Trombone Champ

Trombone Champ

September 15, 2022

Music Nintendo SwitchPC

Trombone Champ is the world&s;s first trombone-based rhythm music game. Unlike most music games, you can freely play any note at any time. You&s;re not just following along with the music, you&s;re actually playing the music! Toot your way through over 20 tracks. The better you play, the more toots …

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A.J. Maciejewski Video Chums Sep 2022
80.0 /100

"As perhaps the most ridiculous rhythm game I&s;ve ever played, Trombone Champ presents a surprisingly satisfying level of challenge."

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David Flynn GamingTrend Sep 2022
80.0 /100

Graphics

50.0

Gameplay

50.0

Story

50.0

"Trombone Champ may suffer from the joy-con curse, but it&s;s still a laugh out loud good time with a surprising amount of secrets to find. You&s;re not supposed to be good at Trombone Champ, but playing with friends will make …"

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90.0 /100

"I may have only spent 6ish hours with Trombone Champ’s main game, but those few hours were spent giggling and guffawing at how silly my mistakes sounded. Given enough time, my mistakes were few and far between, and I truly …"

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Justin Nation Nindie Spotlight Sep 2022
81.0 /100

Graphics

75.0

Gameplay

68.0

Story

60.0

"Delightfully weird and silly, music fans should absolutely have a blast with this, though there’s no doubt it has challenges"

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Kirk Hiner Pure Nintendo Sep 2022
75.0 /100

Graphics

55.0

Gameplay

60.0

Story

30.0

"Trombone Champ is a goofy, chaotic music sim that never for a moment takes itself seriously. Everything from the gameplay to the song selection to the loading screens is meant to amuse, making it a perfect fit for the Switch. …"

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Leonardo Faria WayTooManyGames Sep 2022
80.0 /100

Graphics

75.0

Gameplay

65.0

Story

30.0

"Even if the gameplay loop outstays its welcome after a few rounds, and you can play all of its songs in about two hours, I can’t help but love the fact that Trombone Champ exists. It’s just… weird. Weird in …"

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Mark Steighner Hardcore Gamer Sep 2022
80.0 /100

Graphics

65.0

Gameplay

90.0

Story

30.0

"Real-world trombone playing entails years or decades of study, intense practice, sacrifice, blood, perspiration and tears. With Trombone Champ you can bypass all that sweat equity and just ascend to the trombone throne. Trombone Champ is a humble game made …"

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Roland Ingram Nintendo Life Sep 2022
80.0 /100

Graphics

75.0

Gameplay

85.0

Story

35.0

"Trombone Champ is a game about perfection. Before you play, it asks you to select a stance for your tromboner: &s;estudious&s; or &s;jubilant&s;. Neither of these is appropriate when you know your performance will be as ear-abusive as an excited …"

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Youngseok Yang INVEN Sep 2022
70.0 /100

Graphics

65.0

Gameplay

90.0

Story

25.0

"An unconventional rhythm game that stands out from the ordinary. In &s;Trombone Champ,&s; where you can discover hidden content by collecting various tokens through your performance. While it may become monotonous with its simple repetitive gameplay, it becomes twice as …"

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