Animal Crossing: New Horizons

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5.6

Mixed or average reviews- based on 6617 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3,370 out of 6617
  2. Mixed: 571 out of 6617
  3. Negative: 2,676 out of 6617
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  1. Denis_hat_bug
    Mar 29, 2020
    1
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  2. Zacoly
    Mar 29, 2020
    0
    The one island one switch deal makes this game basically unplayable if there are more then one person playing on the same switch. Me and my girlfriend have shared a switch for 2 years without any issue, but now we would need to buy a second switch just so we both get a decent experience? There a so many better ways they could have implemented this. This is just s***ty. I know people whoThe one island one switch deal makes this game basically unplayable if there are more then one person playing on the same switch. Me and my girlfriend have shared a switch for 2 years without any issue, but now we would need to buy a second switch just so we both get a decent experience? There a so many better ways they could have implemented this. This is just s***ty. I know people who are out right not even buying the game because of this.… Expand
  3. kayanh21
    Mar 29, 2020
    1
    One island per console? What were they thinking! My wife and I wasted $65 on a game that only one of us can enjoy completely. What an absolute ripoff.
  4. Tyler797
    Mar 29, 2020
    0
    1. No transferring islands and characters to another Switch.
    2. Co-op is a joke and not fun.
    3. No option to have multiple islands per Switch. 4. Only the first account to move into the island will have the full experience. While the rest of people that move into the island can’t do anything to contribute to the progress the island. And will have to wait for the lead islander to do    1. No transferring islands and characters to another Switch.
    2. Co-op is a joke and not fun.
    3. No option to have multiple islands per Switch.
    4. Only the first account to move into the island will have the full experience. While the rest of people that move into the island can’t do anything to contribute to the progress the island. And will have to wait for the lead islander to do everything.
    5. What’s with the removal of the gyroids?

    I got this game to share and build a island together with my girlfriend, but I can’t without buying a second Switch. This game is great fun (alone), but these greedy intentional practices need to stop.    … Expand
  5. Ranger10301
    Mar 29, 2020
    0
    Like many others happened to be the second play booting into an island. Honestly sucks because it SEEMED like a fun game and i see that this decision for the shared island is causing alot people to be discouraged from playing this or even the next one
  6. Difixed
    Mar 29, 2020
    4
    My sister is sad because she can't make any decisions on her own, she feels like she wasted 60 dollars and doesnt have 300 + 200 for a tv to play with her own town

    Game is great but ended up wasted 60 dollars during a time when money would be great. :/
  7. Fadi1263
    Mar 29, 2020
    0
    Really disappointed with the one island per console rule. Was going to play with my brothers and were shocked to see this
  8. marveljp
    Mar 29, 2020
    0
    Being the second player of the console is the worst. Not enjoying at all the game
  9. animalcross
    Mar 29, 2020
    0
    1 island per console breaks the game. The switch is supposed to be a home console shared by the household. This is a terrible experience. No one should have to spend another $300 on an additional switch to enjoy the game to its fullest with a partner/friend. Boo Nintendo. Boooooo.
  10. LTGuu
    Mar 29, 2020
    0
    Horrible 2nd player limitation and relationship breaker for Switch with shared users fighting for who will be the Owner and loser be a second class citizen/refugee with almost no fun.
    As a new Animal Crossing player this is such a disappointment.
  11. noonecarestho
    Mar 20, 2020
    0
    Why add local co op if you can only do one island and not have an option to split screen?
  12. brownieman182
    Mar 29, 2020
    0
    So bad. So boring. You do absolutely nothing. Bought this for my 6 year old, he was the second user, could do very little as all limited to main user. Tried to remove me, but had to delete ALL saved data (for both) in order to do that.
  13. illiahn
    Mar 29, 2020
    1
    The game itself? Fun, BUT ONLY IF YOU ARE ONE PERSON. If there is more than one person in your household who wants to play this, you have to buy a SEPARATE CONSOLE ENTIRELY for them to play on their own island.

