Brink

 PlayStation 3
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5.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 177 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 59 out of 177
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  1. HuevoAlce
    Jun 27, 2022
    4
    Completely uninspired and boring, Brink fails to capture any sort of magic.
  2. Asgard-Sama
    Aug 28, 2018
    6
    • Historia: 6/10
    • Personajes: 6/10
    • GamePlay: 8/10 • Gráficos: 8/10 • Multiplayer : Si 5/10 • Sonido: 8/10 • Música: 8/10 • Longitud: 4/10 • Valor de repetición: 5/10 • Valor del jugador: 6/10 Pros + Tener la opción de jugar la historia de los dos bandos + Buena jugabilidad tipica de un fps con 4 clases entre las que elegir + La banda sonora esta muy bien y la música    • Historia: 6/10
    • Personajes: 6/10
    • GamePlay: 8/10
    • Gráficos: 8/10
    • Multiplayer : Si 5/10
    • Sonido: 8/10
    • Música: 8/10
    • Longitud: 4/10
    • Valor de repetición: 5/10
    • Valor del jugador: 6/10

    Pros
    + Tener la opción de jugar la historia de los dos bandos
    + Buena jugabilidad tipica de un fps con 4 clases entre las que elegir
    + La banda sonora esta muy bien y la música encaja bien con el entorno del juego.
    + Buenos efectos de Sonido.
    + Gran variedad de personalización
    + Gráficos bastante decentes.
    + Soporte de trofeos

    Contras
    - Su corta duración.
    - Falta profundidad en la historia.
    - El multiplayer creo que sobra bastante en el juego
    - La historia aunque interesante le falta profundidad
    - Pocos modos de juego online

    En Resumen un buen decente, entretenido, con una duración de la historia aceptable y unos personajes interesantes aunque le falta profundidad, con buenos gráficos y una jugabilidad muy buena, el multiplayer aunque entretenido sobra bastante .    … Expand
  3. Brainstorm123
    Aug 17, 2014
    3
    This game was clearly unfinished. Splash Damage put in LOADS of cool ideas; but sadly, none of them work! The customisation is very good, but other than that, it's just your boring, faceless, plotless shooter. Seriously, there is NO plot whatsoever. Also, it has some of the worst multiplayer lag I have ever seen! Two words: STAY WAY!
  4. BanePanda
    Apr 22, 2014
    9
    I actually thought this game was pretty good. While yes, there were some issues with the lag, that happened to me very rarely. I enjoyed the fast parkour and gunning down foes after hopping over a object or sliding under one. In my opinion, a very underrated game, and still a good time to play with friends.
  5. rezider
    Jan 2, 2014
    7
    The game has it's flaws and it is not perfect but the fact that it is one of the most unique shooters out there makes it an overall good game.
    The SMART system is very interesting to use and the classes are all very well balanced. The weapon and character customization is good and gives you the opportunity to make a very unique character and depending on your style an awesome-looking and    The game has it's flaws and it is not perfect but the fact that it is one of the most unique shooters out there makes it an overall good game.
    The SMART system is very interesting to use and the classes are all very well balanced. The weapon and character customization is good and gives you the opportunity to make a very unique character and depending on your style an awesome-looking and effective weapons.
    There might not be many maps but the ones that the games has to offer are very well thought of and are fun to play on.
    The game has to be a bit polished though. There are some glitches and from time to time the texture popping is vague. The graphics are good and I like them but the only thing they need is more maps to play on and a better story since the story has some interesting character which we have no idea who they are.
    I hope that helps.    … Expand
  6. gfxahab
    Aug 20, 2013
    6
    Brink has many good ideas and much wasted potential.
    The campaign is not existent, it´s just multiplayer with bots.
    The movement feels great but does not offer many opportunities for the player. The gun customization is good but there are many useless attachments. You might have fun with this game with some friends, you shouldn´t try online mode alone because missing players get    Brink has many good ideas and much wasted potential.
    The campaign is not existent, it´s just multiplayer with bots.
    The movement feels great but does not offer many opportunities for the player.
    The gun customization is good but there are many useless attachments.
    You might have fun with this game with some friends, you shouldn´t try online mode alone because missing players get removed by bots. This completely destroys the online gameplay.    … Expand
  7. gamer3016
    May 21, 2013
    1
    Good overall gun selection. HORRIBLE COMPUTER TEAMMATES. Objective is on one side of the map and the team is always somewhere else. Characters health is taken fast when shot but not when your shooting the enemy. I use gat gun and seems to do very little damage to enemy in groups. The abilities are slow to use such as healing refilling ammo grenades and using your character to do actions.Good overall gun selection. HORRIBLE COMPUTER TEAMMATES. Objective is on one side of the map and the team is always somewhere else. Characters health is taken fast when shot but not when your shooting the enemy. I use gat gun and seems to do very little damage to enemy in groups. The abilities are slow to use such as healing refilling ammo grenades and using your character to do actions. Overall i give this game a 1.… Expand
  8. BonalsII
    Apr 7, 2013
    0
    There is no reason for this game to exist. The only reason to play it would be because you hate yourself and want to put yourself through the worst experience possible. Do yourself a favor, if you decide at any point that you may want to give this game a try, go outside, take a hammer and hit a nail through your eyeball, I guarantee you it will hurt less and you will feel better than ifThere is no reason for this game to exist. The only reason to play it would be because you hate yourself and want to put yourself through the worst experience possible. Do yourself a favor, if you decide at any point that you may want to give this game a try, go outside, take a hammer and hit a nail through your eyeball, I guarantee you it will hurt less and you will feel better than if you ever make the mistake of picking up this garbage title.… Expand
  9. mcglone
    Apr 2, 2013
    6
    Brink has an interesting concept on paper, But fails gameplay-wise.

