Advent Rising

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8.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 142 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 116 out of 142
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 142
  3. Negative: 11 out of 142
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  1. Matseb2611
    Sep 18, 2015
    5
    I was quite disappointed with this game. It has a pretty cool sci-fi setting, and the main characters from what I've experienced so far seemed decent enough. But the gameplay is just so rough around the edges that the game becomes a test of patience a lot of the time.

    The combat seems fun and all. Some battles in the beginning were quite fun, especially with the whole chaos going on    I was quite disappointed with this game. It has a pretty cool sci-fi setting, and the main characters from what I've experienced so far seemed decent enough. But the gameplay is just so rough around the edges that the game becomes a test of patience a lot of the time.

    The combat seems fun and all. Some battles in the beginning were quite fun, especially with the whole chaos going on aboard the space station. However, that whole area was just gunfight after gunfight. And when you're not engaging in gunfights, you're crossing vast areas doing nothing but walking, like the first plains area right after the space station. I spent a good minute or so crossing it, then died in a battle, then had to cross it again, two more times.

    And shortly after that there was a car driving section. The control for the car is quite awkward, and I ended up giving up when I kept failing to make it over a gap between the cliffs whilst trying to dodge enemy gunfire. It's not my idea of fun. If you thought controlling Mako in Mass Effect was bad, think again.

    In addition to frustrations in the gameplay, the game also crashes a lot. You can't save when you want, and checkpoints are quite far apart, so every time the game crashes to desktop, you lose a lot of progress.

