What was Skyward Sword's metacritic score?
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
"Skyward Sword" received acclaim from multiple journalistic magazines and websites upon release; it received a score of 93/100 on aggregate site Metacritic based on 81 reviews. It was the site's 10th highest scoring game of 2011, and also ranked as the 6th best-reviewed Wii game of all time. It received perfect scores from multiple publications: these included "Famitsu", IGN, Eurogamer, "Game Informer", "Edge Magazine" and "VideoGamer.com". In the case of "Famitsu", "Skyward Sword" was the third "Zelda" game and sixteenth video game in the magazine's history to be given a perfect score at that time.
The Destroyed Room: B-Sides and Rarities
The album has a score of 65 out of 100 from Metacritic based on "generally favorable reviews". "Filter" gave the album a score of 91% and called it "an impeccably selected hodgepodge." "NME" gave it a score of 7 out of 10 and stated: "You hear a band capable of genuine prettiness as well as arch cleverness." However, other reviews are average, mixed or negative: "The Austin Chronicle" gave the album 3 of 5 stars and called it, "a sonically interesting mess but proof that not everything [Sonic Youth] record should be released." "Under the Radar" gave it 6 stars out of 10 and said it was "often more exciting, edgy and experimental than [the band's] previous work." Playlouder gave it 3 stars out of 5 and stated that "some of this record is excellent and after all this time [Sonic Youth] can still sound like four teenagers kicking up a racket in a rehearsal room." "Uncut" likewise gave it 3 stars and called it "a nicely ambient version of their usual hellacious harmonics, but also a reminder how the band have attained creative control on a major label." "Now" also gave it 3 stars and said it was "more for the dedicated convert than the curious." "Hartford Courant" gave it an average review, and said of the songs, "Even when they're abrasive, though, the songs are fascinating for what they show about the band's creative process." Drowned in Sound gave it a score of 5 out of 10, and said, "The majority of this record meanders along like a fuel-starved express train whose driver has taken an extended lunchbreak; experimental noise follows more experimental noise." "Billboard" gave the album a mixed review, saying it was, "overall, worth a spin or two, but one hopes there's a better stash left to sample." Yahoo! Music UK gave the album 3 of 10 stars, and called it "an aimless blur of humming amps, pointless mucking about with effects, dreary jams propelled by meandering guitar interplay, and bleak, endless droning."