Destroy All Humans!

 Switch
Metascore
66

Mixed or average reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
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  1. Pure Nintendo
    Jul 26, 2021
    85
    I try to give each game a fair shake regardless of whether it’s new or a port, reboots, etc. So, all by itself, Destroy All Humans for the Nintendo Switch is a romp. It isn’t quite as long as I hoped, but playing a jet pack wearing, Elvis impersonator looking, little green (gray, actually) man from outer space with a Zap-O-Matic and a flying saucer capable of blowing up tanks is a barrel of fun.
  2. Nintenderos
    Jul 5, 2021
    75
    Destroy All Humans! it's a fun title with a simple plot. It is a good remake of the title that was released more than a decade ago, but it still has issues to improve, such as certain textures that don't look completely clean or controls that could be more precise.

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7.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 8 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. redmandana
    Jul 22, 2021
    8
    I actually really like this game, you play as a villain and take over the planet. The switch doesn't have many good games, but this isI actually really like this game, you play as a villain and take over the planet. The switch doesn't have many good games, but this is definitely one of them. The weapons are dope especially the anal probe. Fly around f ish up, good game for the switch… Full Review »
  2. Scottview
    Jul 6, 2021
    6
    It's just okay.

    I loved Destroy all Humans on my original Xbox way back in the day, and this remake IMO is really great on the other    It's just okay.

    I loved Destroy all Humans on my original Xbox way back in the day, and this remake IMO is really great on the other consoles, but there are downsides on switch.

    Surprisingly it runs relatively well all things considered (sticks to 30fps most of the time) at a reasonably good resolution most of the time, but the game made some serious sacrifices to get to this point. Firstly, there is a serious problem with textures not loading properly, particularly in cutscenes, which can be very distracting. There's also quite a lot of pop-in, and what appears to be the lowest resolution ambient occlusion ever put to screen which can make the visuals look really muddy and strange (I don't understand why they didn't remove ambient occlusion entirely). The physics on the switch version are also kind of broken. If you pick up an enemy and throw them at the ground right in front of you or at a nearby building more often then not the NPC will completely spaz and glitch out, getting stick in buildings and that sort of thing. Other times when I threw objects at NPC's they wouldn't even react or take damage. A lot of the weapon animations are bugged as well. When you use the anal probe the animation gets pretty laggy at the end, and when you're in the saucer incoming bullets appear to phase in and out of existence with super jittery movement, making dodging them pretty frustrating.

    If you're more of a casual player who doesn't pay as much attention to the smaller details in games you may not notice these issues so much, but for me, all these problems really added up and really took me out of a lot of the experience. All things considered I'd probably give this port a 6.5/10 but since metacritic made me choose it's more of a 6 than a 7 to me.

    It's a real shame. This game holds a special place in my heart and the remake is otherwise great. In this day and age with so many games full of microtransactions, and large, aimless, bloated open worlds, the simple structure, gameplay, and story set in a well realized world with a runtime that doesn't overstay its welcome is incredibly refreshing. The short mission structure and casual nature of the game would also make it great for portable play if it didn't have these issues. I really got the sense the devs did everything they could to make the performance and resolution of this port decent, but at the end of the day I think they made too many sacrifices.

    As with pretty much every 8th gen switch port, just because you can port it, doesn't mean you should. Some of these issues could be fixed with updates but I doubt it would make a night and day difference. Get it on another platform if you have the chance, it's worth it.

    As a side note I haven't experienced any crashes during my playtime as some other reviewers have pointed out.    … Full Review »
  3. Frank447
    Jul 4, 2021
    8
    Ignore the haters. This game is a blast to play. I am through the 5th mission now. Yes, the difficulty borders on milquetoast and theIgnore the haters. This game is a blast to play. I am through the 5th mission now. Yes, the difficulty borders on milquetoast and the average play through time for all missions is listed at less than 20 hours, but it makes up it for with the "Mars Attacks" dark satirical humor, the updated graphics, the smooth controls and gameplay, and the numerous references to 1950's / 1960's movies, politics, music, and culture.… Full Review »
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