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Matterfall

Housemarque, SIE
Aug 15, 2017 - PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5
Fair

OpenCritic Rating

74

Top Critic Average

45%

Critics Recommend

IGN
7 / 10
Eurogamer
No Recommendation
Metro GameCentral
6 / 10
Game Informer
8 / 10
GameSpot
6 / 10
Destructoid
7.5 / 10
Areajugones
6 / 10
TheSixthAxis
8 / 10
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MATTERFALL - Level Playthrough | PS4 thumbnail

MATTERFALL - Level Playthrough | PS4

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Critic Reviews for Matterfall

Matterfall succeeds in adapting Housemarque's trademark style of fast, action-packed, arcadey action to the 2D platformer genre, but it feels like a puzzle half solved. There's virtually no content here after you finish its exceptionally short campaign, outside of some harder difficulty modes and a global leaderboard to climb, and its level design isn't well-suited for replay value. It's a ton of fun while it lasts, but once it's over it's hard to not be left with a feeling of “Is that it?”

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Eurogamer

No Recommendation / Blank
Eurogamer

Housemarque widens its lens with a take on 90s run and gunners, resulting in an enjoyably chaotic if overly slight adventure.

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Metro GameCentral

GameCentral
6 / 10
Metro GameCentral

Nowhere close to the arcade perfection of Resogun or Nex Machina, this undercooked action platformer lacks the precise controls and instant appeal of its stablemates.

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Matterfall is an enjoyable, arcadey action game with a few twists even though difficulty spikes mar the endgame

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PS4's Matterfall is a visually stunning yet uninspiring hybrid of Housemarque's past successes.

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Housemarque could have gone a bit farther with Matterfall, because while the general theme is on point, several elements, the protagonist design included, failed to make their mark on me. While it remains stylish throughout there were a few sections where I felt like I was just going through the motions, doing things I had done many times before, just with a nice HDR sheen to it. It's not quite Outland (which Housemarque also created), but it'll do.

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Matterfall brings back retro gameplay mechanics in a futurist set. However, it doen not bring anything new and becomes a little bit repetitive due to this.

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Matterfall is a great shooter and will give you many hours of entertainment if you like chasing high scores and challenging gameplay. However, it does feel like a slight let down after Nex Machina and is the least essential of all the Housemarque games on PlayStation 4. That said, the least essential Housemarque game is still better than most games you will find on the console, so it's still recommended.

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