    • Metascore: 50
    • Critic Score 50
    Duke Nukem 2
    Despite some enduringly fresh touches, Duke Nukem II hasn't aged particularly well, with poor virtual controls and dated gameplay threatening to tarnish memories of the original.
    • Metascore: 68
    • Critic Score 50
    Nitro
    Nitro looks and sounds impressive, but under the bonnet you’ll find a racer which is hampered by a poor free-to-play system and saddled with strangely unexciting on-road action.
    • Metascore: 66
    • Critic Score 50
    Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 Plus
    A weak port of a reasonable port of a good game. Compared to the original, Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 Plus is just too flawed to recommend.
    • Metascore: 62
    • Critic Score 50
    Nun Attack
    It looks fantastic, and the atmosphere of the game is great, but Nun Attack's shallow and grind-heavy gameplay sucks a lot of the fun out of the package.
    • Metascore: 58
    • Critic Score 50
    HEAVY - sword
    A platformer with a few decent ideas, HEAVY-sword is let down by clumsy controls and a stark reliance on nostalgia.
    • Metascore: 57
    • Critic Score 50
    GolfStar
    An entertaining, if unspectacular, mix of solo and multiplayer golf that simply isn't strong enough to warrant the constant in-app purchase demands.
    • Metascore: 60
    • Critic Score 50
    Fist Face Fight
    A generic target shooter in funky retro clothing, Fist Face Fight talks the talk and dances around the ring well enough, but it lacks the killer punch to knock you for six.
    • Metascore: 64
    • Critic Score 50
    Monkey Boxing
    Despite extensive character customisation options and an intuitive control system, Monkey Boxing lacks the depth to truly go the distance.
    • Metascore: 58
    • Critic Score 50
    Iron Man 3 - The Official Game
    Dull and clumsy, Iron Man 3 feels more like a simulation of a slightly drunk jog than a superhero game.
    • Metascore: 68
    • Critic Score 50
    Rocket Patrol
    A stripped-back and accessible approach to card battling is Rocket Patrol's selling point, but also its weakness as it lacks the depth and variety necessary to hold your attention.
    • Metascore: 65
    • Critic Score 50
    Angry Birds Friends
    A shallow and uninspiring multiplayer title, Angry Birds Friends doesn't have the spark that made the series so important in the first place.
    • Metascore: 68
    • Critic Score 50
    Dig!
    A boring, uninspiring game that's utterly forgettable. It's not actively bad, but you probably won't dig Dig!
    • Metascore: 63
    • Critic Score 50
    Dark Avenger
    Action-heavy dungeon-crawling abounds in Dark Avenger, but the repetitive nature of the gameplay robs the title of any long-term appeal.
    • Metascore: 57
    • Critic Score 50
    Dragon Storm
    There's a decent enough game struggling to get emerge from Dragon Storm. It's just a shame that the developer doesn't seem to want you to find it.
    • Metascore: 59
    • Critic Score 40
    Tamagotchi Connection: Corner Shop
    Mixing cute with boring, Tamagotchi Connection Corner Shop quickly becomes so routine you should be paid £5 an hour to play it.
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    • Metascore: 60
    • Critic Score 40
    Guilty Gear Dust Strikers
    Lack of challenge, cluttered screens, dumbed-down controls and repetitive gameplay make Guilty Gear Dust Strikers a brawler to avoid.
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    • Metascore: 52
    • Critic Score 40
    Gangs of London
    Whether it's stealth, driving or shooting, the game feels limited and unengaging, is hampered by unresponsive controls and completely lacks the necessary polish of a modern production.
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    • Metascore: 52
    • Critic Score 40
    Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
    Keep your coffers shut and do not contemplate putting this in your UMD drive – tis utter rubbish, for sure.
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    • Metascore: 58
    • Critic Score 40
    The Fast and the Furious
    Impressive handling and a decent package of race events completely undermined by technical issues and clumsy execution.
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    • Metascore: 33
    • Critic Score 40
    Superman Returns
    It's less to do with being the Man of Steel, more a rusty version of the tin man – because this is a game without a heart.
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    • Metascore: 49
    • Critic Score 40
    Ghost Rider
    An inexcusably repetitive, soulless experience.
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    • Metascore: 58
    • Critic Score 40
    Tomb Raider: Legend
    Indeed, so much of what was an otherwise quality adventure has been lost in the transition, this is more like a book of the film where half of the pages have been torn out. Avoid.
