Sunset Overdrive

 Xbox One
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7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 1530 Ratings

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  1. AngelEm
    Nov 3, 2014
    6
    So much potential, hurt by it's own story and characters, creating a "cringe-tastic" game where you end up hating pretty much every character you come across and wanting to slap some sense into the game industry on how to handle things like tutorials and story telling. I get that the game wants to be fun, it just tries too hard.

    Fourth wall jokes and Easter eggs are fine, but when the    So much potential, hurt by it's own story and characters, creating a "cringe-tastic" game where you end up hating pretty much every character you come across and wanting to slap some sense into the game industry on how to handle things like tutorials and story telling. I get that the game wants to be fun, it just tries too hard.

    Fourth wall jokes and Easter eggs are fine, but when the game is literally nothing but that it becomes dull, repetitive, and wears down your nerves to the point you dread talking to people. It's funny to make a nod to something but when you make a joke then turn around and go "Did you see what we did there? Funny right? God we're so clever." It makes me want to hit you with your own severed arms.

    The music is bland and boring, stock music would have been more fitting and immersive than what I ended up muting (seriously, if you play this game just use your own playlist). For Insomniac to go on about how music inspired the game and how it was used during it's creation, it's disappointing to get in there and feel like you're listening to a kid's Garage Band sample tracks.

    The game gets repetitive, FAST. I quickly ended up leaving the missions behind to explore the world, which I loved. It's huge, so much fun to zip around and find the fastest way to get somewhere, and I spent more of the game trying to find things and doing side quests until forced to do the main quest line to unlock more side quests. I didn't care for the Amps, as important as they make them seem I only bothered to use 2 the entire game.

    The level difficulty is random, one second I'm blowing through monsters, the next I'm stuck in an infinite death loop, only to be running down the next group of baddies. An added annoyance is gaining a fun toy only for it to be taken away for good.

    To make it better I would add more unique missions, put in better music, and remove half of the commentary. The game was fun until you had to talk to someone and hear their "ha ha get it, because it's a game" or "don't worry but seriously, do worry" and the always popular "I'll just re-spawn" jokes. And the Narrator, just completely remove the narrator, he's not funny.

    While the idea of the game is great, the execution felt sloppy. All in all it was OK, not bad, but not great.    … Expand
  2. Barefoot_Gamer
    Nov 1, 2014
    6
    Almost every game that has so been released on next gen consoles has been mega-hyped. This is another one of those extremely simple games that has advertised as if it is a masterpiece of gaming. What can be said for the game - unlike many recent releases - is that it at least tries to be unique. Basically to stay alive - stay high and don't touch the floor. After a while the wild artisticAlmost every game that has so been released on next gen consoles has been mega-hyped. This is another one of those extremely simple games that has advertised as if it is a masterpiece of gaming. What can be said for the game - unlike many recent releases - is that it at least tries to be unique. Basically to stay alive - stay high and don't touch the floor. After a while the wild artistic graphic style and the excellent humour - making fun of itself almost - gets boring and very repetitive. It is a great looking game and it does have a uniqueness about it. For me it was enjoyable for the first few hours and then - well it was back to a game that had more to it than zipping around on high wire shooting at mutants. This game will only appeal to a select group of gamer. Thing Rachet and Clank crossed with Infamous and you may be getting just a little idea of the game style. Not for me I am afraid.… Expand
  3. BadassOnion
    Oct 30, 2014
    1
    Another game that my kid and his friends would enjoy. Very goofy and colorful, the story is bland and very predictable and easily geared towards tweens and children. Pass if you'r e looking for mature games or are a man-child. If I wanted to play kid games I'd play the Wii U with my son.
  4. Enforcer122
    Oct 29, 2014
    0
    Pretty much just a childs version of Infamous. Short campaign, repetitive game play with very limited story choices or dialogue choices. Could of been better.
  5. hollowfication
    Nov 2, 2014
    5
    Game is good funny but its get boring u do same mission then u have to do amps mission which is same each time u do it i finished it like yeah that was "fun"

