Agents of Mayhem

 Xbox One
Metascore
73

Mixed or average reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 18
  3. Negative: 0 out of 18
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  1. SomosXbox
    Aug 15, 2017
    86
    Agents of Mayhem is Volition as its finest, we can expect a mix of humor and action in this frenetic heroes-based game, which turns out to be of the best games from this company.
  2. Generación Xbox
    Aug 15, 2017
    85
    Agents Of Mayhem generates its personality from the first minute of the game. Its sense of humor and action add to the variety of its 12 characters, making this new Volition game the perfect entertainment that ends the month of August.
  3. TheXboxHub
    Aug 23, 2017
    80
    Like how the Saints Row franchise started off slowly – eventually turning into a juggernaut filled with fun – the Agents of Mayhem are starting their career off in the same manner. Slowly, solidly and repetitively.
  5. Windows Central
    Aug 22, 2017
    80
    The more serious tone and occasional lack of polish might disappoint players hoping for a true successor to Saints Row. But considering this is essentially a different brand and hopefully the first game of many, it certainly stands on its own as a quality open-world game. Just don't be surprised if it gets a stronger sequel down the line.
  6. Game Rant
    Aug 15, 2017
    80
    Despite these flaws, Agents of Mayhem truly does offer a unique and fresh spin on the Saints Row world. By distancing itself from the main franchise’s core characters and conflicts, the game is able to embrace its own aesthetic and create a new world that is just as weird and addicting as the original.
  7. Game Informer
    Aug 15, 2017
    80
    Agents of Mayhem finds an identity of its own thanks to the memorable characters and structure, even if the action is familiar.
  8. 4P.de
    Aug 18, 2017
    79
    The fun you’ll have with this over-the-top action in a remote corner of the Saint’s Row universe strongly depends on your sense of humor. If you think that the sometimes subtle, but mostly vulgar and in-your-face jokes or ridiculous dialogues are not funny, you will stumble rather sooner than later over the redundant mission design.
  9. MondoXbox
    Sep 19, 2017
    78
    An entertaining game, with a great set of characters and lots of contents. What it lacks, though, is in variety, with an excessive repetitiveness due to too few locations and enemy types.
  10. Cheat Code Central
    Aug 16, 2017
    78
    Agents of Mayhem delivers high-octane action with an enticing character progression system that has you tweaking and testing out fun and efficient upgrades in combat. Once the battle is over, however, you’re left to either wander a listless city out of the compulsory desire to complete every tedious task or grab a vehicle and drive 300mph to the next scripted objective simply to keep the adrenaline rushing.

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User Score
6.5

Mixed or average reviews- based on 67 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 39 out of 67
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 67
  3. Negative: 18 out of 67
  1. Hecatone
    Aug 17, 2017
    5
    It's like a less fun Crackdown. I'd have rather had the ability to customize my avatar than the set characters with very limited abilities.It's like a less fun Crackdown. I'd have rather had the ability to customize my avatar than the set characters with very limited abilities. Not having a squad mechanic instead of switching between characters (with limited abilities) was a huge missed opportunity, which could have set the game apart from other similar games. Compared to other similar games (Assassins Creed, Sunset Overdrive, ect...) this game was less interesting. I fail to see what so special about it that other reviewers felt it deserved an 8 or a 9, with one reviewer copy and pasting his great review under PC and Playstation as well. The game wasn't terrible or even bad, just okay. You'll have fun playing it but maybe wait for it to go on sale.… Full Review »
  2. SuperkenGaming
    Aug 15, 2017
    8
    Agents of Mayhem
    A Sleeper hit
    A gents of mayhem is a spin off game from the saints row series where a group of heroes are assembled with    Agents of Mayhem
    A Sleeper hit
    A gents of mayhem is a spin off game from the saints row series
    where a group of heroes are assembled with their own hatred for the legion to take them down
    The game takes place in south korea and the story is told with animated cutscenes and tons of humor and charm…
    This is a bit of a 3rd person version of a hero shooter.. though completely single player
    you start out with 3 characters, and once youre set free in the open world youre able to go and recruit the other 9…
    The game handles the introductions and unlocking these characters perfectly…
    and rightfully so as recruiting them makes up a hefty chunk of this 22 hour long campaign
    To unlock a character you have to complete a mission with that character..
    each characters mission introduces them, gives them a back story and their reason for wanting to take down legion…
    and none of them feel throw away, every single character in this game feels fleshed out, both in their play style and their personality
    These missions introduce the characters weapon, their special attacks, and their mayhem attacks..
    They force the player not only to dip their toes in the water with each character, it forces them to prove they can succeed with that character as well
    And each is balanced in a way that you may love 2 things about them but hate one… or really love one thing but hate the other 2..
    This makes picking your favorite 3 so hard…
    And keeping in mind you need a variety of characters in your squad for different objectives missions may throw at you..
    Once you have your 3 favorite characters , its time to squad up and take the city for your own
    A squad consists of any 3 characters
    You can take these characters and clean up the town if youd like, taking over outposts so that you can unlock a regions side activites or claim currency terminals to increase you dollar per minute you earn back at your base
    these side activities aren’t really too interesting or fun…
    I don’t imagine many people will spend their time running around this tiny city doing them..
    and other than unlocking schematics for new cars theres not much incentive to do them anyway..
    speaking of cars this is how you will traverse unless you choose to jump and dash into the air, but the game makes it easy by letting you call a car instantly with the touch of the d pad
    but sadly there is no fast travel here, youll be driving a lot
    most of your time will be spent doing main missions and running through lairs or dungeons
    These lairs and dungeons are found in story as well as in the global conflict section of the game which is where you send out your unused members to go out and earn xp and scraps for gremlin tech which is basically a consumable attack
    These dungeons are where youll earn mods for your equipped characters
    The mission structure here though is practically identical throughout all 20 hours..
    heres the crazy thing though..
    The game stays fun throughout inspite of this..
    Im surprised how much I ultimately enjoyed agents of mayhem…
    while the open world is shallow, the level design is extremely repetitive, and a low health indication like a harsh vibration or blood/discoloration on the screen doesn’t exist..
    the heroes with their different moves, diolog, and personalities, the different villians that are fun to hate.. the overall writing in this game.. all of it keep this game fresh and fun throughout…
    if youre a fan of hero shooters in any way.. don’t miss out on this one
    I give Agents of Mayhem
    an 8/10    … Full Review »
  3. Peptide
    Aug 15, 2017
    9
    Game is super fun right from the start. That is why I wanted it was because of the "fun" factor.
    The game is easy to pick up and go.    Game is super fun right from the start. That is why I wanted it was because of the "fun" factor.
    The game is easy to pick up and go. Everything is explained very quickly and efficiently. Easy learning curve. Some people are saying its repetitive but so many games out there are exactly that. After several hours of gameplay, I am thrilled to explore even more.    … Full Review »
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