The Bouncer

 PlayStation 2
User Score
7.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 56 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 31 out of 56
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 56
  3. Negative: 8 out of 56
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  1. Stealthgear
    Nov 13, 2010
    2
    I was really disappointed in this game when I got it and I was a kid. I was thinking that it would be like Streets of Rage. Square really screwed up. Terrible fighting game. People who like this don't own sega genesis and its many fighting games that are far superior. This game made me depressed because it was supposed to be a promising launch title. Bad controls bad fighting.
  2. Ray
    Feb 4, 2008
    0
    This game is a total piece of crap. SquareSoft fanboy reviews here are total lies. Hey morons, just because it is from Japan doesn't mean you have to give it a 10, especially when 90% of the game is watching crappy anime. Go rent a movie.
  3. LeCoinDeDan
    Nov 28, 2022
    3
    This game is sadly not good enough and for many reason, the main one being you only play 20min with 2h of cinematics. Also, the fights are all the same and the boss aren't quite interesting. The story is really complicated for nothing, adding secret agents, space machines, androids, etc... The only interesting thing about this game is how he probably influenced kingdom hearts but even thatThis game is sadly not good enough and for many reason, the main one being you only play 20min with 2h of cinematics. Also, the fights are all the same and the boss aren't quite interesting. The story is really complicated for nothing, adding secret agents, space machines, androids, etc... The only interesting thing about this game is how he probably influenced kingdom hearts but even that has never been confirmed… Expand
  4. The_D4RknesS
    Apr 22, 2023
    1
    Horrible, rotten, rubbish, stuck and broken, summed up the game in a few words.
    No, it wasn't known because it's a monotonous and bad game

Awards & Rankings

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#38 Most Discussed PS2 Game of 2001
21
#21 Most Shared PS2 Game of 2001

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
66

Mixed or average reviews - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 20
  3. Negative: 1 out of 20
  1. TotalPlayStation
    65
    Quite possibly the prettiest game I’ve ever seen...But presentation isn’t really the problem here. It’s the gameplay.
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  2. Daily Radar
    50
    The Bouncer is here and it's not any good. We know how much that hurts, but it's time to move on. The game is less than three hours long -- less than 30 minutes if you skip the movies -- and what's there isn't fun.
  3. GamerWeb Sony
    75
    Great graphics, good sound, mediocre gameplay. We were soooo close.
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