14 Most Surprising Metacritic Scores Of 2017

7. Star Trek: Bridge Crew (75)

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Ubisoft

Though the idea of a Star Trek VR game was a dream come true to Trekkies the world over, Ubisoft didn't do a particularly great job of marketing Star Trek: Bridge Crew's awesome social potential, and like most VR games based on popular IPs, expectations were set sensibly low.

Would it have surprised anyone if the game scored a 50, while being deemed an "ambitious failure"? As it turned out, Bridge Crew is absolutely one of the best mainstream social VR games, serving as a thoroughly immersive love letter to Star Trek while being a total blast with strangers and pals alike.

Sure, the mission variety isn't amazing, but above all else it's a ton of fun and a decidedly sturdier multiplayer experience than most were surely anticipating.

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