Extinction

 Xbox One
Metascore
52

Mixed or average reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 18
  3. Negative: 5 out of 18
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  1. Official Xbox Magazine UK
    May 26, 2018
    30
    A poorly polished, poorly realised and remarkably underwhelming action game. [June 2018, p.82]
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  2. Digital Chumps
    Apr 30, 2018
    40
    The core idea sounds fun and with a bit more polish and deepening of the Campaign Extinction could’ve been a pretty decent action-adventure hack-and-slash. As it is, it’s a poorly executed homage of far better games which, in all honesty, are far more worthy of your time.
  3. Windows Central
    Apr 19, 2018
    40
    Though it's fun for the first few hours, Extinction ultimately offers a dull and repetitive experience that fails to compare to the game it was inspired by.
  5. SomosXbox
    Apr 10, 2018
    40
    Extinction is a game that presents serious problems in its gameplay due to the continuous drops in the frame rate, the content is scarce and becomes repetitive.
  6. GameSpot
    Apr 9, 2018
    40
    Extinction shoots itself in the foot time and time again. It's so frustrating to see its good ideas buried under repetitive missions, a forgettable story, and embarrassing production values for its AAA price.
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  1. The Jimquisition
    Apr 11, 2018
    This is an absolute horror show of a game and I cannot recommend anybody buy it or even accept it for free.

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#16 Most Shared Xbox One Game of 2018

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User Score
1.9

Overwhelming dislike- based on 29 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 29
  3. Negative: 24 out of 29
  1. Xbox_Alive
    Apr 11, 2018
    7
    Extinction is a game that I’ve been keeping a close eye on over the last few months and it was a game that I was looking forward to because itExtinction is a game that I’ve been keeping a close eye on over the last few months and it was a game that I was looking forward to because it did have a unique feel to it. Unfortunately though the game has too many problems and whilst it does have quite a few good points as well it never reaches its full potential because certain issues hold it back quite considerably. When it comes to the combat though I think they get this aspect of the game spot on. The enemies that you come across have lots of variety going for them and tackling them can be a huge amount of fun. I think the main reason why tackling enemies was fun is because the combat elements in the game feel like they pack a punch and because of this taking down an enemy can be extremely satisfying. Unfortunately the world in which the combat takes place is a little on the bland side and in my opinion it just doesn’t feel alive and that does make exploring a little boring. Another reason why the world doesn’t come alive is because the missions that are present in the world are very repetetive and they grow stale quite quickly which means tackling them can feel like a chore a lot of the time. Thankfully though the missions do have a decent story that accompany them and this did make me want to carry on with them but it didn’t hide all of the problems. The most annoying problems that persist are the technichal issues the game suffers with and these issues never seem to go away. They try to keep the frustration levels down by offering a decent difficulty curve but you forget about this quite quickly because the technichal side of the game just annoys you and that’s all you remember in the end, which is a shame. The presentation side of the game disappointed me a great deal and to say I wanted more from it would be a massive understatement. The visuals and sound design just lacked the wow factor and everything about this aspect of the game just felt dated, which in turn harmed the immersion levels somewhat. At the end of the day I can see quite a lot of people being quite disappointed with Extinction and I understand why because a game that is priced quite excessively shouldn’t have as many problems as it does. Don’t get me wrong it’s not the worst game I’ve ever played before and it does provide you with some very enjoyable moments at times, but these enjoyable moments are often littered with technichal issues and these issues harm the fun factor quite a lot. Unfortunately I can’t fully recommend Extinction to you at this time and I would definitely recommend that you wait until it lowers in price before getting it.… Full Review »
  2. Bleeding_Jester
    Jul 30, 2021
    2
    this game is truly boring and i don't mean i played it and got bored fast or it got really repetitive so it was boring i mean it was boringthis game is truly boring and i don't mean i played it and got bored fast or it got really repetitive so it was boring i mean it was boring from beginning to end

    it feels almost like a bad movie tie in game that was rushed and only done for a paycheck mind you im not saying the devs didn't care or that they didn't put effort into it im just saying what it feels like    … Full Review »
  3. PlanByHero
    Jun 13, 2018
    0
    I didn't think they made games this bad anymore. It's like an old school film tie-in; just completely lacking in originality and any semblanceI didn't think they made games this bad anymore. It's like an old school film tie-in; just completely lacking in originality and any semblance of polish. If, like me, you played Attack on Titan and thought this might be a similar fun lark: THINK AGAIN. Extinction is clearly a blatant rip-off of AoT but is devoid of the fun gameplay that had. Traversal is BAD, attacking is joyless button mashing, there's no story to speak of (the characters talk about things like being a "Sentinel" but there isn't actually any lore or even cursory cut-scenes to give the characters some depth. Just astonishingly, inexcusably bad. If you pay more than $/€5.00 you're making a mistake.… Full Review »
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