RAGE 2

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Mixed or average reviews- based on 698 Ratings

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  1. Trivium84
    Dec 7, 2019
    9
    A fine successor to the original that adds so much more! The gunplay is exceptional and the story is solid! Would love some meaningful side missions though and some more skins!
  2. Tryingbrute2
    Nov 30, 2019
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Rage 2 is another open-world shooter that does nothing new and just uses the mechanics that other games have pioneered to create an average open-world shooter. When I saw Rage 2 advertisements I was instantly on board because it looked like doom mixed with an open-world shooter and just the concept of that is amazing, and at some points, the game does feel like an open-world doom but its very rare. The first main problem with this game is all the bugs I've encountered and just the lack of polish that the game very much needs. In my playthrough of Rage 2, there were so many bugs that took me out of the experience and just bricked my game entirely. At one point the game broke so bad that the audio completely disappeared and I had to restart my console entirely just to get my audio back. Also, many of the textures I saw looked straight up like the original Doom game and i saw many texture pop-ins in my run of Rage 2. The story is also non-existent, there are only like 10 main missions and all of them are kind of boring besides like one or two of them. However, when I saw this game I knew the story wasn't going to be that strong so I didn't expect much. The open-world in Rage 2 is also a bit shallow, don't get me wrong there are multiple locations in this game but they are mostly just one unique location copy and pasted all over the map. But every once in a while, you will stumble upon a very cool location and it's like your going through a dungeon in Zelda or one of those prepper stashes in Far Cry 5. The driver feels very good besides motorcycles which feel terrible to drive, but besides that, the driving feels very good and I applaud them for making driving such fun when they didn't have too. This goes for the gunplay too, when you are running around shooting feels absolutely amazing. All the guns feel powerful and kind of have a weight to them but some of the guns do feel weak compared to others and not needed. But for the most part, the guns are good and the gunplay is even better. The powers are another highlight too, all of them feel so fun to use and none of them feel useless besides one. The game decides to give you a power that allows you to deploy a barrier that I never used in the game besides when I had to in the tutorial. The game wants you to move around and never stay in one area which completely defeats the purpose of the barrier. It's obvious that the developers couldn't think of another power so they decided to put in this one, they could have made the barrier power but just put a barrier around you so you could move around while you have a shield. So overall this game is an above-average open-world game that comes out about every year. Is it the worst game you will play? No, but it certainly isn't the best you're going to play. So this mainly comes down to if you wanna play another open-world game then just pick up Rage 2. However, if you are looking for something good, I wouldn't recommend picking this up.… Expand
  3. Psy_pmP
    Nov 17, 2019
    2
    Thay crate awasome Mad Max and now thay do this ****

    Collect, upgrade and again. It’s like you are playing a mobile game. Collect, collect, collect, collect. Collect spare parts, collect garbage, collect weapon upgrades. collect, improve the armor, collect something else. Collect, upgrade and again. You have to spend a lot of time on completely meaningless and tedious things, but    Thay crate awasome Mad Max and now thay do this ****

    Collect, upgrade and again.

    It’s like you are playing a mobile game.
    Collect, collect, collect, collect. Collect spare parts, collect garbage, collect weapon upgrades. collect, improve the armor, collect something else. Collect, upgrade and again.
    You have to spend a lot of time on completely meaningless and tedious things, but then you will find a bonus at the end, and so the whole game. A bunch of meaningless things addictive gameplay. Coins and luminous little things. In my opinion, the game was originally conceived as garbage to pump money, but then they realized that it was disgusting and the lootboxes would simply bury this game.

    Riding uninteresting. There is only one car, everything else is just there. Skirmishes on cars are even worse.
    Shooting is not interesting. But the management of the plant is not bad.
    The graphics are good, but very poorly optimized.
    The interface is the worst I've seen.

    The game is unfinished. It has a huge amount of stupid flaws. I have not seen such a hack for a very long time. One of the worst games of the decade. Playing this is a real torture.    … Expand
  4. Mizuiro
    Nov 15, 2019
    0
    Menuda ponzoña de juego. Un puto caos desde el principio , con escenas sin sentido que pretenden ser epicas y no llegan a ná.
    Borrado tras 15 minutos, literalmente.
  5. Hagal
    Nov 12, 2019
    4
    The action mechanics are great, the shooting, jumping and exploding. Everything else is not. The open world is just an empty, uninspired obstacle, the vehicle driving a not especially funny mess and the story is a laughing matter (in a bad way). Overall just a forgettable game.
  6. Kouba98
    Nov 11, 2019
    3
    The game had huge potentiality to become one of the best FPS games in this decade. After you play about an hour you realize that the only good thing is gun play, that is so satisfying, but the story, repetitive missions ( both main and side) and open world is an absolute crap. Three points for gun play, zero for the rest.
  7. brown_sugar
    Nov 7, 2019
    8
    if you like great action shooters, this game is for you. its an open world post post apocalyptic game with a five hour long campaign and many more hours of side missions.
  8. FoXSkr
    Oct 13, 2019
    10
    Это просто огонь. Действительно безудержное веселье. Геймплей ради гемплея. Баланс всего. Словами не описать на сколько клёво в него играть, на сколько клёво в нее играть. Все что придумал. Разработчики - умения, апгрейды, улучшения - все используешь в бою, все оружия все умения. Каждый апгрейд нужный и его хочется улучшить и каждый апгрейд меняет геймплей и хочется все больше и большеЭто просто огонь. Действительно безудержное веселье. Геймплей ради гемплея. Баланс всего. Словами не описать на сколько клёво в него играть, на сколько клёво в нее играть. Все что придумал. Разработчики - умения, апгрейды, улучшения - все используешь в бою, все оружия все умения. Каждый апгрейд нужный и его хочется улучшить и каждый апгрейд меняет геймплей и хочется все больше и больше разносить толпы врагов только потому что теперь у тебя появился новый апгрейд. Сюжетная линия занчивается довольно быстро (не успев надоесть) хочется ещё, апгрейды ещё не всё получены, можно иследовать мир - наскучит - можно начать новую игру плюс увеличить сложность и веселье продолжается!!! Враги сильнее но и ты машина для убийства. Отличнейший шутер!!! Если вы любите шутер то однозначно маст хэв. Тут не напрягающих сюжет, не усложнено неполными поисками чего либо - тут тебе дают пушку и вперёд расправляться с врагами. Враги разные, тактика разная. Если вам нужен Сюжет то вам не сюда, это точно не про сюжет. Если вам интересно что то изучать иследовать мир, который наполнен какими нибудь историями - то вам тоже не сюда тут всей этой шелухи нет, тут чисто экшен, но экшен просто божественный!!! Хочется ещё и еще. Использовать разные тактики, да на крайняк вызвать робота и биться с огромными мутантами на равных.… Expand
  9. Esvna
    Nov 3, 2019
    4
    UPD: Six months after release. Was hoping for the adequate post-release content, but there's no way. Weekly and monthly updates are still garbage - weapon and transport skins are the ONLY things you receive for free. All new big updates (such Rise of the Ghosts and Terrormania) cost lots of Rage coins, which could be gained only by paying the real money. Bugs and freezing menu stillUPD: Six months after release. Was hoping for the adequate post-release content, but there's no way. Weekly and monthly updates are still garbage - weapon and transport skins are the ONLY things you receive for free. All new big updates (such Rise of the Ghosts and Terrormania) cost lots of Rage coins, which could be gained only by paying the real money. Bugs and freezing menu still remains.

    Don't fool yourself - it's not another id Software's masterpiece!
    I wish RAGE 2 was an improved Rage 1 with Doom 2016 shooting, headbanging soundtrack and extraordinary characters. Now I have this bastard baby, that Mad Max and Blood Dragon made. There's list of all you should know before buying RAGE 2:

    Story - Like a straight line with no twists - you see the ending just from the beginning. It took about 10 hours to complete the main story, unlocking all guns and perks, visiting all arks and devastating enormous mutants.

    Shooting - You remember this feeling of synergy of protagonist and guns in Doom 2016? Forget it. Weapons in Rage 2 just make no sense - upgraded Assault Rifle is ultimate killing machine. Another guns are toys and you won't use them due to low-efficiency (also, BFG not included in standard edition, haha).

    Driving - In Mad Max you could feel the difference between cars and environment. RAGE 2 has a cardbox cars in a cardboard world. All feels the same.

    World and Activities - just look at another typical open world games. Uninteresting events in a flat empty world. There're not even interesting places to visit!

    Soundtrack - IT HAS NO MUSIC! IT IS ALL THAT AMBIENT-LIKE NOISES MY FRIDGE MAKING! (seriously, RAGE 2 have something like main theme, that you can hear in main menu, but...)

    Performance - 30 FPS lock, tons of bugs, in game menu freezing like it's 2007 and you try to run Crysis on your old PC. Don't know what else to say.

    To sum up - you MAY have a bit of joy playing this, but only if you know how to entertain yourself. In other case - highly unrecommended. Even on sale. Yep, 4 point score - what it deserves.    … Expand
  10. Broyax
    Oct 21, 2019
    9
    Je n'attendais pas ce Rage 2 avec enthousiasme mais plutôt une curiosité polie, ayant été très refroidi par le premier "épisode"... Et pourtant, après un début ma foi assez maladroit, le jeu déploie ses ailes et ses ambitions à l'issue de cette première mission : on a la bagnole, quelques pétoires... et tout un monde à faire péter devant nous !

    Un monde ouvert fort bien fait, nettement    Je n'attendais pas ce Rage 2 avec enthousiasme mais plutôt une curiosité polie, ayant été très refroidi par le premier "épisode"... Et pourtant, après un début ma foi assez maladroit, le jeu déploie ses ailes et ses ambitions à l'issue de cette première mission : on a la bagnole, quelques pétoires... et tout un monde à faire péter devant nous !

    Un monde ouvert fort bien fait, nettement inspiré des meilleurs Far Cry d'Ubi Soft mais avec la touche "Mad Max" en plus... et surtout la touche iD Software : la grosse baston à la Doom 2016 en somme mais agrémentée de pouvoirs (très rigolos) et sans la nécessité de se soigner avec des beignes au corps-à-corps. En vérité, les possibilités sont très riches au fur et à mesure qu'on débloque moult compétences et autres **** "plus" qui nous facilitent le massacre à une cadence industrielle...

