Jon Scarr
Cloud DosageGuacamelee! 2 – Game Review
Published 1/6/2025
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86
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PS4 / PC / XONE / Switch - 8/21/2018
Guacamelee! 2
Seven years after defeating Carlos Calaca, Juan Aguacate is forced to don his luchador mask again to face a new threat - this time to the very fabric of space and time. Punch your way through a whole new Metroid-vania style world and try to save the Mexiverse!
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- Drinkbox Studios
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- Drinkbox Studios
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Critic avg
87
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50
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Score range
70–100
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Mixed response
Score range is 21–30 points
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The critic average is 87 across 50 scored reviews, with a 30-point spread. That suggests a mixed critic response rather than a single clear read.
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90–10031 reviews · 62%
80–8916 reviews · 32%
70–793 reviews · 6%
Below 700 reviews · 0%
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Gabriel Jones
Cubed3Guacamelee! 2 (Xbox One) Review
Published 2/13/2019
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90
+3 vs critic avg
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PS3Blog.net[Beyond PlayStation] Guacamelee! 2 Review
Published 1/8/2019
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95
+8 vs critic avg
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Read originalThomas Hughes
GameGrinGuacamelee! 2 Review
Published 1/2/2019
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85
-2 vs critic avg
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Read originalRudy Lavaux
Cubed3Guacamelee! 2 (Nintendo Switch) Review
Published 12/25/2018
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90
+3 vs critic avg
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Read originalDawson Helton
Pure NintendoReview: Guacamelee 2 (Nintendo Switch) - Pure Nintendo
Published 12/21/2018
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90
+3 vs critic avg
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Read originalCasey Gibson
Nintendo World ReportGuacamelee 2 (Switch) Review
Published 12/9/2018
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90
+3 vs critic avg
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Nindie SpotlightNindie Spotlight Guacamelee! 2 Review
Published 12/9/2018
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90
+3 vs critic avg
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Read originalJon Mundy
Nintendo LifeReview: Guacamelee! 2 - A Fun-Packed And Often Relentlessness Metroidvania
Published 12/9/2018
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80
-7 vs critic avg
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Read originalJackson Bostian
COGconnectedGuacamelee! 2 Review – It’s Guac-tastic!
Published 12/8/2018
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80
-7 vs critic avg
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