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
    • 93 Metascore
    • 93 Critic Score
    A brilliant title. [Issue#188, p.87]
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    • 80 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    If you don't [own Buzz on PS3] then this is a good, family-friendly game and a reasonable way to spend an beery evening. [Issue#185, p.83]
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    • 94 Metascore
    • 94 Critic Score
    Singularly the best reason to own broadband ever invented. [Christmas 2009, p.68]
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    • 57 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    There just is no point in Raging Blast existing. [Issue#186, p.81]
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    • 71 Metascore
    • 59 Critic Score
    It looks nice but plays a shockingly average platform game. [Issue#187, p.78]
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    • 75 Metascore
    • 75 Critic Score
    The shallow tracklist and short-lived experience do harm things somewhat. [Issue#187, p.72]
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    • 78 Metascore
    • 72 Critic Score
    PES diehards will defend the strangely robotic take on the beautiful game, but those wanting a flowing, realistic game should eye up the old adversary. [Issue#185, p.76]
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    • 63 Metascore
    • 65 Critic Score
    A poor story. [Issue#187, p.82]
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    • 87 Metascore
    • 82 Critic Score
    Evidence of talent and experience is all over it; evidence of effort is not. [Issue#186, p.76]
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    • 76 Metascore
    • 68 Critic Score
    The whole package feels like a full-price reskin and track pack. [Issue#187, p.73]
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    • 54 Metascore
    • 55 Critic Score
    Just a bit buggered. [Issue#188, p.82]
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    • 73 Metascore
    • 81 Critic Score
    Good fun. [Issue#186, p.79]
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    • 66 Metascore
    • 81 Critic Score
    A great take on a traditional game. [Issue#181, p.89]
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    • 79 Metascore
    • 94 Critic Score
    There are flaws that hurt the experience, but nothing, nothing stops Tekken 6 from being an intense, tactical and utterly brilliant fighting game, perfect for anyone with even a fleeting interest in the genre. [Issue#184, p.60]
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    • 86 Metascore
    • 91 Critic Score
    A truly progressive effort. [Christmas 2009, p.66]
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    • 87 Metascore
    • 82 Critic Score
    It's just a lot of fun. [Issue#186, p.74]
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    • 53 Metascore
    • 51 Critic Score
    You'll be fed up in no time. [Issue#186, p.78]
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    • 68 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    You’ll enjoy Mytran Wars, given time and an understanding of the battle mechanics. It’s got something others in the genre don’t – a feeling you’re playing a game of skill.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 83 Critic Score
    Absorbing, endearing and adorable. [Issue#185, p.80]
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    • 83 Metascore
    • 85 Critic Score
    One of the most inventive games on Sony's Playstation Network. [Issue#184, p.84]
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    • 66 Metascore
    • 67 Critic Score
    An entertaining puzzle game. [Issue#186, p.87]
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    • 72 Critic Score
    Manages to mix a story mode with the tile matching to surprisingly good effect. [Issue#188, p.87]
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    • 83 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Worth your money if you have a friend or three to share in the experience, but less so as a solo experience. [Issue#185, p.72]
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    • 81 Metascore
    • 77 Critic Score
    It still runs on pretty much the same clunky fight engine that it had for years. [Issue#185, p.74]
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    • 91 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    It is as you might expect: marginally better than FIFA 09 in several key areas. But these improvements are all that's required to make it the best football game yet. [Issue#184, p.66]
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    • 90 Metascore
    • 95 Critic Score
    Bar some combat control issues, GTA: Chinatown Wars has perfectly translated to the PSP and is a must-have game. [Issue#185, p.68]
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    • 55 Metascore
    • 61 Critic Score
    A pleasant diversion from the vast array of shooters currently available on Sony's service. [Issue#183, p.83]
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    • 46 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Worth a punt for its paltry asking price. [Issue#186, p.87]
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    • 83 Metascore
    • 79 Critic Score
    There are some brilliant moments, but it's too specific to be recommended to anyone but the serious metal contingent. [Issue#185, p.70]
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    • 96 Metascore
    • 96 Critic Score
    Nathan Drake is a likeable hero, his story is funny, interesting and exciting and the game itself is a masterpiece. Uncharted 2 is absolutely, positively, genuinely fantastic and a reason to own a PS3, of that there is no doubt.

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