    The are funny moment but its all true repetitive the game environment is not bad but weather does not change nor setting of world the no night time no dusk no nothing only night time only in amps mission which is lame then goes    Game is good funny but its get boring u do same mission then u have to do amps mission which is same each time u do it i finished it like yeah that was "fun"

    The are funny moment but its all true repetitive

    the game environment is not bad but weather does not change nor setting of world the no night time no dusk no nothing only night time only in amps mission which is lame then goes back to daylight, but the no rain no wind no nothing

    i already return my copy of game    … Expand
  6. talal1007
    Nov 1, 2014
    0
    repetitive at it's best. this game is nothing but just another game that was on the hyper bus from the hype it has received, nothing is good about it except the art style. everything else is boring and limited.

    pros:
    art style

    cons:
    everything else
  7. shaine
    Nov 7, 2014
    3
    I really got on the hype wagon for Sunset Overdrive, "finally a game that will prove my purchase of an Xbox One was worth it" I thought and after 6 hours of play time I can not hide my disappointment.

    For Sunset Overdrive I have two major complaints and for me they bother me that much I can no longer continue playing the game: 1. The humour is not only forced down your throat in a "i    I really got on the hype wagon for Sunset Overdrive, "finally a game that will prove my purchase of an Xbox One was worth it" I thought and after 6 hours of play time I can not hide my disappointment.

    For Sunset Overdrive I have two major complaints and for me they bother me that much I can no longer continue playing the game:

    1. The humour is not only forced down your throat in a "i really hope you like our jokes" kind of way they are also constant. You can not go more than a couple of minutes without some NPC thinking he/she is the funniest person in the world, and the jokes aren't new or original they are just lame gamer jokes pointing out websites like NeoGAF or Reddit. i despise these sites in person, so i don't want them in my games.

    2.The core game play mechanic of grinding is not only tedious it is also a mechanic that wasn't revolutionary 10 years ago and for Sunset Overdrive a game in 2014 their should be some way they could of brought that mechanic up to date. The mission structure is also very strange, 90% of the time you are either protecting something or fetching something and whilst RPG's make these types of missions personal and generally fun Sunset overdrive makes them as tedious as the Dead Rising 3 fetch quests.

