Apex Legends Reviews

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XGN.nl
Top Critic
8.5 / 10.0
Feb 8, 2019

Apex Legends is a new battle royale game from the makers of Titanfall with some cool new features. The game brings a mix of cool tech and a variety of characters. It does, however, only include one mode, which - to its credit - is fun to play.

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5 / 10
Mar 15, 2021

The feat of getting Apex Legends onto the Nintendo Switch at all is impressive and Panic Button has done all they can to make this work. The problem is that when you are up against other players where the game runs better you are at such a disadvantage that the whole concept quickly falls apart. The muddy graphics, the dips in an already compromised frame rate, and the lack of clarity in the visuals just make it too hard to make a recommendation for Apex Legends at this time. I say ‘at this time’ because future patches may come along that rectify some of the issues and if they do then we have a game that has something to be built upon. In its current state, the only way you will want to play this is if it is the only way you can play it.

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2.1 / 5.0
Mar 24, 2021

Ultimately, with a couple of genuine patches to Apex Legends, it appears to be the Switch variant will not be an awful method to play the game.

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4.8 / 5.0
May 11, 2021

Although Apex Legends – Season 9 Legacy is pretty much on the same level as Season 8, it is indeed enjoyable.

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8 / 10.0
May 23, 2021

I stated that I think Apex Legends is the best battle royal game on the market. I do still stand by this in terms of its gameplay. Apex Legends feels great to play, the characters are diverse, the lore and story is amazing. The maps Olympus and Worlds Edge are great and provide players with amazing encounters. However Apex suffers from technical issues and a lack of cross progression. Apex knows what it wants to be, it just needs to overcome its technical hurdles to be even better.

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5.5 / 10.0
Apr 25, 2021

Apex Legends on Switch is one of the least successfull port of Panic Button Games. The studio had to do a lot of sacrifices to bring this free battle royal to the platform. The many technical issues and the fact that you can't transfer your save from another console, makes it tough to justify jumping on this version.

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5 / 10.0
Mar 24, 2021

I’ll be blunt: the Switch version of Apex Legends isn’t good. It’s mediocre at best, and with no system for cross-progression, it’s an absolutely useless port for an Apex Legends PC player like myself. It runs like hot garbage with blurry textures, noticeable pop-ins, stuttering, lag, and frame rate dips. Underneath all that is a barely serviceable version of the game, which is — at its core — an outstanding battle royale experience with cool characters and great combat. It’s just a shame Switch players will have to suffer through its many shortcomings to get to that.

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Mar 18, 2021

Apex Legends is a first-person shooter battle royale that’s set within the same universe as Respawn Entertainment’s Titanfall franchise. The main objective of Apex Legends is to lead your team to victory in the Apex Games and is achieved by being the last team to survive. With plenty of heroes to choose from and a vast array of seasonal lore to discover, Apex Legends has added a new lease of life to the battle royale genre.

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Aaron Bayne
Mar 12, 2021

EA was so preoccupied with whether it could port Apex Legends to Nintendo Switch, it didn’t stop to think if it should. And no, it really shouldn’t have. To anyone with literally any other outlet to play this game on, please do so, because all you will find here are the mutated remains of a game wandering where it shouldn’t.

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Nov 12, 2020

All in all I like the new season quite well. At the start, I guess we had some problems to keep the servers stable. I had frequent connection problems and opponents that were lying so hard that I couldn't hit them and was dead on the ground the next moment. In fact you can feel an improvement from night to night. There seems to be a lot going on behind the scenes. I finally think Horizon is great again, because I personally didn't like the last newcomers that much. But everyone has to decide that for himself. Since I take a look in every season and play more or less actively, I can say that the seventh season turned out to be so interesting that I will stay on the ball. See you on Olympus!

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8 / 10.0
Feb 25, 2019

And like that, Apex Legends is here to stay. Respawn has something really good in their hands and it remains to be seen how they will handle it.

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USgamer
Top Critic
Jul 28, 2020

After five seasons of updates and changes, Apex Legends is still very much the top-notch battle royale experience it was shortly after it launched.

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9.2 / 10.0
Feb 10, 2019

Apex Legends is a great example of hot to do a team-based battle royale. It excels when played in teams and communicating. A game that every battle arena game should follow. And it's free. Can it be even better?

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9 / 10.0
Feb 26, 2019

Apex Legends is definitely worthy of being called "The best battle royale of this generation". By having an amazing and enjoyable gunplay and also a good mixture of elements that make battle royale games fun, Apex Legends has managed to become a game that is worth investing hundreds of hours in.

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8.5 / 10.0
Feb 18, 2019

Apex Legends is a great squad based battle royale game for groups who may already be playing other battle royale games, but if your playing solo you'll get stuck with random players. Overall, Apex Legends is worth trying at the free to play price point.

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9.5 / 10.0
Feb 19, 2019

Apex Legends is the most polished and entertaining battle royale to date, smartly evolving the genre in many ways, while at the same time delivering an unparalleled experience that will leave players eager for more and more time with the game.

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9 / 10.0
Feb 22, 2019
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5 / 5.0
Feb 14, 2019

Every other shooter that comes out these days has a Battle Royale mode tagged on or has one in the pipeline but Apex Legends stands head and shoulders above them all. It’s mix of slick and fast paced gameplay coupled with its intense and constantly moving combat is going to be hard to surpass.

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9 / 10.0
Feb 13, 2019

My mother always told me that forgiveness is a virtue. EA, publisher of Apex Legends, has made it difficult to embody this attribute because over the course of many sunken dollars, they have disappointed me with undelivered promises, pricey in-game transactions, and abandoned developments. However, like a beaten dog, I’ve come whimpering back to their wide open, well-polished arms. Apex Legends is fun, it’s addicting, and the urge to play JUST ONE MORE is ever present. It’s difficult to say after not even a week since its launch, but if you’re looking for the next big competitive game, Apex Legends might just be it. I, for one, will be happy if it is.

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10 / 10.0
Feb 13, 2019

It’s possible that Apex Legends could finally put the nail in the coffin of Fortnite’s reign over the genre. With updates and new content impending, Apex Legends is sure to keep players entertained for a long time to come.

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