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TheSixthAxisMatterfall Review
Published 8/15/2017
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80
+7 vs critic avg
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PS4 - 8/15/2017
Matterfall
Overcome an ever-expanding threat that might have already seeped too far into the core of humanity itself.
- Developer
- Housemarque
- Publisher
- Sony Interactive Entertainment
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73
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Serious / dark / groundedModerately · Curated baseline
Side-content richModerately · Curated baseline
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Critic avg
73
24 scored reviews
Total coverage
24
All coverage currently scored
Score range
60–90
Lowest to highest scored review
Signal shape
Mixed response
Score range is 21–30 points
Critic landscape
The critic average is 73 across 24 scored reviews, with a 30-point spread. That suggests a mixed critic response rather than a single clear read.
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Most scored reviews currently sit in the 80–89 band.
Score distribution
Shows how included scored reviews are clustered across the normalized 100-point scale.
24 included scored reviews
90–1001 review · 4%
80–899 reviews · 38%
70–796 reviews · 25%
Below 708 reviews · 33%
Showing 11-20 of 24 matching critic reviews. 24 total critic reviews. Page 2 of 3.
Sammy Barker
Push SquareReview: Matterfall (PS4)
Published 8/15/2017
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Score
70
-3 vs critic avg
Review
Read originalMatthew Zimmari
Press StartMatterfall Review - Loads Of Fun
Published 8/15/2017
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Score
80
+7 vs critic avg
Review
Read originalSteve Wright
StevivorMatterfall Review: An energetic good time
Published 8/15/2017
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Score
85
+12 vs critic avg
Review
Read originalAlexander Thomas
COGconnectedMatterfall Review – 2017, When Housemarque Makes a Better Metroid Game than Nintendo Does
Published 8/15/2017
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Score
86
+13 vs critic avg
Review
Read originalRosh Kelly
WccftechMatterfall Review – A Challenging Spectacle of Shooting
Published 8/15/2017
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Score
83
+10 vs critic avg
Review
Read originalBrendan Quinn
CGMagazineMatterfall (PlayStation 4) Review: Fluid, Frenetic, Explosive
Published 8/15/2017
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Score
90
+17 vs critic avg
Review
Read originalMartin Robinson
EurogamerMatterfall review
Published 8/15/2017
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Score
75
+2 vs critic avg
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Read originalRichard Seagrave
GameSpewGameSpew Matterfall Review
Published 8/15/2017
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Score
70
-3 vs critic avg
Review
Read originalJeremy Winslow
GameSpotMatterfall Review
Published 8/14/2017
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Score
60
-13 vs critic avg
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