    There are some good ideas present regarding the setting, and some of the mechanics are nice, like doing dodging manoeuvres during gunfights, but in general the game feels very rough and even unpolished, with no regard to the player's time, so I can't recommend it.    … Expand
  2. MortenB.
    Oct 5, 2005
    5
    It is 100% linear game that you can complete in about 10 hours - the psychic powers you learn are almost identical to the force powers in the 3rd person action adventure starwars games more than foru years ago - if you think a short lifespan game using 5 years old gameplay, then then by all means buy this game. the only good thing you can say about this game is that the story is catchy,It is 100% linear game that you can complete in about 10 hours - the psychic powers you learn are almost identical to the force powers in the 3rd person action adventure starwars games more than foru years ago - if you think a short lifespan game using 5 years old gameplay, then then by all means buy this game. the only good thing you can say about this game is that the story is catchy, but playing a game just to unlock new prerendered cut scenes isnt enough to pull this game above 50% Too much linear hack and slash and too little rpg/freedom.… Expand
  3. iddqd4
    Jan 23, 2018
    7
    Интересный идеи, разбились об посредственное исполнение.
  4. Animorphs135
    Oct 3, 2014
    7
    One of my all-time favorite games. Amazing story and music, and such an amazing feeling of power as you blow away your enemies. The ONLY reason I have to dock it points is the sheer number of glitches. Between the freezes and the missed global triggers, you'll be forced to replay a few sections more than you'd ever like to, though at least it gives you a menu (great feature, believe itOne of my all-time favorite games. Amazing story and music, and such an amazing feeling of power as you blow away your enemies. The ONLY reason I have to dock it points is the sheer number of glitches. Between the freezes and the missed global triggers, you'll be forced to replay a few sections more than you'd ever like to, though at least it gives you a menu (great feature, believe it or not) to skip cutscenes. All in all, a very great game. [And don't miss the cheat codes ;)]… Expand
  5. Mobile
    Jun 21, 2018
    5
    ENG-RU
    Disgusting gameplay, shoot constant crowds of aliens and move on (at some points just get lost and trying to understand what and where), and it turns out you need to wait until your partners come or stupidly kill all the enemies that would work the script and the door opened. Constantly interruption and another video in 144p quality, by the way, the rollers in my opinion the best    ENG-RU
    Disgusting gameplay, shoot constant crowds of aliens and move on (at some points just get lost and trying to understand what and where), and it turns out you need to wait until your partners come or stupidly kill all the enemies that would work the script and the door opened. Constantly interruption and another video in 144p quality, by the way, the rollers in my opinion the best in this game, but why in such a disgusting quality is not clear, for 2005 is very bad. The whole game, it's shooting aliens and every 2 minutes videos that towards the end of the start to irritate and completely lose meaning, once again listening to that Aliena bad people is generally the highest race. It's a shame that the plot did not disclose, did not give food for thought, the game is just a shooting range with abilities. The funny thing is when we begin to show in the videos that our hero spends more time with a new girl than with his, and then immediately after the death of his beloved begins to drive up to a new woman, such lol. Razraby planned to make a trilogy, but alas, the sale put an end to this idea, this game is more suitable for PS2, a kind of Mass Effect for the very poor and not pretentious.
    RU
    Отвратительный геймплей, отстреливать постоянные толпы алиенов и двигаться дальше (в некоторые моменты просто теряешься и пытаешься понять, что и куда), а оказывается нужно подождать пока твои напарники подойдут или тупо убить всех врагов, что бы сработал скрипт и дверь открылась. Постоянно прерывание и очередной ролик в 144p качестве, кстати, ролики на мой взгляд лучшее в это игре, но почему в таком отвратительном качестве не понятно, для 2005 очень плохо. Всю игру, это отстрел пришельцев и каждые 2 минуты ролики, которые ближе к концу начинают раздражать и полностью терять смысл, в очередной раз слушая что алиены плохие, люди это вообще высшая раса. Обидно, что сюжет вообще никак не раскрыли, не дали пищу для размышлений, игра просто тир со способностями. Самое смешное это когда нам в роликах начинают показывать, что наш герой больше времени проводит с новой девушкой, чем со своей, а потом еще сразу же после смерти своей ненаглядной начинает подкатывать к новой бабе, такой лол. Разрабы планировали делать трилогия, но увы продажи поставили крест на этой идее, это игра больше подходит для PS2, некое подобие Mass Effect для очень бедных и не притязательных.    … Expand
  6. dotrem
    May 23, 2021
    7
    I was so impressed with the game when i played it in 2005. Good story, great gameplay. I always compered Advent Rising with Titan AE in my memory.
    But when i tried to replay AR couple month ago i was disappointed.
    1 No dualshock support. 2 Controls not so good as i remember it, when you catch foes with special power you barely can control it. Car draving sections terrible. Move a car    I was so impressed with the game when i played it in 2005. Good story, great gameplay. I always compered Advent Rising with Titan AE in my memory.
    But when i tried to replay AR couple month ago i was disappointed.
    1 No dualshock support.
    2 Controls not so good as i remember it, when you catch foes with special power you barely can control it. Car draving sections terrible. Move a car with a mouse not a best solution. Btw first scene in the game, when you have to drive spacecraft to dock, took me half of hour to beat it. Game has a target lock feature, you know you hold button and aim in selected target. But problem here that character doesn't shoot in target you need to move some seconds berore he start to shoot in selected derection.
    3 All the character power pretty useless except moments when game says you to use them.
    4 There are a lot of places with endless enemy respawn and game doesn't tell you what to do and if you can spend pretty much time before you realise that you should just move forward.

    Guys just don't play games what you loved in childhood.    … Expand

Awards & Rankings

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#25 Most Discussed PC Game of 2005
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#90 Most Shared PC Game of 2005

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Metascore
70

Mixed or average reviews - based on 19 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 19
  3. Negative: 0 out of 19
  1. Play Magazine
    80
    A few rough edges aside, Advent Rising is gaming's latest and most promising future epic. [July 2005, p.74]
  2. IGN
    79
    It brings original ideas and a good dose of personality to a genre that often focuses too much on just shooting people in the face. If you are able to ignore some technical shortcomings and enjoy cut-scenes and character development, this title is worth a look.
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  3. Cheat Code Central
    70
    It's short but it's good. There are some flaws that you need to overlook but there's nothing here that will ruin the entire experience. The lack of a co-op or multi-player modes reduces the replay value but you can go back and experiment with different combinations of powers.
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