PC Gamer's Scores
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For 3,862 reviews, this publication has graded:
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On average, this publication grades 2.7 points lower than other critics.
(0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 72
| Highest review score: | Crysis | |
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| Lowest review score: | NRA Varmint Hunter |
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Fans of the genre will enjoy the game's depth and strategic planning. If you're interested in Vietnam or modern air combat, check it out. [Dec 2004, p.94]- PC Gamer
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Normally, a weak narrative isn't necessarily a deal-breaker, but in this case, where the technology is so horribly dated, the reason you play Spiderweb's games is for a great story and memorable characters. And Blades fails in that regard, instead using rehashed gameplay, leveling mechanics, and inventory management. [Oct 2004, p.96]- PC Gamer
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Come enter! Our game interface is impressively awkward: you'll click three menus to find one performers statistics. [Nov 2004, p.94]- PC Gamer
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Real-life roster or no, the AI is ruthless about trades, always demanding a pound of flesh for any desired player, and the off-season progression is especially well-modeled, with realistically unpredictable swings in the fortunes of your farm-league prospects. [Nov 2004, p.90]- PC Gamer
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A useful learning aid for beginners, but you can find better alternatives for free. [Nov 2004, p.90]- PC Gamer
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It's a must-have for any West Front aficionado. [Feb 2005, p.75]- PC Gamer
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Even if you never log on, it's a killer laptop game with lots of replay value for just $20. [March 2005, p.74]- PC Gamer
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It's a Tiller design that hits all the notes you expect from his workshop. [Dec 2004, p.102]- PC Gamer
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Almost-passable fare for a wacky-golf game, but it can't hold a candle to the superbly crafted "Links" and "Tiger Woods" games of even several years past - both of which are available for this game's $20 price. [Dec 2004, p.106]- PC Gamer
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More regrettably, the sexual content is as limp as a pre-Viagra Bob Dole. [Apr 2005, p.67]- PC Gamer
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VME's solid simulation of real-world helicopter dynamics and its full-to-overflowing set of scripted rescue missions make its gameplay every bit as deep as that of "S&R 4." [Mar 2003, p.102]- PC Gamer
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For all its style in terms of graphics, backstory, and iterface, EVE remains a complex and slow-paced game that will prove anathema to anyone currently hooked on the simpler, more immediate delights of, say, "World of Warcraft." [March 2005, p.71]- PC Gamer
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It hurts to say, but it must be said: This one's a mythtake. [Aug 2005, p.61]- PC Gamer
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The games provide a compelling diversion as you dream of those virtual dollars being real. [Oct 2005, p.74]- PC Gamer
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While the new zones look nice, they're not getting heavy use, at least on my server. [Jan 2005, p.82]- PC Gamer
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The graphics won't win championships, but the sheer number of games and multiplayer features make up for it. [Jun 2006, p.105]- PC Gamer
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For $19.99, you get 25 different Vegas-quality one-armed bandits(plus video poker)for solo or online multiplayer competitions. [Jun 2006, p.105]- PC Gamer
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As a status-quo expansion, PoR's not bad, but the twice-a-year-pace of adding zones that are swiftly obsolete isn't helping the game out. [Jun 2006, p.88]- PC Gamer
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Only the most commited turn-or card-based strategy gamers will enjoy <i.Star Chamber</i>, which is a real shame, because with better online help(there's no manual)and a more fleshed-out tutorial, this game could have appealed to a wider audience. [July 2006, p.97]- PC Gamer
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Waiting tables is reduced to repetitive and frenzied clicking in Diner Dash, a $20 restaurant sim that turns simple game-play into an addictive treat. [Apr 2006, p.100]- PC Gamer
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Overall, this is a game we recommend to any fan of collectible trading card games(or Marvel super heroes, for that matter). [Nov 2007, p.76]- PC Gamer
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The PC version lacks multiplayer, which is disappointing, and its low-res visuals are console-tastic. [Oct. 2006, p.108]- PC Gamer
