Blood Bowl 2

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  1. RustyLinks
    Jan 25, 2016
    8
    This is a much better looking Blood Bowl game that the previous games, and the crunching block animations make you hold your breath waiting to see if an injury has occurred. The campaign provides a far better introduction to the rules to newcomers than any previous version as well, with new rules being introduced slowly game-by-game. It is an entertaining campaign as well, although shortThis is a much better looking Blood Bowl game that the previous games, and the crunching block animations make you hold your breath waiting to see if an injury has occurred. The campaign provides a far better introduction to the rules to newcomers than any previous version as well, with new rules being introduced slowly game-by-game. It is an entertaining campaign as well, although short and story focussed rather than the open campaign version seen in the original Blood Bowl game.

    The core of the game is with online play, although solo leagues against the AI are a useful way of trying out a team to get a feel for them before you throw them into the mix against human opponents. I would only really recommend this to those that are willing to play online versus other people, as that is where the real challenge (and therefore sense of achievement) can be found.

    Like all Warhammer games there is an element of luck, and minimsing risk is an important strategy. However there will be times when no matter how easy it should be to succeed, Nuffle (the in-game God of dice rolls) will say that you fail, which can be frustrating. That said, there will also be times when that last-ditch, highly unlikely attempt to score in the last turn somehow works and one of your team becomes a hero. Just don't get too attached to them, as permanent injury (or death) is a part of the game and you will lose players along the way.

    Highly recommended for anyone that wants an online challenge that is turn based tactics rather than twitch shooting, and is willing to learn from losses and failures along the way.    … Expand
  2. PekkaTa
    Feb 11, 2016
    10
    Most underrated game of the year! Already have 350 hours on record and the game is still fun.

    Only if you are certain that you will not play MP (MP in BB2 is easily arrangable) and you shy away from everything that is challenging then do not buy! If you like TBS with RPG elements and competitive MP, this is instant purchase.
  3. Skulb
    Dec 22, 2016
    3
    Probably one of the most annoying PC game franchises in history, Blood Bowl 2 puts new graphics on Cyanide's first game and otherwise makes the same non-effort at adapting what is a very good idea and a good board game into a computer game. For the first few hours it's fun, as you develop a team and learn the game. But at some point it dawns on you that BB2 just isn't much of a game. It'sProbably one of the most annoying PC game franchises in history, Blood Bowl 2 puts new graphics on Cyanide's first game and otherwise makes the same non-effort at adapting what is a very good idea and a good board game into a computer game. For the first few hours it's fun, as you develop a team and learn the game. But at some point it dawns on you that BB2 just isn't much of a game. It's flashy graphics, silly commentary and unbalanced RPG/turn based strategy. It should be good but refuses to be.

    There are three modes of play. The first is a campaign/tutorial that forces you to play human, which is an instant turnoff because humans are a bad team. The second is single player mode, a completely pointless endeavor, because half the teams are so squishy that they are useless for long term play for you, while the NPC apparently has no problems at all playing them, no matter how many of their players you kill or maim. And this is really the big problem with offline play in this game. Everything you do is pointless because you never gain a competitive advantage over the AI teams. If your team is more valuable, the AI simply gives itself ludicrous amounts of money before the game to even the scales. But your team is never cheaper than the AI team because the game balances all the opponents to your level. It's just awful, awful game design and kills the RPG aspect of the game completely.
    The third game mode is obviously online multiplayer. And this is also completely pointless except for the twelve people who do nothing but play the game online. Any casual BB player or just normal person will be stomped endlessly and have no fun at all.
    The game also runs poorly, has excessive loading times and many lazy design decisions. For example: all the fans are humans, regardless of which race you're playing. And so are the cheerleaders. And none of them match their colors to your uniforms in home games, or to the opposing team's in away games. Why not? This sounds like it should have taken about half an hour of programming to fix, so why hasn't it been?

