PLAY! Zine's Scores

  • Games
For 1,365 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 55% higher than the average critic
  • 8% same as the average critic
  • 37% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 0.6 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 75
Highest review score: 100 Pony Island
Lowest review score: 10 Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIV
Score distribution:
1365 game reviews
    • 66 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Mostly a game for the fans, Burning Blood is a spectacle fighter game that won't be able to grab you unless you're familiar with the One Piece universe. For the fans though, the game offers quite a lot - from solid gameplay, to familiar story and lovable cast.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 69 Critic Score
    Darwin's Paradox! is somewhat creative, yet still fails to realize the game's full potential. Uneven pacing, shallow gameplay and clunky controls manage to hold it back from greatness. A memorable experience - sure. But one that is plagued with inconsistencies. Almost like a true paradox.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 69 Critic Score
    Fairy Tail 2 faithfully adapts the anime's story, offering vibrant visuals and emotional moments that all the fans of the series will enjoy. However, repetitive gameplay, shallow combat, and technical issues hold it back. While it adds some exciting features, the overall experience feels underwhelming for newcomers. It’s a solid pick for fans but far from a must-play.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 69 Critic Score
    If you are looking for something new and fresh, Atlas Fallen might just be the game for you. It has an intriguing world design and ways of traversing it, as well as interesting fighting mechanics. Unfortunately, the rest of the world building relies on boring characters and a story that will hardly keep you entertained for a long while, which is a shame since the rest of the game has some real potential.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 69 Critic Score
    Two Point Museum is a charming and lighthearted management sim with a fun premise and quirky humor. While it offers an enjoyable experience, its repetitive gameplay and lack of real challenge may limit long-term appeal for some players.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 69 Critic Score
    This is a quick, fun and chaotic indie title that has the feel of good old retro games. But its random core gameplay loop makes it rather frustrating at times if you end up drawing the short end of the stick. All in all its a fun bite-size package for summer or just as a quick drop in drop out game.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    Skopje ’83 blends comic-book style visuals with FPS roguelite survival, offering plenty of weapons and a wide-open approach to exploration. While its atmosphere and Balkan-inspired world stand out, unclear progression and a myriad of questionable game design choices hold it back.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    Regarding tennis games, Top Spin 2K25 is still the king. However, selling it as a completely new title, even though it’s a glorified remaster of the remarkable Top Spin 4, is an absolute travesty. Top Spin 2K25’s gameplay is currently the best in the market, but its outdated graphics, lacklustre choice of players, and pretty simplistic career mode really damage the experience.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 67 Critic Score
    If you’re not looking for something new in the field of 3D platformers and you just want to scratch that itch with a genre we don't see often anymore, Koa and the Five Pirates of Mara might be a perfect new release for you. On the other hand, if you want something unique, polished and unforgettable... You might be in the wrong place.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 67 Critic Score
    Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is fundamentally a fun game, despite the fact that the series is becoming very ‘’samey’’, especially if you are a ‘’multiplayer only’’ player. Its espionage-like campaign is certainly fun and ridiculous at times, with some questionable decisions and great level design, but it still doesn’t pose as something remarkably innovative in its final product.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 66 Critic Score
    If you are looking for a short yet fun 3D platform game for your PSVR, its humble library just got a bit bigger with one such title. Lucky’s Tale can be easy and it can be hard, but for the entire length of its short campaign, it never fails to stay charming and fun.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 66 Critic Score
    If you loved Punch-out!!, chances are you will also like Thunder Ray. It may be super short and a bit unfair most of the time, but its gorgeous visuals and satisfying challenges alone will make up for it.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    The Solus Project is a mixed bag. With vast landscape to explore and eerie, tense atmosphere it is an adventure worth taking, if only there were no plot holes and somewhat weird design decisions.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Targeted at hardcore fans of rally and racing games in general, Sebastien Loeb Rally won't attract casual bystanders to add this game to their collection and even fails to offer enough to its target audience.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    In this co-op game you will find a great fun adventure with comedy, puzzles, banter and high jinks. But even with all that, the game falters and stumbles to the side with its high price tag, DLC, loot being shared between all players but picked up by only one, the very lack of players in the multiplayer sections, and a rather short campaign.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    With the fifth edition of SE, Rebellion makes a few steps forward, as well as a few steps back, due to its great focus on sandbox level design, riddled with problems with arena-like level segments, and bad implementation of Invasion mode with weird design choices when the UI is in question.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Compared to its predecessor, Championship Edition 2 offers more stuff to do, yet it never manages to achieve the pure arcade bliss that entranced the player to spend hours on end.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Aterdux Entertainment decided to make an interesting low fantasy mix of adventure, turn-based strategy combat and RPG elements. Legends of Eisenwald offers many hours of fun, enjoyment and, unfortunately, a myriad of shortcomings all packed together.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Lovely Planet 2: April Skies is a sequel to cute gun ballet with simple gameplay mechanics and cool music. This game has over 100 levels, but sadly they don't offer many challenges.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Projection: First Light follows Greta, a little girl living in a shadow puppet world. You join her in her adventure around the world while she’s trying to find her way home. On the way you meet legendary heroes from each culture she explores.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Serious Sam 4 is a nostalgia trip that takes us back to the “good-old-days” of gaming but presents itself in a modern environment. However, they are a bit too late, as the lack of innovation and obscure map design put this game way behind leaders as is currently Doom. The back-pedalling Sam is still there, but his quips and lovable character will ware out after the 10th wave of the same enemies.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Even with more than twenty playable characters, Battleborn fails to offer enough variety in its gameplay to keep players engaged for longer periods of time. And with an unfortunate release date, it is a game that will be forgotten in a matter of months.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Dancing on the very edge of a recycle bin, Just Dance revamps what's so great about it every year. But the formula might just be losing its momentum, due to repeating.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    It’s a real shame new Need for Speed turned out to be a game with a great potential that in the end offers so little.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Isometric Darksiders spin-off that does not do Strife any justice.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Just Cause 4 is just another sandbox game that brings nothing new to the table. If you are looking for mindless destruction with a terrible story, this is a game for you. If you’re looking for something deeper, look elsewhere.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Atmospheric and beautiful, but the story is too abstract for its own good and it's not really scary. Film elements weren't used enough in gameplay mechanics and storytelling.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Knowledge is Power? No. A kick to the groin of the winning player is power! This is a pretty standard quiz game, but those always make you pumped up for a round of trivia and friendly curses. So, gather your friends and play a game or two. If you have any friends left, that is, after your winning streak, Mr Know-it- all.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Another WWE 2K game is here, and another ˝almost there˝ disappointing result. It looks like the only thing that they really tried to improve are the fighter models, and that’s it. Bugs are still present, there’s also a lootbox system, and although there are a number of things that should be fixed and changed, sadly this is currently the best wrestling game out there.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    Sonic Forces improves on the 3D gameplay but ruins Classic Sonic. This game will be met with torches and pitchforks by the fans, but their kids will have fun with the custom created character and the rest of the game.

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