Broforce

 PlayStation 4
Metascore
68

Mixed or average reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 12
  3. Negative: 1 out of 12
  1. Gamers' Temple
    Jun 26, 2016
    85
    At first glance Broforce may look like a basic side-scroller built on a one-note joke, but there's a lot more depth to the game than that, both in terms of gameplay and humor.
  2. 3DJuegos
    Mar 9, 2016
    80
    Broforce is a love letter to iconic heroes from action movies, but also an enjoyable and frenetic action game.
  3. NZGamer
    Mar 14, 2016
    76
    For anyone who hasn’t had their fill of retro side-scrolling platformers, Broforce effortless and undeniable fun. Load-up, settle in, and invite a few bros.
  5. Everyeye.it
    Mar 15, 2016
    75
    BroForce is just the best run&gun since Metal Slug.
  6. PlayStation Universe
    Mar 4, 2016
    75
    Technical issues aside, Broforce is a delightfully chaotic love letter to the brightly-colored excesses of 80’s action movie carnage and coin op shooters.
  7. Hobby Consolas
    Mar 16, 2016
    72
    A great run and gun with tons of chaotic action... with a lot of technical issues on the PS4 version.
  8. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    May 8, 2016
    70
    A charming, uncommonly smart spiritual sibling to Contra, full of awesomely crafted homages to action cinema, but troubled on PS4 by a few bugs I'd like to nuke from Orbit. [May 2016, p.95]
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  9. Push Square
    Mar 8, 2016
    70
    Broforce is everything awesome about action films amplified to a satirical degree that will leave you grinning non-stop.
  10. We Got This Covered
    Mar 4, 2016
    70
    Broforce is an enjoyable ode to gamers that were raised by action movies and 16-bit consoles. The technical defects of the PS4 version, however, give the PC original the clear advantage.
  11. Play UK
    Apr 22, 2016
    60
    Despite some technical issues and minor frustrations, this parody of American patriotism and action hero stereotypes offers a hell of a lot of destructive fun. [Issue#268, p.74]
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  12. Destructoid
    Mar 14, 2016
    60
    This all adds up to a decent amount of bro-time if you really want it, but I'm fairly certain whoever you play this with will end up being a not-bro for a little while. Broforce could have been a fun "Hoo-rah 'Murica" romp, but it comes with artificial difficulty and bugs that aren't worth dealing with. You're better off watching First Blood again and pretending Satan is going to show up at the end.
  13. DarkStation
    Mar 28, 2016
    40
    Broforce is a fun concept that just never coalesces right.

Awards & Rankings

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#62 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2016

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User Score
6.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 233 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 117 out of 233
  2. Mixed: 82 out of 233
  3. Negative: 34 out of 233
  1. themostunclean
    Mar 12, 2016
    3
    I don't know how this got voted as the free PS+ game over the others. I could tell it was going to be a waste of time from the gameplay I sawI don't know how this got voted as the free PS+ game over the others. I could tell it was going to be a waste of time from the gameplay I saw on other platforms. Either the devs found a way to rig the voting process or people are just easily drawn in by faux retro style and bad puns. Repetitive and just plain boring, poor online play and lacking in features and mechanics- even for a "retro" game. The only reason I'm glad this won is that I didn't have to pay for it only to delete it a few hours later.… Full Review »
  2. ballwaregames
    Mar 2, 2016
    6
    I really wish this game could be better; I really, really do.

    As many of you may know this was given as "free" with PS+ this month, other    I really wish this game could be better; I really, really do.

    As many of you may know this was given as "free" with PS+ this month, other than Helldivers (which I already owned) I was really looking forward to a cooperative game I could play with friends online. Broforce does have this capability, do not misunderstand; the problem here is that the online-play is flawed at best.

    At first the online worked flawlessly, then when we got about 30% through the game it started spazzing out, reviving each other but it failing to actually revive, thus wasting the limited amount of lives you are given; input lag crippling the experience the whole way. I would like to confirm that this is not an internet problem on our end, we immediately played Smite and SFV to test and both worked completely fine.

    Another huge problem that happens both online and off (and this is common, not just me) is that at the beginning of the level the game won't receive your inputs for the first few seconds, however the game keeps going on, obviously this leads to a lot of BS deaths, which wouldn't be horrible if the loading screens weren't unnecessarily long.

    Overall the game would be decent for a single-player experience, if a bit short, but as an online experience this game is severely lacking as of right now, if the dev team fixes it's issues the game would be a solid 8/10.    … Full Review »
  3. K5000i
    Mar 2, 2016
    9
    Super fun game , was hard to stop playing until finished, not realy the longest game but for something to pick up & play it was well worth itSuper fun game , was hard to stop playing until finished, not realy the longest game but for something to pick up & play it was well worth it & since it was free with ps plus all the better ,.,… Full Review »
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