William Lowery
Cubed3Zero Escape: The Nonary Games (PlayStation 4) Review
Published 10/4/2017
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70
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PS4 / PC / Vita / XONE - 3/24/2017
Zero Escape: The Nonary Games
Zero welcomes you to take part in both the Nonary Game and the Nonary Game: Ambidex Edition as the award-winning escape-the-room visual novels Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors (999) and its sequel, Virtue’s Last Reward (VLR), are together for the first time.
- Developer
- Spike Chunsoft
- Publisher
- Aksys Games, Spike Chunsoft
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Critic avg
85
20 scored reviews
Total coverage
20
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Score range
70–95
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Mixed response
Score range is 21–30 points
Critic landscape
The critic average is 85 across 20 scored reviews, with a 25-point spread. That suggests a mixed critic response rather than a single clear read.
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Most scored reviews currently sit in the 90–100 band.
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20 included scored reviews
90–1009 reviews · 45%
80–899 reviews · 45%
70–792 reviews · 10%
Below 700 reviews · 0%
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Katharine Byrne
PC GamerZero Escape: The Nonary Games review
Published 4/21/2017
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90
+5 vs critic avg
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Read originalKai Powell
WccftechThe Nonary Games Review – Forget Everything and Escape Again
Published 4/8/2017
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83
-2 vs critic avg
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Read originalAlbert Lichi
Cubed3Zero Escape: The Nonary Games (PS Vita) Review
Published 4/7/2017
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80
-5 vs critic avg
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Read originalShaan Joshi
TechRaptorZero Escape: The Nonary Games Review – Seek A Way Out, Again
Published 4/3/2017
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95
+10 vs critic avg
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Read originalMarcus Estrada
Hardcore GamerReview: Zero Escape: The Nonary Games
Published 4/3/2017
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80
-5 vs critic avg
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Read originalZachary Lyons
PlayStation UniverseZero Escape: The Nonary Games Review - PS4
Published 4/2/2017
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Score
90
+5 vs critic avg
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Read originalMatt Sainsbury
Digitally DownloadedReview: The Nonary Games (Sony PlayStation 4)
Published 3/29/2017
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Score
90
+5 vs critic avg
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Read originalDrew Leachman
ZTGDZero Escape: The Nonary Games (PS4) Review
Published 3/29/2017
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90
+5 vs critic avg
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Read originalthe_nmac
PS4Blog.net[PS4] Zero Escape: The Nonary Games Review
Published 3/29/2017
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