CGMagazine's Scores

  • Games
For 2,615 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 1.5 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 76
Highest review score: 100 Final Fantasy XV
Lowest review score: 10 Vroom in the Night Sky
Score distribution:
2627 game reviews
    • 70 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    If you enjoy a rather interesting, but occasionally frustrating approach to the physics of movement in your platformers you will also probably like this game.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Resident Evil 4 remains in a league of its own, but this port dampens the enjoyment with an unwelcome jump in resolution and some odd control issues.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    With stunning hand-painted graphics and simple platforming and puzzles Seasons after Fall is sure to be adored by many.
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    • 60 Critic Score
    A really complex building mechanic mixed with an overly simple battle system are just a few of the problems that plague Robot Arena III.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    With this much depth in each Hitman mission I barely notice the monthly release schedule.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    If you're hankering for a first person puzzler and/or you're a sci-fi nut, then you will probably love The Turing Test.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    It really is the F1 themed racing game that The Codemasters should have made all along.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Legion absolutely feels like an expansion that will improve on everything good Blizzard can deliver, and will hopefully shape into an absolute monster of an expansion.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The Final Station ends up being a linear game in the end (I dispelled the illusion of choice by playing it again and finding not much changed), but this short train is worth riding at least once. Combining light simulation aspects that only get better over time with a survival mode with diminishing returns is an interesting concept that shouldn't be ignored.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    The real disappointment of Livelock is that it doesn’t do anything particularly original or interesting. Everything works well enough, and there are definitely moments of fun to be had when you’re making scrap metal out of your foes. However, there’s nothing that lets it truly stand out amongst other top-down shooters on the market.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    God Eater 2 Rage Burst is the easiest hunting game I’ve played yet. Standard missions and hard missions never presented a genuine challenge for me to overcome, and I can’t imagine veterans of the genre will feel any different.
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    • 80 Critic Score
    Chambara lacks solo play, but its fast-paced kinetic action makes for a thrilling co-op experience.
    • 90 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    N++
    N++ has an excellent blend of stylishly simple visuals and taxing puzzles, all put to an excellent soundtrack.
    • 50 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    It's bringing back some old school PC sensibilities and I can respect that effort, but it doesn't go far enough. The entire experience is short-lived, clocking in at just a few hours, which is only enough time to get marginally invested before the curtains close.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Phantaruk is a first-time survival horror romp that, sadly, tells better than it shows.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    This vertical scrolling shoot’em up adds a number of modern refinements to the genre’s common conventions; that said your personal enjoyment of the game might depend more on your opinion of the genre as a whole.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Hatsune Miku Project Diva X is a complete retooling of a series that didn’t need it, hobbled by a sub-par tracklist and an overall lack of substantial content.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    This is the best game based on the popular anime series Attack on Titan, but with repetitive combat, it gets dull fast.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    What Master of Orion: Conquer the Stars really needs is just a set of tweaks, because the foundation is clearly there. If you're the type of person who loves spending time crafting the perfect plan and becoming immersed in a completely new world, it's worth diving into.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    While it does feel like the series hit its plateau a while back, Worms W.M.D is a welcome addition to the series, being beautifully crafted and as fun as ever.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Alone With You might not innovate in the gameplay department, but more than makes up for it with a narrative that’ll leave you torn, contemplative, and heartbroken.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    The fact that Phantom Brave holds up over 12 years later on PC is a testament to NIS' conventions sticking and working.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    While The King of Fighters XIV isn't as flashy or good looking as other recently released fighters, it is jam packed with content by comparison having 50 characters playable on the disc.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Shattered Skies commits a crime much worse than simply being a bad game; it’s dull. It’s also uninteresting, static, and barren.
    • 55 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Exhaustingly trite and mechanically shallow, A.W. Phoenix Festa is a waste of memory card space better occupied by something like Steins;Gate.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 95 Critic Score
    Metroid Prime: Federation Force is not only the best FPS on the 3DS, but perhaps one of my favorite FPS games ever.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    By daring to make a statement, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided succeeds in being a nuanced, mature gaming experience that pushes the medium forward in major ways.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Layers of Fear: Inheritance far too reliant on jump-scares, while somehow not even fully understanding what makes those scares effective.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    No Man’s Sky is a shallow package of undercooked ideas that will ultimately go forgotten in a year full of other, better releases.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    None of this stops Dead by Daylight from being enjoyable at times—or even tense—but a horror experience it is not. Nor is it particularly well fleshed out, well documented, or even well executed.

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