SUPERHOT

 PlayStation 4
Metascore
83

Generally favorable reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Sep 7, 2017
    70
    Wonky tech and punishing challenges will leave your cold, but with our without VR, this has moments of brilliance that are worth the price of admission alone. [Oct 2017, p.88]
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Awards & Rankings

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#43 Best PS4 Game of 2017
97
#97 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2017

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User Score
7.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 111 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 60 out of 111
  2. Mixed: 39 out of 111
  3. Negative: 12 out of 111
  1. rodericrinehart
    Jan 2, 2018
    8
    I had some fun with this game and it was definitely a unique experience. It didn't overstay its welcome, which is huge to me now with someI had some fun with this game and it was definitely a unique experience. It didn't overstay its welcome, which is huge to me now with some many good games out there. They executed their vision succinctly and it was really fun. I'm sure it would be great in VR or AR, but it was totally fine and enjoyable on a regular monitor.… Full Review »
  2. Frostfallreview
    Aug 25, 2017
    7
    “This is the most Innovative shooter in years!”

    Now we’ve got that out the way. Superhot is a first person shooter/ sorta puzzle game    “This is the most Innovative shooter in years!”

    Now we’ve got that out the way. Superhot is a first person shooter/ sorta puzzle game coming from the Superhot Team- Yes that’s the actual developer and publisher name. And it has you as a guy with a gun killing red guys in a polygonal world. But as i’m sure you know by now the real draw from Superhot is the fact that time moves very, very slowly when you’re standing still. So someone shoots at you, you can watch the bullet move through the air at a snails pace, take one wrong step and it’ll hit you in a flash. It’s a very interesting concept that has never been approached before (as far as I know) and it definitely deserves the title of “most innovative shooter” regardless of your opinion of the finished product.

    So how is the game?

    It’s brilliant! As you’d expect, the game play is very energetic, and very fast paced despite being in slow motion. It really brings out an action movie feeling, being able to punch a guy in the gut, catch his gun out of mid air, shoot his friend behind him and then deliver a final blow as he’s getting back up. It’s the kind of thing you picture in your head when imagine a super cliche action movie, all it’s missing are cheesy one liners. The levels are very situation based, one moment you’re handling an out of control bar fight, the next you’re leaving the office after a hard day at work and boom! Ambush, better use that briefcase wisely. An array of weapons are slowly revealed to you as you play on, normal pistols, shotguns, machine guns and then the obvious immediate choice when you’re in a slow motion fight, Katana’s and ninja stars. and I guess you can use the environmental objects as well but.. Katana’s.

    The setting is that you’re a hacker and you’ve been sent a link to this new game/experiment called SUPERHOT. And it spirals from there
    The overall plot was a little weak for me, it was very generic stuff, hackers getting sucked into something bigger than them, but it worked fine for the game play it was surrounding. It didn’t need to be complex as the thing you’re playing the game for is the action movie game play not the story. I wouldn’t have an issue for this if it wasn’t for the fact that it constantly interrupts you. After four or so levels (which go by quickly) you’re kicked out of SUPERHOT.exe to talk to a hacker friend about how rad it is. Then back in, four or so levels later, kicked out again. These constant interruptions were put in place to immerse you and make you think you’re in this crazy world with big brother watching you, but all it does is disjoint you from the high action game play and slows down momentum.

    My run through of Superhot lasted around 2 and a half hours, from what I’ve read that is about average. Now my biggest problem with this game, the price. This game, at least on PS4 is £18.99. A (lets be generous) 3 hour long game, with disjointed storytelling and constant momentum killing, is not worth £18.99, not even close. I understand there’s challange modes and endless modes and “do the same **** you just did again” modes. But for me those aren’t enough to add more value to the game, any game can duct tape on an some generic game modes to play once you’ve finished the game to get some sort of extra value out of it. Superhot is an excellent game, dragged down a bit by a lackluster story and some momentum issues, however I would highly recommend playing it for yourself but only if it’s on sale.

    7.5/10    … Full Review »
  3. bulger_paul
    Aug 4, 2019
    9
    The most innovative shooter I've played in years.

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