RAGE 2

 Xbox One
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6.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 243 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 67 out of 243
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  1. Wolfenstein51
    Jun 7, 2019
    6
    I initially thought this game was a 9, but after beating it, it's a 6. Main missions only add up to 7 hrs gameplay and the last 2 missions are boring. The side missions are all the same. The game runs well, but is poorly designed. A real shame.
  2. Captiosus
    May 27, 2019
    6
    I gave Rage 2 a try via a 3-day Redbox rental. The long and short of it is simply what others have said: The combat is fantastic, but the rest of the game is mediocre. The abilities, gunplay, and melee are top notch and reminiscent of Doom 2016 but it all becomes mired down in the typical, repetitive, Avalanche Studios open world design with non-existent story telling. After about 10 hoursI gave Rage 2 a try via a 3-day Redbox rental. The long and short of it is simply what others have said: The combat is fantastic, but the rest of the game is mediocre. The abilities, gunplay, and melee are top notch and reminiscent of Doom 2016 but it all becomes mired down in the typical, repetitive, Avalanche Studios open world design with non-existent story telling. After about 10 hours game time, the novelty of the combat wore off and playing it felt more like a chore rather than a fun experience.

    The premise is pretty simple: Big Bad shows up after being thought dead, wipes out all of the only real law enforcement of the wasteland -- the Rangers, whose Ark ancestry gives them access to nanotrite super combat powers. All except for you, of course. In the typical "chosen one" trope, you must then embark on a mission to gather three allies by clearing out all the pink, green, and yellow map icons to unlock your skills while helping your would be allies with their menial needs in order to take on the Big Bad. Don't expect deep story telling here; I'd argue that the original Borderlands had better story telling, and people complained about the story being too shallow in THAT game.

    Also don't expect the game to be long. Playing on hard difficulty level, I finished nearly everything the game had to offer -- sans a couple of the more ridiculous achievements like 128 vehicle kills, 1337 Goon Kills, and ramming motorcycle riders off the road -- in approximately 21 hours total game time. All world locations found and completed (map icons all gray), main story finished, all weapon, nanotrite, projects, and Phoenix upgrades unlocked. There's no New Game+ to restart with everything you've already unlocked and camps/events don't respawn after a set time (only bounties and convoys do), so there's no reason to bother playing further. Avalanche is adding community challenges but, thus far, the rewards have only been weapon skins. Avalanche promises to add a new world boss and two new vehicles for free roughly a month after release which is nice, I suppose, but with the game utterly complete and nothing more to do, who cares about adding two new vehicles? Oh boy, a pilotable mech... that I will have no use for once I unlock it! The world boss, which looks to be an underground worm thing, will be about 10 minutes of content.

    Other quibbles: Driving is awful. The Phoenix handles like someone forgot to outfit it with power steering and if it wasn't for its snap auto-aiming, fighting convoys would be a complete nightmare. I don't even want to talk about how badly the motorcycles handle. Once I unlocked access to the Icarus (a gyrocopter), I rarely used anything else -- and it made transportation and uncovering map locations significantly easier. The game, at least on XBO, suffers occasional input lag while playing and atrocious lag in the menus -- especially on the "Log" and "Inventory" tabs. Sub-1080p resolution on the Xbox One S with inconsistent frame rates that drop severely in areas like The Wilds, Sekreto Wetlands, and Dune Sea where there's either a lot of mist and foliage or open space with longer draw distances. But hey, it's not ALL bad: If you're an old fart like me, the "He's on Fire" voice pack with NBA Jam/Mutant Football League's Tim Kitzrow can always bring a smile to your face -- though even THAT has issues, as he nags you constantly if you have Overdrive, whether or not you're not in combat ("YOU HAVE OVERDRIVE! USE IT!").

