Resident Evil: Revelations 2 - Episode 1: Penal Colony

 Xbox One
User Score
7.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 116 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 77 out of 116
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 116
  3. Negative: 24 out of 116

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  1. kayudin78
    Feb 25, 2015
    5
    1-Frame rate stutters - really poor.Especially near the light sources.
    2-Mouse Cursor always visible.
    3-Pre-order artbook and soundtrack selection missing -nothing in game folder. Was verifying game cache -still nothing .Preorder box set for hawe nothing(I remember ABT Wesker :) ) -GoooD!!! 4-Steam cards banned. Good start! What are You doing guys all that time? Bravo    1-Frame rate stutters - really poor.Especially near the light sources.
    2-Mouse Cursor always visible.
    3-Pre-order artbook and soundtrack selection missing -nothing in game folder.
    Was verifying game cache -still nothing .Preorder box set for hawe nothing(I remember ABT Wesker :) ) -GoooD!!!
    4-Steam cards banned.
    Good start!
    What are You doing guys all that time?
    Bravo Capcom!Bravissimo!!!

    Spec: Core i7 Quad @ 2.6GHz
    8 GB DDR RAM
    Nvidia GTX 660 2GB Driver 347.52 WHQL
    Win8.1 64-bit
    No Anti-virus
    Xbox 360 wireless gamepad

    Frame stutter regardless of graphics settings in-game.UNPLAYABLE
    RE HD/4/5/6/Revelations 1- working fine on the MAX settings.
    Bad score at lisy until patch!    … Expand
  2. jcarl663
    Mar 6, 2015
    7
    Let's start with the bad, since they are all trivial:
    -Framerate issues in raid mode. Nothing game breaking, but they are present nonetheless.
    -Claire's face looks terrible in some cutscenes -Some story contrivances made for the sake of gameplay -Why in the hell was this released episodically if all the episodes were complete and ready to go out the door before the first episode was    Let's start with the bad, since they are all trivial:
    -Framerate issues in raid mode. Nothing game breaking, but they are present nonetheless.
    -Claire's face looks terrible in some cutscenes
    -Some story contrivances made for the sake of gameplay
    -Why in the hell was this released episodically if all the episodes were complete and ready to go out the door before the first episode was released?

    +Pretty much everything else. The difference between the two characters really makes for some engaging gameplay, and even the difference between the two campaigns is good. The story itself, while not complete, is pretty good without going balls-to-the-wall stupid like the first Revelations.

    +This is the best raid mode/mercenaries I think the series has ever had.

    All in all, I'm pleasantly surprised with how this game is turning out, despite being a lower budget game.    … Expand

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#80 Best Xbox One Game of 2015
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#71 Most Discussed Xbox One Game of 2015

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Metascore
73

Mixed or average reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. X-ONE Magazine UK
    Apr 6, 2015
    70
    Proves there's still some life in the old series yet. [Issue#122, p.70]
  2. Gaming Nexus
    Mar 6, 2015
    80
    The first episode of Revelations 2 starts off a little slow, thankfully Raid Mode keeps things interesting and alone justifies the price of admission. Hopefully the story picks up in the future chapters.
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  3. CGMagazine
    Mar 3, 2015
    70
    For a paltry $6, Penal Colony includes about two hours of single player story and a horde of zombie-filled hours in the numerous Raid levels, complete with multiple characters to build and upgrade.
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