Reuben Mount
TheSixthAxisDungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance Review – TheSixthAxis
Published 7/9/2021
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Series X|S / PS4 / PC / PS5 / XONE - 6/22/2021
Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance
Set in the Forgotten Realms, the game features real-time combat and dynamic co-op gameplay, and pits the infamous Drizzt Do'Urden and his legendary companions – Catti-brie, Bruenor, and Wulfgar – against some of the most iconic monsters from the world of Dungeons & Dragons. Frost Giants, Beholders, and White Dragons roam the frozen tundra of Icewind Dale in search of the Crystal Shard— and it's up to the companions to muster the strength to stop them from claiming and using it to destroy their home.
- Developer
- Tuque Games
- Publisher
- Wizards of the Coast
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Critic avg
60
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15
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Score range
30–90
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Score range is 31+ points
Critic landscape
The critic average is 60 across 15 scored reviews, with a 60-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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90–1001 review · 7%
80–891 review · 7%
70–794 reviews · 27%
Below 709 reviews · 60%
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Matt Miller
Game InformerDungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance Review – Missing Ingredients
Published 7/2/2021
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60
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Read originalZoey Handley
DestructoidReview: Dungeons and Dragons: Dark Alliance – Destructoid
Published 6/29/2021
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40
-20 vs critic avg
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Read originalPaulmichael Contreras
PlayStation LifeStyleDungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance Review – A Cold Take (PS5)
Published 6/25/2021
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Read originalRobert Purchese
EurogamerDungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance review - a bad first impression but it's a grower
Published 6/25/2021
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75
+15 vs critic avg
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Metro GameCentralDungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance review – critical miss
Published 6/25/2021
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30
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Read originalDonovan Erskine
ShacknewsDungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance review: New initiatives
Published 6/21/2021
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70
+10 vs critic avg
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Read originalEric Switzer
TheGamerDungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance Review - Drizzt Deserves Better
Published 6/21/2021
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40
-20 vs critic avg
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Read originalTom West
TrueAchievementsDungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance Review
Published 6/21/2021
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90
+30 vs critic avg
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Read originalSamantha Nelson
Windows CentralDungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance review — The co-op brawler lacks the TTRPG's magic | Windows Central
Published 6/21/2021
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