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Justin Haywald - Review Scores & Disparity | ReviewDisparity

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Justin Haywald

72.5

Avg Score Given

-19.2

Steam Disparity

-2.7

MC Disparity

-6.4

Combined Disparity

Reviews

3 early (38%)5 launch window (63%)0 late (0%)

Scoring Pattern

Lowest Score

Highest Score

12.8

Score Spread(variance in their own scores)

Disparity by Outlet

The journalist's average disparity score per outlet

GameSpot

8 reviews

-6.4

Review summary

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Updated Aug 30, 2026

Based on 8 scored reviews, Justin Haywald gives games an average score of 72.5/100. Justin Haywald scores games 19.2 points lower than Steam users and 2.7 points lower than Metacritic users.

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Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 8)+

Middle-earth: Shadow of WarviaGameSpot
Oct 5, 2017Early review
70/100View review
Steam 88.9/100 · -18.9 ptsMetacritic 55/100 · +15.0 pts
Pokémon Sun and MoonviaGameSpot
Nov 18, 2016Launch window
80/100View review
Rigs: Mechanized Combat League (VR)viaGameSpot
Oct 13, 2016Launch window
60/100View review
Metacritic 76/100 · -16.0 pts
Monster Hunter GenerationsviaGameSpot
Jul 12, 2016Early review
80/100View review
Metacritic 80/100 · 0.0 pts
Animal Crossing Happy Home DesignerviaGameSpot
Oct 16, 2015Launch window
50/100View review
Metacritic 69/100 · -19.0 pts