Sunset Overdrive

 Xbox One
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7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 1530 Ratings

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  1. goodgriff33
    Dec 25, 2022
    7
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  2. IsaacLima
    Dec 28, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. O jogo Ă© muito bom, trilha sonora impecável e jogabilidade muito interessante em que o personagem faz grinds e pega impulso. O roteiro Ă© muito engraçado e bem trabalhado, mais puxado pra o lado do humor. Quanto as missões principais, sĂŁo muito divertida e diferentes uma das outras, porĂ©m as missões secundárias se tornam um pouco repetitivas, a customização de personagens está presente no game e Ă© bem diversificada, recomendo!… Expand
  3. Caldan
    Nov 14, 2020
    6
    ❎66%
    Honestly, I was never into this game but it’s still a blast and very unique.
  4. zNeverSleeping
    Oct 29, 2020
    5
    O jogo Ă© bom, autentico, mas nĂŁo me prendeu. A gameplay funciona bem, mas a historia nĂŁo me fisgou.
  5. Steyraus
    Aug 13, 2020
    5
    Sunset overdrive was made By insomniac games to my surprise as these guy are the bomb, they pump out amazing games like it wasn't even hard for them. But "for me" it feels like they must have caught the XBox curse with this game, you know the reverse Midas touch Xbox has, where everything they touch turn to Shiii poop! instead of gold.
    Really didnt like the traversal and movement, having    Sunset overdrive was made By insomniac games to my surprise as these guy are the bomb, they pump out amazing games like it wasn't even hard for them. But "for me" it feels like they must have caught the XBox curse with this game, you know the reverse Midas touch Xbox has, where everything they touch turn to Shiii poop! instead of gold.
    Really didnt like the traversal and movement, having to constantly pay attention to where I was landing , while being shot at in the process. Did not like the guns at all, thought they were stupid and unsatisfying to shoot. The graphics and world overall might look good on better hardware, but its on the XBox one, so its low res, ugly and 30fps. I did like the character models though, the females were fit AF, always appreciated.
    But yeah really hope Insomniac stay far from Xbox in the future and keep ripping it up with their amazing talent being unhindered by what ever Xbox games Studios is doing to their studios.    … Expand
  6. Justareviewer21
    Jul 19, 2020
    7
    It’s a really fun game with good mechanics and regular story, but really fun
  7. AbueLaKoO
    Jun 25, 2020
    7
    Un juego que me sorprendio, desenfrenado y alocado, muy divertido en lineas generales, banda sonora bastante decente y gráficos que han envejecido bien. Peca bastante en las secundarias, ya que están bastante vacías de contenido y en ocasione se puede volver repetitivo.
  8. Paladean
    Oct 22, 2019
    5
    The first hours are filled with fun. But after 2-4 hours, I lose it.
    There is simply no mechanics that motivates you to keep playing. The story is also not the best and not worth mentioning.
  9. Odh
    Sep 6, 2019
    6
    I really wanted to like this game. I was sold on the attitude, the look, and the gameplay looked interesting. But the game quickly became a repetitive slog. Its not that its terrible, just think that its another over the top zombie apocalypse style game, but throws in some almost Tony Hawk-esque hybrid gameplay that gets really old really fast. Thought the cutscenes were kind of funny though.
  10. Dragonfly44
    Oct 23, 2018
    7
    It’s relatively fun. Not the most addicting game, but its fun. Good graphics, I suppose. It doesn’t have likeable characters or very many fun missions, but it’s not bad. That’s pretty much the best way to describe this game “It’s not bad, kinda fun”

    Rating - 69%
  11. njja02
    May 15, 2018
    5
    it has fun traversal and fantastic visuals. But the combat is a bit lackluster, the game is a little too easy, and the story is kind of bad. But I did have a decent amount of fun at times.
  12. mwil236
    Jan 18, 2018
    5
    Ambitious? Maybe. "Unprecedented" would be extremely high praise. While it is definitely unlike most other games, that doesn't simply make it good, or even worth playing. What barely makes it worth buying is that I got it for $6 at GameStop.

