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James Swinbanks - Review Scores & Disparity | ReviewDisparity

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James Swinbanks

James Swinbanks

67.7

Avg Score Given

-9.1

Steam Disparity

-0.7

MC Disparity

-2.8

Combined Disparity

Reviews

4 early (13%)27 launch window (87%)0 late (0%)

Scoring Pattern

Lowest Score

Highest Score

17.5

Score Spread(variance in their own scores)

Disparity by Outlet

The journalist's average disparity score per outlet

GameSpot

30 reviews

-3.4

IGN

1 reviews

+15.0

Review summary

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Aug 29, 2026

Based on 31 scored reviews, James Swinbanks gives games an average score of 67.7/100. James Swinbanks scores games 9.1 points lower than Steam users and 0.7 points lower than Metacritic users.

How these comparisons are calculated

Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 31)+

F1 Manager 2022viaIGN
Sep 6, 2022Launch window
80/100View review
Metacritic 65/100 · +15.0 pts
Planet ZooviaGameSpot
Nov 21, 2019Launch window
70/100View review
Steam 91.0/100 · -21.0 ptsMetacritic 79/100 · -9.0 pts
MediEvilviaGameSpot
Oct 29, 2019Launch window
50/100View review
Metacritic 80/100 · -30.0 pts
Rebel Galaxy OutlawviaGameSpot
Aug 13, 2019Launch window
80/100View review
Steam 63.7/100 · +16.3 ptsMetacritic 54/100 · +26.0 pts
F1 2019viaGameSpot
Jun 28, 2019Launch window
90/100View review
Metacritic 76/100 · +14.0 pts