G.I. Joe: Operation Blackout

 PlayStation 4
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6.1

Mixed or average reviews- based on 10 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 10
  3. Negative: 4 out of 10
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  1. SuperkenGaming
    Oct 15, 2020
    5
    G.I Joe Operation Blackout
    For the fans and noone else
    Operation Blackout is a 5 hour long 3rd person shooter that tells the typical goodguy vs bad guy story, however this time you get to play on both sides.. there are 12 characters here that feel different enough with their own personal weapons and abilities from both the cobra and GI Joe side.. You can tell that operation blackout    G.I Joe Operation Blackout
    For the fans and noone else
    Operation Blackout is a 5 hour long 3rd person shooter that tells the typical goodguy vs bad guy story, however this time you get to play on both sides.. there are 12 characters here that feel different enough with their own personal weapons and abilities from both the cobra and GI Joe side..
    You can tell that operation blackout really is for fans of this series… its just that unfortunately its not really for anyone else, as GI Joe Operation Blackout just isn’t any fun to play…
    To an extent.. don’t get me wrong there are 2 or 3 characters I had fun playing as, but mostly in the shorter missions.. as for the most part, every mission here feels like a grindy unfun slog, get to a location, take o nhordes of enemies until the time runs out or the game decides youre done… constantly recycled locations, the occasional dull vehicle combat sectoins, and the gunplay here is so unsatisfying and grindy feeling.. enemies feel like bullet sponges making it a blast in comparison when you get to play as a ninja character just slicing through them with swords, and enemies run around in circles like youre online playing call of duty.. youre dancing and shooting, it isn’t satisfying, its annoying…
    And there isn’t much else to say about operation blackout, this game just isn’t fun, other than the fan service and variety of characters, theres nothing here to make It worth your time, that is unles again you are already a gi joe fan and youre itching for a gi joe game to play through..
    Operation Blackout is very playable… just not for the most part any enjoyable
    I give GI JOE Operation Blackout
    a 5/10    … Expand

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51

Mixed or average reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 16
  3. Negative: 4 out of 16
  1. Worth Playing
    Dec 18, 2020
    45
    G.I. Joe: Operation Blackout is messy. The presentation is inconsistent, while the story is serviceable at best. The addition of local multiplayer outweighs the lack of online play, and the game is lengthy enough. However, the poor combat mechanics drag down the experience heavily, and on a platform that's absolutely bursting with more competent third-person shooters, this is one that you can easily pass on.
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  2. GameCritics
    Dec 1, 2020
    35
    GI Joe: Operation Blackout could have been something special, but it doesn’t capitalize on its nostalgia effectively, and has too many shortcomings to stand out in any meaningful way against the countless action games already available on every platform. It might be worthwhile as co-op fodder with a younger player, but everyone else might want to give this a pass.
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  3. GameSpace
    Nov 24, 2020
    70
    If you're a sentimental fan of G.I. Joe, then you are the most likely to truly enjoy this game. G.I. Joe fans will enjoy the characters, the things to collect, the Saturday morning cartoon-ish visuals, as well as the campy cartoony storyline. For all others, this will just come across as a run-of-the-mill third-person shooter game that will require some patience to find a control scheme setting you can work with.
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