Singularity (2010)

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7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 446 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 30 out of 446
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  1. sucresalesucre
    Feb 23, 2012
    9
    Although it's a bit too much influenced by Bioshock, it's a really good game... rather than Bioshock i think ;-)
    Good ambiance, story, good looking (some display bugs sometimes), and it's cheap buying !
  2. Klewer
    Aug 29, 2017
    8
    Great little hidden gem FPS that after 7 years is worth a look. Neat little time concept taking some queues from other FPS of same era. Worth a look at the price now.
  3. JimCorbett
    Oct 28, 2015
    8
    A short but very good shooter that still holds up to this day. The story and setting are interesting enough to pull you in and keep you interested for the duration of the game (about 6 hours). The gameplay and time manipulation mechanics are where the game sets itself apart from other shooters. If the game was longer it would certainly score higher.
  4. Demetrio
    Dec 4, 2011
    10
    Amazing game - but the publisher's marketing department didn't push it because they wanted to put they money on COD marketing. I hate COD!!! This game is a unique and immersive fps, highly critically rated.
  5. jelikey
    Aug 21, 2015
    7
    this game is common fps shooter. but it has original TMD system that can switch time. it's cool. but this game is ported poor. it has no substitute, and anti-alising option.
  6. Digipunk-X
    Apr 17, 2016
    6
    I remember I enjoyed this game on Xbox360, so I bought it for 4.99 euro on steam sale. As usual the master race version is the worst, I have to turn on v-snyc each time I start the game, for some reason it turns off when the game is closed. The controller support is not so good either, instead of saying press "A" or "B" it says press pad 11, so I only can guess which one is it on the 360I remember I enjoyed this game on Xbox360, so I bought it for 4.99 euro on steam sale. As usual the master race version is the worst, I have to turn on v-snyc each time I start the game, for some reason it turns off when the game is closed. The controller support is not so good either, instead of saying press "A" or "B" it says press pad 11, so I only can guess which one is it on the 360 controller... It would be a hell of a job for the developer to make this right... 8/10 on XBOX, 6/10 on the PC... 5 Euro for this game is just right for the PC version.… Expand
  7. Jernas
    Oct 26, 2016
    7
    I have to say that while I'm not a huge fan of Raven Software or at least not a huge fan of their latest work, I really was hyped for this particular game ever since it was announced. The reason is that Raven Software finally decided to create something more original and not just a follow-up title like for example Quake 4 and Wolfenstein 2009 were. And when the game was released last yearI have to say that while I'm not a huge fan of Raven Software or at least not a huge fan of their latest work, I really was hyped for this particular game ever since it was announced. The reason is that Raven Software finally decided to create something more original and not just a follow-up title like for example Quake 4 and Wolfenstein 2009 were. And when the game was released last year it received relatively positive reviews with scores ranging from 75 upwards. Those are the reasons I was excited about Singularity.

    The game takes place on an island of Katorga-12 where Soviets found huge amounts of Element 99. Element 99 is a radioactive chemical element that has some special characteristics never seen before. It can be for example used in a nuclear bomb or in a time manipulating device. The story actually isn't that bad but it's quite cliché. It's certainly better than the one in Wolfenstein 2009 which was overcomplicated, stupid and even more cliché. Singularity is a modern first person shooter that features some old-school elements for example there is no health regeneration and you have to use med packs, there is no universal ammo and there is no cover system. As strange as it may seem after all the Call of Duties those elements feel kind of refreshing. There's a lot of action in Singularity which consists mostly of shooting and using special time manipulating abilities. For the shooting part you can use a number of more or less interesting weapons like a shotgun, a sniper rifle etc. nothing we haven't seen before. More interesting are the time manipulating abilities that give you the power to age objects, age your enemies, turn enemy soldiers into monsters, stop time and power punch. The problem here is that you can only age a small amount of objects that are carefully placed exactly where you need them. You can't for example change time between 1950 and 2010 as you please which would be cool. Sorry, ain't there. Combat and action pacing are very well done in Singularity. It seems Raven Software learned something from their previous games after all.

