RTX Red Rock

 PlayStation 2
Metascore
49

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 23 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 23
  3. Negative: 11 out of 23
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  1. GameSpot
    49
    An experience that is absolutely marred by several problems working in conjunction with each other. It's just not a very fun game to play.
  2. GameSpy
    45
    Infinite lives can't make up for gameplay that rivals NES games for cheap deaths, many of which are caused by shoddy controls. RTX Red Rock is an experience in pain.
  3. All Game Guide
    40
    It is the combat that is the most disappointing aspect, despite the game offering such elements as piloting buggies, donning a space suit before exiting space stations, and using jetpacks.
  5. GamePro
    40
    Sloppy controls, meandering pace, Ginsu-choppy frame rates, generic environments, and beat collision detection.
  6. Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
    40
    The puzzles are so ploddingly bleak that you might find yourself craving more awful action just to keep you awake. The biggest problem? The utterly lackwit level design. [Aug 2003, p.103]
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  7. G4 TV
    40
    The game just never firmly establishes a sense of direction. All told, you're basically thrown into a scenario and told to care, with no supporting material to help an intelligent human being establish anything remotely resembling suspension of disbelief.
  8. GMR Magazine
    40
    A "Metroid Prime" wannabe that fails on almost every level. [Sept 2003, p.76]
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  9. Game Revolution
    33
    A thoroughly substandard game, the kind generally engineered for resale at your local video game store and only worth a few hours of play on a rainy day while awaiting the arrival of something better.
  10. GameNow
    33
    The problem is that the interface used to control the eye is so unintuitive, your invisible assailant will most likely kill you before you can see him get off a shot. [Aug 2003, p.36]
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  11. Electronic Gaming Monthly
    32
    The debilitating, clunky controls had me spewing so many expletives in the heat of combat that passersby probably thought I had Tourette's syndrome. [Sept 2003, p.132]
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  12. PSX Nation
    30
    From generic character designs to an underwhelming audio presentation (in a LucasArts game??!!), and from its close-to-unwatchable frame-rate choppiness to the endlessly boring fetch quests across Mars, RTX Red Rock is a laundry list of what NOT to put out on the crowded 3rd person action/adventure PS2 market these days.

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User Score
4.8

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 4 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 2 out of 4
  1. Alvastar
    Feb 10, 2014
    10
    This game was my favorite growing up and I still love it. I think the critics were really harsh about it. Yes the story line's cheesy, and yesThis game was my favorite growing up and I still love it. I think the critics were really harsh about it. Yes the story line's cheesy, and yes the graphics aren't the best, but it's an old PS2 game that deserves more credit than it got. People criticize the game play but I don't hear anyone else criticizing the loose controls on Assassin's Creed and how they're storyline bashes an honorable Christian monk order. The music and level design are what make this game so great and no one gives it credit for that.… Full Review »
  2. Drakkona123
    Sep 19, 2015
    0
    This game gave me and my friend cancer when we tried it. It was incredibly bad and I feel sorry for anyone that's had the displeasure ofThis game gave me and my friend cancer when we tried it. It was incredibly bad and I feel sorry for anyone that's had the displeasure of playing this. The controls are terrible. You only have 2 zoom options. The difficulty is out of this world, and the level design makes absolutely no sense. Not to mention the plot is your generic "aliens on Mars" story that you don't even hear about in jokes anymore. Nobody should ever bother with this game.… Full Review »
  3. [Anonymous]
    Sep 18, 2003
    0
    English: This is the most boring and frustrating game i EVER played! Spanish: Este juego es una mierda,no lo compren por NADA en el mundo.
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