XIII

 PC
Metascore
72

Mixed or average reviews - based on 27 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 27
  3. Negative: 0 out of 27
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  1. ActionTrip
    74
    Is XIII worth your money? I guess it is, if you're patient enough and willing to overlook certain gameplay failings in favor of a good thriller story and plenty of style. Just make sure to cover your ears or take off your headphones whenever David Duchovny is about to say something.
  2. PC Arena
    70
    Adequate in most areas, but beneath the cel-shaded exterior, there could have been more substance to make the title really stand out.
  3. Worth Playing
    70
    A pretty easy game to let go and move on from.
  5. CPUGamer
    70
    The major weakness of the game is the fact that you can only save at checkpoints.
  6. Yahoo!
    70
    It's not a failure by any means, but feels mostly like a fun afternoon (or more) spent watching pulpy spy and war flicks.
  7. Edge Magazine
    70
    Seeing the game from beginning to end reveals its true artistic merit: it never gets stale; every episode has been drawn with minute care and attention. It would have been an incredible achievement if the gameplay had matched the outstanding art direction. [Dec 2003, p.94]
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  8. Game Over Online
    70
    This is definitely a single player title first, multiplayer title second. Even in the former, it lacks the material to vault it into the stratosphere and turn XIII into a classic. Style and visuals can only do so much for a game.
  9. IncGamers
    65
    Sadly the AI isn't particularly good. While enemies do dodge out of the way and hide behind objects there's no intelligence to the way they fight.
  10. GameSpot
    64
    While it definitely has a certain sense of style to it, the game itself misses its mark, and the total package isn't one that will hold the interest of most first-person shooter players.
  11. GameShark
    62
    The cel-shaded gimmick quickly proves unable to support an otherwise unremarkable title, falling to the roadside next to ragdoll physics and destructible terrain.
  12. Computer Games Magazine
    60
    Stylish and interesting, but still in need of some animated substance. [Feb 2004, p.66]
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  13. Computer Gaming World
    60
    Checkpoint placement is consistent only in its inconsistency. [Feb 2004, p.83]
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  14. netjak
    60
    The game could have been excellent if they would have worked out the bit with the cel shading properly. The game could have been above average if they would have added a decent quick-save, and not pissed off the remaining few who did like the game by adding in a decent ending with a hint of closure.
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  15. GMR Magazine
    60
    A clear case of style over substance, XIII is pretty to look at but a bitch to play. Even all of its snazzy extra features can't make up for the hole that the evilly accurate A.I. puts in its head.
  16. Four Fat Chicks
    60
    If you're in the mood for a shooter with style, action, and lasting value, you're better off with “Serious Sam” than with XIII.
  17. games(TM)
    60
    It's one of those mixed-bag situations - flashes of genius and genuinely enjoyable moments of success, occasionally mired by unbalanced weapon damage, clumsy AI and the odd bit of unfair level design that requires astounding feats of memory. [Dec 2003, p.98]
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#57 Most Discussed PC Game of 2003
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#53 Most Shared PC Game of 2003

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User Score
7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 120 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 72 out of 120
  2. Mixed: 36 out of 120
  3. Negative: 12 out of 120
  1. punkzu
    Dec 12, 2010
    9
    Such a outstanding storyline outweighs the shabby graphics and game engine and, for me, makes this a classic. However people must not forgetSuch a outstanding storyline outweighs the shabby graphics and game engine and, for me, makes this a classic. However people must not forget the graphics are like that since this is based on a comic book series. I really enjoyed playing this game and am a little gutted there is no sequel :(. Definitely worth the buy.… Full Review »
  2. VishnuS.
    Jun 7, 2005
    10
    It's great man, with those compelling, superb, story. A mixture of nerve and adventure, its super.
  3. Seriosity
    Jul 11, 2013
    7
    The visual presentation is impressive and the conspiracy story is intriguing, but the level design is frustrating and the gameplay tedious andThe visual presentation is impressive and the conspiracy story is intriguing, but the level design is frustrating and the gameplay tedious and uninspired.… Full Review »
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