User Score
4.5

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 20 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 20
  2. Negative: 11 out of 20
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  1. [Anonymous]
    Sep 14, 2004
    5
    Truly disappointed by this game. Really anticipated a unique experience because of the media leading up to its release. General freedom to act and explore in this game is very limited - they should have licenced the Crytec engine. Graphics are likewize outdated -even older engines generate better graphics. Gameplay is again hopeless! Even purchasing an older Conflict series game is Truly disappointed by this game. Really anticipated a unique experience because of the media leading up to its release. General freedom to act and explore in this game is very limited - they should have licenced the Crytec engine. Graphics are likewize outdated -even older engines generate better graphics. Gameplay is again hopeless! Even purchasing an older Conflict series game is recommended compared to this. Expand
  2. TheBeast
    Sep 6, 2004
    5
    I think a good opportunity has been missed with this game.The game is far too linear, and although the graphics are good they cannot compare with Far Cry.I think if this game had the graphics of Far Cry and the gameplay of Fist Alpha and the plot of this game then they would be onto a winner but as it stands i feel a little bit short changed. i completed the game very quickly and felt thatI think a good opportunity has been missed with this game.The game is far too linear, and although the graphics are good they cannot compare with Far Cry.I think if this game had the graphics of Far Cry and the gameplay of Fist Alpha and the plot of this game then they would be onto a winner but as it stands i feel a little bit short changed. i completed the game very quickly and felt that i had not really been tested. Also there is no way to play online which in this day and age of broadband is unforgiveable. Expand
  3. Sep 8, 2022
    6
    the gameplay is disgusting, the physics and horrible the mutilation hurts the eyes so badly done but it's worth a 6 for the nostalgia that this game was for me when I was a teenager
Metascore
50

Mixed or average reviews - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 20
  2. Negative: 6 out of 20
  1. It fails in my eyes as an innovative title that people will find themselves wanting to pick up in the face of "Doom 3" and the impending "Half-Life 2."
  2. You cannot kill your fellow US soldiers...why? We’re not saying that it’s a good move to blast your support into oblivion, but it would be a consequence to taking a gung-ho, guns blaring approach.
  3. Shellshock doesn’t amount to much more than six or seven hours of gameplay. It’s over almost as soon as it began which, depending on how much you paid for it, might be a good thing.