Entwined (video game)
{{short description|2014 rhythm game}}
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{{Infobox video game
| title = Entwined
| image = Entwined Cover Art.png
| developer = Pixelopus
| publisher = Sony Computer Entertainment
| director = Dominic Robilliard
| producer =
| engine = Unity
| designer =
| programmer =
| artist =
| writer =
| composer = Sam Marshall
| platforms = {{ubl|PlayStation 4|PlayStation 3|PlayStation Vita|Android|iOS}}
| released = PlayStation 4
{{Video game release|NA|June 9, 2014|PAL|June 10, 2014{{cite web |url=https://store.playstation.com/en-gb/product/EP9000-CUSA00672_00-ETWPS40000000000 |title=Entwined™ |date=June 10, 2014 |website=PlayStation Store |publisher=Sony Interactive Entertainment |accessdate=July 1, 2019 |archive-date=June 2, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230602151203/https://store.playstation.com/en-gb/product/EP9000-CUSA00672_00-ETWPS40000000000 |url-status=live }}|JP|June 19, 2014}}PlayStation 3 & PlayStation Vita
{{Video game release|NA|July 22, 2014{{cite web |url=https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP9000-CUSA00571_00-ETWPS40000000000 |title=Entwined™ |website=PlayStation Store |publisher=Sony Interactive Entertainment |accessdate=July 1, 2019 |archive-date=June 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606135711/https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP9000-CUSA00571_00-ETWPS40000000000 |url-status=live }}|PAL|July 23, 2014|JP|July 24, 2014}}Android, iOS{{vgrelease|WW|October 3, 2014}}
| genre = Rhythm
| modes = Single-player
}}
Entwined is a 2014 rhythm video game developed by Pixelopus and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 4. It was ported to the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita in July 2014. The game was announced at Sony's E3 media briefing on June 9, 2014 and was released worldwide on the PlayStation Store for the PlayStation 4 on the same day. The PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita version were released approximately a month later, and since Entwined is a cross-buy title, these two versions are available at no extra cost for anyone who has purchased the PlayStation 4 version. Versions for Android and iOS titled Entwined Challenge, which consist of a challenge mode with a new scoring system and unlockables were released in 2014 by Sony.{{Cite web |last=Priestman |first=Chris |date=2014-10-03 |title=Swim like a fish and glide like a bird in Entwined Challenge, now on iOS and Android |url=https://www.pocketgamer.com/entwined-challenge/swim-like-a-fish-and-glide-like-a-bird-in-entwined-challenge-now-on-ios-and-andr/ |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=www.pocketgamer.com |language=en}}
Plot
Gameplay
The player is tasked with guiding the two souls simultaneously, one with each analog stick, to bring them together over the course of many lifetimes. The left analog stick controls the fish, while the right analog stick controls the bird.{{cite web |url=https://www.polygon.com/a/e3-2014/entwined |title=Entwined: The story behind Sony's surprise PS4 launch |author=Matt Leone |date=June 9, 2014 |website=Polygon |publisher=Vox Media |accessdate=June 11, 2014 |archive-date=June 11, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140611080028/http://www.polygon.com/a/e3-2014/entwined |url-status=live }}
Release
Entwined was released for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation Vita in June 2014.{{cite web |url=https://gematsu.com/2014/06/entwined-announced-playstation-4-ps3-ps-vita |title=Entwined announced for PlayStation 4, PS3, and PS Vita |author=Sal Romano |date=June 9, 2014 |website=Gematsu |accessdate=June 11, 2014 |archive-date=June 16, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140616001204/http://gematsu.com/2014/06/entwined-announced-playstation-4-ps3-ps-vita |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/06/09/entwined-announced-out-now-on-ps4/ |title=Entwined Announced, Out Now on PS4 |author=Dominic Robilliard |date=June 9, 2014 |website=PlayStation Blog |publisher=Sony Interactive Entertainment |accessdate=June 11, 2014}}
Reception
{{Video game reviews
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| MC = (Vita) 62/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/entwined/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-vita |title=Entwined for PlayStation Vita Reviews |website=Metacritic |publisher=CBS Interactive |accessdate=July 2, 2019}}
(PS4) 59/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/entwined/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-4 |title=Entwined for PlayStation 4 Reviews |website=Metacritic |publisher=CBS Interactive |accessdate=December 30, 2014 |archive-date=May 23, 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240523213257/https://www.metacritic.com/game/entwined/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-4 |url-status=live }}
| Destruct = 4.5/10{{cite web |url=https://www.destructoid.com/review-entwined-276535.phtml |title=Review: Entwined |author=Kyle MacGregor Burleson |date=June 19, 2014 |website=Destructoid |publisher=Enthusiast Gaming |accessdate=March 25, 2018 |archive-date=February 10, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190210003353/https://www.destructoid.com/review-entwined-276535.phtml |url-status=dead }}
| Edge = 5/10{{cite magazine |url=http://www.edge-online.com/review/entwined-review/ |title=Entwined review |author=Edge staff |date=June 17, 2014 |magazine=Edge |publisher=Future plc |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140619213211/http://www.edge-online.com/review/entwined-review/ |archivedate=June 19, 2014 |url-status=dead |accessdate=July 2, 2019}}
