RYL: Path of the Emperor

 PC
Metascore
50

Mixed or average reviews - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 21
  3. Negative: 7 out of 21
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  1. GamerFeed
    70
    Anyone looking for something a little different from the average MMO, and most especially anyone holding onto that last thread before reinstalling "Diablo II" should do themselves the favor of checking out RYL. It has its share of graphical and server issues, but it includes the most important element of the game formula: fun.
  2. GameZone
    70
    Risk Your Life may be right for you, but if you have a low frustration threshold you might want to look elsewhere. The initial learning curve is steep.
  3. Inside Gamer Online
    70
    Still, amidst the suffering production values and a myriad of major design blunders, RYL is fun to play, thanks to the cool real-time combat and a healthy supply of gold, weapons, armor, and spells.
  5. Gamers' Temple
    70
    Risk Your Life: PotE can be entertaining and thrilling, but it’ll take some work to make it that way.
  6. 1UP
    65
    If the worldwide aspect of RYL has you intrigued, check it out. Or, if you like hack-n-slash gameplay with no end in sight, this could well be your game.
  7. PC Gameworld
    64
    A good game for PvP play, but thoroughly underwhelming in all other areas. Not a game worthy of monthly fees.
  8. GamingTrend
    63
    With all of the options out there now, however, it really is a matter of too little, too late.
  9. Game Chronicles
    62
    It’s really not that I did not like the game; it’s just that there was nothing to it that really made it stand out to me. Nothing that made it unique from all the other fantasy-based MMO’s out there, nothing that made me want to play it any more than any other.
  10. Cheat Code Central
    60
    Other than the novelty of the prize money it doesn't offer anything new to the genre.
  11. GameSpot
    56
    The problem with RYL: Path of the Emperor is that it represents a throwback in the current market, offering mostly lackluster visuals, a staid player-versus-environment game, and a standard sort of guild-versus-guild, player-versus-player system.
  12. Worth Playing
    53
    A lackluster MMO that only does average in most cases, and poorly in most others.
  13. Game Over Online
    51
    There is very little to do in the game, and it’s the sort of game where I wonder what the developers were thinking when they made it. I mean, why bother making a game that has so little going for it?
  14. PC Gamer
    50
    Those seeking a PvP-based massively multiplayer game may want to wait for "Guild Wars," which will offer PvP straight out of the gate as opposed to 70 levels in. [July 2005, p.61]
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#24 Most Discussed PC Game of 2005
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#68 Most Shared PC Game of 2005

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User Score
8.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 105 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 92 out of 105
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 105
  3. Negative: 6 out of 105
  1. KirkS.
    Jul 9, 2006
    2
    Pretty much sucks. Read teh bottom three reveiws and you get a true idea og what the game is about. No million dollar prize that was canceled Pretty much sucks. Read teh bottom three reveiws and you get a true idea og what the game is about. No million dollar prize that was canceled after the first three weeks.… Full Review »
  2. KyleB.
    May 11, 2006
    10
    I love this game im always playing it 24 seven from the moment i get home from school to the time i go to sleep and on weekends im on from I love this game im always playing it 24 seven from the moment i get home from school to the time i go to sleep and on weekends im on from the moment that i wake up to the end of the weekend.… Full Review »
  3. ThiagoO.
    Oct 10, 2005
    10
    I totally disagree with what has been said by those websites. RYL is indeed one of the hardest games to master but once you do it you will I totally disagree with what has been said by those websites. RYL is indeed one of the hardest games to master but once you do it you will never leave it. I had to stop playing this game because I cant afford paying the monthly fee, so Im playing GuildWars now but everyday I wish I had those few dollars to pay for this game. I've played Risk Your Life for almost 6 months, everyday, and you feel so free while playing this game, the wars are so real, the controls are so easy, you wont ever fall asleep while playing. The graphics may not be so good as GuildWars, it may not be so well built as WoW, but its the best on what it has to offer. And you're reading this from someone who cant afford playing it anymore.… Full Review »
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