Hatred

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4.8

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 729 Ratings

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  1. Raven_Revier
    Jun 8, 2015
    2
    Too bad the trailer is better than the game—and for a game, that's quite the achievement!—because that's not a game for adults, that's not a game as we know it today. No story. Repetitive as hell. Empty soulless uninteresting protagonist. Everything taken up to eleven doesn't make a game insanely enjoyable, it just hits Poe's law at high speed. The poor poor innocents could be whatever youToo bad the trailer is better than the game—and for a game, that's quite the achievement!—because that's not a game for adults, that's not a game as we know it today. No story. Repetitive as hell. Empty soulless uninteresting protagonist. Everything taken up to eleven doesn't make a game insanely enjoyable, it just hits Poe's law at high speed. The poor poor innocents could be whatever you imagine them to be—pack of gums, stupid running bunch of pixels…—because they're as empty as the protagonist. If you want to be thrilled with the killing of innocents, you have to make the player feel that they're innocents and don't deserve to die in pain. But here… Well, without story, that's hard to pull off. Anyway. Two points: one for graphs, one for bollocks—too bad it's not enough nowadays, huh? If I wanted to get off on killing virtual innocents, I'd actually play anything but Hatred. Sorry.… Expand
  2. thetruegamers
    Jun 8, 2015
    5
    An average Twin Stick Shooter that doesn't necessarily bring anything new to the table, but good for short burst sessions.
    Some positives include:
    >Grate destruction/physics >Graphic style is original and works for the theme. Some negatives include: >Lack of environmental variations >Lack of weaponry >Clunky A.I Hatred is very, very average. The only reason i would consider    An average Twin Stick Shooter that doesn't necessarily bring anything new to the table, but good for short burst sessions.
    Some positives include:
    >Grate destruction/physics
    >Graphic style is original and works for the theme.
    Some negatives include:
    >Lack of environmental variations
    >Lack of weaponry
    >Clunky A.I
    Hatred is very, very average. The only reason i would consider purchasing this game is for the destructibility, but other than that all features of this game is and should be considered "AVERAGE"    … Expand
  3. Uberwolfe
    Jun 7, 2015
    0
    Honestly, a game that tries for controversy before it tries for any other redeemable quality is a game that deserves a solid zero.

    Despite best attempt, it's painfully obvious the developer lacked the skill necessary to craft anything meaningful out of this game. It’s the lazy, easy-way-out approach, to forsake something intelligent or satirical and just opt for all-out slaughter.    Honestly, a game that tries for controversy before it tries for any other redeemable quality is a game that deserves a solid zero.

    Despite best attempt, it's painfully obvious the developer lacked the skill necessary to craft anything meaningful out of this game. It’s the lazy, easy-way-out approach, to forsake something intelligent or satirical and just opt for all-out slaughter.

    And at its core, just like the titles Hatred tries to emulate, it is fundamentally a bad game... beyond its controversial subject matter there really is nothing else to speak of…    … Expand
  4. sonicrush123456
    Jun 7, 2015
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. this game tries too hard to be a violent game , it look like the creators just want abstention
    looks like a rip off from the original postal with modern graphics    … Expand
  5. SwitSwat
    Jun 7, 2015
    2
    Peoples' HATRED for this game amuses me.
    Am I rite guize?
    ...
    guize?
    (Seriously though, it's not a very good twin-stick shooter and all the fuss is only based on controversy alone)
  6. Midds
    Jun 7, 2015
    6
    This twin stick shooter provides decent game play with a robust combat system and works relatively well with the destructive environment present in the game. The storyline and voice acting is cringe worthy (to the point where I'm don't know if it was intentional or not)

    The selection of weaponry is semi-decent and the driving mechanic was relatively entertaining in the early game but    This twin stick shooter provides decent game play with a robust combat system and works relatively well with the destructive environment present in the game. The storyline and voice acting is cringe worthy (to the point where I'm don't know if it was intentional or not)

    The selection of weaponry is semi-decent and the driving mechanic was relatively entertaining in the early game but became practically useless as time went on as they are easily destroyed.

    In terms of performance this game is not the best. With occasional frame drops and glitching building pieces it could certainly do with some optimisation.