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    • Metascore: 51
    • Critic Score 40
    Brooktown High
    Less an adolescent social simulation and more a lesson in pandering, Brooktown High fails to make the grade.
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    • Metascore: 68
    • Critic Score 40
    Spider-Man: Battle for New York
    Playing it doesn't make you feel like a superhero or a supervillian, and the game makes unsatisfying use of the DS' technology. Lack of variety and an insistence on turgid fetch-and-carry missions seals this as one to avoid.
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    • Metascore: 57
    • Critic Score 40
    The Sims 2: Pets
    A capable game destroyed by inexcusable loading. Heavy petting has rarely been less appealing.
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    • Metascore: 44
    • Critic Score 40
    Hard Rock Casino
    Quantity over quality, this suite of gambling games fails to capture the thrill of throwing all your money away on the single spin of a wheel.
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    • Metascore: 54
    • Critic Score 40
    Scooby Doo! Who's Watching Who?
    Ruh-roh! Another "Don't worry, the children will never see past the licence to realise the game is rubbish" attempt unmasked.
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    • Metascore: 58
    • Critic Score 40
    Dungeons & Dragons Tactics
    Tedious, complex, and unappealing on a variety of levels, D&D Tactics may have authenticity in spades, yet it lacks a modicum of accessibility.
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    • Metascore: 58
    • Critic Score 40
    Rocky Balboa
    Looks good, but over-complicated controls and needlessly lengthy bouts mar Rocky Balboa, making it a real test of stamina and patience.
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    • Metascore: 47
    • Critic Score 40
    Transformers: The Game
    From the outdated graphics to lackluster gameplay, the game possesses more shortcomings than strengths, making it impossible to recommend to anyone but the Transformer faithful.
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    • Metascore: 55
    • Critic Score 40
    Cake Mania
    While fun in short bursts, the DS version of Cake Mania lacks depth and overly repeats on you. Burp.
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    • Metascore: 56
    • Critic Score 40
    Dynasty Warriors DS: Fighter's Battle
    It's too short, feels tired and repetitive – not unlike war, Fighter's Battle seems mostly futile.
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    • Metascore: 61
    • Critic Score 40
    LifeSigns: Surgical Unit
    About as mind-numbing as brain surgery, Lifesigns: Hospital Affairs concerns itself too much with gossip rather than gameplay. It's an utterly dull game that's better left on the operating table.
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    • Metascore: 57
    • Critic Score 40
    Naruto: Path of the Ninja
    Naruto: Path of the Ninja may star a sprightly yellow-haired youth, but its gameplay is old and tired. Even fans of the manga are going to have a hard time choking down this stale piece of gaming.
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    • Metascore: 49
    • Critic Score 40
    Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem
    Despite source material that found success on the PC, Aliens vs Predator: Requiem is dull, repetitive, illogical, glitchy, and everything that gives movie tie-ins a bad name.
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    • Metascore: 58
    • Critic Score 40
    Pro Evolution Soccer 2008
    Offering no discernible improvement over its lacklustre predecessor and paling in comparison to more accomplished DS football titles, PES 2008 is best relegated to bench-warming duty.
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    • Metascore: 43
    • Critic Score 40
    Undercover: Dual Motives
    Disappointing point-and-click adventure with the odd decent puzzle but one that feels too basic, with too few hooks to really stand out, meaning it fast becomes a chore to play.
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    • Metascore: 65
    • Critic Score 40
    Crayola Treasure Adventures
    Typically, Crayola Treasure Adventures is a far better colouring-book than it is a game. There's very little range, and the mini-games won't hold your kids' attention for long, but if you're sick of losing crayons down the back of the couch this may be for you.
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    • Metascore: 48
    • Critic Score 40
    Ratatouille: Food Frenzy
    A disappointingly half-baked piece of video game entertainment that should be returned to the chef immediately.
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    • Metascore: 65
    • Critic Score 40
    Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops Plus
    We're positive you'll want to avoid MGS Portable Ops Plus: a lacklustre single-player mode, unfriendly interface, and minimal new content make it comprehensively inferior to its predecessor.
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    • Metascore: 54
    • Critic Score 40
    WALL-E
    WALL-E doesn't annoy or offend, but looks terrible and doesn't entertain either, and that leaves it only fit for landfill.
