Official U.S. Playstation Magazine's Scores
- Games
For 1,416 reviews, this publication has graded:
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42% higher than the average critic
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2% same as the average critic
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56% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 9.3 points lower than other critics.
(0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 66
| Highest review score: | Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 | |
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| Lowest review score: | DICE: DNA Integrated Cybernetic Enterprises |
Score distribution:
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Positive: 509 out of 1416
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Mixed: 674 out of 1416
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Negative: 233 out of 1416
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A paradox in game form. It's both a technical marvel and a technical disaster. It's a great game, but it's also just a port. You're going to have to decide which of these aspects is most important to you, but one thing is certain: Midnight Club 3 absolutely wipes the floor with other street racing games currently available for the PSP in both multiplayer and single-player options.- Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
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Despite technical annoyances and later-level frustrations, Psychonauts is an absolute joy to play. [Aug 2005, p.80]- Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
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Instead of the feeling of freedom found in a really good sandbox game, Destroy All Humans! generates a feeling of, well, boredom. You're walked mercilessly through the main story in baby steps, and side missions are infrequent and uninspired. [Aug 2005, p.86]- Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
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Fighting battles, debating policy, dueling, and expanding an empire with an endless series of menus does have its charms. [July 2005, p.75]- Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
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While details like the appearance of the movie's actors in their same roles (the tutorial is standard fare, except it happens to be delivered by Liam Neeson, of all people!), the Burnout 3-inspired Batmobile sequences, the quirky minigames, and the moments of sneaking and combat make the game fun to play, its linearity keeps it grounded to the "average licensed property" area.- Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
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Everything is passable--no aspects of the game are missing, nothing's technically wrong. It's just that it doesn't strive above any of the old, established conventions of the genre. It has an average overwrought RPG story line, average graphics, and an average (to poor) combat system that has shifted from turn-based combat to real-time combat.- Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
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If it had been out a year or so ago, it would have rocked our worlds much harder. [July 2005, p.76]- Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
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Should please dance freaks looking for something a bit more serious than DDR.- Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
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The nonlinear design, careful difficulty ramp, and outstanding presentation bring this one above the pack. And hey, at least it doesn't have an Omaha Beach level.- Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
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But at full price, there's just not enough variety here to justify the purchase for most people.- Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
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I really tried to understand the appeal of Digimon, but the bland little scamps just rub me the wrong way. Digimon World 4 won't convert anyone who doesn't already get it.- Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
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Overall, the mechanics are OK, though the camera is kind of unwieldy. But very frankly, that probably won't matter all that much to the target audience.- Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
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Goes right off the deep end with its length - the entire game can be completed in one six-hour sitting. [Apr 2005, p.102]- Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
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Buy it knowing that you'll be getting a solid chunk of action hijinks, but nothing more and nothing less. [June 2005, p.92]- Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
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Most of the mechanics in the game hearken back to an era when the survival-horror genre was still in its infancy. [June 2005, p.92]- Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
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My advice to the developers is next time, skip the shaking, the timers, and the laughable cinemas and spend more time polishing and testing. [June 2005, p.101]- Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
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Fortunately, the 1-on-1 fighting sequences are there to save it, but it would've been great if there were more of them and less of a focus on the average action sequences. If anything, it would've made the game last longer than the five hours it takes to beat it.- Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
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One of the least user-friendly gaming experiences I've had in a long time.- Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
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Using a simple, intuitive interface to disguise a game of surprising depth. [Aug 2005, p.89]- Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
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If you can get over the learning curve for the controls, you'll have fun brining it to the streets. [July 2005, p.79]- Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
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The ideas that drive the game are really good, and this could have easily become the best Predator game to date, except for all the mediocrity. [July 2005, p.77]- Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
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It's like trying to fly an airplane with no wings, and you can't even tell the passengers to kiss their asses good-bye. [May 2005, p.92]- Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
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An engrossing experience for the hardened campaigner. It's chock-full of quests, items, battles, and moral ambiguity, offering a fine-tuned gameplay experience that anyone who's been longing for the next Final Fantasy Tactics should enjoy.- Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
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No other game in the PSP launch window is so miserably underachieving. [June 2005, p.101]- Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
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While technologically astounding and generally satisfying in terms of gameplay, Area 51 could have used a deeper, clearer story and another five to 10 hours of play time. [March 2005, p.86]- Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
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The create-a-player mode is surprisingly deep and offers you a wealth of options. [July 2005, p.79]- Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
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It's not "Splinter Cell," but it's similar enough to be familiar and different enough to be reasonably fresh. [July 2005, p.77]- Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
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A huge, solid game that's seriously crippled by an unworkable control scheme. [July 2005, p.78]- Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
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A functional but boring game that attempts to cash in on the violent-game buzz. [July 2005, p.76]- Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
