Lee Mehr
VGChartzGears 5: Hivebusters (XS) Review
Published 1/14/2021
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Series X|S / PC / XONE - 12/15/2020
Gears 5: Hivebusters
Return to Gears 5 with the new Hivebusters campaign expansion. Play as Lahni, Keegan and Mac – the heroes of Gears 5’s Escape mode – on their first operation as part of the secretive Hivebuster program. Thrown together and dubbed “Scorpio Squad,” their suicide mission to destroy a Swarm hive may hold the key to saving Sera and their own redemption.
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- The Coalition
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- Xbox Game Studios
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Critic avg
79
11 scored reviews
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60–90
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Score range is 21–30 points
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The critic average is 79 across 11 scored reviews, with a 30-point spread. That suggests a mixed critic response rather than a single clear read.
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Most scored reviews currently sit in the 80–89 band.
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90–1001 review · 9%
80–898 reviews · 73%
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Below 702 reviews · 18%
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Joshua Michael Howard
GameGrinGears 5: Hivebusters Review
Published 1/13/2021
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80
+1 vs critic avg
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Read originalKeith Mitchell
The Outerhaven ProductionsThe Outerhaven’s Gears 5: Hivebusters Review
Published 12/26/2020
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90
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Read originalClayton Cyre
COGconnectedGears 5: Hivebusters Review – Fire Up That Lancer One More Time
Published 12/26/2020
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86
+7 vs critic avg
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Read originalKevin Carreiro
XboxEraReview: Gears 5 Hivebusters
Published 12/23/2020
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89
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Read originalAlex Santa Maria
Screen RantGears 5: Hivebusters Review - An Escape From The Extraordinary
Published 12/19/2020
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60
-19 vs critic avg
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Read originalShubhankar Parijat
GamingBoltGears 5: Hivebusters Review – Short and Sweet
Published 12/18/2020
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80
+1 vs critic avg
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Read originalAdam Siddiqui
NoobFeedGears 5: Hivebusters Xbox Series X Review
Published 12/16/2020
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85
+6 vs critic avg
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Read originalSamuel Tolbert
Windows CentralGears 5: Hivebusters review — Into the wild with a welcome addition to an excellent game | Windows Central
Published 12/16/2020
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80
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Read originalAndrew Reiner
Game InformerGears 5: Hivebusters Review – A Quick Blast Of Mayhem
Published 12/15/2020
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80
+1 vs critic avg
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