Fracture

 Xbox 360
User Score
6.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 50 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 50
  2. Mixed: 20 out of 50
  3. Negative: 9 out of 50
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  1. Chan
    Oct 11, 2008
    6
    Another lame game from Lucas Arts. How a company can spend millions of dollars on the most mediocre products in beyond me. You would think somebody at the company would stand up and say, "hey, we should really try and make a good game." Fracture could have been a good game with it's ground deformation gimmick. However, that's all it is, a "gimmick." That singular unique feature Another lame game from Lucas Arts. How a company can spend millions of dollars on the most mediocre products in beyond me. You would think somebody at the company would stand up and say, "hey, we should really try and make a good game." Fracture could have been a good game with it's ground deformation gimmick. However, that's all it is, a "gimmick." That singular unique feature is never fully exploited and is lazily integrated in the puzzle solving elements of the game play. As for combat, all you'll be using the deformation tool most of the time is to throw up barriers between you and your enemies. There are also a myriad of weapons to use. However, most of them are completely ineffective and you'll end up sticking to one or two of the least exciting weapons. Those of you who are thinking of playing this game on the "hardcore" difficulty level must be prepared to pull your hair out. Enemies will hit you 98% of the time no matter how improbable the shot or angle while they spam you with infinite grenades that always land by your feet. Oh, but it gets even better! Using the exact same weapons as the bad guys have it will take you a whole clip to take one of these enemies down while a few crack shots from the same weapon will bring your health down to zero in one second flat! That's brilliant game play balance! However, if you love pain and manage to get all the way to the final boss in this game you will be rewarded with the cheapest most frustrating boss battle in the history of video games. Good luck!… Expand
  2. ApocalypseBrown
    Oct 8, 2008
    5
    Fun for 30 minutes, forgettable the rest. Further evidence by the reviews that GamesTm are on the take.
  3. jefframonej
    Jan 10, 2009
    5
    Fun game, but over way to quick. Not nearly hard enough. It seems like each boss or end stage had the exact same difficulty level as the one before. Instead of getting progressively harder, it was about the same. I finished it in about 6 days.
  4. JamesM.
    Oct 6, 2008
    6
    Great idea of terrain deformation, and that alone is awesome. but the level design is really bad and uses the idea in the worst ways. I don't know how they managed to make such a cool and original idea seem so bad. so much wasted potential.
  5. DaredadCrust
    Sep 5, 2013
    5
    This game is a great idea gone terribly wrong. Using terrain deformation to your advantage is pretty fun, but after Act 1 of a measly 3 acts, the game gets boring. The online play is dead, and Jet Brody is one of the worst protagonists ever.
  6. gamingisgreat
    Aug 5, 2016
    6
    Fracture is a unique,but average shooter.

    Fracture looks pretty generic from the cover and menus.But when you get in,you see it is a relatively fun game with unique elements. The main point of the game is the raising and lowering of terrain to create cover or solve enviromental puzzles.This creates a lot of variety in the gameplay,which helps keep you entertained longer. The    Fracture is a unique,but average shooter.

    Fracture looks pretty generic from the cover and menus.But when you get in,you see it is a relatively fun game with unique elements.

    The main point of the game is the raising and lowering of terrain to create cover or solve enviromental puzzles.This creates a lot of variety in the gameplay,which helps keep you entertained longer.

    The gunplay is pretty generic,but functions decently.

    The game is pretty challenging,but with fair checkpoints.

    The graphics are decent,but the sound design is pretty poor.

    Overall,Fracture is a unique,challenging and mundane shooter.The gunplay is just too generic for me not to call it mundane.Give it a try,but don't expect the next big shooter.    … Expand
  7. storygamer
    Sep 13, 2020
    6
    Fracture had so many great ideas. It took the mechanics of shooters like Red Faction to a whole new level with terrain deformation. Unfortunately this game is a very raw diamond. The mechanics are unplayable for the first hours and the shooter action isn´t unique at all. Mediocre!

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#76 Most Discussed Xbox 360 Game of 2008
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#63 Most Shared Xbox 360 Game of 2008

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Metascore
63

Mixed or average reviews - based on 60 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 60
  2. Mixed: 40 out of 60
  3. Negative: 9 out of 60
  1. MS Xbox World
    70
    Fracture is an entertaining romp while it lasts
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  2. Meristation
    60
    Quotation forthcoming.
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  3. Edge Magazine
    40
    Given that its bland combat is little enhanced by the ability to create cover, you suspect that the promises made for the technology have simply dug its own grave. [Dec 2008, p.90]
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