    It's full of "gamer" humor and fourth wall breaks, which I think is supposed to be charming, until you realize it's just a mask for using lots    Ambitious? Maybe. "Unprecedented" would be extremely high praise. While it is definitely unlike most other games, that doesn't simply make it good, or even worth playing. What barely makes it worth buying is that I got it for $6 at GameStop.

    It's full of "gamer" humor and fourth wall breaks, which I think is supposed to be charming, until you realize it's just a mask for using lots of tropes - the game makes a joke like "escort quests are the worst, aren't they? The idiot always gets killed!" And you're supposed to think that's a funny reflexive joke, but the game then throws you into an annoying escort quest. The examples keep going - "Aww, another fetch quest?" Not that funny when you realize you do literally dozens of them. It tries to make fun of video gaming cliches, but it's really just executing them.

    Combat at first seems kind of interesting, requiring you to be grinding or bouncing about to get skill multipliers, but this becomes a huge nuisance in areas that are not designed to accommodate it. The frenetic combat design also prohibits any precision, so most guns either auto-target or do splash damage, making combat feel more like randomly spinning the right stick around and shooting bombs at nothing. There's really no sense of accomplishment in combat, because it's lazy and saturated with area-of-effect weapons, giving no sense of skill. You just sort of errantly shoot ridiculous guns and look at pretty lights and explosions while having no idea if what you're doing is effective or not.

    The game is repetitive in almost all respects - combat, movement, mission design and soundtrack all feel stale by the end. Predictably stupid, self-deprecating jokes become grating; shooting bombs and turrets at hordes of indistinguishable, unsatisfying enemies becomes a chore; completing fetch quests and defend quests is endless and all the while you get to hear the same loud, brain-rattling indie rock power chords over and over again. Definitely the type of game that you're hoping will end once you'be been at it a few hours.

    Its probable only redeeming qualities are an indisputably unique combat and traversal system and depth of character customization, which is purely cosmetic. Maybe worth a look if you can find it cheap and are tired of playing Call of Duty, but otherwise not the masterpiece people seem to think.    … Expand
  13. whalepudding
    Aug 30, 2016
    6
    This could of been a great game. I have to say that I had a blast playing this for the first 10 hours, but it lost it's appeal very quickly. Visually, the game is fantastic. It's bright and unique, and it makes a nice change from most big title games which usually have depressing settings. The combat was really fun at first: Grinding, wall-running, jumping from building to building, allThis could of been a great game. I have to say that I had a blast playing this for the first 10 hours, but it lost it's appeal very quickly. Visually, the game is fantastic. It's bright and unique, and it makes a nice change from most big title games which usually have depressing settings. The combat was really fun at first: Grinding, wall-running, jumping from building to building, all while shooting up hordes of enemies with silly and unique weaponry. But a major flaw in the game is that there isn't enough variation in enemies. There's basically just 3 types of enemies in the whole game, with a few small exceptions. Also, the story is like 2 hours long. It can be funny at times, but usually comes across as pretentious with all the dumb pop-culture references. Once you're done with the story, you're left with a handful of generic side quests that lack any sort of creativity or variety. Once you get past all the eye candy the game overs in the beginning, you realize how hollow it is. Also, the game is just way too easy, it's a joke.… Expand
  14. XxJoseManuelxX
    Aug 16, 2016
    5
    Sunset Overdrive is an open world, third-person shooter video game developed by Insomniac Games and published by Microsoft.

    + Fun Gameplay
    + Weapons
    - Repetitive Missions
    - Forgettable Characters
  15. OutATime
    Jul 26, 2016
    7
    In my opinion, Sunset Overdrive is a good game and can be fun if you are looking to sit back and have a bit of fun for a while, but those looking for more depth may be disappointed.