    The game provided an average experience and was enjoyable for a few hours.    … Expand
  7. VanDerGame
    Jun 7, 2015
    1
    I wonder what all these people who praise the game would tell the survivors of Breivik's slaughter. I played through one level and this game is pure evil. Everyone who is normal considers cutting throats of civilians as something disgusting and doesn't want to watch it. What's gonna be next in the gaming world? Raping mothers in front of children and then killing them? Torturing domesticI wonder what all these people who praise the game would tell the survivors of Breivik's slaughter. I played through one level and this game is pure evil. Everyone who is normal considers cutting throats of civilians as something disgusting and doesn't want to watch it. What's gonna be next in the gaming world? Raping mothers in front of children and then killing them? Torturing domestic animals? We gotta say stop at some point and this is this moment for me to do it. When I was a teenager I loved blood and violence in movies and games but I grew out of it and I can't stand it anymore, so I guess there are only two kinds of people who like this game: immature youngsters and evil people, who would enjoy killing others in the real world if they only knew they would get away with it. Which one are you?… Expand
  8. BeenieBomb
    Jun 6, 2015
    6
    Contrary to popular belief, I honestly don't think this game was made for the sake of being dark and edgy and shockingly offensive for the sake of being offensive, I'm pretty positive by how over the top and self-aware this game is (there's even an achievement called Edgy), that it was made as an Earnest to how the media/conservatives etc. view modern videogames. That being said, the gameContrary to popular belief, I honestly don't think this game was made for the sake of being dark and edgy and shockingly offensive for the sake of being offensive, I'm pretty positive by how over the top and self-aware this game is (there's even an achievement called Edgy), that it was made as an Earnest to how the media/conservatives etc. view modern videogames. That being said, the game in a technical sense is awful. The optimization is almost non-existent, running at a locked 60 fps in very confined areas (the only ones being the tutorial and train level), and struggling to hit 30 fps anywhere else, regardless if the game is maxed out or on the lowest settings possible. With a computer that can run Battlefield 4 on Ultra settings without the game ever dipping below 60 fps, needless to say this game should not be running so poorly. In terms of graphics, they're above average I'd say, and I do find the art direction where the only things that are colored are the things that involve death and destruction very nice, even if it does get a bit harsh on the eyes (although it would be easier to look at if the game ran properly). The gameplay itself is very bare-bones if not feeling very meaty, with the standard 3 weapon, 3 grenade layout, however I did find it fun in the later levels when the game had actual objectives, as the killing of innocent people gets old and boring on its own, similar to the way messing about in Grand Theft Auto gets old without actual objectives. The game itself is extremely challenging once the army starts coming after you, even on Easy, which the game kindly rewards you with the "Wuss" achievement for completing the game on said difficulty, that being said, once the game started throwing gallons of high-health high-damage enemies at you, I found it to become more about frantic strategy, trying not to run out of ammo by running over the corpses of the enemies you've killed in turn running out into open fire, trying to regain health by mashing Q over everyone you've killed in hopes that you'll get a lucky execution, trying to find proper cover when you're surrounded; I found it all pretty entertaining, if not very frustrating at times when the REG (Random Execution Generator) was not on your side. In terms of sound design, the soundtrack and sound effects (mission get, mission complete, etc.) were outstanding, and very fitting to the game's content. The gun and explosion sounds are okay, although they could have been better off with a bit more punch and bass; they do get the job done though. All-in-all this is a bit less than solid game, but I did have fun with it. Beside the ending sucking and not being nearly as over-dramatic as I'd hope (why didn't you end up exploding the entire planet?), and beside unfortunately not getting anything special like maybe a colored mode, or free roam mode after completing the game, I did have fun with Hatred, and had a few good laughs at how ridiculous this parody-game was. I would probably wait for the game to go on sale if you're considering purchasing it though, because with it's length and lack of content personally I don't think it's worth the $20 price mark, but the satisfying gunplay, movement and sense of panic justify this being a good game.

    P.S. Never ever drive in this game, the car physics are basically broken they're so glitchy.    … Expand
  9. andrehbg
    Jun 6, 2015
    10
    People who write really bad reviws are all SJW trying to pull it down really, evne if they claim "its not about the violence" they just want to make the game fail. But the game itself is **** awesome, i didnt saw this level of violence for quite some time, and i am not talking about only visual violence, but talking about conceptual violence as well.

    Pros: Tense, the game really    People who write really bad reviws are all SJW trying to pull it down really, evne if they claim "its not about the violence" they just want to make the game fail. But the game itself is **** awesome, i didnt saw this level of violence for quite some time, and i am not talking about only visual violence, but talking about conceptual violence as well.

