Mother Russia Bleeds

 PC
Metascore
70

Mixed or average reviews - based on 42 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 42
  2. Mixed: 24 out of 42
  3. Negative: 1 out of 42
  1. Rock, Paper, Shotgun
    Sep 7, 2016
    If you’re the kind of person who wishes it still was the eighties and likes the idea of revisiting a button-mashing romp, warts and all, you’ll find a lot to like about this one. But even so, you might find it wearing thin after a while. After all, even the Age of Nostalgia must come to an end.
  2. The A.V. Club
    Sep 6, 2016
    For all of its retro-flavored razzle-dazzle, Mother Russia Bleeds remains as two-dimensional as its meticulously crafted character models, demonstrating little depth in either the combat that defines the experience or the narrative trappings that accompany it.

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#86 Most Discussed PC Game of 2016

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User Score
6.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 119 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 67 out of 119
  2. Mixed: 26 out of 119
  3. Negative: 26 out of 119
  1. Zer0TheHer0
    Sep 8, 2016
    0
    unplayable with a keyboard....can't redefine controls properly.you can rebind them,except you can't rebind the move keys to the cursorunplayable with a keyboard....can't redefine controls properly.you can rebind them,except you can't rebind the move keys to the cursor keys...what's the sense in that?
    the old MAME has better customization than this....    … Full Review »
  2. Gozer
    Sep 6, 2016
    5
    All the arty part is great, ambiance, music, animations, graphics... dirt, violent, and grotesque. (The nightclub stage, geez...) WonderfulAll the arty part is great, ambiance, music, animations, graphics... dirt, violent, and grotesque. (The nightclub stage, geez...) Wonderful work on that part.

    But, game mechanics, wich are great part of a game like that, are completely broken. It's a complete mess, you loose track of your own character too easily, your ridiculous range combine to an insane and unforgiving precision needed to hit, finish, or just heal a down teamate is totally absurd and irrelevant in such a ocean of mobs, all very dangerous, not to saying totally OP. Dev imagined it was not necessary to magnetize them a bit, wich is maybe the major issue of this game, and scaled the difficulty in the dumbest way possible : more mobs, with more hp and OS weapons. Have I mentioned the so cool ground finisher moves are undoable in practice because way too long (hp tank mobs) and anything can't interrupt them ? Have i aslo mentioned the only way to cancel a finisher in emergency is to jump ?? Why, for christ sake ?
    Absolutely no pleasure in all this, because all the gameplay is full of idiot and illogical choices. Shame, because this game was damn sexy. But let's be serious : When you claim you are a successor of Street of Rage, you should reinstall and play it before doing anything else.    … Full Review »
  3. darkerdrick
    Sep 6, 2016
    9
    This game is a near-perfect, lasciviously-brutal beat-'em-up experience. You could call it Street of Rage painted with a layer of HotlineThis game is a near-perfect, lasciviously-brutal beat-'em-up experience. You could call it Street of Rage painted with a layer of Hotline Miami and liberally smeared with Soviet-era filth, but even that is doing the game a disservice. From the stylistical visuals to the intoxicating soundtrack by Fixions, from the satisfying crunch of smashing a mobster's skull to paste to the blissful crack of fire spewing from the barrel of a bloodstained AK-47, this game is an experience to be savored. The controls are tight and responsive, and the combat is light enough to easily learn while still deep enough to keep you on your toes to the very end. Enemies are varied, not only in appearance but in behavior and preferred manner of attack, forcing you to constantly adapt to changing situations, especially when stage hazards present themselves.

    There's nothing else to say. Get this game now, товарищ.    … Full Review »
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