    The game can be repetitive at times but can also be mindlessly fun, which is welcome if your in the mood.
  16. TheQuietGamer
    Jun 11, 2016
    7
    Bright and colorful, "Sunset Overdrive" brings a very different type of apocalyptic open-world game to the Xbox One. Unique flourishes and a very playful sense of humor keep things enjoyable in the face of some gameplay deficiencies. The most notable being repetition.

    If you want personality this game has it in spades. The punk rock style, sharp writing, and sarcastic humor do a lot to    Bright and colorful, "Sunset Overdrive" brings a very different type of apocalyptic open-world game to the Xbox One. Unique flourishes and a very playful sense of humor keep things enjoyable in the face of some gameplay deficiencies. The most notable being repetition.

    If you want personality this game has it in spades. The punk rock style, sharp writing, and sarcastic humor do a lot to boost the fun you'll have with it. The vibrant, colorful graphics give gamers a wildly different open-world apocalypse to explore.

    As far as the gameplay goes it's all very solid. Movement is key to survival and the emphasis on rail-grinding and bouncing around make the game part platformer. Chaining together grinds and bounces all while not touching the ground builds up your style meter. Doing so gives you some boosts to help you out in combat. While a touch slow, these traversal mechanics are one of the best parts of the game.

    Combat feels a little more traditional. The effect the platforming elements have on it do make it more uniquely tinged, but not even that and some crazy weapons can make up for the rather standard combat scenarios. Boss battles are the only ones with real flash and the whole thing is really easy. So easy that I never really spent any time modifying my character's "Amp" load out, which are powers designed to give you boosts in certain areas. I just picked the ones that I was originally given and found that those worked well enough.

    After a while it just starts to feel like going through the motions even as new enemies are added to the fray. That's not to say there isn't any life here though. The basic combat encounters are still fun and the game packs several exciting scenarios throughout.

    Where the game really stumbles is in it's repetition. It's not hard t notice that you are doing the same things over and over again. The game puts new twists on things here and there, but rarely actively changes things. It kept me from really diving into the side-content much. A shame given that Sunset Overdrive has a lot of content to keep you busy for a while.

    While it's not an amazing, must play game, it is still a good one. Sunset Overdrive is still worth checking out for it's sense of humor, style, and colorful graphics if it peaked your curiosity. Elements like it's platforming and combat might fall a bit short in some areas, but there is plenty of craziness and hilarity going on to keep you engaged at least until the credits roll. If it really manages to sink it's teeth into you, there's plenty of side-content to keep you coming back.

    7.5/10    … Expand
  17. josesueiro
    Apr 15, 2016
    5
    Sunset Overdrive is an open world, third-person shooter video game developed by Insomniac Games and published by Microsoft

    Players navigate a metropolis called Sunset City in the year 2027. This dystopian world has been overrun by mutants called the OD, short for Overcharge Drinkers. The player character is a former FizzCo employee, tasked with cleaning up the mess left behind from a    Sunset Overdrive is an open world, third-person shooter video game developed by Insomniac Games and published by Microsoft

    Players navigate a metropolis called Sunset City in the year 2027. This dystopian world has been overrun by mutants called the OD, short for Overcharge Drinkers. The player character is a former FizzCo employee, tasked with cleaning up the mess left behind from a party FizzCo had thrown to celebrate the launch of its new energy drink, Overcharge Delirium