    Rage 2 ne fait pas dans la dentelle, il fait, que dis-je, il excelle dans la destruction et le déluge de feu pour nettoyer, décrasser en profondeur toute la vermine du "wasteland"... avec un second degré très bienvenu et toute une ambiance survoltée, exagérée et souvent drolatique ! l'excellente VF permet d'apprécier ce côté "série B" qui ne se pose pas de questions mais va droit au but. Avec le lance-roquettes. Surtout que le héros -ou l'héroïne- parle, contrairement aux Far Cry !

    Les phases en véhicules sont très réussies également et le "phénix", notre carrosse personnel dont on peut améliorer les capacités -aussi- est doté d'une... forte personnalité... D'autres véhicules plus ou moins brutaux et offensifs sont également débloquables tandis qu'on se balade et qu'on fait le ménage... Une mention spéciale pour les "convois" -optionnels- qu'on prend plaisir à dézinguer de façon très mad & furious, d'ailleurs.

    Si le jeu a quelques défauts, ce sera un peu sa répétition et sa campagne un peu courte finalement... ainsi que sa musique plutôt ratée, ses menus perfectibles et quelques bugs mais rien de bien méchant. Nul besoin de farmer quoi que ce soit en tout cas, il suffit de parcourir la carte et jouer normalement comme dans tout monde ouvert bien équilibré qui se respecte, et ça c'est très appréciable. On sent son personnage évoluer et devenir la terreur enragée (ah l'overdrive !) dans ce monde de tarés, et ça aussi, c'est très appréciable.

    Sur la X, on a droit à du 60 im/s qui tient très bien la route même si c'est seulement du 1080 ; de rares textures sont étonnamment vilaines mais le jeu se signale par son bon goût de post-apocalypse (à part les fumigènes roses...) bien délabrée et déjantée. Les effets sonores sont impeccables et participent à cette furie des combats.

    Excellente surprise donc que ce Rage 2 : drôle, furieux, très amusant... un Doom open-bar à ciel ouvert et libre comme l'air. Basique mais réjouissant, exacerbé mais ironique. Simplet mais généreux : du pur gros jeu vidéo en somme.    … Expand
  11. Nokturnalex
    Oct 4, 2019
    1
    I feel like I could write a book about all the terrible design decisions made for this game, but since I'm limited here I'll just cover the basics.

    To sum it up, this is one of the worst "open world" games I've ever played. It's main ability/mechanic is "Overdrive", basically the more enemies you kill in a short time frame, the more Felrite (Xp) you get per kill. This also allows you    I feel like I could write a book about all the terrible design decisions made for this game, but since I'm limited here I'll just cover the basics.

    To sum it up, this is one of the worst "open world" games I've ever played.

    It's main ability/mechanic is "Overdrive", basically the more enemies you kill in a short time frame, the more Felrite (Xp) you get per kill. This also allows you to buff your weapons for a short duration, basically just increasing their damage output. Problem is... the majority of the time you won't be fighting very many enemies. Most random open world events just have 1-8 enemies, meaning you won't even be able to hit the max multiplier of 10x. Every point of interest on the map usually only has you fight at max like 16 enemies at once, so even doing those doesn't allow you to use it much. Perhaps you could just increase the difficulty to increase how many enemies spawn? Nope. They went the lazy route with designing difficulty and just make your weapons weaker and the enemy weapons stronger. Playing this game on anything but Nightmare or harder makes it a joke, but this leads the problem with how you heal. You heal through the Overdrive mechanic, but if you're playing safe (avoiding incoming damage) you won't be able to max out your Overdrive and thus get more Hp and Xp per kill. The only other way to heal is to buy/craft healing injections. Both of which slow down the gameplay considerably. Seeing a problem with it's main ability/mechanic yet?

    That's just one ability, I could touch on each and every ability you can get and how terribly designed they are. (A defensive shield that even when fully upgraded sucks at being a defensive shield for example.)

    Let's touch on the weapons and how to acquire them. Weapons and Abilities both are tied to open world exploration, you have to find Arks to get access to the few weapons and abilities the game has. Not much are marked on your map to start and the only way to find them is by following a vague beam of light that shoots into the sky from each Ark location. (yet the beams of light disappears constantly... bug? intended?), If you don't just google a map of each Ark location you could spend most of the game not even having access to all the weapons and abilities. (There aren't even that many) Now lets talk about the weapons, they all have a Primary and Alternate FIre mode, but they're horribly unoriginal, several just have an AIm down the Sights mode where as others seem to have just been designed to "look cool" for a trailer but be terrible at actual combat situations. Like the Firestorm Revolver, what does it do? Well it's horribly inaccurate primary fire shoots darts basically that stick into the enemies then what does it's secondary fire do? It just snaps your fingers and makes the darts explode setting it's target on fire.... Is is just me or is that horribly unnecessary? The darts could easily just explode on their own (like they do when you use Overdrive) and thus give the gun something more interesting to do with it's alternate fire, but nope, it's just a mechanic to "look cool" when you snap your fingers instead of making any sense for a combat situation. The upgrades you get for weapons seem to just be how the weapon was originally designed to be like, but they stripped it down making the default version a much worse version of how the weapon should be. For example, the "insanely innovative" upgrades for your rocket launcher that locks on to enemies, is, one upgrade allows you to lock onto a SECOND enemy! Omg! So exciting! What does another upgrade down the line do? You guessed it! You can lock onto a THIRD enemy!! So exciting, so innovative. (Your other choices are even less interesting as just being reload speed upgrades or magazine size upgrades.)

    The open world itself feels incredibly pointless and the entire game would be better if they just lined up every point of interest into a line and turned the game into a linear game. You can see all the random events that exist within 5 minutes of playing and they're all pointless. (Race someone for 1 Vehicle Upgrade part or kill random enemies on the road for a pathetic amount of xp is what it boils down to). The points of interests themselves all feel copy-pasted reusing the same environments for the same events over and over with minor differences in layout to not just be exact copy paste.

    Do yourself a favor and skip this game, I wouldn't even suggest it on sale. Even free is a waste of time and there are better free games to play.    … Expand
  12. Debris44
    Sep 30, 2019
    8
    Not the greatest story, but the gameplay loop is very fun. The upgrades you get for your character actually feel impactful and while the open world is not unique, it still provides a playground of destruction that can make 2-3 hours disappear quickly without noticing it.
  13. TazG
    Sep 8, 2019
    8
    Compelling story? Nope. Well-developed characters? Not a one. Shooting? Some of the best to ever appear on PS4. Excellent mechanics, satisfying handling, and bucket loads of fun! This game is under reviewed. Just don’t go in expecting something it’s not.
  14. Ghoster
    Sep 8, 2019
    4
    Differently from other people I liked Rage 1 very much. Was probably first title I scored 10 here on MC. After waiting around 7 years to get Rage sequel we got - Doom! This game looks more like Doom than Rage. Shooting and fighting is extremely fun and well done, but main story missions are really boring and not good. While gameplay ends in taking 100's of outposts which is fun, butDifferently from other people I liked Rage 1 very much. Was probably first title I scored 10 here on MC. After waiting around 7 years to get Rage sequel we got - Doom! This game looks more like Doom than Rage. Shooting and fighting is extremely fun and well done, but main story missions are really boring and not good. While gameplay ends in taking 100's of outposts which is fun, but repetitive. Shortly, I was super excited when i platinumed this and was able to delete permanently. And, not to forget!!! Mata Hari Manners trophy is too annoying and pointless probably used only to annoy player even more!… Expand
  15. MarcusLayne
    Sep 7, 2019
    3
    This is nothing like Rage 1. It is very repetitive in all the biomes. They did nothing to change it up when you advance zones. It just felt very cookie cutter. There are basically 3 types of missions and they are all same, all 300 hundred of them, rinse and repeat. Got boring real quick. But i had to complete it. I got it on PC.

    Its not the worst, but its not past mediocre either.
  16. Czech1201
    Sep 7, 2019
    4
    Ugly and extremely laggy. The menu is still not fixed and as it is important part of the game it still hasn't been fixed even after loads of complaints. Mediocre experience.
  17. GnomeSayian
    Sep 2, 2019
    8
    I am giving this an 8, based upon what it is and what it is trying to do. Best way to describe it is video game "junk food". Very snappy and gratifying combat. One basic overarching revenge plot but nothing too in depth, just good old fashion run and gun shooter with super powers and super crazy enemies. It wasn't trying to be a story driven linear game, just good old fashioned explore andI am giving this an 8, based upon what it is and what it is trying to do. Best way to describe it is video game "junk food". Very snappy and gratifying combat. One basic overarching revenge plot but nothing too in depth, just good old fashion run and gun shooter with super powers and super crazy enemies. It wasn't trying to be a story driven linear game, just good old fashioned explore and destroy.… Expand
  18. Nadom
    Jul 24, 2019
    7
    The game is great but after completing the story missions the game starts to get boring after awhile
  19. DragonH4rt
    Aug 20, 2019
    7
    After finishing Rage 2 I felt very underwhelmed. I was surprised that it continued the story from the first (since not many played!) but the story is paper thin. Just an excuse to get you to explore various areas of the map. The shooting mechanics are well done by ID, albeit I felt a bit OP towards the end so it was not difficult! The biggest issue has to be the open world; it feels bland,After finishing Rage 2 I felt very underwhelmed. I was surprised that it continued the story from the first (since not many played!) but the story is paper thin. Just an excuse to get you to explore various areas of the map. The shooting mechanics are well done by ID, albeit I felt a bit OP towards the end so it was not difficult! The biggest issue has to be the open world; it feels bland, lifeless & uninteresting to explore. Traveling feels like a chore with long empty roads and little variation regardless of the biome. Car combat is rare however taking down convoy leaders is the best part! Picking off minions before engaging with the boss on the open road felt fun! Still there isn’t a sense of speed in driving. Aside from locating Arks for new abilities/weapons, I just don’t feel compelled to explore the map (which is rare for me!). The humour is just not funny. Combat wise the game is good, but the other weak aspects just weigh it down too much, it’s just another post-apocalyptic open world game released this year.… Expand
  20. Arshamonster
    Aug 7, 2019
    10
    Awsome! Wonderful! Best open world and killing enemies experience! Its like between Doom and Fallout and madmax experience!
  21. Bushidobrownish
    Jul 30, 2019
    1
    Игра на ps4 pro выглядит как будто ее делали в 2005 году, просто ужасное мыло, в других шутерах нет такой ужасной графики, сюжет не интересный, его тупо нет, мир баганый и пустой, не знаю как игра выглядит на обычном ps4, но даже на pro версии глазам больноИгра на ps4 pro выглядит как будто ее делали в 2005 году, просто ужасное мыло, в других шутерах нет такой ужасной графики, сюжет не интересный, его тупо нет, мир баганый и пустой, не знаю как игра выглядит на обычном ps4, но даже на pro версии глазам больно
  22. CodyGrim
    Jul 23, 2019
    8
    The intense combat of Doom meets the visual style of Mad Max in an open world that is pretty to look at but feels empty to drive around in. The story was unexpectedly short but it's definitely not what your hear for. The Doom style combat mixed with the crazy powers makes every fight feel crunchy to say the least. Overall I love the game personally and I don't think it's a waste of moneyThe intense combat of Doom meets the visual style of Mad Max in an open world that is pretty to look at but feels empty to drive around in. The story was unexpectedly short but it's definitely not what your hear for. The Doom style combat mixed with the crazy powers makes every fight feel crunchy to say the least. Overall I love the game personally and I don't think it's a waste of money just for the shooting alone.… Expand
  23. miguelosenk
    Jul 22, 2019
    10
    Amazing game!!! One of the most action games Ive ever played! And of course is underrated for many people and reviewes. I had metro exodus to to see wich one was better and of curse Rage 2 is better
  24. SJile
    Jul 15, 2019
    4
    I don't want to spend a lot of time on this review, since I've already lost a lot of time playing RAGE 2, so I'll just say this.

