Thumper

 PlayStation 4
User Score
7.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 127 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 87 out of 127
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 127
  3. Negative: 23 out of 127

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  1. B-Bog
    Apr 7, 2021
    7
    Fun game with good music and spectacular and unique visuals (sometimes even a little TOO spectacular, making it hard to see what's going on), but BOY OH BOY, is it hard!!

    I'm on Level 5 of what looks to be 9 Levels and the game is already suuuuuuuper punishing (keep in mind that I'm a drummer and have a really good sense of rhythm). It's become a super-cliched thing to say, but I think    Fun game with good music and spectacular and unique visuals (sometimes even a little TOO spectacular, making it hard to see what's going on), but BOY OH BOY, is it hard!!

    I'm on Level 5 of what looks to be 9 Levels and the game is already suuuuuuuper punishing (keep in mind that I'm a drummer and have a really good sense of rhythm). It's become a super-cliched thing to say, but I think I would not be wrong if I were to call this the Dark Souls of rhythm games. Unless you have the reflexes of an 18-year-old, you're going to have to do A LOT of trial and error and die hundreds of deaths.

    I think Thumper could have really benefited from an Assist/Practice-Mode where you're able to slow things down. After all, that's what you do with an actual piece of music if you cannot play it: You break it down into little pieces and slow it down to a pace where your brain can process it. Unfortunately, this is not an option here, so your only option is to fling yourself at the brick wall again and again and again and again...    … Expand
  2. kylocosplay
    Apr 29, 2021
    7
    Ha sido muy entretenido, muchos niveles y todos distintos aunque algunas cosas se hacen un poco repetitivo pero muy divertido y engancha al ritmo de la música, ya os aviso que va subiendo de dificultad y hacer todos los niveles perfecto sacando S es casi imposible los finales, un gran reto que os gustará.
  3. Coert
    Mar 31, 2023
    6
    It's a cool set-up, especially in VR, but it is also unforgivingly hard, sucking all the fun out of it, because you have to repeat certain sections over and over again. I barely got to section 5, after which I stopped playing because the game became too frustrating. Too bad, it really has potential. But right now it's for diehard rhythm game fans and masochists only.

    Edit: I still got    It's a cool set-up, especially in VR, but it is also unforgivingly hard, sucking all the fun out of it, because you have to repeat certain sections over and over again. I barely got to section 5, after which I stopped playing because the game became too frustrating. Too bad, it really has potential. But right now it's for diehard rhythm game fans and masochists only.

    Edit: I still got the PSVR2 upgrade and upping the score from 4 to 6. It's still a flawed game, but a unique experience with a modest pricetag.    … Expand
  4. sebastianali
    Apr 20, 2021
    5
    Thumper es un juego de ritmo bastante adrenalinico, con un estilo artístico único y buenos sonidos y demás, sin embargo es bastante corto, ademas de ser demasiado repetitivo, sin mencionar de que la dificultad a veces se puede hacer bastante injusta, siendo algunos niveles mucho ensayo y error ya que hay "notas" que no se llegan a ver, especialmente al doblar una curva en los niveles masThumper es un juego de ritmo bastante adrenalinico, con un estilo artístico único y buenos sonidos y demás, sin embargo es bastante corto, ademas de ser demasiado repetitivo, sin mencionar de que la dificultad a veces se puede hacer bastante injusta, siendo algunos niveles mucho ensayo y error ya que hay "notas" que no se llegan a ver, especialmente al doblar una curva en los niveles mas difíciles puede ser que te choques con algo.
    Bueno... al menos es mejor que Rez...
    Podría llegar a recomendarlo, y es interesante cuando lo probas al principio pero luego llega a aburrir y a frustrar bastante. Ademas si bien el estilo artístico es bueno, lo cierto es que casi todos niveles se parecen y los jefes son siempre los mismos, ademas de que en la manera que el juego te muestra el recorrido que hace la "nave" a veces no pareciera que se esta moviendo.    … Expand

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#33 Best PS4 Game of 2016

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Metascore
84

Generally favorable reviews - based on 40 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 36 out of 40
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 40
  3. Negative: 0 out of 40
  1. Road to VR
    Jul 29, 2017
    85
    Thumper is a fun and visually aggressive, face paced rhythm survival game. As a space scarab you’ll enjoy banking and weaving your way through hours of increasingly intense levels. It doesn't make use of any mechanics that are unique to VR and plays identically on the screen as it does on the headset, however the novelty of being in VR enables a more focused experience and heightens the game's purposeful intensity. [Tested with PlayStation VR]
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  2. CD-Action
    Jan 12, 2017
    70
    Thumper’s oppressive atmosphere is amazing. Soundtrack, abstract visuals, breathtaking speed and palpable collisions build tension you would never expect from a runner/rhythm game. It’s a very interesting experience, but every time I removed PS VR after playing Thumper, I was completely worn-out by this intense, perpetual assault on my senses. [13/2016, p.77]
  3. Edge Magazine
    Dec 14, 2016
    80
    Fraught, oppressive and tense, Thumper has been built to a singular vision - and one we can certainly respect, if not always enjoy. [Christmas 2016, p.117]
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