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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Nearly everything about this game screams half-singed: the "Diablo"-riffic graphics, the text that doesn't match the voice acting during the clunky cut-scenes, and the goofily written manual that gives away most of the game's surprises. [March 2005, p.81]- Computer Games Magazine
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An experience that while extremely intense, is difficult for all the wrong reasons and ultimately more frustrating than genuinely enjoyable. [June 2003, p.80]- Computer Games Magazine
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It makes the mistake of being repetitive and, worse of all, boring. [Aug 2003, p.86]- Computer Games Magazine
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Majestic doesn't really need you. It's all about watching and waiting while other characters do stuff.- Computer Games Magazine
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Ultimately, the game wears thin—and quickly. The first dozen levels are pretty manageable but then it becomes an exercise in frustration.- Computer Games Magazine
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The cow is missing a lot of the inscrutability - and therefore personality - had in the last game. [Jan 2006, p.49]- Computer Games Magazine
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If you got a Nintendo DS, there are just too many better way to, ahem, feel the magic. [May 2006, p.91]- Computer Games Magazine
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It's about as realistic as an episode of Hogan's Heroes. Add poor path finding and sub-par combat AI, and you have a sure fire recipe for real-time strategy blandness.- Computer Games Magazine
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There's simply not a sound gameplay model at work here. [Feb 2004, p.70]- Computer Games Magazine
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The PSP version is similarly structured as a set of constrictive quests through three areas that are tied together by a contrived collecting game in which you gather coins, here called “secrets”. [Mar 2006, p.88]- Computer Games Magazine
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The lack of difficulty is only surpassed by the lack of control. [Apr 2004, p.74]- Computer Games Magazine
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As an urban sandbox, Tycoon City: New York is passable. As a strategy game, it's the dumbest deal since that urban legend about the Indians selling Manhattan to the Dutch. [July 2006, p.61]- Computer Games Magazine
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But an obtuse and under-documented strategic layer with a bad interface can only get you so far when it comes to recycling the same Dynasty Warrior game yet again. [July 2006, p.93]- Computer Games Magazine
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To be fair, the humor is almost invisible when you're actually playing S.W.I.N.E., which is an entirely conventional real-time strategy game.- Computer Games Magazine
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The problem is that it's not very good action. The whole game has a tired feel to it. [Oct 2003, p.84]- Computer Games Magazine
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It all comes down to you and a rock, floating together in space, with all the action and serene beauty of the docking sequence from "2001." Play some Strauss and go make another sandwich. [Sept 2003, p.78]- Computer Games Magazine
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The only addition is Online Everywhere, which lets you check out the live ESPN ticker while still in the game, and it's hardly essential. [Apr 2006, p.93]- Computer Games Magazine
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Adds two new main areas for adventurers to explore. But the puzzles found in each are sadistically hard and way too obscure. [Oct 2004, p.84]- Computer Games Magazine
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Just say no to half-assed porting, folks. [Mar 2007, p.69]- Computer Games Magazine
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It's quite faithful to the movie in that it also sucks. [Dec 2004, p.92]- Computer Games Magazine
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As you spend more time with the game, you realize that much of it is out of your control, thanks to the most annoying and unpredictable AI since HAL 9000. [May 2003, p.76]- Computer Games Magazine
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Only hardcore, completist fans of the franchise and those who play new games to relive old ones should appy here. [July 2005, p.59]- Computer Games Magazine
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Even while you're getting a few laughs out of certain moments, the whole enchilada fogs your brain to the point where you don't know how you're supposed to play the game. [Nov 2003, p.92]- Computer Games Magazine
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Republic is further hobbled by a linear storyline that discourages replay. [Dec 2003, p.93]- Computer Games Magazine
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All told, it's big loss if you decided to give Tony Hawk a rest for a year. [Jan 2006, p.91]- Computer Games Magazine
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On the easier levels, it's a silly exercise in mashing buttons to spew ammo throughout a world of bad physics, cheap animation, and tinny sound. [June 2005, p.90]- Computer Games Magazine
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When the core gameplay is lacking, any variation on "blah" comes out as "bleh." [Jan. 2007 p.52]- Computer Games Magazine
