SiN Episodes: Emergence

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Generally favorable reviews- based on 437 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 307 out of 437
  2. Mixed: 99 out of 437
  3. Negative: 31 out of 437
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  1. SilverW.
    Jun 1, 2006
    7
    very enjoyable, could be a bit tougher. I got used to the concept of the limited number of weapons. The 'looks & feel' are good. Lookin forward to the next episode.
  2. NicolasBlastocool
    Oct 16, 2006
    7
    Dont buy that ! The game is correct near perfect , but it is the same as Half- life 2 , only very short to complete 2 hour max ( and i am an old uncle ) 20$ ,6 hours of donwload ( steam ) i am not Happy ! . This is like Arlequin book , once you read one , you have read them all ,
  3. SeanM.
    Jul 7, 2006
    7
    Starts off with boring action, but thandkfully escalades. Boring voice acting and characters. Does not utilize the Source engine to its full potential with some poor models and such, even on highest setings.
  4. FolkenD.
    Dec 6, 2006
    7
    Much too short. I paid good money, which is hard to come by for me, so I expected something a little longer.
  5. DavidK.
    May 17, 2006
    7
    Hey, Well, to tell you the truth, the game felt too much like half life 2. I mean the physics, the monsters, the action. It basically is an addon to half life 2. I really disliked the extreme lack of interaction between the player, enviorment, and AI. One thing , howeevr that Ritual has perfected is the music scores, as well as the generic coding, i am upset though that they did not Hey, Well, to tell you the truth, the game felt too much like half life 2. I mean the physics, the monsters, the action. It basically is an addon to half life 2. I really disliked the extreme lack of interaction between the player, enviorment, and AI. One thing , howeevr that Ritual has perfected is the music scores, as well as the generic coding, i am upset though that they did not change the main menu and the look of the game, thus making no different then what modders are doing today. Another bad thing that ritual has put in place is the encryption. this include all the main music scores, desisive files, models, and maps. Overall this game deserves a SOLID 7. I belive that this game is average and hey, if you liked half life 2, and doom 3, or the original SiN, you will defenitly like this game. And on top of that you will get a got experiance from the AI. So hey, if you got cash then buy it, if not well dun bother saving up. Take it each.… Expand
  6. JonB.
    May 29, 2006
    7
    Nice set pieces good use of light, reasonable gameplay , bit too straight line.
  7. MartinK.
    Jul 6, 2006
    7
    Not very original, but certainly enjoyable. I was excited about a continuation of an old favourite of mine, although I felt like it lacked the character of the first one -especiallty with Blade who pretty much said nothing the whole time, unlike the first Sin (classic bad-ass). Now; I won't complain about the length, after all, it was only the first episode, but indeed, it did seem Not very original, but certainly enjoyable. I was excited about a continuation of an old favourite of mine, although I felt like it lacked the character of the first one -especiallty with Blade who pretty much said nothing the whole time, unlike the first Sin (classic bad-ass). Now; I won't complain about the length, after all, it was only the first episode, but indeed, it did seem repetitive with weapons and enemies. I would like to see more variety in terms of weapons, enemies and the environment, maybe some more smart-ass dialogue as in the first Sin, and perhaps a more developed storyline. There seems to be a good deal of controversy in people's opinions of this game, with some extremely disgruntled ones, but I still have good hopes for the future episodes of this game. Great fun, don't give up hope. I'm looking forward to future installments. Bring it on.… Expand
  8. One-up
    May 13, 2006
    7
    After reading other user reviews I hope more avid gamers might find this review useful. I couldn
  9. AlexS.
    May 29, 2006
    7
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  10. PaulMcquiggan
    Jun 6, 2006
    7
    Putting the game rating: 7 (to be generous) because it is an enjoyable game; but I can only see it as a series of challenges for the gamer; rather than something new, and inventive - besides the fact of it the entire game being segmented into chunks of instalments like annual fees of MMO subscriptions. There
  11. JesseE.
    Jun 9, 2006
    7
    The game is ok, its nice to have such powerful wepons. Its a little boreing though. Its also very short, 2 hours of game play, then its over, for $20.
