PC Gameworld's Scores

  • Games
For 551 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 70% higher than the average critic
  • 3% same as the average critic
  • 27% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 2.3 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 77
Highest review score: 100 NASCAR Racing 2003 Season
Lowest review score: 2 Coliseum
Score distribution:
  1. Negative: 40 out of 551
551 game reviews
    • 71 Metascore
    • 91 Critic Score
    I might sound like a Kiss fan gushing about this game solely because I like the band, but I am writing this review as a PC game fan, gushing about this game because it is that good.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    A great role-playing, adventure game that incorporates unique magic abilities and customizable combat techniques on top of a very well told story.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 88 Critic Score
    The sheer amount of variation, and the small details, found within the game insures that you can play it over and over again and still discover something new.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 93 Critic Score
    In a few choice words, this game kicks Asteroids!
    • 87 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    May bear some flaws but it's definitely one of the good computer RPGs, and one of the best titles of the summer.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 92 Critic Score
    Why are you still reading this review? You should be on your way to the software store right now!
    • 90 Metascore
    • 98 Critic Score
    This is an incredibly well done game, with a multitude of possibilities, and one of the greatest replay values I've ever witnessed in a game since at any time during the game you have to say to yourself, "I wonder what else could have happened back there."
    • 46 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Unless you happen to be stuck in a beach house on a rainy day and this is the only game disc around, I would have to say, skip it.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    An amazing fantasy game, with a good story that has tremendous replay value.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 93 Critic Score
    The best thing to come out of Sweden since meatballs and tall, big busted, long legged blondes wearing high heels.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 91 Critic Score
    If this is the wave of the future for multiplayer games, I can't wait to see what's ahead. Allegiance sets forth a goal and achieves it on almost every level.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 92 Critic Score
    Smashing sequel improves on the original. Utterly unique and addictive series.
    • 92 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    It's fun at first, but once the novelty wears off, it loses a lot of its charm and appeal.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 78 Critic Score
    You won't run through the streets exclaiming the virtues of this game after playing it. You won't tell every one of your friends about it. You won't even think much about it after you're finished. If you buy it though, you will get something few games these days can offer: Several hours of gaming enjoyment.
    • 91 Metascore
    • 97 Critic Score
    I have never before seen an RPG so deep, so entertaining, and so damn good.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    A great game for fans of Gettysburg! who wanted more, even if it feels like it should have been released quite some time ago.
    • 92 Metascore
    • 97 Critic Score
    UT is a great game thanks to a combination of excellent level design, weapon balancing, intelligent bots, option tweaking, and numerous play modes.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 58 Critic Score
    It's the mechanics that ultimately bring Septerra Core down into the realms of mediocrity. The lack of auto-notes, the handling of NPC conversations, the fumbling around on the exploration maps along with feeling like you're advancing the plot more by luck than skill all contribute to whittling down the amount of fun you have in the game.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 87 Critic Score
    Some people won't take to the fact you can only play humans and that there are no orcs or goblins to bash. The fact that you have extreme control over your character's destiny will turn off as many people as it turns on. Yet if you want to experience an original fantasy online RPG -- one that will always have something new to discover -- then Asheron's Call is the place for you.
    • 91 Metascore
    • 96 Critic Score
    It is highly addictive, due mainly to the trite but compelling story, is great fun to play, and should provide as much of a challenge to those who aren't familiar with this genre as it does to space-sim veterans.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    The current king of hard-core flight sims has just ascended the throne.
    • 92 Metascore
    • 97 Critic Score
    An engrossing and highly playable RTS game, Age of Empires II will even convert the people who didn't like the original.
    • 93 Metascore
    • 91 Critic Score
    Finally, we have a true 3D strategy game that works. With engaging gameplay, a good storyline, and the graphics to back it all up, Homeworld is on the brink of becoming a household name.
