X-Blades

 PlayStation 3
User Score
5.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 23 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 23
  3. Negative: 8 out of 23
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  1. mtkuszek
    Apr 8, 2011
    2
    This game goes beyond the barriers of terrible and into the depths of abysmal. The camera angles are horrible, the controls are weak and sluggish, and there is some semblance of something that is plot. It's hack and slash at its worst. avoid at all costs.
  2. TheDestroyer
    Jul 8, 2015
    3
    As someone who has completed X-Blade, let me tell you about this game: It can be best described as the kid in high school you wanted to be friends with today but can't because everything they do pisses you off! There is a reason why the critics rated this game so low...

    It loses it's perfect 10/10 the moment you start playing. Not from it's awkward intro or the fact that it gives you so    As someone who has completed X-Blade, let me tell you about this game: It can be best described as the kid in high school you wanted to be friends with today but can't because everything they do pisses you off! There is a reason why the critics rated this game so low...

    It loses it's perfect 10/10 the moment you start playing. Not from it's awkward intro or the fact that it gives you so little to work on as to where you are or what you're doing; that doesn't take away from the enjoyment. What first takes it away is it's terrible camera angles, spammable tool-tips with no way to turn them off, and questionably fast movement. Next, you will notice is there is only 1 attack button with no real combos or thought process. There is also no guard button or penalty on death, so for the most part you can turn your brain off while dealing with most of the monsters. And the attack animation with your swords is the exact same!!! You do get at least 2 other combos later in the game, but requires a button input that's so stupid and such a waste of time - It takes a full second or two to set up the combo that does the same damage as your default instant button mash combo (which one are you going to choose).

    - There are magic attacks you get to use, Fire, Ice, Lightning, Dark, Light, all have at least 3 moves. But guess what: they are the exact same attacks: projectile, weapon appliance, and super explosive wave.
    - Every area you enter in consists of a horde mode aka: defeat all the enemies in the area, or defeat a certain enemy in the area while the other enemies harass you. But basically it comes down to "you must kill everything in the area to proceed" for every fight. There are no optional battles unless you decide to go back and revisit an area.
    - Areas you did battle in before begin to copy/paste themselves later, so eventually there becomes no atmosphere to admire.
    -The game lacks platforming. What is there as platforming is great, but us as fans would like to see more!
    - Laggy frame rates begin to happen in areas with monster generators.
    - Enemy variety for a PS3 game is low. So low that you wind up facing the same ones over and over and over and over and over!
    - The graphics are utterly terrible in HD.
    - The soundtrack is completely disregarded by it's artists and plays random tracks almost all the time - completely taking away almost any mood music.
    - Another big sin is the game's story and voice acting. It has no direction, no enthusiasm, no entertainment, and eventually no purpose.

    The only fun to be had with this game is it's boss battles, because each of them have to be killed in a specific way, which made it interesting to try and figure out what that is. As stated before, the little platforming that is in the game was also fun. But everything else about this game is absolutely unsatisfying!!! The moment X-Blades begins to build any fun factor, something comes along and kills it. The game feels unfinished in terms of level design and character attacks, and despite the praise it gets for it's boss battles, you sometimes end up facing the same boss you just killed an hour ago. SouthPeak Games think this is okay, but it's not! And I hope someone from their development team sees this review so they know what not to put in their games should they ever make more.

    Please, do not buy this game! Do not let boobs or a bada$$ looking chick on the front cover be the reason for you taking a hammer to the disc a week later.    … Expand

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Metascore
50

Mixed or average reviews - based on 31 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 18 out of 31
  3. Negative: 13 out of 31
  1. IGN
    60
    Everything about X-Blades is mediocre. It works for what it is, and there’s some charm to the action and the characters, but the gameplay design is lacking in ingenuity; a notion that is perpetuated the longer you play.
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  2. GamesRadar+
    60
    That X-Blades remains a decent title despite the lack of compelling missions and likable characters is something of an accomplishment in itself, though not one we'd recommend advertising from the rooftops.
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  3. SpazioGames
    58
    X-blades doesn’t succeed in delivering a rich offer. The gameplay is repetitive, and platforming doesn’t play out well. The long fights are usually boring, and the plethora of upgrades and different kinds of magic is not enough to make it fun. Add a terrible A.I., and what you get is a title that won’t be fun for anyone but hack’n’slash die-hard fans.
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