CGMagazine's Scores

  • Games
For 2,616 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 54% higher than the average critic
  • 6% same as the average critic
  • 40% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 1.4 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 76
Highest review score: 100 SUPERHOT
Lowest review score: 10 Vroom in the Night Sky
Score distribution:
2628 game reviews
    • 64 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The Dark Pictures: Switchback is a confident rail shooter that celebrates Supermassive Games’ unrelenting knack of horror, but not even the PSVR 2’s impressive use of eye-tracking can save this ride from a nonexistent story and cheap thrills.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    It knows what it does well and does that extremely well. There are games that I play when I just want to decompress and enjoy myself, and this is one of them. Fans of baseball and sports game enthusiasts alike will find something to enjoy with this title, and I will be playing it as much as I can.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    GrimGrimoire OnceMore is a visually gorgeous title with tight real time strategy gameplay, come for the strategy and a stay for the clever story.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Guardians Frontline might drown in a sea of generic sci-fi games and desperately needs more development, but cleverly uses VR to blend real time strategy with fun boots-on-the-ground action.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Have a Nice Death mixes fast-paced combat with roguelike elements for an experience you’ll be DYING to keep playing.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Don’t let What the Bat’s absurd premise stop your baseball bat for hands move through hours of hilarious puzzles - and recapturing simple childhood fun - that hits a home run over the new PSVR 2 console.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Atelier Ryza 3 doesn’t fix what’s most broken but compensates by presenting a vast world to explore. Newcomers and veterans alike will find a mountain of content to enjoy.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    WWE 2K23 is a solid improvement on its predecessor, is an easy entry to start with for new players, and adds just enough to make players return for a polished round two.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Storyteller is a mediocre game that can GENEROUSLY be called a puzzle-solver, but isn’t nearly as creative as it thinks it is.
    • 93 Metascore
    • 95 Critic Score
    Resident Evil 4 Remake is a fantastic reexamination of one of the best horror games ever made and is an awesome adventure for newcomers and series veterans alike.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Bayonetta Origins is a sub-par experience marred by sloppy combat and only somewhat redeemed by an incredible visual style.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Mato Anomalies loses itself with too many systems, mechanics, and story-telling styles. While ambitious, it never gets good at any of the things it tries to do, which makes the overall experience lackluster at best.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Resident Evil Village VR practically becomes a new game on the PSVR 2, thanks to Capcom taking every advantage of the hardware and wrapping its gothic horror goodness around players to maximum effect.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    PARANORMASIGHT: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo had an immersive mystery story, along with utilizing 2D visual novel features that amplified its overall quality.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse is a finely polished, absolutely worthwhile remaster of the fourth game, held back from a higher score only by its outdated controls and sluggish character movement.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Destiny 2: Lightfall stumbles momentarily as a self-contained campaign but simultaneously sets a thrilling stage for the current story’s conclusion.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Pronty strives for Metroid’s depth but ends up a shallow dip in contaminated waters.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Dead Cells: Return to Castlevania is a fun and challenging action-platformer that will stimulate the part of the older gamers’ brains that loves nostalgia, while teaching a new generation that a 2D game can still be great, even in 2023.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty doesn't reinvent the wheel, but what it does, it does right and continues Team Ninja's trend of delivering well-polished action games that reward their player base for sticking with it when things get tough.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Short, sweet and smart, The Last Clockwinder is a VR puzzler which creatively uses cloning to help players automate machines in a magical fantasy worth jumping into with the PSVR.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Tales of Symphonia Remastered is a solid, albeit dated trip down memory lane.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Horizon Call of the Mountain might get lost in its own exploration with less series-defining action, but makes a strong PSVR 2 launch title that looks as great as it feels. In the process, Horizon fans finally get an immersive version of the Sundom only VR can deliver.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Kirby’s Return to Dreamland Deluxe doesn’t redefine the series like Kirby & the Forgotten World, but it’s a welcome addition to the Switch library. This feast of content for players of all stripes continues the pink puffball’s reign as Nintendo’s King of Co-Op.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Coming back after over a ten-year hiatus, Company of Heroes 3 revitalized the World War II strategy genre with an enormous arsenal of playstyle focuses and choices.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Atomic Heart promises tens of hours of tense, first-person, Bioshock-style combat, a compelling, twist-filled narrative, challenging puzzles and an eccentric lead duo that will definitely grow on you.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Like a Dragon: Ishin! despite being set in the distant past, is unmistakenly bore of the same DNA of the Yakuza series proper and will be a treat for fans of the long-running series.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    Octopath Traveler 2 makes a number of improvements to the original, yet it is still an extremely similar game — for better and for worse.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    The world of Elderand tickled my fancy from the beginning to the end, and kept me coming back to pick it up with its fairly standard battle mechanics and replayability factors.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Wild Hearts expands on a tried and true formula with its own blend of mechanics that make it a must for fans of big game hunting and gamers who like co-op.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Returnal brings all the high-tension, arcade-inspired gameplay from the PS5 to PC while adding a whole new host of bells and whistles, making it the definitive way to experience the game.

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