    Pros:

    Tense, the game really brings you to a tense atmosphere, very immersive
    Very fun
    Lots of execution animations (a **** lot)
    Good arsenal (u can even take a flamethrower)
    Decent graphics
    The isometric camera works very well (and it was a turn down when i first saw the trailer, but actually it works great )
    Well developed NPC reactions, they cry, they beg for their lives, they call u dirty names lol, they even try to argue with you sometimes

    Cons:
    Ocasional movement bugs when playing on controler (never had bugs playing on keyboard and mouse)
    Cheating police (i mean, they aways seens to know exactly where u are, and they seens to teleport
    Poo driving mechanics and not so many veicles available
    Lack of a more adictive storyline    … Expand
  10. ColeYote
    Jun 5, 2015
    3
    This game is transparently trying to be "shocking" in an attempt to get a profit on the backs of the sort of people who fall for 3edgy5me BS. The graphic style might be interesting, but what this game is, essentially, is if you took GTA, made it a top-down shooter, put a B&W filter over it and basically just made a game out of the jokes about mowing down pedestrians for points. It might beThis game is transparently trying to be "shocking" in an attempt to get a profit on the backs of the sort of people who fall for 3edgy5me BS. The graphic style might be interesting, but what this game is, essentially, is if you took GTA, made it a top-down shooter, put a B&W filter over it and basically just made a game out of the jokes about mowing down pedestrians for points. It might be interesting to look at or play for, like, fifteen minutes, but that's it. There is literally no depth to it. You run around, you kill random civilians. That's the entire game. And they're charging $20. It would be overpriced if it was a $5 iOS game. Just buy GTA San Andreas, it's $5 cheaper and even if all you want to do is kill random civilians Rockstar'll let ya do it with a tank.

    3 because it at least *works*.    … Expand
  11. braindamage
    Jun 5, 2015
    6
    creative teams. pls help me while shooting people and catching them on fire, hitting the a button repetitively to stab people faster, I hate evreybodddy in the owrld man they killed my pops now its time to kill pixels

    dragon age inquisitions, worst game of all time with pen lesibian, overly masculine gay qunari someeee fetish freak nightmare is this game amoral? no    creative teams. pls help me while shooting people and catching them on fire, hitting the a button repetitively to stab people faster, I hate evreybodddy in the owrld man they killed my pops now its time to kill pixels

    dragon age inquisitions, worst game of all time with pen lesibian, overly masculine gay qunari someeee fetish freak nightmare

    is this game amoral? no this game is acceptable, dragon age? its not even a game mannn

    mainstream publications? a bunch of cuuks not to be taken seriously but to revolutionized against , societies bottom feeders ,

    Fact violence has existed long before synthetic hormones and transgenderism , but if you like a dirty Sanchez I have plenty of them ,    … Expand
  12. Banhammer0
    Jun 5, 2015
    6
    A fun game and really controversial, reminds me of Postal a lot, just faster. Too bad controls are bad, graphics are bad (gray looks cool but plays bad, hard to see targets) and game is unstable and crashes a lot.
    I recommend getting it on sale if you like wild games like that.
  13. kaicooper
    Jun 5, 2015
    2
    Hatred..most violant game ever..i dont think so
    Hatred is most worst Optimization game ever..yes it is

    just walk and kill..no missions..no story..
    just repitive..stuttering..fighting with optimization

    one of the worst games..

    i give it 2 just for lighting in the game
  14. Father_death
    Jun 5, 2015
    8
    Violence is an abundance in videogames nowadays, titles like Call of Duty, Grand Theft Auto and Mortal Kombat have reached mainstream success and are accepted world wide as harmless fun.
    Then this little game comes along, and causes an uproar due to its violent nature. How is this possible you may ask?
    Cause of context. Instead of trying to justify the homicide, this title embraces the    Violence is an abundance in videogames nowadays, titles like Call of Duty, Grand Theft Auto and Mortal Kombat have reached mainstream success and are accepted world wide as harmless fun.
    Then this little game comes along, and causes an uproar due to its violent nature. How is this possible you may ask?
    Cause of context. Instead of trying to justify the homicide, this title embraces the spirit of a psychopath-terrorist-shooter and outright demands you to kill and mutilate the innocent.
    Rather than doing that tongue and cheek as a harmless joke it remains straight faced and absolutely mean spirited till the very end.

