inFamous

 PlayStation 3
  • Publisher: SCEA
  • Release Date: May 26, 2009
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8.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 1533 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 64 out of 1533
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  1. Emerald3ME
    May 30, 2023
    6
    This game does a lot right. With climbing, traversal, and combat being quite fun and even challenging at some points. My major gripes with this game come down to a quite slow initial story progression. It feels like this game takes a long time to get rolling narratively and that is a huge point against it.
  2. Mindkiller7522
    Dec 10, 2021
    7
    Kind of surprised that this held up as well as it did. The traversal is still pretty fun and the combat is neat. It is irritating that every enemy takes a lot of hits to bring down, but it did lead to some harrowing moments for sure.

    My only real problem is the way the story is presented. Not the actual story itself-that was excellent. But the most important story beats are restricted    Kind of surprised that this held up as well as it did. The traversal is still pretty fun and the combat is neat. It is irritating that every enemy takes a lot of hits to bring down, but it did lead to some harrowing moments for sure.

    My only real problem is the way the story is presented. Not the actual story itself-that was excellent. But the most important story beats are restricted to storyboard cutscenes that are told in the past tense. Cole explaining what happened with his Will Arnett knock off voice completely ruined some real important scenes.

    Also, I was not prepared for the amount of escort/protection missions. Those did get pretty frustrating.

    Overall, I did enjoy it and I'm looking forward to giving the sequel a try.    … Expand
  3. TwoBe
    Aug 18, 2021
    6
    Playing on PS Now sucks. The controls can get very unresponsive at times.

    The game mechanics were fun, but the game is not very clear on what needs to be done during the missions so it can turn very frustrating trying to complete them. Apart from that, it was a good action game I went all the way down the evil path and it was lots of fun. It would be good if the missions weren’t so    Playing on PS Now sucks. The controls can get very unresponsive at times.

    The game mechanics were fun, but the game is not very clear on what needs to be done during the missions so it can turn very frustrating trying to complete them.

    Apart from that, it was a good action game I went all the way down the evil path and it was lots of fun. It would be good if the missions weren’t so regid, in a nutshell was “go from point a to point b”    … Expand
  4. FRIST_008
    Jun 14, 2021
    7
    Тот самый момент, когда мне говорили что инфеймос лучше чем прототип. И вот что я вам скажу, прототип это не шедевр, но первый инфеймос однозначно хуже. А вот второй=)
  5. 8tonystark8
    May 26, 2021
    7
    I played the 2nd game three times before I decided to try the first game. And I was a little disappointed. Mainly because the militia characters are so annoying - unbelieveably precise when shooting from far away and the combats are sometimes really hard and annoying.
  6. atomlord
    Mar 22, 2021
    7
    Неплохая игра для своего времени. Перестаешь чувствовать себя супергероем после того как бомж в капюшоне с пистолетом убивает тебя с другого угла карты пока ты его заметил. Противники тут все снайперы, которые прстоянно убегают, прячутся и могут выдержать взрыв нескольких гранат под ногами. Добавте сюда бесполезные суперспособности (обычный выстрел молнией самый еффективный на протяженииНеплохая игра для своего времени. Перестаешь чувствовать себя супергероем после того как бомж в капюшоне с пистолетом убивает тебя с другого угла карты пока ты его заметил. Противники тут все снайперы, которые прстоянно убегают, прячутся и могут выдержать взрыв нескольких гранат под ногами. Добавте сюда бесполезные суперспособности (обычный выстрел молнией самый еффективный на протяжении всей игры + снайперский режим но енергии хватает лишь на несколько выстрелов). А также прорву однотипных побочных миссий. Даже сюжетные не стыдятся сгонять тебя раз-другой через пол карты - "уничтож пожалуйста это мега неудобное д*рьмо! Справился? А еще второе. Вот, а теперь еще и эти два последних". Сюжет можно сказать неплохой, с твистами которые мы уже видели в других играх/фильмах. Даже моя девушка которая наблюдала одним глазом за игрой предугадала развязку. Надеюсь, сиквел избавился от всей этой мишуры.… Expand
  7. FrpMan
    Dec 19, 2020
    6
    Çıktıktan sonra oynadığım için olabilir ama grafik açısından beğenmedim. Npc ler çok düz. Oynanış tekdüze hikaye eh işte.
  8. Yuna67876
    May 18, 2020
    7
    This is a really fun game but it shows it age for almost an 11-year-old some things in this game just didn't age well and for today's standards it can make this game frustrating though it is still worth the play.
  9. reverseart
    May 14, 2020
    7
    Gameplay is great, it's fun to play but unfortunately I can't able to say same great things for the missions and dialogues. This game wants you to complete side missions and clear the territories from enemies. And you clear the territories by completing side missions. But side missions are so boring. There are five or six kind of side missions in the game and you have to do them throughGameplay is great, it's fun to play but unfortunately I can't able to say same great things for the missions and dialogues. This game wants you to complete side missions and clear the territories from enemies. And you clear the territories by completing side missions. But side missions are so boring. There are five or six kind of side missions in the game and you have to do them through the gameplay if you want to wander around as you like. I wish side missions were much less from the current numbers. Open-world design is so lame. Everywhere looks same. Different areas don't feel like they are different. This game would have been much better if they had designed the open world and side missions less boring.… Expand
  10. Muismi
    Apr 28, 2020
    7
    Infamous es un juego de 2009 que para cuando se publicó me pareció bastante novedoso y me llamó la atención. Es exclusivo de Sony, y si tienes una PS3 recomiendo jugarlo, aunque no es un "vende consolas" ni mucho menos. La narrativa junto con su mundo abierto y avance escalonado son sus puntos fuertes. Los personajes no son muy carismáticos que digamos, pero la trama a mi me enganchó. CabeInfamous es un juego de 2009 que para cuando se publicó me pareció bastante novedoso y me llamó la atención. Es exclusivo de Sony, y si tienes una PS3 recomiendo jugarlo, aunque no es un "vende consolas" ni mucho menos. La narrativa junto con su mundo abierto y avance escalonado son sus puntos fuertes. Los personajes no son muy carismáticos que digamos, pero la trama a mi me enganchó. Cabe destacar las cinemáticas con estética de comic, algo muy acertado.… Expand
  11. xRabia
    Apr 18, 2020
    7
    Metacritic forces me to write a seventy-five character review so that I can have my notes listed without searching game by game.
  12. Dragonfly44
    Apr 1, 2020
    7
    Good for the time maybe but it comes off rather bland, all things considered. 70/100
  13. KratosKong
    Jun 9, 2019
    6
    Este videojuego de mundo abierto al principio puede parecer divertido y prometedor pero cuando llevas algunas horas jugando notaras que se hace algo repetitivo y pesado hasta llegar a un punto en el que los enemigos de la ciudad no te dejan respirar ni un momento cuando no estemos haciendo alguna misión. Como punto positivo he de decir que posee una buena historia
  14. Axemmela
    May 22, 2018
    6
    I have a special place in my heart for the Infamous Series. This game however is good at best and terrible at worst. The positives include the story, characters, morality system and world design.

