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.

Super Cloudbuilt
Super Cloudbuilt
God Hand
God Hand
Resident Evil: Deadly Silence
Resident Evil: Deadly Silence
Cyberpunk 2077
Cyberpunk 2077
Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition
Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition
Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection
Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection
Kirby Air Ride
Kirby Air Ride
Mad Rat Dead
Mad Rat Dead
Saints Row 2
Saints Row 2
Sonic Adventure 2: Battle
Sonic Adventure 2: Battle
Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin
Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin
Tokyo Jungle
Tokyo Jungle
Transformers: Devastation
Transformers: Devastation
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine
Zoo Tycoon
Zoo Tycoon
Zoo Tycoon 2
Zoo Tycoon 2
Dark Messiah of Might and Magic
Dark Messiah of Might and Magic
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
Metroid
Metroid
Resident Evil 6
Resident Evil 6
It's good, alright?
Sonic Battle
Sonic Battle
SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle For Bikini Bottom
SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle For Bikini Bottom
Suggested by teddie_fazbear
Star Wars: Bounty Hunter
Star Wars: Bounty Hunter
Weird West
Weird West
flOw
flOw
Mega Man X: Command Mission
Mega Man X: Command Mission
Sonic Heroes
Sonic Heroes
Suggested by teddie_fazbear
Sonic Riders
Sonic Riders
Suggested by EldestBrisingr

Unrated

Armored Core: For Answer
Armored Core: For Answer

Unrated

Arx Fatalis
Arx Fatalis

Unrated

Clash: Artifacts of Chaos
Clash: Artifacts of Chaos

Unrated

Dustforce
Dustforce

Unrated

Killer7
Killer7
Suggested by Maffy

Unrated

MediEvil
MediEvil
Suggested by kingbancho

Unrated

Patapon 3
Patapon 3

Unrated

The Legend of Dragoon
The Legend of Dragoon

Unrated

The Wonderful 101: Remastered
The Wonderful 101: Remastered

Unrated

Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes
Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes

Unrated

Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun
Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun

Unrated

Warhammer 40,000: Darktide
Warhammer 40,000: Darktide

Unrated

Zeno Clash
Zeno Clash

Unrated

Zeno Clash II
Zeno Clash II

Unrated

50 Cent: Blood on the Sand
50 Cent: Blood on the Sand
Suggested by kingbancho

Unrated

Alpha Protocol
Alpha Protocol
Suggested by ZapRowsdower

Unrated

Anarchy Reigns
Anarchy Reigns

Unrated

Another Code: R - A Journey into Lost Memories
Another Code: R - A Journey into Lost Memories

Unrated

Another Code: Recollection
Another Code: Recollection

Unrated

Binary Domain
Binary Domain

Unrated

Breakdown
Breakdown

Unrated

Castlevania: Harmony of Despair
Castlevania: Harmony of Despair

Unrated

Chulip
Chulip

Unrated

Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller
Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller

Unrated

Darkwatch
Darkwatch
Suggested by MPK92

Unrated

Deadly Premonition
Deadly Premonition

Unrated

Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise
Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise

Unrated

Déraciné
Déraciné
Suggested by Rowan1312

Unrated

Drakengard
Drakengard

Unrated

Drakengard 3
Drakengard 3
Suggested by Naalune

Unrated

Endless Ocean
Endless Ocean
Suggested by mutyumu

Unrated

Epic Mickey
Epic Mickey
Suggested by TheQuietGamer

Unrated

Fallout: New Vegas - Dead Money
Fallout: New Vegas - Dead Money
Suggested by Maffy

Unrated

Fate/Extra
Fate/Extra
Suggested by Naalune

Unrated

Flower, Sun, and Rain
Flower, Sun, and Rain
Suggested by Naalune

Unrated

Forbidden Siren 2
Forbidden Siren 2

Unrated

Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon
Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon
Suggested by Naalune

Unrated

Gotcha Force
Gotcha Force

Unrated

Graffiti Kingdom
Graffiti Kingdom
Suggested by Drax

Unrated

Haunting Ground
Haunting Ground
Suggested by FallenGrace

Unrated

Impossible Creatures
Impossible Creatures

Unrated

Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days
Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days
Suggested by caebl201

Unrated

King's Field: The Ancient City
King's Field: The Ancient City
Suggested by Drax

Unrated

Legacy of Kain: Defiance
Legacy of Kain: Defiance
Suggested by MPK92

Unrated

Mad Max
Mad Max
Suggested by kingbancho

Unrated

Mario Super Sluggers
Mario Super Sluggers
Suggested by teddie_fazbear

Unrated

Mega Man Battle Network 4: Blue Moon
Mega Man Battle Network 4: Blue Moon

Unrated

Mega Man Battle Network 4: Red Sun
Mega Man Battle Network 4: Red Sun

Unrated

Mega Man Battle Network 5: Team Colonel
Mega Man Battle Network 5: Team Colonel

Unrated

Mega Man Battle Network 5: Team Protoman
Mega Man Battle Network 5: Team Protoman

Unrated

Mega Man Battle Network 6: Cybeast Falzar
Mega Man Battle Network 6: Cybeast Falzar

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Mega Man Battle Network 6: Cybeast Gregar
Mega Man Battle Network 6: Cybeast Gregar

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Mega Man Star Force 2: Zerker x Ninja
Mega Man Star Force 2: Zerker x Ninja

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Mega Man Star Force 2: Zerker x Saurian
Mega Man Star Force 2: Zerker x Saurian

Unrated

Mega Man Star Force 3: Black Ace
Mega Man Star Force 3: Black Ace

Unrated

Mega Man Star Force 3: Red Joker
Mega Man Star Force 3: Red Joker

Unrated

Mega Man Star Force: Dragon
Mega Man Star Force: Dragon

Unrated

Mega Man Star Force: Leo
Mega Man Star Force: Leo

Unrated

Mega Man Star Force: Pegasus
Mega Man Star Force: Pegasus

Unrated

Mega Man X8
Mega Man X8
Suggested by teddie_fazbear

Unrated

Metal Gear Survive
Metal Gear Survive
Suggested by kingbancho

Unrated

Miitomo
Miitomo
Suggested by letshugbro

Unrated

Necromunda: Hired Gun
Necromunda: Hired Gun

Unrated

NieR
NieR

Unrated

PaRappa the Rapper 2
PaRappa the Rapper 2
Suggested by JoabeanBeanix

Unrated

Pathologic 2
Pathologic 2

Unrated

P.N.03
P.N.03
Suggested by letshugbro

Unrated

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky

Unrated

QWOP
QWOP
Suggested by letshugbro.

Unrated

Rain World
Rain World

Unrated

Rule of Rose
Rule of Rose

Unrated

Siren
Siren

43 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
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.

1 year 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.

1 year 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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