PC PowerPlay's Scores

  • Games
For 976 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 40% higher than the average critic
  • 5% same as the average critic
  • 55% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 4.7 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 70
Highest review score: 100 The Witcher: Enhanced Edition
Lowest review score: 0 Infestation: Survivor Stories (The War Z)
Score distribution:
  1. Negative: 74 out of 976
977 game reviews
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    If you ever find yourself staring at your computer monitor longing for a well made, easily accessible and thoroughly enjoyable action game then Aquaria is for you. [Mar 2008, p.63]
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    • 85 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    A spectacular heart-warming and utterly enchanting adventure. [Christmas 2009, p.66]
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    • 89 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Dripping with style and generously packed with content, Left 4 Dead 2 refines every aspect of its predecessor. [Jan 2010, p.82]
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    • 72 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Despite some presentation concerns the rest of what was on offer during this match was truly thrilling. [Sept 2009, p.60]
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    • 80 Critic Score
    The best release for EVE in years, another evolutionary step forward. [Apr 2011, p.55]
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    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    If you liked Lemmings but thought it could do with more brain munching, this is the game for you. [Issue#254, p.68]
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    • 88 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Has DICE made the Great War Great again? Well, it's certainly delivered a fresh-feeling shooter in a very saturated market. But the missing modes are felt. [Issue#257, p.58]
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    • 67 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Short for what you're paying, Fated is nonetheless a prime example that VR is not just about flashy action and virtual heroics. [Issue#254, p.69]
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    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Excellent flight controls make this an intuitive simulation, while elegant graphics and an engaging soundtrack pull you further in to the experience. [Issue#257, p.60]
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    This is the expansion pack that Chaos Rising should have been, and essential strategy gaming! [Apr 2011, p.58]
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    • 75 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Fan service of the highest level, though feels a little samey at times. [Nov 2014, p.54]
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    • 87 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    A terrific plot, excellent characters, and fantastic worldbuilding elevate the game's unexciting puzzles. [Issue#272, p.44]
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    • 80 Critic Score
    Slick controls, great writing, and a solar-system-wide mystery to unravel - what's not to love? [Issue#272, p.46]
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    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    A surprisingly good mix of adventure and puzzle wrapped in a pretty shell. [Nov 2014, p.62]
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    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    It's fast, frenzied and brutal, and despite its simple concept never manages to get old. [Apr 2011, p.66]
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    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    A compelling narrative experience, structured like a classic science fiction short story in which you can drive a sentient vacuum cleaner around.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    In full stride Kane & Lynch comes up trumps. It offers an action-packed ride of memorable settings wrapped around a couple of gritty-as-hell characters. [Jan 2008, p.55]
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    • 90 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    A triumph of polished design. [Oct 2012, p.64]
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    • 84 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    OCD-fuelling obsession for some, brain-melting difficulty for others. Choose, and perish. [Apr 2011, p.70]
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    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    A beautiful and rewarding action adventure. [Aug 2011, p.65]
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    • 72 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Enough of the classic Mass Effect, with enough new mechanics to keep the game fresh. [Hollingworth; Issue#261, p.55]
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Perhaps too complex for some but a beautiful, sprawling city management game nevertheless. [June 2010, p.58]
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    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Loot interacts with combat far better than Death's abilities. [Oct 2012, p.68]
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    • 88 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Burn through the plot so you can unleash yourself upon Far Cry 3's open world for a worthy FPS experience. [Jan 2013, p.66]
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    • 83 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    A polished revision of the famous multiplayer shooter that chooses to play it safe. [Oct 2012, p.70]
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    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    If the online performance issues can be fixed, Arma III will be the finest military simulation ever created. [Nov 2013, p.78]
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    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    A deep tactical - and strategic - RPG. [Issue#262, p.58]
    • 75 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Some good old honest space combat fun, with an inoffensive free-to-play model. Worth your time, and possibly even your money. [Apr 2013, p.86]
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    • 73 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Sharp, sweet, with intelligent puzzles and stunning backdrops, Lemma is definitely worth a play. [June 2015, p.61]
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    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Fitting lead-in to the final installment for this season. [Jan 2010, p.86]
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