Viking: Battle for Asgard

 PC
Metascore
65

Mixed or average reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. 3DJuegos
    Oct 26, 2012
    72
    Battle of Asgard is a good game, but the conversion to PC is quite poor.
  2. Gamer.no
    Oct 27, 2012
    70
    Even years later the game still holds up well. It's a pretty, entertaining and at times challenging trip through dark forests and brutal fights. Still, it would have been nice if they had fixed the glaring sound issues.
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  3. PC Gamer
    Dec 10, 2012
    65
    Lacks the polish and panache to be a true champion, but Viking is still solid, no-thrills entertainment.
  5. Absolute Games
    Nov 23, 2012
    65
    Four years is a long time. The once humdrum, but spectacular console slasher is now a humdrum, plain-looking PC game.
  6. CD-Action
    Nov 29, 2012
    60
    Creative Assembly was searching for their own formula for a slasher but kinda got lost along the way. Viking can be fun but calling it a 'Nordic God of War' would be an exaggeration. [CD-Action 13/2012, p.50]
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  7. GameWatcher
    Nov 8, 2012
    55
    Though this title is flawed, shallow, and often bland, it does have fun moments.

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User Score
5.6

Mixed or average reviews- based on 71 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 71
  2. Mixed: 29 out of 71
  3. Negative: 23 out of 71
  1. Viacota
    Feb 2, 2013
    8
    un juego "hack and slash" con ambientación en la mitología nórdica, lo cual me encanta. Amo las temáticas vikingas. Si bien, el juego no puedeun juego "hack and slash" con ambientación en la mitología nórdica, lo cual me encanta. Amo las temáticas vikingas. Si bien, el juego no puede considerarse obra maestra, ni aportar nuevos conceptos, si lleva bien a cabo un sistema de combate sólido y la posibilad de protagonizar inmensas battallas junto a centenares de aliados. No es un juego de Rol, es más bien solo acción y aventura con locaciones y personajes de la mitología nórdica que repito, me encanta. Recomendado para los fieles al género hack and slash y amantes de la mitología nórdica.… Full Review »
  2. JimCorbett
    May 29, 2014
    6
    Don't both trying to play this is you don't have a gamepad or if you are using a laptop. Viking suffers from a terrible port job and there isDon't both trying to play this is you don't have a gamepad or if you are using a laptop. Viking suffers from a terrible port job and there is a huge framerate problem on notebooks that makes the game unplayable. Also, for people who get dizzy easily, the game is capped at 30 FPS so be wary. It's unfortunate since Viking really isn't that bad of a game. You get an open world where you go around slaughtering enemies and rescuing other Vikings. These vikings will help you defeat any nearby enemies which can make for a fun skirmish, and they will also aid you in the massive city assaults that take place throughout the game. At first these massive battles look epic and super fun, but by the time you do it the third time you realize how tedious and boring it really is. You do the same thing every time but just in a different area. It's super repetitive and so is the combat in general. You'll do the same moves, take the same approach, and succeed at it most of the entire game. To make it worse, every time you face a "boss" enemy, whether it be a giant, a champion, or the end boss, you'll be fighting them by button mashing and then going through a lame quick time event. Even so much as opening a chest or using a lock on a door has you go through a quick time event. QTEs are one of the worst things in modern gaming and need to go. There is absolutely no excuse to have them in your game. The sound quality is low and there is no music, so you'll be wandering around for house in silence, which can either be a good or bad thing depending upon your preference. The game is quite easy even on the highest difficulty. The only exception is the final level and boss battle which can be very annoying and luck based. Other than that it's quite enjoyable and a recommend checking it out if it's on sale for a cheap price.… Full Review »
  3. Matiben
    Jun 28, 2013
    2
    Viking: Battle for Asgard for PC is a horrible console-port. The keyboard bindings are awful and re-binding doesn't help a single bit. ThoughViking: Battle for Asgard for PC is a horrible console-port. The keyboard bindings are awful and re-binding doesn't help a single bit. Though graphics are the only quite decent thing in the game but bad porting isn't the only thing making this game bad. Even in the beginning the game and its story are quite confusing and dull, and the NPCs or the combat mechanics don't support this game. Though the NPCs voice actors are good, and also one of them is legendary Brian Blessed, it feels so dumb that almost every word that NPC says is replaced with a synonym. It just feels stupid. When the combat starts, the developers tried to make the protagonist a fast killing machine with executing ability and power-based strikes. Unfortunately this has gone down the sink, because the power-based spells are nearly impossible to find and cast on PC and you just have to kill all enemies, focusing them one by one, in a single-target combat just using your normal attacks and the executing ability. Because of this, the second camp is almost impossible to clear. Also the map & inventory menu on PC is as awful too. One does not simply use any items in your inventory and the map & fast travel are the only thing that works. And what comes to the quests, they could have been more clear, like a marker where to go or something. I recommend avoiding this game, especially the PC version, but also the console versions too. This game is bin material. Avoid and save your money!… Full Review »
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