RAGE 2

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6.2

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  3. Negative: 67 out of 243
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  1. Xbox_Alive
    May 14, 2019
    8
    Rage 2 reminds me of a cross between the Avalanche Studios released Mad Max based on the films, which become a great game thanks in part to the gorgeous wasteland icreated for it with s splash of the borderlands series thrown in for good measure. I was expecting similarities in Mad Max because Rage is similarly inspired by Mad Max and created by the the same developer as Mad Max was.Rage 2 reminds me of a cross between the Avalanche Studios released Mad Max based on the films, which become a great game thanks in part to the gorgeous wasteland icreated for it with s splash of the borderlands series thrown in for good measure. I was expecting similarities in Mad Max because Rage is similarly inspired by Mad Max and created by the the same developer as Mad Max was. However Rage 2's world feels a little empty to me. There are a few gorgeous locations, and some nice differences in what’s there to traverse, but lacks somewhere in the quality I was expecting. I do like that it's a smaller, more detailed map rather than a giant, mostly empty space. The gunplay unfolds nice and chunky and weapons and diversity in the use of the skill trees available in the game are quite nice. Rage 2 will likely fill the hunger of any fan of the now franchise of Rage, but those like me who didn’t experience the 1st game or wasn’t a huge fan of the 1st game may still feel like they expected more overall. Don’t get me wrong Rage 2 get’s much more right than it get’s wrong but it didn’t live up to the ”hype” I was anticipating from what at many times is a beautiful smooth experience. In the end it get’s much more right than wrong and a despite my little complaints it’s a worthy addition to the Xbox One library. There’s so much to explore and no two play-throughs would unfold the same, so there is definitely something here for shooter fans of any sort.… Expand
  2. koreginald
    May 18, 2019
    9
    Rage 2 is a fun game until you are able to solidly upgrade you skills and powers and weapons, at which point it becomes a GREAT game. The lighting is amazing, the gamplay is a blast, there are some great physics in play if you pay attention, and the 60 fps on Xbox One X is rock solid.

    This is a great game.
  3. Beazy307
    May 18, 2019
    10
    Great game fast paced gameplay and great driving easily best shooter of the year so far.
  4. beano
    Nov 13, 2019
    9
    I feel compelled to review this, because it deserves more love. I'm 30 hours in. There was one day where it crashed a few times, but it's been all in all OK.

    REALLY GOOD open world shooter. Combines elements of many super-solid games. Red Faction Guerrilla Far Cry 3,4,5,ND a pinch of Half Life 2 Mad Max Doom Borderlands I've had nothing but fun. Good shooting feel, and as    I feel compelled to review this, because it deserves more love. I'm 30 hours in. There was one day where it crashed a few times, but it's been all in all OK.

    REALLY GOOD open world shooter. Combines elements of many super-solid games.

    Red Faction Guerrilla
    Far Cry 3,4,5,ND
    a pinch of Half Life 2
    Mad Max
    Doom
    Borderlands

    I've had nothing but fun. Good shooting feel, and as you progress, it works to Doom it and run around in bases and just keep moving while you wipe everybody out. Driving is fantastic (in the main car), and always fun. I want to power slide like this in real life. All of the open world locations are enjoyable (except for mutant bases), and I am only now starting to be ready to wrap the game up. I have done a LOT.

    Good movement and jumping, good power abilities (that you can use or not). Honestly, not much in the way of negatives for me. I skip the movie crap and just play, man. Great game. Probably an 8.5 for me. Tons to do. Great, huge open world, and good environment variations.

    I don't agree that it feels rushed. I think it feels pretty damn polished.    … Expand
  5. 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.
  6. Riesgo
    May 16, 2019
    10
    The Score is really a 7.5, but the the 10 is to fight with de angry crying reviewers.
    The Game has a fantastic gun play, a lot of areas to have fun making things explode an send people to the air.
    It lacks of narrative and story, and its a repetitive after 10 or 12 hours. But i can assure you, you will have fun, a lot of fun.
  7. Pitbull_XIII
    May 16, 2019
    10
    After 8 hours I must say that it isn’t as bad as they say. The action is superb and if you go the side mission track that I do there is much kill..

