Computer Gaming World's Scores
- Games
For 711 reviews, this publication has graded:
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26% higher than the average critic
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3% same as the average critic
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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: | The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay - Developer's Cut | |
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| Lowest review score: | Postal 2 |
Score distribution:
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Positive: 233 out of 711
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Mixed: 287 out of 711
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Negative: 191 out of 711
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A stroke of brilliance. With its unparalleled scope and enough strategic gameplay for two top-flight games, let alone one, Rome is a game that triumphs over its minor bugs and A.I. glitches and once again redefines what a historical strategy game can - and should - be. [Holiday 2004, p.100]- Computer Gaming World
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Because of the fantasy setting and the powerful new graphics engine, cranked-down zoomed-in battles can be spectacular in a way that Creative Assembly's "Shogun" and "Medieval" battles can only dream of. [Dec 2004, p.90]- Computer Gaming World
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It'll eventually dawn on you that you're playing the world's most elaborate version of tic-tac-toe. [Holiday 2004, p.94]- Computer Gaming World
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Just so very average. It does nothing spectacular, nor does it do anything truly grievous. [Holiday 2004, p.96]- Computer Gaming World
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Battlefront gives fans a perfectly good way to act out their fantasies of being a grunt in either of hte series' wars. [Holiday 2004, p.82]- Computer Gaming World
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The only thing missing from Ryzom's customizable battling, harvesting, and crafting systems is a lack of bothersome bugs. [Jan 2005, p.102]- Computer Gaming World
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A shot of pure-grade real-time strategy adrenaline straight into the veins. [Holiday 2004, p.78]- Computer Gaming World
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Those who've never played a computer golf sim may discover that this is one of their favorite games of the year in any genre. [Holiday 2004, p.84]- Computer Gaming World
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The Sims 2 is as big as life and as consuming. At heart, and with heart, it is a masterpiece.- Computer Gaming World
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A bad third-person shooter is still bad even with '60s music and Vietnamese prostitutes. [Dec 2004, p.96]- Computer Gaming World
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This expansion is a compelling, dramatic WWII shooter with some of the most cinematic action ever converted into 1s and 0s - just like "Call of Duty." [Dec 2004, p.92]- Computer Gaming World
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You don't need a barnburner system to get all of Madden's eye candy. [Holiday 2004, p.86]- Computer Gaming World
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NHL 2005's real merit lies in its online play and the new Free4All mode; the raw power and speed of the single-player game is way overdone. [Jan 2005, p.107]- Computer Gaming World
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It can take a long time to earn enough money to explore beyond the initially accessible towns. But once you have a nice fleet at your command, it's a continually engaging experience. [Dec 2004, p.98]- Computer Gaming World
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For computer war gamers, there really isn't anything better out there. [Jan 2005, p.98]- Computer Gaming World
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Though it's not an entirely offensive game, in its attempt to be individualistic, Locomotion has learning nothing from other games in the genre and ends up feeling like a 10-year-old game with a 5-year-old coat of paint. [Holiday 2004, p.103]- Computer Gaming World
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Yet another great console game undermined by a sloppy port. [Jan 2005, p.104]- Computer Gaming World
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Alpha Black Zero may not be the worst game ever made, but it may be the most tedious. [Dec 2004, p.93]- Computer Gaming World
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For those of you who crave endless realism in your war games, it's probably as realistic a military simulation as you'll get without risking being exposed to IEDs and insurgent attacks. For the rest of us, it simply fails as a game. [Apr 2005, p.87]- Computer Gaming World
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A political campaign would be nothing without dirty tricks, and The Political Machine gives you a whole arsenal of them. [Nov 2004, p.84]- Computer Gaming World
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It's the execution that makes this game so damn good. The stellar visuals, amazing audio, and incredible attention to detail draw you into another world.- Computer Gaming World
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An epic disaster of a game derived from a movie that simply shouldn't exist in the first place. [Nov 2004, p.81]- Computer Gaming World
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No matter how interesting the real-life situation is, the game manages to make it more boring than missions in most budget shooters. [Sept 2004, p.76]- Computer Gaming World
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What's worse than a mediocre piece of shareware? Answer: a $30 retail game that looks and plays like a mediocre piece of sharware. [Oct 2004, p.81]- Computer Gaming World
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A little rough around the edges, but if you like a challenge, you'll love it. [Nov 2004, p.76]- Computer Gaming World
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The developers get credit for trying something new, but the slow gameplay, some dull missions, nonsensical story, and annoying micromanagement make Perimeter unenjoyable. [Sept 2004, p.78]- Computer Gaming World
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MIT could use a few of this game's puzzles as its early admissions test, but Aura's still enjoyable overall. [Oct 2004, p.81]- Computer Gaming World
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This game just feels like an insult. Or maybe a practical joke. [Nov 2004, p.80]- Computer Gaming World