    Mechanically, as a shooter, it's pretty good. I would rate it an 8/10 for its gameplay alone. The writing is AGGRESSIVELY bad, to the point where it treats its own story and characters like a joke and expects you to do the same. 1/10. Exploration is the    I don't want to spend a lot of time on this review, since I've already lost a lot of time playing RAGE 2, so I'll just say this.

    Mechanically, as a shooter, it's pretty good. I would rate it an 8/10 for its gameplay alone.

    The writing is AGGRESSIVELY bad, to the point where it treats its own story and characters like a joke and expects you to do the same. 1/10.

    Exploration is the least satisfying of any open world game I've ever played in my life. There are a few weapons and powers you have to find scattered across the wasteland, but that's it. It's a big open waste of time and space.

    Since the writing and characters are atrocious, and every bandit-infested gas station or roadside attraction is exactly the same, there is exactly zero motivation to do anything but follow the arrows to your next objective. At least the original RAGE had character, and a fun CCG built in.

    Skip RAGE 2.    … Expand
  25. Collaps666
    Jul 3, 2019
    10
    Обалденная игра, яркая, веселая, отличный перевод на русский, трофеи приятные, кучу интересных ситуаций в битвах
  26. hendrikvdveen01
    Jun 20, 2019
    8
    Rage 2 isn’t the best looking game on PS4, but it is one of the most entertaining and thrilling games I’ve played since DOOM 2016. It’s not as good as DOOM but it is as fun. Where DOOM as constant adrenaline filled moments, Rage 2 has al lot more quieter moments, which brings the game down for me.
  27. wangnuggets
    Jun 18, 2019
    6
    Nothing special here... Great gunplay similar to that of Doom 2016 (obviously), but the open world and story were mediocre at best. Nothing memorable at all about this one unfortunately. It'll soon be forgotten just as the first game.
  28. TanithGhost420
    Jun 17, 2019
    9
    Really fun game when you're in the action. Driving segments feel too empty and the lack of in game radio/music while driving is a major oversight in my opinion. The shooting is amazing and combat in general feels really fun.
  29. dingobreath
    Jun 17, 2019
    4
    While this game has really good shooting mechanics, it fails in many other areas. Think of this game as doom / wolfenstein, but with driving segments to get you to the area. The main problem with the game is that it is very boring. The driving locks you to basically one vehicle as all others are useless. There are 6 main missions before you can go fight the last boss, and the rest are sideWhile this game has really good shooting mechanics, it fails in many other areas. Think of this game as doom / wolfenstein, but with driving segments to get you to the area. The main problem with the game is that it is very boring. The driving locks you to basically one vehicle as all others are useless. There are 6 main missions before you can go fight the last boss, and the rest are side missions (ie go her clear this, or go there an collect that), You can skip them all and finish the game without any extra guns or powers if you want, so there's a chance a player won't see all there is to see during their play through. The story was not engaging at all. The open world is just a series of connected roads with very little open areas so that is also disappointing. I can't recommend this game at all.… Expand
  30. Drubeats
    Jun 15, 2019
    10
    I thought it was pretty good. Improved on Rage a lot although was less rememberable somehow. Reminded me of a better version of Mad Max. The gunplay style forced me out of my duck and fire or retreat and fire play style that I’ve been using. I enjoyed the switch in pace to an attack style. I found myself facing the final boss when I thought I was about halfway done with the game. II thought it was pretty good. Improved on Rage a lot although was less rememberable somehow. Reminded me of a better version of Mad Max. The gunplay style forced me out of my duck and fire or retreat and fire play style that I’ve been using. I enjoyed the switch in pace to an attack style. I found myself facing the final boss when I thought I was about halfway done with the game. I also didn’t buy many things in the game or do many upgrades. I wish it was about twice as long, instead of doing endgame stuff I might just try a harder difficulty setting.… Expand
  31. Voodoo123
    Jun 14, 2019
    6
    +Interesting to see a developer choose to focus on 60fps for an open world game
    +Some solid fun fps combat to be had!
    -Generic story missions and 'last gen animation quality' -Looks blurry and flat on a 4k hdr tv -60fps isnt locked ~wavers regularly -Less stylised game art than the original -Irreverent and forgettable story It has been a jarring transition going from the gorgeous    +Interesting to see a developer choose to focus on 60fps for an open world game
    +Some solid fun fps combat to be had!
    -Generic story missions and 'last gen animation quality'
    -Looks blurry and flat on a 4k hdr tv
    -60fps isnt locked ~wavers regularly
    -Less stylised game art than the original
    -Irreverent and forgettable story

    It has been a jarring transition going from the gorgeous 'hdr faux k' detailed AAA world of Days Gone to the blurry last gen looking Rage 2 on my ps4 pro & 4k tv setup. But having played Rage 2 for around 4 hours now I can safely say the 60 fps gameplay roaming across the environment shooting my way to glorious victory has been quite fun (if overpriced somewhat). I highly recommend switching off the OST and throwing on some heavy rock tunes and stream them through media player - my enjoyment of this game increased about 300%. Overall a solid 6/10 experience.    … Expand
  32. JonnyMenthol
    Jun 9, 2019
    5
    Everything outside of the shooting is mundane to, often bad. I knew it wasn't going to be great so I waited to buy it used and I'm already regretting it massively. I recommend waiting for a deep sale and many, many more patches and perhaps updates. There is fun to be had but it is covered in a knee high layer of jank and outdated open world mechanics.
  33. Herianden
    Jun 4, 2019
    0
    TLDR: Play DOOM (2016) again. The experience will be a million times better.

    This game was a huge disappointment. I wasn't even expecting much, all I wanted was a game with good gunplay. I was totally fine with everything else being mediocre. Turns out it was the gunplay that was mediocre, and everything else was just bad. I'll just point out the worst offenders: -Every enemy in    TLDR: Play DOOM (2016) again. The experience will be a million times better.

    This game was a huge disappointment. I wasn't even expecting much, all I wanted was a game with good gunplay. I was totally fine with everything else being mediocre. Turns out it was the gunplay that was mediocre, and everything else was just bad.

    I'll just point out the worst offenders:

    -Every enemy in the game is basically the same enemy, approached in the same way. There is never any reason to think about what you're doing, or change your playstyle.

    -The game is pitifully easy. It's basically impossible to die unless you decide to stand completely still and not attack the enemies.

    -The map is mostly empty space, and what little content exists is just carbon copies of the same handful of encounters.

    -There is a ton of terribly written dialogue that gets thrown at you. The story goes beyond boring and straight into terrible. Thankfully there is a skip option for everything.

    -The driving is unbelievably clunky, and you need to do a lot of it traversing the empty map.

    -The game is constantly inundating you with terribly voice acted dialogue. Every time you walk into a place you get one of the same 3 or 4 terrible voice lines that you've heard dozens of times from characters you've been given no reason care about telling you something you already knew or that is entirely irrelevant.    … Expand
  34. Freetochoose
    Jun 3, 2019
    4
    La campaña no dura ni 5 horas. Es un juego muy entretenido mientras dura pero una vez se termina deja un gusto muy amargo por el precio que se paga por él. Esta orientado a sacar provecho de un modo online sin futuro alguno. Es una estafa, no vale la pena comprarlo a precio completo ni en chiste. Únicamente en oferta o conseguirlo por otros medios..
  35. FirstMagnumOpus
    Jun 3, 2019
    8
    Awesome, fantastic and impactful gunplay. High Octane bandit camps and mutant nest levels. Can be quite easy once overleveled. Progression system does not induce choice - you can get everything
  36. Oddomatic
    Jun 2, 2019
    6
    Rage 2 fails to be better than the sum of its parts, as it suffers from a lackluster open world, a completely forgettable story and cast, a wealth of bugs, and ugly, lag-ridden menus.

    Of course, the shooting feels great, with great weapon variety and satisfying abilities to boot. The enemies could be more varied, but partially make up for this by having top-notch animations. Enemies    Rage 2 fails to be better than the sum of its parts, as it suffers from a lackluster open world, a completely forgettable story and cast, a wealth of bugs, and ugly, lag-ridden menus.

