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GameGrinCobalt Review
Published 2/28/2016
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PC / X360 / XONE - 2/2/2016
Shoot, roll, punch and jump your way to slow-motion victory in Cobalt – a couch multiplayer and action platformer from Oxeye Game Studio. Dominate in local or online multiplayer campaigns, or co-op your way through Cobalt’s platform game mode as a cyborg who is sent to uncover the mysterious disappearance of a human colony on an alien planet. Created by Jens Bergensten, Daniel Brynolf and Pontus Hammarberg of Oxeye Game Studio, Cobalt is published by Mojang AB and Microsoft Studios, and developed for Xbox by FatShark. Cobalt features six different multiplayer modes including death match, capture the flag and team strike for up to eight local and eight online players, as well as a co-op story mode. With over 30 multiplayer maps, three dozen types of weapons, customizable robot avatars and unique gameplay elements such as auto-slow-motion, rolling and ride-able mobs, Cobalt offers endless discovery and entertainment.
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66
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The critic average is 66 across 9 scored reviews, with a 50-point spread. Critics are far apart on this one.
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Cobalt Review
Published 2/28/2016
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Read originalCobalt Review – An Ambitious Yet Average Experience
Published 2/25/2016
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55
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Read originalCobalt (PC) Review
Published 2/19/2016
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70
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Read originalReview: Cobalt
Published 2/16/2016
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40
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Read originalCobalt review | Polygon
Published 2/15/2016
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70
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Read originalCobalt Review
Published 2/8/2016
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45
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Read originalCobalt review – don’t be blue
Published 2/5/2016
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80
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Read originalCobalt review
Published 2/4/2016
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80
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Read originalSoftpedia Cobalt Review
Published 2/2/2016
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90
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