    One of the problems Singularity has is that it's extremely linear. Wolfenstein 2009 introduced a non-linear mission progress which was actually pretty good and made things more interesting. Unfortunately, Raven decided to go back to Quake 4 kind of linearity so in Singularity you basically go from A to B to C to D, end of level. As if the linearity wouldn't be enough there are those invisible walls everywhere that make it impossible to jump over a super small wall. Singularity also looks very ugly for a 2010 game. It's probably one of the worst looking games ever made with Unreal Engine 3. Wolfentein 2009 which used the id Tech 4 engine looked a lot better. Enemies are a little uninspired since there are only around five different monsters (which are suspiciously similar to those in F.E.A.R. 2), two or three bosses and black ops soldiers (F.E.A.R. 2?) in the game. Mouse lag doesn't help the game towards the better score either. I also don't really like the way weapons are modeled. It's kind of too futuristic and not quite realistic. My last complaint is that the four characters you counteract through the game could have been more memorable. Like for example in Half Life 2.

    I have to admit that Singularity is not far from what I was hoping for or expecting. In terms of gameplay it's a step up from Wolfenstein 2009. Too bad the game is so extremely linear and looks so bad. If played on the hardest difficulty it is a fun experience, even though it's actually nothing we haven't seen before. Raven is on a right track, they're just gonna have to aim even higher next time.    … Expand
  8. terminator
    Aug 25, 2010
    9
    Game is really fun to play my only complaint for Single player game is that it wasn't long enough. I shouldn't be able to beat the game in 2 days or about 9 hours. Should take about a week. This is my complaint about most new games but besides that, this is one of the most fun games to play in a long time. I love everything about it.
  9. Wh40778
    Oct 16, 2010
    9
    Singularity is an excellent game overall. Despite its obvious resemblance to Bioshock and Half-Life 2, it put in its series of innovation that made this game very funny and enjoyable to play. The Science-Fiction plot is really something, and game engine is very well-made; there are different upgradable weapons and lots of ways to crush your enemies, and you will actually need them atSingularity is an excellent game overall. Despite its obvious resemblance to Bioshock and Half-Life 2, it put in its series of innovation that made this game very funny and enjoyable to play. The Science-Fiction plot is really something, and game engine is very well-made; there are different upgradable weapons and lots of ways to crush your enemies, and you will actually need them at higher difficulty levels. The game offers alternate finals and lots of background information all around the game world. Multiplayer is not really innovative but it can be really fun. I believe that this was a game i always waited, and Activision gave us a beautiful game to play with.… Expand
  10. Acebulf
    Apr 21, 2012
    9
    Great game. The engine/gameplay is absolutely novel and superb. The atmospheric "fake russian" scenery is absolutely fitting, and the storyline is about as great as Sci-Fi/Realism hybrids go. It was too short however, and I feel that the game could be expanded into something that is even greater.
  11. Shefath
    Sep 7, 2010
    10
    This game has awesome gameplay,similar to that of cod4.2.The game has spooky enviorments,and impressive graphics.More over this game is quiet a masterpiece.
  12. marqpas
    Oct 23, 2010
    9
    Very good shooter. Think Doom-Quake-Wolfenstein with the gameplay and graphic enigine of Bioshock doing Yuri's Revenge artwork, plus cutscenes from Modern Warfare 2. Sure it's a rehash, but it's a rehash of the nicest games I played. Besides, there really are some great, 'original' ideas in the game. Highly recommended.
  13. gartenzwerg
    Jan 29, 2013
    9
    A well-crafted mix between Bioshock and Half Life 2 - with its own surprising ideas and a striking atmosphere. You may criticise its length (I beat it in 8 hours), but in those hours, I've been entertained on a very high and constant level. To me, it's one of those rare surprise hits - I'd love to see a sequel!
  14. CJR
    Jan 5, 2013
    9
    A great title, good storyline, you will play it at least twice through it is that good. It is linear like nearly every FPS these days, no back-tracking and a story that is pretty original and not very predictable. The weapons feel good, and there are some good ones in there, they are fun and level designs let you make good use of them all on more than one occasion.

