Kirstie Summers
Pure NintendoReview: The Swindle (Nintendo Switch) - Pure Nintendo
Published 10/17/2018
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85
+17 vs critic avg
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PS3 / PS4 / PC / Mac / WiiU / Vita / XONE / Switch - 7/27/2015
The Swindle
The Swindle is a steampunk cybercrime caper about breaking into buildings, hacking their systems, stealing all their cash, and quickly running away again before the police show up.
- Developer
- Size Five Games
- Publisher
- Curve Digital
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68
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Critic avg
68
33 scored reviews
Total coverage
33
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Polarized
Score range is 31+ points
Critic landscape
The critic average is 68 across 33 scored reviews, with a 100-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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33 included scored reviews
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80–8911 reviews · 33%
70–7911 reviews · 33%
Below 7010 reviews · 30%
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Matthew Zawodniak
Nintendo World ReportThe Swindle (Switch) Review
Published 10/14/2018
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50
-18 vs critic avg
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Read originalAaron Daniels
Invision CommunityThe Swindle Review
Published 10/14/2018
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Score
60
-8 vs critic avg
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Read originalDerek Stauffer
Screen RantThe Swindle Review: The Imperfect Heist
Published 10/11/2018
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50
-18 vs critic avg
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Read originalRobert Baddeley
GameSpaceThe Swindle
Published 6/13/2018
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80
+12 vs critic avg
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Read originalMatt West
Nintendo World ReportNintendo World Report The Swindle Review
Published 9/16/2015
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70
+2 vs critic avg
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Read originalThomas Whitehead
Nintendo LifeNintendo Life The Swindle Review
Published 9/10/2015
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70
+2 vs critic avg
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Read originalDrew Hurley
Cubed3Cubed3 The Swindle Review
Published 8/22/2015
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80
+12 vs critic avg
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Read originalJohn Whitehouse
ZTGDZTGD The Swindle Review
Published 8/20/2015
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70
+2 vs critic avg
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Read originalSarah Fields
Game RantGame Rant The Swindle Review
Published 8/16/2015
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70
+2 vs critic avg
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