    With Chaos League and Blood Bowl preceding it, Blood Bowl 2 marks the grave of the failed attempts at translating the Blood Bowl board game into a video game. Each one has been more pathetic than the last because the people making these games apparently have no clue how to actually make video games. What is the point of this awful game? It can't be for single player gaming because it isn't balanced for that, or apparently intended for it in any way. And it can't be multiplayer either because that is an unbalanced pile of trash, where a handful of lifeless people live all day in the hopes of finding a noob they can make request a refund by destroying their team.
    There is nothing here for anyone except a small group of diehard weirdos. And they only like it because they know how to game the multiplayer and win every match.
    There is almost no meaningful management of your team, no real tactical control because it is based on dice rolls and no persistent league structure. Just knockout cups you can repeat endlessly until you go mad. And you can't even see the brackets. It's just so, so lazy and bad all round. But of course a persistent league structure and long term play would be pointless anyway, because most of the teams are too squishy and expensive to sustain for more than a few games. Try playing elves, when you will usually lose three to five players to injury or death pr game, each costing 80 000+, when your income is about 40 000 pr game. Great design people! Just awesome. And to hammer home how lazy the developers are, there are no longer visible upgrades on players as they develop. This was in the first Blood Bowl game btw. But what the hell, let's save a few bucks! Anyone who buys this crap is dumb as rocks anyway, so they probably won't even notice. All hail the bottom line!
    I was going to give this turd a 5, because it is alright for the first few hours until you realize that you've been fooled. But then I remembered Cyanide's obvious stripping of content with this release. Races are missing, features are missing etc. And you know they're gonna want to charge you for all of it later when their twelve customers have grown bored. Pay more money for another useless race for this trashy game? Suuuure....

    Here's a tip for you Cyanide: If you want to fleece your customers for content that should be in the game, make a good game first. Otherwise you're not going to have any customers to fleece. Business 101 there for you, and absolutely free, unlike what the halflings presumably will be. So to sum up: 1: Make good game, 2: Swindle stupid customers. It's very simple.

    Steer clear. Seriously.    … Expand
  4. M00nraker
    Jan 15, 2021
    4
    At first, it is a good looking promising game, but after nearly 3 hours into this, you will recognize it is as dull as it can get. you are forced to play the same team over and over again. absolutely no customization whatsoever. its straighter than a f..... railway.

    1. Facemodels look the same all the way (except for dwarfs they only got 1.) 2. The spectators are a poor version of    At first, it is a good looking promising game, but after nearly 3 hours into this, you will recognize it is as dull as it can get. you are forced to play the same team over and over again. absolutely no customization whatsoever. its straighter than a f..... railway.

    1. Facemodels look the same all the way (except for dwarfs they only got 1.)
    2. The spectators are a poor version of copy and paste
    3. You are forced to play the same team alot. you cant do anything about that.
    4. your team always sucks in Stats compared to the AI Team.
    5. Way too much randomization when roling the dice,
    6. you will never see the dice roling which takes away the fun of an tabletop adaptation.
    7. The Humor is more blant as an mr. Bean comedy sketch and maybe more suitable for children under 10yo.
    8.The stadium and the field always look the same and give you nothing special to look at.
    9. The obvious sexualization of the cheerleaders is just stupid, not only your kamera will zoom in
    closely at the backsides of the terrible looking womans, it gives you nothing anyways, cause they
    are **** animated and copy pasted as F.....
    10. You cant actually use abilitys, they will always be passive. which is a huge no no for an fantasy
    game in my opinion and is a shame if you think of this as an Warhammer game in general.
    11. This Game has no variation in terms of animations. It will repeat itself all the time. each race has 3 animations.
    Tackle 1, Tackle 2, and being knocked down. thats it. ok there is the running animation when they move to another field.
    12. buying new players and stuff is absolutely useless and it will give you nothing.
    13. the game plays like a shoshoo train for kids. you cant customize anything and follows a srtickt path you cannot avoid at all. for real there is no customization! no trikot colors, no face models, no gear, no usable items, no usable Skills What sooooo ever.
    when i think of an very old game from 2004 or so. called NFL street. well it had alot. i repeat ALOT more to offer in terms of customization than this POS.
    14. Commentarors stick to the same 3 sentences over and over again. except they use the scripted ones for story reasons.
    15. Boring Story overall. Dont care for the past of the Clubs cause its poorly written.
    16. You will never really feel connected to your players, cause there is nothing special about them at all and the game will not give you the feeling that they even are. They are just stupid and replacable at best.
    17. AI takes often too long for aktion and will keep the Pace of the game always slower than it needs to be.
    18. The Clipping of the models is absolutely horrendous!
    19. Heavily unbalanced stats. basically. if you can move further and have more agility you win the game. periot. skills and strengh and all this means nothing in single player.
    20. each player can do 2 aktions. you have 11 players on the field so it can be 22+ aktions you can do in each of your turns. but the game decided to give it a random faktor, to say FU in the face.
    if you only dare to do one mistake or have bad luck , your turn ends. it does not matter what you did before . it can be your first aktion, if it fails, well then its the opposite turn.
    Think of it as Chess and every figure you try to move to a postion, has the possibility to fail and pass the turn to your oponent.. Sounds just ridiculous as it is.

    good things about the game.