    This title is    A great title, good storyline, you will play it at least twice through it is that good. It is linear like nearly every FPS these days, no back-tracking and a story that is pretty original and not very predictable. The weapons feel good, and there are some good ones in there, they are fun and level designs let you make good use of them all on more than one occasion.

    This title is overshadowed by the COD series and it's clear activision prefers it this way. This game is only available in the retail package, no STEAM release that i'm aware of, very silly if you ask me because this is a decent and solid FPS title and raven software would make some more cash from this title as it's probably out of print at this point.

    If you like FPS titles with some sci-fi elements and can handle giving money to activision without becoming sick to your stomach, then this title is for you.    … Expand
  15. suneater
    Dec 11, 2012
    1
    Corridor shooter with all the modern FPS garbage checkboxes marked off. 2 weapon limit, boring "realistic" weapon selection, virtually unlimited ammo and health kits, clausterphobicly linear, and enemies that range from boring to BS. Tries to steal all the best elements from recent releases but ends up feeling more like someone tried to glue together a jigsaw puzzle instead of solving it.Corridor shooter with all the modern FPS garbage checkboxes marked off. 2 weapon limit, boring "realistic" weapon selection, virtually unlimited ammo and health kits, clausterphobicly linear, and enemies that range from boring to BS. Tries to steal all the best elements from recent releases but ends up feeling more like someone tried to glue together a jigsaw puzzle instead of solving it. There are some beautiful sets with great texture work & models but the glaringly awful random bad textures cancel out most of them. Probably the most infuriating part is that even with multiple endings they are all BAD END. Multiplayer is consolified "Quick Match" matchmaking only with no lobby system or friends-only private games. There are upgrade systems for your weapons and character but if you are thorough (which it isn't hard to be in a corridor shooter) you will have everything maxed by the end of the game anyway. This game is the cancer killing the industry. Don't bother.… Expand
  16. Sirik_Matak
    May 3, 2015
    3
    It came in the worst period of FPS' history. And it fits right in there. It's a classical modern military shooter with a gimmicky powers that don't impact a gameplay at all. Well, they do, but for worse.

    It starts out ok. The introductory scenes and initial environment promised some kind of a slower survival shooter with horror elements. First few encounters were pretty fun, and    It came in the worst period of FPS' history. And it fits right in there. It's a classical modern military shooter with a gimmicky powers that don't impact a gameplay at all. Well, they do, but for worse.

    It starts out ok. The introductory scenes and initial environment promised some kind of a slower survival shooter with horror elements. First few encounters were pretty fun, and although scripted, trying to get a headshot with your ass weak revolver was acceptable. But it fastly reveals as a boring Call of Duty/Medal of Honor clone. Most of the time you fight against Russians that speak some kind of rusglish (and the environmental use of russian language is just insulting, using "Я" as an latin "R" letter). Fights are not involving or challanging. You have virtually unlimited ammo supplies and you can swap between weapons almost without any hassle. Also, it doesn't matter which weapon you use at all, because everything will die no matter what do you do. A shotgun or a rocket launcher, it's all meh. You get to use a game breaking weapon (the Seeker) that lets you control bullets. Enemies don't use this weapon at all. In an every scene, where the game throws at you a huge number of enemies, that could pose a threat, it gives you the Seeker as well.
    Enemies are stupid, they don't really do much but standing and shooting, rarely trying to take cover (and it doesn't matter, because you have the Seeker). Also, an every enemy centers its eyes on you immediately after you start shooting, looking in your direction even through walls. You can see it clearly while using the Seeker - or more likely the Funbreaker.
    And then are time powers. No other enemy is able to use them. In the situation, where the game gives you a supreme advantage over enemies in weaponry alone, it also gives you built-in cheats. Killing enemies by simply clicking a single button, stopping time, throwing explosives. Your med-packs don't ever run out, you can purchase regenerating health, vampire perks, etc. etc. for a in-game currency (E99) that is lying around an every corner.