    Gameplay 6/10 The Idea of the SMART system seems really interesting. It was supposed to bring Mirrors Edge into the world of FPS. But when they came to implement it, it kind of failed. What we got was a clunky climbing mechanic which feels more like Duke Nukem Forever than Mirrors Edge. The Campaign Missions feel    Brink has an interesting concept on paper, But fails gameplay-wise.

    Gameplay 6/10 The Idea of the SMART system seems really interesting. It was supposed to bring Mirrors Edge into the world of FPS. But when they came to implement it, it kind of failed. What we got was a clunky climbing mechanic which feels more like Duke Nukem Forever than Mirrors Edge.
    The Campaign Missions feel alot like Unreal Tournament 3's Story mode, by that I mean, basically its just the games online mode but instead of other players they are replaced with bots.

    Story 4/10 The story in this game is basically non-existent, the main focus of the development of the game was the Customization and Online mode so the story mode was just tacked on. There is nothing I can really say about this other than, if your after a story driven game... look elsewhere.

    Presentation and Extras The Customization clearly took a page out of Army of Two's book. It is in-depth and you can clearly spend hour swapping and changing your characters clothes, skills, weapons and abilities. The Presentation of this game was pretty well done, I fell in love with the menu's and the way everything was presented, the way you snap to different body parts when you are in the customization mode and the way you swing through the different sections.

    Final Verdict 6/10 Not what I was expecting when I got the game but the customization is enough to bring me back. If you are looking to buy the game buy it pre-owned or cheap.