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If you demand a high amount of polish, you'll probably want to pass on <i>Minions</i>. [July 2006, p.78]- PC Gamer
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PureSim has some issues, though. Runs are scored at a slo-pitch pace, especially in historical leagues. [Sep 2006, p.98]- PC Gamer
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Though dubbed "The Thinking Person's Fighting Game" by its creators, Wrestling Spirit II may at first inspire you to bang your head against a wall rather than think with it--this wrestling sim's early game can be uninteresting and repetitive. [Nov. 2006, p.120]- PC Gamer
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Prizefighting in this simple action game looks like rock'em-sock'em robots disguised as cartoon humans. [Aug 2006, p.91]- PC Gamer
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It's debatable whether making players responsible for creating content is genius of laziness--doing so helps bond players to the game, but since Faces as few players to being with, you'll likely end up bored. [Sep 2006, p.70]- PC Gamer
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For its $65 price tag, RWG makes a decent party game, but it would be better if it came with an extra set of gloves, because tediously wrapping and unwrapping the Velcro closures and passing them back and forth was a real pain. [Sep 2006, p.96]- PC Gamer
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The visuals may not be pretty, but what else are you going to do off-season. [Sep 2006, p.96]- PC Gamer
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The Wings of Power add-ons exist to place PC pilots in the cockpits of the world's most storied warplanes, and they do so with style and panache. [Nov. 2006, p.118]- PC Gamer
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Once installed, the Seawolves mod bundle will certainly improve your "SH3" experience, but if you have a broadband conncetion, you're much better off with the vastly superior Grey Wolves supermod from Subsim.com. It outperforms Seawolves on every measurable level and it won't cost you a dime. [Dec. 2006, p.128]- PC Gamer
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As it stands, it's an almost-there game that you can't stop playing in the hope that it eventually gets better. It doesn't, but that might change if developer Koios Works goes back to the drawing board in a few areas. [Nov. 2006, p.76]- PC Gamer
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Whatever you do, don't waste your time or hard-earned dough with BYSB2007. [Jan. 2007, p.83]- PC Gamer
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Unintuitive controls make this game a little mangy, but kids will get a kick out off treating over 100 animal ailments. [Dec. 2006, p.122]- PC Gamer
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The zones look fantastic - SOE's art department deserves serious kudos for what it's done with the aging engine - but with so many unusued zones in EverQuest as it is, do we really need more? [Holiday 2006, p.88]- PC Gamer
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For a mind-boggling $59.99, you get slow, sloppy fighting (punches and kicks pass through opponents), miserable controls, and feather-light physics that make it seem as though the game's 35-plus tin combatants are battling on the moon. [Holiday 2006, p.114]- PC Gamer
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Great physics and blood effects give fights more depth and oomph than many arcade beat-em-ups, but tutorials and more options are needed to enhance its gut-kicking goodness. [Mar 2007, p.65]- PC Gamer
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On your first puzzle, you'll notice helpful features, such as spot-lit columns and rows that intersect at selected squares, highlighting each instance of a chosen number on the board. These extras elevate Zen of Sudoku into an original experience, making it an improvement over other Sudoku games and books on the market. [Oct 2006, p. 58]- PC Gamer
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Air battles is a quality product that'll likely find an audience, but discerning PC pilots, new or old, can get much more bang for their buck by simply accessing the options menu in the original "BoB II" and toggling all the hard stuff to easy. [June 2007, p.57]- PC Gamer
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The actual meat of the game--"battling" by comparing card stats--is very smooth. [Aug 2007, p.68]- PC Gamer
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It's all by-the-numbers stuff that gets old quickly, and the game's muddy graphics, slim single-player options, and comically mistranslated dialog certainly don't help. [Oct 2007, p.57]- PC Gamer
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Despite being free to download and play, Requiem is fully featured, and arguably better than many subscription-based MMOs out there. [Oct 2008, p.60]- PC Gamer
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Be forewarned though: Once you launch Arctic Stud Poker Run, it can become every bit as addictive as real poker. [May 2008, p.64]- PC Gamer