    The bad things begin with bugs. I know, games are shipped with them all the time. The best games do contain bugs. However, when the bugs start to mess with the experience of the game in a    I have a special place in my heart for the Infamous Series. This game however is good at best and terrible at worst. The positives include the story, characters, morality system and world design.

    The bad things begin with bugs. I know, games are shipped with them all the time. The best games do contain bugs. However, when the bugs start to mess with the experience of the game in a negative way, I will start to be annoyed. This includes me being killed by touching solid ground after jumping a meter in the air. No enemies, no land mines, no water, not even my own projectiles, yet I was still killed.

    A minor issue is the jerky animation. The excuse that games were just like that back then is not a good excuse, as Uncharted 2 came out the same year and has aged fairly well.

    My next complaint is the difficulty. I played on Normal up until halfway through the Warren missions, where the difficulty was so controller-breakingly annoying that I turned it down to Easy. I still struggled on that mode though. Infamous 1's normal mode is Infamous: Second Son's hard mode. I would know, I have the platinum for Second Son.

    My final complaint is the enemies. Oh my good lord, the enemies. They are the only bad part about the entire game. Collect 350 blast shards, okay. Beat the game on both Hero and Infamous, of course I'll do it. Beat the game on Hard Mode, yeah no (I still did lol), not with those enemies. Some story missions and side missions consist of enemy spamming to the point of insanity. The only time it worked was the mission after you got the Thunderstorm move.