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    • Metascore: 38
    • Critic Score 40
    High School Musical 2: Work This Out!
    Like its stars, High School Musical 2 is pretty to begin with, but quickly becomes annoying and repetitive.
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    • Metascore: 41
    • Critic Score 40
    Wacky Races: Crash & Dash
    Despite a wave of innovations manages to be less enjoyable than the near decade old GBC version. Less of the Wacky and more of the wack.
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    • Metascore: 44
    • Critic Score 40
    George of the Jungle and the Search for the Secret
    Dull, by-the-numbers platformer that fails to exploit either George's or the DS's unique strengths.
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    • Metascore: 47
    • Critic Score 40
    Ford Racing: Off Road
    A truly forgettable driving game that neither offers the intensity of a true sim or the fun and thrills of an arcade racer.
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    • Metascore: 50
    • Critic Score 40
    Pirates: Duels on the High Seas
    A bland experienced robbed of energy and excitement by identikit missions and limited level design.
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    • Metascore: 45
    • Critic Score 40
    Crash: Mind Over Mutant
    Repetitive, ugly and very, very simple for most of its lifespan; Crash Bandicoot: Mind Over Mutant won't frustrate, but he won't entertain for long either.
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    • Metascore: 43
    • Critic Score 40
    The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
    Typically shabby movie tie-in that will have you running for your mummy.
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    • Metascore: 61
    • Critic Score 40
    The Lord of the Rings: Conquest
    The license promises much but Lord of the Rings: Conquest is a cheap cash-in that should be avoided. Even Grima Wormtongue would have to agree
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    • Metascore: 59
    • Critic Score 40
    Line Rider 2: Unbound
    The attempt to make Line Rider into a DS game fails thanks to fiddly controls and the fact it's not as fun or convenient as the web version.
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    • Metascore: 65
    • Critic Score 40
    Harvest Moon DS: Island of Happiness
    A considerable improvement on the first DS iteration, but still not the definitive Harvest Moon.
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    • Metascore: 52
    • Critic Score 40
    Need for Speed Undercover
    The worst PSP version of Need for Speed to date, Need for Speed Undercover feels like a muddled attempt to revive the spirit of past glories.
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    • Metascore: 63
    • Critic Score 40
    Cradle of Rome
    An uninteresting matching puzzler that's slotted into a structure big on monotony, Cradle of Rome demonstrates game concepts shouldn't be built in a day.
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    • Metascore: 44
    • Critic Score 40
    Tornado
    There's a nice idea in the eye of this storm, but Tornado's harsh time limits and general repetition rip up its reputation.
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    • Metascore: 59
    • Critic Score 40
    My Japanese Coach
    A bit more entertaining than reading a textbook, only not as effective. Stick to Minna no Nihongo and Japanesepod101.
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    • Metascore: 51
    • Critic Score 40
    AMF Bowling Pinbusters!
    Too easy and too slow, aside from the wonderful visual design, there's very little in AMF Bowling Pinbusters! to sustain your interest. Lack of touchscreen play only serves to add to the disappointment.
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    • Metascore: 41
    • Critic Score 40
    Virtua Fighter 2
    Virtual Fighter 2 is an inferior 2D fighting game whose flaws are all the more glaring in this clumsy iOS adaptation.
    • Metascore: 44
    • Critic Score 40
    Ace Tennis 2010 Online
    Ace Tennis 2010 Online is a well-intentioned tennis game that does everything wrong from ill-advised controls to sub par multiplayer.
    • Metascore: 49
    • Critic Score 40
    Splatterhouse
    A true video game nasty in all the wrong ways, Splatterhouse is a poor conversion of a poor game, with shoddy virtual controls, one-dimensional beat-'em-up action and plain bad graphics.
    • Metascore: 67
    • Critic Score 40
    Capcom Arcade
    A good idea executed poorly, Capcom Arcade offers little worthwhile gameplay.
    • Metascore: 43
    • Critic Score 40
    MotoGP 2010
    Muddled handling that confuses simulation steering with arcade speed makes MotoGP 2010 a disappointment not only for its lack of features, but for its gameplay as well.
    • Metascore: 58
    • Critic Score 40
    Fumes Stunt Racer
    Fumes Stunt Racer pays tribute to a gaming classic, yet fails to recapture the original's magic through a combination of poor handling, harsh linear progression, and glaring omissions.