    I rate it 7 but give it 10 to upset the trolls..
  8. scalan15
    May 14, 2019
    10
    what is the deal with trolls giving this game bad reviews? I'm lazy so it's rare that I take the time to review a video game. I'm halfway through Rage 2, the game is fun as hell, whoever said the game is boring has not played this game. The graphics are beautiful, I enjoy the colors, the only bad point is there is no HDR, but the game still looks great and plays smooth. So ignore thewhat is the deal with trolls giving this game bad reviews? I'm lazy so it's rare that I take the time to review a video game. I'm halfway through Rage 2, the game is fun as hell, whoever said the game is boring has not played this game. The graphics are beautiful, I enjoy the colors, the only bad point is there is no HDR, but the game still looks great and plays smooth. So ignore the trolls, I'm enjoying this game so far, also I did play the original Rage… Expand
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. Dillondc50
    May 16, 2019
    8
    Here’s the thing Rage 2 is a lot better than what people are making it out to be. It’s not Doom it’s not Mad Max it’s Rage 2. Yes, it is true the story is a bit shallow and so is the open world but that doesn’t constitute a bad game because it’s not. I’ve seen scores on this game as low as 3/10 which is ridiculous because this is a good game. If you’re wanting something to occupy your timeHere’s the thing Rage 2 is a lot better than what people are making it out to be. It’s not Doom it’s not Mad Max it’s Rage 2. Yes, it is true the story is a bit shallow and so is the open world but that doesn’t constitute a bad game because it’s not. I’ve seen scores on this game as low as 3/10 which is ridiculous because this is a good game. If you’re wanting something to occupy your time until Borderlands 3 comes out. Then by all means buy this it’s fun and engaging. If your looking for a ridiculously deep RPG then you may be a bit disappointed but they key word here is FUN, which Rage 2 definitely is.… Expand
  12. Owb101
    Jun 21, 2019
    10
    It's buggy and feels rushed. But it's the best FPS open world game I've ever played. Period. If you don't enjoy Rage 2, you have not given it the chance it deserves. The first few missions do not represent the whole game well. Simply phenomenal! If you don't like Rage 2, your telling Bethesda not to produce anything outside the box in the future. Give it more than an hour! It's seriouslyIt's buggy and feels rushed. But it's the best FPS open world game I've ever played. Period. If you don't enjoy Rage 2, you have not given it the chance it deserves. The first few missions do not represent the whole game well. Simply phenomenal! If you don't like Rage 2, your telling Bethesda not to produce anything outside the box in the future. Give it more than an hour! It's seriously gets amazing after it has time to open up.… Expand
  13. xbx1master
    May 28, 2019
    10
    I also don't understand the low reviews and ratings. This game has been non stop fun and I feel game of the year so far. I need more Rage in my life.
  14. Saul_B
    Nov 6, 2019
    7
    Enjoyable combat mechanics, but very short campaign. Completing everything on the map is a decent time killer.
  15. SOSisterBiT
    May 14, 2019
    0
    In delux edition has BFG and BOOSTER XP. But that is not all. Rage coins for real money. What?
    In game for 60 dollars. Bethesda just spits on the players and his reputation. I was waiting Rage 2, I wanted to buy Rage 2. Rage is AAA game with F2P elements. Skins are part of the game. And the same system will be in Wolfesntin: Youngblood. I will buy this month A Plague Tale. I want to play    In delux edition has BFG and BOOSTER XP. But that is not all. Rage coins for real money. What?
    In game for 60 dollars. Bethesda just spits on the players and his reputation. I was waiting Rage 2, I wanted to buy Rage 2. Rage is AAA game with F2P elements. Skins are part of the game. And the same system will be in Wolfesntin: Youngblood. I will buy this month A Plague Tale. I want to play games without microtransactions. Because in paid games content should be limited only by progression.    … Expand
  16. Achtlos
    May 15, 2019
    8
    Edit: Ok, like Crackdown 3 and all its bad reviews, this game is FUN. It's still the same open world formula you have played so much, clear the regions on the maps. GTA, Farcry, Watchdogs, Ghost Recon, Assassins Creed, Saints Row, Mad Max, Just Cause.... But, the Boss fights stand it aside from those games. It's way more than 10 hours of story.

