Sep 22
Simul-not releases for Mega Man 9 start dropping this week, but wha-? Are those good, Wii games we see down there? Looks like gamers can’t go wrong if they decide to put down fifty bones for de Blob or Mario’s fart-attack nemesis’ game, Warioland: Shake It!. Should give you a reason to dust off that Wii, anyway.
Time-rewinding action can be found on XBLA with the re-release of Duke Nukem 3D on Wednesday, Disney proves that it can make a cool off-road racer with Pure, and further proof that gaming season is upon us — after the break.
(The following scores were “aggregated-tive-ized” as of September 22, 2008 via Metacritic)
The Good…
- Wipeout HD (PS3) - Metascore: 88
- Mega Man 9 (PS3, Wii) - Metascore: 86
- Sid Meier’s Civilization IV: Colonization - Metascore: 86
- Duke Nukem 3D (XBLA) - Metascore: 84
- Pure (PS3, 360) - Metascore: 84
- de Blob (Wii) - Metascore: 83
- Kirby Super Star Ultra (DS) - Metascore: 82
- Disgaea DS (DS) - Metascore: 82
- Flight Simulator X: Gold Edition (PC) - Metascore: 80 (Original Release)
- BUZZ! Quiz TV (PS3) - Metascore: 78
- Wario Land: Shake It! (Wii) - Metascore: 77
- Lego Batman (360, PS3, PS2) - Metascore: 76
- Brothers In Arms: Hell’s Highway (360, PS3) - Metascore: 76
The Bad…
- Samba de Amigo (Wii) - Metascore: 70
- Baja: Edge of Control (360, PS3) - Metascore: 68
- Buzz! Master Quiz (PSP) - Metascore: 66
- The Settlers: Rise of an Empire Gold Edition (PC) - Metascore: 66 (Original Release)
- B-Boy (PSP) - Metascore: 55
- Warriors Orochi 2 (360, PS2) - Metascore: 47
The Unrated…
Xbox 360
- Baja: Edge of Control
- Lego Batman
- Brothers In Arms Hell’s Highway
- Warriors Orochi 2
PS3
- Baja: Edge of Control
- Lego Batman
- Brothers In Arms Hell’s Highway
- Mega Man 9
Wii
- Mega Man 9
- Zoo Hospital
- SimCity Creator
- Lego Batman
- Pitfall: The Big Adventure
- Brothers in Arms: Double Time
- Rebel Raiders: Operation Nighthawk
PC
- Hell’s Kitchen
- Medal of Honor: 10th Anniversary Edition
- Lego Batman
- Dark Horizon
- Line Rider 2: Unbound
- Sid Meier’s Civilization IV: Colonization
- The Price is Right
DS
- Brain Quest Grades 3 & 4
- Nancy Drew: The Hidden Staircase
- SimCity Creator
- Kirby Super Star Ultra
- Lego Batman
- Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure
- My SAT Coach with The Princeton Review
- Shaun the Sheep
- Hi! HamTaro Ham-Ham Challenge
- Dinosaur King
- Time Hollow
- Disgaea DS
- Brain Quest Grades 5 & 6
PSP
- Lego Batman
PS2
- Lega Batman
- Warriors Orochi 2
September 22nd, 2008 at 9:48 am
Ouch, a little too harsh on Samba de Amigo. Put in the “Bad” category with a score of 71?
September 22nd, 2008 at 11:09 am
Cut off point is 75 for bad…you should know, Juan!
You work here!
Explanation: Below 75 you start getting mixed/average
reviews, it doesn’t necessarily mean a game is crap, just
that it’s not getting favorable reviews across the board.
A game being “average” doesn’t make it recommendable
in my book
September 22nd, 2008 at 4:51 pm
I’d like to see “The Good, The Average, The Below Average, The Bad, The Terrible and The Unrated”. Although that title has a lot of “The’s”.
September 22nd, 2008 at 5:20 pm
I know everyone is looking forward to Duke Nukem, but I guess I am holding off my excitement. Wipeout HD is my pick for best game of the week and at the best price too!