    It's a rather quickly boring walk down the corridor shooter. Even the environmental puzzles are insulting, being mostly about putting a create under a vent so you can progress further.

    A story is terrible and a busted sound assets don't even allow you to keep in touch with it. The sound options are abysmal, you can't really hear anyone talking, and the game doesn't support subtitles.

    It's just a soulless, boring and unimaginative production. It could be a good shooter, sadly it turned out to be a just another shovelware. To add up, textures often lag terribly. I think this issue is even worse than in id's Rage.    … Expand
  17. Qkumba
    Nov 9, 2010
    10
    This is a Doom 3 inspired game, with a strong dose of Bioshock, and a brush of Half Life 2. I love this game for the gunfights, over-the-top powers, and to a moderate extent, the characters and story, but design flaws are aplenty. Firstly TRANSPARENT WALLS!? that's just plain lazy in level designing, secondly every level is closed ended and scripted, which I'm not a fan of. I prefer theThis is a Doom 3 inspired game, with a strong dose of Bioshock, and a brush of Half Life 2. I love this game for the gunfights, over-the-top powers, and to a moderate extent, the characters and story, but design flaws are aplenty. Firstly TRANSPARENT WALLS!? that's just plain lazy in level designing, secondly every level is closed ended and scripted, which I'm not a fan of. I prefer the Crysis/Farcry kind of approach to an objective. Here's my biggest gripe, this game was very obviously made for the consoles and their low-end hardware, not only are the stock graphics outdated and unimpressive, there are no video options to kick the graphics up, and this game only runs on stereo, anything more(4.1/5.1/7.1) will yield absolutely NO SOUND. The port over for controls are unintuitive as well. However considering all the significant downsides, it's still a moderately decent shooter, and quite frankly Activision, you guys got no right to be disappointed with the sales.… Expand
  18. ozgeek
    Sep 1, 2011
    2
    Subtitles/captions is a must for hearing impaired players like me. This game has no subtitles at all! By the time I finished the game I have no idea what the game is all about. I am left wondering what the hell the game is all about. Other than that the game has fun gameplay.
  19. sarojz
    Aug 17, 2010
    9
    While I must admit I was a little worried with the way Activision handled the marketing of Singularity, oh wait..,they didn't do any marketing at all. I figured they knew some awful truth about the game's quality and didn't want gamers to find out and "accidentally" buy it. Well the texture issue was announced so I decided to wait for an official patch. I purchased the PC version fromWhile I must admit I was a little worried with the way Activision handled the marketing of Singularity, oh wait..,they didn't do any marketing at all. I figured they knew some awful truth about the game's quality and didn't want gamers to find out and "accidentally" buy it. Well the texture issue was announced so I decided to wait for an official patch. I purchased the PC version from D2D, applied the patch and I must admit I wasn't disappointed at all. The Graphics are absolutely top notch and beautiful and game play was very smooth without a single glitch. The storyline started out interesting, the pacing was good which to me is important to keep my attention. I really found the historical part of the story very well written. The developers took time to write a plausible story with memorable events and 3 dimensional characters, all the while taking careful pains to portray the Russian victims in a compassionate and sympathetic manner. I really cared what happened to all those poor Russian workers whose dessicated remains littered the grounds. You can tell they worked hard at getting the eye candy, audio and music just right, they all pace the storyline perfectly. I've found game music is used to the point of being over barring in other titles so Singularity was a pleasant surprise. I've heard some gamers grumble about having to listen to all the tape recorders in the game but I found them oddly poignant, they tended to slow game play down because you couldn't hear the message unless you stayed close but they really helped move the story along and added a much needed human angle to an otherwise dismal place. The designers hide journal pages written by the katorga victims all around the facility. I thought they contained game play hints or hidden E99 tech stashes to help move the storyline along. The upgrade feature is functional, easy to use but not really original. The idea is to collect E99 tech of various sizes that are either hidden or placed right in eye sight. You then used them like currency at