    Thanks to Grainger Games for providing this game for review.    … Expand
  10. Playstationguy
    Mar 24, 2013
    8
    8-Presentation; The story is well written and the setting is amazing. The characters are flat, but the audio logs provide a good amount of info to the story. The menu's are well laid out and easy to navigate.
    8-Graphics; Despite a lot of texture pop in, the art style is beautiful, and the models and animations are great. Textures are good, and the lighting is amazing.
    8-Sound; Everything    8-Presentation; The story is well written and the setting is amazing. The characters are flat, but the audio logs provide a good amount of info to the story. The menu's are well laid out and easy to navigate.
    8-Graphics; Despite a lot of texture pop in, the art style is beautiful, and the models and animations are great. Textures are good, and the lighting is amazing.
    8-Sound; Everything sounds great.
    9.5-Game play; The levels are rewarding and excellently designed. The controls and mechanics are amazing, and the AI is competent overall
    6.5-Lasting appeal; There's only 8 maps. Tons to unlock, but you'll unlock everything quickly.
    Overall-8/10    … Expand
  11. DasBaronne
    Jan 28, 2013
    7
    This game has something that I've missed for quite sometime:
    BOTS! YES! You can use BOTS like in Red Faction 2.
    The gameplay is a bit slow, but the overall build of the game makes up for it.
    I'd say pick it up if its 10 to 20 dollars (which it probably is by now).
    The character customization is a little cool feature as well (though it makes gameplay confusing as hell at times).
  12. MonopolyGie
    Dec 3, 2012
    2
    Brink was said to be the next big fps but what it really turns out to be a bunch of unfinished ideas and glitchy gameplay but was thrown out the door anyway. Maybe if Brink was given another half a year it could have been what it was hyped up to be. Instead we have a boring single player campaign with no story, the laggiest online I've seen in a long time and a game thats not worth theBrink was said to be the next big fps but what it really turns out to be a bunch of unfinished ideas and glitchy gameplay but was thrown out the door anyway. Maybe if Brink was given another half a year it could have been what it was hyped up to be. Instead we have a boring single player campaign with no story, the laggiest online I've seen in a long time and a game thats not worth the price tag slapped onto it.… Expand
  13. Raksoris
    Nov 18, 2012
    5
    Could be better.
    I mean few aspects of this game have been good but they **** up many other things.
    Dissapointning after so many promises made for this game prerelease
  14. GamingPimpLIVE
    Oct 11, 2012
    9
    I honestly suggest this to any fan of First Person Shooting this game brings alot to the table Customization, A Great Experience, Shooting,Shooting, more shooting and of course PARKOUR which is basically jumping over obstacles or sliding through stuff and climbing stuff anyways the game is A great and Tremendous change over Call of duty which is not doing very well due to mw3 suckingI honestly suggest this to any fan of First Person Shooting this game brings alot to the table Customization, A Great Experience, Shooting,Shooting, more shooting and of course PARKOUR which is basically jumping over obstacles or sliding through stuff and climbing stuff anyways the game is A great and Tremendous change over Call of duty which is not doing very well due to mw3 sucking bad!! and battlefield which has had mixed opinions about it but here we have an OLD-SCHOOL "Enemy Territory" kind of game which in my opinion the best style for a action FPS especially when theres multiplayer involved BUT BUT BUT (only for the ps3 version) it has lag even when updated PLUS no ones playing online which is sad coz i would love to play this with friends or anyone really its a great game and my final verdict is a 9/10 its a must buy and u should totally pick up… Expand
  15. onaangenaam
    Aug 18, 2012
    4
    My biggest criticism is that every single (EVERY SINGLE) mission has a time limit. While this does at times add to the intensity of the game, I detest time limits with a hatred so pure and intense that it is inconceivable to the mere human mind. Generally I find them more enraging than anything else. I do thoroughly enjoy reward-based RPG games, and while Brink allows for characterMy biggest criticism is that every single (EVERY SINGLE) mission has a time limit. While this does at times add to the intensity of the game, I detest time limits with a hatred so pure and intense that it is inconceivable to the mere human mind. Generally I find them more enraging than anything else. I do thoroughly enjoy reward-based RPG games, and while Brink allows for character upgrading, I'd recommend Borderlands as a far better substitute. With endless guns, missions, enemies and possibilities it would almost be unfair to compare the two. Also, RPG games generally allow for open-world exploration, Brink doesn't really offer that in the same way that Fallout or Borderlands or Dead Island do. However, Brink isn't all bad. The character customisation is something I think we should see more of. I can quite happily spend over an hour pimping out my character to look increasingly menacing. I especially enjoyed customising the rebels. This is one area where Brink excels at. Overall Brink is a decent game, it's pretty fun to play even if it is quite short. If they ever do bring out a second one I probably wouldn't buy it… Expand
