- Publisher: Tom Happ
- Release Date: Sep 1, 2016
- Also On: PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Switch, Xbox One
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Sep 1, 2016Axiom Verge is an excellent Metroidvania, one that Wii U owners should absolutely not miss out on. Creative gameplay, beautiful visuals, and a compelling story all blend to create a fantastic game that does a great job of paying tribute to classics while doing something wholly new with the established formula. It's made all the more impressive, too, by the fact that the entire thing is the product of one man's dedication.
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Nintendo Force MagazineSep 7, 2016Boldly experimental, but still fiercely dedicated to the masterful execution of 2D action/exploration genre essentials. [Issue #23 – September/October 2016, p.28]
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Oct 25, 2016Axiom Verge goes beyond the initial impression of being a tribute to the Metroid series and quickly strikes the player as being a thoroughly developed, impeccably-designed exploration game, with an enormous amount of content to discover and a huge variety of weapons, upgrades and power-ups.
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Sep 6, 2016Despite superficial similarities to classic Nintendo games like Super Metroid, Axiom Verge isn’t afraid to bring a lot of new ideas to the table, and is all the better for it.
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Sep 1, 2016I love every part of this game, and the benefits of this Wii U version are easy to appreciate.
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Sep 1, 2016Axiom Verge is a great game with plenty of exploration, and the additions to the Wii U version were nicely handled. Fans of the Metroid series will likely want to check it out. Be cautious however, as there’s a lot of back tracking to previous areas that felt like it could have been handled better. If you can get past that, you have a great Metroid-style game that feels like it belongs on an 8-bit or 16-bit system.
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Sep 12, 2016Axiom Verge is a solid game with very little to complain about. In the case of it arriving on the Wii U, it's definitely a case of better late than never.
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Sep 1, 2016The entire experience is an homage to the classic video game that often does the right thing. While there are so many instances of greatness found throughout the 6-7 hour campaign, problems dealing with some of the core features of the genre hinder the overall experience.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 41 out of 51
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Mixed: 5 out of 51
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Negative: 5 out of 51
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Sep 8, 2016
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Jul 5, 2017