    Now a lot of people have been asking me what I personally think of it, and now that I have played it through till the end on the "Extreme" difficulty setting, I can give you that opinion.

    I'm going to say right off the bat that I had a lot of fun playing through the game, albeit a very short experience (5-7 hours depending on how much you die) the killing and slaughtering of the masses remains fun and challenging while appealing to my sadistic nature.

    A good control system, highly customizable to my liking, made it very accessible to get into.

    The visuals are very stylish, not to mention quite well done on a technical level for such a small team. It has cool looking destruction, some fantastic looking explosions and other great effects. While the whole game is in a gritty black and white, the police lights, blood, fire and other visual flares are in color, giving it that "Sin City" style. Which I personally find quite appealing.
    Lots of cold dark black, make the presentation fittingly somber to embrace the sinister theme. From the flaming skulls in the pause menu right down to the customizable "Skull" cross-hair, the game really roles with the aesthetics of hate. All under-toned by a nicely haunting ambient soundtrack, guaranteed to make you feel uncomfortable.

    The voice acting is also pretty solid, however the main protagonist, or should I say "antagonist" sounds like a caricature of the school shooter stereotype which makes the game very comedic. I'm not sure if that was intentional or not, but some of the one liners and monologues are so juvenile that I'm guessing they knew what they were doing.
    Slitting a woman's throat while saying "you reek of weakness you **** is so straight forward, that its funny in a dark **** up sort of way. While burning down an entire party, only to comment with "Birds of a Feather, Die Together!" is like something a child would wright on his math book, thinking hes a badass bastard.

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    Even the game-play makes sure to embrace the hate! The health system cleverly makes sure to go out of its way to be sadistic, cause the only way to get your health back, is to wound someone and brutally execute them while they are whimpering in agony. Cause of that you end up running away from fights
    just to desperately look for innocent pedestrians so you can "feed" yourself back to health from the antagonists sadistic gratification. The game even says "Youre not a hero, don't hesitate to run from battles and regain your strength."

    But even though it controls well, there are many problems with Hatred. Sound and visual glitches, weird collisions with walls and objects, horrible vehicle physics that make it an absolute chore to drive any vehicle are just some of them.
    When you face masses of enemies that fight back and you try to melee them or shoot em up close there can be some very clumsy behavior, not to mention absolutely horrible AI. The executions are very clumsily "executed" as-well making the game behave weirdly, like people running into you or awkwardly aiming a gun at your head waiting till the victim is finished off.

    Another massive problem I have with the game is that once you beat it, there's nothing else to do, there are no extra modes to make you want to go on another killing spree, its just over, and all that there's left to do is try and get some of the achievments you may have missed, which I personally never cared about in any games. If you compare Hatred to other titles that allow you to go on killing sprees, such as GTA 5, Postal 2 or Prototype, Hatred feels very limited in the ways you can go about it. However I got to take in consideration that those games were all done by bigger studios which had more experience making games.

    While Hatred was exactly what I thought it would be, it didn't let me down in that aspect. But its not a game I could recommend to anybody looking for a solid title to sink a lot of time into.
    Clumsy, shallow, short, yet fun and delightfully dark. A modern, more sinister Postal.
    If I look at it as an art piece conveying the emotion "Hatred" I would give it an A plus, cause it is by far the most mean spirited, darkest video game I have ever played. The hate its getting from gamers, critics and other groups alike proves my point. An art piece titled "Hatred"    … Expand
  15. Jubei
    Jun 5, 2015
    9
    It's a good game. It's a little difficult but it's fun to playing. The polemic is not founded. I give 9/10, I hope update will coming to improve experiment's game
  16. Jetpil0t
    Jun 5, 2015
    3
    The look is probably the most appealing part of the game and even that wears thin under closer scrutiny with poor animations, performance, clipping and model quality, especially as a UE4 title.
    There are some compelling gameplay additions and amusing moments if you can stand to play this game to it's bitter end (I had a few chuckles, but very few), but none of which are compelling enough    The look is probably the most appealing part of the game and even that wears thin under closer scrutiny with poor animations, performance, clipping and model quality, especially as a UE4 title.
    There are some compelling gameplay additions and amusing moments if you can stand to play this game to it's bitter end (I had a few chuckles, but very few), but none of which are compelling enough to recommend doing so.
    The controls are pretty bad overall, keyboard or controller and more or less take away from the moderately passable gameplay to where it is generally more frustrating than fun. I don't have any particular opinion about the themes in the game, certainly there are more violent games but I don't really think what is here is all that significant.
    The game itself isn't particularly great and if you are trying to sell a game on violence and headlines alone, the violence itself isn't very shocking either (no melee weapons, dismemberment or children) so some respects it's odd they held back when it's really the only merits on which this game is selling. Regardless of why you came to play this, you will probably leave disappointed.    … Expand
  17. PayneMacLeod
    Jun 4, 2015
    5
    It tries really hard to be something different than we've seen a hundred times over. But, it doesn't bring anything new to the table. A twin-stick shooter that is less fun than Smash TV, it tries to be dark, brooding, and menacing, but is just another emo whiny kid. Nothing pops out about the game. We've seen "kill 'em all" games for years; GTA, Syndicate, Postal, and the hype behind thisIt tries really hard to be something different than we've seen a hundred times over. But, it doesn't bring anything new to the table. A twin-stick shooter that is less fun than Smash TV, it tries to be dark, brooding, and menacing, but is just another emo whiny kid. Nothing pops out about the game. We've seen "kill 'em all" games for years; GTA, Syndicate, Postal, and the hype behind this game brought an interest. Sadly, the game failed the hype.