  12. DavidE.
    Aug 20, 2006
    7
    Not a bad way to spend a few hours. The AI is pretty good, though not up to FEAR standards. If you're tired of fighting the usual mutants, you might want to pass, but the game is fun. It will remind you of HL2 sometimes and definitely of FEAR as well, but it is a good diversion while waiting for new FPS games to come out. I got it for $14.95 and think it was worth it.
  13. JonO.
    May 26, 2007
    7
    I think this game was a good game for the money spent on it. Its fun action almost all the time, the bad thing is that "all the time" is almost only 2h long. But i don't mind that much, will play it again on harder mode. The second bad thing was that the AI was nothing at all good, most often it was just harder = more enemies. But over all i liked the game and are hoping a second I think this game was a good game for the money spent on it. Its fun action almost all the time, the bad thing is that "all the time" is almost only 2h long. But i don't mind that much, will play it again on harder mode. The second bad thing was that the AI was nothing at all good, most often it was just harder = more enemies. But over all i liked the game and are hoping a second episone will come.… Expand
  14. Scree
    Jul 4, 2008
    7
    As far as being an FPS, this rocks. Just turn the challenge slider up a ways. As for being a good game, well, there's no denying p0wning the enemy is fun, however repetitive it may be in this episode. And unfortunately it will be the only episode (unless people do something with that SDK, I suppose?). Anyhoo, nice fun and can be tense at times, but it's no HL2 (which is an As far as being an FPS, this rocks. Just turn the challenge slider up a ways. As for being a good game, well, there's no denying p0wning the enemy is fun, however repetitive it may be in this episode. And unfortunately it will be the only episode (unless people do something with that SDK, I suppose?). Anyhoo, nice fun and can be tense at times, but it's no HL2 (which is an inevitable comparison for style and playability, especially since this game is on the Source engine too).… Expand
  15. AmiraliM
    Jan 26, 2009
    7
    While the first episode isn't that bad, it seems only to serve as a teaser for more to come from the boys at Ritual. Though, I've recently heard that Ritual have sold themselves to mumbo-jumbo since they were probably financially crippled. this is quite a shame since they gave their best performance on this one. I have to admit, before buying this product, I attempted to do a While the first episode isn't that bad, it seems only to serve as a teaser for more to come from the boys at Ritual. Though, I've recently heard that Ritual have sold themselves to mumbo-jumbo since they were probably financially crippled. this is quite a shame since they gave their best performance on this one. I have to admit, before buying this product, I attempted to do a reaserch of my own. I was very disapointed with the story and I still am, since Ritual cannot create a good plot and some acceptable dialogue. I can already predict exactly what would happen at the end, though I am still currrently waiting for Ritual to release their source codes or give permissions to Garry Newman so I can spawn the ragdolls and reinact the ending and voice them over in a humerous way. The art department certainly did a very well job on creating some interesting eye candy, but unfortunantly that is as far as the characters can go because of the flawed plot and bad script. While it is sadly true that this game has less guns that your average c-grade source mod, the lternative fire modes attempt to fill the empty seats. It depends what kind of a gamer you are, weather you would be satisfied by this arsenal or not. The game can be fun as a standalone product, but you may notice its shortcomings when you compare it with other games of the same genre or even the original Sin. The characters failed to impress me, though at least they were good looking and well designed. Though, Ritual took the story too seriously and changed the comic book like tone of the original sin into a more serious one. For example, John R. Blade (yeah, he sure doesn't sound like a porn star) has only three or four highly insignificant lines of dialogue and most of the time he is mute. HOW DO YOU EXPECT ME TO SYMPATHISE/EMPATHISE WITH THIS GUY? If his only reactions are from his co-workers, then how can I know what HE is thinkinng? Or lets look at Jessica Cannon (no, I'm serious. Stop laughing. These guys are seriously not porn stars). She seem to have no goal of her own and she is overly dedicated not to the corps, but to John. Why, is she not human? Heven't the guys at Ritual ever gotten laid?...Actually, the answer for that is obvious. The villians also quite unconvincing. They are more like middle aged fashion models. Sorry guys, you have failed to scare me. The future for these episodes are very bleak, but if a miracle does occur and if Ritual get suddenly rich from blowing their socks, I hope they improve on their concept and find a good writer. [To Ritual] As for the humor guys, please don't include those memes of the old. Lurk moar around the Internet or jus try Encyclopedia Dramatica. I'm sure you can gather more material for more jokes on future episodes.… Expand
  16. MattC.
    Nov 5, 2006
    7
    Good fun, nice casual FPS - but a bit too short for the price tag. Nothing too revolutionary within, but decent fun and not too stressful!