    Of course, the shooting feels great, with great weapon variety and satisfying abilities to boot. The enemies could be more varied, but partially make up for this by having top-notch animations. Enemies will duck, roll, and move in all kinds of expressive ways in response to the way you approach them. Rage 2 also boasts competent level design, which looks as good as it feels to traverse, with some glaring exceptions (Certain world activities have nearly identical layouts). The driving combat is visually spectacular and fun at first, but quickly becomes stale, with controls that aren't quite on par with the on-foot combat.

    The plot is worthless, the characters cardboard, attempting to compensate for their lack of substance with irreverent humor that mostly falls flat. The character models for the more important NPCs are notably much better than the rest by a large margin, whereas their voice actors' performances are just as hit or miss as the average wasteland schmuck's. Also, the music is pretty weak overall, like the composers were attempting to evoke Mick Gordon's hard-hitting scores from better games, but only managing to produce the diet soda equivalent.

    In the end, Rage 2 kneecaps itself with an excess of downtime between the excitement of each combat encounter and an inescapable sense of mediocrity that pervades every corner of its frequently gorgeous world. It would have been better off with a more tightly paced, linear progression like its close relative Doom 2016 (A game that overshadows Rage 2 in nearly every category). Hopefully the best parts of Rage 2's combat make their way into Doom Eternal and the worst elements stay far away.    … Expand
  37. chosebine
    Jun 2, 2019
    4
    Borderlands x far cry x Doom Mix if good Games gives us a **** one with nous personality
  38. fetfindus
    May 31, 2019
    8
    This is a proper game. Gameplay wise it's a 10/10 for me. The story is bland but I kinda like the villain anyway, but it's also way too short. Graphics are great and despite what many say the open world has quite much fun stuff to do. A strong 8/10 from me.
  39. wombatt
    May 30, 2019
    9
    There is a lot of unnecessary hate towards this game and I'm not sure why. This game is so damn fun, I had a blast playing through the story. The gunplay in itself makes this game worth it, hours of ape **** fun. I could use the rocket launcher all day. I was expecting the story to be forgettable but I'm blown away, it's not an academy award winning story but it's a lot of fun. Cross (theThere is a lot of unnecessary hate towards this game and I'm not sure why. This game is so damn fun, I had a blast playing through the story. The gunplay in itself makes this game worth it, hours of ape **** fun. I could use the rocket launcher all day. I was expecting the story to be forgettable but I'm blown away, it's not an academy award winning story but it's a lot of fun. Cross (the main antagonist) is such a dislikable character and I think that's what they were going for. I really enjoyed going up against him throughout the story. They did a great job with the allies as far as them being likeable and they did their job. I loved the story for what it's supposed to be and overall it did what it was supposed to do. The graphics are superb, maybe because I'm playing on a 4K but it's great. I saw multiple comments saying the game looks like a 360 game. Are you on meth? The colors go great with the theme and wackiness of the game.

    The biomes and diversity of the world was surprising. I didn't expect anything too interesting but I loved driving and flying across the different areas of the map. Overall this game is nothing but fun, and if that's what you're looking for and this game looks interesting to you then I think you can't go wrong.
    You can't go in with high expectations, just enjoy it for what it's meant to be.    … Expand
  40. not-john-locke
    May 30, 2019
    9
    Hella fun. Wasn't expecting much as i wasn't wowed by the first Rage, but id has taken a different tact for the ostensible sequel and it really works. A bright vivid world to explore with great combat mechanics and fun vehicles to get around in. Nothing too deep, but awesome gameplay, which is really what video gaming is, for me, all about.
  41. The_BlueRose
    May 28, 2019
    5
    Rage 2 es un juego que pasa sin pena ni gloria. Pese a coger todo el gunplay de Doom 2016 y llevarlo a un mundo abierto se ven unas grandes carencias, sobre todo en este ultimo.

    Una historia corta y misiones repetitivas pueden hacer al juego pesado.
  42. whatiswrongwith
    May 28, 2019
    4
    To the commenter who writes "It's like every other ID software game," I respond, "absolutely not." Rage 2 does not live up to current expectations of id software games. Whereas Wolfenstein and Doom combine good shooting with high production values, great music, great graphics, and coherent art direction to make fun and immersive experiences, Rage 2 does not. To be direct, I've never feltTo the commenter who writes "It's like every other ID software game," I respond, "absolutely not." Rage 2 does not live up to current expectations of id software games. Whereas Wolfenstein and Doom combine good shooting with high production values, great music, great graphics, and coherent art direction to make fun and immersive experiences, Rage 2 does not. To be direct, I've never felt more terrible about spending $60 on a game in my life. My five hours with the game gave me a sinking feeling in my stomach. I felt cheated. This was a rush job that needed more attention to the elements of game design that we expect from a single-player game selling for $60 in 2019.

    My chief complaints:

    1. The production values are terrible, and the game simply fails to maintain immersion. Graphics and voice acting are last generation, if that. The game is obviously unfinished and any exploration of the world yields the same character model over and over again. Their voices don't sync. It takes every character forever to say anything, which completely ruins any momentum or excitement you might feel about playing the game. The end result is a world that doesn't seem to fit together. Areas are arbitrarily placed here and there, but they don't seem to coalesce into a feeling of a world. This is terrible for a modern open-world game. I just felt like the discrete combat scenarios, while exciting from time to time, did not fit together. The result was a feeling of being a game-tester, trying to have fun on the developer's unfinished product.
    2. The menu doesn't work (terrible lag when browsing through and interacting with it) and it does not explain itself. The developers just tacked more and more pages onto it and never revisited it to make it navigable. It's also ugly with no design or reason to it except that there be a lot of pages that take forever to get to.
    3. In-game "tutorials" are obvious transplants from the testing phase, which add to the feeling that I paid full price to playtest and give my impression of an amateur's attempt at game design. This was simply not the intended end result and it shows.
    4. Music lacks a coherent style and does not add atmosphere to the game's areas.
    5. Driving adds little apart from having to drive somewhere.

    My takeaway: The lack of polish simply made me feel sad. Especially after playing Doom right before picking this up. It's such a shame because this could have been a great game with another year or so of work. The 4 score is credit to the engaging and fun shooting. More care for the other elements of the experience would deserve at least a 7. I thought the downsides wouldn't bother me because I love id shooters, but the quality of life issues and the lack of an inviting presentation really got in the way of my experience. The drab characters and meaningless world sapped the fun I expected to have and made me return to Wolfenstein and Doom which offer more comprehensive experiences. I thought I could fill in the blanks for rage 2 and use my imagination to build on the combat and make the game fun on my own, but this game is just not a complete package. Traded it in for $32 gamestop credit and won't look back. I'm relieved I didn't lose more money on this.    … Expand
  43. Daniel0809
    May 27, 2019
    3
    i tried to continue playing this game but it sucks. the menu screen is a cluster of confusion and who knows what your shooting at! i have about 4 hours into the game but i cant waste anymore time on it. this is a 50 cent game that should be played on an arcade, drop 2 quarters, die, move on to the next...
  44. Dohmein
    May 27, 2019
    2
    Tries to do too much and fails miserably. The shooting mechanics are very well done but that is where it stops. Graphics are poor. AI is idiotic Game crashed 4 times in 12 hours. The story is shorter than a regular work day then they want you to spend hours doing the same repetitive thing for no value. The game gives you no reason to do so.. This is a rental at best. Save yourTries to do too much and fails miserably. The shooting mechanics are very well done but that is where it stops. Graphics are poor. AI is idiotic Game crashed 4 times in 12 hours. The story is shorter than a regular work day then they want you to spend hours doing the same repetitive thing for no value. The game gives you no reason to do so.. This is a rental at best. Save your money for any other game you have your eye on. You will be better off.… Expand
  45. ANTIKATRIDE
    May 26, 2019
    3
    Grosse déception... Un peu court... et vraiment vraiment... vraiment trop cher ! Un jeu à 60€ et encore 20€ de plus pour avoir accès à la dernière arme. Choquant.

    Amateur d'ambiance post-apocalyptique et plutôt fan des gameplay bourrin mais jouissif des Dooms et du premier Rage... le titre était prometteur ! Mais RAGE 2 enchaine déceptions sur déception : -Le prix très élevé de 60€    Grosse déception... Un peu court... et vraiment vraiment... vraiment trop cher ! Un jeu à 60€ et encore 20€ de plus pour avoir accès à la dernière arme. Choquant.

    Amateur d'ambiance post-apocalyptique et plutôt fan des gameplay bourrin mais jouissif des Dooms et du premier Rage... le titre était prometteur !

    Mais RAGE 2 enchaine déceptions sur déception :
    -Le prix très élevé de 60€ ne donnent pas même accès à toutes les armes du jeu ! Il faudra encore débourser 20€... oui, oui, 20€, le prix d'un jeu en somme pour avoir... le BFG 9000... juste ça. Et les éditeurs ne semblent pas avoir honte.

    -Les environnements qui promettaient d'être sublimes sont là, oui, mais plus ou moins vide, sans interaction, trésor cachés ou quête secondaire...

    -L'ambiance post-apocalyptique, les costumes... sont bien là... mais notre personnage casse l'ambiance en prenant sans cesse la parole pour proférer nullités sur nullités à peine au niveau d'un Dardevil...

    -Bon, et le gameplay ? Bourrin, jouissif, oui, mais à peine 10h, allez 15h, de jeu, même en difficile.

    Ca aurait pu être vraiment bien.
    Mais vendu 30€, avec les DLC incluses.

    Et loin de l'ambiance glauque du premier, d'un mad max ou d'un Walking dead... là, le jeu tourne à la farce, et rien ne peut rectifier le tire.