    1. The graphics are nice and the game runs smoothly even on older PC setups.
    2.The multiplayer is pretty good and has alot to offer.
    3.Sounds are okay no issues there
    4.easy to get into the rules and just play.
    5.all races from warhammer are present in some way.
    6. Huge online community with tournements etc.

    Its a shame to say but, if you dont want to play in MP, do not buy this game at all. it will be a waste of money    … Expand
  5. kingy10
    Nov 8, 2015
    2
    A real slap in the face to the community. This game is contender for let down of the year.

    You can't turn the camera properly , so you can't even see your team. A proper SP campaign when you start your own team at the bottom and get to the top is completely gone . Instead you only get some crappy leagues with ai . No armour changes when upgraded . A really bad game and the devs    A real slap in the face to the community. This game is contender for let down of the year.

    You can't turn the camera properly , so you can't even see your team.

    A proper SP campaign when you start your own team at the bottom and get to the top is completely gone . Instead you only get some crappy leagues with ai . No armour changes when upgraded .

    A really bad game and the devs can not be bothered to fix it. The single and only good thing about this game is the upgraded graphics but that's it literally.

    Stay away and play BB1 it's much better than this pile of garbage.    … Expand
  6. Quickstrike
    Oct 1, 2015
    6
    Catalyst game went on autopilot for this one. They pushed the same defective code from Blood bowl 1 to this iteration. Instead of fixing actual bug (like starting formation not saving and sound bugs), they made annoying cut scenes. Beyond those glitches, the game is still pretty fun. If you already own BB1, wait for this to be on sale.
  7. onetime80
    Sep 27, 2015
    1
    Refunded my purchase. Compared to the first game, this is crap with pretty graphics.

    1. Why are there no options to customize anything? 2. Why are there goal posts in the game which obscure the field of play, when you dont kick goals? 3. Why don't players change appearance on level up like the first game, to help identify the badass? 4. Why can't you turn subtitles off? I have    Refunded my purchase. Compared to the first game, this is crap with pretty graphics.

    1. Why are there no options to customize anything?
    2. Why are there goal posts in the game which obscure the field of play, when you dont kick goals?
    3. Why don't players change appearance on level up like the first game, to help identify the badass?
    4. Why can't you turn subtitles off? I have commentary subtitles with no commentators
    5. Why are advert flag banners on the sideline rotating into different adverts? so out of place in warhammer
    6. Why are there only human cheerleaders, regardless of race or stadium?
    7. Why is the dice log clipping into the graphic beside it?
    8. Why is the dice log impossible to read without a magnifying glass?
    9. Why do certain races such as high elves feel unfinished with poor animations?
    and so on.

    Instead of focussing on making stupid "madden like football experience", with goal posts and TV cameras etc in the game, maybe the developers should of focussed on making things which SHOULD be in the game.

    I wont complain about all the races not being included, because I can understand how expensive it is to make one race. But they spent their resources on making **** that shouldn't be in the game.

    These developers can go to hell    … Expand
  8. Timberly
    Sep 27, 2015
    2
    Save yourself the headache, the heartache, and the latent rage you'll feel towards whatever short bus developers were put in charge of creating this game.

    If they had JUST kept everything Blood Bowl 1 Chaos Edition was and expanded with the nicer graphics and the extra tidbits of customization (stadium, jerseys, etc.), this game would've been pretty great. Instead, they cut out ohhhh,    Save yourself the headache, the heartache, and the latent rage you'll feel towards whatever short bus developers were put in charge of creating this game.

    If they had JUST kept everything Blood Bowl 1 Chaos Edition was and expanded with the nicer graphics and the extra tidbits of customization (stadium, jerseys, etc.), this game would've been pretty great. Instead, they cut out ohhhh, about half of the teams that WERE previously available, they decimated the primary game mode (campaign; it's now HUMANS ONLY), and the "updated" UI is a joke. Not saying BB1 had the best interface, but at least it never claimed that its interface would blow minds left and right the way these jerk developers did.

