Ethan Zack
Nintendo LifeReview: Blade Chimera (Switch) - A Ridiculously Fun, Combat-First Metroidvania
Published 1/15/2025
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PC / Switch - 1/16/2025
Blade Chimera
In this exploration-heavy 2D action game, use your demon sword to interfere with the past, create platforms, and shield yourself from danger to explore a dystopian cyberpunk world depicted in gorgeously animated pixel art.
- Developer
- Team Ladybug, WSS playground
- Publisher
- PLAYISM
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Critic avg
83
14 scored reviews
Total coverage
14
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Score range
75–90
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Mostly aligned
Score range is 11–20 points
Critic landscape
The critic average is 83 across 14 scored reviews, with a 15-point spread. Critics mostly agree, but there is some useful variation in the individual reviews.
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Most scored reviews currently sit in the 80–89 band.
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14 included scored reviews
90–1004 reviews · 29%
80–897 reviews · 50%
70–793 reviews · 21%
Below 700 reviews · 0%
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Lucas White
ShacknewsBlade Chimera review: Demonic intervention
Published 1/15/2025
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90
+7 vs critic avg
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Read originalGreg Wheeler
TheReviewGeekA Solid Metroidvania
Published 1/15/2025
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75
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Read originalJaz Sagoo
COGconnectedBlade Chimera Review – Cutting Through the Chaos
Published 1/15/2025
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75
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