inFamous

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

Generally favorable reviews- based on 1533 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1,217 out of 1533
  2. Mixed: 252 out of 1533
  3. Negative: 64 out of 1533
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  1. TahaAxe
    Sep 11, 2023
    9
    I finished the game and it was awesome the story and gameplay was very good, the reason I took 1 point because of the enemies on the roofs they were too many and they were shooting at me everywhere I went and it made me angry
  2. GameMan2005
    Aug 29, 2023
    9
    Excellent game. Love the choice based system of whether you want to be the hero and villain and there's a lot of moral gray area involved in these choices.
  3. FrankCreeper
    Jul 28, 2023
    10
    A fantastic open world game with karma options and superpowers,gameplay nowadays is still amazing and story is absolutely unique with a fantastic character on both side (Evil Karma and Good Karma)
    The isnt aged very well nowadays but is still awesome to see and the amount of collectibles and secondary complete all experience of this amazing game
  4. KrOOb
    Jun 3, 2023
    10
    A perfect gem. InFamous had everything. A great story, great characters with a great variety of enemies and history arcs makes this story special do the ps3 era. A nice combat with cool powers, and the karma system giving you another version of those powers to your favor. The melee combat was unimpressive and underwhelming. Its by far my favourite game of all time. I genuinely recommendA perfect gem. InFamous had everything. A great story, great characters with a great variety of enemies and history arcs makes this story special do the ps3 era. A nice combat with cool powers, and the karma system giving you another version of those powers to your favor. The melee combat was unimpressive and underwhelming. Its by far my favourite game of all time. I genuinely recommend this game. It's a masterpiece even today standards.… Expand
  5. 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.
  6. Jaidenbrkl1
    Apr 18, 2023
    9
    This game is extremely fantastic. Great gameplay, nice looking graphics, an addicting story, and overall, an great game that made Sucker Punch what they are today.
  7. TyeBuster
    Apr 8, 2023
    4
    One of the worst PlayStation exclusives. The only thing, that's good about this garbage - the story, that's all. Gameplay, graphics, missions, animations, FPS - are absolately terrible and do not pass the test of time from the word at all.
  8. ColeEngo
    Nov 30, 2022
    8
    A fun game that I never expected to like as a kid and opened me up to trying different games other than COD.
  9. DanielGG91
    Nov 14, 2022
    8
    Muy disfrutable, infravalorado para mí al ser una IP nueva del estudio, pero en mi opinión merece la pena. Divertido, y con una historia enrevesada pero genial.
  10. hector_bcn98
    Nov 9, 2022
    9
    En cierta parte innovó muchísimo con el sistema de heroicidad, pudiendo plantear dos historias diferentes en un mismo videojuego.
  11. Jdotdeedot
    Jul 3, 2022
    8
    A great game that has aged a lot. The gameplay and graphics don't hold up that well but it's great for it's time. Cole's electricity powers are cool but nothing too unique. A lot of the strongpoints of infamous comes from my own personal nostalgia. Playing this game as a kid was so awesome and I thought it was revolutionary at the time and I still think it is.
  12. HuevoAlce
    Jun 26, 2022
    9
    A breath of fresh air for the superhero video game genre. Infamous, while suffering frame graphical and gameplay glitches, is a welcome addition to the PlayStation family.
  13. 666SitiS666
    May 31, 2022
    10
    игра прекрасна как сюжетом ,так и геймплеем. К сожалению такого нельзя сказать про последние части
  14. JJ2FAS4U
    Dec 28, 2021
    8
    Atmosphere: 9
    Enjoyment: 9
    Gameplay: 7
    Graphics: 7
    Music: 7
    Story: 9
    Total: 8.00
  15. JoseManuel10_
    Dec 21, 2021
    9
    Infamous an action-adventure video game developed by Sucker Punch Productions and published by Sony
  16. 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
  17. tondobondo
    Oct 8, 2021
    9
    Played this game for the first time in 2021. Brilliant, full of action. God, those thunder drops
  18. BatmanTheNr1
    Oct 3, 2021
    9
    cooool game but damn it can get hard as hell, definitely one of the better exclusives
  19. 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
  20. 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=)
  21. yangfanhong
    Jun 8, 2021
    8
    A good open world action game with impressive story, though there are some details and technical problems needed to be improved.
  22. 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.
