Eric Ace
Cubed3Axiom Verge 2 Review
Published 9/20/2025
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Series X|S / PS4 / Linux / PC / PS5 / XONE / Switch - 8/11/2021
You may have played Axiom Verge, or heard it referenced as a benchmark for indie “metroidvania” adventures. Axiom Verge 2 is part of the same story as Axiom Verge 1 but is a completely new game: new characters, new powers, new enemies, and a new world. You can play it before or after the original.
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77
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18
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The critic average is 77 across 18 scored reviews, with a 50-point spread. Critics are far apart on this one.
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Axiom Verge 2 Review
Published 9/20/2025
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Read originalAxiom Verge 2 Review
Published 9/28/2021
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75
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Read originalAxiom Verge 2 (PS4) Review – ZTGD
Published 8/31/2021
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75
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Read originalAxiom Verge 2 Review: The Drone Metroidvania
Published 8/24/2021
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70
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Read originalAxiom Verge 2 Review – Into the Breach
Published 8/20/2021
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80
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Read originalAxiom Verge 2 Review
Published 8/19/2021
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80
+3 vs critic avg
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Read originalAxiom Verge 2 - Easy Allies Review
Published 8/19/2021
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80
+3 vs critic avg
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Read originalAxiom Verge 2 review: Back to the Breach
Published 8/18/2021
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80
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Read originalAxiom Verge 2 Review -- More Vania Than Metroid
Published 8/16/2021
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70
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Read originalAxiom Verge 2 review – a link to the past of two worlds
Published 8/13/2021
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60
-17 vs critic avg
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