    Incredibly disappointing. Just another way to gouge people for money.
  14. Jcd2210
    Mar 29, 2020
    0
    Local multiplayer is just a slap in the face. One island per switch is a sinful money grab on Nintendo’s part. Do not get this game if you intend to share it with other members of your household!
  15. Guiermo
    Mar 29, 2020
    1
    This is our families very first time playing Animal crossing. There are 5 people in our family they love to play on the switch. During this time of being quarantined in our home, we thought this would be a great game for the kids to take their mind off of what’s going on in the world. The 5 year was the first to play the game, not knowing really how to read, he simply clicked throughThis is our families very first time playing Animal crossing. There are 5 people in our family they love to play on the switch. During this time of being quarantined in our home, we thought this would be a great game for the kids to take their mind off of what’s going on in the world. The 5 year was the first to play the game, not knowing really how to read, he simply clicked through things and just started running around the island having a blast. After that every other person in family played on their own users. We realized that we were all located on the same island. No big deal we thought. We each played for a few hours, but none of us could figure out how to make an axe. None of us had the option. After several frustrating searches we found out that since the 5 year old started the game first, he is the only one that can really play the game. Meaning that no one on the switch can make any decisions. We had to delete all the saved data for everyone and start fresh on 1 user. This is unacceptable. The switch is meant to be a console with multiple players. Every other 1st Party Nintendo has a separate save system for each users own progression. Mario Kart, Zelda, Smash Bros.… Expand
  16. Jhoteria
    Mar 29, 2020
    4
    I love this game but cannot with good conscience give it a great score. The one island per switch decision stinks of corporate greed. If you’re going to limit the island at least do it per game copy. So people are encouraged to buy copies of the game, but as it stands this is just terrible consumer practices.
  17. knuffel
    Mar 29, 2020
    0
    I am second player on the console ... means like i am only a Player Guided Character having the same options as NPCs ... oh wait no, they have more options as i am. Nice! I love to be an NPC and only running around and doing nothing!

    First player on the Island has normal game, and can make EVERY descission, i can do nothing of these! No house building, na gifts for me, no progress! Lovely!
  18. raihidara
    Mar 29, 2020
    1
    My wife loved Animal Crossing back in the day, so I bought this for her. Our son wanted to play too, and we saw there was multiplayer so we figured this would be fun to play as a family.

    This is quite possibly the worst multiplayer videogame in existence. What's that, son? You want to play by yourself? Don't have too much fun now, because you will ruin the game for everyone else, leaving    My wife loved Animal Crossing back in the day, so I bought this for her. Our son wanted to play too, and we saw there was multiplayer so we figured this would be fun to play as a family.

    This is quite possibly the worst multiplayer videogame in existence. What's that, son? You want to play by yourself? Don't have too much fun now, because you will ruin the game for everyone else, leaving them with nothing to do and an empty shell of an experience. Oh yeah, also you don't get to play any further in the game until your mom logs in to advance the game, has one brief moment of enjoyment, and then you proceed to ruin the game all over again. It's not his fault that he wants to play a game to have fun. It's Nintendo's.

    The lack of multiple save files and a separate multiplayer mode is one of the worst decisions I've ever seen, and I believe they didn't even playtest it. Either that or they honestly, amd stupidly, thought most people had two Switch systems or would buy another. I'll change my review if this ever gets patched, but until then, this game is one of the least enjoyable of all time. No hyperbole.    … Expand
  19. Slumber112
    Mar 29, 2020
    1
    Don’t be fooled by the “8 player” tag at the top. This is a single player game, anyone else living on your island can’t do anything but fish and improve their house. If your not player one you literally can’t do anything on the island. What the hell nintendo at least give us the option to change who is the main person. Was loving the game but now I can’t even play it.
  20. aixyu
    Mar 29, 2020
    0
    The game itself is pretty nice. But its one-island per switch system is just stupid. I let my roommate get his animal crossing account first because he seemed really excited for the game. However, now my switch is tied down to his account, and I can't play on my own island. Quite a big issue for me because I will be graduating soon and will have to take my switch. Then will all hisThe game itself is pretty nice. But its one-island per switch system is just stupid. I let my roommate get his animal crossing account first because he seemed really excited for the game. However, now my switch is tied down to his account, and I can't play on my own island. Quite a big issue for me because I will be graduating soon and will have to take my switch. Then will all his progress become mine? It is quite disgusting how Nintendo is making people who want more islands to purchase another switch. Quite greedy and I hope they fix this issue soon as I have two copies on my switch, but won't start my second copy as you can't create your own game.… Expand
  21. Hyael
    Mar 29, 2020
    0
    A BIG 0, like many other users for the multisave problem. I bought the game for my sister, hoping i could play with her, but I just can't bring myself to just play literally half of the game (And force her to play half of it, even if it was a gift), which I bought 60$ because of a feature it should have.

    For anyone that was going to review positively this game, even if you are not    A BIG 0, like many other users for the multisave problem. I bought the game for my sister, hoping i could play with her, but I just can't bring myself to just play literally half of the game (And force her to play half of it, even if it was a gift), which I bought 60$ because of a feature it should have.