    I don't regret the rental but I couldn't recommend it as a purchase in its current state. Maybe after the first DLC drops in August it would be worth it but even then I'd recommend waiting until after their second planned DLC comes out in November/December and they release a complete edition.    … Expand
  3. Cavernous
    May 15, 2019
    7
    The combat in this game is phenomenal--it captures the momentum, headshots, enemy reaction of the first Rage--in other words the parts of the first game people liked and drops it all in the middle of an extremely stale sandbox world. I'm satisfied with the shooting but I do wonder why they bothered to include the open world parts when there is little incentive to explore. If you wander offThe combat in this game is phenomenal--it captures the momentum, headshots, enemy reaction of the first Rage--in other words the parts of the first game people liked and drops it all in the middle of an extremely stale sandbox world. I'm satisfied with the shooting but I do wonder why they bothered to include the open world parts when there is little incentive to explore. If you wander off you usually just get stuck somewhere or fall into pit.… Expand
  4. Saul_B
    Nov 6, 2019
    7
    Enjoyable combat mechanics, but very short campaign. Completing everything on the map is a decent time killer.
  5. Allthat
    May 18, 2019
    5
    Probably one of the most boring games to come out this generation. And its not the gameplay I'm talking about, the shooting and all the players abilities feel awesome. In fact this game is probably on par with Doom when it comes to the gun mechanics.

    But everything else in the game is completely bland and boring. The story in this game is a total snooze-fest, none of the characters you    Probably one of the most boring games to come out this generation. And its not the gameplay I'm talking about, the shooting and all the players abilities feel awesome. In fact this game is probably on par with Doom when it comes to the gun mechanics.

    But everything else in the game is completely bland and boring. The story in this game is a total snooze-fest, none of the characters you meet in this game have anything interesting or cool to say. The open world feels completely lifeless and devoid of anything cool or interesting to see or do. There are tons of boring and repetitive open world activities to do but none of them are worth doing.

    Worst part of the game is easily the driving, some of the worst controls in a modern day open world game.    … Expand
  6. spaceghost1994
    May 18, 2019
    7
    Rage 2 is a fantastic shooter maxed out with killer power moves and a large sandbox. Other than that, the game is somewhat of a letdown.

    As stated before, the game play is what really matters here and the developers have even openly stated that Hey! If you're here for an in depth story, you're in the wrong place! I wouldn't disagree with that as Rage 2 has little to no resemblance    Rage 2 is a fantastic shooter maxed out with killer power moves and a large sandbox. Other than that, the game is somewhat of a letdown.

    As stated before, the game play is what really matters here and the developers have even openly stated that Hey! If you're here for an in depth story, you're in the wrong place! I wouldn't disagree with that as Rage 2 has little to no resemblance of a story. And I would also agree that what is there, really is outdone by the shooting mechanics (think Doom) and power ups. The world is large as well so there will be plenty to explore, just don't expect a densely packed map, as most things are mapped out and easily completed within a short span of time.

    That's another thing to mention, the mission layout in this game is...interesting? You basically are set out to find 3 peeps who in turn need your help clearing out set objectives on the map (Person A needs bandit dens cleansed out while B and C need blank and blank). It works to keep you busy, but there really isn't a ton of depth to the things you are doing. Once you do enough grinding for said person, you are treated to 1 or 2 Main Missions that are still easily completed within 30 or so minutes. It's a loose structure that could have really worked if the grinding on the map was a little more interesting.

    The biggest draw here though is the game play and leveling trees, which if you're into that sort of thing you will no doubt have a blast here as there is plenty to play with. If you are someone like me though that wants a little more out of your open world game (as there as so many now days) and perhaps a little more semblance of a story then you will probably come away a bit disappointed in what could have been...    … Expand
  7. Steyraus
    Nov 15, 2019
    5
    Rage 2 is hands down the ugliest game I have on the Xbox one X..Which might be OK for the 60 FPS, but some who its dosent feel like 60 FPS, there in input lag and stuttering all over the place. The game world and characters are just moronic, and that why I give it a low score, because above 5 is having some sort of fun, but this game actively is frustrating and the opposite of fun.. IRage 2 is hands down the ugliest game I have on the Xbox one X..Which might be OK for the 60 FPS, but some who its dosent feel like 60 FPS, there in input lag and stuttering all over the place. The game world and characters are just moronic, and that why I give it a low score, because above 5 is having some sort of fun, but this game actively is frustrating and the opposite of fun.. I hated and disprised the ugly world and the moronic characters, and just F off with the trump guy, could you be more pathetic and obvious,,, I am not American so all this Trump bad stuff ,,,just fkn sick off it...… Expand
  8. Joellemm
    May 26, 2019
    5
    I don't regret playing Rage 2, but its also a game that i would have been happy to miss. I feel as though i would have had as much fun replaying the Doom reboot again, as had did playing this for the first time.