upgrade & augmentation machines strategically scattered throughout the game. Other items like weapons briefcases are used to upgrade aspects of your weapons, e.i (faster load times, increased damage etc.,). What would have been real cool is if Renko himself used some of the E99 tech he finds to somehow augment his own body into a bio morphed weapon. Renko was already walking around camo deep in the most poisonous, radioactive place on earth, why not just have him mutate into something altogether different like the others? Just a suggestion anyway. You've seen this before in other games so I already know what to expect but there's always one weapon gamers find absolutely useless and in this game its the mini gun. It dumps a ton of bullets at targets but they rarely hit anything or does any appreciable damage so I avoided it like the plague for the rest of the game. My favorite weapon on the other hand has to be the seeker, it kills with one shot and is easy to target. The TMD was incredible nothing like reducing a monster or human to a pile of ashes in seconds and is one of the best conceived gaming devices ever! I used it constantly in all types of battles and situations, the developers did a good job in balancing the TDM as a weapon and as a tool for puzzles. The game appears to have a nice open world feel to it until you try to explore away from the beaten path. It would have been nice look around and see more of the island just to satisfy curiousity. I liked the way the levels were designed, you just didn't stumble through them by jumping from crate to stairs to ledge. Some of the levels allow you to fully utilize the TDM's full potential and in some cases its the only way to continue forward. A few of the AI enemies can be a little easy to kill, they just stand there taken hit after hit until they fall down but that was rare. Overall the game reminded my of Bioshock ( tape recorders, mysterious events happening in an inaccessible location) I really don't have any major complaints with the game except for one item, the young lady. She seems like a superfluous add- on period. Why would any paramilitary group send a young, attractive lady into an incredibility dangerous place like katorga-12 with no camo gear or protection what so ever. She offered very little background on her and her organization and acted more like a distraction than an asset to Renko. The game was a little short but I'm giving the game a 9. Thanks Raven Soft for a great game, I'm ready for Singularity 2!… Expand
  20. vanjudas
    Sep 11, 2010
    8
    This is a very good game, not revolutionary but a lot of fun. Excellent graphics, good atmosphere, good story and world setting. The time device is fun but underutilized. But as a shooter its a good diversion and a lot of fun. Don't expect Half Life 3 and you will be in for a nice weekend of ducking down dark corridors and shooting some baddies. Downsides: linear gameplay, some of theThis is a very good game, not revolutionary but a lot of fun. Excellent graphics, good atmosphere, good story and world setting. The time device is fun but underutilized. But as a shooter its a good diversion and a lot of fun. Don't expect Half Life 3 and you will be in for a nice weekend of ducking down dark corridors and shooting some baddies. Downsides: linear gameplay, some of the weapons are useless, some of the puzzles simplistic, and the TDS is not fully explored.… Expand
  21. metalslugxk9
    Nov 1, 2010
    10
    Activision handled the marketing of Singularity, oh wait..,they didn't do any marketing at all. I figured they knew some awful truth about the game's quality and didn't want gamers to find out and "accidentally" buy it. Well the texture issue was announced so I decided to wait for an official patch. I purchased the PC version from D2D, applied the patch and I must admit I wasn'tActivision handled the marketing of Singularity, oh wait..,they didn't do any marketing at all. I figured they knew some awful truth about the game's quality and didn't want gamers to find out and "accidentally" buy it. Well the texture issue was announced so I decided to wait for an official patch. I purchased the PC version from D2D, applied the patch and I must admit I wasn't disappointed at all. The Graphics are absolutely top notch and beautiful and game play was very smooth without a single glitch. The storyline started out interesting, the pacing was good which to me is important to keep my attention. I really found the historical part of the story very well written. The developers took time to write a plausible story with memorable events and 3 dimensional characters, all the while taking careful pains to portray the Russian victims in a compassionate and sympathetic manner. I really cared what happened to all those poor Russian workers whose dessicated remains littered the grounds. You can tell they worked hard at getting the eye candy, audio and music just right, they all pace the storyline perfectly. I've found game music is used to the point of being over barring in other titles so Singularity was a pleasant surprise.… Expand