    Played on Xbox One X. I really hoped this    Edit: Ok, like Crackdown 3 and all its bad reviews, this game is FUN. It's still the same open world formula you have played so much, clear the regions on the maps. GTA, Farcry, Watchdogs, Ghost Recon, Assassins Creed, Saints Row, Mad Max, Just Cause.... But, the Boss fights stand it aside from those games. It's way more than 10 hours of story.

    Played on Xbox One X. I really hoped this looked like the game in the previews, it's not. It looks worse than Generation Zero. The graphics in the world are often missing HD textures, woeful pop in, bad draw distance errors. Missmatched lighting, weird shadows. The ID software Fire and Doomesque Baddies look out of place, (but good) The cars are lifted from Avalanches Mad Max. The voice acting is good, but completely forgetable and cliched. The gun models are nice, looks like Doom. Overall the game "looks like a 360 game", more than any other accused of this so far (looking at you Crackdown 3). I enjoyed Mad Max, Just Cause 3, the first 10 hours of Gen Zero.... but Rage 2 is a weird one. This looks like the basics of this game were crafted as a sequel for Rage in 2011 for last gen.... or.. it's some other game changed to be Rage 2 later, was this Mad Max 2 in development? It's fun, I don't know if i'll finish it or refund it, and, WTF it looks nothing like the previews.    … Expand
  17. OhThatOneGuy
    May 15, 2019
    4
    So far Rage 2 has been a mixed bag for me. Im enjoying most aspects of the game, the story is predictable and meh but it takes a back seat to the game play, and when it works it works well. When im able to chain kills and keep overdrive flowing, or mowing down a convoy in a vehicle it feels amazing, easily a 7 or 8 rating if everything worked all the time. Sadly im playing on Xbox One SSo far Rage 2 has been a mixed bag for me. Im enjoying most aspects of the game, the story is predictable and meh but it takes a back seat to the game play, and when it works it works well. When im able to chain kills and keep overdrive flowing, or mowing down a convoy in a vehicle it feels amazing, easily a 7 or 8 rating if everything worked all the time. Sadly im playing on Xbox One S and there is very noticeable input lag everywhere. It can be hard to chain things together when everything from the direction i want to walk to the moment i need to jump or fire a round is on a quarter to half second delay depending on how busy the screen is. Even the menus feel incredibly sluggish. I've tried multiple fixes, using different
    controllers, and changing my TV settings and nothing got rid of it. I have no problems with input lag in any other game. The lag severely drags down my enjoyment to the point i don't want to play it until its fixed.    … Expand
  18. OnikDovahkiin
    May 18, 2019
    10
    Score is more of a 7 or maybe a 8 for me, giving it a 10 to fight its bad user score rating.

    Not sure why there is so much hate for Rage 2, the game offers everything it promised from the developer. If the game is boring then it's probably not for you, so why even bother rating it a 0 then? The open world is fun to explore, I found a lot to do in the world and I enjoyed the general    Score is more of a 7 or maybe a 8 for me, giving it a 10 to fight its bad user score rating.

    Not sure why there is so much hate for Rage 2, the game offers everything it promised from the developer. If the game is boring then it's probably not for you, so why even bother rating it a 0 then?

    The open world is fun to explore, I found a lot to do in the world and I enjoyed the general exploration because everything is seamlessly done (no loading screens). It has that Far Cry taste regarding to enemy camps and base locations.

    Gameplay is super fun for a shooter. Best to describe Rage 2 is that it is a blend of Bulletstorm, Doom & Mad Max (maybe a bit of Borderlands as well) but it does have its own unique style. If you like any of the above mentioned games, then you'll probably enjoy Rage 2 as well.

    The story is okay, nothing new or reinventing in terms of storytelling. It is the basic shoot-kick-reload formula with a bit of story, Rage 2 is mostly about gameplay and I'm okay with that. All though the little background datapads offers interesting stories and I do like Rage's universe and it sets itself apart from all the other post-apocalyptic games/movies.

    As for the minuses for me...

    Disappointed that the game doesn't have HDR for a world that is so vibrant in colours. I do understand that it doesn't have 4k or 1440p for the 60fps sacrifice for the One X. I hope they will release a update in the future for HDR, that will make the game a solid 8 for me. Not sure if PC version has HDR, but I'll most likely replay Rage 2 on my PC as well just for that 1440p unlocked fps experience.

