December PSM Review Scores, Ratchet 9.5/10

Ratchet and Clank: ToD - 9.5 "PS3's Best Game Yet"

WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2008 - 9.0

Guitar Hero III - 9.0

Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow - 9.0

NBA 08 - 8.0 (PSP - 8.5)

NBA Live 08 - 8.5

NHL 08 - 8.5

NHL2k8 - 8.0

Silent Hill Origins - 8.0

Folklore - 8.0

DiRT - 8.5

Conan - 7.5

Sega Rally Revo - 7.5

Juiced 2 - 6.0

[skynidas]

Ratchet And Clank is a must buy for every ps3 owner

[nasim]

UNCHARTED,HAZE ---all coming this year in 2007

ORANGE BOX ,COD 4 all due this year

good for PS3

[Snukadaman]

if it doesnt break 100k on that first week,I will not be surprised. 4 people disagree yet cant back up your feelings with comments...whats wrong you guys also not too confident that it will sell 100 K as well??

[PS360WII]

I don't know about must buy for every PS3 owner. I never cared for R&C but hurray for a good score

[sonarus]

honestly i didnt really care for ratchet and clank either but after playing the demo i have to say am a little bit excited. Am definetly buying it and i will definetly enjoy it the graphics looks excellent and i honestly havent played a decent platformer in a while. Has potential to rival mario 64. You can fly with robo wings you got the jello weapon the game jst seems like it offers so much more than what they have shown so far. and it actually has some length unlike hsword, gears of war and most other games these days 14hrs.

[beavis4play]

what do you care how many copies a game sells? you don't make anything off of it.
it looks like the game is going to be great. the demo is lots of fun.
the game with 50 cent was awful, but it had big sales.anyways, i don't get why you or anyone else would care about if a game sells. all i care about is if a game i want is going to be fun. and ratchet looks like it's going to be a blast.

on a side note-what do you think about chargers picking up chris chambers? looks like it will really help take pressure of tomlinson.

[Snukadaman]

People not buying games right now sets a precedent that ps3 owners are not into buying games but only blu-ray movies...where does that leave me as a gamer when i want too jump into buying the ps3? With one game on my must buy list for the ps3(god of war 3) developers will not care too make games for the ps3. its a fact my friend.

On the acquisition of the Chargers getting Chambers it makes our offense stronger with both Antonio Gates and Tomlinson being the main scorers on the team and now gives defenders more people too keep a eye on which is good...now we need some work on our offensive line so rivers can get the ball too his wide receivers.

[Leg-End]

is it natural to look forward to this more than mario?

[Violater]

but I am scared of those fans, they don't take prisoners.

All in all from the Demo the Ratchet score seems well deserved, one of the few demo's I have played on multiple occasions, following the ranks of Motorstorm and Heavenly Sword.

[khellendros1]

Yeah it's ok. I'm looking forward to it more than Mario. Way more.

[eagle21]

Can't wait....

[marshman]

Isomniac always puts AAA games. cant wait

[YoMeViet]

smackdown vs. raw got a 9......whoa...

[Kratos_Kart2007]

Maybe the game is not a Rehash like all the others

[pilotpistolpete]

Yes, the scores seemed a little generous. Conan , 7.5?

[sonarus]

i played the demo on xbox and i thought it was worse than last yrs. I was actually gonna buy the new 1 for ps3 but after playing it on the xbox i cnt knw. They have taken away the fun factor out of it. smack dwn 2006 was the last good smack dwn IMO. However if the reviews are 9's all round i will still go ahead and buy and hope they leave the controls alone nxt yr

[The Wood]

somebody who doesnt care for r+c or the ps3 will say "wait for gamespot, ign etc review" To be fair ill do the same but ive already made up my mind. zero day purchase

[gdguide]

People knocking the PS3 library of games have got to realize that it took MS until the next year in November to get an exclusive game this highly rated as well. (Gears) So Sony is on track just fine. And with Uncharted, LittleBigPlanet, and GT5:P around the corner, they're picking up some nice steam with very good games.