    The camera/controls are atrocious. Running around in spots that are pitch black, and running into unseen scenery gets really annoying when getting shot at.

    Hopefully, modding this game will improve things, but, for now, it's a yawn inducing "Nice try" for Destructive Creations.    … Expand
  18. azgoodaz
    Jun 4, 2015
    0
    You the gamer might hate me for saying this. But this game "Hatred" is a disrespect to the Game Industry. This isn't art, this is someones sick mind that hates people in general and they made a game out of it.

    You can say.. yes, its "just a game" but cant we say that about every video game? How about MineCraft where its banned in a country and keeping people from playing MineCraft    You the gamer might hate me for saying this. But this game "Hatred" is a disrespect to the Game Industry. This isn't art, this is someones sick mind that hates people in general and they made a game out of it.

    You can say.. yes, its "just a game" but cant we say that about every video game? How about MineCraft where its banned in a country and keeping people from playing MineCraft because its "too violent", imagine if they played this game. That whole country would see the Game Industry in a wrong way. But real talk, the only reason why this game is so popular is being of the Media and how Twitch (a livestream service) banned Adult Only games.

    Overall, this game has no storyline and you literally do the same thing over and over again (which is killing people). It will cause people to get bored of the game and ask for a refund. The only thing decent about this game is the destruction you can do to buildings (like blowing up walls and buildings) and thats pretty much it. Driving is horrible, animations are horrible and the game settings/menus are pretty dull. They should have sold this on HumbleBundle rather than Steam.    … Expand
  19. BadmanAlert
    Jun 4, 2015
    9
    I actually bought 3 copies. Because to be honest this Game is clearly not out there to be taken seriously, and the bulk of the enjoyment doesn't come simply from the game play. This game is a protest against the Political correct content police which has seen the toning down (and dumbing down) of many game franchises. This much like the original GTA has capitalized upon braking theI actually bought 3 copies. Because to be honest this Game is clearly not out there to be taken seriously, and the bulk of the enjoyment doesn't come simply from the game play. This game is a protest against the Political correct content police which has seen the toning down (and dumbing down) of many game franchises. This much like the original GTA has capitalized upon braking the cultural and societal norm. This game reminded me of all the awesome OTT 1980's exploitation films and horror films such as Maniac cop The toxic avenger and of course Brain dead/Dead alive 1992. This Game is out there to be as OTT as possible and to cause as much hilarity as possible. Charging an election rally with a flamethrower is original and hilarious. This game is clear it is detached from reality from how ridiculous it is, there is no moral this game doesn't give a crap whether you like it or not and packs some refreshing challenge to it too. Takes me back to the days of the megadrive when some games such as splatterhouse were only there to convey violence. Games today hold you hand too much and are too easy, more games are being tailored to be children friendly (likely as allot of games purchases are made by parents) And the days of the badguys being introduced by murdering an unarmed family including children are gone (fallout2) . Furthermore many games have removed the capacity to make evil choices and force you along the path of good, whilst i prefer choice (which Hatred does not provide) it is nice to have an antithesis to the games which are attempting to remain successful by avoiding taboo subjects. Finally Hatred isn't a great game but for my enjoyment it didn't need to be, if you go into a game with as ridiculous a name/marketing campaign as this expecting something of A quality then you have missed the enjoyment of this game. Some of the antagonists quotes are truely hilarious in thier OTT delivery.