  17. BraumMeakes
    May 22, 2006
    7
    This was a nice start. It was short, but the purchase price included Sin 1, so I think that's forgivable for now. I would like to see somewhat longer episodes in the future, seeing as this episode was priced at about a third of a normal game, and took less time than that to complete. Maybe it's coming in future episodes, but I wasn't particularly impressed with the weapons This was a nice start. It was short, but the purchase price included Sin 1, so I think that's forgivable for now. I would like to see somewhat longer episodes in the future, seeing as this episode was priced at about a third of a normal game, and took less time than that to complete. Maybe it's coming in future episodes, but I wasn't particularly impressed with the weapons selection. I got a laugh out of the various safety signs posted, and the sequence after the credits made me chuckle. For the price, I would recommend it, and I'm looking forward to seeing what follows.… Expand
  18. MichaelP.
    May 24, 2006
    7
    The Gameplay was solid, need more weapons, players gun needs to be just a little more powerful to face some of the guys, also a coop option would also be nice so you could play it with a friend.
  19. HonestTruth
    May 27, 2006
    7
    When will the games industry learn that we have arms? In real life, if we want to do something as simple as climb up onto a box, we
  20. Demon2017
    Jun 18, 2022
    7
    Очень обидно за эту игру. Действительно могло получиться что-то стоящее, если бы разрабы не решились на идею создания эпизодов, но время расставило всё на свои места. Half-Life 2 сейчас бессмертная классика, а Sin забытый клон, который живёт только в сердцах фанатов, таких как я, которые мечтают однажды увидеть продолжение. Может даже продолжение не той самой истории, которая оборвалась вОчень обидно за эту игру. Действительно могло получиться что-то стоящее, если бы разрабы не решились на идею создания эпизодов, но время расставило всё на свои места. Half-Life 2 сейчас бессмертная классика, а Sin забытый клон, который живёт только в сердцах фанатов, таких как я, которые мечтают однажды увидеть продолжение. Может даже продолжение не той самой истории, которая оборвалась в 2006 году, а хотя бы что-то по этой весёлой вселенной.… Expand
  21. shkipermann
    Feb 25, 2023
    7
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  22. Luigi
    May 30, 2006
    6
    Few biggest mistakes: - The world is justso dull and dead. - Enemies are just spawning forever. Thisos allowable for a game whe you can take 9999 hits and still living. But here is just an excuse for develper's lazyness. - Small arsenal of weapons.
  23. DanielP.
    Jun 2, 2006
    6
    In some respects an average shooter, offering nothing new to the genre but doing what it does quite competently. It is something of a disappointment, and let down by the episodic approach that seems to make all the bad guys identical (perhaps due to lack of time in developing more interesting and varied enemies.) I would prefer to have seen this released as a full game rather than In some respects an average shooter, offering nothing new to the genre but doing what it does quite competently. It is something of a disappointment, and let down by the episodic approach that seems to make all the bad guys identical (perhaps due to lack of time in developing more interesting and varied enemies.) I would prefer to have seen this released as a full game rather than episodic content in the hope that the overall quality of the product and level design would have been improved. As it is, its acceptable but not something I can in all honesty recommend.… Expand
  24. Quartoggiaro
    Jul 1, 2007
    6
    Sin is back, anyway this is not its best appearence. The game has some problems like the original (it's very slow on my P4), the story is not great (Radek and the new girl are useless chars) and it can be completed in five hours.... Bad bad bad! It must be saved from the oblivion of the bad games because it includes the original Sin which is a bit hard to find and still fun.
  25. Dmitry
    May 16, 2006
    6
    Weak game
  26. SteveH.
    Jun 2, 2006
    6
    Re-spawns, predicatable scripted sequences, unexciting weapons, dreary mutants, scenery issues and just totally lacking any exciting moments. I won't be getting the next episode!