Brian

[Kleptic]

most of us have understood and have known that for a while...its the people on this site with a doctorate in being retarded that didn't...

Resistance is arguably one of the best console fps' ever, and is simultaneously one of the most underrated also...I know Halo fans would immediately cut that down...and I am not here to argue about that...my point is only that I had no doubt that Insomniac would deliver...and continue to do so on every game they continue to make...its pretty rare to find a developer that has dabbled in different genre's, and still not failed at least once...

[xtcdukes]

I'm not surprised a Sony based publication gave it such a high score. I'm sure I will still give it a run-through, but it's difficult to trust a review score from a media outlet so obviously specific in nature.

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

100% Independent Playstation Magazine...It says it on the cover.

They gave Warhawk and Lair REALLY low scores.

The editor-in-chief just came from OXM.

I don't think there's any bias here, my friend.

[pilotpistolpete]

The only "bias" is that they don't review other consoles.

Its a playstation mag, and they review ps games. It doesn't change the fairness of their opinions. As stated above, they were harsh on Warhawk and Lair.

[Kleptic]

yeah they were the harshest of all reviews in terms of Warhawk I think...giving it the lowest score from a credible mag of all...

play the demo though...there really isn't much to counter this score...its a playable pixar movie...if you don't like platformers, then you may not like the game...but as of now, and don't tell the mario fans, this is most likely the best one ever created...

[WoodyWood09]

Try doing a little research about the magazine before you make dumb a** remarks!!!!

[BenzMoney]

You're such a joke. Now you're talking about how PSM isn't biased?!

Hmmm... odd, considering how crazy you were about MS payoff conspiracy theories over the past few months:

"First, MS hires the OXM dude to screw PSM over."
http://www.n4g.com/NewsCom-...

some more examples:

http://www.n4g.com/NewsCom-...
http://www.n4g.com/NewsCom-...

One only needs to read your little profile bio: "I've never aloud an Xbox to enter my home." and then read this comment you made a couple months ago...:

http://www.n4g.com/NewsCom-...

"Since I got a PS3, my Wii and 360 have sat there. Since I don't have to pay to play online anymore, I feel secure in my investment."

...to see how much of an idiot you are.

[Armyless]

They review Playstation games only, they are not biased for any Playstation game in particular.

[tk]

So this game is so good - that even with all the bias against the PS3 they could not find enough to mark it down. Wow. If it was on the other console it would be 12/10 then.

R&C is a great series. Don't expect from even the most biased sites to be able to find anything to give it below 9. And even if they do - still day 1 purchase for those who played the previous R&C games.

[sonarus]

get serious all of a sudden PSM is biased because they gave a PS3 game 9.5 the other review for ratchet and clank was 9.3. Not everyone takes fanboyism as serious as most of you. You can't expect him to love a game jst because its play station plus they are an independent magazine. When call of duty 4 got a 10/10 on oxm no 1 comes out saying oxm is biased thats simply what the reviewer felt it deserved. They dnt score all ps3 games high and their scores usually reflect other scores from ign, gspot e.t.c. Callin psm biased on the sole basis that they gave ratchet and clank a 9.5 is childish. If they gave lair a 9.5 then that wud be a new story entirely

[RunamukK]

I've never played a Ratchet game b4 this one(i mean the demo). At first I thought it was really hard to control and wasn't all that impressed by the game play mechanics. I have to admit it's one of the most beautiful games i've evr seen. Everything changed once I figured out that you could go into first person mode by hitting L1. I've since played the demo like 6 times. This game absolutely, positively, without a doubt, kicks a$$. Definitely buying on day one.

[Kleptic]

yeah the controls got me too...I have played most of the R&C games...but since warhawk, have become used to the uninverted (does that make it "verted"?) L/R controls...but R&C, at least the demo, does not allow you to change that...so it was really tough at first...

overall I don't think the demo is very easy in any case...but well worth it...its a really great game...

