Playstation Official Magazine UK's Scores

  • Games
For 2,964 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 37% higher than the average critic
  • 5% same as the average critic
  • 58% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 7.3 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 68
Highest review score: 100 The ICO & Shadow of the Colossus Collection
Lowest review score: 10 Leisure Suit Larry: Box Office Bust
Score distribution:
2966 game reviews
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    • 80 Critic Score
    As fresh today as when it first poked its head out of the soil. [Dec 2012, p.117]
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    • 70 Critic Score
    An entertaining little diversion. [Christmas 2012, p.111]
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    • 60 Critic Score
    Slightly dull. [Christmas 2012, p.111]
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    • 60 Critic Score
    File this alongside Early Grey and Eastenders: things that some people apparently enjoy, but for reasons entirely beyond me. [Jan 2013, p.113]
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    • 70 Critic Score
    Occasionally frustrating but strangely fun. [Jan 2013, p.113]
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    • 90 Critic Score
    If you don't like this Mini, we can probably never be friends. [Jan 2013, p.113]
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    • 30 Critic Score
    Dropping bombs is fiddly and inaccurate - and they do as much damage as releasing a blancmange from a plane's undercarriage. [Feb 2013, p.101]
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    • 30 Critic Score
    Whichever way you play, you start seeing the same levels repeated within 15 minutes. [Feb 2013, p.105]
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    • 50 Critic Score
    There's probably more fun to be had in sticking a packet of pink rhinestones to your DualShock while sipping a bottle of Tesco Value Cava. [Feb 2013, p.107]
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    • 50 Critic Score
    Does exactly what it says on the tin. [Feb 2013, p.107]
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    • 40 Critic Score
    A platformer in a supremely pixellated visual style. [Feb 2013, p.107]
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    • 60 Critic Score
    Occasionally exasperating and more than a little repetitive, but it's certainly not hateful. [Feb 2013, p.107]
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    • 90 Critic Score
    If you've never sampled the delights of the Shepard saga before, this is as essential as PS3 purchases come. [Feb 2013, p.114]
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    • 70 Critic Score
    Repetition also puts a smear on the game's charm, turning initially ingenious tasks into a chore. [Feb 2013, p.117]
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    • 50 Critic Score
    It's a bit dull, sure, but there's also something oddly soothing about it. [March 2013, p.117]
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    • 60 Critic Score
    It's essentially an adorably reskinned version of Flash browser game Bubble Trouble, but it's fun nonetheless. [March 2013, p.117]
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    • 60 Critic Score
    If you can overlook the presentation problems, there’s a clever game of strategy here that just about makes this a war worth enlisting for.
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    Repetitive and not exactly original. [Apr 2013, p.111]
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    More spider in the bath than friendly neighborhood superhero. [July 2013, p.100]
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    It's fun at first, but the difficulty quickly shifts from "enjoyably challenging" to "I hate and want to dismember you." [Sept 2013, p.88]
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    Level progression will try even the most patient of gamers. [Christmas 2013, p.94]
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    • 70 Critic Score
    If you don't own a Vita, Velocity Ultra for PS3 is still a must-play - just keep in mind that you're getting a less-than-flattering upscaling of a modern handheld classic. [Jan 2014, p.84]
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    • 40 Critic Score
    There's only so long you can spend looking at this piss-poor running animation before you start seriously wondering "What if I just looked out of the window for a few minutes instead?" [Jan 2014, p.95]
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    • 50 Critic Score
    The game feels a lot like it was designed for PS Vita's touchscreen and found its way onto PSN, where it's a bit lost. [Jan 2014, p.95]
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    • 70 Critic Score
    It was good before, and certainly isn't any less so now. [June 2014, p.84]
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    This is cynical profiteering of the most detestable order, and sullies the good name of one of 2014's best-liked films. [Sept 2014, p.107]
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    • 60 Critic Score
    Ends up signing off like a poor imitation of past glories rather than a respectable addition to the BS legacy. [Sept 2014, p.107]
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    • 90 Critic Score
    Nidhogg excels when tackled with a mate in local multiplayer. [Feb 2015, p.95]
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    • 50 Critic Score
    As ever with camera-based games, haphazard detection and rudimentary interaction limit the laughs. [March 2015, p.93]
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    • 20 Critic Score
    Borked. [June 2015, p.94]
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