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
    • 72 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Japanese quirk plus puzzle-centric platforming plus affordability plus ridiculously cute mushrooms make for a tasty, if brief, treat. Soup’s on.
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    • 66 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The isometric level design is once again pretty dull. [Aug 2005, p.56]
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    • 48 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    For a game that came out of nowhere Dark Angel delivers the prime time goods and then some. [Jan 2003, p.60]
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    • 72 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Upgrades on the variety of cars gradually up the speeds and intensity. [Aug 2005, p.50]
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    • 61 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Unfortunately, in an age when third-person games have champions like "Resident Evil 4" and "Gears of War", a half-baked contender like Infernal doesn't stand out. [May 2007, p.84]
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    • 68 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    If you're so inclined to prowl the mean streets for pinks, Juiced certainly deserves your registration. [July 2005, p.78]
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    • 76 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Sure it's fun, but the true star of Black Hawk Down is the multiplayer, albeit a truly archaic server browser. [June 2003, p.58]
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    • 87 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Certainly not for everyone, this "life simulator" seems tailor made for the younger set. [Oct 2002, p.83]
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    • 66 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    In a world where death is as temporary as heartburn, nothing is out of bounds. [Dec 2005, p.62]
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    • 70 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    A delightful movie game that's sure to satisfy. [Nov p.92]
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    • 56 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    I'll give em this: It's never boring, always whacked out of its mind, and the control throughout delivers...Nunchuk or not. So in closing, may the Sponge be with you. [Dec. 2006, p.62]
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    • 75 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    But here again, another fun idea inevitably joins what feels like a game thrown together out of genre spare parts. [May 2005, p.39]
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    • 78 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    There is some undue frustration thanks to an uncontrollable camera, but this is still the Monkey Ball game to get. [March 2005, p.58]
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    • 76 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Still, as a pack-in, it's hard to take pot-shots at a game that so perfectly acclimates users to the new control. [Jan. 2007, p.76]
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    • 57 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    I'll give em this: It's never boring, always whacked out of its mind, and the control throughout delivers...Nunchuk or not. So in closing, may the Sponge be with you. [Dec. 2006, p.62]
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    • 82 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    A more serious issue is the amount of times I was disconnected or suffering through some lag. [Nov 2002, p.86]
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    • 62 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    It's thorny, to be sure, and the caveat remains: handle these roses with care. [Apr 2006, p.59]
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    • 53 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Better than "Spiderman," but it still could have been better." [Jan 2003, p.58]
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    • 73 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    With great control, good graphics, and a very intense level of action, sweat will be dripping from your brow in no time. [Dec 2002, p.84]
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    • 69 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    As much as I enjoyed most of what Mana Khemia had to offer, actively disliking three of the game's main characters(Vayne, Jess and Flay)made it easy to be apathetic every time a storyline cutscene kicked in. [Apr 2008, p.61]
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    • 50 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Better than "Spiderman," but it still could have been better." [Jan 2003, p.58]
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    • 76 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Stuntman: Ignition would benefit from a more style substance, and its methods start to run a bit thin, but that doesn't keep it from hitting an acceptable summer-blockbuster-style mark. [Sept 2007, p.77]
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    • 77 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The problem is, no matter how much you tweak Guilty Gear XX, you've still got a pretty stale game at this point. [Oct 2007, p.87]
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    • 58 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    As always, the Rayman universe is endlessly entertaining and the gameplay model diverse and bursting with creativity. [May 2005, p.72]
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    • 74 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The overall result is a Robotech fan's dream come true (the amount of "Paint Designs" and extras to unlock, like cast interviews, is staggering) but also a unique mission-based mech game that (finally) breathes some fresh air into an otherwise stale category. [Oct 2002, p.70]
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    • 58 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    A rather straightforward 3D brawler, with enemies materializing in a green haze and fairly begging to be dispatched with prejudice. [Oct 2005, p.55]
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    • 76 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    A free-play mode returns Hawk to his origins and here, the game does not disappoint one bit with its go forth and explore approach. [Dec 2005, p.66]
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    • 51 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    What it lacks in polish it makes up for in diversity and brutality. This is one bloody game. [Jan 2008, p.58]
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    • 72 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Shooter fans may not respect it, but they will enjoy it. [May 2008, p.54]
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    • 75 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    If you don't dig Pokemon, do DQM. Or, if you've already beaten Pokemon, take a stab at DQM. In the end, though, it's just more of the same. [Nov 2007, p.77]
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