    Grosse déception. Pourvu que les éditeurs offre au moins un peu de contenu supplémentaire GRATUIT pour remercier les quelques glands, comme moi, qui avaient cru en eux.    … Expand
  46. Gamer12346789
    May 26, 2019
    8
    This game has great gameplay however the story and open world are pretty bland definitely worth getting for the gameplay when it drops in price. It's also pretty short 7.8
  47. tharjack
    May 26, 2019
    9
    I've spent a boatload of time on Rage 2 and I'm having a blast, it's just alot of fun with excellent shooting mechanics and a ton to do in an open world setting...fun!!!
  48. Anar-9999
    May 26, 2019
    5
    + Fun Shooting

    - Bad Story

    - Dead Open World

    - Bad Graphics for 2019
  49. sityoazzdown
    May 26, 2019
    7
    Excellent gameplay, but as the credits rolled i can't help thinking to myself this game had so much wasted potential. Were talking about game of the year gameplay material here, with literally no story, and an ubisoft checklist open world. Combat is addicting and rewarding, but because the open world is a standard checklist one, it can get repetitive. You combine your special abilitiesExcellent gameplay, but as the credits rolled i can't help thinking to myself this game had so much wasted potential. Were talking about game of the year gameplay material here, with literally no story, and an ubisoft checklist open world. Combat is addicting and rewarding, but because the open world is a standard checklist one, it can get repetitive. You combine your special abilities with shooting and it's an easy 9/10. Other than the combat in this game, everything else is just average and disappointing. Driving is not as bad as everyone makes it out to be, (it is overly arcadey, but serviceable). It's vehicular combat is few and far between, and not as satisfying as it looks tbh. The story itself was a disgrace, plus 8 main missions makes you wonder if they even tried on the storytelling part.
    Pros: amazing combat, rewarding loot, arks, guns and abilities
    So-so: driving and vehicular combat, some interesting and addicting open world activities (the blue markers mostly), while most are repetitive checklist material.
    Cons: extremely short campaign, disgraceful/disappointing lack of story, uninteresting characters and npcs.
    Can you imagine if this game had an decent story and campaign, it would easily been game of the year thus far.. right now it's a checklist game with amazing gameplay that should've been released at $40, because unless you're a trophy/ or achievement junky, it's a generally short game unless you like repetition a lot.    … Expand
  50. jtpduffe
    May 25, 2019
    0
    What? Who the beep would think this game WOULDN'T have, at the least, a co-op multiplayer? All of this hype and there's NO CO-OP, NO COMPETITIVE PVP, NO MULTIPLAYER WHATSOEVER, and the game is OVER in about 10 hours? No way in beep. What a total disappointment.
  51. samuraiguncrack
    May 25, 2019
    1
    rage 2 is a disappointment, bad story script to sleep upright. the game is very slow lack of dynamism. grafiquement to pick it up. I go round in circles I prefer to drink a beer than to play a rage 2. bethesda of the hustler flush with daisy games to avoid.
  52. Xaverium
    May 24, 2019
    10
    LONG REVIEW (30 HOURS PLAYING).

    As a fan of ID Software since the 90s (and a fan of open world shooters like Borderlands 2 and Far Cry, aswell as the first Rage) I think this is a very good game. The shooting mechanics are as awesome as they can be today and the enemies are relentles and brutal. The game is (in my opinion) too easy on medium dificulty, but if you play it on hard or    LONG REVIEW (30 HOURS PLAYING).

    As a fan of ID Software since the 90s (and a fan of open world shooters like Borderlands 2 and Far Cry, aswell as the first Rage) I think this is a very good game.

    The shooting mechanics are as awesome as they can be today and the enemies are relentles and brutal. The game is (in my opinion) too easy on medium dificulty, but if you play it on hard or nightmare it would be a great and frenetic experience. There is always a new power, weapon, upgrade to reach and you never stop to improve, becoming more and more brutal each time.

    The story is maybe a bit too short (8 misions). But the 4 I have done so far were long awesome and brutal at the same time. Its not a complex story... but you shouldn´t be expecting that from an ID Software game right :) ?

    Graphics and music are ok. Nothing revolutionary but not bad either. In PS4 Pro the game runs at 60 fps like 95% of the time (and when it drops looks still above 30) and excepting one major graphic issue on the prologue, 0 bugs. Textures should improve (like in the first Rage) but apart from that... pretty polished game. And about the music... it just fulfills what you can expect about a postapocaliptic enviroment.

    The open world (as such)... AWESOME. You have 12 types of diferent acitivities (like bandits lairs, mutant bosses and such) but each one of them has its own lore and personality ensuring you dont see the same place twice. The driving feels great and the convoy chasing is quite nice.
    Major problems on the game:
    - No good secondary missions. While you have (as I said) a pretty good open world with lore and meaning... you have no big missions apart from the main story. They should have translated that lore into missiones and subplots but they didnt. The closest you get to this is NPC sending you to locations on the map you can do on your own (ok, dialogues, backstory... but not a real mission). If not for this, this game would be a MASTERPIECE.
    - Not enough driving challenges. In Rage you have dozens of races and vehicle arenas. In rage 2 you got 1 circuit, the conboys and the possibility of randomly encountering a pilot in the wasteland and compete against it. Maybe Im missing something in that part... but after exploring (overviewing) like 75% on the maps there seem to be no other circuits.

    I would rate it a 75/100 (and it would be a 10 without those 2 failures). I rate it a 10 to counter the undeserved hate it has received.

    PD: Also miss the first rage card game T_T    … Expand
  53. Livetwogame
    May 24, 2019
    8
    Great shooter. Fun to pick up and play. Shallow story elements but in no way does get in the way of gameplay. Open world is only a means of travel to the next fantastic action pack combat.
    Worth the play through.
  54. deftones034
    May 16, 2019
    1
    This by far is the worst looking ps4 pro game to date. Also feels like the game is unfinished. I beat the main story in 6 hours!!!!!!!! Tons of bugs. Graphical mess!!!! Do not buy!!!
  55. lindener
    May 23, 2019
    2
    Rage 2, jahrelang drauf gewartet. Und dann das. Das Spiel ist unfssbar langweilig was die Nebenmissionen angeht (gehe hin, töte alles und sammel Kisten ein) von 10 Starts werden 3 mit nem Bluescreen direkt abgebrochen. Soundbug, das heisst, bei meinem Spielstand von ca. 45% dürfte ich nochmal anfangen. Mache ich auf gar keinen Fall, da lohnt das Spiel nicht für. Bis jetzt die Enttäuschung 2019
  56. fasztarisznya
    May 22, 2019
    4
    The positive: the gunplay feels very good, of course they couldn't really mess that up, it's staright taken from doom BUT. Not enough interesting weapons. About three weapons are usable, the rest is garbage. Hope you like the old Rifle Shotgun combo. The world feels absolutely empty, they tried to go the 'read the PDA fallout 76' route and its as **** as that. Why read the damn pdas, theyThe positive: the gunplay feels very good, of course they couldn't really mess that up, it's staright taken from doom BUT. Not enough interesting weapons. About three weapons are usable, the rest is garbage. Hope you like the old Rifle Shotgun combo. The world feels absolutely empty, they tried to go the 'read the PDA fallout 76' route and its as **** as that. Why read the damn pdas, they are the biggest waste of time in the universe. Driving is **** horrible but you have two driving main missions for some **** retard reason. Driving a motorcycle feels as good as grinding naked on a cactus. Whole driving seems tacked on and unnecesary. Story is bland and cringy. I didn't expect much story from this but even then I was disappointed by it. It basically just took up time for no reason. Completing anything pauses the game for 5-8 seconds to show you that you received 3.50 dollars that you cant spend on anything and got 35 reputation for a guy that doesnt mean anything. Totally kills your momentum, slows the game down unnecesarily.

    Tldr: The gunplay has some shining moments but the overall quality is very low and unpassionate. Stick with doom for a better shooter or with borderlands for a better madmax style open world.    … Expand
  57. Dagger95
    May 22, 2019
    6
    all'inizio mi ha fatto un'ottima impressione ma andando avanti le mancanze si sono fatte notare. Missioni secondarie inutili e ripetitive, missione principale breve e dimenticabile, grafica mediocre e in alcuni punti proprio brutta, bug anche invalidanti. Il gioco prende la sufficienza per un buon gameplay e tanti veicoli davvero belli tipo il moster truck. Ah, dimenticavo, la difficoltà èall'inizio mi ha fatto un'ottima impressione ma andando avanti le mancanze si sono fatte notare. Missioni secondarie inutili e ripetitive, missione principale breve e dimenticabile, grafica mediocre e in alcuni punti proprio brutta, bug anche invalidanti. Il gioco prende la sufficienza per un buon gameplay e tanti veicoli davvero belli tipo il moster truck. Ah, dimenticavo, la difficoltà è ridicola, ho dovuto mettere difficoltà incubo per noia e non sono mai morto in tutta la campagna nemmeno contro il boss finale… Expand
  58. nicknasty14
    May 21, 2019
    10
    Excellent graphics and awesome addicting gameplay and world! Game was made by avalanche and bethesda, the game is a cross between mad max and doom. Do not be put off by some of the negative reviews. If you can make it past the first hour until it gets you out into the open world, you will then see what the game becomes! It was like a bad tutorial that was very misleading at first. ThenExcellent graphics and awesome addicting gameplay and world! Game was made by avalanche and bethesda, the game is a cross between mad max and doom. Do not be put off by some of the negative reviews. If you can make it past the first hour until it gets you out into the open world, you will then see what the game becomes! It was like a bad tutorial that was very misleading at first. Then when you complete it, its like the real actual game kicks in. Completely changes, even the graphics. Maybe this is why it got so much slack. Game is frikin awesome, period! If you like post apocalyptic games, this is the one for you!… Expand
  59. Wanderer50
    May 21, 2019
    8
    Gameplay is awesome feels like dooms combat open world is pretty epic story is decent.
  60. Alphabull90
    May 21, 2019
    10
    Trust me this game is a lot of fun and there’s so much to do and a lot more coming from the devs. This game is the ****
  61. Bobbytwotimes
    May 18, 2019
    10
    This game is just stupid fun. Best played with a scuf type controller to keep youre thumbs on the sticks. Zipping around with the navigation abilities while shotgunning limbs off of the bad guys is the best. Arcade style driving takes some getting used to but fun when you do.
  62. poelander04
    May 21, 2019
    6
    I had high hopes for this game. Since it was announced I watched all the trailers and game play and thought it was going to be a truly GOTY worthy game. However, when I started playing the game and when I finished, I was disappointed by many things. First of all, my main gripe with the game is the story. I was hoping for it to follow really close to the original game and to explain a lotI had high hopes for this game. Since it was announced I watched all the trailers and game play and thought it was going to be a truly GOTY worthy game. However, when I started playing the game and when I finished, I was disappointed by many things. First of all, my main gripe with the game is the story. I was hoping for it to follow really close to the original game and to explain a lot about what happened after the previous game. This us not the case. This games story is boring and the game only makes up for it with the combat. The world doesn't look similar to the previous RAGE at all. Instead of it looking like an actual post-apocalyptic wasteland, it looks like Sunset Overdrive and how wacky that looked. Sunset Overdrive is a good game but the setting and look of that does not fit to the theme of RAGE. The vehicular combat isn't that good as well and not even on par with the first installments take on the subject. I think what Id Studious and Avalanche was doing was they wanted to appeal to a new audience and make a story that wasn't really that connected to the first RAGE because not many people played it. But, I think they should've followed way way closer to RAGE and made it be almost right after the first game. Then, they maybe could've remastered RAGE 1 and put it in the deluxe edition or something. Instead of aiming to the people that actually wanted the game, they aimed at a new audience that didn't really care for the game in the first place. I give it a 6/10.… Expand
  63. kanyka
    May 21, 2019
    10
    One of the best filling of guns in games in 2019 almost as good ad Doom, more fun and mad guns. If you like to shoot a lot it game is for you. I bought it just for that alone and it pay off well 20+ hours of fun and i event didn't completed the story.
  64. luisneto
    May 21, 2019
    9
    I really enjoyed this game. The story is simple but the game overall is exciting and fun. Loved the colors, guns and how they behave different when you use overdrive.
  65. jayjoerabs
    May 20, 2019
    0
    Open world pretty but lifeless, no random quest givers and no variety in missiondesign.
    After grinding for upgrades no content to take use of the upgrades.
    Car battles monotonous and unintuitive car controls in general. No endgame. No multiplayer. Not worth a second playthrough. This game is only great for shooter newbies, those can expect to get fun gunplay but overall underwhelming    Open world pretty but lifeless, no random quest givers and no variety in missiondesign.
    After grinding for upgrades no content to take use of the upgrades.
    Car battles monotonous and unintuitive car controls in general.
    No endgame. No multiplayer. Not worth a second playthrough.