  22. Brumbek
    Nov 11, 2011
    8
    I really enjoyed Singularity. Sure it was mostly a generic FPS game, but it was well designed and memorable. The weapons were fun to use, especially the time-slowing-bullet rifle. The levels were interesting and the enemy AI was decent. Is the game worth full price? No way. Like other quality but generic FPS games, it's worth playing if you enjoy FPS games. Rent it or buy it for $10 or so.
  23. liho1eye
    Dec 30, 2011
    9
    Cool story and decent shooting action. One of those few hidden jewels that didn't get much deserved attention for some reason. Has some issues with mouse and key bindings.
  24. lunchboxdeluxe
    Jul 15, 2011
    9
    If the measure of a great game is how quickly I was driven to complete it, Singularity was my sleeper hit of the year. Decent sound and graphics surround a *gasp* well written sci-fi thriller story, in a package that runs well on any recent gaming PC. In addition to guns, your character has several powerful and fun powers to use on the many types of enemies the game throws at you. A fewIf the measure of a great game is how quickly I was driven to complete it, Singularity was my sleeper hit of the year. Decent sound and graphics surround a *gasp* well written sci-fi thriller story, in a package that runs well on any recent gaming PC. In addition to guns, your character has several powerful and fun powers to use on the many types of enemies the game throws at you. A few lame puzzles slow the pace a bit at times, but it never got to be a problem in my eyes. If you've looked at Singularity and thought you might like it, please give it a chance. You will get sucked in.… Expand
  25. Diatonix
    Jul 12, 2011
    9
    Great mix of Half-life 2, Bioshock, and Dead Space. They shamelessly stole all of the best elements from the best shooters and created a great gaming experience. I picked this game up for $10 and it turned out to be much more entertaining than the last two $60 games that I bought. Highly recommended for fans of fps!
  26. Evil_Unk
    May 20, 2011
    9
    I bought this game because it was only like $10 and change. I have to say that I really enjoyed it! Even not on sale I would recommend this game. The weapon mechanics and gameplay are perfect for my style of play. I enjoyed this every bit as much as I enjoyed Half-Life 2. Great graphics, great sound (as long as you remember to alt-tab out of the game and turn up the game sound in WindowsI bought this game because it was only like $10 and change. I have to say that I really enjoyed it! Even not on sale I would recommend this game. The weapon mechanics and gameplay are perfect for my style of play. I enjoyed this every bit as much as I enjoyed Half-Life 2. Great graphics, great sound (as long as you remember to alt-tab out of the game and turn up the game sound in Windows 7). My only complaint is that I had problems when I installed the game, it would ot start. If you install via Steam you have to reboot your PC, then the game works great. All in all a great experience.… Expand
  27. Sasori261
    Jan 21, 2012
    10
    Great game! I love both the single player and the multiplayer as both are good. Though it really sucks that Activision didn't advertise it, not many people bought the game. The game was awesome, but there's probably not going to be a sequel because Activision doesn't care to advertise games that have potential to be as great as Call of Duty. I don't even have a complaint about this game,Great game! I love both the single player and the multiplayer as both are good. Though it really sucks that Activision didn't advertise it, not many people bought the game. The game was awesome, but there's probably not going to be a sequel because Activision doesn't care to advertise games that have potential to be as great as Call of Duty. I don't even have a complaint about this game, everything was good if not great to me. Although I don't have a complaint, I still wouldn't put it above Fallout 3 or anything, but it is a really good game. Overall, if you want a good shooter game that isn't Call of Duty or Battlefield, play this game.… Expand
  28. Aeryx
    Oct 1, 2014
    8
    Played this at a friend's house thinking that after 1 hour, I'd be turning to another game. Instead, it was so good, I marathoned the thing to the end. Great game and definitely worth your time and money!
  29. iseeall
    Dec 17, 2015
    0
    A boring, linear, heavily scripted shooter, with tons of health packs and mountains of ammo scattered everywhere.

