League of Legends

 PC
Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 37 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 28 out of 37
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 37
  3. Negative: 0 out of 37
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  1. PC Zone UK
    72
    Graphically dated. [Feb 2010, p.76]
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  2. Thunderbolt
    Feb 1, 2011
    70
    Improvements are constantly being updated and although team mates make or break many matches, there is genuine fun to be found.
  3. Meristation
    70
    Quotation forthcoming.
  5. Total PC Gaming
    70
    Does little wrong, but efforts made to broaden its appeal may prove largely fruitless. [Issue#28, p.52]
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  6. AceGamez
    70
    It has the potential to be marvellous, and it's still a cracking, deep strategy that deserves your attention, but until some new content is chucked into the mix it's best to leave this for a while and let it pack itself out with new stuff to make your online adventures that little more worthy of your money.
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  7. Gaming Nexus
    67
    A solid and promising free-to-play multiplayer RTS that seems to have been released a bit too early. Even so, there's a lot of fun in the content that is available.
  8. GameSpot
    60
    This competitive strategy game is fun, though it offers only a fraction of what you should expect from a retail product.
  9. Boomtown
    50
    Underneath the tough exterior is an enjoyable game, but it's impossible to ignore the miserable, unaided struggle to get there and persistent balancing issues throughout.
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  10. RPGamer
    50
    Overall, League of Legends holds a lot of promise, but comes up short as a retail product.

Awards & Rankings

55
#55 Best PC Game of 2009
2
#2 Most Discussed PC Game of 2009
2
#2 Most Shared PC Game of 2009

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User Score
5.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 4703 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1,886 out of 4703
  2. Mixed: 736 out of 4703
  3. Negative: 2,081 out of 4703
  1. Mynameis91
    Apr 15, 2013
    0
    Worst community ever.
  2. Dcy
    May 30, 2012
    3
    When this game started, it was good, but since a few months it changed a lot. The champions are now very OP (overpowered) and totallyWhen this game started, it was good, but since a few months it changed a lot. The champions are now very OP (overpowered) and totally unbalanced. Also, the people (the community) has changed a lot, there are more people that disturbs and they don't play friendly and teamplaying.

    I used to enjoy this game a lot, but now the community and the creators (RIOT) doesn't do the same, for example, the prices have changed a lot, from the minimum price to the maximum price to all champions. Now, all the "new" champions cost the maximum money possible    … Full Review »
  3. ollo667
    Dec 19, 2012
    0
    Repetitive game-play, horribly imbalanced and homogenized champions and a toxic community. I had more fun watching paint dry than playing thisRepetitive game-play, horribly imbalanced and homogenized champions and a toxic community. I had more fun watching paint dry than playing this pathetic excuse for a video-game.… Full Review »
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