Chris Jarrard
ShacknewsInsurgency Sandstorm review: Happiness is a warm gun
Published 12/21/2018
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Insurgency: Sandstorm
Insurgency: Sandstorm is a team-based, tactical FPS based on lethal close quarters combat and objective-oriented multiplayer gameplay. Experience the intensity of modern combat where skill is rewarded, and teamwork wins the fight.
- Developer
- New World Interactive
- Publisher
- Focus Entertainment
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Critic avg
78
19 scored reviews
Total coverage
19
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Score range
70–90
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Score range is 11–20 points
Critic landscape
The critic average is 78 across 19 scored reviews, with a 20-point spread. Critics mostly agree, but there is some useful variation in the individual reviews.
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Most scored reviews currently sit in the 70–79 band.
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19 included scored reviews
90–1001 review · 5%
80–897 reviews · 37%
70–7911 reviews · 58%
Below 700 reviews · 0%
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Matt Bertz
Game InformerInsurgency: Sandstorm Review – What's Old Is New Again
Published 12/21/2018
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78
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Read originalChris Bowman
GameSpaceInsurgency: Sandstorm
Published 12/20/2018
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80
+2 vs critic avg
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Metro GameCentralInsurgency: Sandstorm review – modern day old school
Published 12/19/2018
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70
-8 vs critic avg
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Read originalPhil Iwaniuk
PC GamerInsurgency: Sandstorm review
Published 12/18/2018
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85
+7 vs critic avg
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Read originalBogdan Robert Mateș
NoobFeedInsurgency: Sandstorm PC Review
Published 12/17/2018
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75
-3 vs critic avg
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Read originalRob Keyes
Screen RantInsurgency: Sandstorm Review - A Badass, Buggy Tactical Shooter
Published 12/16/2018
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70
-8 vs critic avg
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Read originalFrank Streva
Niche GamerInsurgency: Sandstorm Review - Gritty Firefights - Niche Gamer
Published 12/14/2018
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75
-3 vs critic avg
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Read originalNatalie Clayton
PCGamesNInsurgency: Sandstorm review – the definitive edition of an ageing war
Published 12/12/2018
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-8 vs critic avg
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