    + Fun Gameplay
    + Weapons
    - Repetitive Missions
    - Bad Characters    … Expand
  18. Darkmegacyber
    Apr 12, 2016
    7
    El juego es interesante pero no engancha del todo. Tiene un sistema de combate bueno, buena musica, graficos mas o menos. Es como una mezcla de jet set radio y cualquier shooter.
  19. AUBLES
    Feb 10, 2016
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. After seeing a few gameplays, I had to buy the game and play it for myself. When I started out, the game was amazing! I loved the art style, the animation was clear and crisp, I experienced no glitches! Everything was great down until it was time for the characters to speak. I'll admit that the Portal references and several others that occurred upon respawning back into the game after dying, got a few laughs out of me, but what had me scratching my head and going "Eh......" was the amount of fourth wall breaks the game has. (I've not finished it yet) Now I'm a sucker for breaking the forth wall, Deadpool did it the best, but this game got carried away! It was funny at first, but I quickly grew tired of the character turning knocking on the screen, or the fact that it was aware of the weapons menu and what not. Don't get my wrong, the game from what I've played so far, is astounding and I definitely would like to see more of it in the future, just with less wall breaks and lame jokes. Just my opinion, but if you're someone who enjoys stuff like that, then by all means, please do get this game!… Expand
  20. adidab14
    Jul 29, 2015
    7
    I was pleasantly surprised by this game. It looked kind of bland and just did not get me excited from the onset. Seemed like a myriad of other forgettable titles to launch a console. However, I really enjoyed this game. It's like dead rising on steroids. It's delightfully funny, looks gorgeous and the gameplay, movement and combat, is really smooth.
    On the downside it is pretty darn    I was pleasantly surprised by this game. It looked kind of bland and just did not get me excited from the onset. Seemed like a myriad of other forgettable titles to launch a console. However, I really enjoyed this game. It's like dead rising on steroids. It's delightfully funny, looks gorgeous and the gameplay, movement and combat, is really smooth.
    On the downside it is pretty darn repetitive. You pretty much just go from place to place doing the same thing over and over. If you like it, which I did, it's not that bad but if the gameplay doesn't get you hooked off the start, it's probably not going to get much better for you. Also, the guns and customizations just don't do enough to make me want to go out of my way to try them all. Once I found a combo that worked for me, I just stuck with it. They all pretty much seemed the same or vastly underpowered so I never bothered with a lot of them passed a quick trial period. Lastly, the game is a little too easy. It's pretty hard to die in this game and in the occasion that you do, there is absolutely no punishment. You just respawn and go about your business. I'll admit, this is pleasant for a bit but really limits the challenge that the game can offer. I breezed through everything other than skill challenges where I needed a high score or something.
    Overall, I enjoyed it. It's a lot of fun to just whomp everything in your path in such a gorgeous setting. You will get sick of it pretty fast but it's worth a look.    … Expand
  21. theinfinityline
    Apr 10, 2015
    5
    I have completed the game and honestly can say I enjoyed it in parts. The problem is that it has very limited replayability and is extremely repetitive. Every mission is pretty much the same and the add-on is extremely short, feels like a bit of a bump. Not a game that I am ever likely to pick up again, I'm a bit confused by the positive reviews. Also I have never been able to find a gameI have completed the game and honestly can say I enjoyed it in parts. The problem is that it has very limited replayability and is extremely repetitive. Every mission is pretty much the same and the add-on is extremely short, feels like a bit of a bump. Not a game that I am ever likely to pick up again, I'm a bit confused by the positive reviews. Also I have never been able to find a game on chaos squad, meaning that multiplayer is broken... All in all a pretty terrible experience… Expand
  22. DarkDefender
    Jan 16, 2015
    6
    After playing this game for half a dozen hours there is one word that describes how I feel perfectly. That word is "bored". I cannot for the life of me understand why IGN gave this the Best Xbone Game of 2014 title. It is such as shame as this game starts off with so much promise. It is quite polished with a decent idea & setting, too bad the story isn't up to scratch. . Being 720p I alsoAfter playing this game for half a dozen hours there is one word that describes how I feel perfectly. That word is "bored". I cannot for the life of me understand why IGN gave this the Best Xbone Game of 2014 title. It is such as shame as this game starts off with so much promise. It is quite polished with a decent idea & setting, too bad the story isn't up to scratch. . Being 720p I also couldnt really tell the difference from 1080p as it runs quite smoothly. The enemies are monotonous and dont quite vary enough to keep you immersed or engaged. One major issue I have is the much hyped environment traversal. Only now after playing for hours have I quite got the hang of grinding and bouncing through the city, yet it is still excruciatingly painful for a fair portion of the time. I read a previous review of this game and they described it as "Infamous for kids", and I have to say I agree with this statement somewhat. Fair enough the city has been taken over by mutants but it just doesn't feel like it was ever alive or living and breathing. The major problem with this game however is the quest structure. 80% of the quests/activities are fetch quests. These are mostly similar to the previous quest or exactly the same. This game gets boring and old quickly, it doesnt quite have the pulling power to keep you entertained for long periods of time as I find myself getting agitated with all the grinding and jumping and repeat quests. Lastly i'd say this isnt targeted at mature audiences despite the crass humour. 6/10… Expand
  23. Achtlos
    Jan 7, 2015
    7
    This needed to be better to silence PS4 fanboys.

