Xotic

 Xbox 360
Metascore
52

Mixed or average reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 16
  3. Negative: 6 out of 16
  1. Extreme Gamer
    Dec 19, 2011
    74
    Essentially, Xotic is a fun distraction that has the potential to become a great franchise.
  2. ZTGD
    Jan 16, 2012
    70
    The unique art style and combo based scoring can become addictive, if that's your thing, but if you're looking for something to blast a ton of bad guys and take on human opponents, you may want to look elsewhere.
  3. Official Xbox Magazine UK
    Jan 10, 2012
    70
    Not perfect, but decent gun-run fun. [Jan 2012, p.103]
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  5. Gaming Age
    Dec 9, 2011
    67
    While the combat side might not be stellar, it's not particularly tough to contend with. Simply clear out the enemies infesting each stage and then turn your focus on scoring points and you'll still get a kick out of it.
  6. Games Master UK
    Jan 12, 2012
    65
    A fairly bland game. [Feb 2012, p.91]
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  7. XGN
    Jan 23, 2012
    60
    The concept behind Xotic is fun, but it isn't executed in a good way. The graphics, audio and overall production values just disappoint and never really seem to impress.
  8. GameSpot
    Nov 28, 2011
    60
    First-person shooter Xotic sure lives up to its name with surreal, fast-flowing gameplay.
  9. Game Chronicles
    Dec 7, 2011
    58
    Xotic offers up a fairly mediocre FPS offering for the 800ms points you'll be dropping on it.
  10. X-ONE Magazine UK
    Feb 1, 2012
    50
    There's a crude leveling system. [Issue #81, p.103]
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  11. Machinima
    Dec 14, 2011
    50
    There is a good game somewhere in the hybrid FPS/arcade title Xotic, but it's buried beneath gameplay mechanics that don't go well together. Collecting points, going for high scores, and zipping through levels for the fastest time is both fun and challenging, but having to slow the pace down to hunt and kill every enemy in order to advance takes away from what could have been a great title. Overly complicated controls and confusing visuals don't help either.
  12. GamingXP
    Jan 16, 2012
    45
    Keep your hands off Xotic. These 800 MSP should rather be invested elsewhere.
  13. Official Xbox Magazine
    May 26, 2011
    45
    The fact that every cheap death forces you to start a mission over from scratch is just the final nail in Xotic's suffocating coffin. [July 2011, p.81]
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  14. Vandal
    Dec 27, 2011
    40
    A dissapointing game, based on a strange universe, without a decent story and lackluster gameplay.
  15. NZGamer
    Jan 29, 2012
    39
    I have had to concede it a good score in terms of value. Although it has much of the polish of a $100+ title, Xotic can be yours for only 800 Microsoft Points. I'm genuinely impressed by the production values for a game in this league. I just don't want to play it again.
  16. Gameplanet
    Jan 24, 2012
    30
    Xotic is terrible in most respects and unremarkable or flat-out boring in all others.
  17. IGN
    Dec 6, 2011
    30
    To use an easy analogy crutch, the Xotic aesthetic is what I imagine would come from Terry Gilliam's seed and Tim Burton's egg. The worlds have a distinct, twisted, colorful look. Each space is so littered with warped objects and fluorescent lights, though, that it becomes difficult to separate enemies, point items, and multiplier and damage pickups from the environment.