Play Magazine's Scores

  • Games
For 2,350 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 65% higher than the average critic
  • 3% same as the average critic
  • 32% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 0.8 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 76
Highest review score: 100 Bayonetta
Lowest review score: 0 Dragon Ball Z: Taiketsu
Score distribution:
2350 game reviews
    • 60 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    If you like Warriors games, here's another great one. If you're a well-versed Gundam fan, the closest thing yet to a dream game has arrived. [Aug 2007, p.59]
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    • 70 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Online action provides the game's best thrills, with up to eight players slogging it out at one time. [Apr 2006, p.28]
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    • 70 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    A game very much in the spirit of the Japanese youth it portrays: sometimes unpredictable, often rough around the edges, yet never lacking in entertainment or charm.
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    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    This is an expansion that reinvigorates the Titan Quest experience and re-affirms the first game's quality. [Apr 2007, p.64]
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    • 56 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The secret is in the details. [Aug 2007, p.68]
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    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    It looks gorgeous, and there's just something about that classic Doom feeling that keeps you glued. [Dec 2005, p.66]
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    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    If you're a J-RPG/action RPG fan, you can't really go wrong with $39 spent on Ring of Fates. [Apr 2008, p.69]
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    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    A pixel-precise 2D fighting gmae that builds upon its "Street Fighter" roots. [May 2005, p.68]
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    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Quotation forthcoming. [Nov 2005]
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    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Once it draws you into its web of intrigue, there's no escape. [Aug 2002, p.70]
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    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Lots of bark, lots of bite and more high-flying marvel gaming goodness... [Nov p.95]
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    • 63 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    A cyborg action-adventure bursting with great gameplay. [July 2002, p.82]
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    • 70 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    To get the most out of the Turok experience, don't hesitate to go with the superior GameCube version. [Oct 2002, p.80]
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    • 59 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    It's Gauntlet through and through, packed with switches to be thrown, puzzles to solve and medievil overtures that compel you to gnaw on large turkey legs...only polished to a glistening sheen. [Jan 2006, p.47]
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    • 75 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Gun
    The big surprise comes from the strength of the narrative, which crackles with snappy dialogue and characters that show real emotion. [Jan 2006, p.47]
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    • 73 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    I think LucasArts should have The Collective make all of their A-list movie games. Howard the Duck beckons. [Apr 2003, p.59]
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    • 75 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    All 6 games (and one bonus) still stand as some of the best and most challenging of 2D gaming, starring one of the most revered characters in the gaming universe. [Jan 2006, p.49]
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    • 71 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    More fun than a post-game Laker riot. [Apr 2002, p.57]
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    • 73 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    I welled up every time she said "f--ker" or went into her slow-motion death dance after killing a particularly high-ranking official. [Nov 2002, p.77]
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    • 90 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Phantom Hourglass is absolutely worth playing and is certainly one of the better games in the DS library, but its quest is one of the less memorable entries in the Zelda cannon. [Oct 2007, p.96]
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    • 61 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The complete adventure package and then some, and it's not as sticky-sweet as you might think. [Jan 2006, p.48]
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    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    It may not provide the juice that, say, a "Ridge Racer" can, but otherwise, in the realm of the racing/lifestyle sims we're seeing, Apex moves to the head of the class. [Apr 2003, p.56]
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    • 63 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Caution and calculated planning provide the most satisfying rewards, taking the single-player experience into some unexpectedly satisfying territory. [Jan 2003, p.81]
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    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Whatever you make of Setga GT's game structure, there is little you can say about the game's graphics other than "awesome." [Sept 2002, p.70]
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    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    If you enjoy this brand of FPS gameplay at all, you'll probably want to play BF 2142 for the Titan maps and vehicles. They rule. [Nov. 2006, p.92]
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    • 65 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    What you will find is plenty of labyrinth-style gaming, bone-chilling sound effects, gore galore, finely tuned first-person shooting, amazing CG, stunning creature design and crazy detail. [June 2003, p.63]
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    • 95 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    I can't say it's perfect, though, as these models are somewhat archaic (especially for the chicas) by hey, they need something to shoot for. Maybe next time they'll give us a crack at it before "Entertainment Weekly." [Jan 2003, p.79]
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    • 84 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Radical has wisely left Banner behind this time out and opted for a Spidey/GTA-type free-roamer - Hulk-style - and is it ever a thumping good time. [Sept 2005, p.56]
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    • 81 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Unlike any other 3D fighters on the market. Midway has done an exceptional job of creating a brand new MK experience while still maintaining the old-school flavor that so many of us are familiar with. [Jan 2003, p.70]
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    • 71 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    At any rate, call of Juarez is a solid, serious and pleasantly woven first-person action yarn with a lot of value on the disc. [July 2007, p.64]
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