    • Metascore: 56
    • Critic Score 40
    Star Wars: Imperial Academy
    More flawed than fun, Star Wars: Imperial Academy is a mess of a shooter that fails to do justice to ngmoco's FPS track record or the Star Wars universe.
    • Metascore: 46
    • Critic Score 40
    Voice Fantasy
    Voice Fantasy is so shallow and lacking in gameplay, it's mystifying how it passes as a game.
    • Metascore: 33
    • Critic Score 40
    Pillowfight Girls
    Neither a fun trashy experience or a enjoyable casual game, Pillowfight Girls is a failure on many levels.
    • Metascore: 50
    • Critic Score 40
    Ridge Racer Accelerated
    A disappointing effort that manages to stall on nearly every count from lacklustre racing to limited content to technical issues preventing play.
    • Metascore: 43
    • Critic Score 40
    The Saboteur
    A short, undemanding romp through the dressings of an infinitely better console title.
    • Metascore: 32
    • Critic Score 40
    Painkiller Purgatory
    Unattractive and clunky, Painkiller Purgatory is a shooter well behind the times.
    • Metascore: 64
    • Critic Score 40
    DJ Rivals
    Repetitive action and a largely vacuous storyline do nothing to disguise the fact that DJ Rivals is essentially an advert for its Facebook-based big brother Nightclub City.
    • Metascore: 51
    • Critic Score 40
    Resident Evil: Mercenaries VS.
    Ugly, cumbersome to control, and lacking fun, Resident Evil Mercenaries VS. casts a dark spot on Capcom's survival-horror franchise.
    • Metascore: 57
    • Critic Score 40
    Third Blade
    Third Blade looks the part but the pretty visuals are merely a façade to cover up some painfully uninspiring gameplay and an in-app purchase system which practically forces you to dig deep in your pockets to advance.
    • Metascore: 53
    • Critic Score 40
    Celebrity Bodyguard
    Good-looking but ultimately vacuous – and I'm not talking about the celebs - this 2D shooter is a one-dimensional disappointment.
    • Metascore: 37
    • Critic Score 40
    3D Classics: Urban Champion
    The release of Urban Champion as a 3D Classic makes us wonder if Nintendo has gone stark raving mad.
    • Metascore: 50
    • Critic Score 40
    Race illegal: High Speed 3D
    Some interesting gimmicks can't disguise what is essentially a lacklustre street-racing title.
    • Metascore: 48
    • Critic Score 40
    Warm Gun
    With wonky controls and lacking even the most basic of features, Warm Gun is a multiplayer-only FPS that should be left alone.
    • Metascore: 61
    • Critic Score 40
    Real Soccer 2012
    Forget the freemium fluff: Real Football 2012's big problem is that its attempt to simulate the beautiful game is left sorely wanting, with jagged and jerky matches undermining all the social slop Gameloft's slapped on top.
    • Metascore: 46
    • Critic Score 40
    One Piece: Unlimited Cruise SP
    Lacking in character and bloated in fetch work, Unlimited Cruise SP is a clumsily translated import that, just like the game's missing second episode, should have been buried at sea.
    • Metascore: 55
    • Critic Score 40
    Shinobido 2: Revenge of Zen
    Mediocre stealth action is the order of the day in this forgettable sequel.
    • Metascore: 67
    • Critic Score 40
    Midway Arcade
    A decent range of great value, genuine arcade classics neutered by poorly implemented controls.
    • Metascore: 58
    • Critic Score 40
    Plants War
    Even if you leave to one side its overtly aggressive freemium pricing scheme, Plants War is still an unpleasant and bland slog.
    • Metascore: 56
    • Critic Score 40
    Deer Hunter Reloaded
    If the thought of shooting innocent woodland animals in slo-mo through X-ray specs doesn't make you flinch from the game, the freemium costs probably will.
    • Metascore: 51
    • Critic Score 40
    Bird Mania 3D
    There simply isn't enough to do, especially for a 3DS game. Throw in poor dialogue and barely evident stereoscopic 3D effects, and Bird Mania 3D just isn't worth your time.
    • Metascore: 77
    • Critic Score 40
    Yesterday
    Yesterday is as dark as a summer's day and as funny as a kick in the teeth. The puzzles are poorly designed and the story barely even makes sense. Leave this one in the past.
