Chris "Atom" DeAngelus
Worth PlayingSwitch Review - 'Daemon X Machina'
Published 9/18/2019
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+8 vs critic avg
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PC / Switch - 9/13/2019
Daemon X Machina
Daemon X Machina is a third-person action-shooter game in which players; represented by their avatars called Outers, pilot highly customizable mechs known as Arsenals on missions to suppress various mechanized foes. Choose and equip your Arsenal with a multitude of weapons, obtain more from downed enemy Arsenals, and swap them on the fly to suit your strategy in the face of ever-changing threats.
- Developer
- Marvelous First Studio
- Publisher
- XSEED Games, Marvelous, Nintendo
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Critic avg
72
49 scored reviews
Total coverage
49
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Score range
40–90
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Score range is 31+ points
Critic landscape
The critic average is 72 across 49 scored reviews, with a 50-point spread. Critics are far apart on this one.
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Most scored reviews currently sit in the 80–89 band.
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49 included scored reviews
90–1001 review · 2%
80–8919 reviews · 39%
70–7915 reviews · 31%
Below 7014 reviews · 29%
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Hailey McKay
Checkpoint GamingMechanical mayhem
Published 9/18/2019
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60
-12 vs critic avg
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Read originalRyan Pearson
Niche GamerDaemon X Machina Review - Niche GamerDaemon X Machina Review - Niche Gamer
Published 9/16/2019
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70
-2 vs critic avg
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Read originalJames Berich
Press StartDaemon X Machina Review - Fast And Frenetic
Published 9/15/2019
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65
-7 vs critic avg
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Metro GameCentralMetro GameCentral Daemon X Machina Review
Published 9/13/2019
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60
-12 vs critic avg
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Read originalSteve Watts
GameSpotDaemon X Machina Review - Machine Earning
Published 9/13/2019
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70
-2 vs critic avg
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Read originalMartin Robinson
EurogamerDaemon X Machina review - a clanking Armored Core successor with moments of magic
Published 9/11/2019
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80
+8 vs critic avg
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Read originalMiguel Moran
TheSixthAxisDaemon X Machina Review – TheSixthAxis
Published 9/11/2019
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Score
90
+18 vs critic avg
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Read originalCole Watson
CGMagazineDaemon X Machina (Switch) Review
Published 9/11/2019
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75
+3 vs critic avg
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Read originalHayes Madsen
TwinfiniteDaemon X Machina Review - Not Meching Around
Published 9/11/2019
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70
-2 vs critic avg
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