  16. djwille88
    Apr 18, 2012
    2
    Hands down the worst game I played in 2011. I bought into the hype and drank the coolaid in hopes that this shooter was going to be different than all the recent shooters...boy was I disappointed.
  17. Dottem
    Apr 6, 2012
    1
    Absolutely horrendous. The game showed promise in the early trailers, but boy was I disappointed. This game doesn't have a story, it just isn't there, aside from the brief cut scene in the beginning, and two second clips at the end of each "mission". The gameplay....the gameplay is terrible. Guns feels weak, almost like toys, it takes a full clip to take down one bad guy, who then dropsAbsolutely horrendous. The game showed promise in the early trailers, but boy was I disappointed. This game doesn't have a story, it just isn't there, aside from the brief cut scene in the beginning, and two second clips at the end of each "mission". The gameplay....the gameplay is terrible. Guns feels weak, almost like toys, it takes a full clip to take down one bad guy, who then drops awkwardly unto the floor and can be revived by his team mate. It frustrates me even to write this review, because the game is so bad, unfinished and in some way repulsive. Stay away from it as far as possible, the development studio should purge everyone who worked on this disjointed mess.… Expand
  18. G_Mackzy
    Mar 30, 2012
    3
    Brink is essentially a crappy mash up of Call of Duty and Team Fortress. The lack of people online means you're likely to be stuck playing with bots which are horrendous and boring to play with.
  19. Inuit_Dude
    Jan 27, 2012
    6
    this is not what i was expecting from bethesda at all which makes mostly story based games. this is an alright game but is ment to be enjoyed in small doses. there is a story but it feels non existant and like it is getting in the way of you playing the game. the whole game feels is ment to be played online and it has bots to fill in for actual people if you are playing offline. thethis is not what i was expecting from bethesda at all which makes mostly story based games. this is an alright game but is ment to be enjoyed in small doses. there is a story but it feels non existant and like it is getting in the way of you playing the game. the whole game feels is ment to be played online and it has bots to fill in for actual people if you are playing offline. the objectives you need to do in each map is exactly the same all the time you pick a mission to play and it is always the same map and the same objectives, there isnt anything wrong with this it just gets dull after a while. there is also challenges set up for you to do that can help you to learn to better play the game but are pretty dull and boring. the best thing i think about this game is the infinate amount of customization options for you to choose from there are so many peices of clothing and hair styles and accesories that no 2 peoples characters will be the same. over all this game is pretty dull and is not for everyone so my warning is try before you buy… Expand
  20. trojans001
    Jan 4, 2012
    8
    this game is for certain people.i myself like it it has more user movements than mw3 which i also like.it also takes time to play.each mission is from usually 6-30 minutes long. but if you want a different game other than battlefield and mw3 i would choose this game it is extremely fun to play
  21. EastonReviews
    Dec 19, 2011
    3
    Brink is garanteed to not live up to your expectations. It's a wanabee of the popular shooters such as Halo, Call of Duty, and Battlefield. As an owner and reviewer of all of them, it was easy enough to find that this was a cheap mixture of them combined, it expresses not originality of it's own, it has no ups other than an addictive campaign. In EastonReviews, Portal 2 remains the Game ofBrink is garanteed to not live up to your expectations. It's a wanabee of the popular shooters such as Halo, Call of Duty, and Battlefield. As an owner and reviewer of all of them, it was easy enough to find that this was a cheap mixture of them combined, it expresses not originality of it's own, it has no ups other than an addictive campaign. In EastonReviews, Portal 2 remains the Game of the Year.… Expand
  22. Stefkedude
    Dec 7, 2011
    7
    Buy this game, for it's price it definitly a good game.
    Nice CO-OP missions. The free play sucks, don't do that.
    The graphics aren't the best,
    Gameplay = good, bit laggy,
    Missions are great,
    Weapons are good, except the shotguns.
    Nice attachements also.