    This game is only great for shooter newbies, those can expect to get fun gunplay but overall underwhelming and simplified introduction to the shooter genre.    … Expand
  66. TheDatenshiMMA
    May 20, 2019
    3
    Congrat ID you get the job done as always fun gameplay nervous and fast paced i didnt have that much fun since Doom but... Avalanche you **** as always the open world is boring no life wathsoever, the driving is clunky as hell, the soundtrack is meh, the mission are répétitive, the boss are weak and... well i will never pre order anymore unless dor Doom eternal
  67. amsterdream
    May 20, 2019
    1
    Another boring open world game. Developers please stop. We want linear cinematic experience, not sandbox.
  68. winzentween
    May 20, 2019
    7
    RAGE 2 is fun.

    On consoles it looks muddy and blurry but controller is the best way to play. The game is shallow fun but the fun is excellent. Though I am disappointed in rage 2 and it's expensive and extensive micro transactions and day one removed content sold back to users in a AAA full priced 60$ game. Rage 2 is really only like rage 1 only in visuals and name though 1 wasn't    RAGE 2 is fun.

    On consoles it looks muddy and blurry but controller is the best way to play. The game is shallow fun but the fun is excellent.

    Though I am disappointed in rage 2 and it's expensive and extensive micro transactions and day one removed content sold back to users in a AAA full priced 60$ game.

    Rage 2 is really only like rage 1 only in visuals and name though 1 wasn't a great game and on launch had many of the technical issues now seen with rage 2 on pc and consoles.
    Rage 2 is also not Mad Max which was the devs critically exclaimed but poorly received last game. I loved mad max. So i hoped i would love rage 2. I did enjoy aspects of R2 but like Days Gone ps4 it has launched in a less than desirable state.

    There are serious graphic issues on all systems and on consoles textures can look blurry with a frame rate below 30fps...even on pro (super sampled). In 2019 I find this disappointing. Though the lighting is often excellent, as is the world design but your characters (man or woman) are awful.

    The sound is acceptable though it can cut out and music is also a little too glitchy and doesn't always play in a dynamic way fitting to the on-screen action .

    Gameplay is good...fun..thrilling!
    But can be hit and miss with large open areas of nothing to see or do. Gun-play is cool and creative as expected but there isn't always enough to do with it or long enough to enjoy the best parts of the game.

    The missions are whacky and the story is zaney but like the characters ...nothing special.
    There can be a fair bit of repetition and grind at times though there is a variety of things to do but spread thinly.

    Car combat is not on mad max level of speed or quality. I have no idea why but I guess this is to do with the console limitations. It just isn't that fun though much of what there is has been lifted directly from mad max.

    Lastability. No multiplayer right now which makes no sense when you see the micro transactions. It will last about 8 hours on medium difficulty. The AI is nothing special so you can play on hard but it doesn't change the game signififacntly beyond creating an artificial hardness and maybe a few more hours. If you're a completionist then maybe 20 hours but that's a lot of grind and busy work, as side missions aren't anything special or inspired.

    Lets talk micro transactions. This is my main issue outside of the many tech and performance problems.

    Four different payment choices for the game's premium currency, called RAGE Coins.
    You should rage at these coins!

    500 RAGE Coins: $4.99
    1100 RAGE Coins: $9.99
    2,500 RAGE Coins: $19.99
    4,500 RAGE Coins: $34.99

    This is a full price single player AAA game and on day one you have desirable content removed and sold back to the user. Its cosmetic for now but the game is based around cosmetics...the look of the guns and cars etc. Looking cool is the gameplay so charging players at full price to buy what they use to earn (in rage 1 and most games) is sleazy.

    The premium store is not hidden and you will be aware of it and gently pushed towards them.
    It's mostly weapon and vehicle skins but as the main game lacks a wealth of actual content or story I find these transactions harmful to the game.

    There are also items available in the store you can purchase. They're are found through the game in the campaign and the idea is to skip the game and buy them early. You can use the in game's currency to pay for these items too but not the cosmetics.
    I felt that the game forces you in contact with the micro transactions which is some destiny 2 level of shady stuff.

    There is no way for you to get RAGE Coins unless you purchase them from the store. Real money in a AAA full price game. How you feel about that is your choice but it isn't great.

    Summary: Rage 2 runs at about 30fps or lower on consoles. It has a well known audio bug which involves restarting the game. The car mechanics are 'off' and there are microtransactions in a game which didn't previously have them.

    I'd wait for a sale if you like the genre due to the technical issues and micro transactions.    … Expand
  69. ConnorMak
    May 20, 2019
    4
    Another fan of both Mad Max and Doom with high hopes is very disappointed. Playing on a PS4 Pro the graphics look nothing like the previews to the point where it sometimes looks like an XBox 360 game. Glad I rented this t%rd. UPDATED: I did finish the game's ridiculously short and vapid campaign and still stand by my low score, but here's a thought - if they just remade Mad Max andAnother fan of both Mad Max and Doom with high hopes is very disappointed. Playing on a PS4 Pro the graphics look nothing like the previews to the point where it sometimes looks like an XBox 360 game. Glad I rented this t%rd. UPDATED: I did finish the game's ridiculously short and vapid campaign and still stand by my low score, but here's a thought - if they just remade Mad Max and replaced the on-foot combat sequences with the FPS aspect of this game, it would have been awesome. That is really what I think we were all hoping for!… Expand
  70. QueenKnox
    May 20, 2019
    7
    If you're going to buy this game, keep in mind that it never set out to deliver an engaging story. The entire premise of the game is a strong focus on combat, everything else is an after-thought. RAGE 2 accomplishes what it set out to achieve - fun, interactive, and engaging combat - and it does it perfectly. The shooting feels great, and the 'Nanotrite' super-powers that you can use feelIf you're going to buy this game, keep in mind that it never set out to deliver an engaging story. The entire premise of the game is a strong focus on combat, everything else is an after-thought. RAGE 2 accomplishes what it set out to achieve - fun, interactive, and engaging combat - and it does it perfectly. The shooting feels great, and the 'Nanotrite' super-powers that you can use feel amazing too.

    RAGE 2 should not be judged harshly for it's paper thin story, because it never set out to entice you with a story to begin with. It's nothing more than an excuse to put you into different set-pieces and locations where you can shoot stuff. That being said, I always appreciate memorable characters in any form of entertainment and unfortunately for RAGE 2, it falls flat in creating any kind of interest towards the characters or the world that they live in, as a matter of fact, the original RAGE did world building much better and had many more memorable (and frankly, better looking) characters. It's incredibly disappointing and while it did not impact the game-play, the lack of any interesting characters made it very hard for me to care about the people I was supposed to be fighting to protect.

    I give RAGE 2 an 7 out of 10 because it is at it's core a fantastic shooter, with combat unlike any other FPS game and has the signature 'id' seal of quality plastered all over it, but the disappointing absence of any character development and a wide-open world that's as big as an ocean but as shallow as a puddle holds this game back from being a truly memorable experience. Seeing Avalanche take part in the development of RAGE 2 was a major red flag for me and it seems like my gut was right.    … Expand
  71. 6Dreamer9
    May 20, 2019
    10
    The best shooter with open word.
    Awesome dynamics and entertainment shootouts very similar to the alterations in DOOM.
  72. zouali
    May 19, 2019
    10
    good game Enjoyable experience. Feels like a Doom RPG. With some mad max mixed in. I would reccomend it to friends.
  73. Mzulft
    May 19, 2019
    3
    + Fun Shooting

    - Bad Story

    - Dead Open World

    - Bad Graphics for 2019

    - Way too much Advertising/(Over)hyping for this unfinished/unpolished game, misleading the customers/gamers which i find highly unethical and a wrong thing to do.
  74. Melo-Death-666
    May 19, 2019
    7
    Good game, fun to play and nice graphics. although i did finish the main story in 8 hours which is extremely disappointing. and i was not even intentionally trying to smash through it. Character development is really shallow, but i didn't mind because..well had goons n **** to mop up.
  75. tonyfred898
    May 19, 2019
    8
    Gameplay is awesome! If you like doom this is doom open world! Didn’t care about the story or characters, but i didn’t in Doom either...8/10
  76. InTheZoneAC
    May 19, 2019
    10
    Playing on PS4 Pro:

    I'm genuinely surprised this game is getting such low reviews. Somehow games like CoD, Division, Battlefield get major passes despite having no story, overly re-used assets from the previous game and bring nothing new to the table. I think I've put somewhere around 10-15 hours into this game and I've enjoyed every bit of it. This is coming from someone who is    Playing on PS4 Pro:

    I'm genuinely surprised this game is getting such low reviews. Somehow games like CoD, Division, Battlefield get major passes despite having no story, overly re-used assets from the previous game and bring nothing new to the table.

