Critics Consensus:Thief

Hi! We are Critics Consensus.  We post the regular critics opinion for video games and movies! Today it is the all new ultra-reboot Thief!

It's easy to say that Thief is one of the biggest releases of the year for gamers and probably the first big hitter of the year. Thief and Metal Gear Solid are the two franchises that started the stealth genre in the late 90's but we haven't seen a new Thief entry in over a decade. It's easy to say that this isn't worth the wait (nothing really is for ten years) It's seems like this is the right time to have a new Thief come out as the next generation consoles have just hit but actually it's not. Because Thief is getting Resident Evil 6 type reviews if you know what I mean.

What I mean is that reviews are mixed all around the board. EGM gave it a 3.5 because of it's train wreck like plot course and climax and dumb dumb AI and Revision3 Games gave it a 6 due to it not being memorable and infuriating gameplay sections. But not all is lost for Thief. Eurogamer Italy said they would even go as far and say that this a GOTY nominee due to it's great setting and action but is that really enough to qualify for a 9? Sure there has to be some hiccups somewhere.

Overall rent this one and if you don't use Gamefly borrow it from a friend or something.

Thief is rated M.

Critics Consensus:Donkey Kong Country Returns:Tropical Freeze

Hi! We are Critics Consensus.  We post the regular critics opinion for video games and movies! Today it is Donkey Kong!

Although Donkey Kong is still a relevant franchise today thanks to  Donkey Kong Country:Returns for the Wii which was great but really friggin hard it's had some troubles. It had a lousy overhyped appearance at VGX and was delayed 4 months ahead. Let's see if all this trouble is Nintendo's business or we are just going bananas.

Nope. We are definitely getting ahold of ourselves. Donkey Kong Country Returns:Tropical Freeze is anything somebody could have asked for from a Donkey Kong game. All the way from precise controls, HD graphics, varied enemy types, challenging but entertaining boss battles and great level structure Donkey Kong doesn't really have something to hate about. It's gotten 3 tens from critics like Cobrainon Games, Gaming Age, and Destructoid and has an 82 on Metacritic. This one's definitely a keeper.

Overall get this game! Go now!!

Donkey Kong Country Returns:Tropical Freeze is rated E.

Critics Consensus:3 Days To Kill

Hi! We are Critics Consensus.  We post the regular critics opinion for video games and movies! Today it is the all new Kevin Costner hunt down 3 Days To Kill!

No offense but the publisher of this movie Relativity Media doesn't really have a good track record. They help produce movies all the way from Universal to Focus Features but none of them end up being very good. Wether it's the unmemorable generic family feast that was Free Birds or the absolutely atrocious 21 And Over there really is nothing to appreciate brightly in Relativity's portfolio. But can a new action thriller with Kevin Costner lift spirits? Lets find out.

Nope. Not one bit. 3 Days To Kill is every bit generic and boring with a little bit of a confusing bad script and unlikeable characters poured on instead. As critics like Globe And Mail,Nerdist and ReelViews suggested not even the delightable Kevin Coster can save this one. Looks like this movie was killed before it even stood up. Ouch.

Overall do not see this movie.

3 Days To Kill is rated PG-13.

Critics Consensus:Pompeii

Hi! We are Critics Consensus.  We post the regular critics opinion for video games and movies! Today it is the all new Pompeii movie!

Pompeii is set to be the big budget setpiece about a historical travesty for Sony and they are betting on it to be the next big blockbuster. However Pompeii is coming out in February typically not a good time critically or commercially so let's see how it is! (Spoiler Alert: It's Crap)

While Pompeii isn't that bad you actually want to take place in Pompeii itself its a rather poor and lazy attempt at a movie due to it's low-name non-famous worse than generic acting as said by the Chicago Reader and Globe And Mail, it's unlikeable characters that make you want to root for the volcano and it's really really cheesy and not well thought out dialogue as stated by Creative Loafing. Oh well. Noone expected this movie to be good anyway.

Overall do not see this movie.

Pompeii is rated PG-13.

Critics Consensus:Earth Defense Force 2025

Hi! We are Critics Consensus.  We post the regular critics opinion for video games and movies! Today it is the all new Earth Defense Force game!

The original Earth Defense Force was a really quirky and not necessarily a great game but it sold well and became a cult classic really quick due to the reason that it was a budget title and had a great premise. Killing giant bugs that have taken over the world in Japan. Earth Defense Force has quickly become a ferocious franchise with sales in Japan being very very successful. However critics never usually take EDF seriously with a 6 score on average. The newest installment adds giant monsters though. Can all this change with a new gameplay mechanic? Let's find out.

Destructoid and Game Informer praised the game with 8 out of 10s and also saying it was  great fanfare and used Japan culture to it's fullest but it's obvious that Earth Defense Force is not for everyone. It has a 68 average on Metacritic and The Escapist and Edge Magazine have given it painfully low review scores.

Overall only get this game if you like EDF or are eager to risk the 50 that you will spend on it.

Earth Defense Force 2025 is rated M.