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Mabinogi offers a lot of engaging play for a free game, but you'll quickly wish that its "free" price tag included WASD controls. [Aug 2008, p.74]- PC Gamer
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A quality baseballer that nails key fundamentals but doesn't know anything out of the park. [Jun 2010, p.80]- PC Gamer
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Though it's short for the money, Rocketbirds is a visually delightful and fun romp. [Jun 2010, p.81]- PC Gamer
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Future Wars takes a well-worn template and executes it with little more than mediocrity. [Nov 2010, p.83]- PC Gamer
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The only downside to this excellent new content is that you still have to play it using ArmA II's awkward command interface, which, sadly, this DLC does not attempt to improve. [Nov 2010, p.83]- PC Gamer
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Quake Live may be a 10-year-old shooter, but it's still a rush. [Nov 2010, p.85]- PC Gamer
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It's slow at first and may get a little repetitive, but Bronze is one of the purest strategy games of the year. [Feb 2011, p.74]- PC Gamer
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This crappy collection of minigames, in which you play as House and his team of diagnosticians, doesn't come close to the TV show's soap operatic magnificence. [Feb 2011, p.77]- PC Gamer
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The lackluster porting job doesn't ruin this beloved game outright, just cripples it. [April 2011, p.73]- PC Gamer
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Normally, I'd never suggest that a classic be tampered with, but in this case, it's a shame that Munch's Oddysee wasn't tweaked. [April 2011, p.73]- PC Gamer
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The promise of giving content to the battles never really comes together. [April 2011, p.79]- PC Gamer
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An impressive accomplishment whose size and depth is a testament to wargaming's ability to bring history to life. [April 2011, p.76]- PC Gamer
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Mytheon is just shy of being a really good venue for inexpensive adventuring. [June 2011, p.79]- PC Gamer
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There's only one good co-op map and a few middling deathmatch ones. The price is obscene for what you get.- PC Gamer
- Posted Apr 22, 2011
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It's not fancy, but Drakensang: The River of Time is a well-made RPG in the tradition of the genre's classics. [July 2011, p.64]- PC Gamer
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The challenge RUS presents is well worth your time if you can deal with its no-frills presentation. [Aug 2011, p.79]- PC Gamer
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Occasional thrilling battles can;t make up for the fact that a majority of the time spent in BSG Online is just plain dull. [Sept 2011, p.72]- PC Gamer
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I quickly tired of War Inc.'s incredibly limited map selection. [Nov 2011, p.74]- PC Gamer
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A challenge mode extends the shelf life of this strategy snack, but its appeal is likely wear thin after a few days of happy hooliganism. [Holiday 2011, p.79]- PC Gamer
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However, it's telling that the best of the Black Ops DLC packs is 80 percent recycled material. [Holiday 2011, p.75]- PC Gamer
- Posted Nov 9, 2011
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Stylish and obscure, this is a fascination exploration of abstract puzzle design. No idea where the name comes from though. [Mar 2012, p.76]- PC Gamer
- Posted Jan 26, 2012
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As a parody of Lovecraft, The Stars Are Left is a deeply under-baked adventure, and only the most hardcore need apply to take on this single-player campaign. [Mar 2012, p.77]- PC Gamer
- Posted Jan 26, 2012
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The Sonic Pulse Grenade that makes Zombie heads explode is a satisfying reward, but the new environments simply just aren't enough to justify the $10 price tag. [Mar 2012, p.81]- PC Gamer
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The game's still a bit too repetitive for its own good, but its single-minded agenda makes it easy to fall for in brief, concentrated bursts. [Mar 2012, p.81]- PC Gamer
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Plenty of progress, especially in the areas of graphics and air traffic control, but don't toss aside Microsoft's FSX yet. [Apr 2012, p.69]- PC Gamer
- Posted Feb 23, 2012
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To be clear MLB 2K12 is hardly a terrible game. It simply lives the worst fate imaginable for gamers: It's never fantastic, but it also perennially avoids being too terrible to merit blowing up and rebuilding from scratch. [June 2012, p.81]- PC Gamer
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Right now Moon Breakers suffers: its ships handle like HGVs and it's a multiplayer game that doesn't actually require you to work with other players at all. [Sept 2012, p.61]- PC Gamer