    I think I've put somewhere around 10-15 hours into this game and I've enjoyed every bit of it. This is coming from someone who is skipping most of the bs and cancerous SJWism from Bethesda, Acitvision, EA, etc.

    Graphics do not look bad, at all. I can see how maybe the base ps4 (ps poor, block yourself if you find yourself triggered) will look, similar to the last Rage, but no complaints on PS4 Pro.

    Gameplay, seems to have a lot more going for it this time around than the previous entry. Tons of new upgrades.

    If you liked Rage 1 or any borderlands game you SHOULD like this game. If you're one of those types that only finds a shooter fun if you can play online then you may unjustifiably rate this game lower due to that.

    I would give this an 8.5/10, maybe a 9, but I bumped it since after reading some of the    … Expand
  77. robdot
    May 19, 2019
    8
    I liked this game. I don't want to solve puzzles or sneak around. There's no stupid stealth mission in the middle. Give me weapons and skills and reasons to use them. Use vortex to launch yourself then use slam...boom! A little short maybe,forgettable story. But still fun.
  78. BDive
    May 19, 2019
    1
    Its a 4 or a 5 it feels like a Bethesda game everything in this game sucks but the gunplay giving 0 to counter 10s this is no where near a masterpiece, but its playable. Kinda.
  79. Rbox
    May 19, 2019
    10
    A 10 to counter the 0-bombs. Once the 0-bombs dissapear, I'll take this review and 10 score down to it's correct score of 8. I am adamant that 0-bombing games for other reasons than the quality of the game itself should be halted. The only way I can contribute to that is by doing the same thing but at the other side of the scale. metacritic's score system is dumb as well. Many, many gamesA 10 to counter the 0-bombs. Once the 0-bombs dissapear, I'll take this review and 10 score down to it's correct score of 8. I am adamant that 0-bombing games for other reasons than the quality of the game itself should be halted. The only way I can contribute to that is by doing the same thing but at the other side of the scale. metacritic's score system is dumb as well. Many, many games stay without score because they don't reach the necessary 4 reviews. This makes quick valueing of a game impossible. Changes that need to be made:-
    -Show the score from the get-go!
    -Make a written review mandatory for scores from 9 and up and certainly from 3 and down!
    Unless changes in the scoring system are made, sites like Metacritic will become untrustworthy and useless. One could certainly argue that that moment has already happened
    On the game itself: why do almost all recent games ship with an open world? What's wrong with a more linear game? Uncharted was one. It was good. Doom was one. It was great. I read here people nagging on the simple or absent story and at the same time shouting themselves hoarse that the action is narrativly interupted. Sigh... game reviews, by critics or users -hey everybody's a critic for the last 6 years already- have lost all merit. Rage 2 getting 70-ish and block pixel games or walking simulators getting 90-ish just because they're "stylish"?? Doling out zero's because the kiddies bear a grudge? Or because it's all the rage (haha) to do so? Yeah, lost all merit.    … Expand
  80. DaniVR99
    May 19, 2019
    8
    RAGE 2 is a game for lovers of fast-paced FPS action. The gunplay is amazing, almost as good as DOOM (2016), and the game has a ton of things to do. Although it’s repetitive and the main story is shorter than expected, the overall package is solid. It runs at 60fps on PS4 Pro, with some minor dips. I highly recommend it if you enjoy quick combat, gore; chaos and brainlesss action.
  81. dman6783
    May 18, 2019
    9
    Rage 2 is truly a very unique experience. The brutal and satisfying combat from Doom, and the vehicular combat from Mad Max make it a pleasure to tear through the wasteland. The only downside is the narrative and the way it is told. It is borderline average but is not terrible. I haven’t played the original Rage so I had zero knowledge of the lore/universe the game was set in. WhetherRage 2 is truly a very unique experience. The brutal and satisfying combat from Doom, and the vehicular combat from Mad Max make it a pleasure to tear through the wasteland. The only downside is the narrative and the way it is told. It is borderline average but is not terrible. I haven’t played the original Rage so I had zero knowledge of the lore/universe the game was set in. Whether that plays a factor in my opinion of Rage 2 is unknown. I can say with confidence that when it comes to gameplay, Rage 2 is a masterpiece. If you love intense and visceral combat, this game makes you feel like a genuine badass. Grab a snack because you will he glued to your couch for hours on end. If you’re looking for a game to turn off your brain and have fun this game might be for you.… Expand
  82. pinhead66
    May 18, 2019
    8
    I'm really enjoying this game. I have played for about 18 hours and in having lots of fun. The graphics are bright and vibrant. Love the over the top violence and crazy action that's around every turn. One thing that I dont like though is that the map really isn't for running around, more for drive. I really enjoy the driving in the game, I'm the type of player who like to Express theI'm really enjoying this game. I have played for about 18 hours and in having lots of fun. The graphics are bright and vibrant. Love the over the top violence and crazy action that's around every turn. One thing that I dont like though is that the map really isn't for running around, more for drive. I really enjoy the driving in the game, I'm the type of player who like to Express the world on foot. This game is great I recomend picking it up!… Expand
  83. Ted_Tris
    May 18, 2019
    0
    Boring, silly, folly.

    The designers of the avalanche studio game are something extremely untalented.
    Just cause x, mad max, Rage 2..
    Developers should be given prison.

    Bad gameplay
    Terrible gunplay
    Overcomplicated ui
    Trash music
    Terrible facial animation
    No story

    Typical avalanche trash game.
    Shame...
  84. Allthat
    May 18, 2019
    5
    Probably one of the most boring games to come out this generation. And its not the gameplay I'm talking about, the shooting and all the players abilities feel awesome. In fact this game is probably on par with Doom when it comes to the gun mechanics.

    But everything else in the game is completely bland and boring. The story in this game is a total snooze-fest, none of the characters you    Probably one of the most boring games to come out this generation. And its not the gameplay I'm talking about, the shooting and all the players abilities feel awesome. In fact this game is probably on par with Doom when it comes to the gun mechanics.

    But everything else in the game is completely bland and boring. The story in this game is a total snooze-fest, none of the characters you meet in this game have anything interesting or cool to say. The open world feels completely lifeless and devoid of anything cool or interesting to see or do. There are tons of boring and repetitive open world activities to do but none of them are worth doing.

    Worst part of the game is easily the driving, some of the worst controls in a modern day open world game.    … Expand
  85. OutlawTX
    May 18, 2019
    5
    At about 18 hours in, my desire to continue playing has turned to the point of not caring. An incredibly bland, repetitive game that further drives the point home that I need to stop buying games until a decent amount of user reviews come out. Every aspect of this game is low bar. From graphics and sound to story and characters. The gameplay is fun enough at first but becomes incrediblyAt about 18 hours in, my desire to continue playing has turned to the point of not caring. An incredibly bland, repetitive game that further drives the point home that I need to stop buying games until a decent amount of user reviews come out. Every aspect of this game is low bar. From graphics and sound to story and characters. The gameplay is fun enough at first but becomes incredibly bland and monotonous after a few hours. In hindsight, I wouldn’t pay more than $20 for this.… Expand
  86. Tannerkid09
    May 18, 2019
    10
    Just perfect game I need more games that are just so fun to be stupid in and rage 2 is just that rage 2 is if mad max and doom had a beautiful baby and it’s name was rage 2
  87. NickKirsanov
    May 17, 2019
    1
    No storyline at all. Poor attemt to make something new but at the end we have Farcry at its worst. Huge but absolutely empty map.
  88. marcelotrajano
    May 17, 2019
    10
    beautiful vivid colorful graphics, detail oriented and squeeze the max performance of your video card show awsome grapfics even from old GPU...
  89. sarcasm83
    May 17, 2019
    8
    I understand when people talk of "poor graphics", "too much repetition" or "cheesy characters".
    However I don't understand how on earth a game like this is stood on a User score of 5.6 and a Critic score of 68 at the moment.
    In my opinion, the game isn't trying to impress you with it's graphical prowess, or it's magnificient plot. No... it's about the combat.... and the combat; It's    I understand when people talk of "poor graphics", "too much repetition" or "cheesy characters".
    However I don't understand how on earth a game like this is stood on a User score of 5.6 and a Critic score of 68 at the moment.
    In my opinion, the game isn't trying to impress you with it's graphical prowess, or it's magnificient plot. No... it's about the combat.... and the combat; It's simply great.

    Rage 2 is best described as a combination of the Mad Max game and the new DOOM.
    Both of which I liked, but Mad Max did admittedly lose me before I finished it because of the repetition. Didn't stop me from playing it for several days back then though.
    Rage 2 hasn't lost me and I'm about to finish the story after 3 days of playing.

    This has been one of those games that have had me playing for so long I've been starving, since I've been too excited to keep on killing things to even go make dinner. It's also one of those games that I deliberately kept in the dark about. I tried to watch "just enough" to know if I'd dig it and the style of the combat and the few short trailers made me decide to have a go at it.
    Going in with very little expectations and hype - and nothing "spoiled", I've been thoroughly entertained for probably around 20+ hours now.

