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PSVR - 5/16/2017

Farpoint

Farpoint is an unnerving VR space adventure set on a hostile alien planet. On a mission to pick up scientists studying an anomaly near Jupiter, a rupture from the anomaly transports the player and scientists to an unknown alien world.

ShooterAdventure
Developer
Impulse Gear
Publisher
Sony Interactive Entertainment

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Critic average

68

Average of 23 scored external reviews.

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Review coverage

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Critic avg

68

23 scored reviews

Total coverage

23

All coverage currently scored

Score range

40–80

Lowest to highest scored review

Signal shape

Polarized

Score range is 31+ points

Critic landscape

The critic average is 68 across 23 scored reviews, with a 40-point spread. Critics are far apart on this one.

How to read this

Treat the average carefully. A polarized landscape is where reviewer match, review text, and score deltas matter more than the headline number.

Most scored reviews currently sit in the 70–79 band.

Score distribution

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23 included scored reviews

90–1000 reviews · 0%
80–893 reviews · 13%
70–7913 reviews · 57%
Below 707 reviews · 30%
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Farpoint Review – The Right Time to Roll to Me

Published 6/4/2017

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Scoring alignment

Score

80

+12 vs critic avg

Matt Sainsbury

Digitally Downloaded

Review: Farpoint (Sony PlayStation VR)

Published 5/25/2017

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Scoring alignment

Score

80

+12 vs critic avg

Joshua Rizk

WellPlayed

A New Frontier

Published 5/25/2017

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Scoring alignment

Score

60

-8 vs critic avg

Jeff Parsons

Daily Mirror

Farpoint review: Futuristic VR shooter has great potential, but limited execution

Published 5/23/2017

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Scoring alignment

Score

60

-8 vs critic avg

Tony Smith

Impulsegamer

Farpoint Review (PlayStation VR Aim Controller + Farpoint)

Published 5/20/2017

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Scoring alignment

Score

70

+2 vs critic avg

Farpoint Review

Published 5/18/2017

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Scoring alignment

Score

75

+7 vs critic avg

Justin Clark

GameSpot

Farpoint Review

Published 5/18/2017

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Scoring alignment

Score

70

+2 vs critic avg

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Metro GameCentral

Farpoint review – PlayStation VR Aim Controller shoots for the moon

Published 5/17/2017

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Scoring alignment

Score

60

-8 vs critic avg

Chandler Wood

PlayStation LifeStyle

Farpoint Review – Aiming for Greatness (PSVR)

Published 5/17/2017

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Scoring alignment

Score

75

+7 vs critic avg

Simon Parkin

The Guardian

Farpoint review: an embryonic and limited virtual reality experience

Published 5/17/2017

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Scoring alignment

Score

40

-28 vs critic avg

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