Journey to the Savage Planet

 Xbox One
Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 21
  3. Negative: 0 out of 21
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  1. Official Xbox Magazine UK
    Jan 28, 2020
    70
    In the end, the titular journey proves to be far more satisfying than the eventual destination, but so it is with all adventures into outer space in search of unknown powers, right? The success here is how it meshes and moulds so many familiar ideas and motifs, while remaining so alien. [Issue#187, p.87]
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  2. IGN Spain
    Jan 27, 2020
    70
    Typhoon Studios, formed by veterans of the Canadian industry, presents a great space exploration game for when we simply want to enjoy and let ourselves go, even if that means losing some depth and challenge.
  3. VideoGamer
    Jan 27, 2020
    70
    It’s a game of MacGuffins, so to speak—what you’re doing and why you’re doing it is inessential to the joys and the juice on offer.
  5. Washington Post
    Jan 27, 2020
    60
    Cheeky behavior can be a cover for inadequacy. That was the main thought I had while playing Journey to the Savage Planet, a candy-colored, sci-fi action adventure game that left me deflated.
  6. IGN
    Jan 27, 2020
    60
    Journey to the Savage Planet is a game with a lot of nice ideas – trying to single-handedly twist a well-worn genre into new and exciting shapes – but ultimately doesn’t quite have the courage to commit to them. There’s a lot to enjoy, particularly in its opening hours, but for all its grand ambitions, Savage Planet ultimately falls back on tired ideas to see it through to an underwhelming end. Like the ship you’re trying to repair throughout, it’s an admirable thing, but it can’t quite nail the landing.
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  1. Polygon
    Jan 27, 2020
    And that’s what makes Journey to the Savage Planet’s subtext so unsettling, and the game an unexpected autopsy of the open-world formula. This is one of hundreds of games that ask us to kill and conquer, but never question our actions. The story tells us we’re here to have fun, and supposedly save the world. [Polygon Recommends]

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#59 Best Xbox One Game of 2020
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#39 Most Discussed Xbox One Game of 2020

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User Score
6.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 56 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 56
  2. Mixed: 21 out of 56
  3. Negative: 11 out of 56
  1. Xbox_Alive
    Jan 30, 2020
    9
    Journey to the Savage Planet is a First-Person Exploration Action Adventure. 505 Games and Typhoon Studios have brought us another incredibleJourney to the Savage Planet is a First-Person Exploration Action Adventure. 505 Games and Typhoon Studios have brought us another incredible game! You're a Pioneer for the Company Kindred Aerospace, The 4th Best Aerospace company in the Galaxy, and you've been sent to the Planet ARY-26. Your mission is to catalog the flora and fauna of the planet and to find useful resources to find out if the planet in colonizable. And the trip took all of your fule, so if you want to leave again, you'll have to find a usable fuel source. The Pioneers are sent to Planets without intelligent life, but something is amiss on ARY-26 as a giant tower looms over the land. This realization promptly changes your main goals. The Planet is wild, and not just the lifeforms, but the Planet itself, as it's comprised of floating archipelagoes, making navigation... interesting. You scour the planet to find precious resources and different materials that will allow you to upgrade your gear with your ships 3D Printer, after Kindred approval of course. Journey to the Savage Planet is loaded with irreverent humor, between the commercials that are cast over your ship's systems, videoes from Mr. Tweed, and commentary from E.K.O. Your friendly AI. The wait for this game was worthwhile, as every aspect seems well polished, and the paths are challenging and fun. In my opinion, this game is an instant classic and needs to be in most gamers collections!… Full Review »
  2. NeoconTom
    Jan 29, 2020
    7
    Journey to the Savage Planet is a mish-mash of several games, from Metroid Prime's gameplay and level design, Spore's aesthetics for world andJourney to the Savage Planet is a mish-mash of several games, from Metroid Prime's gameplay and level design, Spore's aesthetics for world and creature design, and cynical humor of marketplace capitalism found in old-school Ratchet & Clank games. Only major gripe if the music outside of main theme (which is good) is almost non-existent and boring. Otherwise, Journey to the Savage Planet is worth picking up, especially at $30 bucks.… Full Review »
  3. Flowmax5000
    Jan 28, 2020
    10
    Very funny, great mechanics and excellent environments. It feels a triple A game at less than half the price. I would highly recommend this game
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