Chris Shive
Hardcore GamerReview: Grow Up
Published 8/22/2016
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PS4 / PC / XONE - 8/16/2016
Grow Up!
BUD is back! Join this adorable wobbly robot on his fantastical acroBUDic adventure to the moon. "Grow Up is a joyful and ageless fantasy game. BUD, a clumsy and charming robot, is on a mission to find MOM, his parental spaceship. Leap, bounce, and float in a vast open world as BUD explores the new planet in this beautiful acrobatic adventure."
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- Ubisoft Reflections
- Publisher
- Ubisoft Entertainment, Atari
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Critic avg
71
20 scored reviews
Total coverage
20
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50–100
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Score range is 31+ points
Critic landscape
The critic average is 71 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 70–79 band.
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80–892 reviews · 10%
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Below 706 reviews · 30%
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Morgan Park
TwinfiniteGrow Up Review
Published 8/19/2016
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70
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Read originalRavi Sinha
GamingBoltGrow Up Review – Started From The Bottom
Published 8/19/2016
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70
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Read originalLeif Johnson
IGNGrow Up Review
Published 8/18/2016
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78
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Read originalMartin Gaston
EurogamerGrow Up review
Published 8/17/2016
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80
+9 vs critic avg
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Read originalBrett Makedonski
DestructoidReview: Grow Up
Published 8/17/2016
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70
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Metro GameCentralGrow Up review – from little acorns
Published 8/16/2016
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70
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Read originalGrow Up Review "Buy, Wait for Sale, Rent, Never Touch?"
Published 8/15/2016
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100
+29 vs critic avg
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Read originalEwan Roxburgh
Press StartAlmost the 3D Platformer We've Been Waiting For
Published 8/14/2016
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80
+9 vs critic avg
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Read originalSam Loveridge
Digital SpyGrow Up review – Losing the bumbling charm of the first
Published 8/2/2016
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60
-11 vs critic avg
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