    • Metascore: 68
    • Critic Score 40
    Synesthetic
    This conceptually solid music-based tunnel racer gets it all wrong in the execution, with disorientating track layouts and dull gameplay.
    • Metascore: 56
    • Critic Score 40
    Party Wave
    A painfully simple pair of ideas that are executed poorly and endlessly recycled.
    • Metascore: 44
    • Critic Score 40
    Johnny Kung Fu
    Novel and at times rather pretty, yet also banal and ugly, only die-hard fans of LCD games need take on this disappointing downloadable.
    • Metascore: 57
    • Critic Score 40
    Oh Hi! Octopi!
    It might be cute, but Oh Hi! Octopi is tedious, finicky, and almost entirely incomprehensible
    • Metascore: 58
    • Critic Score 40
    Silent Hill: Book of Memories
    At best, it's a bland, repetitive Silent Hill-skinned dungeon-crawling grind. At worst, it's a vacuous vandalism of a treasured horror brand.
    • Metascore: 33
    • Critic Score 40
    Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified
    A passionless take on a great license. Only but the most battle hardened Call of Duty fans should even consider taking this one down to the range.
    • Metascore: 59
    • Critic Score 40
    Pokedex 3D Pro
    There's simply not enough here to warrant the ludicrous price tag. Only diehard Pokemon fans need apply.
    • Metascore: 49
    • Critic Score 40
    Dress to Play: Cute Witches!
    Yawn-inducing shmuppery in the guise of a dress-up game, this odd combination of genres doesn't work here, compounded by low production values and poor handling.
    • Metascore: 67
    • Critic Score 40
    Karateka
    A pretty atmosphere and reliance on nostalgia don't make up for the simple gameplay, low amount of content, and buggy nature of this release.
    • Metascore: 62
    • Critic Score 40
    Noble Nutlings
    Noble Nutlings tries to achieve that elusive Angry Birds-style charm and simplicity, but ends up being frustrating, expensive, and simply rather joyless.
    • Metascore: 48
    • Critic Score 40
    Little Amazon
    There might be a good game somewhere here, but Little Amazon feels far too cynical to recommend.
    • Metascore: 44
    • Critic Score 40
    Touch Battle Tank 3D
    Touch Battle Tank 3D has tanks, but not a whole lot else. Avoid, then avoid some more.
    • Metascore: 51
    • Critic Score 40
    Wide Sky
    As gorgeous as it looks, and as clever as it sounds, Wide Sky plays like a mess.
    • Metascore: 66
    • Critic Score 40
    Kairo
    An abstract, atmospheric exploration adventure near-ruined by a breathtakingly ill-conceived iOS port.
    • Metascore: 66
    • Critic Score 40
    Ghostbusters (2013)
    Lacking much of the tone that made the movies great, Ghostbusters is about as fun as being forced to slowly trudge through slime, and being overcharged for the pleasure of doing so at a faster rate.
    • Metascore: 58
    • Critic Score 40
    NFL Quarterback 13
    Like a blackout at the Super Bowl, NFL Quarterback 13 leaves you wondering where all the football gameplay went.
    • Metascore: 35
    • Critic Score 40
    Wreck-It Ralph
    Just like Fix-It Felix, Wreck-It Ralph on 3DS is short, plain, and not a lot of fun to be around.
    • Metascore: 41
    • Critic Score 40
    Lets Fish! Hooked On
    Let's Fish! Hooked On is not the fishing game you are looking for, on account of its glitchy, repetitive play.
    • Metascore: 71
    • Critic Score 40
    Temple Run: Oz
    Disney continues the trend of crap movie games with this poorly made and cynically produced retread of a game we're all very sick of.
    • Metascore: 63
    • Critic Score 40
    Fury of the Gods
    A dull little game that makes being a deity feel decidedly average, Fury of the Gods isn't worth your time.
    • Metascore: 56
    • Critic Score 40
    Danger Boat
    Danger Boat is a perfectly pleasant, but completely uneventful entry in a very tired genre. There are at least seventeen zillion better endless-runners on the App Store.
    • Metascore: 64
    • Critic Score 40
    Stargate SG-1: Unleashed Ep 1
    Like a dodgy pilot episode, Stargate SG1: Unleashed is badly written, poorly paced, and really quite dull.