  27. Remmy
    May 15, 2006
    6
    Sin Emergence makes for both a mediocre game and a terrific mod. If you purchase the game expecting hours of gameplay with unique enemies and weapons then you will be sorely dissapointed--as I was at first; however if you purchase this game with the expectation of a mod then the game will be worth it. As reviews before have stated the game is rather linear, somewhat clostraphobic, and the Sin Emergence makes for both a mediocre game and a terrific mod. If you purchase the game expecting hours of gameplay with unique enemies and weapons then you will be sorely dissapointed--as I was at first; however if you purchase this game with the expectation of a mod then the game will be worth it. As reviews before have stated the game is rather linear, somewhat clostraphobic, and the weaponry selection is poor at best (3 weapons overall). Enemies are relentless and have the tendency to shoot through walls; also due to the relentless assault by the SinTEK rent-a-cops there is rarely a lull where you can stop and catch your breath--perhaps the creators thought they could justify such a short game by throwing in twice as many enemies in half the content. The game is also very challenging, which can lead to momentary fustration but in the end it's one of the few positive [unique] aspects of the game which make it enjoyable--nothing is better then that feeling of overcoming the seemingly impossible (I'd just wish they would give you some time inbetween battles to relish). The voice acting and character design is both well done and well thought out, again making this an impressive mod but not a true game.… Expand
  28. MajisterLudi
    May 16, 2006
    6
    I was looking forward to this game for some time - but was mostly underwhelmed with this release. It's a shame, as I am all in favour of episodic games, and don't think this is a good start to the idea. There was simply little else to this game than the same old run and gun (with a mutant boss or two, of course, at the end). Very stale. Fear, or even Doom (which didn't do I was looking forward to this game for some time - but was mostly underwhelmed with this release. It's a shame, as I am all in favour of episodic games, and don't think this is a good start to the idea. There was simply little else to this game than the same old run and gun (with a mutant boss or two, of course, at the end). Very stale. Fear, or even Doom (which didn't do much for me) did a better job with this uninspired approach, and it is no foundation for a long term franchise. There was little development of the great story we were promised, and little to keep a thinking person interested. I could live with the short length if some originality had been there. Though Jessica is cute (which may serve its purpose for the juvenile market), her role is a simple rip-off from HL2. And the run and gun I found pretty straightforward at the moderately difficult level. The AI is average at best. Graphics and sound were mostly good (to be expected with the source engine), with some spectacular scenes. I don't regret the $20 and will not give up on this game solely based upon episode 1, but this team (or tribe, if they prefer) needs to bring something fresh to the genre if this series is to go anywhere far. There are HL2 mods out there with greater creativity, and are more fun to play.… Expand
  29. NoRefunds
    May 26, 2006
    6
    Remember back in the day when you could get a chapter of a game as a demo or shareware release? Then you paid if you wanted the rest of the game? Well this distribution model has done away with the "try before you buy" idea. Frankly, if every chapter is $20, this model is gouging the consumer. I'm not buying the next chapters. Instead, I will wait for a compilation release that gives Remember back in the day when you could get a chapter of a game as a demo or shareware release? Then you paid if you wanted the rest of the game? Well this distribution model has done away with the "try before you buy" idea. Frankly, if every chapter is $20, this model is gouging the consumer. I'm not buying the next chapters. Instead, I will wait for a compilation release that gives you the complete game at a reduced price. I like the idea of episodes, I dislike the execution.… Expand
  30. KristianE.
    May 26, 2006
    6
    I suppose this would have been a great game 10 years ago, but I feel it's a little naive in 2006. The graphics might be acceptable, but the difficulty and length of the game is too short and way too easy. Ofcause there are a few good features, like dead men floates on water, but the AI is equvilent to a 10 year old. The story and gameplay ......well. All in all I find it a bit thin.
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#76 Best PC Game of 2006
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Metascore
75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 42 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 28 out of 42
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 42
  3. Negative: 0 out of 42
  1. Yahoo!
    80
    While it has its flaws, it's paced well, full of action, and managed to keep us smiling all the way to the end. With a tweak here and a polish there, Ritual could really be onto something good. Bring on part two.
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  2. GameSpot
    73
    This is a pretty-looking, short, budget-priced, by-the-numbers futuristic shooter that's most notable for its episodic nature and its old heritage.
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  3. Eurogamer
    70
    It's a bland taste to a cultured palette. But it's fun, too, and self-aware.
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