**Title: Tokyo Scramble: The Newest Gaming Catastrophe**
As the year unfolds, gamers stay vigilant for fresh releases, but enthusiasm can quickly sour when faced with underwhelming titles. One game currently drawing criticism is *Tokyo Scramble*, a Switch 2 exclusive inspired by the renowned survival horror franchise *Dino Crisis*. Although it was unveiled during a recent Nintendo Direct event and sparked a considerable amount of anticipation, the actual experience has fallen short of expectations since its debut on February 11, resulting in a flood of unfavorable reviews.
Per *TheGamer*, the reviews for *Tokyo Scramble* have been notably disappointing. It presently boasts a 19 percent Critic Recommend score on OpenCritic, along with a “Generally Unfavorable” rating of 40 out of 100 on Metacritic. Critics have been sluggish in reviewing the game, possibly due to a lack of review codes or overall disinterest, further complicating its reception.
While reviewers have voiced their dissatisfaction, *Tokyo Scramble* has reportedly propelled *Code Violet* back to the status of the year’s lowest-rated game temporarily, after a minor rise to a 66/100 score from *33Bits*, pushing its average to 48. The increasing influx of scores for *Tokyo Scramble* suggests that its standing could deteriorate further, but as it stands, *Code Violet* retains the lead in negative recognition.
Despite its disastrous critic ratings, *Tokyo Scramble* has managed to attain a user score of 6.6/10 on Metacritic, albeit with only 14 user reviews influencing the overall rating. This score has been swayed by a notably excited user who awarded it a 10/10—a glaring contrast to their 0/10 rating for the well-regarded *Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem*. Such outlier ratings emphasize the inconsistency and often dubious nature of user-generated ratings on platforms like Metacritic.
The troubling launch of *Tokyo Scramble* serves as a clear reminder of the erratic nature of video game releases, where excitement can quickly shift to disillusionment. As developers and publishers gaze toward the rest of the year, the industry keenly observes to see if any other titles can usurp *Code Violet* as the year’s most poorly reviewed game.
