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Digitally DownloadedReview: Yoku’s Island Express (Nintendo Switch)
Published 5/30/2018
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PS4 / PC / XONE / Switch - 5/29/2018
Yoku's Island Express
Yoku’s Island Express is an open world/metroidvania-style pinball adventure, Seamlessly blending platform navigation with pinball mechanics across a large open world. Yoku the dung beetle sets foot on the beach of Mokumana Island, ready to take on the duties as the new postman. But the ancient island God is trapped in a restless sleep and the islanders are plagued by quakes and storms brought forth by its nightmares. Yoku's Island Express is a unique and quirky adventure with handcrafted visuals, where you'll soar through the air, vacuum explosive snails, fight a Screetch, feed starving lemurs, discover the mystery of the Fruit Altar, wake an old god, and hopefully help tiny Yoku rebuild the island post-office.
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- Villa Gorilla
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- Team17
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83
31 scored reviews
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The critic average is 83 across 31 scored reviews, with a 30-point spread. That suggests a mixed critic response rather than a single clear read.
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90–10010 reviews · 32%
80–8916 reviews · 52%
70–795 reviews · 16%
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Metro GameCentralYoku’s Island Express review – flipping great Metroidvania
Published 5/30/2018
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80
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Read originalKelly Packard
TrueAchievementsYoku's Island Express Review
Published 5/29/2018
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70
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Read originalRichard Walker
Xbox AchievementsXbox Achievements Yoku's Island Express Review
Published 5/29/2018
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80
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Read originalGabriel Jones
Cubed3Yoku’s Island Express (Xbox One) Review
Published 5/29/2018
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80
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Read originalJed Whitaker
CGMagazineYoku’s Island Express (Xbox One) Review
Published 5/29/2018
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100
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Read originalChristian Donlan
EurogamerYoku's Island Express review - a pinball/platforming hybrid that works brilliantly well
Published 5/29/2018
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80
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Read originalFrancesco Fossetti
Everyeye.itYoku's Island Express Recensione: c'è posta per te
Published 5/29/2018
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90
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Read originalAndrew Reiner
Game InformerYoku's Island Express Review – Part Pinball. Part Metroidvania. All Fun
Published 5/29/2018
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85
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Read originalKim Snaith
GameSpewYoku's Island Express Review: Pinball Love – GameSpew
Published 5/29/2018
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