TowerFall Ascension Reviews

TowerFall Ascension is ranked in the 91st percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
90 / 100
Mar 26, 2014

A single-screen platform brawler that's about as good as the genre has ever been—in versus or wave-survival mode.

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9 / 10.0
Mar 25, 2014

"TowerFall" ascension is a must-buy for PS4 owners, but there's a caveat. You have to have local friends who are ready and willing to play it, not to mention four $60 controllers. If you have all of that, prepare to have some of the most multiplayer fun available on a gaming console. But in today's online-heavy gaming landscape, that's not the easiest thing to find.

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IGN
Top Critic
8.9 / 10.0
Mar 25, 2014

Towerfall's fun multiplayer sets up hilarious face-offs with your friends.

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8 / 10
Mar 25, 2014

It's additions may feel almost wholly unnecessary, but they do nothing to dilute the genuinely great multiplayer core. The lack of online is surely a barrier to entry for many, but for those in the right environment - university halls, Friday-night game sessions, after school with buddies - TowerFall Ascension consistently delivers massive heaped doses of fun. It revels in humiliation - even saving death replays as GIFs for easy social media bragging - and is likely to destroy friendships for an hour or two. And the more heated the arguments and the fouler the swearing, the more likely you are to do it all over again next week.

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9 / 10.0
Mar 24, 2014

Towerfall Ascension is a distillate of competition and adrenaline, a precise, fun brawler game, capable of grabbing anyone who wants to approach it. Ps4 has in fact "stolen" from OUYA what was considered its Killer App, and presents it to us in a richer and denser edition than the original one.

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9 / 10
Mar 20, 2014

One of the best offline multiplayer games for years and yet more proof that the bow and arrow is gaming's most entertaining weapon of choice.

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Mar 19, 2014

It would have been nice to see an online mode for those gamers who can't corral a group at the drop of a hat, but, at the same time, the idea of hopping online runs opposite the game's main goal of delivering the instant satisfaction, or crushing defeat, that comes from competing with the person right next to you. TowerFall: Ascension calls to mind the communal experience of past console generations, and is well worth recommending to those looking to reignite that nostalgia.

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9 / 10.0
Mar 17, 2014

I wasn't expecting much from the single player campaign, but Matt Makes Games has done a terrific job of retrofitting AI enemies that perfectly complement the game's fantasy art style and existing mechanics.

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Twinfinite
Twinfinite Staff
Top Critic
5 / 5.0
Mar 13, 2014

Of all the PVP arena games to have come out in the past year or so, Towerfall stood out as probably the cream of the crop, and Towerfall Ascension not only brings that experience to a wider audience, but actually manages to improve immensely on an already fantastic experience.  The first time I ever played Towerfall was when a friend shared it with me and others in his hotel room at a gaming convention.

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9 / 10.0
Mar 12, 2014

Despite a lack of solo content, few games are as entertaining with friends

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Unscored
Mar 11, 2014

Buy it, then buy it for all of your friends so you can play at their house.

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Mar 11, 2014

TowerFall Ascension's blend of competitiveness and customization provides you with endless ways to have an incredible time. Just remember to bring some friends along for the ride.

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Eurogamer
Top Critic
9 / 10
Mar 11, 2014

Classic board games don't get marked down for only being playable with real-world humans, though, and nor should TowerFall Ascension. This is the type of game that creates memories and dissolves friendships, soundtracked by the pained swears of the defeated and the uproarious cheers of the victors. If that's not worth moving your life around for, then what is?

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80 / 100
Mar 10, 2014

While many new arcade games are built for spectatorship, they can be a little unwelcoming, full of secrets favouring someone who has survived a few rounds. That applies to most videogames, after all, but Smash Bros. found a middle ground, with enough combos and generally good ideas to feel rewarding, but none that can consistently overcome a monkey wrench. TowerFall Ascension, then, is the new arcade's Smash Bros.: an answer to a new genre that may be more alienating than it realizes, despite its inclusive agenda.

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9 / 10.0
Mar 9, 2014

Freed from being a system exclusive on a console nobody owns, TowerFall can now take its place among the best couch competitive games of all time

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95 / 100
Mar 8, 2014

You're going to get a lot of play out of TowerFall: Ascension, which is likely going to be the best version of this deep, clever, and wildly fun game. I loved what I got, and I wanted more. If you thought local multiplayer was dead, you might want to give Ascension a try.

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EGM
Top Critic
10 / 10.0
Mar 7, 2014

TowerFall: Ascension might not be complicated or feature-rich, but the instant pick-up-and-play fun of its local co-op arena battles make this the best game in the PS4's fledgling library.

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Unscored
Mar 7, 2014

Towerfall is a traditional pleasure, and it's easy to see why it's fun with friends or against the computer, because we've all played games like it before and can remember that they were fun. But there's an extra level of beauty and elegance in Towerfall's animations and mechanics, and it's those that make Towerfall special.

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9.5 / 10.0
Mar 7, 2014

TowerFall: Ascension has something for just about everybody. If you're at all intrinsically motivated, you will find something to love in the deep well of content available here. I've (intentionally) not even mentioned the fact that there are hidden secrets scattered throughout the game for the treasure-seekers out there until now, as if the fact that there are secrets was a secret of its own until just now! If you do have some local friends who can come over and hold a controller, buy this game immediately and invite them over, because TowerFall: Ascension is easily one of the best things you can do on a couch.

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8 / 10
Mar 7, 2014

Towerfall Ascension is a fast and frantic multiplayer game that provides lots of interesting variations on its enjoyable archery combat--just make sure you have a few friends on hand to play with.

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