Computer Gaming World's Scores

  • Games
For 711 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 26% higher than the average critic
  • 3% same as the average critic
  • 71% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 13.4 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 61
Highest review score: 100 The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay - Developer's Cut
Lowest review score: 0 Postal 2
Score distribution:
711 game reviews
    • 43 Metascore
    • 30 Critic Score
    This game is so annoying and poorly designed that it left me vindictively cheering the show's demise. [Dec 2002, p.136]
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    • 54 Metascore
    • 20 Critic Score
    I've kept every game that I've ever reviewed for CGW. Space Horse is going into the trash. [Dec 2002, p.135]
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    • 70 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    It's an addictive little game for a while, but after you've beaten it a few times, you won't go back. [Nov 2002, p.129]
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    • 78 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    With the new AI and multiplayer features, Austerlitz finally does justice to what was a revolutionary game system. Sid Meier should be proud. [Nov 2002, p.129]
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    • 77 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Resistance is so complete that Codemasters could have easily sold it as a stand-alone sequel. [Oct 2002, p.100]
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    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    PureSim Baseball's biggest strength is its incredible interface. [Aug 2002, p.73]
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    • 82 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Weapon sounds are so real, you can almsot feel the slight recoil of the M-16A2 rifle or the impact from the M-203 grenade launcher. [Jan 2003, p.106]
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    • 92 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Blizzard delivered as promised, and then some. But I wasn't floored. Not even close. [Sept 2002, p.70]
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    • 62 Metascore
    • 30 Critic Score
    With a total of four hours of gameplay (eight if you count the times technical failings made me repeat the first half), you don't get much for your money. [Oct 2002, p.110]
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    • 59 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    All told, it's a solid and enjoyable game that should appeal to both business tycoon fans who want to focus more on their customers and fans of "The Sims" who want to play a more goal-oriented game. [Oct 2002, p.110]
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    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The game's genius is that it forces you to focus on the command structure as a basis for strategy in a way no wargame has done so far. [Nov 2002, p.128]
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    • 91 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    The DM client and tools elevate Neverwinter Nights into a creative medium of expression. [Sept 2002, p.80]
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    • 75 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    The brilliant game design endures, like a sweet-smelling rose atop a giant mountain of dung. [Oct 2002, p.106]
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    • 42 Metascore
    • 20 Critic Score
    Simultaneously boring and frustrating, with a design that buries the needle on the irritation-o-meter. [Oct 2002, p.115]
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    • 86 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    AOW2 effectively straddles that fine line between hands-on control and micromanagement busywork. [Sept 2002, p.86]
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    • 88 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    From its uncannily accurate physics model to its drop-dead gorgeous graphics...it sets a new standard from F1 racers. [Oct 2002, p.102]
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    • 58 Metascore
    • 20 Critic Score
    Poor graphics, unbalanced weapons, and tired level design can't begin to help this game. [Sept 2002, p.90]
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    • 59 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Like "Gladiator," Legion is so epic, engrossing, and downright fun that you overlook its shortcomings and simply have a great time, time after time. [Sept 2002, p.84]
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    • 60 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Le Mans is boring, the deadliest of sins for a racing game. [Oct 2002, p.104]
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    • 72 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    There's nothing in TSOAF you haven't already seen; in fact, there's a lot less here than what I expected. [Sept 2002, p.73]
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    • 93 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    GTA 3 is the crack cocaine of gaming: You know it's bad for you, but you keep using it. [Sept 2002, p.74]
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    • 80 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Anyone who gets off on the violence in this game is reveling in violence solely for violence's sake. [Sept 2002, p.78]
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    • 67 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Adds a refreshing twist to what could have been a tiresome game. [Sept 2002, p.85]
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    • 78 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    A surprisingly solid game. The richly detailed, unique level design will surprise you if you have preconceived notions of side-scrollers. [Sept 2002, p.90]
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    • 71 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    As it should be with an add-on pack, most are expert-level missions, but at least they start you out slowly. [August 2002, p.78]
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    • 89 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Comes close to being the massive, sprawling, open-ended, role-playing epic you've always dreamed of. [August 2002, p.68]
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    • 80 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    This game looks great and its two play modes are fun. [August 2002, p.72]
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    • 73 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Threre's little direction to help you along as you try to set up and run a league, and the interface is poorly designed at nearly every level. [Oct 2002, p.116]
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    • 37 Metascore
    • 20 Critic Score
    Unless you're a medical student desiring to work triage, avoid this game like a bullet in the head. [Sept 2002, p.92]
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    • 57 Metascore
    • 20 Critic Score
    Everything about this game prolongs your agony, right down to the soundtrack. [Dec 2002, p.133]
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