    Gameplay is great. Fast-paced, fluid shooting mechanics with appropriate level design to accommodate this action. You're rarely not having fun. There are a lot of activities to    I don't regret playing Rage 2, but its also a game that i would have been happy to miss. I feel as though i would have had as much fun replaying the Doom reboot again, as had did playing this for the first time.

    Gameplay is great. Fast-paced, fluid shooting mechanics with appropriate level design to accommodate this action. You're rarely not having fun. There are a lot of activities to be found in the world, with "most" of them worth finding.

    However, everything except blasting through the generic hordes of enemies is just "meh". As colourful as the game's exterior is, the game's core is anything but. The world has zero character. The characters, again, look awesome, but are of no interest beyond their appearance. The protagonist and antagonistic are the best representation of this point.

    There are lots of little issues with Rage 2, but if you focus on the action, the're easily missed. I just wish as much effort was spent on building an interesting world, as there was spent on maximising their marketing material.    … Expand
  9. Stryper
    May 25, 2019
    7
    I love the Rage story, especially the first one. I wish they would have created more DLC's for it, but one main flaw with Rage 2 is, the sound is comes and goes. One minute I have sound and another, I can't hear the people talking to me. Not sure what is happening, but other then that, I love it. I'm also glad it has NO multi-player features. Fallout 76 was a bust because of it. HugeI love the Rage story, especially the first one. I wish they would have created more DLC's for it, but one main flaw with Rage 2 is, the sound is comes and goes. One minute I have sound and another, I can't hear the people talking to me. Not sure what is happening, but other then that, I love it. I'm also glad it has NO multi-player features. Fallout 76 was a bust because of it. Huge Fallout 4 fan.… Expand
  10. SenorKoquonfaes
    Nov 27, 2019
    7
    Rage 2 is a solid first-person shooter, so if that's what you're all about and don't care about much else, then this is the game for you.

    I absolutely love the DOOM-style fast paced, double jumping, punchy, over-the-top combat with power ups (I really love using "Shatter" to knock-back enemies). It's fun, shooty, action that's good for few hours and then you forget about it.    Rage 2 is a solid first-person shooter, so if that's what you're all about and don't care about much else, then this is the game for you.

    I absolutely love the DOOM-style fast paced, double jumping, punchy, over-the-top combat with power ups (I really love using "Shatter" to knock-back enemies). It's fun, shooty, action that's good for few hours and then you forget about it.

    Unfortunately, everything else in between the fun, shooty, action bits is really hollow and mundane. The main quest line is about 8-10 hours long and is heavily padded out with side objects such as "clear out this bandit camp", "clear out this mutant nest." etc.

    There's not much in the way of character arcs or development. You play as Ranger Walker and your job is to defeat The Authority from the first game and murder anyone who gets in your way. I came across NPCs with hilarious names and that's about all I ever got to know about them.

    The plot is very cookie cutter and the final boss fight is a joke, while also being incredibly cooke cutter.

    The driving mechanics are atrocious, specifically the way bikes handle in this game. Driving mechanics were also an issue in the first Rage.

    They've since patched in some updates, such as making the open world feel less empty (I ran into a little mini-boss fight at one point during my second play through) as well as some other quality of life changes (a radar to help you track down storage containers, feltrite and data pads, for example).