    • Metascore: 68
    • Critic Score 40
    Liberation Maiden
    The iOS port of Liberation Maiden is a little prettier than the 3DS original, but the same faults remain firmly in place - joined by some irritating touchscreen controls.
    • Metascore: 70
    • Critic Score 40
    Injustice: Gods Among Us
    Like the home console version of Injustice: Gods Among Us? Want to unlock some trinkets for it and don't mind trudging through a repetitive fighter with minimal skill requirements? Then, this is for you... weirdo.
    • Metascore: 48
    • Critic Score 30
    Astonishia Story
    A basic and stale RPG that sows few seeds of flair and inventiveness over its vast and tiresome expanse.
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    • Metascore: 41
    • Critic Score 30
    Taito Legends Power-Up
    Kazook is ultimately about as appealing as your dad dancing at your own party. And nobody wants that.
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    • Metascore: 50
    • Critic Score 30
    Bubble Bobble Double Shot
    Although Double Shot won't necessarily disappoint fans of the series, and vintage games generally, it's an extraordinarily lazy sequel that trades on the moderate success of a 20-year-old arcade game.
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    • Metascore: 37
    • Critic Score 30
    TMNT
    A rushed production that, regrettably yet predictably, emerges as a substandard game of a substandard film.
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    • Metascore: 38
    • Critic Score 30
    Master Jin Jin's IQ Challenge
    A dreadful mishmash of mini-games, MinDStorm has almost no redeeming features and instead of making you smarter will simply frustrate you.
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    • Metascore: 39
    • Critic Score 30
    The Settlers
    You may squeeze some entertainment out of The Settlers in the early stages but its bugs and inconsistencies will eventually break your spirit.
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    • Metascore: 35
    • Critic Score 30
    Jackass the Game
    Over-ambitious 3D free-roaming stunt-a-thon which ends up being just hard to control, repetitive and completely unsuited to DS.
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    • Metascore: 44
    • Critic Score 30
    Paint by DS
    Pint-sized Picassos may be enticed by Paint by DS but it would be a crying shame if they were to neglect real-world artistic endeavours in favour of this limp product.
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    • Metascore: 48
    • Critic Score 30
    Carnival Games
    A weak collection of badly implemented mini-games, you'd be better off paying out for a seaside Punch and Judy show than a session with Carnival Funfair Games.
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    • Metascore: 50
    • Critic Score 30
    Hurry Up Hedgehog!
    While it's not actually broken or violently offensive, Hurry Up Hedgehog! is one of the most listless bits of shovelware going. Get the original board game if you must, but give this a miss.
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    • Metascore: 39
    • Critic Score 30
    Tony Hawk's Motion/Hue Pixel Painter
    Saddled with poor visuals, ineffective controls and a complete lack of engaging content, Tony Hawk's Motion is a crushing disappointment .
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    • Metascore: 28
    • Critic Score 30
    Dragon Ball: Evolution
    Devolving the long-running series in stunning fashion, Dragon Ball Evolution provides neither satisfying fighting nor appealing visuals.
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    • Metascore: 51
    • Critic Score 30
    Paper Airplane Chase
    A remake of an old WarioWare mini-game, Paper Plane is simple, frustrating and almost completely without merit.
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    • Metascore: 29
    • Critic Score 30
    Duke Nukem: Critical Mass
    Despite good intentions and admirable attempts to mix up its gameplay, Critical Mass is a real mess that fails on nearly every level.
    • Metascore: 33
    • Critic Score 30
    The Relic
    Although its control problems do much to limit its appeal, The Relic equally suffers from a clichéd plot, samey combat and uninspiring gameplay.
    • Metascore: 50
    • Critic Score 30
    Naruto Shippuden: The New Era
    Naruto Shippuden 3D: The New Era is a lesson in how not to do platformers. A shoddy effort.
    • Metascore: 49
    • Critic Score 30
    Dungeon Hunter: Alliance
    Dungeon Hunter: Alliance is a lousy game. It's never particularly enjoyable, is technically clumsy, and looks like garbage. It may well be the worst game in the Vita's launch line-up.
    • Metascore: 49
    • Critic Score 30
    Asphalt: Injection
    Ugly, unfair, unenjoyable: Asphalt Injection should be headed to the wrecker's yard, not your Vita's memory card.
