Official PlayStation Magazine #23 Scores

PostOfficial PlayStation Magazine #23 Scores by KK » Fri Aug 29, 2008 8:41 pm

EA Month this issue.

Reviews

PS3

Fifa 2009: 9/10
Mercenaries 2: 7/10
Ratchet & Clank Requesting for Booty Captain: 9/10
Rock Band: 8/10 (still not out on PS3 - quite unbelievable treatment from EA)
Tiger Woods 2009: 7/10
Madden NFL 2009: 8/10
NHL 2009: 9/10
FaceBreaker: 4/10

PSN

Last Guy: 6/10
Pixeljunk Eden: 7/10

Next Month

World Exclusive Review of Little Big Planet

On sale 2nd September (Tuesday)

(info courtesy of the PlayStation forums)

Last Guy: 6/10
Pixeljunk Eden: 7/10

wat

NickSCFC

KKLEIN wrote:Fifa 2009: 9/10

Wonder if PES 2009 can match that...

they gave PES 2008 an 8/10 didn't they?

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NickSCFC wrote:
KKLEIN wrote:Fifa 2009: 9/10

Wonder if PES 2009 can match that...

they gave PES 2008 an 8/10 didn't they?

9 wasn't it? IIRC that is the first score that I haven't agreed with from the mag.(still the best Official mag since the original OPM)

I'll reserve my FIFA judgement for 11/9.

Only a 7 for Mercenaries?

I thought they had a Force Unleshed exclusive?

Mercs 2 - 7/10.

As if.

KKLEIN wrote:Ratchet & Clank Requesting for Booty Captain: 9/10

LOL Wut? That score is way to high, and I'm a huge fan of the series, and also at the name - I presume it's some translating issue from the japanese version. Or maybe it's a German only porno version of the game.

Some more things of note from this month's issue…

Features

A massively in-depth look at Street Fighter (14 pages – well worth reading if you’re a big fan)
DC Universe Online
OPM Interview: Hideo Kojima

The Big Ten

Heavy Rain (did you know that, if the woman happens to die, you take over as another character, of a possible 6 in total?)
Making Music in the new Guitar Hero
Meet the real Sheva Alomar (Michelle Van Der Water)
DIY guest stars in Soul Calibur 4
The New Lara Croft model
Wipeout HD re-tooled
Uncharted man talks trophies
The game sites that matter
Hands on with PES 2009
YES/NO Do MMOs have a place on PS3?

Rumours

Bizarre Creations super successful space shooter Geometry Wars is defecting to PSN.
Kingdom Hearts III is currently in development as a PS3 exclusive & will be announced at TGS.
SEGA is doing a new Jet Set Radio.
Sony's shiny Trophies aren't just for PS3 - they're coming to PSP too.
Boom Blox is coming to PlayStation formats.

Mercenaries 2 really doesn’t seem to be anything special, at all. Bear in mind this is an exclusive review to boot. A few snippets…

It’s as if Pandemic has missed the gear change between the last generation & this one. Chunky, poorly textured environments, unpredictable 40 watt AI, repetitive missions and occasional glitches all threaten to sour the experience. Mercs 2 isn’t ruinously broken, but if you could give it a shake you’d definitely hear a rattle.

If I had to sum up Mercs 2 at the end of this sentence I’d say “It’s alright”. It’s not brilliant, and it’s not terrible. Instead it hovers in a murky region between the two. Let’s call it Averagstakia.

The repetitive action is appealing enough to keep you playing, but you can’t shake the feeling that this is a PS3 game fighting a PS2 war.

It’s as if Pandemic has missed the gear change between the last generation & this one. Chunky, poorly textured environments, unpredictable 40 watt AI, repetitive missions and occasional glitches all threaten to sour the experience. Mercs 2 isn’t ruinously broken, but if you could give it a shake you’d definitely hear a rattle.

If I had to sum up Mercs 2 at the end of this sentence I’d say “It’s alright”. It’s not brilliant, and it’s not terrible. Instead it hovers in a murky region between the two. Let’s call it Averagstakia.

The repetitive action is appealing enough to keep you playing, but you can’t shake the feeling that this is a PS3 game fighting a PS2 war.

Count me out.

Jimmy Shedders wrote:
Last Guy: 6/10
Pixeljunk Eden: 7/10

wat

The Eden score needs 2 more marks putting on it, but from what I've played so far thats about right for The Last Guy (perhaps a little harsh).

KKLEIN wrote:Rock Band: 8/10 (still not out on PS3 - quite unbelievable treatment from EA)

what reasons? and is it just the uk?

Dante wrote:
KKLEIN wrote:Ratchet & Clank Requesting for Booty Captain: 9/10

LOL Wut? That score is way to high, and I'm a huge fan of the series, and also at the name - I presume it's some translating issue from the japanese version. Or maybe it's a German only porno version of the game.

I'm pretty sure it's just KKLEIN taking the mickey.

Poobik the Hare wrote:
KKLEIN wrote:Rock Band: 8/10 (still not out on PS3 - quite unbelievable treatment from EA)

what reasons? and is it just the uk?

Europe.

And far from being 'unbelievable treatment from EA', the reason is that MS paid for it to have a timed exclusive in Europe, pretty simple actually.

Its due out on other formats (Wii and PS2 as well as PS3) in a couple of weeks.

KKLEIN wrote:EA Month this issue.

Reviews

PS3

Fifa 2009: 9/10
Rock Band: 8/10 (still not out on PS3 - quite unbelievable treatment from EA)

Fifa 09 with a cracking score. I have to admit that for me, Fifa 08 finally overtook PES for the first time since Fifa RTWC 98. Looking forward to the release.

Rock Band - have it on XBox360 and it is a fantastic game - me and my wife end up with me on guitar and her on drums - madness but great fun!!!

Was it a 'world exclusive' for the Fifa review?

KKLEIN wrote:SEGA is doing a new Jet Set Radio.

This is Probably true, but it wont be a PS3 or 360 release.....

NickSCFC

They'll probably just re-release the Dreamcast/XBox version, tack on gooseberry fool controls and take the good music out.

Good issue this month. The Street Fighter feature was excellent.

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