    All in all despite Sunset Overdrive's colourful graphics the game is dull, unimaginative and tedious. the way I describe the game to people is like being given a big juicy looking strawberry, biting into it and discovering that it tastes like dry wall. you just cant hide that sort of disappointment.    … Expand
  8. velvetmeds
    Oct 28, 2014
    0
    Boring and repetitive. Bad humour. Traversal sucks because it's on rails, it's like a very casual and acessible version of other better games. Short, tacked on co op, bad story. Too much boring ranged combat.... not worth it.
  9. kujaligula
    Oct 28, 2014
    0
    It is a direct copy of infamus, jet
    set radio, is repetitive and
    ridiculous, is a simple shooter
    disguised as colors, monotone and
    totally forgettable It is a poor
    attempt to sandbox copy elements
    from several games being the worst
    of these, graphically boring colored
    blocks annoying characters
    everywhere.
  10. Stirling1712
    Oct 28, 2014
    0
    Don't really see what all the fuss is about... just reminds me of the old dead rising games, only sped up slightly. Then again I've only played a few hours, just seems like its gonna get boring fast.
  11. Stryker218
    Oct 28, 2014
    0
    This game isn't anything like i thought it was. It was colorful, but other than that the graphics are sup-par for what should be "next gen" it looked like a early xbox 360 game. the animations are poor, and the pop in is ridiculous annoying especially during cutscenes. The game is overall pretty short aswell, i was able to beat it in one sitting and than there wasnt much to do beside moreThis game isn't anything like i thought it was. It was colorful, but other than that the graphics are sup-par for what should be "next gen" it looked like a early xbox 360 game. the animations are poor, and the pop in is ridiculous annoying especially during cutscenes. The game is overall pretty short aswell, i was able to beat it in one sitting and than there wasnt much to do beside more repetitive missions that got more boring than anything. The gameplay is lackluster, this game bring s no innovation to the table and borrows ideas from many other games and inserts them extremely poorly. Overall, this isnt the game xbox one was looking for, its a poor game and a hugely disappointing exclusive.… Expand
  12. uStupidPhuckers
    Apr 28, 2016
    0
    Dear giant fizzy balloon robot, because of your lame extremely creepy jokes i almost ripped off my ears and almost flung my body over a set of train tracks. You immediately made me uninstall this game. Your poor writing skills gives the impression a silver back gorilla is trying to be funny, im sorry a lobotomize silver back gorilla.
  13. catsrock
    Dec 5, 2015
    0
    This game just sucks. The combat is boring because the weapons have practically no ammo. And you only get more ammo occasionally which just fills up the already limited ammo the guns can have. So combat is no fun when you never have any ammo to use. And the whole game just consists of one boring fetch quest after the other. and one of them is retreaving a girls pet dog. This game is justThis game just sucks. The combat is boring because the weapons have practically no ammo. And you only get more ammo occasionally which just fills up the already limited ammo the guns can have. So combat is no fun when you never have any ammo to use. And the whole game just consists of one boring fetch quest after the other. and one of them is retreaving a girls pet dog. This game is just absolute crap.… Expand
  14. benoski
    Feb 14, 2015
    8
    The story could have been better and longer, but the gameplay was so fluid, and most of the weapons were fun to use, too. I would definitely buy a sequel.
  15. 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
  16. UltimateVictory
    Jan 3, 2015
    10
    This game is absolutely amazing. The traversal system combined with the creative weapons and the humor make this game one not to skip. The only problems with it are that the humor often includes references to other things and the side quests often are similar fetch quests. However, most of the game's humor is original jokes and traversal makes the fetch quests very exciting, so it'sThis game is absolutely amazing. The traversal system combined with the creative weapons and the humor make this game one not to skip. The only problems with it are that the humor often includes references to other things and the side quests often are similar fetch quests. However, most of the game's humor is original jokes and traversal makes the fetch quests very exciting, so it's possible to look past those issues.… Expand
  17. Vyrotix
    Jan 12, 2015
    9
    If you are coming here to see whether or not to pick this game up or not, please don't go into the bottom reviews, around 1-5, because those are sony fanboys.

    Going into the review, Sunset Overdrive is a fun and addictive game. The story, weapons and amps make this game so fun. If you want a game with an addictive. parkour, gungho, slasher with hordes of enemies to kill, PICK THIS    If you are coming here to see whether or not to pick this game up or not, please don't go into the bottom reviews, around 1-5, because those are sony fanboys.

    Going into the review, Sunset Overdrive is a fun and addictive game. The story, weapons and amps make this game so fun.

    If you want a game with an addictive. parkour, gungho, slasher with hordes of enemies to kill, PICK THIS GAME UP!

    If you are more of a story driven player, I'd rent it out or buy it, and return it if you don't like it, mainly because I think the strong point of the game is weapons and parkour. I wouldn't advise getting it digitally though.

    But I think this game is a great exclusive for the Xbox One, and I think that anyone looking for a good time on the Xbox One should definitely pick this up.

