PlayStation LifeStyle's Scores

  • Games
For 2,475 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 56% higher than the average critic
  • 5% same as the average critic
  • 39% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 2.4 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 72
Highest review score: 100 Sword of the Sea
Lowest review score: 10 Dead or Alive Paradise
Score distribution:
2481 game reviews
    • 57 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    A title that will only appeal to hack and slash fanatics, and will push away many people looking for something more.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    It's a puzzle game that had the ability to set itself apart from the genre with the addition of music elements, but fell prey to the ease of taking the traditional route.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The only real downside are the controls and combat system, which feel dated. This is the very best collection available for Tomb Raider fans, or for anyone who wants to learn about Lara Croft and the series.
    • 53 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Co-operative play and collecting gold medals adds diversity, but not enough to break up the repetitive gameplay cycle.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    But if you enjoy the thrill of this particular chase, and can overlook the game's average visuals, occasionally glitchy audio, and even the rather flat control scheme in cockpit mode, then you will likely enjoy MotoGP 10/11.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    It's still the best baseball series on the market, and lack of innovation isn't going to take that away anytime soon.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    NASCAR 2011: The Game has its highs and its lows, and while the overall career mode is pretty shallow and the presentation can sometimes be quite inconsistent, the core gameplay, specifically the sense of immersion, is what will be bringing players back.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    A ridiculous amount of collectibles is distributed all throughout this, and it's enough to keep the most dedicated fans busy for a long time. Unfortunately, those are the only people that will last through it all, since most will be deterred soon after the end of the campaign by the monotonous gameplay, a lackluster 'plot', and somewhat redundant bonus missions.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Some of the first magazine advertisements for Parasite Eve, back in the late 90′s, used the tagline, "The Worst Foe Lies Within the Self." How oddly ironic that all these years later, a new Parasite Eve game should come out in which the worst foe truly is not a monster, but flaws within the design of the game itself. That's heavy.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    An incredibly customizable experience from top to bottom, but it has enough problems to keep it from ever becoming anything.
    • 79 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    A fantastic addition to the already large level of great RPG's available on the PlayStation Portable. What separates it is the engrossing story, and relatable characters. Throw in ridiculously addicting mechanics and you have yourself a winner.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Slam Bolt Scrappers serves its course as a good multiplayer title but feels incomplete, especially at its current price of $15. At a little more than a dollar a level, there is tremendous opportunity for a complete world of creative level design that you'll feel cheated out of.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Unquestionably, WWE All Stars features some of the most addicting arcade-style gameplay seen in any wrestling title to date. But the lack of content in some areas will leave you wanting more. And you will want more because of the fun-factor.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    What you end up with is a precise golf simulator full of features, but lacking emotion. If you're looking for a golf game to get your hands on, then this is a safe bet, but if you're just stopping by to see if Tiger Woods has anything special in store to drive you to pick up a club and play, then you'll just have to wait another year.
    • 85 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    At about 14-15 hours in length, it's refreshing to finally play a shooter campaign without feeling short changed at the end.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Offers a lot to enjoy, but the age is really starting to creep up on it.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 50 Critic Score
    Every aspect of the single-player campaign is poorly executed and designed. And when you finally push through it, the ending leaves far too much open to feel any sense of closure - you can tell that a sequel was always planned from the get go. Bad news Kaos and THQ, if this is what you give us, we don't want anymore.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    While the environments and fights may get a little redundant by the end, a well written story, plenty of side quests, and great character development save the day.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    A decent game that should find a home with people wanting a solid JRPG. A couple of nagging flaws keep this game from fully reaching its potential, but even with those, there is still plenty to enjoy here. A serviceable story provides good balance between humor and drama but is killed at times by awkward dirty jokes.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The platforming is solid, even if other parts of the game lacking, and it accomplishes everything that it sets out to do.
    • 90 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Does an admirable job at upgrading the leading baseball simulator. The new analog control scheme feels natural for hitting, pitching and fielding, while the announcers have a more lifelike flow to their conversations. It seems that only some stiff Road To The Show fielding as well as unreliable online are the only blemishes on an otherwise faultless package.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    A ridiculous amount of playtime and enjoyment. We poured over 15 hours into TDU2, having only pushed through a small sliver of the mulitplayer experience, and just a sixth of the way through the game's leveling system (60 total). As frustrating as the first hour or so may be, the sheer amount of content and scope of the islands is enough to warrant a thumbs up from us.
    • 82 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Shines in every way one could expect from a downloadable title, and it simply can't come more highly recommended.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    Without the new Champion Mode, it would have been yet another successful installment under EA's belt. But thanks to the game's new Champion Mode, Fight Night Champion brings passion back to the sport of boxing and makes for the most entertaining sports game of all time. Fight Night Champion is a knockout, hands down.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    Combine the depth of gameplay that will be examined for years, the gorgeous attention to character animation, and the inclusion of Simple Mode, and you have a game that's easy to recommend for anyone with a PlayStation 3.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    The combination of original gameplay, tied in with fantastic retro feel and original soundtrack makes this a must pick up for PSP owners.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The plot is rather generic, the voice acting is inconsistent, the framerate struggles at times and graphically the game is average at best. But none of that should be enough to dissuade any RPG fan from buying this game.
    • 55 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Trinity: Souls of Zill O'll can be summed up in ultimately one word: average. It's nothing you simply must buy.
    • 76 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    A good game for kids, since its never very challenging or frustrating, and it makes for simple platforming fun.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Modern Combat: Domination is a valiant attempt at trying to go head to head with shooter genre giants such as Call of Duty and Battlefield and is, to some extent, successful, but overall the title fails to bring anything new to the table, or build upon other titles.

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