Daniel Bloodworth
Easy AlliesNew Pokémon Snap - Easy Allies Review
Published 5/18/2021
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New Pokémon Snap
New Pokémon Snap is an on-rails first-person photography game developed by Bandai Namco Studios and published by Nintendo and The Pokémon Company for the Nintendo Switch. It is a sequel to the 1999 Nintendo 64 game Pokémon Snap. Players explore an archipelago in an autopilot hovercraft and photograph Pokémon in order to conduct research about their ecology.
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- Bandai Namco Studios
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- Nintendo
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Critic avg
80
15 scored reviews
Total coverage
15
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Score range
60–90
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Mixed response
Score range is 21–30 points
Critic landscape
The critic average is 80 across 15 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.
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15 included scored reviews
90–1002 reviews · 13%
80–8911 reviews · 73%
70–790 reviews · 0%
Below 702 reviews · 13%
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Sam Woods
DualShockersNew Pokemon Snap Review — Snapping Happy
Published 5/14/2021
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90
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Read originalJoshua Duckworth
Game RantNew Pokemon Snap Review
Published 5/13/2021
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90
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Read originalPaul Tamburro
Game RevolutionNew Pokemon Snap Review: ‘A missed opportunity to do something other than beat Pokemon up’
Published 5/7/2021
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65
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Read originalDenise Primbet
Tom's GuideNew Pokémon Snap review | Tom's GuideTom's Guide
Published 5/6/2021
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60
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Read originalEric Van Allen
DestructoidReview: New Pokemon Snap
Published 5/5/2021
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85
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Read originalKirstin Swalley
Hardcore GamerReview: New Pokémon Snap
Published 5/3/2021
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80
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Read originalOllie Barder
Forbes‘New Pokémon Snap’ Review: Wonderfully Chilled, If A Bit Repetitive
Published 4/30/2021
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Read originalBrian Shea
Game InformerNew Pokémon Snap Review – Photographic Memory
Published 4/28/2021
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85
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Read originalLottie Lynn
EurogamerNew Pok�mon Snap review - a charming return to an odd idea
Published 4/28/2021
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