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ARMS – reviews and rating

ARMS has an average rating of 86% based on 2 reviews from English-language gaming websites. Critics agree – the best rating was given by HardcoreGamer (4.5/5), the worst by Game Informer (8.3/10). The game was released on June 15, 2017 for Nintendo Switch. Metacritic score is 77, players on RAWG rate the game 72%.

Updated Jun 7, 2017

What critics praise

„Fighting titles have long been the most competitive and often hardest for new players to get into, but ARMS enters itself extremely well to the genre by feeling like nothing that has ever been played before.“

4,5/5 HardcoreGamer

Game info

Release date: Jun 15, 2017
Platforms: Nintendo Switch
Genres: Fighting
Developer: Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 9
Publisher: Nintendo of Europe, Nintendo of America, Nintendo
Reviews count: 2

Where to buy

Nintendo Store

FAQ

What is the rating of ARMS?

ARMS has an average rating of 86% based on 2 reviews from English-language gaming websites. Critics agree – the best rating was given by HardcoreGamer (4.5/5), the worst by Game Informer (8.3/10).

When was ARMS released?

ARMS was released on June 15, 2017.

What platforms is ARMS available on?

ARMS is available for Nintendo Switch.

Is ARMS worth playing?

Yes. With an average rating of 86%, ARMS is one of the highly rated games and critics recommend it. Critics largely agree on the rating.

Statistics

Critics consensus

Critics agree

Spread of ratings: 8 percentage points
Standard deviation: ± 3,8
Best rating: 4,5/5 HardcoreGamer
Worst rating: 8,3/10 Game Informer

The distribution of rating

1 80

1 90

Number of reviews in rating ranges (%)

Ranking

#137 of 711 games released in 2017 better than 81 % of games

By the average of all reviews

Comparison of ratings

Critics in this language2 reviews 86%
Foreign critics5 reviews 78%
MetacriticMetascore 77%
Players (RAWG)71 votes 72%

Local critics rate the game higher by 8 %.

How players rate it

Exceptional 11 %
Recommended 54 %
Meh 26 %
Skip 8 %

71 votes · RAWG

Reviews

8,3/10

Game Informer Jun 7, 2017

Arms is a fun and unique addition to the growing Switch catalog.

4,5/5

HardcoreGamer Jun 7, 2017

Fighting titles have long been the most competitive and often hardest for new players to get into, but ARMS enters itself extremely well to the genre by feeling like nothing that has ever been played before. The simple controls make it immediately accessible to anyone, while also having a depth to the mechanics that makes it fun to master. ARMS is not an ideal title for those seeking an exclusively...

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