    A survival or wave defence mode on the different maps would have been cool tho!    … Expand
  20. Tamlex
    Jun 4, 2015
    9
    Style: I must say that the game has a very original and unique that differentiates completely style.
    Graphics: exelentes the visual aspect is just incredible.
    Atmosphere: simply magnificent goes according to biceral and unreal game theme. Visual Effects: ecepcionales simply was never realistic sooo blow the processes to a person. Music: certainly the music of jeugo help the environment    Style: I must say that the game has a very original and unique that differentiates completely style.
    Graphics: exelentes the visual aspect is just incredible.
    Atmosphere: simply magnificent goes according to biceral and unreal game theme.
    Visual Effects: ecepcionales simply was never realistic sooo blow the processes to a person.
    Music: certainly the music of jeugo help the environment much the same but becomes so ... epic, is regular.
    Game experience: certainly very entertaining to go through the streets massacring innocent people, this is realemtne addictive, and idgo seriously, but more governess that's not a big deal, is videogame has life, and is very entertaining.
    Remember it is just a game, and that this Mortal Kombat X is more graphic and bloody than this jeugo, was the zip, not put exquisite is just a game.    … Expand
  21. Caniel
    Jun 4, 2015
    0
    Beyond it's terribly stale and childish ad campaign, the game is a clunky mess straight out of the early 90s. The combination of awful shooting, horrendously overpowered enemies, terrible animation (see: any of the cutscenes), horribly trite dialogue (the ending alone captures that perfectly), voice acting out of an old black-and-white melodrama, and an incredibly unsympathetic mainBeyond it's terribly stale and childish ad campaign, the game is a clunky mess straight out of the early 90s. The combination of awful shooting, horrendously overpowered enemies, terrible animation (see: any of the cutscenes), horribly trite dialogue (the ending alone captures that perfectly), voice acting out of an old black-and-white melodrama, and an incredibly unsympathetic main character (maybe show the guy normal first, then starting to slip? All we're left with is this guy with no motivation but BLOOOOOOOOOOOD) you just half a really bad, clunky pseudo-game that's a poorer attempt at hiding it's ideology than most Christian video games. For the sake of video games, just don't buy this. Blegh. Good thing refunds exist now.… Expand
  22. Krypto_Dogg
    Jun 4, 2015
    8
    Like GTA rampages mixed with Pac-man, your typical good twin-stick shooter with awesome graphics, effects, and sense of style and mood. It's not great, but better than average. More important than anything it's fun. Games will never be art, they will at most ever be interactive theater or amusement parks. Maybe we can start letting games be therapy?
  23. Freeman115
    Jun 4, 2015
    0
    This game should be removed and banned from the market (Steam Too) this game is dumb too, no plot you are only killing people because you like to only someone sick would be playing this by only looking the trailer was enough GTA have plot, Mortal kombat have Plot. pls Gaben remove this game from steam. (im serious)
  24. LordZode
    Jun 4, 2015
    4
    The problem with Hatred is not that it is offensive or shocking or goes too far.
    It does not go far enough. Hatred's crime is that it is a lukewarm half-measure, nothing exciting or visceral about it. The aesthetic and gameplay may cater to angsty teenagers who have never seen video game or movie violence before, but that's about it.
    Soldier of Fortune 2 came out in 2002 and to this    The problem with Hatred is not that it is offensive or shocking or goes too far.
    It does not go far enough. Hatred's crime is that it is a lukewarm half-measure, nothing exciting or visceral about it. The aesthetic and gameplay may cater to angsty teenagers who have never seen video game or movie violence before, but that's about it.

    Soldier of Fortune 2 came out in 2002 and to this day is much more shocking and disturbing than Hatred. It has features that would do well in a game made to be shocking, like a first person perspective, deformable meshes allowing different parts of the skull to be blown away, bleeding from injuries, intestines spilling from within. This game features no schools, no children, nothing truely disgusting or abhorrent or awful. It is just a game. Just a boring, trite game that sadly does not live up to it's aspirations or promises.

