PC Gamer - UK (2022-01)

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OUR SCORING

SYSTEMEXPLAINED
00%-09%Broken or offensively bad; absolutely no value.
Example Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude

10%-19% We might be able to find one nice thing to say about
it, but still not worth anyone’s time or money.
Example Gettysburg: Armored Warfare

20%-29% Completely falls short of its goals. Very few
redeeming qualities.
ExamplesFamily Guy: Back to the Multiverse

30%-39% An entirely clumsy or derivative effort. There’s
little reason to play this game over a similar, better one.
ExamplesTrials of the Blood Dragon

40%-49% Flawed and disappointing.
ExamplesAliens: Colonial Marines

50%-59% Mediocre. Other games probably do it better, or its
unique qualities aren’t executed well.
ExamplesPrimordia, Homefront: The Revolution

60%-69% There’s something to like here, but it can only be
recommended with major caveats.
ExamplesNo Man’s Sky, Ghost Recon: Wildlands

70%-79%A good game that’s worth playing. We like it.
Examples Prey, NieR: Automata

80%-89% A great game with exceptional moments or
features, and touches of brilliance. We love it.
ExamplesOverwatch, Night in the Woods

90%-94% A compelling recommendation for most PC
gamers. Important to PC gaming, and likely ahead of its time.
ExamplesBayonetta, Dishonored 2

95%-96% Far and away one of the best games we’ve ever
played. We recommend it to the entire world.
ExamplesHalf-Life 2, Kerbal Space Program

97%-100%Advances the human species. Boosts the
immune systems of nearby children and small animals.w

It’swar

It’s timeonce again to return toan

age-old conflict. Not WWII – I’m

talking about the traditional head-

to-head between Battlefieldand

Call of Duty. How odd itfeels, in

2021– these two venerable giants,

bothwrestling not justwitheach

other for multiplayer shooter

success, but alsowiththeir own

identitiesina world where online

gamingismoreassociatedwith

battleroyales, IPmash-ups, surprise

successes, and endless liveservice

thanthese kinds ofbig tentpoleFPS

releases. Swingingbackand forth

between the Three Sanctioned

Settings(worldwar, modern,

futuristic), eachsimultaneously

seemtowanttoreinventthe series

witheachrelease, but without

willingness tostray fromthe safety

ofpastsuccess. The war rages on,

but are wesimplystuck inthe

trenches? Anyway, turns out

Battlefieldisthe goodone thisyear.

ROBIN VALENTINE

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