Ring of Red

 PlayStation 2
  • Publisher: Konami
  • Release Date: Mar 12, 2001
User Score
8.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 23 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 23
  3. Negative: 1 out of 23
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  1. StephenD.
    Mar 20, 2002
    9
    This game is a masterpiece of RPG/RTS combination. O.K. the translation is rubbish, and the inclusion of movies for your characters instead of hand drawn pictures would have been better, but the gameplay is solid enough to hold the game up (along with the cool WW2 images with mechs in them. Top class!)
  2. DaveAus
    Sep 3, 2014
    9
    When it comes to WW2 style (its set two decades after) Mech RPG turn based games, RIng of Red is the best (and only) there has ever been,

    With an intriguing story and unique combat mechanics at it's disposal, this PS2 strategy game will make you wonder why a sequel never came about. Over the course of about 30 hours of play, you'll build up a team of variious heavy light and melee    When it comes to WW2 style (its set two decades after) Mech RPG turn based games, RIng of Red is the best (and only) there has ever been,

    With an intriguing story and unique combat mechanics at it's disposal, this PS2 strategy game will make you wonder why a sequel never came about.

    Over the course of about 30 hours of play, you'll build up a team of variious heavy light and melee mechs or AFW's and battle across Japan chasing down a traitor and slowly uncover a larger plot. The combat while appearing simply at first, becomes extremely complex when you have to worry about more then just loading and aiming. Infantry skills, positioning, distance, daylight and special shells all come into play by an hour in and it might take a few play throughs to master this unique system.

    It's a must play for mech, or strategy enthusiasts.    … Expand
  3. A.Cameron
    Nov 17, 2002
    10
    This is the best game ever.
  4. RobertR.
    Nov 2, 2003
    10
    This is an excellent strategy game. It takes us to an alternate reality where AFWs exist. I think this would captivate most strategy fans.
  5. frederik1478
    Mar 10, 2023
    9
    It's one of the best strategy rpg you can play on the PlayStation 2 even if it has some slow time The fights has the one mechanic that makes the Fire Emblem game so fun. It is every time the enemy hits you you count there at tech and dad makes it feels so much more satisfying to survive

    The battle between you and the enemy when you are looking down on the iron sight slowly watching the    It's one of the best strategy rpg you can play on the PlayStation 2 even if it has some slow time The fights has the one mechanic that makes the Fire Emblem game so fun. It is every time the enemy hits you you count there at tech and dad makes it feels so much more satisfying to survive

    The battle between you and the enemy when you are looking down on the iron sight slowly watching the numbers Rise while trying to hit them before they hit you so you can make the accuracy and slower. It's so satisfying in amazing.

    The alternative history plot is very interesting and the characters and maybe not the deepest but they're fun and they have some stories to tell it is the world that is the most interesting part

    I have 2 criticise to the game the first one is that the animation can take way too long for the foot unit and the text in the battle and The maps can take way too long and you have no saves except for temporary is the last battle took me 4 1/2 hours. the game is absolute worth playing it's a hidden gym and it's amazing and if you have if freeMCboot memory card you can force the game 480p    … Expand
  6. hocineDZ
    Apr 24, 2022
    10
    This is a combination of turn based rpg and real time strategy you have to carefully choose your soldiers according to the afw type and see what works best and keep an eye on the time limit during battles, missions can take a long time to finish but it's very addictive once you get used to it, and there's a save option during battles however once charged the save file will no longer existThis is a combination of turn based rpg and real time strategy you have to carefully choose your soldiers according to the afw type and see what works best and keep an eye on the time limit during battles, missions can take a long time to finish but it's very addictive once you get used to it, and there's a save option during battles however once charged the save file will no longer exist so to resume a battle always save before leaving this only affect the in-battle save file, i think graphics could be better and the sound quality sounds good, this is an absolute must play
    PS: the soundtrack during battles for me sounds like a theme in godfather movie "solozzo and tom meeting" and "the hospital scene michael and enzo"    … Expand
  7. VLG
    Aug 22, 2023
    9
    It was a completely forgotten game even when i bought it in a second hand shop, at the end of the PS2 era. I loved it so much! It was way too long imho, the cutscenes in the middle of the fights were uneskippable and i just could not take it anymore. Also, the combat system relied heavily in RNG, and playing it safe was punished, so you had to take risks all the time, which sometimesIt was a completely forgotten game even when i bought it in a second hand shop, at the end of the PS2 era. I loved it so much! It was way too long imho, the cutscenes in the middle of the fights were uneskippable and i just could not take it anymore. Also, the combat system relied heavily in RNG, and playing it safe was punished, so you had to take risks all the time, which sometimes literally ruined 2 hour longs battles and you had to restart it all. The concept and the style were amazing, but the execution was... problematic. Still, i remember loving it.… Expand

Awards & Rankings

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#34 Best PS2 Game of 2001
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#79 Most Discussed PS2 Game of 2001
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#48 Most Shared PS2 Game of 2001

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Metascore
82

Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. GameSpot
    79
    Easily the best strategy game out on the PS2 at this time, not to mention one of the more inventive to ever grace a console.
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  2. Yahoo!
    80
    A solid title, featuring a believable and interesting storyline, plenty of missions to work through, and even good graphics. However, it can get very tedious at times, testing the patience of the most tolerant of gamers.
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  3. PSX Nation
    70
    One of the best action strategy games I have ever played.
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