    How can a game with a pulled out isometric perspective to remove the player from the violence mayhem possibly have an impact?    … Expand
  25. Bill_Clay
    Jun 3, 2015
    1
    It's cheap looking, keyboard controls are clumsy and confusing, and it's just a ripoff of the old Postal series. I played for less than hour before giving up and requesting my refund from Steam. It's not worth $5, let alone $20.
  26. im8bit
    Jun 3, 2015
    0
    This is terrible game, you may have one or two laughs about the over-the-top violence but that's it you may just watch the trailer as well, as a game is bad. Don't spend your money here.
  27. Cziks
    Jun 3, 2015
    3
    This is SOOO BOOOOOOOOORING. Uninstalled it after two hours.
    Wonder if guys who made this game had fun while playing it.

    If you need a solid stress reliever better go back playing Postal 2 again.
  28. idohaker
    Jun 3, 2015
    2
    what is all the controversy around, this game is just some generic shoot-em all game that is boring as hell, has nothing good, interesting or innovative about it. so you go and shoot people, wow...... what an interesting concept for a game, one of the most idiotic games that without the controversy they would never get any attention, from a game perspective alone, without all of the otherwhat is all the controversy around, this game is just some generic shoot-em all game that is boring as hell, has nothing good, interesting or innovative about it. so you go and shoot people, wow...... what an interesting concept for a game, one of the most idiotic games that without the controversy they would never get any attention, from a game perspective alone, without all of the other nonsense this game is just a bad game with mediocre gameplay and no reason to exist. 2/10… Expand
  29. Malex
    Jun 3, 2015
    3
    This is just awful. I'm far from a moralist. I enjoy GTA, Arms Dealer, and other crime oriencted games. I've been cyber killing people since 1983 with no issue. Yet it actually makes we squirm when playing this game. Helpless innocent civilians run, scream and plead for their life.
    Main point: This is a game from 2003-2005 and the developers are trading on shock value alone.
    Clearly    This is just awful. I'm far from a moralist. I enjoy GTA, Arms Dealer, and other crime oriencted games. I've been cyber killing people since 1983 with no issue. Yet it actually makes we squirm when playing this game. Helpless innocent civilians run, scream and plead for their life.
    Main point: This is a game from 2003-2005 and the developers are trading on shock value alone.

    Clearly enjoying this game doesn't make you a psycho, but I think anyone who enjoys it and thinks it's a good game should get their head checked. The game is bland, controls are sub-par. Maps are uninspired and awkward to navigate. Weapons are inexcusably limited in a game about a rampage. The game is only 4 -5 hours long. The price is way too high, it's worth around 6-7 bucks. Just say no. This is a game from 2003-2005 and the developers are trading on shock value alone.    … Expand
  30. COHL7500
    Jun 3, 2015
    9
    Hatred is an interestingly good twin-stick shooter concept, but the infamous concept WAS the problem why the game quality got drowned; the controversy was all over the place. But, why is this a problem for the game quality? Well, they'd certainly does not have any kind of peace to make the game, as they got warned and were tons of time way too close to close to the persisting developmentHatred is an interestingly good twin-stick shooter concept, but the infamous concept WAS the problem why the game quality got drowned; the controversy was all over the place. But, why is this a problem for the game quality? Well, they'd certainly does not have any kind of peace to make the game, as they got warned and were tons of time way too close to close to the persisting development of the game.

    Everyone that's playing this, or has experienced what this game has been through, should remember this as a legend; even though the game were definitely not what it should've been, the history of these controversy around this game, as this is an indeed impressive release for a game that got so much controversy.

    Let the game stay infamous as it is, but once you should call out an extremely infamous game, you should give this a go.    … Expand
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Awards & Rankings

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#28 Most Discussed PC Game of 2015
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#57 Most Shared PC Game of 2015

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
43

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 48 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 48
  2. Mixed: 21 out of 48
  3. Negative: 27 out of 48
  1. Pelit (Finland)
    Sep 1, 2015
    60
    Hatred is better internet scandal than game. [Aug 2015]
  2. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Aug 21, 2015
    69
    Hatred isn’t half as provocative as moralists claim: it doesn’t emphasize the act of aggression; it cares only about the number of victims. Executions are carried out with about as much emotion as stomping on a Goomba in Mario game. [Sept 2015, p.71]
  3. PC PowerPlay
    Aug 9, 2015
    30
    Not offensive enough to cause outcry, not good enough to warrant paying attention to. [Aug 2015, p.60]
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