    Overall, it did deserves a 6/10 for what it was.    … Expand
  15. AJY84
    Mar 28, 2018
    5
    I bought this game on sale not too long ago, after having missed it originally the first time around. I have to say, I'm glad I only paid $5 for it because this game is a mess. Enemies constantly spawn in zones that you control and where the game explicitly tells you they will no longer appear. The camera will randomly flip from behind Cole to in front of him, messing up your jumps bigI bought this game on sale not too long ago, after having missed it originally the first time around. I have to say, I'm glad I only paid $5 for it because this game is a mess. Enemies constantly spawn in zones that you control and where the game explicitly tells you they will no longer appear. The camera will randomly flip from behind Cole to in front of him, messing up your jumps big time. Cole's climbing and his willingness to cling to everything is cumbersome. Some of Cole's upgrades feel hollow, especially the damage reduction one, as I see no difference at all. The sheer amount of enemies the game spawns on you at times is absolutely ridiculous as well. Keep in mind, this is the game on the easiest difficulty as well. The story seemed intriguing at first, but it doesn't really do well at holding it all together. The characters you're supposed to care about are either annoying and you want them to die instantly (looking at you Zeke and your stupid, pointless calls to me after every side mission), or they never really amount to much. John was supposed to be a huge part of the game, but Moya had me do so many tasks that had nothing to do with John, I soon forgot about him as part of the main story. For a while, I assumed his role would play out in nothing more than the dead drop side quest bits you'd come across every so often.

    All in all, this game could have been something awesome, but the ideas and execution simply fell short. Frustrating controls, pin-point accuracy for enemies, and a subpar story all add up for a game that you'll quit before actually finishing it.    … Expand
  16. RandomWhorie
    Jul 6, 2017
    6
    Un juego mejorable siendo pasado por encima por su secuela pero es entretenido, tiene fallos sobretodo con la IA como que te descarguen el cargador entero en tu body por muy cubierto que estés y en menos que un cani cante despacito.
  17. Broyax
    Apr 13, 2017
    6
    Infamous se situe entre un Assassin's Creed et un GTA sans vraiment parvenir à se hisser à leur niveau. La maniabilité (pas trop mal) reste perfectible, de même que le scénario (nul) ou la technique (de moyenne à très correcte). Cela n'empêche pas une action souvent spectaculaire grâce à la gestion bien pensée des pouvoirs du héros. Signalons que son comparse (Zeke) est insupportableInfamous se situe entre un Assassin's Creed et un GTA sans vraiment parvenir à se hisser à leur niveau. La maniabilité (pas trop mal) reste perfectible, de même que le scénario (nul) ou la technique (de moyenne à très correcte). Cela n'empêche pas une action souvent spectaculaire grâce à la gestion bien pensée des pouvoirs du héros. Signalons que son comparse (Zeke) est insupportable tandis que les (rares) musiques sont plaisantes et la VF de bonne qualité. En 1 mot comme en 100 : honnête !… Expand
  18. Juras
    Mar 16, 2017
    7
    Good open world game with powers and demolitions, using electricy to destroy things was never so good. Too bad bonus objectives to do was so boring and copy pasted all over whole game.
  19. UsernameX
    Aug 9, 2016
    7
    sorry to admit but i did enjoy Prototype more. i did play it before Infamous though. in comparsion Infamous lacks story wise. the movement feels less clunky in Prototype. also i did not really dig the comic/cartoonish style of Infamous.
  20. bigboss1964
    Dec 1, 2015
    7
    inFamous

    Game-Play:The game-play it is great with lot of electrical powers to unlock an choose that saves the game from being repetitive and boring.The free roaming in the game is great as well because you can use your power to travel faster in the world and also the climbing mechanics are very good. Story:Sadly the story becomes boring very early in the game but it is saved by the    inFamous

    Game-Play:The game-play it is great with lot of electrical powers to unlock an choose that saves the game from being repetitive and boring.The free roaming in the game is great as well because you can use your power to travel faster in the world and also the climbing mechanics are very good.

    Story:Sadly the story becomes boring very early in the game but it is saved by the amazing ending.But still I can not forgive the boring characters except the protagonist and the villain and 2 others.The story took me about 13 to 14 hours to complete.One thing I really like about this game's story is that you can choose to be the hero or the villain and to do so there are some very important decisions that have impact on the story.

    Graphics:The graphics are great.