[trueltie5]

But this game LOOKS AWESOME !!!!...Insomniac knows how to deliver good PS3 games...Resistance now this ???

[Brainiac 8]

The Ratchet & Clank games have always been fantastic. One of the few reasons I will eventually own a PS3.

[XBOTSMUSTDIE]

This game is fun

[playinitcool]

looks much better than the ps2 versions, and i thoroughly enjoyed them aswell :D

[DeZimatoR]

No doubt about that ;)

[Takumi86]

10 months we already have a AAA Rachet and this is Exclusive not for PC

unline like xbox360 all game are also on PC , wow 2 years where's is the Exclusive AAA for 360? name one 360 fans name one do not include Bioshock its also on PC
ok maybe HALO3 is one AAA , but it mite as well come to PC like all HALO

Reason why i love my PS3 b'cz Exclusve games like MGS4,FXIII,WNS,KZ2,MORE.... ONLY ON PS3 NOT PC

[Blood_Spiller]

PGR 3

I love my PS3 as much as the next guy but to say the 360 doesn't have any truly exclusive AAA titles is ridiculous.

[Hugh Hefner]

I think you need to go back to school and learn how to write well... then you may go back to loving your PS3.

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

He meant GOOD exclusives.

[The Real Joker]

Ahhh here is a classic example of Head in Ass Disorder.

[Blood_Spiller]

PGR3 was good, probably the only game I played on my 360 for the first 2 months that I owned it, Dead Rising is also considered AAA by some and it's only on the 360.

[GMR_PR]

you want to now why you love your PS3 so much?

because you are a fanboyyyyy, oh and probably because you don't have a girlfriend.

[killer_trap]

my prediction for ratchet scores.
ign: +9 : they like platform games
gamespot: between 8& 9: that's what they give a good platform game
1up: 8, i think they never were big R&C fans

[playinitcool]

yeh, sounds about right killer_trap

[jackie chann]

How the hell did conan get 7.5!!

That game is awful!!!

I'd give it 5/10

[pilotpistolpete]

Haha your avatar goes perfectly with the comment.

[goodganja]

AAA Titles being released on PS3 back to back. September was Heavenly Sword and Warhawk, October is Ratchet & Clank, November will be Uncharted and December UTIII and Haze.

BELIEVE that Sony is going out with a bang in 07

BELIEVE that AAA titles are and will be coming to PS3 on a month to month basis starting now to the end of 08

BELIEVE that scores over 90% will be on over 85% of PS3 games

BELIEVE that the price drop will help push units over Wii60 this holiday season and in 2008

BELIEVE that what you're playing is only the present. But the NEAR NEAR future Sony will be pwning all of you doubters.

P L A Y B 3 Y O N D

[Blood_Spiller]

Reading that post made me feel like I was at a cult meeting, you narrow minded fanboys (for both parties) are one crazy bunch.

[pilotpistolpete]

Haha, yes, I get the same feeling. I'm sometimes ashamed of owning a console since I'm associated with these crazed lunatics.
It's just a game goodganja. No one needs to BELIEVE anything.

[Close_Second]

You really have perfected the art of standing on the Sony soap box and regurgitating all their marketing paraphernalia. Tell me, do you have the Sony undies to match your Sony socks?

There is far too much hostility on this web site - for f**k sake its only a games console. People have to keep things in perspective as at the end of the day none this sh*t really matters.

I reckon all the true fanboys (both MS and Sony) should be made to do community service in a childrens cancer ward or working with the homeless. Owning a PS3 or 360 is a privilege not a right. I wish people would remember that before they lay finger to keyboard to share some of the crap they think is so important.

[goodganja]

im 34. older than u probably and i have money to support all three consoles. but 360 is a waste of money. ps3 has everything i want for my 52' 1080p tv. I've been gaming since before you were born and in my years experience micro$hit has delivered the most $hittiest console to date.

if you dont like the fact that I speak the truth, then dont read what I have to say. that simple. continue to feed into the lies these xbots tell you.

