Livelock

 Xbox One
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6.6

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  • Summary: Livelock is a co-operative top-down shooter in which you play solo or with up to two allies to break the cycle of infinite war between machines. As one of the remaining Capital Intellects, your role is to unlock Eden and revive humanity. Assume control of one of three mechanical chassis -Livelock is a co-operative top-down shooter in which you play solo or with up to two allies to break the cycle of infinite war between machines. As one of the remaining Capital Intellects, your role is to unlock Eden and revive humanity. Assume control of one of three mechanical chassis - Hex, Vanguard or Catalyst – to defeat intelligent mechanical enemies. [Xbox.com]… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. XBLA Fans
    Sep 10, 2016
    100
    I am in love with Livelock. It is one of the most feature rich and professional independently developed games I've ever played, whether on Xbox One or elsewhere. At only $19.99, Livelock is worth every penny, punching well above its weight and contending strongly against a lot of retail titles that offer much less and cost a lot more.
  2. Brash Games
    Sep 5, 2016
    90
    With many hours of content, compelling and satisfying gameplay and a fantastic suite of campaign, online and survival components, if you’re looking for something to scratch your itchy trigger finger this September I can’t recommend this enough. It has a solid story, good looks and great gameplay, and getting all of the games satisfying achievements will take you around thirty to forty hours.
  3. GameSpew
    Sep 22, 2016
    90
    The dark, foreboding, post-apocalyptic worlds are beautifully drawn with some amazing attention to detail.
  4. ICXM
    Sep 5, 2016
    80
    Livelock is a great game that features an intriguing story and stellar shooting. The weapons are supremely destructive and the environments are gorgeous. It’s a beautiful title which is enhanced by the fact that it features distinct classes and a deep upgrade system. However, the technical decision to lock the game at a lower frame rate detracts from the controls and makes it a little clunky. However, you’ll get used to that and won’t even know the difference by the end of it.
  5. COGconnected
    Sep 7, 2016
    75
    Livelock is a flawed top-down shooter. The dialog and its delivery is awful and the game has some glitches to work through, but it also features some well designed, fun gameplay – and ultimately, that is what’s most important. Being able to have two friends join in the adventure via online co-op is also a huge plus. If you enjoy top-down shooters, you really can’t go wrong with Livelock.
  6. 4P.de
    Sep 9, 2016
    68
    Livelock is a solid twinstick shooter that doesn’t excel at anything but also doesn’t make any major mistakes.
  7. Windows Central
    Sep 1, 2016
    60
    Livelock succeeds as a story-based co-op shooter. It just needs some tweaks and a little more content to sit with the best in the genre.

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  1. Positive: 2 out of 3
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 3
  3. Negative: 0 out of 3
  1. Vodka44
    Mar 12, 2019
    10
    This game was made with love obviously. If you want to bash robots, pick up parts and level up, it's super fun with friends.
  2. Jefferds44
    Mar 12, 2019
    10
    awesome game, good throwback twin-stick shooter with rpg elements
    if you want to pick it up and play with some friends, this is it.
  4. Steyraus
    Dec 27, 2016
    6
    While Livelock is just another stock standard twin stick shooter it does the formula well and brings it up to a modern standard. It has lotsWhile Livelock is just another stock standard twin stick shooter it does the formula well and brings it up to a modern standard. It has lots of personality and cool powers to unlock with intuitive controls and actions that make sure you have a recourse for every action the enemy can throw at you. The only issues I have with the game is extreme screen tearing on the Xbox one version, which can be annoying and its online components are not running great, probably due to lack of players, but the single player is more than worth its cheap price.… Expand

Awards & Rankings

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#69 Best Xbox One Game of 2016