Sayonara Wild Hearts
September 19, 2019
Sayonara Wild Hearts is a dreamy arcade game about riding motorcycles, skateboarding, dance battling, shooting lasers, wielding swords, and breaking hearts at 200 mph. As the heart of a young woman breaks, the balance of the universe is disturbed. A diamond butterfly appears in her dreams and leads her through …
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Critic Reviews (32)
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70.0
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65.0
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"Sayonara Wild Hearts is a simplistic trip through an album wrapped up in a visually pleasing package. Reminiscent of Bit Trip Runner, with more emphasis on the endless running rather than the platforming. However, does it do enough to set …"
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80.0
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75.0
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70.0
"Sayonara Wild Hearts is a hallucinating journey through a short but intense game world that plunges the player into a neon cyberpunk aesthetic coupled with a fantastic soundtrack and delivers an effort that would be close to perfection would it …"
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90.0
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85.0
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75.0
"It’s an experience unlike many others; magical, memorable, and full of heart."
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95.0
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85.0
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75.0
"Short, sweet, and simple, Sayonara Wild Hearts is a package of positivity, with music and visuals that will sure to win anyone over."
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84.0
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91.0
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92.0
"Sayonara Wild Hearts is the video game equivalent of Prince: it&s;s extremely short and its journey maybe ends a little sooner than you&s;d hoped, but it packs so many varied and beautiful ideas into its brief life and masters so …"
Read original review"Sayonara Wild Hearts isn&s;t particularly long, but the catchy pop score and variety of levels give you a decent challenge."
Read original review"Sayonara Wild Hearts is what you&s;d get if Robyn ran the Grid from Tron. A stunning collection of music, action, heart, and radiant setpieces, it&s;s easily one of the most inventive and unpredictable games of 2019. And it could have …"
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85.0
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90.0
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80.0
"If you&s;re looking at Sayonara Wild Hearts as a game, then it&s;ll remind you of a very forgiving arcade game. There are some extra modes designed to challenge those who are chasing high scores, and the zodiac wheel is good …"
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25.0
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45.0
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30.0
"Sayonara Wild Hearts is a beautiful-looking and sonically dazzling work of art, yes...but like most arty games, it lacks a compelling hook. The very bare mechanics can be generously called "gameplay", in that there is moving a character on a …"
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90.0
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85.0
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60.0
"Everything works in concert in Sayonara Wild Hearts. It&s;s sublime."
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95.0
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98.0
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90.0
"Truly incredible, Sayonara Wild Hearts is a pop-culture gem that celebrates music and games in a passionately individual way. There has never been anything else quite like it, and if you have even a passing interest in gaming’s inherent value …"
Read original review"Visually marvelous and musically infectious, Sayonara Wild Hearts is a unique experience unlike almost anything else out there. It may not be for everyone, but for a certain audience, it&s;s going to be dynamite."
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90.0
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65.0
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40.0
"Sayonara Wild Hearts is really difficult to describe: it&s;s an unique audiovisive experience and we believe that any fan of pop culture should try it out."
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85.0
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75.0
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68.0
"Despite its short length, this is still very much a trip worth taking."
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92.0
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87.0
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84.0
"Sayonara Wild Hearts is a shot of pure positivity to the heart, delivered with excellence, fun, and finesse through a staggeringly bold and bop-worthy soundtrack.Jacob Ridley"
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88.0
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94.0
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92.0
"Aside from its length, Sayonara Wild Hearts is basically a perfect rhythm game."
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85.0
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45.0
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60.0
"Sayonara Wild Hearts crackles with style, but is an ultimately inconsequential ride"
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85.0
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90.0
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85.0
"A beautifully made score chaser which has that rarest of things - a soul. Sayonara Wild Hearts isn&s;t just a game, it&s;s an emotional band aid that feels like a warm phantom embrace. Absolutely essential stuff."
Read original review"Sayonara Wild Hearts is a joy to play. It&s;s a visual thrill ride and the music will have you bopping in place while you zip through the levels. The scope might be small, but the action is big and ridiculous. …"
Read original review"Sayonara Wild Hearts has moments of brilliance, but too often, movement and timing issues disrupt its enchanting aesthetic."
Read original review"Sayonara Wild Hearts&s; is gorgeous and packs an incredible pop soundtrack, but the actual levels the music accompanies never feels as natural as its audiovisual splendor."
Read original review"The true beauty of Sayonara Wild Hearts is simply enjoying the exceptional music and getting lost in the visuals. Mistaking this for a simple rhythm game is to do it a disservice. It may be less than that in terms …"
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85.0
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70.0
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60.0
"Sayonara Wild Hearts&s; music and art combine for a stirring, unique experience."
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25.0
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30.0
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28.0
"Let it be known that one needs to really play Sayonora Wild Hearts in order to truly experience it."
Read original review"Sayonara Wild Hearts will certainly mesmerize you with a stunning audiovisual trip that will take your breath away, but at the same time it can also be a limited experience in terms of gameplay and interaction. It might not even …"
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75.0
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95.0
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25.0
"In its one-hour runtime, Sayonara Wild Hearts transcends video games and becomes not just a playable pop album, but a hypnotic self-help soundtrack. It&s;s an endorphin factory."
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80.0
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95.0
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70.0
"Sayonara is an experience first and game second, so it is not one that should be played if you are only interested in the high scores, but if you take the game as a whole, then it can be deeply …"
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100.0
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"Sayonara Wild Hearts is a perfect experience. It may not last long, but it will certainly draw you in with its story, keep you there with its variety of gameplay, and then bring the entire experience together with its amazing …"
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92.0
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88.0
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73.0
"It&s;s the absurdity and wonder of some Eurovision performances made playable. Like a good record from a band I like, I&s;ll spin this game often. That makes the secrets beneath the surface more appealing as Sayonara Wild Hearts might be …"
Read original review"Wild Hearts is a game with a ton of charm, but it left me wanting more. It feels like it could have made the leap from good to great with some relatively minor additions and tweaks."
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95.0
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95.0
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85.0
"Sayonara Wild Hearts is easily Apple Arcade&s;s first "killer app" and a must play if you&s;re a subscriber, interested in music games, or just want to try something new. The synergy between the visuals, gameplay, and music raises the bar …"
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88.0
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72.0
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64.0
"Sayonara Wild Hearts is much more than the rhythm game it looks like : it is a whrilwind of visuals and sounds, where electro-pop music depicts a wild chase, sets in a neon-looking city. As short as it is intense, …"
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