P L A Y B 3 Y O N D

[Close_Second]

...is act your age then. Oh yes, you're actually my junior by a couple of years so again your assumption has made you look like a complete ass.

Germans during WWII also believed they were speaking the truth because of the many years of brain washing so no point arguing with you on that point. You are clearly wearing the Sony tinted glasses so everything looks Sony.

Oh yes, I don't get my advice from any type of fanboy and being a true gamer, I go where the good games are without all the hatred. I fully intend on getting a PS3 when they are more affordable in New Zealand. See, I also have money to fund my gaming hobby (yes, it's a hobby not a way of life!!!) but unlike you, I like to spend it a little more wisely. The only thing I have missed by not buying a PS3 when it was first launched was the higher price tag. See, I will still get to play beyond (whatever the f**k that means!!!!) but won't have pissed away as much money doing so. So, I kinda guess that makes you pretty stupid.

[lonestarmt]

finally ps3 game that PS critics can't be overly critical about!! Can't wait to see this on gamerankings!

edit: checked gamerankings but for some reason they say psm gave it a 9.3. WTH??

[Close_Second]

...I posted a link for Gamerankings for Folklore in a previous comment a couple of days ago and I got hammerd by Sony fans because they did not value critic reviews (Folklore averages 76%). However, like you, I dare say as soon as a game comes out that scores really well (i.e. a true AAA) that they will embrace a site like Gamerankings and be treating it like gospel.

[lonestarmt]

yeah its hard to trust critics now. I was just saying because ps3 of late of been so up and down. Look at folklore for example, several places gave it a 9 and on one they gave it a 5??? I mean the game can't be that misunderstood. That score just hurts the overall score of the game, so sometimes its really hard to judge a game on gamerankings.com So sometimes it comes down to your taste. I am just glad that another good game came out on the ps3 that all critics seem to aree to love.

[unwind_protect]

The game has already two reviews, one done by PSM Magazine (95%) and another by PSM3 Magazine UK (93%):

http://www.metacritic.com/g...

gamerankings.com so far only lists the PSM3 Magazine UK review.

[lonestarmt]

o thanks man! I guess i saw psm3 and just say psm. lol. Thanks for getting me straight, you get a bubble

[Sevir04]

i was just expectec from a developer such as Insomniac. this game will get high 9s and possibly 10s right across the board. 1up already seemed to like the game alot and was praising the game. in that video recape of the game so. i know for a fact that this is the one PS3 game no one can freaking deny. it's just quality. nuff said.

[AllroundGamer]

i am sure, that if Ratchet would be on xbox360, it would get a 10/10, but Sony probably isn't bribing that much...

[razer]

makes you sleep better at night.. Heaven forbid, those games actually deserved the scores they got.. But since it's not related to the PS3 then it must be a conspiracy!

Tinfoil hat's for everyone!!!

[titntin]

I've been interested in picking this up since I first heard about it and it looks like I was right to be optimistic! Hooray!

I'm jealous of you guys in the US with a demo - its not out here in the UK yet.... hopefully tomorrow!

[Blood_Spiller]

Just make a US account on your PS3 and download it from the US store.

[RadientFlux]

Not Surprising the Ratchet series has always received high praise from reviewers.

[aDDicteD]

things are getting better for ps3...hurray!..

[kn]

it seems to me that the "platformer" part of the game has been increased rather significantly. Up your Arsenal (2004, PS2) pushed the series into a frenzied shooter with some serious ass whooping fun that had a lot of FPS/TPS elements to it. Yeah, there was still a bit of a platform element to the game, but I highly enjoyed the barrage of enemies. I also enjoyed the co-op mode greatly...

The PS3 iteration, based on the demo, seems to have return to more of a platformer basis with some healthy shooting added in rather than the other way around. I hope it doesn't turn out to be heavy on the platform component.

All in all, previous ratchet iterations have scored well and won numerous awards and there is no reason why this shouldn't as well.

