Wrath Unleashed

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  • Summary: Mythological creatures from the dawn of time. Epic contests between darkness and light. Battles for domination of giant floating arenas. Welcome to the fantastic, deadly world of Wrath Unleashed. Part intense fighting-action. Part thought-provoking strategy. Pure vicious head-to-head mayhem.Mythological creatures from the dawn of time. Epic contests between darkness and light. Battles for domination of giant floating arenas. Welcome to the fantastic, deadly world of Wrath Unleashed. Part intense fighting-action. Part thought-provoking strategy. Pure vicious head-to-head mayhem. This unique action-strategy game pits up to four players and an array of all-powerful fantasy creatures against each other. And you'll need to unleash every bit of your wrath upon the world to win. [LucasArts]… Expand
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 25
  3. Negative: 5 out of 25
  1. Next Level Gaming
    84
    That's deep gameplay.
  2. GMR Magazine
    80
    Wrath's only problems are small but important: Loading unfortunately breaks up the game's pacing, the fighting engine could be deeper, and there's no online mode.
  3. IGN
    76
    The game is definitely a bit slower-paced than a lot of console gamers are used to, and the learning curve is also a bit steeper than normal, but give it some time and you'll find yourself engrossed with the deep gameplay and crisp visuals.
  4. PSM Magazine
    70
    A shallow mix of strategy and slapping, cursed by long loading times, WU falters a bit but staggers back by keeping the core tenets of its lineage intact. [Mar 2004, p.39]
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  5. Gamer's Pulse
    54
    Its aspects of action, while moderately engaging, are wholly unbalanced; in addition, the elements of strategy are watered-down for ease of play.
  6. Boomtown
    50
    While it may be a fun little jaunt with the appearance of a clever strategy/action game, if you attempt to play it that way you soon find out that it is fundamentally broken. A lesson from history, one hopes.
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  7. Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
    30
    Too simple for strategy fans and too complex for fighting fans. The occasionally interesting creature design and accompanying animation can't save this one from its cliched premise, uninteresting gameplay, and interminable load times. [Mar 2004, p.103]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 2 out of 4
  1. MeTwo
    Feb 20, 2004
    10
    This game rox-sox! It's Advanced Wars meets Soul Calibur!
  2. 2ruffles
    Mar 29, 2022
    8
    Ever since I saw and played this game as a kid, I've loved it ever since.
    Now sure, this game is not perfect. For example there isn't TOO    Ever since I saw and played this game as a kid, I've loved it ever since.
    Now sure, this game is not perfect. For example there isn't TOO much depth into the gameplay, no REAL story mode outside of the Campaigns (Which is fine), No ability to play Online, and You can't make your own custom maps.

    Perhaps this game isn't all that deserving of an 8, BUT I do believe it is a good game to get for your system and JUST worth it. There is definitely fun to be had with this game, can be great with friends, and you could see the effort put into it in terms of content    … Expand
  4. [Anonymous]
    Jul 20, 2005
    1
    This game may not really be as bad as 1. But it certainly deserves a 1 when compared to one of my favorite PS games: The Unholy War. The This game may not really be as bad as 1. But it certainly deserves a 1 when compared to one of my favorite PS games: The Unholy War. The following game elements are all much better in The Unholy War: * battlegournd variety * creature variety * gameplay Compared to The Unholy War, Wrath Unleashed is flat, flat, flat. None of the pieces fly - not meaningfully. Some of them "hover", which is, for the purposes of combat, not that different from walking. Their combat moves are also pretty much all the same. There is pretty much only one battle ground - in different colors. The Unholy War had wonderfully different battleground design. The graphics are also difficult to make out, which is frustrating. Perhaps they are better on an HDTV. But on my normal TV everything is so small. Very disappointing.… Expand
  5. ANonymous
    Feb 10, 2004
    0
    Avoid this game like ebola.