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New Pokémon Snap

Critics Consensus (Play It)

Because of what it is, it inevitably ends up becoming repetitive, but New Pokémon Snap successfully recreates the magic of Pokémon Snap and strange joy of nabbing the perfect shot.

Game Info

Seek out and take in-game pictures of Pokémon in their native environments in the New Pokémon™ Snap game, only for the Nintendo Switch™ system! You’ll even discover behaviors and expressions you’ve never seen before when you encounter and research lively wild Pokémon.

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Total Reviews: 95

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54% of scored reviews fell within the range of 80 to 86 / 100

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RATING & REVIEWS

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Critic Reviews

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CRITIC REVIEWS

All reviews are from professional critics. Learn more about the critics VSG aggregates.

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Median Score

80%

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What did you think of New Pokémon Snap?
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Ollie Barder (Forbes)
April 30, 2021
8/10

Overall, New Pokémon Snap is a relaxing but still a quite involved game There’s a lot to do in the Lental Region and the game definitely turned out better than I ever expected it to. While it can get a bit repetitive, there are enough surprises to keep you engaged.

Mike Fahey (Kotaku)
April 28, 2021
Recommended

New Pokémon Snap is pretty magical as well. It takes the unique formula of the 1999 original and expands on it just enough to feel like a completely new adventure, without diluting the simple joy of riding and snapping photos of impossible creatures.

Michael McWhertor (Polygon)
April 28, 2021
Recommended

New Pokémon Snap is video gaming’s equivalent of visiting Jurassic Park — without the whole eating-the-tourists thing — or landing a gig as a Planet Earth photographer. And you can make the trip from the comfort of your Switch.

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New Pokémon Snap Credits

CREDITS

DIRECTOR(S):

Haruki Suzaki

PRODUCER(S):

Toyokazu Nonaka, Akira Kinashi, Takato Utsunomiya, Kazunori Sugiura

DESIGNER(S):

Yasuhito Kobayashi

PROGRAMMER(S):

Sei Nakatani

ARTIST(S):

Tomo Moriya

WRITER(S):

n/a

COMPOSER(S):

Hiroki Hashimoto

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