When Critics Don't Get It: Cool games with yellow Metacritic scores

Lessons in not judging a book by its cover. Feel free to suggest stuff if you have some favourites that got dunked on critically, there's definitely more than this.

Resident Evil 6
Resident Evil 6
It's good, alright?
Hotel Dusk: Room 215
Hotel Dusk: Room 215
Suggested by scartoludico
The 25th Ward: The Silver Case
The 25th Ward: The Silver Case
Suggested by diedintempest
Sonic Riders
Sonic Riders
Suggested by EldestBrisingr
Snake Pass
Snake Pass
Suggested by Drax
Legacy of Kain: Defiance
Legacy of Kain: Defiance
Suggested by MPK92
Darkwatch
Darkwatch
Suggested by MPK92
The Punisher
The Punisher
Suggested by MPK92
Graffiti Kingdom
Graffiti Kingdom
Suggested by Drax
Alpha Protocol
Alpha Protocol
Suggested by ZapRowsdower
Haunting Ground
Haunting Ground
Suggested by FallenGrace
Epic Mickey
Epic Mickey
Suggested by TheQuietGamer
The Conduit
The Conduit
Suggested by TheQuietGamer
Spawn: In the Demon's Hand
Spawn: In the Demon's Hand
Suggested by GodOfMediocrity
King's Field: The Ancient City
King's Field: The Ancient City
Suggested by Drax
Déraciné
Déraciné
Suggested by Rowan1312
Street Fighter EX3
Street Fighter EX3
Suggested by mutyumu
Endless Ocean
Endless Ocean
Suggested by mutyumu
Mario Super Sluggers
Mario Super Sluggers
Suggested by teddie_fazbear
Mega Man X8
Mega Man X8
Suggested by teddie_fazbear
Star Fox: Assault
Star Fox: Assault
Suggested by teddie_fazbear
Sonic Heroes
Sonic Heroes
Suggested by teddie_fazbear
SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle For Bikini Bottom
SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle For Bikini Bottom
Suggested by teddie_fazbear
The Bouncer
The Bouncer
Suggested by Woodaba
Metal Gear Survive
Metal Gear Survive
Suggested by kingbancho
50 Cent: Blood on the Sand
50 Cent: Blood on the Sand
Suggested by kingbancho
Mad Max
Mad Max
Suggested by kingbancho
The Silver Case
The Silver Case
Suggested by kingbancho
MediEvil
MediEvil
Suggested by kingbancho
Fallout: New Vegas - Dead Money
Fallout: New Vegas - Dead Money
Suggested by Maffy
Killer7
Killer7
Suggested by Maffy
PaRappa the Rapper 2
PaRappa the Rapper 2
Suggested by JoabeanBeanix
Fate/Extra
Fate/Extra
Suggested by Naalune
Flower, Sun, and Rain
Flower, Sun, and Rain
Suggested by Naalune
Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon
Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon
Suggested by Naalune
P.N.03
P.N.03
Suggested by letshugbro
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
Suggested by letshugbro
QWOP
QWOP
Suggested by letshugbro.
Miitomo
Miitomo
Suggested by letshugbro
Street Fighter: The Movie
Street Fighter: The Movie
Suggested by letshugbro
Street Fighter: The Movie
Street Fighter: The Movie
Suggested by letshugbro
Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days
Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days
Suggested by caebl201
Mega Man Star Force 3: Red Joker
Mega Man Star Force 3: Red Joker
Mega Man Star Force 3: Black Ace
Mega Man Star Force 3: Black Ace
Mega Man Star Force 2: Zerker x Saurian
Mega Man Star Force 2: Zerker x Saurian
Mega Man Star Force 2: Zerker x Ninja
Mega Man Star Force 2: Zerker x Ninja
Mega Man X: Command Mission
Mega Man X: Command Mission
Mega Man Star Force: Dragon
Mega Man Star Force: Dragon
Mega Man Star Force: Pegasus
Mega Man Star Force: Pegasus
Mega Man Star Force: Leo
Mega Man Star Force: Leo
Mega Man Battle Network 6: Cybeast Gregar
Mega Man Battle Network 6: Cybeast Gregar
Mega Man Battle Network 6: Cybeast Falzar
Mega Man Battle Network 6: Cybeast Falzar
Mega Man Battle Network 5: Team Colonel
Mega Man Battle Network 5: Team Colonel
Mega Man Battle Network 5: Team Protoman
Mega Man Battle Network 5: Team Protoman
Mega Man Battle Network 4: Red Sun
Mega Man Battle Network 4: Red Sun
Mega Man Battle Network 4: Blue Moon
Mega Man Battle Network 4: Blue Moon
Rain
Rain
Finny the Fish & the Seven Waters
Finny the Fish & the Seven Waters
Gotcha Force
Gotcha Force
Sonic Battle
Sonic Battle
Another Code: Recollection
Another Code: Recollection
Another Code: R - A Journey into Lost Memories
Another Code: R - A Journey into Lost Memories
Trace Memory
Trace Memory
Armored Core: For Answer
Armored Core: For Answer
Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun
Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun
Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller
Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller
Breakdown
Breakdown
Wanted: Dead
Wanted: Dead
Saints Row 2
Saints Row 2
Castlevania: Harmony of Despair
Castlevania: Harmony of Despair
Clash: Artifacts of Chaos
Clash: Artifacts of Chaos
Zeno Clash II
Zeno Clash II
Zeno Clash
Zeno Clash
Warhammer 40,000: Darktide
Warhammer 40,000: Darktide
Necromunda: Hired Gun
Necromunda: Hired Gun
Chulip
Chulip
Rule of Rose
Rule of Rose
Evil West
Evil West
Weird West
Weird West
Metroid
Metroid
Forbidden Siren 2
Forbidden Siren 2
Siren
Siren
Drakengard 3
Drakengard 3
Suggested by Naalune
Drakengard
Drakengard
NieR
NieR
Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes
Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes
Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection
Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection
flOw
flOw
Dustforce
Dustforce
Binary Domain
Binary Domain
Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise
Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise
Deadly Premonition
Deadly Premonition
Sonic Adventure 2: Battle
Sonic Adventure 2: Battle
Pathologic 2
Pathologic 2
Impossible Creatures
Impossible Creatures
Kingdom Come: Deliverance
Kingdom Come: Deliverance
Resonance of Fate
Resonance of Fate
Transformers: Devastation
Transformers: Devastation
Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition
Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition
Cyberpunk 2077
Cyberpunk 2077

