Flashback

 Switch
User Score
7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 27 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 27
  3. Negative: 3 out of 27
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  1. FiftyWords
    Apr 29, 2020
    7
    A great cyberpunk atmosphere with beautiful rotoscoped animations. The archaic controls require some time to adjust to and retain a clunkiness throughout. The addition of a rewind mode makes the experience easier to digest. It’s an interesting piece of gaming history, but it certainly won’t appeal to a wide audience.
  2. thryce3
    May 15, 2020
    7
    I remember seeing this in Nintendo Power way back, but never played it. It is a cool game and I probably would have loved it as a kid, but the out dated controls make it rough when the difficulty spikes. I can see how it was a major technical accomplishment for the time though. Still, it's pretty fun and worth checking out.

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Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. Worth Playing
    Apr 1, 2019
    80
    Flashback: Remastered Edition remains a stone-cold classic, and old players will love how so little has been done to it, helping to preserve what caught people's attention in the first place as opposed to covering it all up with a more modern sheen. Newer players who aren't accustomed to the classic single-screen style of gameplay might find the control scheme and lack of real help frustrating at first. Stick with it and you'll discover why Flashback was more than just a display of pretty graphics. Overall, this title is a worthy addition to the Switch library.
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  2. FNintendo
    Aug 11, 2018
    70
    Flashback brings back one of the 1990s 16-bit classics in a perfect nostalgia exercise that also includes some interesting new elements. Its gameplay remains as demanding as it was, which will delight Flashback's fans and possibly frustrate more recent players who are not used to this kind of old school difficulty.
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  3. Hobby Consolas
    Jul 31, 2018
    80
    25 years after its original release we still love this cyberpunk adventure. The new filters and rewind options don´t add much to the original, but Flashback didn´t need those kinds of improvements. Physical edition is also great.
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