    This game is funny, childish, and repetitive. It looks good, frame rate is great and controls are slick.
    You'd be hard pressed to dislike it.. All it's shortcomings are not enough to make this a bad game.
    The multiplyer really needs to allows story mode coop.
  24. Dukay66
    Dec 18, 2014
    5
    Sunset Overdrive is a valiant effort from Insomniac Games that doesn't quite live up to all the rage. It has a great look that is unrivaled on the X-Box One and it is accompanied by a so-so story that admittedly has some funny moments in it. Where Sunset fails is its gameplay. While traversing the environment can be fun a certain points, it never feel truly amazing. Gun-play is fineSunset Overdrive is a valiant effort from Insomniac Games that doesn't quite live up to all the rage. It has a great look that is unrivaled on the X-Box One and it is accompanied by a so-so story that admittedly has some funny moments in it. Where Sunset fails is its gameplay. While traversing the environment can be fun a certain points, it never feel truly amazing. Gun-play is fine mechanically, but it also disappointing. One thing the game does, that seriously hurts itself is force the player to always be moving while in combat. If you want to walk around and use cover, you can't. The game basically slaps you on the wrist by doing so, you will certainly die trying to play the game conventionally. Sunset Overdrive gives signs of true greatness, but bland gameplay and odd decisions put the game in Neutral for me. Hopefully Insomniac gets another go at it and fixes some of the mistakes.… Expand
  25. CaptainDahl
    Nov 26, 2014
    7
    This is the first game that has made me proud of my Xbox One purchase. It has some extraordinary art and keeps you smirking with it's hilarious antics. I can best describe this game by mixing Deadpool, SSX and Tony Hawk. Unfortunately, after about 12 hours of game-play, it starts to become evidently repetitive and shows no new tricks for the final chapters of the game. If you areThis is the first game that has made me proud of my Xbox One purchase. It has some extraordinary art and keeps you smirking with it's hilarious antics. I can best describe this game by mixing Deadpool, SSX and Tony Hawk. Unfortunately, after about 12 hours of game-play, it starts to become evidently repetitive and shows no new tricks for the final chapters of the game. If you are looking for an interesting cartoon that has simple mechanics then this would be the pick, but look elsewhere if you are searching for a challenge.… Expand
  26. Crongdyne
    Nov 17, 2014
    7
    Sunset Overdrive is a brilliant and challenging fast paced action game, I bought it 3 days ago and I must say we needed a bit of originality in the gaming market with all this over-hyped "ultra realistic " fps and ripoffs of the same three games.
    Certainly the quests are a bit repetitive but still enjoyable and funny. The combat system is good after you understand how to aim, in games so    Sunset Overdrive is a brilliant and challenging fast paced action game, I bought it 3 days ago and I must say we needed a bit of originality in the gaming market with all this over-hyped "ultra realistic " fps and ripoffs of the same three games.
    Certainly the quests are a bit repetitive but still enjoyable and funny. The combat system is good after you understand how to aim, in games so fast you can't put a real aim system because soon you'll get overwhelmed by swarms of enemies running against you.
    I also bought the season pass and hope for good dlcs to come out.    … Expand
  27. CheezeWuz
    Nov 14, 2014
    7
    Not bad, kinda repetitive but I had fun playing it, but I will say the game does lake in the online department... such as game modes... and no co-op....I would have liked co-op (story co-op)
  28. mririshfox
    Nov 13, 2014
    5
    this game is very colorful and fun and i cant help but love the game for it's arcady feel. however i cant score it higher than 5 because WHY THE HELL IS THIS GAME AN EXCLUSIVE?! this is an awesome game to play and a game from Insomniac of all things. by making it an xbox exclusive your essentially telling 2/3 of all your potential customers to f@#$ off.
    and in this day and age when the    this game is very colorful and fun and i cant help but love the game for it's arcady feel. however i cant score it higher than 5 because WHY THE HELL IS THIS GAME AN EXCLUSIVE?! this is an awesome game to play and a game from Insomniac of all things. by making it an xbox exclusive your essentially telling 2/3 of all your potential customers to f@#$ off.
    and in this day and age when the cost of making games is increasing exclusivity makes no sense.    … Expand
  29. Tobi_Whatever
    Nov 13, 2014
    7
    This game would really benefit from being a bit faster and using less real life references.
    It's also by no means innovative. It really felt like a Ratchet and Clank game.