    Another downside is that it feels like the game was made to please SJW's, even though the game is bloody gorey but the game does have a lot of female characters and most males are sexualised where the women aren't. Double standards much hey? Now I don't agree with sexualizing women in any format, but why did they even bother bringing sexual terms and characters if they didn't want to go all the way? Either or, Rage 2 has a lot of gender issues and I dislike it when modern politics play a part in my videogames. Just bring a option "SJW Friendly" in the game settings to please that 1% of our population.

    In general, Rage 2 is a game that I'll probably finish a couple of times and again in the future. There isn't anything like Rage 2 and I'm glad that it exists.    … Expand
  19. Lejbn
    May 14, 2019
    0
    Boring, boring boring boring.... how it's possible to make this type of game in 2019 ? Just I don't understand. Story is bad, characters are bad also.. Not funny.. Ugly game..
    8 hours for 70€ YEEEAH
  20. Gamemonster
    May 14, 2019
    1
    A 30fps shooter in 2019 what a joke. Rage on ps3/x360 was 60fps and a technical marvel. This is a slideshow.
  21. drnicholasmills
    May 21, 2019
    8
    The games is not bad. It looks ok but on xb1 X the textures should be better. The pink colourisation is certainly off putting but you get use to it. The sound is excellent and the gun feels great.

    The game on hard mode is not a real challenge. The driving is average and just serves to get you from A to B. I don't really do the driving mission because compared to the gun fighting,    The games is not bad. It looks ok but on xb1 X the textures should be better. The pink colourisation is certainly off putting but you get use to it. The sound is excellent and the gun feels great.

    The game on hard mode is not a real challenge.
    The driving is average and just serves to get you from A to B. I don't really do the driving mission because compared to the gun fighting, it is distinctly below par. Where Rage does succeed, and very well, is in the gun play department. The gun fights are excellent and can be very tense, however, ramp up that hardness if you want a challenge.

    The UI is surprisingly clunky, and overly complicated. It lacks smoothness and is just barely functional.
    The game is open world so you are free to chose your mission in the order you wish, which is great. however, most the mission are samey.

    Whilst I appreciate the standards of gaming is high, this isn't a bad game, were just spoilt for great games at the moment. Whilst elements of the game are excellent, the overall package is not perfect in my opinion. But if you want carnage this game is as good as any in that department.    … Expand
  22. 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
  23. smartassx
    May 25, 2019
    10
    Great game like if doom had a baby with farcry. ,................. 10/10 .......
  24. 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
  25. SebastianM79
    May 14, 2019
    1
    What a disappointment!... It seems that Avalanche can even drag a studio like ID down. Blurry graphics even on Xbox One X make the game seem like it was developed for XBox 360. Unfortunately, the content cannot compensate for such technical flaws... :-(
  26. Rbox
    May 19, 2019
    10
    A 10 to counter the 0-bombs. Once the 0-bombs dissapear, I'll take this review and 10 score down to it's correct score of 8. I am adamant that 0-bombing games for other reasons than the quality of the game itself should be halted. The only way I can contribute to that is by doing the same thing but at the other side of the scale. metacritic's score system is dumb as well. Many, many gamesA 10 to counter the 0-bombs. Once the 0-bombs dissapear, I'll take this review and 10 score down to it's correct score of 8. I am adamant that 0-bombing games for other reasons than the quality of the game itself should be halted. The only way I can contribute to that is by doing the same thing but at the other side of the scale. metacritic's score system is dumb as well. Many, many games stay without score because they don't reach the necessary 4 reviews. This makes quick valueing of a game impossible. Changes that need to be made:-
    -Show the score from the get-go!
    -Make a written review mandatory for scores from 9 and up and certainly from 3 and down!
    Unless changes in the scoring system are made, sites like Metacritic will become untrustworthy and useless. One could certainly argue that that moment has already happened    … Expand
  27. Artox
    May 28, 2019
    4
    Не до Doom и Не до Rage. Я с удовольствием прошёл первый Rage и когда купил Rage2 меня ждало разочарование. Большой скучный мир, однообразные задания, скучный сюжет, скучные персонажи, NPC тупее биты, черезчур раздутая ветвь прокачки всего что можно было придумать качать, обсалютно отсутствует атмосфера постапокалипсиса. Шутерная механика на любителя, чисто пострелять по тупым ботам.
    Прям    Не до Doom и Не до Rage. Я с удовольствием прошёл первый Rage и когда купил Rage2 меня ждало разочарование. Большой скучный мир, однообразные задания, скучный сюжет, скучные персонажи, NPC тупее биты, черезчур раздутая ветвь прокачки всего что можно было придумать качать, обсалютно отсутствует атмосфера постапокалипсиса. Шутерная механика на любителя, чисто пострелять по тупым ботам.
    Прям отдельной строкой выделю машины и вождение.... это тихий ужас, то что я любил в Mad Max этого здесь нет а есть убогие корованы , убогое управление транспортом и все, все что связано с транспортом убого. Не этого я ожидал от создателей Mad Max. Так плюс в ру стор на xbox, в цифре, игра стоит 60 долларов,очень рад что купил коробочное издание. Вообщем это конец.    … Expand
  28. Suikodudeman
    May 16, 2019
    10
    While I personally think this game is an 8.5, I am giving it a 10 because of moron games journalists (like those at Polygon who can’t review a game without finding some faux social justice outrage to be pissy about; much like how it is impossible for a vegan to go 2 minutes without telling anyone they are a vegan) and user reviewing dumbasses like Lejbn who are 0-bombing this because “WhyWhile I personally think this game is an 8.5, I am giving it a 10 because of moron games journalists (like those at Polygon who can’t review a game without finding some faux social justice outrage to be pissy about; much like how it is impossible for a vegan to go 2 minutes without telling anyone they are a vegan) and user reviewing dumbasses like Lejbn who are 0-bombing this because “Why not?” to offset the low score.