    Notes:Some of the side missions are boring and there is some poor level design in some main levels.In the end inFamous is a good game but I think a price drop should be expected before you buy it.    … Expand
  21. twaddle
    Jul 15, 2015
    5
    The game could have been fun had it not had some of the worst controls I've ever experienced on the PS3. Also the missions are repetitive, even after 1 hour of playing. Completely disappointed.
  22. Brainstorm123
    Aug 21, 2014
    6
    Infamous is fun, with lots of space to play in, but it falls a bit short. The combat is fun, but the game gets very hard later on. So hard you never want to play it again. A great story and cast hold the game together, but it's not enough. The open world is very big, but repetitive and ugly scenery bog it down. However, the boss battles are a BLAST! You can tell loads of thought was putInfamous is fun, with lots of space to play in, but it falls a bit short. The combat is fun, but the game gets very hard later on. So hard you never want to play it again. A great story and cast hold the game together, but it's not enough. The open world is very big, but repetitive and ugly scenery bog it down. However, the boss battles are a BLAST! You can tell loads of thought was put into their design. Infamous is a good game, but it's littered with flaws only a sequel could fix.… Expand
  23. mosessaur
    Jul 20, 2014
    6
    I finally started to play Infamous legacy. I started with Infamous 1. And sorry but this is an overrated game. After progressing a bit in the game I started to get bored. I guess I am rating the game by 2014 standards. But still I compared it to Prototype. And I enjoyed Prototype 1 much more than this one. The powers in Prototype were much more interesting.
    The only thing interesting    I finally started to play Infamous legacy. I started with Infamous 1. And sorry but this is an overrated game. After progressing a bit in the game I started to get bored. I guess I am rating the game by 2014 standards. But still I compared it to Prototype. And I enjoyed Prototype 1 much more than this one. The powers in Prototype were much more interesting.
    The only thing interesting about Infamous is that you get to choose your path of being good or evil.
    I rate this game with 6    … Expand
  24. TornadoCreator
    Jul 16, 2014
    5
    InFamous has a good concept that should in theory provide lots of exciting gameplay and story opportunities, but unfortunately it was largely squandered. The electric powers that make up this games main mechanic are fun at first, but few are used alk that creatively and the combat is rarely anything special, enemies are easily dispatched yet are also a constant worry as they're allInFamous has a good concept that should in theory provide lots of exciting gameplay and story opportunities, but unfortunately it was largely squandered. The electric powers that make up this games main mechanic are fun at first, but few are used alk that creatively and the combat is rarely anything special, enemies are easily dispatched yet are also a constant worry as they're all shockingly good marksmen, causing this game to suffer from quite severe "who the hell is shooting me?!" syndrome. Add in a city with no life too it, no real landmarks or anything really distinct to it, and you have a somewhat boring by-the-numbers game.

    Story wise there's nothing special happening here, it's a barely explored cliché story about a gang controlling a city with a contrived binary morality system which periodically asks you stupid extremes, "would you like to save the baby from the burning building or wait 20 minutes and add barbecue sauce?". The story seems obsessed with sending you into the sewers regularly, which makes an otherwise drab game even more drab.

    In short, if you like open world action and superheroes, you may get some fun from this but I'd expect the game to wear out it's welcome for most gamers, I struggled to motivate myself to finish this one. Admittedly this game is fun for the first few hours, I just can't help thinking; yet again, that this same style of game was done better by Spider-man on the PSOne... which for a PS3 game, that's a rather damning sentiment.    … Expand
  25. Ghostface2k
    Jun 2, 2014
    6
    I loved the early parts of this game but as the game went along I found the missions very tedious. Some of the controls are very awkward (Using special attacks involves R3+Square+R1. Those controls aren't made for human hands) The biggest con is the enemies. Their god-like accuracy is so annoying and it's even worse they're EVERYWHERE so you're being shot at all the time even when youI loved the early parts of this game but as the game went along I found the missions very tedious. Some of the controls are very awkward (Using special attacks involves R3+Square+R1. Those controls aren't made for human hands) The biggest con is the enemies. Their god-like accuracy is so annoying and it's even worse they're EVERYWHERE so you're being shot at all the time even when you can't see the enemies. It grows tiresome. The story was good and I liked Cole as an antihero but the gameplay was ok and I have no desire to continue playing the series.… Expand
  26. chrisjones914
    Mar 25, 2014
    6
    Just an ok game... I think it's really an overrated one to be completely honest. The gameplay is fun at first but the thing that really got to me is that they make you out to be some unstoppable monster but you just need to get past the tutorial to realize that that's not the case! The story does not deliver either, it starts off very interesting but then just falls into completeJust an ok game... I think it's really an overrated one to be completely honest. The gameplay is fun at first but the thing that really got to me is that they make you out to be some unstoppable monster but you just need to get past the tutorial to realize that that's not the case! The story does not deliver either, it starts off very interesting but then just falls into complete monotonous tedium! Don't get me wrong it still has its fun parts and it should be pretty cheap now so just know what to expect when you go into it!… Expand
  27. drlowdon
    Mar 22, 2014
    6
    Playing Infamous I was instantly reminded of Crackdown (that had been released two years earlier) with the game providing an open world in which to make use of all manner of superpowers, and complete missions of course.