    • Metascore: 42
    • Critic Score 30
    Block Factory
    Think DIY Tetris sounds like an intriguing experience? You couldn't be any more wrong - or, at least, that's what Block Factory has taught us.
    • Metascore: 50
    • Critic Score 30
    Planet Crashers (3DSWare)
    Planet Crashers is the perfect example of how not to do an RPG, with awful game design and nothing to enjoy at all.
    • Metascore: 42
    • Critic Score 30
    LAD (2012)
    As depressing to play as it is to look at, LAD is a nightmarishly frustrating platform-puzzler.
    • Metascore: 27
    • Critic Score 30
    Mad Dog McCree
    Cheesy, linear and super short, and featuring shooting mechanics that feel older than the Old West. You don't need any amount of Mad Dog McCree in your life.
    • Metascore: 51
    • Critic Score 30
    Spy Hunter
    Spy Hunter's poor handling and dire visuals make this one of the least impressive PS Vita titles to date. Even long-term Spy Hunter devotees will struggle to get behind this one.
    • Metascore: 64
    • Critic Score 30
    Bladeslinger Ep.1
    Bladeslinger's combat is a mess, the controls are clunky, the story is dull, and the whole thing is hobbled by monetisation. Avoid.
    • Metascore: 25
    • Critic Score 30
    Final Fantasy: All The Bravest
    Without the in-app purchases, Final Fantasy: All The Bravest would feel a little flimsy. With them, it just feels tacky.
    • Metascore: 59
    • Critic Score 30
    AVP: Evolution
    Alien vs Predator: Evolution is a broken, uninspired, frustrating mess of a brawler. Even fans of the series aren't going to find much to like in this tie-in game.
    • Metascore: 40
    • Critic Score 30
    Wanderer:War Song
    Gorgeous graphics and a desperate desire to be like Monster Hunter don't compensate for simple gameplay and clunky controls.
    • Metascore: 51
    • Critic Score 30
    R.I.P. Rally
    A bland and boring shooter with no surprises or fresh ideas within, R.I.P. Rally is an ugly shambles.
    • Metascore: 34
    • Critic Score 30
    Clash of Elementalists
    Given Clash of Elementalists's fiddly controls and dearth of content, the best thing about it is that it's mercifully short.
    • Metascore: 47
    • Critic Score 20
    Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
    As for the DS version, it's a thumbs down and prolonged raspberry from us. When the only thing you can applaud is the competent way the trademark music is used, you know you've a stinker on your hands.
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    • Metascore: 42
    • Critic Score 20
    Hellboy: The Science of Evil
    While we certainly weren't expecting The Science of Evil to reinvent the wheel, nothing could have prepared us for this hopeless, shambling mockery of a game. Avoid as if your very soul depends on it.
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    • Metascore: 42
    • Critic Score 20
    Asphalt: Urban GT 2
    Bland, unimaginative, underpowered and insipid, we've absolutely nothing positive to say about it.
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    • Metascore: 56
    • Critic Score 20
    EA Replay
    Shoddy conversions of shoddy conversions – some of these weren't worth playing in the first place, let alone again.
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    • Metascore: 32
    • Critic Score 20
    Dave Mirra BMX Challenge
    An awful, rewardless gaming experience on just about every level.
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    • Metascore: 28
    • Critic Score 20
    Godzilla Unleashed: Double Smash
    A good idea, an imaginative tale, a scary but heart-warming hero and some lovely childhood memories are all completely wiped out by this atrocious game.
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    • Metascore: 28
    • Critic Score 20
    The Golden Compass
    The Golden Compass orients itself amongst the worst of licensed games, failing to do anything notable beyond tarnishing the name of the acclaimed novel it's associated with.
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    • Metascore: 40
    • Critic Score 20
    Johnny Hotshot
    Looking for a quick and easy eShop game to occupy your time? Considering Johnny HotShot? STOP AND PUT THE NINTENDO 3DS DOWN
    • Metascore: 20
    • Critic Score 10
    Deal or No Deal
    Deal or No Deal is proof TV shows don't always make a good video game. Or even a mediocre one. This is simply terrible – there's not a single redeeming feature in this whole sorry affair.
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    • Metascore: 24
    • Critic Score 10
    Kick-Ass: The Game
    Kick-Ass is the worst game on the App Store (twice).
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