    Worse, this game is strongly anti-Russian, on a level of a cheap B-movie. Also, it's obvious that not a single Russian native speaker was in the dev team. There are many flags and banners and posters everywhere in the scenery with Russian sentences or words - all of them    A boring, linear, heavily scripted shooter, with tons of health packs and mountains of ammo scattered everywhere.

    Worse, this game is strongly anti-Russian, on a level of a cheap B-movie. Also, it's obvious that not a single Russian native speaker was in the dev team. There are many flags and banners and posters everywhere in the scenery with Russian sentences or words - all of them Google-translated from English. I mean, as a native speaker, I usually was confused by those sentences as they didn't make sense, but after I literally translated them backwards to English, then I understood what they meant. Even the name of the place, katOrga-12, with O stressed, is totally wrong! First, there is a Russian word "kAtorga" (A stressed!) which is obsolete and was mostly used until end of 19th century, and means "imprisonment" (the process of being in prison) or "hard work" and not "prison" itself as a place - I guess the devs meant to call this place a "prison" or "labor camp". Even then, Russians would never name a secret military/sci installation a "prison" ("turmA"), instead it would be something like "camp" or "base" or just "objekt 12345" or something. I could provide tons of other examples.

    So that you could understand me, imagine you are playing a Chinese game where everything is in Chinese, and the Chinese devs make a game about the USA, so to make Chinese players feel it's about the USA they insert random broken English sentences which they Google-translated from Chinese in hope that no American will ever play the game, and Chinese don't know English anyway. Yes, it will feel like a nuthouse to you as an English native speaker, should you ever play this game. It will clearly show that devs are amateurs. You would think: are there so few Americans in China so that they couldn't hire a single guy for proofreading?

    If I were on the dev team, I'd suggest writing every banner and every poster in Russian purely, as it should have been in reality in a Russian military base. But when the player looks at them, there would be subtitles shown with an English translation. Btw those sentences with mirrored R and N (to look like Я and И) are almost unreadable!    … Expand
  30. Fragems
    May 9, 2012
    9
    Not the best FPS i have ever played. However it was a good addition to the genre and the use of time altering mechanics was very interesting. For the price this is definitely worth a game picking up.

    Only thing that bugged me as some others have mentioned is there are no subtitles. I can hear fine and this didn't overly bother me however i always like to have subs on just in case i don't    Not the best FPS i have ever played. However it was a good addition to the genre and the use of time altering mechanics was very interesting. For the price this is definitely worth a game picking up.

    Only thing that bugged me as some others have mentioned is there are no subtitles. I can hear fine and this didn't overly bother me however i always like to have subs on just in case i don't quite catch what someone is saying and because reading subs is like second nature to me being an avid fan of anime.    … Expand
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Awards & Rankings

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#61 Best PC Game of 2010
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#29 Most Discussed PC Game of 2010
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#26 Most Shared PC Game of 2010

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Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 36 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 36
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 36
  3. Negative: 0 out of 36
  1. PC PowerPlay
    60
    Borrows so much but pays back so little. Seems to learn nothing from games half a decade old. Fun for a weekend. [Sept 2010, p.54]
  2. PC Gamer UK
    68
    A confused mess of promising but inconsistent mechanics. Hilarious, maddening, stupid and occasionally fun. [Sept 2010, p.79]
  3. 3DJuegos
    86
    A nice working mix of puzzles and action, with great rhythm and a varied formula. By focusing on the core themes of the first person shooter experience, Singularity is an excellent a quite surprising game.
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