PC PowerPlay's Scores

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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
    • 72 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Pure mayhem, pure fun, pure Serious Sam, pure first-person shooting. [Jan 2012, p.66]
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    • 72 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Hit the cap in the free month, then come back in six. [Mar 2011, p.62]
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    • 72 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Another agreeable indie diversion. [Dec 2011, p.66]
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    • 72 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Sold twin-stick fundamentals executed to reasonably successful effort. [Issue#269, p.62]
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    • 72 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Zero-gravity combat is both fun and disorienting, but the underlying game is too shallow for long-term entertainment. [Feb 2010, p.61]
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    • 72 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Devoid of plot, yet highly recommended on the strength of its combat. Beautifully balanced, complex and challenging. [Nov 2013, p.96]
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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]
    • 72 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    We haven't had this much fun since Destruction Derby on the PS1. [July 2012, p.58]
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    • 72 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Medal of Honor is just following the crowd, with no true identity to call its own. [Issue#185, p.70]
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    • 72 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    It doesn't reinvent the genre, but Primordia's rich script, interesting world and solid puzzles make up for its minor annoyances. [Feb 2013, p.72]
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    • 72 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    This is what Battlefield 2142 should have been. [Dec 2009, p.52]
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    • 72 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    If you are the kind of person who enjoys traditional MMO design you will find Champions one of the best to appear on the scene since Azeroth got connected. [Nov 2009, p.62]
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    • 72 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    A fun distraction buck lacks enough depth to keep your attention for too long. [Aug 2015, p.65]
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    • 72 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Familiar design that's thankfully still thoroughly unsettling. You'll never look at bacon the same way gain. [Oct 2013, p.78]
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    • 72 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Always fascinating, this devious puzzle-platformer makes up for in creativity and charm what it lacks in polish. [Nov 2012, p.81]
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    • 72 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Jensen can weave a fine tale, but she's forgotten what it takes to craft an enjoyable point-and-click puzzle. [Apr 2011, p.67]
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    • 72 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    A satisfying but not stellar action-RPG romp. [Aug 2011, p.67]
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    • 72 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Ignore the story and there's a very enticing world to explore. [Apr 2011, p.64]
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    • 72 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    A proper video game adaptation of a great boardgame - at last! [March 2015, p.62]
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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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    • 72 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Brings innovation to a stagnant genre, but not perfection. [Apr 2011, p.69]
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    • 72 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Some will fall in love with its stats and leveling, whereas others will abandon it due to its lacklustre story and polish. [Jan 2010, p.80]
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    • 72 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Deeply flawed in execution but fascinating nonetheless, Never Alone shows that different cultures have wonderful stories to tell. [Jan 2015, p.63]
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    • 72 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Some marvelous mechanics don't add up to enough to detract from stilted writing, an overly grim aesthetic, and repetitive combat.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Simple but effective puzzling bolstered by an excellent soundtrack. [Issue#259, p.61]
    • 72 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    What we have here is a slightly updated version of FIFA, with a couple of additions, and a sackful of seemingly new bugs. [Dec 2009, p.58]
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    • 71 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    After an hour or so of play this one is quite hard to put down. [Feb 2010, p.63]
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    • 71 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    A great wargame to play with friends, and a very dull one to play by yourself. [Apr 2013, p.90]
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    • 71 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Klang may be short, but it's a hell of a lot of frantic rhythm action fun while it lasts. [Issue#256, p.62]
    • 71 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    It has a good crafting system and some interesting ideas, but it's not as exciting as a series of prison breaks should be. [March 2015, p.60]
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