Rambo: The Video Game

 PlayStation 3
User Score
1.8

Overwhelming dislike- based on 104 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 104
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 104
  3. Negative: 87 out of 104
Buy Now
Buy on

Review this game

  1. Your Score
    0 out of 10
    Rate this:
    • 10
    • 9
    • 8
    • 7
    • 6
    • 5
    • 4
    • 3
    • 2
    • 1
    • 0
    • 0
  1. Submit
  2. Check Spelling
view
per page
  1. Jellybean15
    Feb 1, 2015
    3
    Why does this game exist? Unlike most movie tie-in games that come out to cap on a movie's success, Rambo the Video game simply unearths the license well after it's last debut in the theaters. Sadly enough, that would make you think the company behind it was probably trying to create a game worthy of the license. Unfortunately, as soon as you saw the first screen shot of Rambo in 2013, weWhy does this game exist? Unlike most movie tie-in games that come out to cap on a movie's success, Rambo the Video game simply unearths the license well after it's last debut in the theaters. Sadly enough, that would make you think the company behind it was probably trying to create a game worthy of the license. Unfortunately, as soon as you saw the first screen shot of Rambo in 2013, we all knew it was just going to be a lazy, poorly made cash-in, and that's exactly what we got here.

    Initially, setting up Rambo as a rail shooter isn't exactly a bad premise, especially for a game that's supposed to be following the story line set by the first three movies. Plus, rail shooters have proven to be fun on consoles as well as the arcade, so it comes off as a smart move at first. Along with the standard rail shooting, you also have an ability called wrath, which puts you into a rage mode where ammo is unlimited and kills restore your health. It all sounds promising at first, but quickly becomes boring after the first hour without the presence of any real challenge.

    The cover system is abysmal and sometimes, it doesn't even work. Often your cover will be destroyed or will fail to take you out of the firing line of your enemies, and that's even if you have the ability to take cover. More than likely, Rambo will just stop and start shooting out in the open, forcing you to take damage against your will. The developers obviously didn't know how to make a game difficult without making it cheap, and nowhere is that more clear than when the game throws new enemy types at you.

    You'll fight enemies beside the standard grunts, but none of them are good ideas. Grenadiers suck because the window you have to kill them is so small. If you're in cover yourself, killing them is hopeless. Flamethrowers and armored grunts are sound like good ideas at first, with both of them having their own weak spots, but even then they still absorb a ridiculous amount of bullets before they die. Plus, if you have the auto-aim on, aiming for their head or flame pack is almost impossible.

    Nowhere are the game's flaws more prominent than in the final level. The last engagement in Rambo III is punishingly difficult, with the game throwing absolutely everything at you. Divided into three sections, Rambo manages to throw anything and everything it can at you, forcing you to duck in and out of cover while you fire a shot every few seconds. The auto aim is helpful in ensuring you'll hit your enemies when you pop out, but like I said earlier, the auto-aim only inhibits you when taking on armored enemies.

    The only relief of gameplay you have from the shooting are the quick time events, which are meant to substitute for any melee combat or stealth mechanics, but they're too easy and grow stale. Even the stealth sections with the bow are boring, and go on for way too long. In all honesty, I did like seeing the fights (which are supposed to be recreated from the movies) from a different camera perspective than the movie, but it was disappointing to see all the inaccuracies involved, which is the biggest insult to this franchise.

    The stealth montage of Rambo taking down the officers isn't accurately recreated to begin with, but the biggest problem with it is that the game has you slaughter almost every cop you face. It's one thing to take an alternate approach to a story, but changing it outright is unacceptable.

    As if that all wasn't bad enough, the game looks and sounds terrible. The graphics are pathetic, and character models fail to accurately recreate their movie counterparts, with Rambo probably being the worst example. With his freakishly big hair, dumb face, awkward muscle placement and his constant glow from way too much sweat, Rambo ends up looking like a deformed and sweaty Gene Simmons.

    As for the sound, almost all of the dialogue is ripped directly from the movie, but the developers were so incompetent they didn't even bother to enhance the sound to standard quality. Needless to say, all the dialogue and speech from movies made over 3 decades ago don't hold up, especially when compared to the rest of the game, making the sound design inconsistent. Plus, hearing the same dialogue and music repeat over and over is beyond annoying.

