Playstation: The Official Magazine (US)'s Scores

  • Games
For 952 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 48% higher than the average critic
  • 4% same as the average critic
  • 48% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 4.9 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 70
Highest review score: 100 Red Dead Redemption
Lowest review score: 20 NFL Tour
Score distribution:
  1. Negative: 89 out of 952
952 game reviews
    • 36 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    We have other complaints; the action is too abrupt to hold any momentum, hazards appear too suddenly, and although branching paths and gravity-mocking grind rails pay homage to SSX, things never flow well enough to complete the tribute. [Nov 2010, p.70]
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    • 36 Metascore
    • 30 Critic Score
    The whole game screams "last-gen." [Aug 2009, p.72]
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    • 33 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    AMY
    Unfortunately, it doesn't get the basics right. [Mar 2012, p.80]
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    • 32 Metascore
    • 40 Critic Score
    Unfortunately, this niche sport has spawned a niche game that lacks the more obvious draw of the beach variant, and will interest only the hardest hardcore fans. [Nov 2008, p.83]
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    • 31 Metascore
    • 30 Critic Score
    The kindest observation that can be made about Panda 2 is that it looks reasonably attractive...when nothing is moving. [Aug 2011, p.83]
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    • 28 Metascore
    • 30 Critic Score
    Utterly unneeded. [May 2009, p.85]
    • Playstation: The Official Magazine (US)
    • 27 Metascore
    • 30 Critic Score
    None of this will ever be worth $50. [Feb 2010, p.81]
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    • tbd Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Fortunately for those craving a new portable RPG, those flaws aren't game-breaking, and if the dungeon-building concept piques your interest(you can share the dungeons you create, too), the game's shortcomings are easy to ignore. [Apr 2009, p.81]
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    • tbd Metascore
    • 30 Critic Score
    The PSP version of this third-person actioner, in which you play as lightsaber-wielding Jedi and blaster-packing clone troopers, is worse than the already broken next-gen title. [Holiday 2009, p.83]
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    • tbd Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    More than anything, the PSP version of IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey is a surprise. [Holiday 2009, p.85]
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    • tbd Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Overall, SVR on PSP remains a fun time, and it's unfair to expect a handheld offering to measure up to its console counterpart. So, in the context of a portable game, it's a good ol' slobber-knocker. [Holiday 2009, p.72]
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    • tbd Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    It's not crammed with features, but playing through a franchise--with drills and practice--will keep hoop fans entertained and occupied on the road. [Holiday 2009, p.83]
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    • tbd Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Apart from the tunes, Pop Hits manages to one-up SingStar with a sing-along mechanic that's visually easier to follow and acoustically more accurate - aiding on-the-fly vocal adjustments. [Dec 2009, p.82]
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    • tbd Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    As a game of hits and misses, you'll find plenty to moan about in the PSP 2K10 and just enough to keep you playing. [May 2010, p.79]
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    • tbd Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    A dude can abide with this bowling. [Nov 2010, p.72]
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    • tbd Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    It may not be a game for racing purists, but it you're looking to introduce stock car racing to a child, look no further. [Jan 2012, p.81]
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    • tbd Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Younger kids will likely be enthralled by the game as well, but some of the unique control interactions (motion, sound, etc.) will require parental intervention. [Feb 2012, p.87]
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    • tbd Metascore
    • 30 Critic Score
    Ultimately, Deadly Warrior may not be deadly dull, but it's not terribly exciting either. [June 2012, p.81]
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    • tbd Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    If you wish more fights became all-out slugfests, Bellator is your game, but look elsewhere for something smarter. [Aug 2012, p.87]
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    • tbd Metascore
    • 30 Critic Score
    Deep Black stands out in all the wrong ways, and despite its unique aquatic focus, it still manages to be completely forgettable. [Dec 2012, p.83]
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