    • 92 Metascore
    • 94 Critic Score
    Like RPGs? Like to be scared? System Shock 2 shows that a game can please you on a multitude of levels: visual, auditory, and emotional.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Challenging gameplay and exceptional environments help to ease but not eliminate the frustration one experiences with all the bugs.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 79 Critic Score
    If the fact that RTS gaming isn’t that big this year and you’re jonesing for a fix, Kingdoms will do. Just don’t expect to be bowled over by it.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    EverQuest isn't everyone's cup of tea, but the good features outweight the problems, making it a rather enjoyable game overall.
    • 92 Metascore
    • 98 Critic Score
    Strategy gamers, the Holy Grail hath been found.
    • 91 Metascore
    • 92 Critic Score
    While it doesn't exactly bring anything new to the genre it is a genuinely good CRPG which brings the Forgotten Realms to life.
    • 92 Metascore
    • 96 Critic Score
    Many games claim to be the next generation of first person shooters. "Unreal" didn't do it, "Half-Life" didn't either. This is the Promised Land.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 93 Critic Score
    With various scenarios and landscapes, free Internet play, an excellent story and presentation, and one of the most terrifying main villains I have ever seen, Soulblighter will keep you happy (I haven't even mentioned the map editor yet!).
    • 96 Metascore
    • 96 Critic Score
    The best FPS ever created. Makes everything else pale in comparison. It's everything you always wanted in a FPS.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 97 Critic Score
    One of the few instances where the sequel outperforms the original. If you are even remotely interested in strategy games, you owe it to yourself to give this one a stab.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 79 Critic Score
    Another "could have, should have" game. While it follows the old school formula a little too much, it can still be enjoyable if you like to annihilate things with big guns.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 92 Critic Score
    This game mixes all the elements that make a game great, and adds a few new ingredients to the mix. Shaken lightly, not stirred, this is one hell of a new recipe.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 91 Critic Score
    My only real complaint is that upon completion of a task, villagers will just stand around doing nothing. This can lead to some annoying micro-management tactics...Problems aside, Age of Empires is one of the most enjoyable and addictive real-time strategy games I’ve ever played.
    • 94 Metascore
    • 86 Critic Score
    For a highly addictive, replayable game, facing the Lord of Terror is somewhat of an anti-climax. Provided you've played as a Rogue and have the Bow of the Bear it's pretty simple to kill him off. Playing the Warrior though is a little harder.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    I couldn't stop laughing while playing this extremely enjoyable trip through what unfolds like a 1950's science fiction B-movie: Space Aliens Invade Earth for Women!...Duke Nukem has what most first-person shooters don't - character!
    • 31 Metascore
    • 33 Critic Score
    A terrible game, complete with endless problems that make it more of a chore than a pleasure to play. Avoid it at all costs.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 82 Critic Score
    There are more than enough missions with the ability to create your own, as well as a customizable skirmish mode and solid multiplayer support.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    Features detailed gameplay, massive battles, and lots of historical depth.
    • 32 Metascore
    • 2 Critic Score
    This game was state of the art… in 1983. Now it's just a waste of time and money. You’re better off dusting off the old 5.25 disks and playing one of them.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    For serious and hard core Flight Sim buffs, you won’t find a more detailed or authentic learning tool.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    There may be those who will find Pool Paradise’s strange setting and overall eccentric nature in conflict with what they would consider a realistic or acceptable pool game experience. However, for those who don’t mind a bit of zaniness mixed in with their billiards fun, Pool Paradise is worth a look.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Despite a few flaws and a slight learning curve most people will enjoy Void War for what it is, a fast paced single player space shooter with gameplay reminiscent of Asteroids.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 79 Critic Score
    Despite absurd justification for making this thing, as a cold-blooded sniping exercise it delivers.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 78 Critic Score
    A very good tank simulation, that's unfortunately not quite ready for prime-time.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    A solid expansion to an already stellar game, one that adds considerable content and strategy without mucking up the core mechanics that made the Battlefield 2 experience so much fun in the first place.
    • 39 Metascore
    • 20 Critic Score
    A complete disaster. There is virtually no entertainment value or any essence of layered simulation. Avoid at all costs!
    • 72 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    With the inclusion of a story mode and faster gameplay the MAN series could be a hit someday. Until then, there's really no justification to purchase it.

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