Play UK's Scores

  • Games
For 1,561 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 51% higher than the average critic
  • 5% same as the average critic
  • 44% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 3.3 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 72
Highest review score: 100 The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Lowest review score: 5 Unearthed: Trail of Ibn Battuta
Score distribution:
1561 game reviews
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    • 75 Critic Score
    Buckles under the weight of familiarity, irrelevant additions and overlooked flaws. [Issue#212, p.76]
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    • 62 Critic Score
    An enjoyable blast from the past, but with no new features or enhancements you'd be better off buying this as part of the Sega MegaDrive Collection. [Issue#210, p.99]
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    • 62 Metascore
    • 71 Critic Score
    Good fun and great value....but the graphics are boring and it does get repetitive. [Issue#210, p.99]
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    • 84 Metascore
    • 93 Critic Score
    Still brilliant. [Issue#210, p.99]
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    • 65 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    Default difficulty provides mindless fun, tougher difficulty the hardcore challenge. [Issue#210, p.98]
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    • 48 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    It's impossible to score as all that kept us playing was the burning desire to conquer the game's staggering difficulty. [Issue#210, p.96]
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    • 70 Metascore
    • 51 Critic Score
    The sort of simple, dumb, licensed game that causes the shelves of your local game shop to buckle under the weight of sheer undesirable mediocrity. [Issue#210, p.94]
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    • 86 Metascore
    • 78 Critic Score
    Absolutely not worth getting if you have any earlier iterations. [Issue#210, p.93]
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    • 67 Metascore
    • 78 Critic Score
    The lack of multiplayer is disappointing. [Issue#210, p.92]
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    • 84 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    For those looking to flesh out their God of War experience, however, Volume II is a nice addition, if by no means essential. [Issue#210, p.90]
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    • 50 Metascore
    • 54 Critic Score
    Depressingly average. [Issue#210, p.88]
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    • 71 Metascore
    • 79 Critic Score
    While the trailer might have been a case of style over substance, the final game is the polar opposite. [Issue#210, p.84]
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    • 90 Metascore
    • 86 Critic Score
    There's a feeling that FIFA might be running out of ideas. [Issue#210, p.83]
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    • 80 Metascore
    • 74 Critic Score
    Drop the Football Life rubbish, please. [Issue#210, p.82]
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    • 92 Metascore
    • 94 Critic Score
    They're absolutely, without a doubt, worth buying. [Issue#210, p.78]
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    • 83 Metascore
    • 88 Critic Score
    The third installment is the best yet. [Issue#210, p.74]
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    • 65 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    It's going to be off-putting for newcomers because it's an awkward mess in the context of modern gaming's drive for slick controls but regardless, it's strangely familiar and reminiscent of a different era for everyone else. [Issue#211, p.99]
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    • 69 Metascore
    • 79 Critic Score
    It does get a bit boring after a while of play....it's also a lot of fun, no doubt. [Issue#211, p.99]
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    • 80 Metascore
    • 78 Critic Score
    Great fun in small doses, but the missions soon become a bit of a grind and as such your enjoyment is restricted to short bursts. [Issue#211, p.99]
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    • 81 Metascore
    • 82 Critic Score
    A beautiful game with plenty of good intentions, but a near-vertical learning curve and some baffling AI render it art more than enjoyment. [Issue#211, p.98]
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    • 69 Metascore
    • 62 Critic Score
    A great-looking scrolling fighter with plenty of bite, but ultimately it's just too sluggish to do its flawed presentation much justice. [Issue#211, p.98]
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    • 81 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    One of the most boring games ever to have had half a decade of development poured into it. [Issue#211, p.97]
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    • 45 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Not the worst game ever made, just doing a very good job of mimicking it on first impressions. [Issue#211, p.96]
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    • 63 Metascore
    • 66 Critic Score
    Surprisingly good fun. [Issue#211, p.96]
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    • 70 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    Blandness and boredom combine when played alone, but throw in three friends and it becomes a minor hoot. [Issue#211, p.94]
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    • 82 Metascore
    • 71 Critic Score
    A lack of sustained excitement and some truly horrendous graphics hold back all the good work. [Issue#211, p.93]
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    • 64 Metascore
    • 63 Critic Score
    Most of us will forget WRC 2 even exists in about a week's time. [Issue#211, p.92]
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    • 77 Metascore
    • 78 Critic Score
    For about an hour Ace Combat: Assault Horizon will feel like the most exciting game you've ever played. [Issue#211, p.90]
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    • 90 Metascore
    • 88 Critic Score
    One of the finest representations of a sport out there. [Issue#211, p.89]
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    • 50 Metascore
    • 35 Critic Score
    There's nothing wrong with the idea, but the execution is unforgivable. [Issue#211, p.88]
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