    I've seen some people mention they've passed the story in 7 hours or so and it makes me wonder if they even got the abilities, found the Arks and got the amazing tools of destruction that make me so eager to run from one task to another, just to get into combat again. The urge to try and mix up everything I have in my arsenal in an even more satisfying way than before is a very big factor in this game. To me, that enthusiasm about having fun with the combat itself completely negates "repetition" when it comes to the copious amounts of sideactivities. I'm glad there's alot of it and I'm not trying to obsessively accept every "quest" either. I've just gone with the flow and it has been fantastic. Some people also say the world is dead and lifeless while simultaneously complaining about the repetition... well.. as I've indeed "gone with the flow" so much, I think there's very little dull moments in the world. There's usually always something that can grab your attention and pull you towards the next mayhem.

    I think I've now saved my game just before the very last story mission. I lack one Ark ability (no idea where that Ark is), but otherwise I'm good to go. When the story is over, I can see myself still playing for a good 10 hours atleast, if not more just because I just enjoy the gameplay itself.

    I have had a few bugs - one with the HUD disappearing when I record a clip with the "Share" button, but it re-appears when I just open my weapon menu and fixes itself. Also a few audio issues where an audio clip is "left on" when it shouldn't have. This has required a save and a reload to fix. But they haven't been really bothersome at all.

    This isn't a game that's taking itself seriously.. at one part the protagonist you control even makes fun of the questing system, how he/she "just so happens to be the only one who can do" that particular next thing that's the problem. It knows it's just a game, but it gives you tons to have fun with.

    I'm... honestly weirded out how bad this game has been reviewed. Maybe it's just a difference of opinion then... or maybe people expected something else entirely. Or maybe because I haven't really played a first person shooter in a good while (DOOM was the previous one I think, when it came out), I'm really enjoying it. But if you're looking for a very decently "GOOD" game for the sheer purpose of action filled combat and aren't looking for a story - I would recommend checking the game out.

    Now, I will add that this isn't one of the exceptionally fantastic games that we get every now and then. But a VERY decent in-between game if this type of game is your "cup of tea".

    (Also: There are 71 User reviews that give this game a 0/10 while mentioning one or two reasons... Some gamers are making this whole industry infuriating sometimes. Cut the drama folks, you exaggerate more than my grandmother.)    … Expand
  90. PizdaOgien
    May 17, 2019
    8
    I find the game really fun. The gunplay is smooth and responsive. The powers are fun to use. It's just a testosterone filled shooter. Didn't expect anything from the story and to all the people that want to play a shooter with a good story just go play Witcher 3 with a crossbow. Im sure that you'll have a great experience.
  91. Dpaul888
    May 17, 2019
    10
    Some of the best combat I've ever played in a game and at the end of the day all that's what really matters.
  92. HaleAle123
    May 17, 2019
    10
    Although there is a mission structure like farcry5, there is so much to love. From npcs and lore straight out of bladerunner and quake 2, to the gunplay that is a punkrock version of doom. It all feels good. Some claim the world is empty but if you take time to get out of your vehicle and actually look, this is one of the best post apocalypse worlds ever made. Even the enemies at outpostsAlthough there is a mission structure like farcry5, there is so much to love. From npcs and lore straight out of bladerunner and quake 2, to the gunplay that is a punkrock version of doom. It all feels good. Some claim the world is empty but if you take time to get out of your vehicle and actually look, this is one of the best post apocalypse worlds ever made. Even the enemies at outposts are talking and interacting with each other. And beware, stay out of your vehicle too long, the authority will hunt you. It feels like a real apocalypse out there. Ultra violence is a beautiful thing. 10… Expand
  93. TOFU_BNG
    May 17, 2019
    8
    Rage 2 despite some flaws is an example of a studio who has clearly put alot of time and effort into writing the wrongs of the first game. The combat whilst extremely slow in the first 2-3 hours opens up tremendously once the player is given full reigns in the open world allowing the abilities gained from the Ark's to turn Rage 2 from a run of the mill shooter into something special.
    It's    Rage 2 despite some flaws is an example of a studio who has clearly put alot of time and effort into writing the wrongs of the first game. The combat whilst extremely slow in the first 2-3 hours opens up tremendously once the player is given full reigns in the open world allowing the abilities gained from the Ark's to turn Rage 2 from a run of the mill shooter into something special.
    It's not to say the game has some flaws and the 2 major ones are the story and the vehicles. Again like it's predecessor Rage 2 has an extremely incoherent story with probably the most cookie cutter bad guys I have seen in a shooter since The Helgast from Killzone and the final boss (General Cross) Is poorly implemented and feels like a backstep from the final boss of DOOM 2016 which made use of player skill and a decent spike in difficulty.
    Next the vehicles handle like ass which is baffling seeing as Mad Max had some fantastic controls (On Console) this maybe down to the mix of being an FPS and a Vehicle Combat game which may suggest a split on balancing.
    Overall Rage 2 is a fun game that is painfully average in some portions but I would highly recommend picking it up on a sale only for the fantastic combat and something to keep your attention.    … Expand
  94. Sleevedagger
    May 17, 2019
    9
    Enjoyable shooter, fast and fluid controls. Nice graphics and style with a mix of different side activities to choose from and a good skill tree. Story wise nothing special unfortunately but game play is solid and addictive. The world could of done with more interesting exploration considering its size. It doesn't break any new grounds in the shooter category but does a lot of olderEnjoyable shooter, fast and fluid controls. Nice graphics and style with a mix of different side activities to choose from and a good skill tree. Story wise nothing special unfortunately but game play is solid and addictive. The world could of done with more interesting exploration considering its size. It doesn't break any new grounds in the shooter category but does a lot of older ideas well.… Expand
  95. itmo
    May 17, 2019
    5
    The Good - Gunplay is nice and smooth, the visuals are good and there doesn't seem to be many bugs.

    The Bad - The gameplay is generic, the missions have no depth its just the same thing over and over without any increased challenge. The game world is rather small and lifeless. There are a lot of cut and paste areas in the world that have nothing to do, empty buildings, lifeless open    The Good - Gunplay is nice and smooth, the visuals are good and there doesn't seem to be many bugs.

    The Bad - The gameplay is generic, the missions have no depth its just the same thing over and over without any increased challenge. The game world is rather small and lifeless. There are a lot of cut and paste areas in the world that have nothing to do, empty buildings, lifeless open fields etc and nothing to discover. There are next to zero random events in the open world. The player powers are old, one is a double jump power, wow, that's never been done in an FPS before. Overall the game is poor for a 2019 release. The campaign takes about 8-10 hours, which is a joke for a AAA priced game. Wait for a mega sale when its $10-$15.    … Expand
  96. Hopper8785
    May 17, 2019
    10
    This game is pure bubblegum fun and I’m glad I bought it even after seeing mixed reviews. Super cool, Mad max esque open world. Far larger than reviews make it seem. I don’t even care for first person games and I’m hooked. There is an incredible amount of content and stuff to do and has loads of character. People giving it less than a 6 are spoiled trolls and part of this new culture/trendThis game is pure bubblegum fun and I’m glad I bought it even after seeing mixed reviews. Super cool, Mad max esque open world. Far larger than reviews make it seem. I don’t even care for first person games and I’m hooked. There is an incredible amount of content and stuff to do and has loads of character. People giving it less than a 6 are spoiled trolls and part of this new culture/trend where it’s cool to hate on everything that isn’t flawless. Grow up.… Expand
  97. LevelUp
    May 16, 2019
    8
    Enjoyable experience. Feels like a Doom RPG. With some mad max mixed in. I would reccomend it to friends.
  98. Berat14
    May 16, 2019
    4
    Where is the action? The first hour was just talking, and Open World very empty, classic side missions
  99. PerceptiveMonk
    May 16, 2019
    8
    This is so much fun! The world design is rough, cool, industrial and weapons are awesome. Gameplay is great too. I didn’t play the first one, but I’m assuming that has something to do with the haters, because there is no version of reality where this is below a 6. I’m doing 90% of the side quests and it is coming in around 45 hours.

    Also, folks who give this a 1 or 0 have some kind of    This is so much fun! The world design is rough, cool, industrial and weapons are awesome. Gameplay is great too. I didn’t play the first one, but I’m assuming that has something to do with the haters, because there is no version of reality where this is below a 6. I’m doing 90% of the side quests and it is coming in around 45 hours.

    Also, folks who give this a 1 or 0 have some kind of personal issues going on. Or maybe they’re just kids, in age or mind.    … Expand
  100. SRKNZ
    May 16, 2019
    4
    Mediocre at best boring at worst. That pretty much sums up my feeling about Rage 2.

    It has many shortcomings, the biggest of which for me is a vast sandbox that feels mostly empty. They would have been better served making the world smaller and more richly populated like Borderlands. The second key flaw for a game that claims to be wall to wall action is incessant Stalker and Metro    Mediocre at best boring at worst. That pretty much sums up my feeling about Rage 2.

    It has many shortcomings, the biggest of which for me is a vast sandbox that feels mostly empty. They would have been better served making the world smaller and more richly populated like Borderlands.

    The second key flaw for a game that claims to be wall to wall action is incessant Stalker and Metro style shortages of ammo. This quickly grows tiresome and robs the game of pace and enjoyment.

    Lastly the feel of this game is not helped by rather bland graphics. Everything is washed out with ugly colour palettes and uninteresting environments. Indeed graphically this game feels backwards, like something you would have expected back in the early 2000's.

    All in all a really bland affair that I'd lost interest in after 40 minutes or so of play.    … Expand
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Metascore
67

Mixed or average reviews - based on 43 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 43
  2. Mixed: 28 out of 43
  3. Negative: 2 out of 43
  1. IGN Japan
    Jul 8, 2019
    80
    Rage 2’s nonsensical story is unbearable, and the unskippable exploration parts are mostly irritating and boring. Luckily, the shooting gameplay is so amazing that it’s easy to forgive these flaws. And while encounters can become repetitive, new weapons and abilities make sure there’s always some fun to be had.
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  2. PLAY! Zine
    Jul 8, 2019
    65
    Rage 2 is a victim of a wave of technical issues and painfully average story but still manages to be one of the most fun FPS you can encounter and can provide you with your adrenaline shot for the day if needed.
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  3. Edge Magazine
    Jun 20, 2019
    60
    The relentless thrill of one half of it dragged down by the barren, boring needless sprawl of the other. [Issue#334, p.110]
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