    In many ways the game comes across as slightly dated with the poorly animated characters in particular making Infamous occasionally feel older than it actually is. It is    Playing Infamous I was instantly reminded of Crackdown (that had been released two years earlier) with the game providing an open world in which to make use of all manner of superpowers, and complete missions of course.

    In many ways the game comes across as slightly dated with the poorly animated characters in particular making Infamous occasionally feel older than it actually is. It is also hard not to feel many other aspects have been done better in other open world titles, including the co-op enabled Crackdown. There are other annoyances as well with the character not always grabbing on to the piece of scenery you intended, dull sidequests and enemies that spawn from nowhere who’ll then continually shoot at you whilst you try to complete the tasks set.

    All these criticisms may make it sound like I completely disliked the game, but that is far from being the case. For at least the first half of the game (It outstayed it’s welcome by a good few hours) Infamous was generally quite fun, not to mention fairly challenging, with each of the powers being well implemented and traversing the city defeating enemies can provide a good few hours of entertainment. It’s by no means a classic but if you own a Playstation 3 its worth giving a go.    … Expand
  28. flax0174
    Jan 22, 2014
    6
    the game is set in a manhattan style area it think,it comprises of three main areas, three bosses, story and side missions, and an array of abilities and powers. the game for its time is quite good offering a karma system and reputation system, the cutscenes are portrayed in a comic book style, where the game really lets itself down for me is the controls, cole would stick to ledges andthe game is set in a manhattan style area it think,it comprises of three main areas, three bosses, story and side missions, and an array of abilities and powers. the game for its time is quite good offering a karma system and reputation system, the cutscenes are portrayed in a comic book style, where the game really lets itself down for me is the controls, cole would stick to ledges and other surfaces and is quite frustrating when you just wanna fall to the ground, you have to press the drop command dozens of times to get there,
    the aiming controls are awful and not very efficient, the enemies are just reskins of each other or defined by what weapon/attacks they use, the missions get extremely repetitive where you either escort prisoners, save or kill certain targets, race from point a to b, etc and no lie when i spent about 10 hours just on the first island and went to the second and it was so similar to the previous one i thought i was still there. Everything for me just got extremely repetitive, monotonous and tedious. sorry i really tried to like it, but just couldnt, the 2nd one far surpasses the original in every way.    … Expand
  29. BeatHour
    Jan 9, 2014
    7
    Average, bland game with no personality. Very buggy, doesn't make you feel powerful, voice acting is average to dreadful. Storyline is forgettable, and you can't skip it at all. There's no even a volume slider! At all. What is this, an IOS port? Constantly spawning enemies instantly dodge your electrical shocks, so combat feels like the game is trying to resist its own mechanics in lieu ofAverage, bland game with no personality. Very buggy, doesn't make you feel powerful, voice acting is average to dreadful. Storyline is forgettable, and you can't skip it at all. There's no even a volume slider! At all. What is this, an IOS port? Constantly spawning enemies instantly dodge your electrical shocks, so combat feels like the game is trying to resist its own mechanics in lieu of fun or challenging gameplay. Upgrades are just Metroid-vania type time wasters which don't really make your abilities more interesting, and progress on a two short trees based on your alignment. So, basically, the only choice you get, gameplay wise, is when to acquire your slightly upgraded abilities. Still, its a pretty fun game. Its just not something you'll want to spend a lot of time on. It plays like a mash between The Force Unleashed, Crackdown, and DC Online. The side quests are so bad, they might as well be MMO grind missions. I just found it to be a waste of time, and that the mechanics were designed to slow you down.… Expand
  30. elitefour
    Oct 18, 2013
    6
    im sorry guys.
    but this game is so bored.
    there are no emotional characters
    the gameplays its so simple and boring
    the plot is absurd. i dont like this game
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Awards & Rankings

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#31 Best PS3 Game of 2009
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#5 Most Discussed PS3 Game of 2009
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#13 Most Shared PS3 Game of 2009

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Metascore
85

Generally favorable reviews - based on 98 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 84 out of 98
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 98
  3. Negative: 0 out of 98
  1. IGN
    92
    Cole's powers are cool, the graphic novel cutscenes are stunning, the story is intriguing, and the city is alive.
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  2. IGN AU
    86
    Most importantly, the movement and combat mechanics are fantastic, while the firefights (and the starring role of electricity) are a true spectacle. In this game the city is both your playground and your plaything, and you'll feel like a bad-ass.
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  3. IGN UK
    90
    While not wholly original, the game's blend of open world ideals with superhero powers is done with a verve that’s unsurpassed, and the mesh of platforming and freeform combat is uniquely satisfying.
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