    That said, I still had my fun playing it. Just don't expect any depth.
  30. penemue
    Nov 5, 2014
    7
    I played through approximately 50% according to the game itself, and it is good, however it's best not to let your hype take over when reviewing a game. I've played most every Insomniac game made and it's good but not one of the best.

    The gameplay is too repetitive, this comes from the open-world style missions being mainly fetch quests go here kill this, or go here get item. However    I played through approximately 50% according to the game itself, and it is good, however it's best not to let your hype take over when reviewing a game. I've played most every Insomniac game made and it's good but not one of the best.

    The gameplay is too repetitive, this comes from the open-world style missions being mainly fetch quests go here kill this, or go here get item. However there are some good bosses that are thrown in the mix, and some interesting missions that break the mold a little bit like chasing after a monorail. The other reason is because it's an open world the layout never really changes, if the entire world was black and white all over and you only had gameplay to tell the difference between one area from the next you couldn't, as the way you jump, grind and traverse does not change from area to area, lacking any real platforming challenge or involvement makes it feel again, repetitive. Then there is enemy types, there are a few, but not nearly enough, they also seem to be only slightly modeled after being ripped straight out of Resistance 3, I did enjoy the leveling up system for the guns though, similar to R&C. The writing was sometimes a terrible experience, really an example of trying way too hard and being in your face and paying out games without realizing it's paying itself out, that's the problem, if it said to itself that it was tropey and cliche it would be funny but it doesn't ever do it, it just acts like it's different to all other games, when it's not. The game itself does have some funny witty moments, under it all though.
    The art style is nice and varied for the locations and environments but the character models look... strange when close up, but the customization is good however. The music though is pretty generic and nothing really stands out. This is a good example of a good game, it's not doing anything so new or exciting to be called great, and far out from excellent, but it is damn good at what it offers; an open world game with gameplay you would expect and maybe only a little more.    … Expand
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#21 Best Xbox One Game of 2014
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#1 Most Shared Xbox One Game of 2014

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Generally favorable reviews - based on 89 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 72 out of 89
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 89
  3. Negative: 0 out of 89
  1. Hyper Magazine
    Feb 9, 2015
    80
    Probably the best next gen exclusive we've seen so far. It's not perfect but a great return to form for Insomniac. [Issue#257, p.56]
  2. CD-Action
    Jan 9, 2015
    80
    A game that would be even cooler if it didn’t try so hard to be cool. To love it you need to switch off the part of the brain responsible for good taste, but in return Sunset Overdrive relentlessly strokes the part responsible for pleasure. [13/2014, p.76]
  3. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 5, 2015
    60
    Fast, playful and colorful game that does have style and dynamic action, but also a pretty dull story that soon becomes boring. [Issue#248]
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