Maxim Online
Publication Overview in Games
75Avg. Critic Score
Critic Score Distribution
positive
367(66%)
mixed
131(23%)
negative
62(11%)
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Critic Reviews for Games
NHL 2002Critic ScoreMaxim Online
100
The action is so intense and over-the-top that you have to wonder if Mario Lemieux would have reconsidered unretirement if he played this game a year earlier.
Sid Meier's SimGolfCritic ScoreMaxim Online
100
This game is more than your average links simulation—it’s a lifestyle.
Madden NFL 2003Critic ScoreMaxim Online
100
Improves upon already stunning graphics and amps game play with faster speed and such fresh gridiron moves as sidearm passing and—wahoo!—gang tackling.
NCAA Football 2002Critic ScoreMaxim Online
100
A thousand yards beyond any other college football game.
NBA 2K2Critic ScoreMaxim Online
100
If the game were any more detailed, they would have to include a “Record Shitty Rap Album” mode.
The Sims: Hot DateCritic ScoreMaxim Online
100
Practice makes perfect, and EA/Maxis have cooked up a godly tool that’ll get your feet wet in the dating pool without getting your face slapped.
The Operative: No One Lives ForeverCritic ScoreMaxim Online
100
An all-around crowd pleaser with great weapons, exotic locales, and enough mystery to keep you coming back for more.
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Angel of DarknessCritic ScoreMaxim Online
100
The basic game hasn’t changed from the “run, jiggle, shoot” style we know and love, ensuring Lara will be every bit the guilty pleasure she’s always been.
Painkiller (2004)Critic ScoreMaxim Online
100
With speed and smarts to match its outrageous visuals, Painkiller boasts fiendishly clever monsters that attack in groups and learn from your defenses. No corpses shambling around like they have a load in their pants, these are monsters of the 28 Days Later variety: quick and scary.