    This is the ultimate example of "Hey, we own this IP, how can we squeeze the most money out of morons who aren't paying any attention? No no no, don't worry about quality, just put brighter colors, bigger text, and SAY that you made a better version, they'll never notice the difference" (oh PS, they apparently think PC gamers are dumber than they are; hint: we're not). Buy this game ONLY if you hate money or love supporting that guy at your office who does nothing, is capable of doing barely more than nothing, and claims credit for everything, because THAT is the group of people who developed this game.

    BUY BLOOD BOWL CHAOS EDITION. You will be 100x happier, take my word for it (I've played Blood Bowl on tabletop for 15+ years and have completed BB1 campaign mode with every race).    … Expand
  9. ArchGamer
    Sep 27, 2015
    7
    The core mechanics of Blood Bowl 2 are still solid. No surprise considering they haven't changed since the board game came out. Updated graphics are nice. Presentation is pretty good, but like any sports game, the commentary is limited to generic comments and gets repetitive fairly quickly. The league play is a nice addition, making online tournaments and friendly leagues simple toThe core mechanics of Blood Bowl 2 are still solid. No surprise considering they haven't changed since the board game came out. Updated graphics are nice. Presentation is pretty good, but like any sports game, the commentary is limited to generic comments and gets repetitive fairly quickly. The league play is a nice addition, making online tournaments and friendly leagues simple to organize. The biggest issues I have with the game are that it is missing many of the races from the previous game (which will be coming out as DLC at an unknown price point) and it is missing a lot of the little things that gave the previous iteration flavor. The stands are filled with mostly humans, and the monstrous races don't get their own cheerleaders. I was hoping to see flavor enhancements along with the graphics update, but it actually regressed slightly in that respect. As an updated version of digital Blood Bowl, it is a fine game that is still fun to play, but it is almost certainly overpriced for what little improvement it offers over Chaos Edition.… Expand
  10. BuzzSkill
    Oct 25, 2015
    7
    Kinda hard to follow what's going on the screen compared to BB1, the weird camera angles, the counter-intutive UI. It's certainly prettier than it's roots, and looks more polished, but I find it really hard to navigate and long league matches would benefit from some visual representation of your progress.
  11. Terancam
    Jan 12, 2016
    9
    Well. This game is indeed awesome and enjoyable. BUT ! There's to much details that aren't yet fixed. The pom-pom girls are always humans, despite the race you're playing or the stadium you're in. The spectators are human. ALWAYS. And, when you push someone outside the field in a match between Dark Elves and Orc, you do not want to see human rampaging your player.
    To sum up :
    THe game IS    Well. This game is indeed awesome and enjoyable. BUT ! There's to much details that aren't yet fixed. The pom-pom girls are always humans, despite the race you're playing or the stadium you're in. The spectators are human. ALWAYS. And, when you push someone outside the field in a match between Dark Elves and Orc, you do not want to see human rampaging your player.
    To sum up :
    THe game IS good. The fact is that the details are... well... bothersome. I hope that they will fix it soon.    … Expand
  12. Come2MeCaroline
    Sep 23, 2015
    8
    It's fun, because it's Bloodbowl. The only complaints I have so far are a few bugs and the fact that the campaign takes forever to get going. I understand the need for a tutorial, but 5 matches that don't even yield points to your players are very dull to go through for a more experienced player.
  13. Redsco
    Sep 26, 2015
    3
    Hello

    Where is campaign's mode, where are my gobs...
    No very too few content for make a good game for me.
    Graphic are good, and story mode seem good.
    3 is low yes because the game work find but is low like the content of the game.
  14. Surg3on
    Sep 23, 2015
    5
    Unless interested in Multiplayer do not buy! The AI is terrible and the campaign limited to only Humans.