    Rambo the Video Game is just sad. With so many bad elements here, it's easy to ignore the few good things the game had going for it. The prologue, the perks system, and the upgrades are all bogged down by the rest of the crap you have to sift through. With only three hours of gameplay to offer, Rambo the video game is a lazy, incompetent, badly designed cash-in that takes away from the legacy the license already has. Nobody should play this game, not even if you're a hardcore Rambo fan. Stay away.    … Expand
  2. SuperkenGaming
    Jan 1, 2017
    3
    Rambo The Video Game
    No surprises here
    Rambo The Video Game is an on rails shooter developed my favorite people that brought us the heavy fire series, if you can’t sense my sarcasm, trust me… it’s there… So it’s no surprise this is a bad game… one that gets worse the longer you play it… I’ll give the developers credit, they do mix the game up a bit as you travel through the story of    Rambo The Video Game
    No surprises here
    Rambo The Video Game is an on rails shooter developed my favorite people that brought us the heavy fire series, if you can’t sense my sarcasm, trust me… it’s there…
    So it’s no surprise this is a bad game… one that gets worse the longer you play it…
    I’ll give the developers credit, they do mix the game up a bit as you travel through the story of the Rambo trilogy for 3 and a half hours…
    You’ll do quick time sequences, guns, stealth sections with the bow which were my favorite.. and explosive sequences…
    much more variety than any of the heavy fire games… but that doesn’t take away from the fact that this game is just a joke…
    It looks and sounds like an early ps2 game… cut scenes are choppy, the level design is uninteresting…
    it’s a chore to get through…
    As you do shoot your way through levels either alone or with a friend you get graded based on the difficulty you complete it in, by the way you might as well not even consider playing on normal or easy because you’ll hardly get any credit at all other than story progression… no trophies for you..
    You shoot bad guys, full up your wrath meter to slow down time for the opportunity to gain health…
    which isn’t too much of an issue until later in the game...
    You also level up to unlock skills and perks to buff your Rambo up to your own liking…
    However the final mission feels like it’s from an entirely different game…
    There is an insane difficulty spike out of nowhere and brings down any hopes of recommendations from me…
    They stack heavies turrets and dozens of enemies right on top you, massively spaced out checkpoints, and cheap kill these enemies before the tanks seers you sections that can mean instadeath…
    And all of this is so bad because dying on any difficulty other than easy more than a few times means you have to start the mission all the way from the beginning….
    This game was just garbage up to this point... now its painful garbage...
    It’s like walking on broken glass trying to finish it…
    Don’t play it
    I Give Rambo The Video Game a 2.5/10    … Expand
  3. Rocky6694
    Jan 13, 2017
    3
    Rambo: The Video Game is one of the worst games i have ever played. It is a very linear rail shooter, so no big deal to begin with. But the controlls is so broken and frustrating which makes this game unbelievably painful and annoying to play. This game offers nothing but a complete disastrous mess.

    The graphics are OK for a rail shooter and it really it seemed like the devs at least    Rambo: The Video Game is one of the worst games i have ever played. It is a very linear rail shooter, so no big deal to begin with. But the controlls is so broken and frustrating which makes this game unbelievably painful and annoying to play. This game offers nothing but a complete disastrous mess.

