Welcome back to "Backhanded Box Quotes," a collection of measured, thoughtful criticism from the user reviews of Metacritic and elsewhere on the Internet.

Backhanded Box Quotes: 'Very Very Videogame.'

Owen Good

12/14/12 9:00pm

Welcome back to "Backhanded Box Quotes," a collection of measured, thoughtful criticism from the user reviews of Metacritic.

Backhanded Box Quotes: 'I Wish They Would Do a HD Remake of Blood Money'

Owen Good

11/30/12 8:30pm

Welcome back to "Backhanded Box Quotes," a collection of measured, thoughtful criticism from the user reviews of Metacritic.

Backhanded Box Quotes: When 'Best Call of Duty Ever!' Isn't a Compliment

Owen Good

11/16/12 8:30pm

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Backhanded Box Quotes: No Need for Creed

Owen Good

11/09/12 8:00pm

Welcome back to "Backhanded Box Quotes," a collection of measured, thoughtful criticism from the user reviews of Metacritic and elsewhere.

Backhanded Box Quotes: Medal of Honor Gets a 10

Owen Good

10/26/12 8:30pm

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Backhanded Box Quotes: BFG is a POS.

Owen Good

10/19/12 9:00pm

Welcome back to "Backhanded Box Quotes," a collection of measured, thoughtful criticism from the user reviews of Metacritic and elsewhere.

Backhanded Box Quotes: We Found Someone Who Doesn't Like Dishonored!

Owen Good

10/12/12 8:30pm

154

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Backhanded Box Quotes: 'A Flushed Turd Down a Toilet Drain'

Owen Good

10/05/12 8:30pm

145

Welcome back to "Backhanded Box Quotes," a collection of measured, thoughtful, sometimes plagiarized criticism from the user reviews of Metacritic and elsewhere.

Backhanded Box Quotes: "Tolerable With Friends ... but So Is Dying of Bowel Cancer."

Owen Good

9/21/12 8:00pm

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Backhanded Box Quotes: Cursing Madden

Owen Good

8/31/12 9:00pm

Welcome back to "Backhanded Box Quotes," a collection of measured, thoughtful criticism from the user reviews of Metacritic, Amazon and elsewhere.

Backhanded Box Quotes: Pro Hater Edition

Owen Good

8/03/12 9:00pm

Welcome back to "Backhanded Box Quotes," a collection of measured, thoughtful criticism from the user reviews of Metacritic, Amazon and elsewhere. Good luck getting a job with Irrational Games if your game shows up here.

Backhanded Box Quotes: Zeroes Aren't Hard to Find

Owen Good

7/06/12 9:00pm

Welcome to "Backhanded Box Quotes," a collection of super pissed-off user reviews from people just like you! Whoa, whoa, don't take that personal.

Backhanded Box Quotes: 'Duck Hunt 2012 with Swearing.'

Owen Good

6/22/12 8:30pm

Welcome to "Backhanded Box Quotes," a collection of super pissed-off user reviews from people just like you! Whoa, whoa, don't take that personal.

Backhanded Box Quotes: 'Gears of War with Normal Size People'

Owen Good

6/15/12 8:30pm

107

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Backhanded Box Quotes: 'A Bad Gears of Ghostduty'

Owen Good

6/01/12 8:30pm

154

Welcome to "Backhanded Box Quotes," a collection of super pissed-off user reviews from people just like you! Whoa, whoa, don't take that personal.

Backhanded Box Quotes: 'A Steaming Pile of Mundanity'

Owen Good

5/11/12 9:00pm

108

Welcome to "Backhanded Box Quotes," a collection of super pissed-off user reviews from people just like you! Whoa, whoa, don't take that personal.

This week's review of measured disappointment and constructive criticism includes condemnation for a widely admired brand in independent games development, and sympathy…

Backhanded Box Quotes: "Metacritic Reviews Are Often Avenues for Trolling"

Owen Good

4/27/12 8:30pm

Welcome to "Backhanded Box Quotes," a collection of super pissed-off user reviews from people just like you! Whoa, whoa, don't take that personal.

This week's scan of proportionate reactions to entertainment products includes condemnation for something almost universally acclaimed and a scalding appraisal of a…