Computer Games Magazine's Scores
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For 1,338 reviews, this publication has graded:
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29% higher than the average critic
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3% same as the average critic
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68% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 11.4 points lower than other critics.
(0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 63
| Highest review score: | Command & Conquer | |
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| Lowest review score: | Drake of the 99 Dragons |
Score distribution:
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Positive: 463 out of 1338
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Mixed: 567 out of 1338
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Negative: 308 out of 1338
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While the writing is more polished this time around, the dialogue remains inconsistent in voice. For every dramatic moment, there's a completely out-of-place near-verbatim take on "Monty Python,' or a silly inside joke. [Aug 2004, p.58]- Computer Games Magazine
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It's viscerally fun, it actually looks and sounds pretty good, and in 15 minute spurts, it's as entertaining as many 3D shooters. [Oct 2002, p.81]- Computer Games Magazine
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The game could have been stellar, but it falls flat in one critical area. You never, ever hit a ball out.- Computer Games Magazine
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If directing your armies around Napoleonic Europe with somewhat abstract Quick Combat resolution gets you excited, you can pretty much overlook all the other problems. [Oct 2005, p.70]- Computer Games Magazine
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It's a virtual, and literal, bummer. SimGolf is a fantastic game, by far Meier's most playful project to date, marred by all-too typical PC game glitches.- Computer Games Magazine
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It's crazy, but there's something that keeps you coming back even when you think you'll be bored watching ships being built or exploring for mineral deposits. [Mar 2004, p.82]- Computer Games Magazine
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One of the most user-unfriendly sims ever committed to ones and zeros. [Apr 2004, p.67]- Computer Games Magazine
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The game is shockingly deep; in fact, it rivals the sheer volume of "stuff" found in most sports text games. [Aug 2004, p.71]- Computer Games Magazine
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Though only the second installment, this feels more like the "Return of the Jedi" of the Battlefront franchise than "The Empire Strikes Back." [Feb 2006, p.52]- Computer Games Magazine
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With its jazzy score and terrific art design, it's a sublime bit of style over substance. With most games seemingly afraid of not being generic, that goes a long way. [May 2006, p.93]- Computer Games Magazine
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By the end, even if you've blasted your way through the entire game in under ten hours, you get a strange sense of years having elapsed not far removed from an absinthe hangover. [Aug 2004, p.54]- Computer Games Magazine
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When matched up against the complexity and challenge of similar PC titles like "TRON 2.0," the compromises made in the name of console game design are painfully evident. [Mar 2004, p.67]- Computer Games Magazine
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A meaty, critic-proof must-buy for any Galaxies subscriber. [Oct 2005, p.83]- Computer Games Magazine
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an arcade game masquerading as a simulation. [Dec p.63]- Computer Games Magazine
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New passing and tackling models are nice, but soccer fans deserve the same features—career mode, AI sliders, computer trade AI, detailed stat tracking, and so on—that nearly every other EA Sports game possesses.- Computer Games Magazine
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Nintendo sweetened the pot with what feel like dozens of mini-games, and you're liable to find two or three that can hold your attention. [Sept. 2006, p.81]- Computer Games Magazine
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Nightlife merely gives you new places to do the same old thing. [Dec p.62]- Computer Games Magazine
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It just plods along in mediocrity from start to finish, smiling contently all the way. And there's nothing innately wrong with that. There just isn't anything innately right with it either. [July 2004, p.58]- Computer Games Magazine
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Takeda's strength lies in its handling of the nuances of combat. Leadership, morale, training, tactics, and other factors all come into play.- Computer Games Magazine
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The result is a fast, flashy exercise in steering, shooting, and squinting. [Dec p.93]- Computer Games Magazine
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It appeals to a man's primal (well, juvenile, at any rate) need to blow stuff up, that part of the pre-adolescent male psyche that puts fireworks in model airplanes, melts GI Joes, and burns down popsicle stick cabins.- Computer Games Magazine
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Despite the surface problems, there's a lot of real depth to Soldiers of Anarchy – just kitting out your team can take almost as long as a mission itself. [Feb 2003, p.71]- Computer Games Magazine
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If there is a patch by the time you read this, and you're the type who pegs the name Peter Johnson as a redundancy, then you'll probably get a kick out of it.- Computer Games Magazine
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The kind of design innovation that could make this game great, yet ends up demonstrating the game's schizophrenia. [Jan 2006, p.56]- Computer Games Magazine
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There are better, more challenging alternatives out there for just $10 or $20 more.- Computer Games Magazine
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The plot isn't thick enough to block candlelight, and the cut scenes that litter each mission are somewhat problematic...Thankfully, the strategic elements are far more engaging.- Computer Games Magazine
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It's like scoring with a random co-ed after a night spent projectile vomiting with your frat buddies. [Dec 2004, p.89]- Computer Games Magazine
