Sean Halliday
MonsterVineBoomerang X Review – Quick Smarts
Published 10/18/2021
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PC / Switch - 7/8/2021
Boomerang X
Armed with a magical boomerang, slice, fly, and dive through flocks of evil creatures in this acrobatic arena shooter. Obliterate wave after wave and journey ever downwards into the shadows.
- Developer
- DANG!
- Publisher
- Devolver Digital
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Critic avg
81
20 scored reviews
Total coverage
20
All coverage currently scored
Score range
70–90
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Signal shape
Mostly aligned
Score range is 11–20 points
Critic landscape
The critic average is 81 across 20 scored reviews, with a 20-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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90–1005 reviews · 25%
80–8910 reviews · 50%
70–795 reviews · 25%
Below 700 reviews · 0%
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Seth G. Macy
IGNIGN Boomerang X Review
Published 8/3/2021
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80
-1 vs critic avg
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Read originalJordan Helm
Hardcore GamerReview: Boomerang X
Published 7/20/2021
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80
-1 vs critic avg
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Read originalJoel DeWitte
Nintendo World ReportBoomerang X (Switch) Review
Published 7/19/2021
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90
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Read originalMiguel Moran
TheSixthAxisBoomerang X Review – TheSixthAxis
Published 7/13/2021
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80
-1 vs critic avg
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Read originalSam Harkin
Checkpoint GamingBoomerang X Review – The return of no points
Published 7/11/2021
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70
-11 vs critic avg
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Digitally DownloadedReview: Boomerang X (Nintendo Switch)
Published 7/9/2021
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90
+9 vs critic avg
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Read originalOllie Reynolds
Nintendo LifeReview: Boomerang X - Frantic First-Person Action That'll Keep You Coming Back
Published 7/9/2021
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80
-1 vs critic avg
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Read originalCosmin Vasile
SoftpediaSoftpedia Boomerang X Review
Published 7/9/2021
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85
+4 vs critic avg
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Read originalDonovan Erskine
ShacknewsBoomerang X review: It's all coming back
Published 7/8/2021
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80
-1 vs critic avg
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