''Metrico'' is a

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developed and published by independent

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developer Digital Dreams for the

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. The music is by Dutch electronic music producer

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. The project was supported by the

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, a studio incubation program. It was released in North America on 5 August 2014, and in Europe on 6 August 2014. ''Metrico'' was initially available for free for members of

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. A re-release of the original game with additional content was released for

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, and

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on 23 August 2016 entitled ''Metrico+''.

Gameplay

''Metrico'' is a 3D-platform game, and levels often have simple colour-schemes. Typically, level backgrounds are a solid colour, and the midground may include visuals such as mountains, which are typically simple-toned prisms. Platforms are mostly simple-toned geometric shapes, such as cubes and 3D-rectangles.

Reception

''Metrico'' received mixed reviews from critics. On aggregators

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and

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, it holds a score of 70% and 68 respectively. Colin Moriarty, reviewing for

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, praised the game's "ingenious puzzles", but noted some technical issues and the game's use of "gimmicky, sometimes broken controls". Likewise,

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's reviewer Josiah Renaudin criticized ''Metrico's'' "often unwieldy controls", but noted a "beautiful audiovisual blend" and "exciting sense of discovery".

References

External links

* {{Official website, http://www.metrico-game.com/ 2014 video games Indie games PlayStation Network games PlayStation Vita games PlayStation 4 games Puzzle-platformers Single-player video games Video games developed in the Netherlands Windows games Xbox One games