Mount & Blade: Warband

 Xbox One
Metascore
59

Mixed or average reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 10
  3. Negative: 3 out of 10
  1. MondoXbox
    Sep 30, 2016
    75
    Thanks to its deep simulation and strategic features, Mount & Blade: Warband is a great game for every lover of the medieval age, provided that you're willing to create your own story as the game won't provide any.
  2. Xbox Achievements
    Sep 16, 2016
    75
    While Mount & Blade: Warband hasn't really gained a whole lot in the jump from PC to console, it's great that such a deep and sprawling game has found a home on new platforms after so many years. It looks dreadful, but scratch beneath the surface, and Warband is an enormously rewarding RPG/strategy/medieval warfare sim-type thing that's becomes more and more compelling the more you play.

Awards & Rankings

49
#49 Most Discussed Xbox One Game of 2016
53
#53 Most Shared Xbox One Game of 2016

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User Score
7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 51 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 38 out of 51
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 51
  3. Negative: 10 out of 51
  1. Callahan9119
    Sep 20, 2016
    8
    Amazing game. How do these reviewers dog a 20 dollar game for not redoing the visuals for a console release? Do classic games that getAmazing game. How do these reviewers dog a 20 dollar game for not redoing the visuals for a console release? Do classic games that get released on new generation consoles get the same treatment? They actually did up the visuals from the pc game.

    You can spend hundreds of hours on this game...there is just nothing like it in console. Yes it looks dated...it's a 7 year old game, but if you are willing to learn the mechanics of combat, economy, politics and war you will be rewarded with a game like no other.

    Controls take some getting used to. Feels kinda wonky until you get it down. But it was just as hard to learn on the pc to be honest.

    Multiplayer is a hoot. Watch some videos of people who actually play the game and decide if it's something you would be into. Not these half baked "official" reviews.    … Full Review »
  2. zsweat
    Sep 16, 2016
    10
    This game is in my top 5 games of all-time, and I have played it extensively on PC for years before it was released on consoles. That beingThis game is in my top 5 games of all-time, and I have played it extensively on PC for years before it was released on consoles. That being said, the console adaptation is a great way for newcomers to get into it, and at $20 (average price on Steam and most other places), I'd say it's well worth the measly 20 bucks.

    The only gripe I have so far is that issuing commands to units is kinda clunky, but after more time sunk into it, I'm sure I'll begin to memorize the patterns like I did on a keyboard. The combat is spot on though, maybe even better, and that's really where M&B Warband shines.    … Full Review »
  3. whalepudding
    Sep 25, 2017
    10
    The graphics are terrible. The controls are even worse. The combat mechanics are abysmal. The menu is from the 90'S. The politics isThe graphics are terrible. The controls are even worse. The combat mechanics are abysmal. The menu is from the 90'S. The politics is frustrating. Then why can't I stop playing it?!… Full Review »
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