Critic Atlas

Reviewer profile

Michael Higham

Current outlet: IGN

Previously at: GameSpot

Reviews

57

57 games · 57 scored

Avg score

77

57 scored reviews

Score style

Balanced

-2 vs peer avg · 56 compared

Outlets

2

GameSpot · IGN

Latest

2026

Most recent saved review

Reviewer scoring style

This reviewer currently scores close to the peer average on comparable games, with an average delta of -2.

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 56 compared reviews against other scored reviews for the same games.

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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.

Showing 1-50 of 57 reviews

Saros

IGN

Saros Review

Published 4/24/2026

Text · Full review

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IGNText review

Score

70

-18 vs game avg

PRAGMATA

IGN

Pragmata Review

Published 4/13/2026

Text · Full review

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IGNText review

Score

80

-8 vs game avg

Code Vein II

IGN

Code Vein 2 Review

Published 1/27/2026

Text · Full review

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IGNText review

Score

60

-12 vs game avg

Octopath Traveler 0

IGN

Octopath Traveler 0 Review - IGN

Published 12/19/2025

Text · Full review

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IGNText review

Score

90

+10 vs game avg

Ghost of Yotei

IGN

Ghost of Yotei Review - IGN

Published 9/25/2025

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IGNText review

Score

80

-7 vs game avg

Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater

IGN

Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater Review - IGN

Published 8/22/2025

Text · Full review

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IGNText review

Score

80

-7 vs game avg

OFF

IGN

OFF Review

Published 8/15/2025

Text · Full review

Score

70

-9 vs game avg

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

IGN

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Review - IGN

Published 4/23/2025

Text · Full review

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IGNText review

Score

90

-2 vs game avg

South of Midnight

IGN

South of Midnight Review - IGN

Published 4/3/2025

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IGNText review

Score

80

+6 vs game avg

Metaphor: ReFantazio

IGN

Metaphor: ReFantazio Review - IGN

Published 10/7/2024

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IGNText review

Score

90

-4 vs game avg

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

IGN

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Review - IGN

Published 2/22/2024

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IGNText review

Score

90

+2 vs game avg

Starfield

GameSpot

Starfield Review - To Infinity, But Not Beyond

Published 8/31/2023

Text · Full review · Reviewed on Xbox Series X|S

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Space RPGBethesdaOpen worldSci-fiExplorationRPGXboxPC

Score

70

-13 vs game avg

NBA 2K21

GameSpot

NBA 2K21 Review – Ball Another Day

Published 9/24/2020

Text · Full review

Score

60

-5 vs game avg

Valorant

GameSpot

Valorant Review In Progress

Published 6/6/2020

Text · Full review

Score

70

-12 vs game avg

If Found...

GameSpot

If Found Review - Call Me By My Name

Published 5/27/2020

Text · Full review

Score

90

+9 vs game avg

Persona 5 Royal

GameSpot

Persona 5 Royal Review - Ideal And The Real

Published 4/4/2020

Text · Full review

Score

100

+7 vs game avg

Half-Life: Alyx

GameSpot

Half-Life: Alyx Review - Full-Life Consequences

Published 3/23/2020

Text · Full review

Score

90

-2 vs game avg

Indivisible

GameSpot

Indivisible Review - Moving Mountains

Published 10/11/2019

Text · Full review

Score

70

-8 vs game avg

Astral Chain

GameSpot

Astral Chain Review - Certified Platinum

Published 8/26/2019

Text · Full review

Score

80

-7 vs game avg

Rage 2

GameSpot

Rage 2 Review - Wasted Land

Published 5/14/2019

Text · Full review

Score

60

-11 vs game avg

Metro Exodus

GameSpot

Metro Exodus Review - Light At The End Of The Tunnel

Published 2/13/2019

Text · Full review

Score

80

-2 vs game avg

Just Cause 4

GameSpot

Just Cause 4 Review - Mildly Wild Ride

Published 12/4/2018

Text · Full review

Score

60

-10 vs game avg

Battlefield V

GameSpot

Battlefield 5 Review - Breaking Through The Front Lines

Published 11/20/2018

Text · Full review

Score

80

+1 vs game avg

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