Battleborn

 Xbox One
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7.1

Mixed or average reviews- based on 180 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 122 out of 180
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 180
  3. Negative: 44 out of 180
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  1. Danyraist
    May 7, 2016
    7
    My english is not so good, but I want to underline that Battleborn has a lot of fun. I tryed the beta waiting for a game to be played randomly. While playing I found something different and interesting, so I decided to buy it. Battleborn is not a casual game. You have to study your pg and all the others so that you can undesrtand how to fight against them when you meet them in a pvp mode.My english is not so good, but I want to underline that Battleborn has a lot of fun. I tryed the beta waiting for a game to be played randomly. While playing I found something different and interesting, so I decided to buy it. Battleborn is not a casual game. You have to study your pg and all the others so that you can undesrtand how to fight against them when you meet them in a pvp mode. You have to study how to level up your character during a match , and how to use it more and more effectively. You can not play Battleborn alone, you need to have your team, you need to cooperate with your friends, and this way you will find a great game, both in the PVP and the PVE . If you play it on console, like me, you will find it very innovative… Expand
  2. derkonig6
    May 11, 2016
    7
    Good solid game. A nice mix of FPS and MOBA.People out there compare it to overwatch but it has nothing to do with that game. There are too many moba elements in Battleborn to compare it to overwatch. Having a blast with this game. Finding games fast, servers are stable.
  3. vgmkyle
    May 6, 2016
    5
    This game is mediocre at best and can be as boring as Borderlands. If I want sleep I will go to bed and get that done... bring back Duke Nukem already.
  4. mongoman
    Jun 18, 2016
    6
    First off, this game is fun in multiplayer but it loses it's fun factor during solo gameplay. There really is not much of a tutorial and it takes a few hours of gameplay to finally get the hang of the controls-which for many players will be agonizing. This game is nothing similar to the Borderland series, The graphics are exceptional and sound is above average but the characters quipsFirst off, this game is fun in multiplayer but it loses it's fun factor during solo gameplay. There really is not much of a tutorial and it takes a few hours of gameplay to finally get the hang of the controls-which for many players will be agonizing. This game is nothing similar to the Borderland series, The graphics are exceptional and sound is above average but the characters quips during battle get repetitive and stale after a few chapters. Skills can be upgraded in real time during battle, all characters have multiple skins which can be unlocked during gameplay and you can create your own loadouts to make your character a little more personal. One thing I noticed more than once during gameplay is that the larger characters (El Dragon, Montana) tend to stick to walls if you get close. Overall, I like the game but it is far from perfect and definitely not Borderlands style fun. Maybe try the demo before purchasing.… Expand
  5. SuperkenGaming
    Jun 11, 2016
    7
    Battleborn
    more like battle embryo
    because this game is lifeless… Battleborn is a borderlands meets moba styled first person shooter with none of the charm Battleborn features 2 modes, a story mode and a competitive mode… Both modes can be played with any of the 25 available characters or 26 on PlayStation after you’ve successfully completed the requirements to unlock them… And every    Battleborn
    more like battle embryo
    because this game is lifeless…
    Battleborn is a borderlands meets moba styled first person shooter with none of the charm
    Battleborn features 2 modes, a story mode and a competitive mode…
    Both modes can be played with any of the 25 available characters or 26 on PlayStation after you’ve successfully completed the requirements to unlock them…
    And every single one of these characters are fleshed out, feeling completely unique…
    guaranteeing a playstyle match for anyone…
    it’s just a shame that the rest of the game isn’t as well thought out as these characters are…
    Battleborn is unique from most first person shooters in that, every story mission or competitive multiplayer match your character starts at level 1... And as you level up to a maximum of 10 you are given a choice in a perk to enhance your shield, cool down rates, health, damage, or to enhance one of your 3 special moves... the third being unlocked once you reach level 5…
    The story mode consists of 9 episodes and depending on whether you go in alone or play with 4 other people for a total 5, these 9 episodes will take you anywhere from 40 minutes to an hour, making this story mode a hefty 6-9 hours long…
    I definitely recommend you play with friends though, as I found these missions to be insanely challenging playing on your own..
    And while there are checkpoints, there is no saving so you must play through these 1 hour missions in 1 go…
    You also have limited lives... so if you lose all of your lives you fail the mission and have to start all the way from the beginning…
    These lives are frustratingly shared when you play co-op,
    so it’s very possible for 1 bad player to cost you a final boss fight win... but thankfully you can revive fallen players…
    This story mode is the best part of battleborn, aside from the characters..
    and that’s not saying much as it all feels so uninspired…
    Every mission has a self-contained story that leads to a final conclusion but all 9 feel exactly the same…
    Kill these bad guys, get to the next checkpoint, kill a mini boss, do this 2 more times, get to the main boss.. Get close to defeating him but oh no he has an annoying shield... disable it…defeat him for real, oh wait a surprise 2nd shield that you totally didn’t expect because every boss before this one totaly didn’t also have a surprise shield…
    just kidding, they did.
    needless to say, this story mode quickly becomes a grind…
    There are a few good jokes from the characters... but after a few hours, it’s just not cute anymore…
    They’re background noise in a grind fest…
    And there really is no payoff for grinding rather than ranking your character up for a new skin, or to unlock another character...
    There’s no real loot here, so there’s no incentive to explore these levels or grind these levels…
    you’re literally just playing until you unlock a different character to do it all over again…
    or of course to play in competitive multiplayer…
    And remember how I said story mode was the best part?
    I meant it.
    Competitive multiplayer consists of 3 modes…
    A capture, incursion, and meltdown mode...
    These are capture and hold 3 different points on the map, get to the enemies sentries and destroy them, or an escort battle, where you try to stop the other team from getting their robots from one spot to another…
    Each mode has only 2 maps, and these modes are even more lifeless and filler feeling than the campaign..
    Your standard boring stuff...
    id say its fun for a little bit, but id be lying to you.
    No team death match, which I think would’ve been insanely fun with the leveling up systems, and the different character feels…
    but it’s not here... the mode that would be the most fun and makes the most sense is not here…
    While the story mode does have its moments of fun, and the characters are a blast to play around with and figure out..
    There’s ultimately not much here to keep you entertained for more than a few days.
    A deep system of characters, with a shallow arena to play in.
    I give battleborn a
    7/10    … Expand
  6. MonkiReviews
    Mar 11, 2017
    6
    The characters in Battleborn are very very bland and boring. The story is fun but also very repetitive, to the point where 1 level a day is enough and 2 feels like a chore. Finally, the online community feels empty, and it is.

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71

Mixed or average reviews - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 20
  3. Negative: 0 out of 20
  1. XboxAddict
    Jul 13, 2016
    70
    It feels as though Battleborn wanted to be so much of everything including an RPG, a MOBA, an FPS, and the list goes on, but instead of trying to be good at everything, I would suggest that it should have been great at a few things.
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  2. Official Xbox Magazine UK
    Jun 20, 2016
    60
    A varied but over-engineered shooter that's a little bit of everything and a whole lot of nothin'. [July 2016, p.84]
  3. Windows Central
    May 25, 2016
    70
    Battleborn is an incredibly ambitious title, and beneath the issues, there beats the heart of a robust and strategic MOBA shooter – and it occasionally reveals itself in exciting moments throughout both PvP and PvE. Methodical, strategic players will potentially get a lot out of the game – particularly if you're playing with co-ordinated friends – but the clunky engine could dissuade traditional first-person shooter fans. It'll be interesting to see how Battleborn develops further over the coming months.
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