    The graphics are OK for a rail shooter and it really it seemed like the devs at least tried to make something out of it, but failed miserably.    … Expand
  4. Samirhusejnovic
    Mar 29, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So einen Scheiß habe ich seit langen nicht gespielt. Wirklich, ein Furchtbares Spiel, vorallem die Grafik und das Gameplay… Expand
  5. ZombieNoLife
    Jan 5, 2015
    1
    Why do we need a Rambo Video Game? Because this company is near bankrupt. They used the voice of Stalon from the actual movie. The actual game is a little fun at times if it was made just after the movie came out, like most movie based games. Even for a movie game this is utter terrible. Don't waste your money on this game. There was NO point in making this game, there isn't even a newWhy do we need a Rambo Video Game? Because this company is near bankrupt. They used the voice of Stalon from the actual movie. The actual game is a little fun at times if it was made just after the movie came out, like most movie based games. Even for a movie game this is utter terrible. Don't waste your money on this game. There was NO point in making this game, there isn't even a new Rambo movie coming out anytime soon. I would of actually liked this game if they recorded Stalon's voice instead from the movie and not so many f*cking "Press O". I think there is more in this game then there is in Resident Evil series alone.… Expand
  6. Xh2003
    May 3, 2021
    1
    As the Vietnamese people, i really hate this game.
    Everything in this game is so terrible, Vietnamese people in this game doesn't look like a Vietnamese people. I rather play The Quiet Man rather than playing this game. It's awful.
  7. Makaveli
    May 10, 2014
    0
    I just rented this game for fun... I knew it was horrible before I rented it but I'm a crazy guy that likes to have fun with crappy games once in awhile a lot of games are crappy but still can have fun moments...this can not be said about this title.. I have nothing against on rail shooters but this game cant even do that right..All this game is, is cashing in on the "RAMBO" name, you canI just rented this game for fun... I knew it was horrible before I rented it but I'm a crazy guy that likes to have fun with crappy games once in awhile a lot of games are crappy but still can have fun moments...this can not be said about this title.. I have nothing against on rail shooters but this game cant even do that right..All this game is, is cashing in on the "RAMBO" name, you can clearly see no effort went into this game.. The game is also annoying where you have Rambo screaming almost every time he shots his gun, I must admit I did laugh at first, but wow it got annoying fast... This game doesn't do anyone any favours and it actually is a chore to play.. I only recommend this game to people who like to review **** games on Youtube... I don't usually rate any game a 0 because some games might be crappy but I like to give credit where it's due and try and look for the good in games.. I could not find any good from this game... Quick and easy cash in...… Expand
  8. Phoenix_Wright_
    Sep 12, 2014
    0
    The fact that this is a rail shooter blows my mind, humanity ditched it for a REASON: because of progress. If this was a IOS game, it would be acceptable if it was 1 dollar, but I might think twice. Between fake trailer's and HORRIBLE voice acting, there is almost nothing to admire about this abamination
  9. Faceless2015
    Feb 10, 2015
    0
    There are many things you should not take in a mans life. Taking a real good movie and turning it into crap is terrible. The people who made this crap should get a kick in the face. I thought it would be good. I played it and I wish I can take back those hours back. And those who put 10,9,8 and high ratings should all get slapped. You must love to get your money take. By big business andThere are many things you should not take in a mans life. Taking a real good movie and turning it into crap is terrible. The people who made this crap should get a kick in the face. I thought it would be good. I played it and I wish I can take back those hours back. And those who put 10,9,8 and high ratings should all get slapped. You must love to get your money take. By big business and make crappy games. If you want to buy this crap. Than by all means go ahead. But you been warned by me and so many others.… Expand
  10. tsakiym
    May 12, 2015
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. wow. one of a kind. I do not have to say anything more. But i need to write one hundred and fifty characters. i think my score can describe it........… Expand
  11. MauricioL778812
    Nov 14, 2015
    0
    Graphical garbage, trash story, expressions or there, same characters, play all buggy, just horrible seriously have no bag to talk about this game.
    Final note: 0.1
  12. BananaReviews
    Jun 15, 2016
    0
    Pior jogo que já joguei,horrível DEMAIS,gráficos horríveis,um lixo de história,inimigos iguais,é muito ruim mesmo,comprar isso é o mesmo de queimar seu dinheiro
  13. Matt100
    Oct 13, 2019
    0
    if you like a bad game you should have Rambo: The Video Game. Best for PS3, that haves the worst version. Cheers!
  14. TrashGame
    Jun 16, 2020
    0
    I think this is a trashy game because
    -Misrepresenting history and almost smearing a country.Vietnamese people in this game have been smeared a lot.Vietnamese people in the game have been described as bloodthirsty murderous killers for intelligence,and Rambo is described as a hero who avenge his friends.At the time of the game Vietnamese people are trying to protect their country
    -The    I think this is a trashy game because
    -Misrepresenting history and almost smearing a country.Vietnamese people in this game have been smeared a lot.Vietnamese people in the game have been described as bloodthirsty murderous killers for intelligence,and Rambo is described as a hero who avenge his friends.At the time of the game Vietnamese people are trying to protect their country
    -The gameplay is boring and tedious,the gameplay is like arcade games
    -The game developer and even the person who wrote the story is ignorant and unkind to not learning about whether it offends anyone or misrepresents history.
    -Characters in the game do so in a lazy way when the Vietnamese in the game are designed like an American,You do as anyone who wears conical hats and ak47 rifles is Vietnamese
    -Not to mention the selling price was still up to 40 dollars then. Who would spend $ 40 on buying a game with boring gameplay like this?
    SUCH A TRASH GAME !!!    … Expand

Awards & Rankings

74
#74 Best PS3 Game of 2014
18
#18 Most Discussed PS3 Game of 2014
9
#9 Most Shared PS3 Game of 2014

Critic Reviews

All reviews »
Metascore
23

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 11
  3. Negative: 10 out of 11
  1. Shacknews
    Apr 30, 2014
    20
    Rambo: The Video Game just disappoints, over and over. There are no new power-ups or twists to keep you interested, no memorable boss fights, and no touches that fans of the film will go "ooh" over. The team at Reef could've done a lot more with this, something along the lines of what Sega did with its arcade Rambo game. Instead, they took the easy way out. Go watch the movies instead. All of the thrill, none of the pain, Johnny.
    Read full review
  2. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Apr 9, 2014
    20
    It only avoids the worst score I can give by virtue of the fact that it (just about) functions. Rambo inspires more anger than biting your tongue just after you’ve stubbed your toe.
    Read full review
  3. Playstation Official Magazine Australia
    Mar 18, 2014
    20
    War may be hell, but it’s not as bad as this ugly, unbalanced, short excuse for a rail-shooter. [April 2014, p72]
See all critic reviews »