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Charlie Wacholz

Current outlet: IGN

Previously at: DualShockers · Game Informer · Nintendo Life · Restart.run

Reviews

36

36 games · 36 scored

Avg score

73

36 scored reviews

Score style

Balanced

-3 vs peer avg · 36 compared

Outlets

5

DualShockers · Game Informer · IGN · Nintendo Life · Restart.run

Latest

2025

Most recent saved review

Reviewer scoring style

This reviewer currently scores close to the peer average on comparable games, with an average delta of -3.

How to use this

Their scores are not strongly harsh or lenient in the current data, so individual game deltas may be more useful than the overall style label.

Based on 36 compared reviews against other scored reviews for the same games.

Review history

How this reviewer maps across games

Review history follows the reviewer as a person, even if they have moved between outlets. Each review keeps the outlet where it was originally published.

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Blades of Fire

Restart.run

Blades of Fire Review: Striking While The Iron Is Cold

Published 5/20/2025

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Score

60

-12 vs game avg

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XDefiant

Game Informer

XDefiant Review - Defying No Tradition - Game Informer

Published 5/29/2024

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Score

60

-9 vs game avg

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Animal Well

Game Informer

Animal Well Review - A Masterclass In Environmental Design - Game Informer

Published 5/9/2024

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Reviewer assigned from OpenCritic API author data during automated unresolved-reviewer resolver.

Score

90

+1 vs game avg

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Dave the Diver

Nintendo Life

Review: Dave The Diver - One Of The Best Games In A Year Of Greats

Published 10/27/2023

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Score

90

-1 vs game avg

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Gordian Quest

Nintendo Life

Review: Gordian Quest - An Engaging Deckbuilder, But A Poor Switch Port

Published 10/26/2023

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Score

50

-25 vs game avg

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Gloomhaven

Nintendo Life

Review: Gloomhaven - A Cumbersome But Deep (And Hard-As-Nails) TTRPG Adaptation

Published 9/29/2023

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Score

70

-5 vs game avg

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MythForce

Nintendo Life

Review: MythForce - A Decent Roguelite Buried By An Absolutely Dire Switch Port

Published 9/21/2023

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Score

30

-33 vs game avg

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F-Zero 99

Nintendo Life

Review: F-Zero 99 - A Brilliant Battle-Royale Revival That Plays To The Series' Strengths

Published 9/18/2023

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Score

90

+8 vs game avg

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Chants of Sennaar

Nintendo Life

Review: Chants Of Sennaar - Enchanting Anthro-Puzzling With A Side Of Frustration

Published 9/6/2023

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Score

70

-12 vs game avg

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Bomb Rush Cyberfunk

Nintendo Life

Review: Bomb Rush Cyberfunk - Bleeding Cool Style But Always In Jet Set's Shadow

Published 8/24/2023

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Score

70

-10 vs game avg

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Vampire Survivors

Nintendo Life

Review: Vampire Survivors - Kiss Healthy Sleep Goodbye With This Must-Play Roguelike

Published 8/16/2023

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Score

90

+5 vs game avg

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Patrick's Parabox

Nintendo Life

Review: Patrick's Parabox - An Exemplary Puzzler That Thinks Outside The Box

Published 7/26/2023

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Score

90

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The Medium

DualShockers

The Medium Review — An Imbalance

Published 1/27/2021

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Score

55

-20 vs game avg

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Puyo Puyo Tetris 2

DualShockers

Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 Review: Second Time’s The Charm

Published 12/14/2020

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Score

80

+3 vs game avg

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Bright Memory

DualShockers

Bright Memory Review — I Wish I Could Forget

Published 11/11/2020

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Score

40

-17 vs game avg

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I Am Dead

DualShockers

I Am Dead Review — Little Slice of Heaven

Published 10/7/2020

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Score

85

+5 vs game avg

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Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time

DualShockers

Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time Review — Aku May Cry

Published 8/21/2020

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Score

65

-4 vs game avg

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CARRION

DualShockers

Carrion Review — Unleash The Beast

Published 7/23/2020

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Score

80

+2 vs game avg

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Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2

DualShockers

Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2 Review — Breaking the Curse

Published 7/10/2020

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Score

80

-1 vs game avg

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