Sean Garmer
The Outerhaven ProductionsDespelote Review (XSX) – A Special Sports Story
Published 5/8/2025
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80
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Series X|S / PS4 / PC / PS5 / Switch - 5/1/2025
Despelote
Despelote is a soccer game about people. Get immersed in the streets and parks of Quito through the eyes and ears of eight year old Julián. Dribble, pass and shoot your soccer ball around town, and see what happens when you kick it someone's way. Feel the city change as Ecuador comes closer than ever to qualifying for the World Cup.
- Developer
- Julián Cordero, Sebastian Valbuena
- Publisher
- Panic
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Critic avg
79
20 scored reviews
Total coverage
20
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Score range
50–100
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Score range is 31+ points
Critic landscape
The critic average is 79 across 20 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 90–100 band.
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20 included scored reviews
90–1006 reviews · 30%
80–896 reviews · 30%
70–795 reviews · 25%
Below 703 reviews · 15%
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Danreb Victorio
SmashPad"despelote" Review
Published 5/5/2025
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50
-29 vs critic avg
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Read originalLeonardo Faria
WayTooManyGamesReview - Despelote
Published 5/2/2025
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Score
55
-24 vs critic avg
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Read originalLiam Croft
Push SquareReview: Despelote (PS5) - Lots of Meaning, Not So Much Game
Published 5/1/2025
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50
-29 vs critic avg
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Read originalMoises Taveras
Digital TrendsDespelote review: miraculous slice-of-life soccer game pulls a hat trick
Published 5/1/2025
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100
+21 vs critic avg
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Read originalChris Tapsell
EurogamerDespelote review
Published 5/1/2025
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100
+21 vs critic avg
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Read originalCass Barkman
Checkpoint GamingDespelote Review - Personal goal - Checkpoint
Published 5/1/2025
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80
+1 vs critic avg
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Read originalTom Naylor
RPGFanDespelote Review | RPGFan
Published 5/1/2025
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Score
83
+4 vs critic avg
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Read originalSteven Scaife
Slant Magazine'Despelote' Review: Soccer Fever Is in the Air
Published 5/1/2025
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80
+1 vs critic avg
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Read originalJosefina Huq
WellPlayedDespelote Review
Published 5/1/2025
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95
+16 vs critic avg
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