For 880 reviews, this publication has graded:
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47% higher than the average critic
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3% same as the average critic
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50% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 2 points lower than other critics.
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Average Game review score: 71
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 543 out of 880
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Mixed: 211 out of 880
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Negative: 126 out of 880
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Critic Score 100
Grand Theft Auto IV is, simply, the latest way to flip the bird. And damn if such a simple gesture doesn't feel good. -
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Critic Score 91
The only word to describe fighting Bowser with an orchestral score in the background is "badass." -
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Critic Score 100
It's confounding how this simple world can evoke feelings of curiosity, wonder, and dread all at once. -
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Critic Score 100
A technical masterpiece with a story that reaches too far—but Andrew Ryan would have it no other way. -
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Critic Score 100
But the character interaction and the superb story will stay with players long after they've escaped its final trap. -
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Critic Score 100
Great role-playing uses unpredictable situations to provoke unexpected responses in players, and accordingly, Mass Effect 2 is surprising time and again. -
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Critic Score 100
Skyrim lets these rough edges show, because the element of chaos lets players feel like the game is happening to them, and they are alive in it-not just cogs in a pre-fab Game Experience. That's what sets Skyrim apart from some of its contemporaries. Where many games with lavish production values seek to direct players' imaginations, Skyrim seeks to ignite them.- Posted Nov 11, 2011
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Critic Score 100
A technical masterpiece with a story that reaches too far—but Andrew Ryan would have it no other way. -
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Critic Score 100
When Sackboy drifts into freefall while skateboarding down a steep incline, that sinking feeling in your gut means that the game's exquisitely tuned physics are working. -
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Critic Score 100
Fifty-plus hours, an immense adventure, and a sexy new style? Twilight Princess may not perfect, but it's darn near close. -
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Critic Score 100
If there was ever any doubt that Portal could be expanded into a big, narrative experience with all the bells and whistles of a mainstream gaming hit, have no fear. Valve solved that puzzle with Portal 2.- Posted Apr 25, 2011
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Critic Score 91
Though the game's downbeat point of view doesn't quite jibe with the gameplay, the puzzle setups are irresistible, and the physics impeccable. -
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Critic Score 91
Arkham City and The Dark Knight (film) have something much more important in common: They're so sublime, they render their predecessors nearly forgettable by comparison.- Posted Oct 23, 2011
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Critic Score 91
At first glance, Anomaly Warzone Earth feels like an impossible game, but closer inspection reveals that it's merely extremely hard.- Posted Aug 28, 2011
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Critic Score 100
Worth playing for the sense of discovery—each environment looks different from the last and requires a nuanced reaction—makes the action addictive. -
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Critic Score 91
There's no substitution for the bone-deep abhorrence we harbor for Hitler and his henchmen, but Modern Warfare does an admirable job of creating villains out of arms dealers and ultranationalists. -
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Critic Score 100
Still, judging a game like Halo 3 on the single-player campaign is like taking a movie to task for its opening credits. Halo 3's multiplayer is its reason for existence. -
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Critic Score 100
Worth playing for the sense of discovery—each environment looks different from the last and requires a nuanced reaction—makes the action addictive. -
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Critic Score 83
In spite of its good looks, Modern Warfare 2 has the slightest whiff of insecurity. It feels like the developers, under pressure to top the original Modern Warfare, engaged in a bit of hand-wringing this time around. -
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Critic Score 91
Hours of concentrated narrative abuse can't obscure or dilute the detailed game within. -
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Critic Score 91
Matches play like a Destroy All Monsters mêlée, with up to four players duking it out until the last man, or Pokémon, stands. -
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Critic Score 100
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars is a game for all the people who found Grand Theft Auto IV too ponderous, scattershot, or just too damn different from the rest of the series. -
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Critic Score 100
There are also a wealth of presentation options that cover the gamut of Pac-man's 30-year history.- Posted Dec 21, 2010
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Critic Score 100
This isn't a game about time, it's about memories, and how they can be repeated and eventually rewritten. -
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Critic Score 100
The sense of scale is off the charts. From the opening brawl with the towering Colossus of Rhodes to the Island of Creation—a sprawling mega-level which takes a good half of the game to traverse—God Of War II's venue doesn't feel mortal for even a moment. -
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Critic Score 100
While it manages to pull off pathos, it's also filled with laugh-out-loud jokes, including the traditional ludicrous dialogue from your units. -
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Critic Score 67
Is Street Fighter IV the best version? Absolutely. But once fans have relived their virtual-martial-arts glory days; once they’ve defeated Seth, the poorly named final boss; once the patina of nostalgia has worn off, most will wonder whether they needed to spend $60 on a game they already own. -
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Critic Score 100
The game's music is enchanting, combat is simple but a blast, and it all comes with a full cast of endearingly kooky characters. -
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