    My time to finish carreer : 12 houres

    I definitly enjoyed the game. Want a good game but don't got much money.
    This is what U wont .
  23. knisone
    Nov 29, 2011
    2
    The biggest plus about the game was supposed to be the run feature where you can run past or jump over items in the environment. You rarely if ever use it. I am not that huge online player so this aspect didn't appeal to me at all. You empty a clip into someone and they keep coming. Seriously a full clip. This is what I hated about Borderlands. Yeah this game is awful.
  24. pman000
    Nov 27, 2011
    9
    I dont Get Why People Rant on it. Its A really Good Break From traditional FPS Games Like CoD or Halo. But Overall ITs Not A Bad Game. The Parkour IS Really Usefull. Its Basicly Like A Improved Team Fortress 2 .
  25. Mattaclysm
    Sep 5, 2011
    2
    Brink is by far one of the worst games I've ever purchased. Picked it up from k-mart for 30$ believing I may have purchased a decent game reading some of the reviews. I was seriously misled. The redeeming feature(s) is that the graphics aren't bad and there are call of duty controls. Here's where it tails off. The story is crap. It's terrible. Some of the mechanics feel clanky and broken.Brink is by far one of the worst games I've ever purchased. Picked it up from k-mart for 30$ believing I may have purchased a decent game reading some of the reviews. I was seriously misled. The redeeming feature(s) is that the graphics aren't bad and there are call of duty controls. Here's where it tails off. The story is crap. It's terrible. Some of the mechanics feel clanky and broken. Like sliding on the floor. What the hell is that all about? This game feels like it was made to play with friends rather then play by yourself. I don't know anyone else who has wasted their money on this game so I couldn't say much more on that. The character models look awful too. Everyone looks deformed it's laughable I don't know what the hell this company was thinking. Voice acting is so bad and incredibly annoying hearing that Jamaican voice every time you fail a mission that I had to turn the volume of my TV all the way down and there are no subtitles unfortunately. This game is terrible don't waste your money on it. It's a joke that something like this could be released, and its an even bigger joke that this piece of garbage got mediocre reviews.… Expand
  26. ArkonBlade
    Sep 3, 2011
    6
    brink is some thing alittle bit differnt to the FPs market . team based objective matches with classes and leveling up along with abilities to unlock. sounds great doesnt it? well its abit of a mixed bag with this game . first off the graphics style is rediculas looking and just looks stupid.. well the charicter models do atleast. there is a decent amount of wepons but problem is therebrink is some thing alittle bit differnt to the FPs market . team based objective matches with classes and leveling up along with abilities to unlock. sounds great doesnt it? well its abit of a mixed bag with this game . first off the graphics style is rediculas looking and just looks stupid.. well the charicter models do atleast. there is a decent amount of wepons but problem is there doesnt feel like they have any varity they almost all feel the same. the customisation of your charicter just feels bland . some of the missions are fun and there are one or two that can be frustrating and unbalanced if your playing by your self. that also becomes part of the games problem the online community is pretty much dead . ive only had a few games where i actaully played with a few people. the story i found unintresting and basically skipped most of it . the AI bots are rediculasly retarded and i mean REALLY retarded. your team for the most part is usless outside of cannon fodder and occasionally reviving you. the enimy AI is just laughable most of the time . you can easily stand off to there side and just lay into 2 or 3 of them and some times they wont even respond to your attacks . there only mainly dangerous as a group . another thing that would have really helped would be a team command to make the bots follow you, cause believe me they will do alot of stupid things . like run off and do other objectives and gaurd crap you dont care about and just want them to follow you to the main objective . brink isnt a bad game if it had a decent online community i could probubly give it a score of 7. as it sits i cant recommond more then a rental or if you have some friends to play with get it if you can pick it up for under $20 . thats all i paid for it and wouldnt pay no more.… Expand
