Chris Tapsell
EurogamerPok�mon Legends: Arceus review - budget bare-minimum, or the series' purest form?
Published 1/26/2022
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Pokémon Legends: Arceus
The Pokémon Legends: Arceus game honors past Pokémon games’ core gameplay while infusing new action and RPG elements. You’ll need to catch, survey, and research wild Pokémon in a long-gone era of the Sinnoh region to create and complete the region’s first Pokédex.
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- Game Freak
- Publisher
- Nintendo, The Pokémon Company
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The critic average is 81 across 16 scored reviews, with a 20-point spread. Critics mostly agree, but there is some useful variation in the individual reviews.
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90–1005 reviews · 31%
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Brian Shea
Game InformerPokémon Legends: Arceus Review – Learning Some New Moves
Published 1/26/2022
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88
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Read originalJordan Middler
Nintendo LifeReview: Pokémon Legends: Arceus - One Of The Greatest Pokémon Games Ever Made
Published 1/26/2022
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Read originalSam Loveridge
GamesRadar+Pokemon Legends Arceus review: "A refreshing take on the Pokemon formula" | GamesRadar+
Published 1/26/2022
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Read originalNic Bunce
TheSixthAxisPokémon Legends Arceus Review
Published 1/26/2022
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Read originalAlex Donaldson
VG247Pokemon Legends: Arceus review – the best Pokemon in 20 years | VG247
Published 1/26/2022
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