PCMag's Scores
- Games
For 340 reviews, this publication has graded:
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32% higher than the average critic
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5% same as the average critic
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63% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 0.8 points higher than other critics.
(0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 76
| Highest review score: | Persona 4 Golden | |
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| Lowest review score: | Redfall |
Score distribution:
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Positive: 195 out of 340
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Mixed: 142 out of 340
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Negative: 3 out of 340
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Need for Speed Unbound is a beautiful street racing game that features a cool soundtrack and welcome cross-platform play, but frustrating car physics and CPU drivers sully the experience.- PCMag
- Posted Jan 11, 2023
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River City Girls 2 tops its predecessor in nearly every way with more characters, enhanced combat, cross-platform play, and some of the best music you'll hear in a video game.- PCMag
- Posted Jan 4, 2023
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Tactics Ogre: Reborn is a thoughtfully updated port of a 2010 remake of a 1995 game. Contemporary tweaks let the strategy-RPG's story and gameplay shine.- PCMag
- Posted Dec 19, 2022
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More than Marvel meets XCOM, Midnight Suns is an epic comic book adventure with dynamic and inventive strategy mechanics paired with engrossing superhero socializing.- PCMag
- Posted Dec 11, 2022
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Crisis Core Reunion is a thoughtful, high-quality remaster of the PSP classic. The main story remains melodramatic, but the revamped battle mechanics deliver lots of baddie-bashing fun.- PCMag
- Posted Dec 8, 2022
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Pokemon Scarlet and Violet take the beloved series in a long-awaited open-world direction on the Nintendo Switch, one that's filled with enjoyable battles and multiple storylines.- PCMag
- Posted Nov 17, 2022
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Pokemon Scarlet and Violet take the beloved series in a long-awaited open-world direction on the Nintendo Switch, one that's filled with enjoyable battles and multiple storylines.- PCMag
- Posted Nov 17, 2022
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Featuring gorgeous graphics and wildly inventive stages, Sackboy: A Big Adventure is an underrated gem of a game that's made even better by a wonderful PC port.- PCMag
- Posted Nov 10, 2022
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The Divine Force refines the Star Ocean series' combat and exploration to deliver a sci-fi tale with engaging, action-focused gameplay, but a few of the franchise's longstanding flaws persist.- PCMag
- Posted Nov 9, 2022
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Featuring a large cast of superheroes and supervillains along with deceptively deep strategy mechanics, Marvel Snap turns the popular comic book universe into an ingenious and irresistible mobile collectible card game.- PCMag
- Posted Nov 6, 2022
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God of War Ragnarok builds upon everything the 2018 reboot established to deliver a greater gameplay experience that's filled with emotion and hard-hitting combat.- PCMag
- Posted Nov 3, 2022
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NHL 23 will satisfy hard-core hockey video game fans, but if you didn't like the recent NHL releases, this year's relatively small additions won't change your mind.- PCMag
- Posted Nov 2, 2022
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Persona 5 Royal makes the jump to PC, and delivers the same thrilling gameplay and touching moments as its original release, but now with a new mode, fresh characters, additional music, and all previous DLC.- PCMag
- Posted Oct 31, 2022
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Featuring giant demon battles, massive destruction, and flexible combat that encourages creative fighting, the long-awaited Bayonetta 3 is the witch’s biggest action romp yet.- PCMag
- Posted Oct 25, 2022
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Despite Gotham Knight's cooperative multiplayer and many customization options, vigilante justice can’t save this open-world action-RPG from mediocrity.- PCMag
- Posted Oct 24, 2022
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Gaming’s most inexplicable mascot crossover, Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope delivers a clever, cosmic adventure alongside tightly tuned tactical gameplay.- PCMag
- Posted Oct 21, 2022
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PlayStation's PC campaign continues with Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection, an excellent port of two of the most critically lauded games from Sony's catalog.- PCMag
- Posted Oct 18, 2022
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Shovel Knight Dig remixes the popular indie platformer into a clever roguelike that’s an entertaining—if somewhat diminished—Shovel Knight experience.- PCMag
- Posted Oct 14, 2022
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Overwatch 2 is as fun and fast-paced as the original game, but its free-to-play structure sullies the experience a bit.- PCMag
- Posted Oct 11, 2022
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Across the Obelisk is an exciting deck-building RPG that combines a magical fantasy setting with a charming art style and occasionally frustrating combat systems.- PCMag
- Posted Sep 29, 2022
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Featuring combo-heavy gameplay and a dark fantasy setting, Soulstice delivers Devil May Cry-style action that's marred by some frustrating mechanics.- PCMag
- Posted Sep 23, 2022
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Splatoon 3 offers entertaining, fast-paced multiplayer action that anyone can enjoy, but the new features don't differentiate the game much from its predecessor.- PCMag
- Posted Sep 19, 2022
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Soul Hackers 2 is a decent Japanese role-playing game in the Megami Tensei meta-series, but decent isn't enough when you're competing against titans in your own family.- PCMag
- Posted Sep 15, 2022
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Rumbleverse might be a ridiculous, cartoony dust-storm of wrestling action, but it's shockingly fun and extremely balanced. A few hit detection issues aside, the free-to-play game is one of the most addicting and accessible melee-focused battle royale titles around.- PCMag
- Posted Sep 9, 2022
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The Last of Us Part 1 remakes the beloved 2013 PS3 game in stunning detail, but it's difficult to recommend at full price with so few changes.- PCMag
- Posted Aug 31, 2022
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Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered is a highly polished action-adventure game that features familiar comic book set pieces, tight gameplay systems, and amazingly detailed New York City-based environments that keep you entertained throughout a lengthy campaign.- PCMag
- Posted Aug 10, 2022
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MultiVersus brings together an eclectic mix of WB characters in a wacky but frustratingly slow free-to-play platform fighter.- PCMag
- Posted Jul 28, 2022
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Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is a massive JRPG with a unique story and deep combat that's tempered by all-too-familiar gameplay mechanics.- PCMag
- Posted Jul 26, 2022
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Live A Live delivers a gem of a JRPG from a lost generation. It's a nostalgic blast from the past with enough modern innovations to keep the experience fresh and engaging.- PCMag
- Posted Jul 21, 2022
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The Delicious Last Course closes out Cuphead in style thanks to fantastic foes to fight and welcome new mechanics to enjoy.- PCMag
- Posted Jul 20, 2022
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