  23. 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
  24. Reservater
    Mar 9, 2021
    8
    This game is truly one of the best games on the ps3, with great abilities, an interesting story, and gameplay, I would give it a 10 out of 10 if it wasn't for the sequels and expansions existing and the inconstant performance which should be more of a reason for this game to deserve a remaster with infamous 2 and festival of blood.
  25. ImArtem
    Feb 20, 2021
    10
    One of the best games on the PS3. Unique game experience which I recommend to have!!!
  26. YigidOx2
    Feb 14, 2021
    8
    The game that gave birth to the legend of the inFamous. 2 times better than Second Son. Elections are really difficult. It is not clear what will be connected to where. Apart from that, in Ps3 times, especially in Spider-Man games, are you a good hero or evil incident has been well handled. Still, it could be processed better. It's hard to get used to the gameplay. Other than that, whereThe game that gave birth to the legend of the inFamous. 2 times better than Second Son. Elections are really difficult. It is not clear what will be connected to where. Apart from that, in Ps3 times, especially in Spider-Man games, are you a good hero or evil incident has been well handled. Still, it could be processed better. It's hard to get used to the gameplay. Other than that, where the story is connected ... interesting? I think it's still a game for those with Ps3 to play.… Expand
  27. inFAMOUSisGood
    Feb 5, 2021
    9
    We've all heard it before, inFAMOUS's graphics sucks, no one will refute that, but that's not why it deserves a 9 out of ten. There are many reasons why it deserves a 9 out of ten, like it's great combat, awesome exploration and fun powers. By fun powers, I mean abilities like shockwave, static thrusters and induction grind, abilities which help exploration and help give combatWe've all heard it before, inFAMOUS's graphics sucks, no one will refute that, but that's not why it deserves a 9 out of ten. There are many reasons why it deserves a 9 out of ten, like it's great combat, awesome exploration and fun powers. By fun powers, I mean abilities like shockwave, static thrusters and induction grind, abilities which help exploration and help give combat versatility. By awesome exploration, I mean the fact that everything is climbable, which I loved, need to work on Cole's walking sound (traumatic flashback). Now where getting into the meat of it, combat, combat in inFAMOUS is down right awesome in every way shape and form. Stick to rooftops and gain a vantage point that will help with aiming powers like the grenades and rockets. Or do my personal favourite and enter combat by way of thunder drop, then back off to medium range, good enough to get headshots and shockwave those who get to close, walk forward as you fight and use the surrounding cars as explosions' for those too far or who cant quite hit. Then as enemy has been placed in a forced into a group, knock them on their backs with shockwave and either use grenades or lightning bolts to finish it. Those are two of the many approaches you can take to a battle, due to the near symbiotic relationship of climbing and combat, but now its time to get into difficulty, inFAMOUS's difficulty is near perfect for me, first and second playthrough I thought it would be too challenging to go beyond easy mode. Now on my third playthrough I'm playing on hard mode, bum rushing the enemy, and using the powers where the situation calls for. Used to think shockwave was useless, now it's my best friend. I used to spam grenades whenever possible, now I use them sparingly. Point I'm trying to make is that hard mode is great because it forces you to actually think in a combat situation instead of just mindlessly spamming megawatt hammers (lightning rockets) everywhere in hopes of hitting something. Sure hard mode is well, hard, and I die at least once every 10 minutes, but it's also where the game is the most fun. So in summary (ugh, PEEL what have you done to me) inFAMOUS has fun electrical powers that help add more versatility to both combat and exploration, awesome terrain that is completely climbable, combat that has many different approaches that don't just devolve to "different gun different fight". Then combining all those together with the perfectly crafted difficulty is just part of the reason why I think inFAMOUS deserves a 9 out of 10. Emphasis on part of the reason.… Expand
  28. Giornogiovan
    Jan 4, 2021
    10
    Un juegaso de PS3 yo la tengo en 2021 y este juego tiene gráficos muy buenos, también es entretenido a más no poder, tiene mecánicas de parkour eficientes de vez en cuando se bugea pero se entiende por el año de salida. en el segundo juego ya no son tan evidentes estos errores pero 100% garantizafo
  29. FrpMan
    Dec 19, 2020
    6
    Çıktıktan sonra oynadığım için olabilir ama grafik açısından beğenmedim. Npc ler çok düz. Oynanış tekdüze hikaye eh işte.
  30. RomCa_99
    Nov 13, 2020
    8
    así empezó mi apego por sucker punch, un juego muy entretenidísimo y una de mis sagas favoritas en ps3... WOW COMO PASA EL TIEMPO
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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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