Official U.S. Playstation Magazine's Scores

  • Games
For 1,416 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 42% higher than the average critic
  • 2% same as the average critic
  • 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: 100 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2
Lowest review score: 10 DICE: DNA Integrated Cybernetic Enterprises
Score distribution:
1416 game reviews
    • 59 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    I'd prefer both the look and feel of "Moto GP 2." [Oct 2002, p.150]
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    • 67 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    I can't help feeling like this game was designed by sadists, for masochists. It's that frustrating. [Nov 2002, p.183]
    • Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
    • 84 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Includes almost everything we loved in the first game and takes it all to the next level. [Sept 2002, p.113]
    • Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The game is free and it's a load of fun. [Oct 2002, p. 150]
    • Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
    • 82 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    I love this game, and I don't see myself playing anything else at home for a good three or four months. [Sept 2002, p.11]
    • Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
    • 78 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    I can't help feeling like the game would have benefited from another six months or so of development. [Nov 2002, p.192]
    • Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
    • 53 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Just pick up "NCAA 2003" and forget this one even exists. [Oct 2002, p.149]
    • Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
    • 74 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The controls and enemy A.I. don't seem to be as spot-on as you'd normally expect from a Capcom fighter. [Sept 2002, p.119]
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    • 80 Critic Score
    Besides updated rosters, the game features little else...[but i]f you're stuck playing PSone football, Madden still reigns supreme. [Nov 2002, p.196]
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    • 61 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    The quarterbacks in GameDay take too damn long to throw the ball! [Nov 2002, p.196]
    • Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
    • 73 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    I like my sequels with a little more pizzazz. [Sept 2002, p.115]
    • Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
    • 62 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The problem is that you never get a sense of what you've won and lost. I'd like a betting ticket to help me remember my bets. [Sept 2002, p.118]
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    • 93 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    This game plays with Warrick Dunn quickness, and the player models are the best in the business. But somehow the athletes feel sluggish, like they're chugging along with a slab of marble Velcroed to their backs. [Sept 2002, p.117]
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    • 76 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Hoffman's sequel is so advanced - not just graphically - that it makes the first game feel like a bike with no chain. [Sept 2002, p.113]
    • Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
    • 60 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    GameDay has earned my respect, but "Madden" has earned my $50. [Oct 2002, p.148]
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    • 95 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Madden has added so many goodies that Madden fans will be smiling ear to ear, and newcomers'll love it. [Sept 2002, p.116]
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    • 71 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    In every way that matters, College 2K3 doesn't hold a candle to EA Sports' benchmark NCAA series. [Sept 2002, p.115]
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    • 83 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    It's the crack cocaine of sports games. [Sept 2002, p.118]
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    • 39 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    What the game lacks in production values, it makes up for with pure action gameplay. [Sept 2002, p.113]
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    • 80 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    I feel greatly disappointed by the lack of polish that could have made it a killer title. [August 2002, p.108]
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    • 63 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    It's hard to call a game good when it features such shoddy controls and camera positioning. [July 2002, p.102]
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    • 91 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    NCAA 2003 comes so close to perfection that you really have to wonder if Tiburon can top itself again next year. [Sept 2002, p.114]
    • Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
    • 62 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Adequate. But even at its best, it's merely mediocre. [Sept 2002, p.119]
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    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Everything a Gunamite could ask for. [Nov 2002, p.196]
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    • 70 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    An above average PS One title. [Oct 2002 p.151]
    • Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
    • 50 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Frustrating....It's not just that the level is tough, it's that the entire thing is filled with situations designed to prolong the game's length. [Sept 2002, p.114]
    • Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
    • 24 Metascore
    • 10 Critic Score
    In the ongoing competition for the PS2's worse title, this game undershines them all.[Oct 2002, p.147]
    • Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
    • 63 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    The sloppy swordplay and imprecise magic attacks just make the game look like an alcoholic staging of Medieval Times. [June 2002, p.97]
    • Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
    • 72 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    The big problem is that none of the tasks are that engaging, and are made less so by the graphics. [Sept 2002, p.118]
    • Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
    • 71 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    True, there is a sense of colossal achievement that results from completing a shoot...but I really don't think it should be such a painful experience to get there. [August 2002, p.106]
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