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 MLB 11: The Show
Lowest review score: 20 NFL Tour
Score distribution:
  1. Negative: 89 out of 952
952 game reviews
    • 74 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Still, whenever we need a break from all the shooters out there, Hero of Leaf Valley is a charming way to sit for a spell and watch our crops grow. [Aug 2010, p.85]
    • Playstation: The Official Magazine (US)
    • 81 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love is not a bad game, either, but it does require a certain tolerance for the absurd. [Jun 2010, p.80]
    • Playstation: The Official Magazine (US)
    • 42 Metascore
    • 30 Critic Score
    Though not technically broken, the ill-conceived Prison Break should be considered cruel and unusual punishment. [Jun 2010, p.83]
    • Playstation: The Official Magazine (US)
    • 38 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Somewhere buried in this amalgamation of minigames and peepshow videos is a convoluted relationship management game with a bare skeleton of backstories. [Jun 2010, p.76]
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    • 83 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    There's just so much to do here and, when our creativity's at the top of its game, it's just so much fun to destroy. [May 2010, p.67]
    • Playstation: The Official Magazine (US)
    • 51 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    As children's fare, How To Train Your Dragon more than suffices. [Jun 2010, p.83]
    • Playstation: The Official Magazine (US)
    • 70 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    The furthest thing from instant gratification. [May 2010, p.82]
    • Playstation: The Official Magazine (US)
    • 92 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    God of War III is beautiful. It's bloody. It's brilliant. But it's not perfect. [Apr 2010, p.44]
    • Playstation: The Official Magazine (US)
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    An epic and engaging experience, Awakening isn't quite the tour de force we were craving from the creators of Origin, but we're more than happy with this "furthers adventures of" epilogue. [Jun 2010, p.82]
    • Playstation: The Official Magazine (US)
    • 72 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    Yes, the game may have some uncreative genre trappings, but the great combat and interesting map structure are fresh and even the established parts are still what fans look for in RPGs. [May 2010, p.80]
    • Playstation: The Official Magazine (US)
    • 82 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Great for honing skills on the road or simply on its own, CTP is an excellent port. [Jun 2010, p.79]
    • Playstation: The Official Magazine (US)
    • 83 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    The graphics only represent the topmost layer of a pervasive meticulousness, and every last detail feels thoroughly polished. [Apr 2010, p.66]
    • Playstation: The Official Magazine (US)
    • 79 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Yakuza also suffers from an almost debilitating yappiness. [May 2010, p.76]
    • Playstation: The Official Magazine (US)
    • 88 Metascore
    • 90 Critic Score
    The modern military FPS genre is as crowded as a mess hall at chow at chow time, but BC2 has managed to inject plenty of freshness into its firefights with an engaging single-player yarn and a host of defining online features. [Apr 2010, p.74]
    • Playstation: The Official Magazine (US)
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    It's still undermined by AI niggles, animation glitches, and the lack of a check swing. [May 2010, p.78]
    • Playstation: The Official Magazine (US)
    • 80 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    An epic adventure. [Apr 2010, p.79]
    • Playstation: The Official Magazine (US)
    • 91 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    That commitment is made palatable by the quality oozing out of every feature, every visual detail, every pitch, and every hit in The Show--the best baseball game currently available. [Jun 2010, p.74]
    • Playstation: The Official Magazine (US)
    • 70 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    We'd definitely pick the PS3 version over this, but when it comes to kicking the afterlife ass on the go, Dante's Inferno is a reasonably solid option. [Jun 2010, p.79]
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    • 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]
    • Playstation: The Official Magazine (US)
    • 87 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    We're enjoying it immensely... It is a game like none other. [Mar 2010, p.66]
    • Playstation: The Official Magazine (US)
    • 67 Metascore
    • 70 Critic Score
    The same fast, tough, silly run-and-gun you'll find in nearly every other Slug. [Apr 2010, p.79]
    • Playstation: The Official Magazine (US)
    • 77 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Kids'll love it, but it's lifetime adult gamers who'll truly relish this nod to a legacy a quarter century in the making. [May 2010, p.83]
    • Playstation: The Official Magazine (US)
    • 44 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Combines a mix of good and bad design elements to create a flawed but memorable adventure. [May 2010, p.84]
    • Playstation: The Official Magazine (US)
    • 74 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    Equity is also earned via a cool custom-mission creator. [Apr 2010, p.78]
    • Playstation: The Official Magazine (US)
    • 65 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    AvP's multiplayer is gory, gratifying, and will bring an evil little smile to your face. [Apr 2010, p.76]
    • Playstation: The Official Magazine (US)
    • 64 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    A solid enough offering. [May 2010, p.85]
    • Playstation: The Official Magazine (US)
    • 88 Metascore
    • 100 Critic Score
    If you're still wondering if BioShock 2 is better than the original as you enter the final level, by the time you beat it, you'll have no doubt. This is one of the best games you'll ever play. [Mar 2010, p.62]
    • Playstation: The Official Magazine (US)
    • 75 Metascore
    • 80 Critic Score
    A hell of a good time. [Apr 2010, p.72]
    • Playstation: The Official Magazine (US)
    • 74 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Beauty is only skin-deep - gameplay goes a lot deeper...It should have opted for a bit more corrective surgery to go with its cosmetic enhancements. [Mar 2010, p.70]
    • Playstation: The Official Magazine (US)
    • 64 Metascore
    • 60 Critic Score
    Never quite delivered. [Mar 2010, p.74]
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