    Overall, I think I can recommend Rage 2 for it's combat alone, but do try and pick it up on sale since i don't believe it's a game worth it's "triple-A" price tag.    … Expand
  11. DrZomboid
    May 1, 2020
    5
    More like a Doom than rage. Didn't like this game, first Rage was 8/10. Boring story.
  12. DausenMoore
    Nov 18, 2020
    5
    RAGE 2 is extremely average in just about every possible way. Average story, average gameplay, average world, etc. It's basically a mix of DOOM, Far Cry, and Just Cause but worse than all of them lol.
  13. emporio2866
    Apr 18, 2020
    5
    Подведём итог
    Игра является попыткой тупо заработать денег с имеющегося бренда «Rage», лежащего в долгом ящике беспонтовости, что неудивительно, ибо так всрать сетевой фоллыч надо было постараться, а Скайрим уже выпустили на всё, окромя тостера и он перестал приносить деньги.
    Это бездарный гибрид Doom и Mad Max, только с более слабой реализацией основных элементов коктейля. В Дум была    Подведём итог
    Игра является попыткой тупо заработать денег с имеющегося бренда «Rage», лежащего в долгом ящике беспонтовости, что неудивительно, ибо так всрать сетевой фоллыч надо было постараться, а Скайрим уже выпустили на всё, окромя тостера и он перестал приносить деньги.
    Это бездарный гибрид Doom и Mad Max, только с более слабой реализацией основных элементов коктейля.
    В Дум была феерически крутая боевая система под забойный саундтрек и хорошая графика с плавными, отточенными до совершенства анимациями, компенсирующие банальный сюжет и линейность уровней. Шутан хватал игрока мёртвой хваткой, давая челлендж на уровне сложности выше среднего, не отпуская до самого конца. Им хотелось обмазываться, повышая тот самый уровень сложности! Какая же была радость, когда в бесплатном обновлении завезли аркадный режим с вырезанием всего, кроме боя, а тут вроде почти тоже самое, но я себя под конец уже практически заставлял играть, устав от бесполезности происходящего и постоянных багов.
    В Максе смогли предоставить проработанную пустошь, исследовать объекты которой было интересно, так как над ними работали с фантазией и каждый аванпост был отдельным уникальным квестом, а не копипастой.
    На авто хотелось просто гонять, докапываясь аки гопник до всего живого, в Рейдж два же хотелось побыстрее добраться до точки «интереса», и глядя на расстояние предстоящее проехать от ближайшей точки быстрого перемещения до цели можно было неслабо так взгрустнуть.

    Игра есть трэш, только не трэш в смысле чёрного юмора с пердежом и прочими радостями, как в Постал или Саус Парк, а трэш в смысле мусор, которому самое место в том сундуке бездарности, из которого вытягивали клещами мёртвую первую часть. Попытка номер два полностью повторила «успех» оригинала и попытки номер три, надеюсь, нам не видать… по крайней мере до следующего факапа Беседки, когда встанет выбор, пойти по электричкам Белорусского направления с протянутой рукой или наобещать с три короба фанатам и продать залежалый отстой.

    4,5 из 10 за аллюзии на Дум и Мэд Макса с вычетом потраченного времени в ожидании увидеть хотя бы нормальный финал, но Тодд Говард скастовал «Сасалити» в мою сторону!
    Играть только в случае, если вы являетесь безумным фанатом Doom, как я, никак не можете дождаться Eternal, и строго приобретя по скидке минимум в 50%! Остальные, смело проходите мимо, ведь эта игра не стоит ни вашего времени, ни денег.    … Expand
  14. Rubiales
    Apr 14, 2020
    7
    This game is really disapointing for me because i was expecting a really good sequel from the first RAGE that i loved so much, it is an entertaining game but the story is poor and could have been much better in general.
  15. GabFire
    Aug 9, 2020
    7
    Jogo muito fraco, nos seus anúncios em eventos parecia que ia ser algo épico e inovador, mais um para entrar na minha lista de jogos que fazem mais Marketing do que Qualidade.
  16. Tonderus
    Feb 9, 2020
    5
    This game could have been much more, I'm glad I didn't spend full price at launch. I'm currently playing it on Xbox one and I'm close to finishing it. I dunno how this plays on ps4 or PC, but it's a complete glitchfest, I can't play for 30 minutes without clipping through the floor, getting the sound glitch that forces me to do a hard reset on my Xbox, getting random crashes, and so muchThis game could have been much more, I'm glad I didn't spend full price at launch. I'm currently playing it on Xbox one and I'm close to finishing it. I dunno how this plays on ps4 or PC, but it's a complete glitchfest, I can't play for 30 minutes without clipping through the floor, getting the sound glitch that forces me to do a hard reset on my Xbox, getting random crashes, and so much more. The game has mediocre story, the gameplay is kinda good, however it gets boring after about 6 hours. Something I despise is the aiming, I dunno why they messed it up this much. At this point I'm only rushing through it because I don't like leaving games unfinished. I would skip this game if you're thinking of buying it, or downloading it from gamepass. It's so infuriating and a chore to play.… Expand
  17. Rockst8r
    Feb 18, 2020
    5
    I'm on the side of how can anybody give this game a 9 or 10? It's gunplay is admittedly outstanding, but every other part of the game screams mediocrity. It's open world is bland and devoid of any exciting side missions and I found driving redundant once I could fly straight to targets.

