LawBreakers

 PlayStation 4
Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 32 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 32
  3. Negative: 1 out of 32
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  1. Slant Magazine
    Aug 17, 2017
    40
    The game's propensity for indulging counterintuitive elements feels like a willful act of self-sabotage.
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  1. Eurogamer
    Aug 11, 2017
    LawBreakers is an inventive, electric and expertly engineered classic competitive shooter that deserves your time. [Recommended]
  2. Game Revolution
    Aug 10, 2017
    This game has found a way to take traditional FPS game modes and deliver them in a way that doesn't feel derivative. For example, Turf War is essentially a capture mode, but points are immediately awarded upon capture rather than your team being given these values over time. This promotes mobility and progression.

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#79 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2017
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#62 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2017

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User Score
5.7

Mixed or average reviews- based on 116 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 60 out of 116
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 116
  3. Negative: 46 out of 116
  1. ChuckleFanny
    Aug 8, 2017
    4
    First off i'm not going to compare this game to Overwatch. They are completely different games. The problems I see with Lawbreakers are easilyFirst off i'm not going to compare this game to Overwatch. They are completely different games. The problems I see with Lawbreakers are easily fixable, but probably won't ever be addressed. First of all the Heroes are ugly and uninteresting, i know this is is just a nit picky point of view and this doesn't affect my score. Second, the Heroes don't feel like they fill the role they should. Sure you have a medic with healing orbs, but overall everyone just feels like dps. There is no difference between the dps, healer, and tank classes. Balancing is completely abandoned right now. The wraith, assassin, and gunslinger dominate the game, seeing as they do so much damage and they movement speed is a blur. Compare that to a class like the the Juggernaut which has less mobility, less damage, and barely more health it just seems unfair. The pacing is also an issue. The game is a chaotic mess when your in a match. You get no breathing room to recover from a 1v1 or anything. You kill, you die immediately after, they die after killing you, and so on and so forth. It's an endless loop of madness in cramped maps that are too small for fast paced objective missions. There is a game mode where you have to fight for a ball in the middle and bring it to the enemies side to score. The Wraith class can literally (no exaggeration) pick up the ball and be in the enemies base in less than 3 seconds. I promise that is not exaggerated. THAT IS REAL!! half the time i can't keep track of enemies, or my own team and i end up looking around in circles. You never really know what's happening in the game, and i'm already driving myself to the point of rambling.

    game is 4/10 it has potential, but falls flat with Heroes roles don't effect the gameplay, everyone is pretty much dps, horrible pacing, cramped maps, and horrendous balancing issues. Game could potentially go somewhere if they slowed it down, made the maps a little larger, and made your supportive heroes feel supportive to the team. as of right now this game is a hero based call of duty game, and not the good call of duties, but infinite warfare call of duty. Please fix this game ClffyB, you have such a legacy to live up to.    … Full Review »
  2. vgmkyle
    Aug 10, 2017
    5
    I have followed Cliffy for a long time, and it's rare that one of his games disappoints me; at least on PS4. There is simply not enoughI have followed Cliffy for a long time, and it's rare that one of his games disappoints me; at least on PS4. There is simply not enough content, and you will notice that within your first hour of play. Lawbreakers from a visual perspective looks decent, but it's clearly not optimized well enough on PS4 and not enough maps to keep it refreshing.

    None of the modes are as interesting as the title insinuates, it's all kind of thrown together, and it's really hard for me to pinpoint what exactly they were going for or what they were thinking. I know it's at a reduced price but sometimes that actually shows a lack of confidence in the product you sold me. The gameplay is okay, but sometimes it's too complicated. Normally that's not an issue, but it's not as accessible as Overwatch so at the end of the day I would rather play that, and even that game can get strategically confusing.

    The characters are really weird. Some look cool like the Vanguard and others like the Sentinel are just weird.

    Hopefully, this leads to something else as I will always support Cliffy's games, but I'm not happy with this one.    … Full Review »
  3. DrugsAreGood4U
    Aug 8, 2017
    10
    First thing's first....

    If you LOVED Unreal Tournament, or Death-Matchy games like that, than you're going to love Lawbreakers. I've    First thing's first....

    If you LOVED Unreal Tournament, or Death-Matchy games like that, than you're going to love Lawbreakers.

    I've seen a few people draw comparisons of this game to other games like OverWatch or Paladins and they can't be further from reality. The only thing close in resemblance between this game and those other two are that they both have "Heroes with special abilities"...that's about it.

    Lawbreakers is more Skilled based than Team based and it's way more fun, in my opinion. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy me some Overwatch but lately have just been getting very bored of it.

    Lawbreakers brings a lot of nostalgia. I used to play the hell out of Counter-Strike and Unreal Tournament back in the early 2000's as a wee little kid. This game brings back all of those found memories. I can't remember the last time a game released that had this type of game play. This is what Death Match is all about.

    The game can get a little tricky in the Low-Gravity areas of the maps but after some time, youi'll definitely get used to it.

    Overall, this is a great, fun, death match type of FPS game with Hero elements. All of the Ultimate abilities are Okay, not overly stupendous, but okay....and there's nothing wrong with that. But the rest of the game is an absolute blast    … Full Review »
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