    It also needs more polish. I really advise you wait for the inevitable 'complete' pack (look what they did with Blood Bowl 1).
  15. Exar
    Sep 22, 2015
    5
    Where to start...
    This game can be incredibly fun, unfortunately on your opponents expense. Why is this a bad thing? Because eventually you will be on the receiving end of terrible unlucky rolls and you will rage...quite a bit.
    During the Beta there were some issues with some of them addressed so the Developers deserve credit for their efforts. Orcs are a pain to play against if your    Where to start...
    This game can be incredibly fun, unfortunately on your opponents expense. Why is this a bad thing? Because eventually you will be on the receiving end of terrible unlucky rolls and you will rage...quite a bit.
    During the Beta there were some issues with some of them addressed so the Developers deserve credit for their efforts.
    Orcs are a pain to play against if your just starting a new team. Black Orcs are OP- End of story.
    Dont get me wrong , this game has the whole " one more match" thing going for it but the terrible thing is that the wind can get knocked out of your sails just as quickly.
    The games i played had me against some very toxic players. If they lost, they were raging. To some degree it topped League of Legends toxic community. But then again to their defense it happened to me to where it took everything out of me not to shut down my computer, go outside , beat on a tree. If you like taking risks stay away from this game, because it will punish you.

    The Races however are fun to play and Developer support has been top notch. Its immensely rewarding to tackle someone else s team members. If you get tired of the slow mo tackle animations you can disable them in the settings menu.

    I gave it a 5 due to its immensely frustrating moments, the community that i have met and some doubts about the randomized system.    … Expand
  16. LordBloodnexis
    Sep 23, 2015
    8
    Solid Game! The second official digital instalment of the Blood Bowl franchise is off to a great start! With a flashy new UI and fluid Character animations, crushing your opponents into a fine paste has never been more beautiful.
  17. Amberes
    Sep 24, 2015
    9
    A bit rough around the edges but an overall solid experience. The game needs more multiplayer features and easier acces to player stats. Received the 2 extra races for pre-ordering at GMG. Good deal.
  18. riwill00
    Sep 30, 2015
    10
    It's Blood Bowl. A port of a Games Workshop boardgame that is more than 20 years old, and beloved by many. First and foremost, it's a dice game primarily about managing risk. Some people are not going to like this type of game and do nothing but complain about "luck" without fully understanding the rules. But for fans of the original game and genre, Cyanide's latest effort isIt's Blood Bowl. A port of a Games Workshop boardgame that is more than 20 years old, and beloved by many. First and foremost, it's a dice game primarily about managing risk. Some people are not going to like this type of game and do nothing but complain about "luck" without fully understanding the rules. But for fans of the original game and genre, Cyanide's latest effort is definitely an improvement over the 2009 release.… Expand
  19. Oxtone
    Sep 24, 2015
    9
    A solid game that i am enjoying a lot. Graphics are nice and the game play itself is very entertaining. If your looking for an action game then this is not for you, this game is all about the tactics and trying to play to your advantages and playing to your opponents weaknesses. The only annoying thing is the insanely bad luck i get sometimes but then it goes the other way as well. Great game.
  20. DarkFire
    Oct 16, 2015
    3
    For players new to Blood Bowl, this game is as much fun as sticking your unmentionables in a vice and turning slowly whilst giggling madly. PVP matches are based solely on team value rather than player skill, so having a basic team get pounded time after time by levelled teams means that getting any of the players levelled up without injury after injury or even death, becomes a pointlessFor players new to Blood Bowl, this game is as much fun as sticking your unmentionables in a vice and turning slowly whilst giggling madly. PVP matches are based solely on team value rather than player skill, so having a basic team get pounded time after time by levelled teams means that getting any of the players levelled up without injury after injury or even death, becomes a pointless grind. Losing match after match simply isn't fun, and what on earth is the point of playing a game if not to have fun?

    Plus points? The character animations are excellent and Jim and Bob the commentators are hillarious! A great addition to this sort of game.

    Would I recommend this? If you're familiar with Blood Bowl (either the board game or the first Blood Bowl PC game) then yes, having pre-existing knowledge of how each type of player works and how each type of team plays will be essential and will allow you crucial early victories, enabling your players to develop their skills.

