Homefront: The Revolution

 Xbox One
Metascore
49

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 12
  3. Negative: 4 out of 12
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  1. ICXM
    May 21, 2016
    75
    While the performance and loading issues detract from the experience, they can easily be remedied in my opinion and the developers have promised patches to fix them. I’m glad I gave Homefront: The Revolution a fair chance because it’s a really good title.
  2. Official Xbox Magazine UK
    Jun 20, 2016
    60
    Fun, if often frustrating, but far from the revolution we were hoping for. [July 2016, p.80]
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  3. MondoXbox
    Jun 12, 2016
    60
    Homefront: The Revolution feels like a huge missed opportunity, lacking in every area from world design to gameplay mechanics to AI. Probably the troubled development took its toll at the end.
  5. High-Def Digest
    May 20, 2016
    60
    It has an adequate but not quite good campaign, easily skippable co-op, and some serious engine problems. It’s your thoroughly average shooter, in a nutshell.
  6. XGN
    May 26, 2016
    50
    Homefront The Revolution is basically a fine shooter, but is too early released. The game feels not finished, has a lot of bugs and crashes and is therefore not fun to play.
  7. ZTGD
    May 23, 2016
    50
    Two steps forward, one step back. I want to like Homefront Revolution more than I do. It’s got a good heart and some solid ideas buried behind the mess, and most players won’t be willing to put up with it. Those that do will find some solid moments of gameplay strewn throughout, but if it’s worth their time is ultimately up to them.
  8. Xbox Achievements
    May 20, 2016
    50
    There’s some good ideas and nice execution beneath Homefront: The Revolution’s terrible performance and dodgy design. Very occasionally, everything lines up to make for a unique experience. However, the fact that the game was even released in this poor state is terrible.
  9. GameSpot
    May 18, 2016
    50
    Its substantial story campaign is impressively rich and its shooting can be tense and fun, but half-baked stealth, an unfulfilling story, and a vast menagerie of technical inadequacies drag the overall experience into disappointing mediocrity.
  10. The Digital Fix
    Jun 30, 2016
    40
    The setting is decent, the atmosphere can be good in an intimidating way but as it’s a first-person shooter with awful combat and an even worse frame rate it’s impossible to recommend.
  11. EGM
    May 27, 2016
    40
    There was potential here, but it is lost in a sea of technical issues that are nearly impossible to look past.
  12. Giant Bomb
    May 24, 2016
    40
    It is a dull game that fails to offer more than passing enjoyment, hitching and glitching all along the way. It offers a middling co-operative mode in a field filled with games trying to innovate in that space. It struggles to say anything--even something bombastic and cartoonish--about crisis, nationality, or revolution. It tries to roar America, but instead coughs out a few, unintelligible grunts.
  13. Pure Xbox
    Jun 12, 2016
    20
    Homefront: The Revolution has bigger problems than its myriad of technical issues. Sure, the constant freezing of the game to save is jarring, and the game as a whole is largely unpolished, but even when everything works it just isn't captivating in any way. Pass this up.

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User Score
5.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 176 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 70 out of 176
  2. Mixed: 32 out of 176
  3. Negative: 74 out of 176
  1. Genome12
    May 19, 2016
    9
    Besides Doom, Homefront The Revolution was the game I wanted to buy this month. However, after seeing the harsh reviews for it, especially JimBesides Doom, Homefront The Revolution was the game I wanted to buy this month. However, after seeing the harsh reviews for it, especially Jim Sterling's extremely low score, I wasn't so sure anymore.

    I then remembered how I don't always agree with Jim Sterling, his 9.5/10 score for Metal Gear Solid V: TPP and 1/10 for Star Fox Zero were utter nonsense reviews.

    So, I decided to take a chance on Homefront The Revolution and I do not regret my purchase one bit.

    This is a solid single player focused Far Cry/Crysis FPS that completely blows the original Homefront's short campaign out of the water.

    Where's Doom is a fun rehash but lacks a good story, Homefront The Revolution creates a truly great fictional oppressive universe between its militarily occupied US setting and the beleaguered pro American patriotic resistance fighting to reclaim it. This is Metro 2033/Metro Last Light levels of brilliant atmosphere and FPS story telling.

    The game is not perfect, definitely not game of the year, but when mediocre games like MGSV get 9-10/10 as well as bugg filled launchs like Skyrim or Fallout 4? I can no longer take "professional" game reviewers seriously anymore and got to trust my own instincts.

    Is Homefront The Revolution worth a buy? I'd happily say yes, but if you're unsure? You can always: rent, wait for a used copy, or wait for a price drop. Price drops definitely happen a lot faster these days as Quantum Break already dropped $20 this week.    … Full Review »
  2. POEIII
    May 17, 2016
    8
    I am honestly enjoying this game. I don't understand how people can give a game a 0. Yea its not great but its not bad. There are someI am honestly enjoying this game. I don't understand how people can give a game a 0. Yea its not great but its not bad. There are some technical bugs that I am sure will be fixed up in updates. Graphics are about as good as most late previous gen games. the sound is effects are good. Gameplay is fun. Your character seems to move slow but once you buy the proper gear it improves greatly. the fact that you can change your weapon attachments during a firefight is pretty cool. The story is mediocre but its not horrible. The Co-Op multiplayer is surprisingly very fun. The multiplayer has a lot to unlock and will provide any player with hours of gameplay. I honestly would give this game a 7-7.5 but I am giving it more because I feel the 0 ratings are from people who played the opening and stopped there. most of the 0 ratings showed up not too long after the games release and there is no way that they gave it the time to rate it fairly.… Full Review »
  3. C3realkillah
    May 17, 2016
    9
    There has been a lot of hate on this game and after playing it for hours on end I have to say it's not that bad people. It's actually very funThere has been a lot of hate on this game and after playing it for hours on end I have to say it's not that bad people. It's actually very fun and addicting and I like the story and characters. Also it's open world which is a big plus. People hating on this game either haven't played it or are just plain too damn judgemental. It's not perfect by any means but it deserves some credit after all it's been through a very long and troubled development and I'm glad it still pulled through. Most of the issues like freezing, stuttering and clunky movement can be fixed with patches none of the issues however are game breaking. So overall give it a chance it has some brilliant ideas and fun gameplay. It won't win awards but it's at the very least worth a rental it's a good game and I've had a great time with it.… Full Review »
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