PC Gamer's Scores

  • Games
For 3,862 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 50% higher than the average critic
  • 5% same as the average critic
  • 45% lower than the average critic
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:
3877 game reviews
    • 73 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    Oni
    A fun martial-arts romp that could have been a multiplayer classic. [Apr 2001, p.96]
    • PC Gamer
    • 69 Metascore
    • 62 Critic Score
    There's fun to be had here so long as you aren't expecting a serious World War II sim. [Feb 2001, p.64]
    • PC Gamer
    • 57 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Essentially a B-movie game. Worth buying if you're hard up for an adventure game. [May 2001, p.65]
    • PC Gamer
    • 59 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Great for RTS newbies or serious "WarCraft" fans, but gaming vets will feel major deja vu. [May 2001, p.39]
    • PC Gamer
    • 50 Metascore
    • 48 Critic Score
    History Buffs may consider this "Age of Empires" clone if it's cheap, but all else leave it be. [Apr 2001, p.84]
    • PC Gamer
    • 70 Metascore
    • 49 Critic Score
    A botched opportunity for what could have been a cool game. [Mar 2001, p.49]
    • PC Gamer
    • 40 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    We saw plenty of good action/adventures in the year 2000. This wasn't one of them. [Mar 2001, p.82]
    • PC Gamer
    • 82 Metascore
    • 82 Critic Score
    An extremely flexible sim that really puts you in the middle of the flak at 20,000 feet. [Mar 2001, p.80]
    • PC Gamer
    • 77 Metascore
    • 73 Critic Score
    Like "Starfleet Command," an untilmatey rewarding game that may demand a bit too much patience. [Mar 2001, p.70]
    • PC Gamer
    • 85 Metascore
    • 88 Critic Score
    A visual masterpiece with enough good gameplay to make it a classic. [Feb 2001, p.50]
    • PC Gamer
    • 85 Metascore
    • 77 Critic Score
    There's lots of entertainment here, if you're the patient type. [Mar 2001, p.64]
    • PC Gamer
    • 82 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    If you're already hooked, pick it up. Otherwise, the benefits aren't worth the investment. [Mar 2001, p.68]
    • PC Gamer
    • 78 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    A first-rate RTS game that just may revitalize the genre. [Sept 2000, p.110]
    • PC Gamer
    • 64 Metascore
    • 45 Critic Score
    A faded shadow of "Jagged Alliance 2," minus all the elements except combat. [May 2001, p.70]
    • PC Gamer
    • 70 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    The finest modern-day F1 simulation currently available. [Mar 2001, p.75]
    • PC Gamer
    • 73 Metascore
    • 79 Critic Score
    Definitely not a classic, but it's a fun way to kill time - and sheep. [Feb 2001, p.54]
    • PC Gamer
    • 70 Metascore
    • 58 Critic Score
    A good idea that get tripped up in boring details. [Feb 2001, p.73]
    • PC Gamer
    • 55 Metascore
    • 37 Critic Score
    Agonizingly mediocre - and proof that the Blair Witch has had her day in the moonlight. [Apr 2001, p.90]
    • PC Gamer
    • 71 Metascore
    • 81 Critic Score
    A surprisingly fun genre-bending pirate game, equal parts RPG and strategy. [July 2001, p.70]
    • PC Gamer
    • 87 Metascore
    • 88 Critic Score
    Hand-down the best of the MechWarrior series. [Feb 2001, p.52]
    • PC Gamer
    • 57 Metascore
    • 59 Critic Score
    This franchise is as stale as a holiday fruitcake. The new engine is needed NOW. [Mar 2001, p.86]
    • PC Gamer
    • 65 Metascore
    • 52 Critic Score
    Better "Half-Life" fixes can be dowloaded for free. [Feb 2001, p.71]
    • PC Gamer
    • 73 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    A fun game that gets fatally sidetracked. I coulda been a contender. [Mar 2001, p.96]
    • PC Gamer
    • 91 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    The pinnacle of classic, point-and-click adventure gaming. [Feb 2001, p.97]
    • PC Gamer
    • 80 Metascore
    • 78 Critic Score
    Despite some blemishes, it's still the PC's best chess offering. [Apr 2001, p.78]
    • PC Gamer
    • 82 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    The box says it's guaranteed to improve your real game. I believe it! [Mar 2001, p.83]
    • PC Gamer
    • 81 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    A must-buy for diehard "DS9" fans, and a decent game otherwise. [Feb 2001, p.87]
    • PC Gamer
    • 41 Metascore
    • 36 Critic Score
    We'll always love Michael Crichton for his books, movies, and TV shows. [Feb 2001, p.58]
    • PC Gamer
    • 91 Metascore
    • 84 Critic Score
    A very fresh action romp with tons of cheekiness - maybe too much. [Jan 2001, p.129]
    • PC Gamer
    • 60 Metascore
    • 58 Critic Score
    An "Air Quake" for the masses with no noteworthy features to speak of. [Feb 2001, p.79]
    • PC Gamer

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