[PimpHandHappy]

they didnt have that pixulating issue huh!

not a big fan of these games but i might give it a try. I never played Sonic or any of those platform game mascots. The last one i played was Super Mario and maybe a few donkey kongs, all around the same time in my growth as a gamer.

With COD4 coming out the week after i dont see myself buying this game at launch. Maybe get a used one in 4 months for 30bucks.

[Kuest]

of this game ever since Gamespot gave the PS2 version 10/10. Perhaps, whenever it is I get a PS3 (and I will get one), I will check this one out. Still, I am anxious to check out some other reviews before making my final verdict.

Edit:

I do have a PS2 (kept it for *some* strange reason), and I will check out... um, what is TOD?

[pilotpistolpete]

If you have a ps2, try renting it. I'm pretty sure ToD will at least be on par with the ps2 titles, so that should give you a good clue.

ToD: tools of destruction; the ps3 version of Rachet and Clank.

[kn]

Ratchet and Clank "Up Your Arsenal" for the PS2. It is arguably the best in the series if you like the shooter part more than the platform part. I enjoyed the hell out of that game...

[stuntman_mike]

i think everyone who played the demo has agreed it is an excellent game and well deserving of its high score, i also urge people to play the demo (and the game when it comes out)if you havent done already.

[Loopy]

Finally, a good game that ISN'T an FPS :)

Man, I hate FPS. The come in all sizes, colors and shapes. Don't people have enough of them?

[wangdiddy82]

Everyone else will give it 10's becasue PSM Review's have been harsh on a lot of ps3 games.. I think they gave warhawk a 7 or 6 (smoking mad crack) I cant stop playing this game.. And they gave heavenly sword a 7 i think too.. Which was another really good game..

So rachet and clank must be really freaking awesome.. I already know it is from playing the demo.. One of the Best looking games this year by far..

[lonestarmt]

i'm happy for R&C but i don't know if i can trust psm anymore, I'm going to have a wait a little bit. I can't beleive they gave conan a better score than heavenly sword, and warhawk a 6.5. I bet they were like o man conan is such a bad A! plus there boobies in it 7.5!! Unthinkable, but maybe thats why psm is no more and they are changing up and just becoming playstation mag, hopefully then they get do better review scores..

[Almighty]

From the guys who gave a 5 to Lair!!! Then R&C must not be a sh1t!!!!! Finally a good game for PS3!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL

[tehcellownu]

Thats nice now spread the words

[Marceles]

NBA Live 08 an 8.5 and Folklore an 8? Wow...those are fighting words. I cant wait to hear what the non-system specific reviewers are going to score Ratchet, but of course this is a good start.

[Baba1906]

folklore 8 is ok i think. i would give it a 8.5 or something maybe couse i absolutly love it, but it is not perfect.

[felidae]

Yeah, Ratchet is next.

Got Folklore today ... so much fun!

[marinelife9]

I take what PSM says about a Sony game with a grain of salt. They gave NBA 08 an 8.0 for crying out loud.

[PStriple703]

Can't wait for this one!

[mcgrawgamer]

until my buddy at work started spewing on and on about how him and his son played all the games the ps2...blah, blah, blah. that is until I played the demo for r&c:tod and I must say this game plays well, looks good, and in my mind should move some substantial units for the ps3 fanbase this holiday. Aside from uncharted this is another game that has the pleasure of being on my wishlist. Hope my wife let's me buy it....

[Jrome]

Guys stop hating on Conan. Personally I think it deserves 7-7.5. It has sword combos, 2 handed sword combos, grab combos, 1 sword in each hand combos, it has combos. It's just a good game...if you ask me. I don't know, why do you guys think its bad?

[Ri0tSquad]

this game was just a left jab.

[ElementX]

I've this game pre-ordered and paid off for a month.

[fenderputty]

Nice ... lol ... I"m getting it too. It's a cool game for a platformer.