  27. Vrykos
    Aug 20, 2011
    9
    Great game. Currently my shoot of choice to play. When I first got it, I put it down after a few hours. I almost gave up on it. It plays out a lot different than the current trend of shoots. There are no "one-hit-kills", there is no spawn camping, there is no sitting in a tower or bush with a sniper all day. You can't run in to a crowd of people by yourself and mow them down. You HAVE toGreat game. Currently my shoot of choice to play. When I first got it, I put it down after a few hours. I almost gave up on it. It plays out a lot different than the current trend of shoots. There are no "one-hit-kills", there is no spawn camping, there is no sitting in a tower or bush with a sniper all day. You can't run in to a crowd of people by yourself and mow them down. You HAVE to work with your team, whether that be bots or humans. With all the recent patches, the bots are awesome now. Online is almost LAG free (it's P2P so it depends on who's in the game). This game doesn't even keep track of your KDR or kill count (in game), but rather gives XP based on how well you fulfilled your role as whatever class you played as....which is a great twist to the shooter genre.… Expand
  28. MRayn
    Aug 2, 2011
    6
    Have Internet and friends to play with? Buy it. Have not? Do not waste your precious time and/or money. Well... It's a fun game. You have a great customization menu. You have lots of guns and etc. The maps are well built and things like that, but you can only enjoy it if you go online, because the singleplayer is boring, even having two options of history. Brink is a game made for onlineHave Internet and friends to play with? Buy it. Have not? Do not waste your precious time and/or money. Well... It's a fun game. You have a great customization menu. You have lots of guns and etc. The maps are well built and things like that, but you can only enjoy it if you go online, because the singleplayer is boring, even having two options of history. Brink is a game made for online battles and nothing more, nothing less.… Expand
  29. hogworthy
    Jul 29, 2011
    1
    The most joy I got from this video game experience was getting $30 for trading it in on amazon.com. The campaign and MP are the same story arch with or without BOTS depending on how many people are online at the time. THE STORY IS THE SAME!! If you enjoy the constant threat of lag, this is your game. The sad thing is that they executed so many "game-changing" idea so horribly that thisThe most joy I got from this video game experience was getting $30 for trading it in on amazon.com. The campaign and MP are the same story arch with or without BOTS depending on how many people are online at the time. THE STORY IS THE SAME!! If you enjoy the constant threat of lag, this is your game. The sad thing is that they executed so many "game-changing" idea so horribly that this could've been a great title if it wasn't for all of it's setbacks. The controls are tight and the traversing the environment is a joy, but playing the game is a frustrating bore. AI is a non-threat the entire time unless they outnumber you 3-1, and MP is impossible to enjoy with half of the onscreen characters being bots. Final verdict... just don't... sorry bethesda, I love you but you should've delayed this one and perfected it some more.… Expand
  30. ScaryLaugh
    Jul 15, 2011
    0
    One word review: Terrible.
    Two words: REALLY terrible.
    Oponents are too hard to kill whilst your character is far too easy to kill, no cover system apart from crouching makes even the single player game seem like a very badly designed online multiplayer.
    Hectic, with some nice design work but this doesn't compensate for the other failings.
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 39 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 39
  2. Mixed: 20 out of 39
  3. Negative: 1 out of 39
  1. Playstation: The Official Magazine (US)
    Jul 1, 2011
    60
    Brink is essentially a mess of interesting ideas that fail to amount to anything larger. [Aug 2011, p.86]
  2. Play UK
    Jun 26, 2011
    67
    You can get a sense of the minute-to-minute gunplay being something special with the right group of friends. [Issue#206, p.87]
  3. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Jun 19, 2011
    80
    Get/bribe some mates and there's a great game here. [July 2011, p.92]
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