45 Comments


2 years ago

Kane & Lynch 2

2 years ago

Street Fighter: The Movie: The Game
Miitomo
QWOP
Zelda II: Adventure of Link
P.N. 03

2 years ago

fragile dreams and flower sun and rain are good ones! maybe fate/extra too
im also inclined to suggest drakengard 3 even though drakengard and nier are both on here already

2 years ago

PaRappa the Rapper 2

2 years ago

Killer7 and Fallout New Vegas - Dead Money if DLCs count
Added em all, cheers everybody. Also chucked on the original Metroid (because of the GBA port), always quite liked it.

2 years ago

silver case / 25th ward
medievil
mad max

2 years ago

50 cent blood on the sand and metal gear survive also
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Done, thanks. Always thought Medievil 2019 should've fared better, to me including the original as an unlockable seems like it should be standard in remakes.

2 years ago

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2 years ago

gotta be the one...the only...The Bouncer

2 years ago

ty for putting parappa 2 & deadly premonition 2 in there

2 years ago

Battle for Bikini Bottom, Sonic Heroes, Star Fox Assault, Mega Man X8 and Mario Super Sluggers are some games I really like.

2 years ago

Endless Ocean and Street Fighter EX3

2 years ago

Déraciné

2 years ago

Also it's very funny that a yellow score starts at 74, which would be equivalent to a 3.7 stars average rating. Nobody would say that a 3.7 stars average rating here is bad, but critics are just so much more willing to give high scores than backloggd users.
Cheers everybody, threw them all on there. And no worries @kiyoshi.

@Rowan1312 Yeah, that plus a 75 being "generally positive" while a 74 is "mixed" is pretty aribtrary. Personally I haven't put any stock in critics ever since I bought a magazine in 2011 that basically said Killzone 3 is a ripoff of Modern Warfare 2 because it has an oil rig in it (lol), but I think it's unfortunate that MC still holds so much sway over both devs/publishers and people in general. It'd be a pity if somebody was put off from trying what could become one of their favourite games just because it has the wrong colour on a website.

2 years ago

King's Field IV
@rowan1312 general ratings and scoring systems are honestly pretty retarded. because yeah what you said makes no sense
Spawn: In the Demon's Hand

2 years ago

The Conduit and Epic Mickey on Wii come to mind.
No worries, added them both. I remember reading about The Conduit in a magazine when I was a kid and thinking it sounded cool but I never got round to playing it for whatever reason.

2 years ago

too many yoko taro and suda51 games here
I remember noticing the amount of Suda stuff when I was putting this together. But I think it makes sense that there'd be a few since games directed by him (and Taro) tend to scratch an itch that you can't really get anywhere else.

2 years ago

There loads of PS2 era games especially like that due to the AA sphere being bigger at the time. My edition to this is Haunting Ground - Great horror game taking influence from Clock Tower (67 on metacritic.)
Cheers, added. Chucked on a Rule of Rose and Chulip as well.

1 year ago

Alpha Protocol
Cheers, added it there now.

1 year ago

Just played through Graffiti Kingdom a month ago and that apparently has a yellow score (71), could you add that to the list?


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