Charles Singletary
ShacknewsHellblade: Senua's Sacrifice Review: Truly Disturbing
Published 8/8/2017
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Series X|S / PS4 / PC / PS5 / XONE / Switch - 8/8/2017
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
From the makers of Heavenly Sword, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, and DmC: Devil May Cry, comes a warrior’s brutal journey into myth and madness. Set in the Viking age, a broken Celtic warrior embarks on a haunting vision quest into Viking Hell to fight for the soul of her dead lover. Created in collaboration with neuroscientists and people who experience psychosis, Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice will pull you deep into Senua’s mind.
- Developer
- Ninja Theory
- Publisher
- Ninja Theory
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Critic avg
85
55 scored reviews
Total coverage
55
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Score range
60–100
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Score range is 31+ points
Critic landscape
The critic average is 85 across 55 scored reviews, with a 40-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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55 included scored reviews
90–10026 reviews · 47%
80–8917 reviews · 31%
70–7911 reviews · 20%
Below 701 review · 2%
Showing 41-50 of 55 matching critic reviews. 55 total critic reviews. Page 5 of 6.
Sammy Barker
Push SquareReview: Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice (PS4)
Published 8/8/2017
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80
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Read originalJames Stephanie Sterling
The JimquisitionHellblade: Senua's Sacrifice Review - For The Damaged (Coda)
Published 8/8/2017
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70
-15 vs critic avg
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Read originalHellblade: Senua's Sacrifice Review
Published 8/8/2017
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Metro GameCentralHellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice review – the road to hell
Published 8/8/2017
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60
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Read originalPaulmichael Contreras
PlayStation LifeStyleHellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice Review – A Bloody Rush (PS4)
Published 8/8/2017
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90
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Read originalDean Takahashi
GamesBeatHellblade: Senua's Sacrifice review -- an insane quest in a nightmare world
Published 8/8/2017
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95
+10 vs critic avg
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Read originalChris Carter
DestructoidReview: Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
Published 8/8/2017
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75
-10 vs critic avg
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Read originalGabe Gurwin
Digital TrendsDigital Trends Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice Review
Published 8/8/2017
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70
-15 vs critic avg
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Read originalAlessandro Fillari
GameSpotHellblade: Senua's Sacrifice Review
Published 8/8/2017
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80
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