Mass Effect Andromeda reviews: all the scores

Mass Effect Andromeda has been with critics for over a week. What's their consensus on BioWare's latest?

Mass Effect Andromeda has already taken a viral beating after its ten hour EA Access trial produced a series of amusing animations errors and awkward dialogue.

But there's a great deal more to Mass Effect Andromeda than the ten hours EA offered its faithful, and if we were put off by a little bit of jank, we probably wouldn't be such massive BioWare nerds around here.

So let's have a look at what critics have had to say about Mass Effect Andromeda after plugging away at it for over a week. Does it get better? Does it make more sense in context? Is it a good starting point? Will franchise fans get the service they long for?

All these questions, and more, are probably answered in the Mass Effect Andromeda reviews below. You could read them and find out, rather than just sifting through the scores. Just an idea.

In our own Mass Effect Andromeda review, we had to admit it's a pretty rough effort – BioWare's B-team, eh? – but with that lovely heart you might consider worth the effort.

There's a definite spread to Mass Effect Andromeda's reviews, and that's not something we often see in such big releases. Very interesting.

All scores here are out of ten except where otherwise noted, and are arranged in descending order with outlets who choose not to award scores at the bottom.

Press Start – 9
Gaming Nexus – 8.8
Forbes – 8.5
PlayStation Universe – 8
The Sixth Axis – 8
PCGamer – 80/100
PCGamesN – 8
IGN – 7.7
Polygon – 7.5
Trusted Reviews – 70/100
RPG Site – 7
Hardcore Gamer – 70/100
GamesRadar – 3.5/5
Destructoid – 6.5
PlayStation Lifestyle – 65/100
Gamespot – 6
Metro – 6
USGamer – 3/5
Digital Trends – 5
Eurogamer – “probably BioWare's worst RPG yet”
Kotaku – “a game to get lost in”
Shack News – in progress (but uses the phrase “ruff Ryder” in the URL)
Rock, Paper, Shotgun – (no single quote was representative of this savage take down)

Mass Effect Andromeda releases March 21 in North America and March 23 in Europe and beyond, for PC, PS4 and Xbox One.