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Sit through seemingly countless deaths, and you'll either break through the system, and master the stats--or bounce off the game and never go back. [Sept 2012, p.71]- PC Gamer
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It's a diverting racer that will keep you occupied longer than you might expect, but remains eminently disposable. [Sept 2012, p.77]- PC Gamer
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The challenges don't always delight as they might, but there's always another to try--a prospect that's hard to resist once Shuggy's manic sense of invention sinks its teeth into you. [Oct 2012, p.71]- PC Gamer
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Has its flaws, but with more polish and improved naval and air AI, this could be one of the great light wargames.- PC Gamer
- Posted Oct 10, 2012
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It still feels like a six-year-old game, and that's probably a sign to move on to something a little newer. [Holiday 2012, p.73]- PC Gamer
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Wurm Online is one of the most innovative MMOs around, but damn, will it make you work to appreciate that fact.- PC Gamer
- Posted Feb 4, 2013
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Addictive, if soon over. An intoxicating cocktail of molten merriment, Puddle is a glass-half-full kind of game.- PC Gamer
- Posted Feb 6, 2013
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A neat story threads missions together and provided enough of a tug to pull me along. [April 2013, p.63]- PC Gamer
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Bleed is not as refined as the aforementioned Super Meat Boy, not is its action as satisfying balletic as most bullet shmups. But there's a real spark in it--a spirit that lights the game up every time things slot into place. [April 2013, p.63]- PC Gamer
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There's nothing wrong with Uprising, but neither is there enough right with it to make it worthwhile for any but serious fans. [Aug 2013, p.75]- PC Gamer
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Fun and deceptively simple, Joe Danger will have you laughing at the ridiculous ways you can fail(or succeed). [Oct 2013, p.69]- PC Gamer
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Barely noticeable differences to Black Flag make Freedom Cry an inessential add-on to Assassin's Creed IV. [April 2014, p.66]- PC Gamer
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But LocoCycle is unchallenging, unengaging, and chronically unfunny, and when ideas start to repeat themselves, the game drags along like Pablo himself. [May 2014, p.74]- PC Gamer
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Two great maps and a poor one make Expedition an over-expensive proposition. Respawn also squander a great chance to extend Titanfall’s fiction.- PC Gamer
- Posted May 23, 2014
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A simple, bite-sized game that will still eat your face, but many levels shallower than its rivals.- PC Gamer
- Posted Jul 10, 2014
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Lacks balance and grows repetitive, but provides a handful of good puzzle chambers if you're willing to pay for them.- PC Gamer
- Posted Jul 22, 2014
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Dependence on other players means the game widely varies between completely hilarious and utterly boring.- PC Gamer
- Posted Aug 4, 2014
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Know someone who's never experienced Fable, or has only played Fable 3? Get them on this.- PC Gamer
- Posted Sep 23, 2014
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Though it’s not ambitious enough for die-hard flight sim fans, the Arma 3 Helicopters DLC adds flight sim-style depth to gaming’s greatest military.- PC Gamer
- Posted Nov 12, 2014
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In summary, 'wrath' was an apt choice of name. [Feb 2015, p.77]- PC Gamer
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I love the new snowy setting, and there are some fun moments here, but ultimately Valley of the Yetis plays it too safe.- PC Gamer
- Posted Mar 18, 2015
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Making a major impact to every basic combat operation in Arma 3, Marksmen is a substantial and successful overhaul.- PC Gamer
- Posted Apr 9, 2015
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Some flaws in design, but playing heroes with a limited lifespan provides interesting decisions and choices.- PC Gamer
- Posted Apr 21, 2015
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Though this expansion is small and inexpensive, it fits perfectly into Endless Legend, filling in gaps and extending concepts. It’s a mite uninspired—as we said giants and wonders aren’t exactly alien to 4X games—and it doesn’t fix the bigger problems with the game—that underwhelming combat—but it certainly guards against anyone stealing the 4X crown, for the time being.- PC Gamer
- Posted May 6, 2015
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