    If you've never played Blood Bowl before or are unfamiliar with this type of game then I can only suggest getting a hammer and breaking your own fingers with it, you'll have much more enjoyment than you would playing this game.    … Expand
  21. AndreyRM
    Oct 14, 2015
    9
    I bought the game for the multiplayer and I'm very satisfied. I read a lot of people bad talking about the single player and campaign but who plays this game single player anyway? I've played single player for a few hours just to learn the basics then went straight to multiplayer. The game is really good and deserves better review. My rate to this game is a solid 9 just because there are aI bought the game for the multiplayer and I'm very satisfied. I read a lot of people bad talking about the single player and campaign but who plays this game single player anyway? I've played single player for a few hours just to learn the basics then went straight to multiplayer. The game is really good and deserves better review. My rate to this game is a solid 9 just because there are a couple of things that need some polishing, just some details.… Expand
  22. Darkezekiel
    Sep 22, 2015
    10
    Better than Blood Bowl 1! This is a very good game,but i want my Lizardmen and the other factions (Amazons,Vampire lords, Nurgle etc.) and more maps and balance,bug patch.
  23. Dwalk27
    Oct 4, 2015
    9
    This seems to be great iteration of the game for newbs like me. I have owned the Blood Bowl Legendary edition for 3 years and have never made it beyond 1 game due to the learning curve, it's just plain confusing to new players. The Campaign in Blood Bowl 2 is specifically structured for fools like me, who have no experience with the original table top game. After playing both games, iThis seems to be great iteration of the game for newbs like me. I have owned the Blood Bowl Legendary edition for 3 years and have never made it beyond 1 game due to the learning curve, it's just plain confusing to new players. The Campaign in Blood Bowl 2 is specifically structured for fools like me, who have no experience with the original table top game. After playing both games, i simply wish the original release had the updated graphics and interface of the sequel. I am hoping Focus manage to patch it to the original glory of the first game without the hang ups of paid DLC.… Expand
  24. Alcol77
    Sep 24, 2015
    10
    Best game ever ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
  25. stephenfalconer
    Feb 1, 2017
    0
    waste of money could not complete campaign as play button grayed out. No support within game had to search web to try and find assistance. Also dice rolls way to skewed to favor computer.
  26. gromenawer
    Mar 23, 2018
    6
    This game has so many good things, and so many bad things.

    The game itself is incredible and a lot of fun if you play again a friend or if you start the game anew with a campaign. I love the commentators, the art-style, the mechanics, all of it. The attention to details designing characters is amazing. That is a solid 9 or 10 for the game. But here it come the bad part. Actually the    This game has so many good things, and so many bad things.

    The game itself is incredible and a lot of fun if you play again a friend or if you start the game anew with a campaign. I love the commentators, the art-style, the mechanics, all of it. The attention to details designing characters is amazing. That is a solid 9 or 10 for the game.

    But here it come the bad part. Actually the eternal league system is great, is sort of a reduced "Football Manager" or "PC fútbol" game, and I love the manager part of those and I would love to see it expanded more deeply into this BB2 game. The first problem is that the game has no deep in that aspect.

    Furthermore about the stated before, the stadium system is just irrelevant. You need to expend 900k of money in upgrading your stadium, and that does nothing. You don't get any more money. You don't get any more fan factor. You don't get any more upgrades, nothing. Why is even there in the first place? Is extremely confusing. The same goes for your patron. All of them are the same, and you don't get any advantage of choosing one over the next. In fact you don't get any advantage at all signing a contract. -_-

    The AI completely sucks to play solo in leagues. First off all, it completely cheats on the pre-game. You may have a 1300TV team, and play again a 1200-1400TV AI team, that in the inducement, the AI will spend 1500k in buying legendary players that totally screw up the balance of the match. And the worse part is that it pull that money out of the AI ass from nowhere. Teams that haven't won't a single match suddenly have 10x more money than me that I won the last 20 games?? Frack off cheater bastardian.

    More than that, the AI never pass the ball, only try to built a cage, it will guard your prone players even if they are not a threat and forget about the ball carrier. They don't care about what turn it is, they never try a risky move on turn 7 or 8 that will give them a touch down; they ALLWAYS plays defensively even when loosing. The AI never foul, and YOUR fouls almost never ever result in an injury (you get many more injuries by blocking than by kicking a prone player).

    So that makes the game pretty lame in my opinion. It has no value for a single player away from the campaign. There are also minor bugs here and there. That would put the game around the 4 score more or less.

