Game Titles with notable weighting swings (2008)

This swing report notes game titles where the Metacritic score, and the actual average of outlet scores varies by more than two points (due to Metacritics weighting).

Most of the games below reflect titles with an overall low quality, but there are some exception.  Here are some examples:

• NHL 09 scored a 73 average, yet only a 66 Metacritic Score (weighting penalty)
• Dance Dance Revolution Universe 3 scored a 70 average, while the Metacritic Score was 65 (weighting penalty)
• EverQuest II:  The Shadow Oddessy scored an 83 average, while the Metacritic Score was 78 (weighting penalty)
• Personal Trainer: Cooking scored an average of 78, while the MC Score was 81. (weighting bonus)

Game Title	Platform	MC	Avg	Swing
Backyard Baseball ‘09	Wii	37	48	11
Rapala Fishing Frenzy 2009	Xbox 360	41	49	8
Plattchen: Twist ‘n Paint	Wii	52	45	7
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa	PS2	56	63	7
Travel Games for Dummies	DS	62	69	7
NHL 09	PC	66	73	7
George of the Jungle and the Search for the Secret	DS	44	38	6
Little League World Series 2008	DS	61	67	6
El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera	PS2	62	56	6
1 vs. 100	DS	37	32	5
Code of Honor: The French Foreign Legion	PC	37	42	5
Midnight Bowling	Wii	37	32	5
Major League Eating: The Game	Wii	45	50	5
Family Table Tennis	Wii	48	53	5
Hell’s Kitchen	DS	48	53	5
Top Trumps: Doctor Who	DS	53	58	5
Space Chimps	Xbox 360	55	50	5
LOL	DS	56	51	5
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa	PC	56	61	5
Zenses Rainforest	DS	59	54	5
Saga	PC	61	66	5
My Weight Loss Coach	DS	63	58	5
Dance Dance Revolution Universe 3	Xbox 360	65	70	5
EverQuest II: The Shadow Odyssey	PC	78	83	5
Incredible Maze, The	Wii	28	32	4
Jumper: Griffin’s Story	Wii	28	24	4
Rapala Fishing Frenzy 2009	PS3	31	35	4
Falling Stars	PS2	32	36	4
Carnival Games: Mini-Golf	Wii	43	47	4
Tron	Xbox 360	43	39	4
Iron Man	PSP	44	40	4
Crash Bandicoot: Mind over Mutant	DS	45	49	4
Guild 2: Venice, The	PC	49	53	4
NovaStrike	PS3	49	53	4
Bratz: Super Babyz	DS	50	54	4
Simon the Sorcerer 4: Chaos Happens	PC	50	54	4
We Cheer	Wii	51	55	4
Pit Crew Panic!	Wii	52	56	4
Dash of Destruction	Xbox 360	53	49	4
Spore: Creepy & Cute Parts Pack	PC	53	57	4
Disney Sing It	PS3	54	58	4
Lineage II: The Chaotic Throne- The Kamael	PC	55	59	4
Twin Strike: Operation Thunder	Wii	55	51	4
Critter Round-Up	Wii	56	52	4
TNA iMPACT!	PS2	58	62	4
Fading Shadows	PSP	62	66	4
Murder in the Abbey	PC	62	66	4
Eternal Poison	PS2	65	69	4
Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli	Wii	65	61	4
Calvin Tucker’s Redneck Jamboree	Wii	29	26	3
Ten Pin Alley 2	Wii	30	33	3
Women’s Volleyball Championship	PS2	30	33	3
Toy Shop	DS	31	34	3
Iron Man	PC	32	35	3
Incredible Hulk, The	PC	33	36	3
Ford Racing Off Road	PS2	37	40	3
Ford Racing Off Road	Wii	37	34	3
High School Musical 2: Work This Out!	DS	38	35	3
Rock Revolution	PS3	39	42	3
King of Clubs	PSP	40	43	3
Iron Chef America: Supreme Cuisine	Wii	42	45	3
Crash Time	Xbox 360	44	47	3
Garfield's Fun Fest	DS	44	47	3
Niki - Rock ‘n’ Ball	Wii	44	47	3
Gothic 3: Forsaken Gods	PC	45	48	3
G1 Jockey 4 2008	PS3	46	49	3
Operation Darkness	Xbox 360	46	49	3
Alone in the Dark	PS2	47	50	3
Legendary	PC	48	51	3
Art of Murder: FBI Confidential	PC	50	53	3
Battlezone	Xbox 360	50	47	3
Celebrity Sports Showdown	Wii	50	53	3
Happy Tree Friends False Alarm	Xbox 360	51	48	3
Spider-Man: Web of Shadows	PC	51	54	3
Great War Nations: The Spartans	PC	52	49	3
Brain Assist	DS	53	50	3
Disney Sing It	Xbox 360	53	56	3
Ninja Reflex	DS	54	51	3
Alone in the Dark	PC	55	58	3
Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity	PS2	56	59	3
Hell’s Kitchen	Wii	57	54	3
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa	PS3	58	61	3
Need for Speed Undercover	PS3	59	62	3
Helix	Wii	60	63	3
Crusaders: Thy Kingdom Come	PC	61	64	3
Dokapon Kingdom	PS2	61	64	3
Bolt	PS3	62	65	3
Dinosaur King	DS	62	59	3
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa	Wii	62	65	3
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa	Xbox 360	62	65	3
Wits & Wagers	Xbox 360	63	60	3
SingStar ABBA	PS2	64	67	3
Hinterland	PC	65	68	3
Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure	DS	65	68	3
Spore Creatures	DS	65	62	3
Brain Challenge	DS	68	65	3
Crosswords DS	DS	69	66	3
Nostradamus: The Last Prophecy	PC	70	67	3
Puzzler Collection	DS	71	68	3
Strong Bad’s Cool Game for Attractive People Episode 3: Baddest of the Bands	Wii	79	76	3
Personal Trainer: Cooking	DS	81	78	3