    Is the game perfect? Nope, not in the least. The vehicle controls can be a bit rough (here’s hoping there’s a patch coming to fix it), the open world can feel a bit empty (but then again not being bombarded every minute with some random encounter ala Red Dead Redemption 2 is nice), the story is meh much like the first game (but hey, DOOM 2016’s story was in the background and the DOOM Guy/DOOM Slayer only had one personality type, so if you can roll with that you can easily roll with this), and changing menus and moving the cursor on the map are a bit on the slow side (again like with vehicle controls hopefully this will be fixed with a patch).

    What does work? The gunplay, weapons, and abilities are f*cking excellent as everyone (save those idiot 0-bombers) agrees on! Leveling up/upgrades definitely help one feel like they are progressing from some Post-Post Apocalypse Scab to a literal Wasteland Superhero/God! And the variety of locals, biomes, and set pieces definitely make it look better than a majority of the post apocalypse games what with their various shades of drab browns and even more drab grays.

    So all in all a fun game that I guarantee you’ll be coming back to over and over again much like the Mad Max game (which too was crapped on by professional reviewers and the oddball 0-bomber).    … Expand
  29. DylanxDje
    May 29, 2019
    4
    A mess, best way to describe Rage 2 is a bad doom clone. It tries to be the all in one product when it does no one thing well (open world, gun play, driving, etc.) like be doom or don’t be doom. Also it’s RIDICULOUSLY short was half way through the final boss and I’m thinking to myself “this can’t be it” I didn’t even have all the weapons and abilities unlocked. For the first time in aA mess, best way to describe Rage 2 is a bad doom clone. It tries to be the all in one product when it does no one thing well (open world, gun play, driving, etc.) like be doom or don’t be doom. Also it’s RIDICULOUSLY short was half way through the final boss and I’m thinking to myself “this can’t be it” I didn’t even have all the weapons and abilities unlocked. For the first time in a long time I feel like a AAA game has ripped me off. Don’t waste your time and or your money!… Expand
  30. jtpduffe
    May 25, 2019
    0
    What? Who the beep would think this game WOULDN'T have, at the least, a co-op multiplayer? All of this hype and there's NO CO-OP, NO COMPETITIVE PVP, NO MULTIPLAYER WHATSOEVER, and the game is OVER in about 10 hours? No way in beep. What a total disappointment.
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Awards & Rankings

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#99 Best Xbox One Game of 2019
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#22 Most Discussed Xbox One Game of 2019
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#27 Most Shared Xbox One Game of 2019

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Metascore
72

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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