Rocketmen: Axis of Evil

 Xbox 360
Metascore
57

Mixed or average reviews - based on 27 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 27
  3. Negative: 7 out of 27
  1. TeamXbox
    40
    The best way to describe the gameplay in Rocketmen: Axis of Evil would be to call it the bastard child of "Flash Gordon" and "Smash TV."
  2. Totally360
    40
    A missed opportunity to do something with the Wizkids' licence. Such a shame, XBLA really doesn't need yet another twin-stick shooter, even one with RPG pretensions.
  3. Giant Bomb
    40
    The game itself isn’t much fun, regardless of the number of players. With its plodding, monotonous pace and scattered presentation, Rocketmen doesn’t do enough to separate itself from the seemingly infinite number of other dual joystick shooters available via Xbox Live Arcade or the PlayStation Network.
  5. Edge Magazine
    40
    That it feels so leaden despite its busyness, and fails to ignite despite all its gunpowder, is impossible to ignore. [May 2008, p.99]
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  6. Official Xbox Magazine UK
    40
    Contender for the dullest game ever made. [May 2008, p.93]
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  7. X-ONE Magazine UK
    40
    Inescapably dull and tedious. [Issue#32, p.118]
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  8. Eurogamer
    30
    It's a crude and unappealing game, marred by at least three design decisions (the scrolling, the time-limited weapons, the long-winded upgrade system) that immediately make the gameplay a grind rather than a blast.