Space Giraffe

 Xbox 360
Metascore
68

Mixed or average reviews - based on 24 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 24
  3. Negative: 4 out of 24
  1. IGN
    47
    Maybe if the gameplay were more endearing to the casual gamer, or if the visuals didn’t make half of the people who play the game foam at the mouth, or perhaps if the levels weren’t designed to cheat the player, then maybe, just maybe Space Giraffe would have been as cool as its designers had hoped.
  2. TeamXbox
    43
    A game that will only appeal to a few people. These players will have to be dedicated to the task of figuring this thing out, like a grueling math problem or logic puzzle.
  3. Official Xbox Magazine UK
    40
    We say the gameplay is 'deceptively simple', because there's effectively two buttons. [Nov 2007, p.106]
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  5. Official Xbox Magazine
    20
    With incredibly poor visibility(apparently by design)and a thumping electronica soundtrack peppered with sophomoric sound effects, Space Giraffe offers a generous 100 levels of damn-near-unplayable technoslop. [Oct 2007, p.74]
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Awards & Rankings

98
#98 Best Xbox 360 Game of 2007
21
#21 Most Discussed Xbox 360 Game of 2007

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User Score
7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 84 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 63 out of 84
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 84
  3. Negative: 18 out of 84
  1. zerofudge
    Jan 4, 2014
    10
    This doesn't come easy. It's a game for the dedicated and open minded. You have to work into it. And if you do, you find a perfectlyThis doesn't come easy. It's a game for the dedicated and open minded. You have to work into it. And if you do, you find a perfectly orchestrated game with clean and fun mechanics behind the audiovisual blast. It's clearly one of the best games ever made.… Full Review »
  2. BillyB
    Apr 29, 2009
    2
    Tried to like it, but just could not. It would seem that there is some visual/audio language there that many of the people rating it canTried to like it, but just could not. It would seem that there is some visual/audio language there that many of the people rating it can decode...and I can accept that, however i am a 56k Gs gamer (right this means not a lot other than i play a lot) and I simply could not see or feel the feedback required to be skillful at the game...it's like 3D posters...if you can't see em they're pretty shit, and i thought Space Giraffe was monumentally shit.… Full Review »
  3. ChrisPatti
    Oct 10, 2008
    8
    This is one of those games which demands the player put aside any snap judgements and simply *play* for a while.

    The visuals here are    This is one of those games which demands the player put aside any snap judgements and simply *play* for a while.

    The visuals here are incredible thanks to the amazing Neon VLM Yak (Jeff Minter, the game designer) designed for the XB360. Game play is fast, furious, and quite a bit more deep and varied than it would seem at first glance.    … Full Review »
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