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Reviewer profile

Richard Banks

Current outlet: Impulsegamer

Reviews

23

23 games · 23 scored

Avg score

79

23 scored reviews

Score style

Lenient

+4 vs peer avg · 21 compared

Outlets

1

Impulsegamer

Latest

2026

Most recent saved review

Reviewer scoring style

This reviewer currently scores about +4 points above the peer average on games where Critic Atlas has comparable scored reviews.

How to use this

A higher-than-peer score from this reviewer may be less meaningful by itself. Look for cases where they are unusually high or low compared with their own baseline.

Based on 21 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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Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream

Impulsegamer

Tamadotchi Life: Living the Dream Switch 2 Review

Published 4/30/2026

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Score

80

+1 vs game avg

Review

John Carpenter's Toxic Commando

Impulsegamer

John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando PS5 Review

Published 3/15/2026

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Reviewer assigned from bulk review-audit existing-reviewer acceptance: "Richard Banks" (richard-banks).

Score

60

-12 vs game avg

Review

Impulsegamer

Forestrike PC Review

Published 12/28/2025

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Reviewer assigned after source-page byline enrichment.

Score

80

+2 vs game avg

Review

Jurassic World Evolution 3

Impulsegamer

Jurassic World Evolution 3 Review

Published 11/13/2025

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

Score

80

-5 vs game avg

Review

Impulsegamer

Wild Hearts S for Nintendo Switch 2 Review

Published 8/16/2025

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

Score

90

+8 vs game avg

Review

Impulsegamer

Crown Gambit PC Review

Published 7/9/2025

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Reviewer assigned after source-page byline enrichment.

Score

88

0 vs game avg

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Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector – Deeds of the Fallen

Impulsegamer

Warhammer 40k: Battlesector – Deeds of the Fallen DLC Review

Published 6/10/2025

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Reviewer assigned after source-page byline enrichment.

Score

80

0 vs game avg

Review

Impulsegamer

Dawnfolk PC Review #dawnfolk @DarennKeller

Published 2/20/2025

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

Score

100

+15 vs game avg

Review

Mark of the Deep

Impulsegamer

Mark of the Deep PC Review

Published 2/4/2025

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

Score

80

+2 vs game avg

Review

Empire of the Ants

Impulsegamer

Empire of Ants PS5 Review

Published 11/6/2024

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

Score

90

+19 vs game avg

Review

Impulsegamer

Selfloss PC Review

Published 9/23/2024

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

Score

80

+11 vs game avg

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Age of Mythology: Retold

Impulsegamer

Age of Mythology: Retold PC Review

Published 8/28/2024

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Score

100

+16 vs game avg

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Crown Wars: The Black Prince

Impulsegamer

Crown Wars: The Black Prince PC Review

Published 5/26/2024

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

Score

40

-22 vs game avg

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Planet Zoo: Console Edition

Impulsegamer

Planet Zoo Console Edition PS5 Review

Published 4/7/2024

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

Score

80

+6 vs game avg

Review

Impulsegamer

Wargroove 2 Nintendo Switch Review

Published 10/14/2023

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

Score

80

-5 vs game avg

Review

Impulsegamer

Homeseek PC Review @Homeseekgame

Published 7/13/2023

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

Score

80

+3 vs game avg

Review

Company of Heroes 3

Impulsegamer

Company of Heroes 3 Console Edition PS5 Review

Published 6/5/2023

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Score

80

+3 vs game avg

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Stranded: Alien Dawn

Impulsegamer

Stranded: Alien Dawn PS5 Review

Published 5/6/2023

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Score

80

-2 vs game avg

Review

Starship Troopers - Terran Command

Impulsegamer

Starship Troopers – Terran Command Review

Published 7/26/2022

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Score

80

+6 vs game avg

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Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain

Impulsegamer

Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain Review

Published 12/20/2021

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Score

80

+6 vs game avg

Review

Layers of Fear 2

Impulsegamer

Layers of Fear 2 Review

Published 6/6/2021

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Score

80

+8 vs game avg

Review

Impulsegamer

The Colonists Review

Published 5/25/2021

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Score

80

+7 vs game avg

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Spacebase Startopia

Impulsegamer

Spacebase Startopia Review

Published 3/29/2021

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Score

60

-1 vs game avg

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