Axiom Verge

Axiom VergeSwitch eShop

2017

System
Switch eShop
Publisher
Thomas Happ Games
Developer
Thomas Happ Games

8.0

Game Rating

User Ratings: 285

Our Review: 10/10

Overview

Number of Players
1 (Single Player)
Genre
Release Date

Switch eShop

  • US 5th Oct 2017, $19.99
  • EU 5th Oct 2017, £14.99
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  • Axiom Verge (Switch eShop)

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    Review Axiom Verge (Switch eShop)

    Still a modern classic

    Just a couple of weeks ago the 3DS was graced with Metroid: Samus Returns, a top-notch new entry in the long standing franchise that gave the Metroidvania genre its name. Some were no doubt a little miffed that the game didn't come to the shiny new Switch, but another game has now come along that will fill in that gap quite...

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About The Game

Life. Afterlife. Real. Virtual. Dream. Nightmare. It's a thin line.

This is the action-adventure you've been waiting decades for. After a lab accident, a scientist awakens in a mysterious, alien world. Is this a distant planet? The far future? Or a complex virtual-reality computer simulation?

Plumb the recesses of a large, labyrinthine world in order to learn its secrets and uncover your role within it.

Discover tons of weapons, items, and abilities, each with their own unique behaviors and usage. You'll need your wits to find them all.

Combat bizarre biomechanoid constructs, the deadly fallout of an ancient war, and the demons of your own psyche.

And finally, break the game itself by using glitches to corrupt foes and solve puzzles in the environment.

Life. Afterlife. Real. Virtual. Dream. Nightmare. It's a thin line.

It's Axiom Verge.

Comments 3

Kejomo

Is there an update on the physical release date?

LordVal

One of my favorite Games of all time. Together with Xenoverse it suprised me like no other Game in the last few years.

Nemodius

I'm not usually big on clones, ESPECIALLY on games I love, but i found a physical copy used at a certain used used game mega chain, for only $15, which is all I would pay for an 8-bit Switch game, I was very surprised, first was the depth of the story, it was very cool as you find out more and more, and during cut scenes, you become more empathetic towards the hero, because unlike many other games that seemingly pick a random person to save the world and the hero ends up going into it all smiles and eager, this character was forced into this position and only continues mainly because his life depends on it, the world save is just consequential, as some of the story progresses and he finds out he's being manipulated, he gets pissed and hates it even more, but feels all the more reason to get it over with because he can't handle all this drama, I won't give away anymore.
the play area world is large and can get complex, but like the original Metroid games, it is mostly open world, the weapons and other things are very cool, the bosses can get to be a real pain, but once you learn their weaknesses, the battles are reasonable, as a clone, it is awesome, the only real problem I have is the end, the boss battle is rather easy and when you beat, (no spoilers) all the build up of story throughout the game just ends up very anticlimactic, like "Wow, umm, that's it? I expected a little more reward story wise", kind of bummed out. but other than the ending, it is a 9/10 game and replay value is like most REAL Metroids 20 out of 10, this is a $20 new, and worth EVERY dollar, even for Uber Metroid fans who hate clones !!!

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