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Gears 5 cover art

Series X|S / PC / XONE - 9/10/2019

Gears 5

From one of gaming’s most acclaimed sagas, Gears is bigger than ever, with five thrilling modes and the deepest campaign yet. With all-out war descending, Kait Diaz breaks away to uncover her connection to the enemy and discovers the true danger to Sera – herself.

ShooterAdventure
Developer
The Coalition
Publisher
Xbox Game Studios

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Critic average

85

Average of 55 scored external reviews.

User average

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Review coverage

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Critic avg

85

55 scored reviews

Total coverage

55

All coverage currently scored

Score range

60–100

Lowest to highest scored review

Signal shape

Polarized

Score range is 31+ points

Critic landscape

The critic average is 85 across 55 scored reviews, with a 40-point spread. Critics are far apart on this one.

How to read this

Treat the average carefully. A polarized landscape is where reviewer match, review text, and score deltas matter more than the headline number.

Most scored reviews currently sit in the 90–100 band.

Score distribution

Shows how included scored reviews are clustered across the normalized 100-point scale.

55 included scored reviews

90–10027 reviews · 49%
80–8919 reviews · 35%
70–796 reviews · 11%
Below 703 reviews · 5%
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Showing 31-40 of 55 matching critic reviews. 55 total critic reviews. Page 4 of 6.

Mike Epstein

GamesRadar+

Gears 5 review: “New mechanics to polish the old, make the whole game shine” | GamesRadar+

Published 9/4/2019

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Scoring alignment

Score

80

-5 vs critic avg

Adam Beck

Hardcore Gamer

Review: Gears 5

Published 9/4/2019

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Scoring alignment

Score

80

-5 vs critic avg

Travis Northup

GamingTrend

GamingTrend Gears 5 Review

Published 9/4/2019

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Scoring alignment

Score

90

+5 vs critic avg

Steve Wright

Stevivor

Gears 5 Review: Two steps forward, one step back

Published 9/4/2019

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Scoring alignment

Score

90

+5 vs critic avg

Unknown reviewer

PCGamesN

Gears 5 review: just another COG in the machine

Published 9/4/2019

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Scoring alignment

Score

60

-25 vs critic avg

Dalton Cooper

Game Rant

gamerant.comGears 5 Review

Published 9/4/2019

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Scoring alignment

Score

100

+15 vs critic avg

Chris Jarrard

Shacknews

Gears 5 review: Stunning gunning

Published 9/4/2019

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Scoring alignment

Score

90

+5 vs critic avg

Paul Sullivan

COGconnected

Gears 5 Review – The World’s Biggest Chainsaw Party

Published 9/4/2019

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Scoring alignment

Score

87

+2 vs critic avg

Nick Petrasiti

TheSixthAxis

Gears 5 Review – TheSixthAxis

Published 9/4/2019

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Scoring alignment

Score

90

+5 vs critic avg

Gears 5 Review – War Has Changed

Published 9/4/2019

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Scoring alignment

Score

90

+5 vs critic avg

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