Ken McKown
ZTGDShadow of the Tomb Raider (XB1) Review – ZTGD
Published 9/10/2018
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85
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Stadia / Series X|S / PS4 / Linux / PC / PS5 / Mac / XONE - 9/14/2018
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
As Lara Croft races to save the world from a Maya apocalypse, she must become the Tomb Raider she is destined to be.
- Developer
- Eidos Montréal, Crystal Dynamics
- Publisher
- Square Enix
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81
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Critic avg
81
64 scored reviews
Total coverage
64
All coverage currently scored
Score range
60–100
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Signal shape
Polarized
Score range is 31+ points
Critic landscape
The critic average is 81 across 64 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 80–89 band.
Score distribution
Shows how included scored reviews are clustered across the normalized 100-point scale.
64 included scored reviews
90–10019 reviews · 30%
80–8925 reviews · 39%
70–7914 reviews · 22%
Below 706 reviews · 9%
Showing 41-50 of 64 matching critic reviews. 64 total critic reviews. Page 5 of 7.
Mario Brash
COGconnectedShadow of The Tomb Raider Review – Adventurously Dark, Mesmerizing But a Tad Underwhelming
Published 9/10/2018
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78
-3 vs critic avg
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Read originalRavi Sinha
GamingBoltShadow of the Tomb Raider Review – Heart of Darkness
Published 9/10/2018
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90
+9 vs critic avg
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Metro GameCentralShadow Of The Tomb Raider review – not the end of the world
Published 9/10/2018
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80
-1 vs critic avg
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Read originalBrodie Gibbons
Press StartShadow Of The Tomb Raider Review - A Fitting End
Published 9/10/2018
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80
-1 vs critic avg
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Read originalDave Rodriguez
Rectify GamingReview: Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Published 9/10/2018
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85
+4 vs critic avg
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Read originalMansoor Mithaiwala
Screen RantShadow of the Tomb Raider Review: A Definitive Lara Croft Adventure
Published 9/10/2018
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90
+9 vs critic avg
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Read originalSteve Wright
StevivorShadow of the Tomb Raider Review: Like the jaguar
Published 9/10/2018
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90
+9 vs critic avg
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Read originalJohn-Paul Jones
PlayStation UniverseShadow of the Tomb Raider Review - PS4 - PlayStation Universe
Published 9/10/2018
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85
+4 vs critic avg
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Read originalOzzie Mejia
ShacknewsShadow of the Tomb Raider review: Queen of the jungle
Published 9/10/2018
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70
-11 vs critic avg
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