Nathan Misa
ImpulsegamerAnimal Crossing: Happy Home Designer 3DS Review
Published 10/21/2015
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56
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3DS - 9/25/2015
Animal Crossing Happy Home Designer
Show off your style by designing homes for all of your favorite Animal Crossing villagers! Use your creativity to design the perfect houses—inside and out—for both old and new friends. With the new amiibo cards, you can call your favorite villagers into the game.
- Developer
- Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.2
- Publisher
- Nintendo
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Whimsical / playful / lightheartedDefining · Curated baseline
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Critic avg
65
24 scored reviews
Total coverage
24
All coverage currently scored
Score range
40–80
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Score range is 31+ points
Critic landscape
The critic average is 65 across 24 scored reviews, with a 40-point spread. Critics are far apart on this one.
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Most scored reviews currently sit in the Below 70 band.
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80–895 reviews · 21%
70–797 reviews · 29%
Below 7012 reviews · 50%
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Justin Haywald
GameSpotAnimal Crossing: Happy Home Designer Review
Published 10/16/2015
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50
-15 vs critic avg
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Read originalNatalie Collazo
Hardcore GamerReview: Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer
Published 10/13/2015
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70
+5 vs critic avg
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Read originalRiley Little
Game RantAnimal Crossing: Happy Home Designer Review
Published 10/7/2015
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60
-5 vs critic avg
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Read originalClark Anderson
Digitally DownloadedReview: Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer (Nintendo 3DS)
Published 10/7/2015
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80
+15 vs critic avg
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Read originalJohn Son
Cubed3Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer (Nintendo 3DS) Review
Published 10/6/2015
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60
-5 vs critic avg
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Read originalJordan Biordi
CGMagazineAnimal Crossing: Happy Home Designer (3ds) Review
Published 10/5/2015
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80
+15 vs critic avg
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Read originalRoyce Dean
COGconnectedAnimal Crossing: Happy Home Designer Review – A Game for Budding Interior Decorators
Published 10/2/2015
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70
+5 vs critic avg
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Read originalSteve Watts
ShacknewsAnimal Crossing: Happy Home Designer Review: Inferior Decoration
Published 10/2/2015
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40
-25 vs critic avg
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Read originalKate Gray
The GuardianAnimal Crossing: Happy Home Designer review – sweet but empty
Published 10/1/2015
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60
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