| EGM = 3.5/10{{cite magazine |url=http://www.egmnow.com/articles/reviews/egm-review-entwined/ |title=EGM Review: Entwined |author=Josh Harmon |date=June 24, 2014 |magazine=EGMNow |publisher=EGM Media, LLC |accessdate=March 25, 2018 |archive-date=March 25, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180325232241/http://www.egmnow.com/articles/reviews/egm-review-entwined/ |url-status=live }}
| EuroG = 4/10{{cite web |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-06-13-entwined-review |title=Entwined review |author=Chris Schilling |date=June 13, 2014 |website=Eurogamer |publisher=Gamer Network |accessdate=March 25, 2018 |archive-date=March 25, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180325105809/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-06-13-entwined-review |url-status=live }}
| GI = 5.5/10{{cite magazine |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/games/entwined/b/playstation4/archive/2014/06/13/entwined-review-ps4-game-informer.aspx |title=Entwined (PS4): Skin-Deep Beauty |author=Joe Juba |date=June 13, 2014 |magazine=Game Informer |publisher=GameStop |access-date=March 25, 2018 |archive-date=March 25, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180325192845/http://www.gameinformer.com/games/entwined/b/playstation4/archive/2014/06/13/entwined-review-ps4-game-informer.aspx |url-status=live }}
| GameRev = {{Rating|5|5}}{{cite web |url=https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/64560-entwined-review#/slide/1 |title=Entwined Review |author=Daniel R. Bischoff |date=June 20, 2014 |website=Game Revolution |publisher=CraveOnline |accessdate=March 25, 2018 |archive-date=March 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190308021935/https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/64560-entwined-review#/slide/1 |url-status=live }}
| GSpot = 7/10{{cite web |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/entwined-review/1900-6415790/ |title=Entwined Review |author=Kevin VanOrd |date=June 16, 2014 |website=GameSpot |publisher=CBS Interactive |accessdate=March 25, 2018 |archive-date=March 25, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180325171411/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/entwined-review/1900-6415790/ |url-status=live }}
| IGN = 6/10{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2014/06/18/entwined-review |title=Entwined Review |author=Colin Moriarty |date=June 18, 2014 |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |accessdate=March 25, 2018 |archive-date=March 25, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180325171824/http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/06/18/entwined-review |url-status=live }}
| Joystiq = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web |url=https://www.engadget.com/2014/06/20/entwined-review-tunnel-of-love/ |title=Entwined review: Tunnel of love |author=Sam Prell |date=June 20, 2014 |website=Engadget (Joystiq) |publisher=Oath Inc. |accessdate=July 2, 2019 |archive-date=March 26, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180326141731/https://www.engadget.com/2014/06/20/entwined-review-tunnel-of-love/ |url-status=live }}
| OPMUK = 5/10{{cite magazine |title=Entwined (PS4) |magazine=PlayStation Official Magazine – UK |publisher=Future plc |date=August 2014 |page=94}}
| rev1 = The Escapist
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web |url=https://v1.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/video-games/editorials/reviews/11679-Entwined-Review-It-s-For-The-Birds |title=Entwined Review - It's For The Birds |author=Jim Sterling |date=June 11, 2014 |website=The Escapist |publisher=Enthusiast Gaming |accessdate=July 2, 2019 |archive-date=July 2, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190702180114/https://v1.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/video-games/editorials/reviews/11679-Entwined-Review-It-s-For-The-Birds |url-status=dead }}
| rev2 = National Post
| rev2Score = 5/10{{cite news |url=https://business.financialpost.com/technology/gaming/entwined-review-two-souls-one-controller-and-a-juvenile-take-on-the-nature-of-love |title=Entwined Review: Two souls, one controller, and a juvenile take on the nature of love |author=Chad Sapieha |date=June 24, 2014 |newspaper=National Post |publisher=Postmedia Network |accessdate=July 2, 2019 |archive-date=July 2, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190702180117/https://business.financialpost.com/technology/gaming/entwined-review-two-souls-one-controller-and-a-juvenile-take-on-the-nature-of-love |url-status=live }}
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Entwined received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.
The Digital Fix gave it a score of eight out of ten and said that the game "blends its gameplay, visuals and soundtrack into one beautiful piece of art that should be experienced by anyone who has the chance to play it."{{cite web |url=https://www.thedigitalfix.com/gaming/content/2439/entwined/ |title=Entwined Review (PS4) |author=Liam Croft |date=June 24, 2014 |website=The Digital Fix |publisher=Poisonous Monkey |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140625065545/http://gaming.thedigitalfix.com/content/id/2439/entwined.html |archivedate=June 25, 2014 |url-status=live |accessdate=July 2, 2019}} However, The Escapist gave it three stars out of five and stated, "While its skin-deep qualities suggest something artistic and maybe a little philosophical, this middling arcade game packs not enough wallop to be worth more than a bit of a shrug. While not awful, it's certainly not intriguing enough to maintain interest even in spite of a brief running time." National Post gave it five out of ten and stated that the game "never manages to deliver much beyond art and beauty."
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