    In somewhat in the middle of those two extremes, I decided to give the game a 6 out of 10. It has a lot of potential to become one of the greatest turn based game ever made. But badly design choices, poor AI, and other issues, only put this game on the average stack.    … Expand
  27. YopSolo
    Feb 21, 2016
    8
    Well the game is good and deserve to be finished.
    No characters customizations, no visible évolution when levelling, where are undeads and other races ?
  28. JotnarGiant
    Jun 27, 2018
    0
    I tried playing this game, because I enjoy the board game, but there was rampant cheating, with some players rolling nothing but sixes all game. A quick Google search found dice hacks, and I was not prepared to have to cheat to win, or to waste nearly 2 hours of my life per game to lose to a cheater. Also the skill icons were tiny and nearly incomprehensible, and knowing what skills yourI tried playing this game, because I enjoy the board game, but there was rampant cheating, with some players rolling nothing but sixes all game. A quick Google search found dice hacks, and I was not prepared to have to cheat to win, or to waste nearly 2 hours of my life per game to lose to a cheater. Also the skill icons were tiny and nearly incomprehensible, and knowing what skills your opponent has is vital, especially when you only get 2 minutes to play a turn. Also the AI is incredibly bad and playing against it is no fun at all. Badly implemented and a big waste of time.… Expand
  29. TrickyWarlord
    Dec 3, 2018
    2
    This is two-thirds of a game. The graphics and newscaster banter are greatly improved on the original in most places, but it feels like they were trying to develop a pay as you go system to pay for further enhancements that just never happened. The AI is fantastic as long as they're playing a team that doesn't need to pass or do anything remotely tricky. AI is hard to get right, but inThis is two-thirds of a game. The graphics and newscaster banter are greatly improved on the original in most places, but it feels like they were trying to develop a pay as you go system to pay for further enhancements that just never happened. The AI is fantastic as long as they're playing a team that doesn't need to pass or do anything remotely tricky. AI is hard to get right, but in this case they just try to form a cage (which always gets great approval from the voiceover) and go straight down the field. The cheerleaders are embarrassing and soulless, much of the game is unexplained, and your opponents keep pace with your point level in the various cups etc. The original blood bowl was a much better game.… Expand
  30. Johnvade35
    Feb 4, 2020
    10
    Действительно хорошая игра, не без недостатков. но учитывая очень скудный выбор игр по вселенной - 10.
  31. Wave0Cloud
    Feb 21, 2023
    8
    A pretty solid game that offers up to 24 teams in the legendary edition which is easily affordable on sales or a lot cheaper from resellers. Has a few bugs and can become visually boring after time, matches can't be saved in single-player and the controls might not be as polished as one could want. Some teams are also somewhat stronger then others which has been improved with later titles.A pretty solid game that offers up to 24 teams in the legendary edition which is easily affordable on sales or a lot cheaper from resellers. Has a few bugs and can become visually boring after time, matches can't be saved in single-player and the controls might not be as polished as one could want. Some teams are also somewhat stronger then others which has been improved with later titles. I'm giving this game an 8, but it could easily be a 7… Expand
  32. VibranToucan
    Jan 31, 2023
    8
    As someone who never played Blood Bowl before this, if you like the Warhammer franchise you will love this game. Even if you aren't interested in the multiplayer, the story mode is great and the campaign with a team of your choice is fun too to. It does a great job of first teaching you the game and then slowly introduces you to more and more challenging opponents.
    However, the story mode    As someone who never played Blood Bowl before this, if you like the Warhammer franchise you will love this game. Even if you aren't interested in the multiplayer, the story mode is great and the campaign with a team of your choice is fun too to. It does a great job of first teaching you the game and then slowly introduces you to more and more challenging opponents.
    However, the story mode does have a glaring issue. The game autosaves after every match and you can't go back to previous save files. This means, if some of your players get seriously injured during one game, you could be basically softlocked as your remaining players are not diverse/powerful enough to beat the next team.    … Expand

Awards & Rankings

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#82 Most Discussed PC Game of 2015
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#63 Most Shared PC Game of 2015

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Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 31 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 31
  3. Negative: 0 out of 31
  1. Gamers' Temple
    May 2, 2016
    60
    Overall, it seems to me that Blood Bowl 2 is focused on recreating the board game experience to a fault.
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  2. CD-Action
    Dec 16, 2015
    65
    It’s a remaster of the predecessor rather than a real sequel. It’s much prettier and more accessible, but also offers less content than the first Blood Bowl and the AI is simply terrible. [12/2015, p.48]
  3. DarkStation
    Dec 3, 2015
    80
    All in all if you are looking for a fun strategy sports themed game with a multiplayer focus, this one might be worth taking a look at.
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