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 Cyberpunk 2077
Lowest review score: 10 Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIV
Score distribution:
1365 game reviews
    • 83 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Brilliant co-op game that lets you "accidentally" drop ammo crates over your friend's head while shouting quotes from Starship Troopers.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    If we had to pick a definitive steampunk space robot pirates tactical role playing strategy game, this one would have to take the cake. You will lose quite a lot of hours in SteamWorld Heist.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Keep Driving is a true gem worth your time. It’s immersive, nostalgic, and packed with captivating stories and encounters. With one of the best soundtracks and atmospheres in gaming, it delivers a road trip adventure you won’t forget.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Wonderfully painted explanation of how sequels are made. Not a single piece falls out of great foundations made by the first game, yet fills up the experience with so much more. A treat for every single fan.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    The Division 2 is one of the best looter shooter games available, and puts other to shame. This sequel is perfectly built on original by implementing and perfecting ideas that work fantastically in post-apocalyptic Washington D.C.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    A beautiful fairy tale and smart use of VR makes this game one of the great VR experiences thus far.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    If you are tired of same old fantasy setting in RPGs, you will absolutely fall in love with Tyranny. Another great isometric RPG from Obsidian.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Great addition to an already great game. Total War at its finest.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Resident Evil is back to its roots and in combination with immersive VR experience, it truly brings the best out of horror survival genre.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Upgraded models and textures do bring new life to this 11-year-old title. That which once was absolutely superb is now being drawn back by an obsolete “pocket design” and a few elements that slow the experience down. But in whichever way you look at it, it is one superb game and possibly the greatest game of the series. It did not age well, no matter the quick facelift the studio performed.
    • 90 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Animal Crossing: New Horizons is a definitive Animal Crossing experience, no fan should miss. Lots of great additions, make for the most customizable game the series ever had. Build homes and furniture, but also change entire island landscapes, in this everlasting source - of things to do.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Helldivers 2 is an amazing co-op shooter that deserves all the hype it’s getting. The shift from top-down to third person was an amazing choice which shifted the gameplay but kept the original feel of killing bugs and spreading liberty and democracy. However, the servers are still struggling to keep up with the high amount of people drinking liber-tea and trying to experience, in my opinion, a GOTY candidate.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Activision wisely used his second chance at providing Call of Duty Battle Royale game. Besides great gunplay, players are offered with some pretty interesting innovations in the genre, such as mini objectives and fighting for a chance to get back in the Gulag.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    MLB The Show 20 presents itself as a great package, improving on most of its gameplay mechanics, including batting and fielding experience. With plenty of game modes, great Diamond Dynasty and online experience, and plenty of new animations it is a significant upgrade of the last year’s The Show 19, and proving itself worthy of purchase, by avoiding to follow the example of copycat sports franchises like FIFA and NBA 2K.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    This has got to be the best "souls" clone yet. It is perfectly balanced, has tons of customization and improvement options, a great character editor and hundreds of satisfying challenges that will get you to improve, with each step you take. Weaker story and several minor flaws, do reduce the perfect score, but this is still a strong "9 - I would die again!"
    • tbd Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Sand Land is by far the best open world game in a long time. Not only because it’s the perfect open world game in and of itself, but because it's genuinely fun and filled with great characters and stories. A great homage to the late Akira Toriyama.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    For the diehard fans, there’s no doubt - FIFA is the way to go once more. Providing even more than we hoped for, FIFA 17 is a massive new entry in a long series.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Dragon Ball FighterZ is born from what makes the DRAGON BALL series so loved and famous: endless spectacular fights with its all-powerful fighters. Partnering with Arc System Works, DRAGON BALL FighterZ maximizes high end Anime graphics and brings easy to learn but difficult to master fighting gameplay to audiences worldwide.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    A unique masterpiece of a game, a victory of creativity.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    It might not be considered a breakthrough a couple of years down the line, but today Until Dawn: Rush of Blood is THE experience everyone should witness and a perfect example of what VR can and should do.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    When the market is overcrowded with military FPS games, DICE still managed to reign as the king of the genre with the most impressive throwback to the roots of war-themed FPS. Battlefield 1 is a must-buy!
    • 89 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    It's not often that we see a one-man project leave such an impact on the gaming community, collectively putting us into the "just one more turn/day" mindset, but Stardew Valley manages it in a spectacular way.
    • 81 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Where Bravely Default excelled, Bravely Second repeats that success and leaves us with a heartwarming tale. One of the greatest 3DS titles to date and surely the crème de la crème of modern JRPG titles.
    • 87 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    The most complete edition to a famous franchise to this date, with improvements on almost all levels is the showmanship of how you remaster a video game. Exceptional work and a stellar upgrade for a masterpiece of a trilogy that is Mass Effect.
    • 93 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Victory of gaming as an art and the pinnacle of creativity in the gaming industry. A true, impeccably-polished masterpiece that will set standards for a decade to come.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Nier: Automata manages to capture all of the qualities that PlatinumGames is known for, and delivers them out of nowhere, all at once, with a package of superb sounds, visuals and storyline. Never have we been more excited about slashing through hordes of mechanical foes, while being a sexy female android, more than we are now. Don't miss it.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Inked is a puzzle game with unique visual art style and perspective for the players, with emotionally touching story and deeper meaning.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Wargroove manages to overcome Advanced Wars as its spiritual successor. It is genuinely fun and ridiculously pretty to look at. Its simple to get into, but hard to master in the best way possible.
    • 86 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    One of the best remasters we've seen so far, Day of The Tentacle Remastered retains everything that made the original release brilliant, avoiding the trend of changing the formula that works so well.
    • 83 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Yakuza 6 is a good game. Nice story and fun gameplay are what it does best. There were some unnecessary changes in gameplay, overall, maybe not the best Yakuza, but still tons of fun and stuff to do.

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