Chris Jarrard
ShacknewsAPE OUT review: Mighty Joe Young meets Whiplash
Published 3/5/2019
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PC / Mac / Switch - 2/28/2019
APE OUT
Ape Out is a wildly intense and colorfully stylized smash ‘em up about primal escape, rhythmic violence, and frenetic jazz. Build up nearly unstoppable momentum and use your captors as both weapons and shields to crush everyone on your procedurally generated path to freedom.
- Developer
- Gabe Cuzzillo
- Publisher
- Devolver Digital
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Critic avg
84
31 scored reviews
Total coverage
31
All coverage currently scored
Score range
70–95
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Signal shape
Mixed response
Score range is 21–30 points
Critic landscape
The critic average is 84 across 31 scored reviews, with a 25-point spread. That suggests a mixed critic response rather than a single clear read.
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Most scored reviews currently sit in the 80–89 band.
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31 included scored reviews
90–10010 reviews · 32%
80–8917 reviews · 55%
70–794 reviews · 13%
Below 700 reviews · 0%
Showing 11-20 of 31 matching critic reviews. 31 total critic reviews. Page 2 of 4.
Patrick Anderson
COGconnectedApe Out Review – Killa Gorilla Thrilla
Published 3/3/2019
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88
+4 vs critic avg
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Read originalStephen LaGioia
VGChartzApe Out (NS) Review
Published 3/1/2019
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Score
70
-14 vs critic avg
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Read originalJohnny Chiodini
EurogamerApe Out review - a meditation on jazz, violence and escapee monkeys
Published 3/1/2019
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80
-4 vs critic avg
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Read originalDerek Stauffer
Screen RantApe Out Review: An Addictive Musical Rampage
Published 3/1/2019
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80
-4 vs critic avg
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Read originalLuke Reilly
IGNApe Out Review
Published 3/1/2019
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88
+4 vs critic avg
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Read originalAdam Ryan
WellPlayedBeat Your Chest, Crack Some Skulls
Published 2/28/2019
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90
+6 vs critic avg
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Read originalMitch Vogel
Nintendo LifeReview: Ape Out - A Short But Oh-So-Sweet Action Title That Every Switch Owner Should Play
Published 2/28/2019
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90
+6 vs critic avg
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Read originalJordan Rudek
Nintendo World ReportApe Out (Switch) Review
Published 2/28/2019
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85
+1 vs critic avg
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Metro GameCentralMetro GameCentral APE OUT Review
Published 2/28/2019
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80
-4 vs critic avg
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