Resurrection Review
Consensus Review · 19 independent sources
Resurrection
Worth considering, with trade-offs. Most reviewers like it, with a few trade-offs. Weigh them against what matters to you.
⚡ The Short Version
Resurrection delivers a fun and worthwhile experience that many reviewers find to be a good value. You'll notice high production quality in its art and music, though some players find the navigation can be a bit confusing. It's worth considering if you enjoy a mix of action and progression, but you should weigh the trade-offs against your own preferences.
Versions reviewed: PC, PS4, Switch 2 and 2 more
Reviews by market: US 1 · India 1 · 17 without a stated market. Prices, mileage and range figures follow each reviewer's own market.
Confidence: medium · 19 reviews · 7 hands-on
👍 Resurrection pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Meaningful progression performance
- Pixel art design
- Extensive customization software & Features
- Fantastic soundtrack speakers
- Good value for money
👎 Cons
- Some Enemy Types Get Annoying
- You Can Feel Lost
- You expect a tightly-choreographed
- Deep and compelling story
- You dislike extensive backtracking for relics
Lighter items are smaller or less certain points.
💰 Value for Money Analysis
Provides a meaty shooter experience with plenty of progression for its price. Delivers a fun and worthwhile expansion to the base game. High production values across art, music, and gameplay.
5 of 19 sources commented on price or value.
📊 What Reviewers Say — Feature by Feature
5 features discussed across 19 sources. Each score blends what reviewers said about that feature with the overall score, so a feature with few mentions stays close to the overall verdict.
🔀 Rivals to compare
- Dead Cells (named by 1 of 19) [rival] Shares fast-paced precision combat DNA.
- DoDonPachi Resurrection (named by 1 of 19) [rival] Offers a much more sublime and pure Danmaku experience without the RPG trappings.
- Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (named by 1 of 19) Similarly embraces a silly premise
- Ghost of Yotei (named by 1 of 19) [premium]
- Lethal Company (named by 1 of 19)
- Metroid Dread (named by 1 of 19) [rival] Provides tighter metroidvania exploration pacing.
Reasons are the reviewers' own. Spellings of the same product are merged.
🛒 Is it right for you?
✅ Buy this if…
- You enjoy a mix of bullet hell shooters and action RPG elements.
- You like upgrading ships with extensive customization and skills.
- You're a massive fan of the Dragon Ball franchise.
- You want to play through the Resurrection of F saga.
⚠️ Skip this if…
- You expect a tightly-choreographed, masterclass shooter.
- You want a deep and compelling story.
- You dislike extensive backtracking for relics and treasures.
- You dislike getting lost in expansive maps
Real-world findings
Test results, marketing claims and known problems
⚠️ Things to Check Before Buying
- These reviews cover different versions (PC; PS4; Switch 2), so check which one you are buying.
⚠️ Known problems
Reported by one source (not confirmed)
- Some Enemy Types Get Annoying (moderate · unresolved · 1 source)
- You Can Feel Lost (moderate · unresolved · 1 source)
How it compares
Alternatives and the previous model
Most reviewers conclude that this is a fun and well-designed experience, though you should be prepared for potential backtracking and navigation challenges.
Nerd corner
Feature-by-feature chart, measurements, specs and the score maths. Skip this part if you only want the answer.
🧮 How We Got This Score
In short: each of the 19 reviews is turned into a 0 to 10 number, stronger evidence counts for more, and the numbers are averaged.
- 6 reviews gave their own numeric score, and those count extra. The others are scored from their overall tone.
- First impressions and reviews without hands-on testing count less.
- If 80%+ of reviews lean the same way, the score moves by 0.5. This time: 0 (no direction reached 80% agreement).
- 79% of reviews lean positive, and scores are close together (spread 1.5). Agreement: Moderate.
- How we got there: score 7.6/10, value signal 7.0/10 from 5 reviews, evidence moderate (19 reviews, 7 hands-on).
- Reviews are dated Dec 2025 to Oct 2026.
The arithmetic, for the curious
| Review type | Reviews | Avg value | Total weight | Value × weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Numeric reviewer score | 6 | 7.9 | 8.10 | 63.83 |
| Strongly positive review | 6 | 8.5 | 5.70 | 48.45 |
| Mildly positive review | 4 | 7.5 | 4.00 | 30.00 |
| Mixed review | 2 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 5.00 |
| Mildly negative review | 1 | 3.5 | 1.00 | 3.50 |
| All reviews | 19 | 19.80 | 150.78 |
Raw average = 150.78 ÷ 19.80 = 7.6. Consensus adjustment 0 gives the final 7.6.
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How much to trust this
What these conclusions are based on
Based on 19 usable reviews: 7 hands-on, 3 first impressions, 6 with a numeric score, 0 with measured results. Evidence strength: moderate.
Versions covered: PC; PS4; Switch 2; PS5; Xbox Series X. These reviews mix variants or markets, so check which one you are buying.
Reviewer recommendations: 7 recommended, 2 conditional, 0 not recommended.
How sources were chosen: every matching review in our collection is used, newest first; 3 were left out because they were about a different product or version.
Reviewers who gave a numeric score averaged 7.9/10, ranging from 6.0 to 9.0.
📚 Sources Analysed
All 19 reviews were matched to 17 different sites.
Reviews by market: US 1 · India 1 · 17 without a stated market. Prices, mileage and range figures follow each reviewer's own market.
Last updated: 2 Nov 2026 · based on 19 reviews dated Dec 2025 – Oct 2026.