[ElementX]

Actually I didn't give it another shot. ;) I'm going to buy it anyway lol

[lil bush]

one of the better platfomers around

[sandip787]

fantastic news for ratchet, and for all the games there, but conan 7.5???
it looks shockingly bad.

[wangdiddy82]

blows.... That game deserves a 5 and a bag of crap.. The only cool thing about the game is boobs and chopping limbs off.. But the blood looks like crystal kool aid or something so it ruins the whole chopping limbs off experience.. Game is horrible..

[Pika-pie]

Conan was painful. It derserves at max about a 2/10 from playing the demo. I played it for about 5 mins before deleting it off my hard drive.

Terrible game.

It also actually shows how screwed the IGN rating system is. They gave Heavenly Sword 7.0. and Conan 7.5 - WTF!

[secur1ty911]

Ratchet and Clank: Tools Of Destruction,

Killzone 2,

Getaway,

Coded Arms Assault,

Little Big Planet,

Metal Gear Solid 4,

Resistance 2,

Infamous,

Metal Gear Online,

Eight Days,

Grand Turismo 5,

Tekken 6,

Socom: Confrontation,

L.A. Noire, Pain,

The Eye of Judgement,

Time Crisis 4,

Haze,

Unreal 3,

Uncharted Drakes Fortune

and

Home.

P L A Y 3 Y O N D

[remix]

maybe as a timed but i still see it going

[mcgrawgamer]

what is crushing the xbox 360 gonna do for you personally? Is crushing the 360 gonna give u some kind of spectacular orgasm that u can only achieve if the 360 is not on the market? Don't get me wrong I'm pretty excited about the ps3 lineup for 08, but that doesn't mean msoft is gonna sit in a corner and cower in fear as the almight sony cracks the whip! You sir a not a gamer.

[ash_divine]

Tekken 6 is a first or second party title, it's not going anywhere dude or we would've already been hit with rumors about it.

[razer]

Typical Sony Ego FTL!

PS: Thanks for providing another list of games.. It just wouldn't be a Sony thread without someone doing "the list!".. hahaha.. not.

[Bolts]

Its too late. My Xbox is already crushed by the RROD. Good thing they repair it for free, but man, the shipping freaking sucks!!

[Ace_Shooter]

Awesome game,well deserved score. The demo left me wanting more, i was upset it ended when it did lol. Great game.

[MK_Red]

Ratchet and Clank will indeed be a superb game but PSM gave a superb new IP like Folklore 8/10 while giving the yearly Smackdown Vs Raw 2008 a 9/10!?

[tk]

I think the reviewers must review the way reviews are scored.

Make R&C a 7 or 8. Re-rank the rest of the platform games against this.
It will most likely get a couple of 10/10 scores - which will mean that we don't expect much improvement in titles over the PS3 life cycle - which is kind of stupid. We expect a lot of improvement in the next couple of years - but then - if we have 10/10 handed out like cookies - then what will indicate the improvements?

[dirtrider]

i wanna ps3 one day i like the console. but as far as sony crushing 360 next year remember a game called splinter cell conviction, one triple a game that wont be on ps3. they both have their good exclusives next year. me personally i just want resident evil 5 to come out that game goin kick all these games butts anyways. peace

[jackdoe]

Their Dirt review is a bit late....

[Sly]

the review is fair. I have downloaded the demo off the store and i have to admit eventhough i got about 15 minutes of gameplay it was heck worth it. The graphics are amazing and the gameplay feels just as smooth as the previous games of the Rathcet & Clank series. This game will be great.

[no_more_heroes]

This is what the 360 needs more of: awesome platformers like this. All done in 9 months using Resistance engine. There is only one possibly decent platformer coming next year for the 360 which is Banjo Kazooie 3.

[wangdiddy82]

I think this game will be announced for the ps3..

[MRMagoo123]

cant wait for this game its gonna be great i can feel it in me bones lol

[ThaGeNeCySt]

nba live 08 an 8.5 wtf?