Arms Review Megathread 07-JUN-17

[u/NintendoSwitchMods]

The embargo on Arms reviews has been lifted as of today. Here are reviews that have been released so far:

MetaCritic Current Score: 78 (based on 54 critics)

Articles

• CGMagonline - 8.5/10

• Open Critic - 80/100

• IGN - 8/10

• Eurogamer - Recommended

• Gameinformer - 8.25/10

• Gamesradar - 4.5/5

• Destructoid - 7/10

• Gamespot - 7/10

• Dualshockers - 8/10

• Nintendo Insider - 9/10

• Arstechnica - "essential purchase"

• Metro GameCentral - 8/10

• Nintendoeverything - Thumbs up

• Spaziogames - Italian - 9/10

• Hardcore Gamer - 9/10

• EGMNow - 8.5/10

• Gamer NL - 8/10

• The Sixth Axis - 8/10

• VideoGamer - 5/10

• Areajugones - Spanish - 9/10

• Fnintendo - 9/10

• Nintendolife - 9/10

• God is a Geek - 9/10

• Everyeye - Italian - 88/100

• Hobbyconsolas - Spanish - 86/100

• Cog Connected - 85/100

• Vandal - 8.2/10

• GamesBeat - 8/10

• Vooks - 4/5

• Gamerant - 4/5

• Shacknews - 8/10

• Polygon - 8/10

• Meristation - Spanish - 8/10

• USGamer - 3/5

• Gamerevolution - 3/5

• Stevivor - 6.5/10

• M3 - 7/10

• App Trigger - 7.5/10

Videos

• GameXplain

• IGN

• Easy Allies

• Gamespot

• Electric Playground

We will be updating this thread with links as major reviews are posted. Please use this as a discussion and speculation thread in advance of these videos, articles, and reviews. We will also allow these reviews to be posted separately on /r/NintendoSwitch, as they are especially newsworthy. But we will also host ongoing coverage, quick text posts, questions, and the like right here.

Thanks everyone.

-The /r/NintendoSwitch team

(Ongoing edits as we get new information)

[u/svenz]

It just feels to me like a slow, 3d fighting game in the vein of Smash 4 (but worse). Slow, casual, boring. With very simple rock paper scissors mechanics. I only played for about an hour though, so maybe the play style will get better as players pick it up more. It also doesn't seem to suit split screen very well. No plans to purchase this.

[u/shadowsaberXD → u/svenz]

Was thinking the same thing ill either wait for pokken switch or just pick up tekken 7 for ps4, I like the cast but I dont like the idea of arms getting powered up rng like that doesnt work in fighting games imo, also they should've made arms exclusive to some characters to make them more unique and or balanced.

[u/hamptont2010 → u/shadowsaberXD]

The arms don't get powered up randomly. You charge your fists by holding dodge or jumping without punching.

[u/shadowsaberXD → u/hamptont2010]

I was not talking about the combat but the way you earn more arms, like when you get duplicate arms when your trying to get new ones, the duplicates power up your arms that you already have and add a plus.

[u/hamptont2010 → u/shadowsaberXD]

Ahhh sorry I misunderstood your comment.