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Michael Poelzl - Review Scores & Disparity | ReviewDisparity

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Michael Poelzl

Michael Poelzl

76.3

Avg Score Given

-4.7

Steam Disparity

+5.8

MC Disparity

+3.2

Combined Disparity

Reviews

2 early (4%)37 launch window (77%)9 late (19%)

Scoring Pattern

Lowest Score

100

Highest Score

14.5

Score Spread(variance in their own scores)

Disparity by Outlet

The journalist's average disparity score per outlet

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48 reviews

+3.2

Review summary

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Aug 28, 2026

Based on 48 scored reviews, Michael Poelzl gives games an average score of 76.3/100. Michael Poelzl scores games 4.7 points lower than Steam users and 5.8 points higher than Metacritic users.

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Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 48)+

Monster Hunter WorldviaContinue-Magazin
Feb 17, 2018Launch window
90/100View review
Steam 88.8/100 · +1.2 ptsMetacritic 78/100 · +12.0 pts
Lost SphearviaContinue-Magazin
Feb 11, 2018Launch window
80/100View review
Steam 58.6/100 · +21.4 ptsMetacritic 66/100 · +14.0 pts
Steep: Road to the OlympicsviaContinue-Magazin
Jan 25, 2018Launch window
70/100View review
The InpatientviaContinue-Magazin
Jan 23, 2018Launch window
50/100View review
Metacritic 61/100 · -11.0 pts
FuriviaContinue-Magazin
Jan 18, 2018Late review
80/100View review
Steam 90.0/100 · -10.0 ptsMetacritic 78/100 · +2.0 pts