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Pure NintendoReview: ARK: Ultimate Survivor Edition (Nintendo Switch)
Published 12/8/2022
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50
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Ark: Survival Evolved
Ark: Survival Evolved takes on the survival genre with a unique blend of emergent multiplayer cooperation and competition. Players awake naked and starving on the beach of a mysterious island among a herd of other confused humans. On ARK, they must then hunt, harvest, craft, research technology, and build shelters to protect against scorching days, freezing nights, volatile weather systems, dangerous wildlife, and potential enemies. Use cunning strategy and tactics to tame and ride the many dinosaurs and other primeval creatures roaming the dynamic, persistent ecosystems across land, sea, air, and even underground. Build your character’s strengths and gain items, skills, and pet creatures using in-depth role-playing systems. Start a tribe with hundreds of other players to survive and dominate competing tribes...and ultimately discover the ARK’s true purpose.
- Developer
- Studio Wildcard
- Publisher
- Studio Wildcard, Snail Games, Snail Games USA
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61
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26
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20–80
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The critic average is 61 across 26 scored reviews, with a 60-point spread. Critics are far apart on this one.
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Most scored reviews currently sit in the 70–79 band.
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Adam Moreno
GamingTrendGamingTrend Ark: Survival Evolved Review
Published 11/17/2022
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70
+9 vs critic avg
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Read originalAlbert Lichi
Cubed3ARK: Survival Evolved (Nintendo Switch) Review
Published 1/18/2019
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20
-41 vs critic avg
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Read originalNicole Hall
TheSixthAxisArk: Survival Evolved Switch Review
Published 12/18/2018
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40
-21 vs critic avg
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Read originalJohn Rairdin
Nintendo World ReportARK: Survival Evolved (Switch) Review
Published 12/15/2018
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25
-36 vs critic avg
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Read originalDom Reseigh-Lincoln
Nintendo LifeReview: Ark: Survival Evolved - An Ambitious Survival Epic That's Borderline Unplayable On Switch
Published 12/6/2018
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40
-21 vs critic avg
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Read originalCodi Spence
GamingTrendGamingTrend Ark: Survival Evolved Review
Published 12/6/2018
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40
-21 vs critic avg
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Read originalNindie Spotlight
Nindie SpotlightNindie Spotlight Ark: Survival Evolved Review
Published 12/4/2018
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55
-6 vs critic avg
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Read originalPierre-Yves Lanthier
Digitally DownloadedReview: Ark: Survival Evolved (Sony PlayStation 4)
Published 10/26/2017
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70
+9 vs critic avg
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Read originalSean Anthony
GamingTrendGamingTrend Ark: Survival Evolved Review
Published 9/19/2017
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