Graham Banas
Push SquareReview: Pistol Whip (PSVR2) - Still One of the Best VR Games You Can Play
Published 3/10/2023
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Oculus VR / Meta Quest 2 / PSVR2 / PSVR / Steam VR / Oculus Rift / Oculus Quest - 11/7/2019
Pistol Whip
Pistol Whip is a physical action-rhythm game where film-inspired gunplay and blood-pumping beats collide. Blast, duck and dodge your way through fever dream Scenes, build unique rhythms in a ballet of bullets and claim glory on the leaderboards.
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- Cloudhead Games
- Publisher
- Cloudhead Games
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Critic avg
88
15 scored reviews
Total coverage
15
All coverage currently scored
Score range
80–100
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Signal shape
Mostly aligned
Score range is 11–20 points
Critic landscape
The critic average is 88 across 15 scored reviews, with a 20-point spread. Critics mostly agree, but there is some useful variation in the individual reviews.
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Most scored reviews currently sit in the 90–100 band.
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90–1009 reviews · 60%
80–896 reviews · 40%
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Below 700 reviews · 0%
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David Burdette
GamingTrendGamingTrend Pistol Whip Review
Published 3/4/2023
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90
+2 vs critic avg
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Read originalJohn-Paul Jones
PlayStation UniversePistol Whip Review (PSVR2) - The Best PSVR Title Ever Pulls Double Duty As The Best PSVR2 Launch Title - PlayStation Universe
Published 2/16/2023
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100
+12 vs critic avg
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Read originalChris Leebody
Cubed3Pistol Whip (Other) Review
Published 11/27/2021
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90
+2 vs critic avg
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Read originalRon Burke
GamingTrendPistol Whip: Smoke & Thunder review — “The wildest ride in the wilderness!”
Published 8/24/2021
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90
+2 vs critic avg
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Read originalNicholas Sutrich
Windows CentralPistol Whip 2089 Review: The future is as bleak as it is bright | Windows Central
Published 11/30/2020
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80
-8 vs critic avg
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Read originalAndreas Salmen
Worth PlayingPS VR Review - 'Pistol Whip'
Published 8/26/2020
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88
0 vs critic avg
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Read originalCharlie Kelly
Checkpoint GamingPistol Whip Review – The John Wick sim refined
Published 8/25/2020
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80
-8 vs critic avg
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Read originalRebecca Smith
PlayStation LifeStylePistol Whip Review – A Musical Hitman Simulator (PSVR)
Published 8/7/2020
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95
+7 vs critic avg
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Read originalGraham Banas
Push SquarePistol Whip - One of PSVR’s Best Experiences Yet
Published 8/5/2020
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90
+2 vs critic avg
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