Reagan Cox
TechRaptorShadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun Review – Brilliance in Motion
Published 12/17/2016
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PS4 / Linux / Switch 2 / PC / PS5 / Mac / XONE - 12/6/2016
Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun
Skillfully hide from and sneak past the enemies fields of view, take their formations apart and hide their bodies to cover your tracks. Quick Save will enable you to execute your plans perfectly. Tactically plan actions for your whole team and execute them all at once. Make use of the vertical gameplay and jump from roof to roof to silently kill your foes from above.
- Developer
- Mimimi Games
- Publisher
- Daedalic Entertainment, Kalypso
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84
36 scored reviews
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36
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50–100
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Score range is 31+ points
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The critic average is 84 across 36 scored reviews, with a 50-point spread. Critics are far apart on this one.
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Most scored reviews currently sit in the 80–89 band.
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36 included scored reviews
90–10014 reviews · 39%
80–8917 reviews · 47%
70–794 reviews · 11%
Below 701 review · 3%
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Carli Velocci
PolygonShadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun review | Polygon
Published 12/16/2016
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85
+1 vs critic avg
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Read originalT.J. Hafer
IGNShadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun Review
Published 12/15/2016
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82
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Read originalJoshua Wise
TwinfiniteShadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun is a Gorgeously Designed Love Letter for Stealth and Strategy Fans
Published 12/11/2016
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80
-4 vs critic avg
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Read originalShadow Tactics Blades of The Shogun Review "Buy, Wait for Sale, Rent, Never Touch?"
Published 12/8/2016
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100
+16 vs critic avg
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Read originalMiguel Moran
TheSixthAxisShadow Tactics: Blades Of The Shogun Review
Published 11/21/2016
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70
-14 vs critic avg
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