    Now let me talk what really drags down the experience, simply scrolling through the menus the game    I'm on the side of how can anybody give this game a 9 or 10? It's gunplay is admittedly outstanding, but every other part of the game screams mediocrity. It's open world is bland and devoid of any exciting side missions and I found driving redundant once I could fly straight to targets.

    Now let me talk what really drags down the experience, simply scrolling through the menus the game lags and freezes which is ridiculous. The game froze on me at least 4 times during my playthrough, I glitched once completely through the map and the sound simply stopped working several times, one time during the FINAL boss fight / ending of the game. I had no idea what was going on and had to re-watch the ending on youtube. So many other shooters out there do it so much better, stay away from this and go play those.    … Expand
  18. DzmitryBoston
    Jul 27, 2020
    5
    I actually love the game even though it is short. But I was not able to finish the game because of the game crashing bug with the elevator before the last mission. Looks like Bethesda never did anything to fix the game. Shame, Bethesda.
  19. cyklopPL
    Nov 27, 2020
    7
    A 7/10
    The game was quick and fun, but nothing more.
    A quick and fun game, yet not a memorable one.

    Completed, had a blast, few weeks and I will for the love of God not be able to tell you what the story was about. Still, the game is ok and playing it is fun. Nothing more
  20. DontListen2Me
    Jan 2, 2021
    5
    How do you make a game with decent combat and then make it so unenjoyable to play?

    I’m not sure entirely how they managed it but the empty, bland open world with repeated boring objectives probably played a part. Many of the characters made me cringe and the story seemed boring (not like I got that far into it to be fair). It’s not good. But maybe if you really really enjoy the    How do you make a game with decent combat and then make it so unenjoyable to play?

    I’m not sure entirely how they managed it but the empty, bland open world with repeated boring objectives probably played a part. Many of the characters made me cringe and the story seemed boring (not like I got that far into it to be fair).

    It’s not good. But maybe if you really really enjoy the combat you will be able to enjoy the experience as a whole, certainly not for me though.    … Expand
  21. Bibbo_Lele
    Dec 14, 2021
    7
    Un gioco che avrebbe meritato di più. La cura del mondo aperto l'ho trovata buona, meglio di altri giochi con queste caratteristiche, ma è quasi vuoto e disabitato. Questa caratteristica potrebbe sembrare una scelta per come è strutturata la storia del gioco, non lo so. La trama principale è davvero troppo corta e le attività secondarie sono solo dei passatempi, che se conclusa prima laUn gioco che avrebbe meritato di più. La cura del mondo aperto l'ho trovata buona, meglio di altri giochi con queste caratteristiche, ma è quasi vuoto e disabitato. Questa caratteristica potrebbe sembrare una scelta per come è strutturata la storia del gioco, non lo so. La trama principale è davvero troppo corta e le attività secondarie sono solo dei passatempi, che se conclusa prima la campagna diventano inutili e non incitano il giocatore a continuare ad esplorare il mondo. Il potenziale c'era per fare qualcosa di carino. ma per me il mondo aperto lo ha penalizzato parecchio. Consigliato a chi piacciono gli open world e massacrare quasi alla "DOOM" i nemici.… Expand
  22. mlnsn
    Jul 22, 2021
    6
    Gameplay : 6/10
    Design (video + audio) : 8/10
    Story : 5/10
    Technical aspects : 7/10
    Repeatability: 6/10

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Mixed or average reviews - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 21
  3. Negative: 0 out of 21
  1. Official Xbox Magazine UK
    Aug 8, 2019
    60
    A solid FPS that delivers on the shooting, but fails to provide much else worth doing. [Issue#179, p.75]
  2. The Sydney Morning Herald
    May 30, 2019
    75
    With super-satisfying combat and an ever-growing arsenal of weapons, powers and abilities, Rage 2 is one of the best-feeling singleplayer shooters around. Its inconsistent tone, ho-hum story and uninspired open world missions keep if from achieving true greatness, but it never stops being a whole lot of fun in the moment.
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  3. XboxAddict
    May 29, 2019
    71
    RAGE 2 is a game that is easy to recommend to people who like and are in search of good open world shooters. A masterpiece it is not, but that doesn’t mean it’s not worth playing. Although it’s not as great as I was hoping, I enjoyed my time with this sequel and am glad that I played it. It might not be a masterpiece, but it’s a fun way to spend ten or twelve hours.
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