Death Squared
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{{short description|2017 puzzle video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| image = Death Squared cover.jpeg
| title = Death Squared
| developer = SMG Studio
| publisher = SMG Studio
| platforms = {{ubl|Windows|macOS|Nintendo Switch|Xbox One|PlayStation 4|iOS|Android|AirConsole}}
| released = {{collapsible list|title={{nobold|March 14, 2017}}|
Windows, Mac, PS4, Xbox One
|March 14, 2017
|Switch
|July 13, 2017
|iOS
|February 13, 2018
|Android
|March 28, 2018}}
| genre = Puzzle
| engine = Unity
}}
Death Squared is a puzzle video game developed and published by SMG Studio. It was released in 2017 for Microsoft Windows, macOS and Nintendo Switch, PS4 and Xbox One, and in 2018 for iOS and Android.
Reception
{{Video game reviews
| MC = (NS) 78/100{{Cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/death-squared/critic-reviews/?platform=nintendo-switch|title=Death Squared for Switch Reviews|website=Metacritic|accessdate=January 16, 2020|archive-date=August 24, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230824192438/https://www.metacritic.com/game/switch/death-squared|url-status=live}}
(PS4) 72/100{{Cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/death-squared/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-4|title=Death Squared for PlayStation 4 Reviews|website=Metacritic|accessdate=January 16, 2020|archive-date=August 24, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230824192448/https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-4/death-squared|url-status=live}}
(XONE) 80/100{{Cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/death-squared/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-one|title=Death Squared for Xbox One Reviews|website=Metacritic|accessdate=January 27, 2018|archive-date=June 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180625205659/http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-one/death-squared|url-status=live}}
| NLife = {{Rating|8|10}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/switch-eshop/death_squared|title=Death Squared Review (Switch eShop)|last=Mason|first=Matthew|date=July 12, 2017|website=Nintendo Life|accessdate=January 27, 2018|archive-date=August 24, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230824192501/https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/switch-eshop/death_squared|url-status=live}}
| PSQ = {{Rating|6|10}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.pushsquare.com/reviews/ps4/death_squared|title=Death Squared Review (PS4)|last=Brooke|first=Sam|date=March 9, 2017|website=Push Square|accessdate=June 19, 2022|archive-date=June 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220619225857/https://www.pushsquare.com/reviews/ps4/death_squared|url-status=live}}
}}
Death Squared received "generally favorable" reviews for the Nintendo Switch and Xbox One versions, while the PlayStation 4 version received "mixed or average" reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic. Writing for Destructoid, Kevin McClusky gave a positive review of the Nintendo Switch version of the game, saying that while the single player mode is enjoyable, it was "much more fun" to "give the second controller to another player and shout advice at one another as you try to work your way through the maze." McClusky also complimented the level design, calling the levels "clean and easy to read" and while he noticed some lag while the game was in fullscreen mode calling it "annoying" he mentioned it never affected the gameplay and was hopeful that it would be addressed in a future software update.{{Cite web|url=https://www.destructoid.com/review-death-squared-448357.phtml|title=Review: Death Squared|last=McClusky|first=Kevin|date=July 12, 2017|website=Destructoid|accessdate=January 27, 2018|archive-date=July 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180704235526/https://www.destructoid.com/review-death-squared-448357.phtml|url-status=live}}
In his positive review Nintendo Life reviewer Matthew Mason gave the game 8/10 stars, indicating that the game was "great". He said that while it was "cooperative at its core" it was "imminently [sic] playable as a solo experience" and that he found sitting next to someone watching them play it to be a pleasurable experience.
The game was nominated for "Australian Developed Game of the Year" at the Australian Games Awards.{{Cite web|url=https://www.australiangamesawards.com/news/|title=Your 2018 Winners|website=Australian Games Awards|date=December 19, 2018|accessdate=January 10, 2019|archive-date=January 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190112043428/https://www.australiangamesawards.com/news/|url-status=live}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://deathsquared.com/}}
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