Final Exam (video game)

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Final Exam
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Developer(s) Mighty Rocket Studio
Publisher(s) Focus Home Interactive
Platform(s) PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows
ReleaseWindows
  • EU: 6 September 2013
  • NA: 5 November 2013 (Steam)
PlayStation Network
  • NA: 5 November 2013
  • PAL: 6 November 2013
  • JP: 4 March 2014
Xbox Live Arcade
  • WW: 8 November 2013
Genre(s) Hack and slash, Shooter, platform

Final Exam is a side-scroller video game developed by Mighty Rocket Studio for Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network and Microsoft Windows. Up to 4 players can work together to survive the outbreak. Many[ who? ] compared the game to a 2D version of Resident Evil Outbreak or Left 4 Dead .

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Reception

Initial pre-release feedback of the game was mixed due to the fact that Mighty Rocket Studio originally intended the game as a reboot of the survival horror game Obscure . The negative feedback caused the developer to change the name of the game to Final Exam. [9]

Upon full release, the game received "mixed or average reviews" on all platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. [1] [2] [3] Matt Beaudette of Hardcore Gamer said of the game, "There are better options available for those simply looking for a cheap sidescroller to play once and forget about. Those who can get invested in learning and mastering a deep combat system, however, will find a lot to like in Final Exam" [10] Smooth Town wrote, "This is a fine starting point for whatever future holds for the Obscure franchise"; however, they noted the problems with repetitiveness and cheap boss fights. [11]

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