Sean Anthony
GamingTrendGamingTrend Butcher Review
Published 10/15/2017
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65
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PS4 / Linux / PC / Mac / XONE / Switch - 10/5/2016
Butcher
Butcher is a fast-paced 2D shooter game and a blood-soaked love letter to the early 90s. As a cyborg programmed to eradicate the last remains of humanity, your sole purpose is to well... annihilate anything that moves. So grab your weapon of choice (from chainsaw, through shotgun, to grenade launcher) and kill your way through underground hideouts, post-apocalyptic cities, jungles and more. And if you're feeling creative, there are plenty other ways of ending your enemies' misery - hooks, lava pits, saws... no death will ever be the same.
- Developer
- Transhuman Design
- Publisher
- Crunching Koalas, Transhuman Design
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Critic avg
71
18 scored reviews
Total coverage
18
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Score range
60–80
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Score range is 11–20 points
Critic landscape
The critic average is 71 across 18 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 Below 70 band.
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Cubed3BUTCHER (Nintendo Switch) Review
Published 10/13/2017
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60
-11 vs critic avg
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Read originalAlexander Morningstar
Nintendo World ReportButcher (Switch) Review
Published 10/3/2017
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80
+9 vs critic avg
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Read originalRyan Craddock
Nintendo LifeReview: BUTCHER (Switch eShop)
Published 10/1/2017
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80
+9 vs critic avg
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Read originalNindie Spotlight
Nindie SpotlightNindie Spotlight Butcher Review
Published 9/30/2017
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75
+4 vs critic avg
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Read originalTyler Schurwan
GameGrinBUTCHER Review
Published 5/19/2017
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70
-1 vs critic avg
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Read originalChris McMullen
GameSpewButcher Review
Published 5/15/2017
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60
-11 vs critic avg
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Read originalAran Suddi
TheSixthAxisButcher Review
Published 5/15/2017
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60
-11 vs critic avg
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Read originalDrew Leachman
ZTGDZTGD Butcher Review
Published 5/12/2017
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80
+9 vs critic avg
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Read originalMatt Sainsbury
Digitally DownloadedShort 'n Sweet reviews: Indies on PS4 edition
Published 5/11/2017
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60
-11 vs critic avg
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