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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: 98 Crysis
Lowest review score: 7 NRA Varmint Hunter
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2,078 out of 3862
  2. Mixed: 1,412 out of 3862
  3. Negative: 372 out of 3862
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    • 86 Metascore
    • 92 Critic Score
    Forza Horizon 3
    Forza Horizon 3 is huge, varied and constantly entertaining. It treads a fine balance between simulation and arcade—bombastic and silly at times, but also an accomplished populist racing game. I don't like the script, the cast of irritants manning the radio stations, the way playing your own music in-game requires the use of Microsoft Groove, or the fact that one of the nicknames you can choose is ‘Bantersaurus Rex’. More seriously, I worry Microsoft will continue its habit of integrating DLC cars and expansions in overbearing ways (Forza Horizon 2 went as far as playing an in-game trailer for its Storm Island expansion.) But these are annoyances I'm prepared to forgive in a game as good as this.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Gone Home
    Leans heavily on nostalgia and sentimentality, but Gone Home is an affecting game that challenges you like no other.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 91 Critic Score
    Supreme Commander
    This is all-out war on a scale we've never seen before, and it is glorious. [Mar 2007, p.23]
    • PC Gamer
    • 86 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Enemy Engaged: RAH-66 Comanche Versus Ka-52 Hokum
    The best combat helicopter sim on the market, bar none. [Oct 2000, p.128]
    • PC Gamer
    • 86 Metascore
    • 89 Critic Score
    Fallout 2
    If you value character development, old-fashioned gameplay, and a good plot, this game delivers on all counts. [Feb 1999, p.178]
    • PC Gamer
    • 86 Metascore
    • 89 Critic Score
    Total War: Shogun 2 - Fall of the Samurai
    A glorious scramble for power elevated by some fantastic new units. Shame about those boring boat battles.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 86 Critic Score
    Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee - New 'n' Tasty
    If you've never played an Oddworld, this is the best place to start. [Apr 2015, p.56]
    • PC Gamer
      • Posted Mar 27, 2015
    • 86 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward
    A hugely enjoyable addition to the world of Eorzea with plenty of room to spread your wings and explore.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 88 Critic Score
    Football Manager 2013
    Some subtle tweaks make this the most polished, accessible entry in the Football Manager series in years.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 91 Critic Score
    Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake
    Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D is welcoming for newcomers, a fan's dream, and a truly timeless classic.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 89 Critic Score
    Shiren the Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island
    Flexible, fun, and ferocious too, this roguelike has more than enough dungeon diving for everyone.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 84 Critic Score
    Call of Duty 2
    If you're looking for a pure action game, I can recommend no better, at least not for single-player. If you're looking for the bleeding edge of digital storytelling, however, you'll find it at Valve and Monolith. [Holiday 2005, p.60]
    • PC Gamer
    • 86 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Ground Control
    Any problems are brushed aside by the bent-for-hell mayhem and thrill of combat. [Sept 2000, p.104]
    • PC Gamer
    • 86 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    Kentucky Route Zero
    A compelling story about rural America that is both surreal and thoughtful, if a little disorienting.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    Rise of the Tomb Raider
    A little too streamlined in places, but Rise of the Tomb Raider does a lot to improve upon its predecessor.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Diablo IV
    Diablo 4 is packed with powerful class builds and exciting loot to find, but clouds its most creative aspects with an overly bleak world and restrictive endgame systems.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 86 Critic Score
    Total War: WARHAMMER
    If you find real history a bit bland compared to glorious nonsense made up by strange British people then Warhammer is the Total War for you.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Zero Escape: The Nonary Games
    Smart without being overbearing, Zero Escape: The Nonary Games continues to set the bar for its genre.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    Vampire Survivors
    Vampire Survivors has been an early access sensation, and its full release would be well-worth your time even if it wasn't the price of a large latte.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 89 Critic Score
    Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak
    Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak is more of the same for Rise fans, which is great, but the lack of truly 'new' stuff is disappointing.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 93 Critic Score
    Resident Evil 5
    A wildly entertaining third-person shooter that fully realizes its potential on the PC with vastly superior graphics, better controls and an epic co-op experience. [Nov 2009, p.66]
    • PC Gamer
    • 86 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Saints Row IV
    It might not have the sheen of Grand Theft Auto, but Saints Row IV is both gloriously stupid and stupidly good.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Monster Hunter Rise
    Monster Hunter: Rise is arguably the greatest entry in Capcom's flagship series, and a game that simply never stops giving.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Steel Beasts
    This is the best tank simulation you can buy, and maybe the best one ever. [Dec 2000, p.170]
    • PC Gamer
    • 86 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Total Annihilation
    A significant improvement in the genre, but it's not quite all it could have been. [Jan 1998, p.295]
    • PC Gamer
    • 86 Metascore
    • 86 Critic Score
    FIFA Soccer 13
    A still excellent football game that has been overburdened by features and is hungry for some real innovation.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 93 Critic Score
    Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword
    Basically, Beyond the Sword is more of a director's cut of the fantastic original game than the usual expansion grab bag of scenarios and units. [Oct 2007, p.68]
    • PC Gamer
    • 86 Metascore
    • 92 Critic Score
    The Sims 3
    The best Sims game yet. It's still about playing with virtual dolls, but it's never been this big, beautiful and eager to please. [July 2009, p.69]
    • PC Gamer
    • 86 Metascore
    • 81 Critic Score
    Freedom Force vs The 3rd Reich
    Ultimately, it's more of the same. Thankfully, the first game left us wanting more. [May 2005, p.64]
    • PC Gamer
    • 86 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Death Stranding
    Slow, weird, and indulgent, but a true original, and a journey that will linger in your mind long after it's over.
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