Bryan Lawver
GamingTrendGamingTrend Desert Child Review
Published 12/11/2018
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PS4 / Linux / PC / Mac / XONE / Switch - 12/11/2018
Desert Child
In Desert Child, you are a young and talented hoverbike racer who needs to figure out how you can scrape enough cash together through racing and odd jobs to punch your one way ticket to the Red Planet to enter the biggest race in the universe, the Grand Prix.
- Developer
- Oscar Brittain
- Publisher
- Akupara Games
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Critic avg
55
13 scored reviews
Total coverage
13
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Score range
35–80
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Score range is 31+ points
Critic landscape
The critic average is 55 across 13 scored reviews, with a 45-point spread. Critics are far apart on this one.
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Most scored reviews currently sit in the Below 70 band.
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80–891 review · 8%
70–791 review · 8%
Below 7011 reviews · 85%
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James O'Connor
GameSpotDesert Child Review - Burning Fuel
Published 12/11/2018
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50
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Read originalJordan Helm
Hardcore GamerReview: Desert Child
Published 12/11/2018
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