Kyle Hilliard
Game InformerBeat Saber Review – Engrossing Musical Swordplay
Published 12/5/2018
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Beat Saber
Beat Saber is an immersive rhythm experience you have never seen before! Enjoy tons of handcrafted levels and swing your way through the pulsing music beats, surrounded by a futuristic world. Use your sabers to slash the beats as they come flying at you – every beat indicates which saber you need to use and the direction you need to match. With Beat Saber you become a dancing superhero!
- Developer
- Beat Games, Hyperbolic Magnetism
- Publisher
- Beat Games, Hyperbolic Magnetism
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Critic avg
86
16 scored reviews
Total coverage
16
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Score range
70–100
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Mixed response
Score range is 21–30 points
Critic landscape
The critic average is 86 across 16 scored reviews, with a 30-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 90–100 band.
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16 included scored reviews
90–1008 reviews · 50%
80–896 reviews · 38%
70–792 reviews · 13%
Below 700 reviews · 0%
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Michael Ruiz
DualShockersBeat Saber Review -- We Got the Beat
Published 12/3/2018
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85
-1 vs critic avg
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Metro GameCentralBeat Saber review – Darth Vader disco
Published 11/26/2018
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80
-6 vs critic avg
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Read originalAlessandro Barbosa
GameSpotBeat Saber Review - Bass-Boosted
Published 11/26/2018
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80
-6 vs critic avg
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Read originalChandler Wood
PlayStation LifeStyleBeat Saber Review – Cutting Through, Let the Beat Move You (PSVR)
Published 11/21/2018
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90
+4 vs critic avg
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Read originalJohn Quilty
TechRaptorBeat Saber Review – A Rhythmic Challenge
Published 6/5/2018
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80
-6 vs critic avg
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