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Switch - 4/30/2021

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.

SimulatorAdventure
Developer
Bandai Namco Studios
Publisher
Nintendo

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Critic average

80

Average of 15 scored external reviews.

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Review coverage

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Critic avg

80

15 scored reviews

Total coverage

15

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 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.

Score distribution

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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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New Pokémon Snap - Easy Allies Review

Published 5/18/2021

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Scoring alignment

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80

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Sam Woods

DualShockers

New Pokemon Snap Review — Snapping Happy

Published 5/14/2021

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Scoring alignment

Score

90

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New Pokemon Snap Review

Published 5/13/2021

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Scoring alignment

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90

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Paul Tamburro

Game Revolution

New Pokemon Snap Review: ‘A missed opportunity to do something other than beat Pokemon up’

Published 5/7/2021

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Scoring alignment

Score

65

-15 vs critic avg

Denise Primbet

Tom's Guide

New Pokémon Snap review | Tom's GuideTom's Guide

Published 5/6/2021

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Scoring alignment

Score

60

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Eric Van Allen

Destructoid

Review: New Pokemon Snap

Published 5/5/2021

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Scoring alignment

Score

85

+5 vs critic avg

Kirstin Swalley

Hardcore Gamer

Review: New Pokémon Snap

Published 5/3/2021

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Scoring alignment

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80

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‘New Pokémon Snap’ Review: Wonderfully Chilled, If A Bit Repetitive

Published 4/30/2021

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Scoring alignment

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80

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Brian Shea

Game Informer

New Pokémon Snap Review – Photographic Memory

Published 4/28/2021

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Scoring alignment

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85

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Lottie Lynn

Eurogamer

New Pok�mon Snap review - a charming return to an odd idea

Published 4/28/2021

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80

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