Play Magazine's Scores
- Games
For 2,350 reviews, this publication has graded:
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65% higher than the average critic
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3% same as the average critic
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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: | Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 FES | |
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| Lowest review score: | Dragon Ball Z: Taiketsu |
Score distribution:
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Positive: 1,523 out of 2350
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Mixed: 684 out of 2350
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Negative: 143 out of 2350
2350
game
reviews
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We're treated to slow-paced gameplay hindered by arbitrary rules - having to start every stage without your weapon, and being forced to sneak around the level to find it, is a huge contrivance. [Nov 2004, p.90]- Play Magazine
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The story is just as confounding as in the original, which makes me wonder if the translation is funky or Treasure simply wants to play with our heads... It's a great game. [Oct 2004, p.90]- Play Magazine
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Most disappointing, the drab use of color and flat architecture design show a basic lack of aesthetic awareness. [Aug 2003, p.77]- Play Magazine
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Even if just for eye-candy purposes, Cel Damage is plenty amusing. [Feb 2002, p.60]- Play Magazine
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Instead of the marketing-driven production you might expect, Pirates of the Caribbean is a deep and interesting role-playing experience. [Sept 2003, p.81]- Play Magazine
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Taking out the trash, I kid you not: 30 minutes of mundane pre-scripted yawn inducing tedium. They even mark where to go to on the map. [May 2007, p.65]- Play Magazine
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Budokai has style, but the substance is almost non-existent. [Nov 2003, p.92]- Play Magazine
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This is damn near as good a version of Dodgeball as I could ask for...if only overall character speed could be tweaked. [May 2008, p.66]- Play Magazine
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An exercise in strangeness and quirky appeal. If only the game were a bit longer and the graphics better. [Apr 2002, p.63]- Play Magazine
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It's easy to see the thinking behind Two Worlds. Elder Scrolls has been a massive hit and it'll be years before another hits home: When opportunity knocks... [Oct 2007, p.89]- Play Magazine
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The dicey AI and super cool pit-stop mini-games actually make driving in a circle fun, and on the 360 the venues look absolutely stunning. [Dec. 2006, p.72]- Play Magazine
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The decision to go stealth was a good one and even though scripted and prompted, the gameplay hits the broad mark.- Play Magazine
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Flat control, annoying fish-eye perspective, and a schizophrenic camera that never settles down. [Jan 2003, p.80]- Play Magazine
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As pretty and nice as the surface is, the gameplay beneath is surprisingly shallow. [Apr 2004, p.60]- Play Magazine
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Engaged me more heavily than any FPS I've played this year. [Dec 2003, p.54]- Play Magazine
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Sadly, you can't create textures or models, but those who are able to tame this monster will still find an abundance to love. [Nov 2003, p.92]- Play Magazine
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Easy to manage hot keys, intuitive controls, a great map that doubles as an objective outline...everything here is spot on. [Apr 2008, p.55]- Play Magazine
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One of the most alluring hub-based adventures I've ever had the pleasure of playing. [Oct 2005, p.62]- Play Magazine
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A competent, faithful update to the granddaddy of classics. [Jan 2003, p.80]- Play Magazine
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This game's strength lies in its heavily nuanced gameplay, integrated story, and its gloomy heretical aura. [June 2003, p.64]- Play Magazine
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The ironic thing is that the game's flow and lack of superfluidity, which makes it so fun, may inevitably be its Achilles' heel. [Aug 2006, p.60]- Play Magazine
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There's an inconsistency to the overall design quality that really kept me at a distance while playing Kane & Lynch. [Dec 2007, p.75]- Play Magazine
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With MAT 3, the definition of treasure is stretched thin enough to cover the distance from, say, New York to Disappointmentvile. [Oct 2005, p.70]- Play Magazine
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The graphics, though slick, lack the sort of interest I expected and are actually quite bland. [Feb 2002, p.62]- Play Magazine
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This is easily the best WB-based game to come down the pike yet. [Sept 2002, p.69]- Play Magazine
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With the bump mapping, dynamic shadows and water reflections swtiched on, it's a step beyond console well worth investigating. [Nov 2003, p.94]- Play Magazine
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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]- Play Magazine
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A solid, 20-level romp that should be treated as a quasi-sequel to "Doom." [April 2002, p.67]- Play Magazine
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Gameplay falls right where it should be - not too fast, not too slow - just like hockey should be. [Dec 2003, p.98]- Play Magazine
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Looks fantastic and has excellent level design but is ridiculously hard for the wrong reasons. [Aug 2003, p.77]- Play Magazine
