Official Playstation 2 Magazine UK's Scores

  • Games
For 629 reviews, this publication has graded:
  • 45% higher than the average critic
  • 3% same as the average critic
  • 52% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 7.6 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)
Average Game review score: 65
Highest review score:
Lowest review score:
Score distribution:
  1. Negative: 84 out of 629
629 game reviews
    • Metascore: 90
    • Critic Score 100
    As vital to PS2 has your central nervous system is to your brain. [Jan 2007, p.106]
    • Metascore: 96
    • Critic Score 100
    A must-own, state-of-the-art tactical espionage stealth-a-thon. [Jan 2007, p.106]
    • Metascore: 95
    • Critic Score 100
    Massively expansive, even over "Vice City." The biggest game ever. [Jan 2007, p.106]
    • Metascore: 92
    • Critic Score 100
    FFXII is the apex of adventuring; gaming doesn't get any better than this. [Jan 2007, p.68]
    • Metascore: 79
    • Critic Score 100
    Black is what all shooters should be. An all-out assault on the senses. [Feb 2006, p.78]
    • Metascore: 96
    • Critic Score 100
    All the style of the series so far plus a maelstrom of new shocks, twists and challenges makes this the best survival horror game ever. [Nov 2006, p.104]
    • Metascore: 90
    • Critic Score 100
    Faster-than-light and the best arcade racer in existence. [Jan 2007, p.106]
    • Metascore: 93
    • Critic Score 100
    A true epic. It's a dog-eat-dog world in the games industry, and Okami buries the opposition like a load of old bones. [Jan 2007, p.82]
    • Metascore: 88
    • Critic Score 100
    This will feel fresh and immediate even to those whose Tekken-love was waning. It's engaging, exceptional and essential. [Sept 2006, p.82]
    • Metascore: 98
    • Critic Score 100
    The most involving, witty, well-rounded and goddam exciting GTA ever. [June 2008, p.86]
    • Metascore: 86
    • Critic Score 100
    Not only is this the greatest game on PSP, it also leaves a large percentage of the PS2 back catalogue looking ordinary. But it right now. [Dec 2006, p.76]
    • Metascore: 86
    • Critic Score 100
    Spellbinding stuff with lashings of imagination: well worth top marks! [Feb 2008, p.76]
    • Metascore: 91
    • Critic Score 100
    An unmissable, epic adventure that's as dramatic as any of Kratos' full-sized games. [Apr 2008, p.106]
    • Metascore: 94
    • Critic Score 100
    The singleplayer campaign or the multiplayer options alone would make this essential. But the two together bode for months of enjoyment. [Dec 2007, p.119]
    • Metascore: 85
    • Critic Score 90
    Wet-the-bed scary survival horror. We dare you to play it. [Jan 2007, p.106]
    • Metascore: 81
    • Critic Score 90
    Insanely addictive. [Jan 2007, p.106]
    • Metascore: 89
    • Critic Score 90
    Unsurpassed, automotive beauty. The best driving game on PS2. [Jan 2007, p.106]
    • Metascore: 93
    • Critic Score 90
    Super-long, fast races make this an essential PS2 purchase. [Jan 2007, p.106]
    • Metascore: 76
    • Critic Score 90
    A dirty, grisly, filthy but brilliant game experience. [Jan 2007, p.106]
    • Metascore: 85
    • Critic Score 90
    FF meets "Charlie's Angels" for a narcotic dose of the familiar RPG. [Jan 2007, p.106]
    • Metascore: 86
    • Critic Score 90
    Music/rhythm game with loads of top artists and online options. [Jan 2007, p.106]
    • Metascore: 78
    • Critic Score 90
    Rez
    Hypnotic stuff. [Jan 2007, p.106]
    • Metascore: 90
    • Critic Score 90
    ICO
    Persevere to the bitersweet conclusion and Sony's uniquely atmospheric puzzle adventure will hold a place in your heart forever. [Feb 2006, p.88]
    • Metascore: 70
    • Critic Score 90
    Visually amazing FPS that'll rock your game world every time. [Jan 2007, p.106]
    • Metascore: 73
    • Critic Score 90
    Wild West shooter that's like a cool breeze in Death Valley. Yeehaw! [Jan 2007, p.106]
    • Metascore: 75
    • Critic Score 90
    Guns, aliens and conspiracies make for a top-notch shooter. [Jan 2007, p.106]
    • Metascore: 84
    • Critic Score 90
    Enjoy all the fun of free-roaming warfare. And get paid for it! [Jan 2007, p.106]
    • Metascore: 80
    • Critic Score 90
    An unashamedly entertaining surprisingly strategic shooter. [Nov 2005, p.112]
    • Metascore: 91
    • Critic Score 90
    Weapons and flashgun-centric play make this the series' best. [Jan 2007, p.106]
    • Metascore: 84
    • Critic Score 90
    Shooter with enough guns to satisfy the most trigger-happy soul. [Jan 2007, p.106]