    For anyone that was going to review positively this game, even if you are not affected by this problem, I ask of you to be considerate for the other part of the players that can't fully enjoy the game and lower your score.    … Expand
  22. EUDASH92
    Mar 29, 2020
    10
    New Horizons is such a step forward that it's such a breath of fresh air to the franchise, sure there are some limitations to online which are aggravating but it's not game breaking and it's tolerable...what is not is the amount of Zero ratings because of the issue, I'm going to say this once but grow up and stop **** on our fun
  23. Xelbby
    Mar 29, 2020
    0
    Nul... Seul le tout premier joueur peut faire avancer le jeu.. Le deuxième est bloqué si le premier n'avance pas le jeu.. Je trouve ça dommage pour un jeu qui était temps attendu de l'avoir créer comme ça dans le seul but de faire acheter des consoles ...
  24. ACNH2player
    Mar 29, 2020
    0
    I wanted to like this game. It's sweet, it's beautiful, it's funny, but... I'm a player 2. I have less than half of the resources of the "mayor", I can't advance anything on my own, I can't build anything. It's no less than frustrating and hurtful to see my boyfriend play our game, and have all of the buildings, DIY's, and character options. I hope they change this, because until then,I wanted to like this game. It's sweet, it's beautiful, it's funny, but... I'm a player 2. I have less than half of the resources of the "mayor", I can't advance anything on my own, I can't build anything. It's no less than frustrating and hurtful to see my boyfriend play our game, and have all of the buildings, DIY's, and character options. I hope they change this, because until then, this game is unplayable.… Expand
  25. Balouh
    Mar 29, 2020
    0
    One Island limitation is so **** up.
    Gameplay was ok until I checked my gf can not play her one islad so we decided to get the money back. We dont want to support such a move.
  26. jbenavidesv
    Mar 29, 2020
    0
    By having one island per console is a bad strategy for users to get more consoles.
  27. czearing
    Mar 29, 2020
    0
    If you plan on having multiple users playing this game, DONT BUY IT. For whatever reason the original creator of the island is only given access to progressing in the game. Every other user that plays is purely cosmetic and has no purpose in playing as they cannot progress. This ridiculous feature needs to be patched in a future update as it literally ruins the game for everyone except theIf you plan on having multiple users playing this game, DONT BUY IT. For whatever reason the original creator of the island is only given access to progressing in the game. Every other user that plays is purely cosmetic and has no purpose in playing as they cannot progress. This ridiculous feature needs to be patched in a future update as it literally ruins the game for everyone except the registered users.… Expand
  28. Xplics
    Mar 29, 2020
    10
    This game is incredible. I have played the series since the original Gamecube version. I highly recommend this game for anyone and everyone.
  29. Jibber9811
    Mar 29, 2020
    9
    More fun than I had anticipated. Haven't played an Animal Crossing since the GC and DS. I appreciate all the changes they've made to allow to a better flowing game.
    Yeah, multiplayer could be better but multiplayer isn't why I love Animal Crossing.

    If you're a fan of the series, I highly recommend it.
  30. Traveldude189
    Mar 29, 2020
    0
    The game literally has no long term objectives local multiplayer is horrible especially since you cant purchase a second switch anywhere. The fact that most of the game is acquiring clothing and furniture for a house i dont ever care to expand and i have to wait months and months in real to get new bugs or fish is just insane. Ive never traded in a game before or sold it but this oneThe game literally has no long term objectives local multiplayer is horrible especially since you cant purchase a second switch anywhere. The fact that most of the game is acquiring clothing and furniture for a house i dont ever care to expand and i have to wait months and months in real to get new bugs or fish is just insane. Ive never traded in a game before or sold it but this one definitely takes the cake.… Expand
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Metascore
90

Universal acclaim - based on 111 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 110 out of 111
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 111
  3. Negative: 0 out of 111
  1. Universo Nintendo
    Dec 19, 2020
    95
    Animal Crossing New Horizons is basically perfect. Full of wholesome content that helped us cope with the COVID-19 pandemics, the game keeps the heart of its predecessors while innovating enough to make it unique. It may not have won Game of the Year but it'll be the game we all remember from 2020, for sure.
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  2. The Digital Fix
    Jun 22, 2020
    80
    Animal Crossing: New Horizons is a stunning new instalment in the Animal Crossing franchise, hindered only by its lack of immediate content, quality of life issues and missing returning characters and features While future updates will give the game long-term playability, for those already sipping vacation juice on their five-star islands, island life feels pretty mundane right now.
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  3. CD-Action
    May 12, 2020
    95
    It’s full of detail, pretty small things, and surprisingly well working simulations and systems – everything polished in such a way that the player really does care about everything that’s going on. [06/2020, p.40]
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