PC Gamer's Scores

  • Games
For 3,861 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:
3875 game reviews
    • 74 Metascore
    • 78 Critic Score
    The best in tis underrated series, but the gameplay hasn't kept pace with the FPS genre. [Feb 2001, p.90]
    • PC Gamer
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Not for everyone, but turn-based space-sim fans will be hooked. [Mar 2001, p.92]
    • PC Gamer
    • 65 Metascore
    • 38 Critic Score
    If the competition were par, this would be a double bogey. [Feb 2001, p.57]
    • PC Gamer
    • 89 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    The best fully 3D real-time strategy yet. [Feb 2001, p.58]
    • PC Gamer
    • 56 Metascore
    • 48 Critic Score
    Only diehard "Blair Witch" fans are going to want this one, and then only because it's cheap. [Feb 2001, p.88]
    • PC Gamer
    • 85 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    In a field of one, it's king. [Feb 2001, p.71]
    • PC Gamer
    • 73 Metascore
    • 78 Critic Score
    A few fouled spark plugs turn a potentially great off-road racer into a good one. [Jan 2001, p.126]
    • PC Gamer
    • 91 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    Great for anyone with good reflexes and an appreciation for air-sailing stunts. [Jan 2001, p.167]
    • PC Gamer
    • 86 Metascore
    • 91 Critic Score
    Any one of the "Big Three" is a good choice. I'll choose this one, thank you. [Jan 2001, p.165]
    • PC Gamer
    • 68 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Mediocre. Fans of the setting may enjoy it, but not too many other folks will. [Feb 2001, p.81]
    • PC Gamer
    • 87 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    More ambitious than its predecessors, but ultimately less balanced. [Jan 2001, p.148]
    • PC Gamer
    • 84 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Westwood must have felt that the RA engine didn't need improving - add 7% if you agree. [Jan 2001, p.118]
    • PC Gamer
    • 78 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Offers the best "bang for the buck" of any current racing title. [Apr 2001, p.73]
    • PC Gamer
    • 83 Metascore
    • 78 Critic Score
    A solid improvement over the original, though still not up to the standards of prior classics. [Jan 2001, p.137]
    • PC Gamer
    • 79 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    A solid game that feels like an add-on. This series needs a 3D overhaul. [Jan 2001, p.157]
    • PC Gamer
    • 88 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    If you're into this stuff, there's no need to look anywhere else. [Dec 2000, p.174]
    • PC Gamer
    • 72 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    An all-time favorite takes a forward step in its second life as a 3D series. [Jan 2001, p.153]
    • PC Gamer
    • 80 Metascore
    • 74 Critic Score
    More scenarios for fans of the breakout themepark sim. [Jan 2001, p.162]
    • PC Gamer
    • 90 Metascore
    • 92 Critic Score
    Finally, a hockey game that should appeal to every level of fan. [Dec 2000, p.158]
    • PC Gamer
    • 62 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    For the money, it's a worthwhile investment, but it could have used more missions. [Jan 2001, p.155]
    • PC Gamer
    • 71 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    This series is suffering from terminal welschmertz. Time to put this warhorse out to pasture. [Dec 2000, p.167]
    • PC Gamer
    • 70 Metascore
    • 74 Critic Score
    A bit clunky, but it provides a good RPG experience over the long run. [Dec 2000, p.144]
    • PC Gamer
    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Definitely flawed, but still a serious threat to Papyrus' stranglehold. [Dec 2000, p.145]
    • PC Gamer
    • 73 Metascore
    • 81 Critic Score
    Not as groundbreaking as it could have been, but still an excellent game. [Nov 2000, p.138]
    • PC Gamer
    • 83 Metascore
    • 79 Critic Score
    A chance for PC gamers to experience the best of teh lat generation of console games. [Dec 2000, p.156]
    • PC Gamer
    • 95 Metascore
    • 91 Critic Score
    A bigger, prettier, better version of Baldur's Gate that's sure to satisfy. [Dec 2000, p.146]
    • PC Gamer
    • 86 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    This is the best tank simulation you can buy, and maybe the best one ever. [Dec 2000, p.170]
    • PC Gamer
    • 78 Metascore
    • 81 Critic Score
    It's not a vast improvement over the original, but it's just as fun. [Dec 2000, p.168]
    • PC Gamer
    • 86 Metascore
    • 93 Critic Score
    The best Star Trek game ever, and a first-rate FPS in its own right. [Dec 2000, p.138]
    • PC Gamer
    • 83 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    A great game that narrowly misses classic status due to its bugs. [Dec 2000, p.160]
    • PC Gamer

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