    I give Sunset Overdrive, a 9.5/10    … Expand
  18. DeakenBlack
    Mar 25, 2015
    8
    This game is very good. Not as good as I was hoping, but I was hoping for a 10/10. It's very good looking, colorful, and alive. There's plenty to do in the huge open world. There are tins of great weapons and customization's. Some missions can get a little repetitive at times though. The best way to describe this game would be Sunset Overdrive is to Dead Rising, What Saints Row The ThirdThis game is very good. Not as good as I was hoping, but I was hoping for a 10/10. It's very good looking, colorful, and alive. There's plenty to do in the huge open world. There are tins of great weapons and customization's. Some missions can get a little repetitive at times though. The best way to describe this game would be Sunset Overdrive is to Dead Rising, What Saints Row The Third was to GTA 4. So if you like your games a little more over the top, play this one.… Expand
  19. northernlad
    Nov 4, 2014
    7
    Amazing art style love it the game itself was good i dont know about replay value after a while quests did feel abit a to b but on whole the world and setting is top notce would love to see it on ps4 in 1080p couldnt resist the game is in my opinion the best on the xone
  20. joyalexandre
    Jan 26, 2015
    10
    This is one of the best game I've ever played in the last years. The humor and the self awareness of the game is really funny. The gameplay is fun and there is a ton of things to do in this game. I recommend it!
  21. exodus9237
    Dec 31, 2014
    10
    Loved it. The only game of Xbox One I have, besides The Master Chief Collection, but it is simply excellent. I have played open-world games before, but never like this. The excitement never stops, the missions are witty, and the story is just good video-game fun. Good visuals, an attractive personalization and a game play that takes known elements and gives them a great and different perspective.
  22. calsgodoi
    Nov 3, 2014
    5
    É um bom jogo. Muito divertido e alucinante no começo.
    Porém depois de algumas horas você começa a sentir o tédio. É uma carateristica da Insomniac Games dar bastante foco aos personagens e armas, porém apenas essa formula não consegue mais prender o jogador da mesma forma que outros games como Ratchet And Clank prendiam
    É uma fórmula gasta que já não deu certo nos games Fuse e na série    É um bom jogo. Muito divertido e alucinante no começo.
    Porém depois de algumas horas você começa a sentir o tédio. É uma carateristica da Insomniac Games dar bastante foco aos personagens e armas, porém apenas essa formula não consegue mais prender o jogador da mesma forma que outros games como Ratchet And Clank prendiam
    É uma fórmula gasta que já não deu certo nos games Fuse e na série Resistance. Por ser extremamente colorido o game chama a atenção de cara, mas o apelo leve e caricato acabam por piorar a sensação de descompromisso e repetição.

    Não recomendo a compra no lançamento. Esperar promoções e ponta de estoque para comprar esse game.    … Expand
  23. 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)
  24. 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.
  25. 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
  26. Muspelheim19939
    Mar 24, 2015
    10
    Sony Fanboys effectively lowered the average. The game deserves an average at least 9. Excellent graphics, very good story and funny characters. This game is gorgeous!
  27. Sajius
    Jul 8, 2015
    8
    Honestly, I picked this up when I just recently bought an Xbox One, and I started playing this game as a time killer between release dates for other games, but I was actually blown away by just how friggin' fun this game was! It can for sure stand on its own, and is definitely worth a purchase if you have an XB1. It is a very unique game that is constantly throwing action in your face leftHonestly, I picked this up when I just recently bought an Xbox One, and I started playing this game as a time killer between release dates for other games, but I was actually blown away by just how friggin' fun this game was! It can for sure stand on its own, and is definitely worth a purchase if you have an XB1. It is a very unique game that is constantly throwing action in your face left and right, from start to finish. As others have said, this game is a nice breath of fresh air in a current gen that is very over saturated with "supr srs" games that take themselves a little too seriously.

    The movement mechanics around the city are fluid and great. You feel like the entire city is a sort of playground for you to grind, jump, bounce, swing, and just play around in. Everything on the map exists for the kinetic and fluid movement system that the game is based on. Pulling off really cool moves as you alternate between grinding, air dashing, bouncing, wall running, etc. around the city while you shoot ridiculously funny and unique weapons is what the combat system is all about. You have to constantly keep moving in order to not get bogged down and killed by enemies, and everything in the game lends itself to this type of play-style.

    There are a variety of things to do in the city. There are of course the main story missions, and then there are sets of side missions for the different factions you meet throughout the game. There are also challenges spread all throughout the map that include activities from killing hordes of enemies in different ways, to performing acrobatics in order to collect point tokens, etc. On top of that, there are collectibles as well, but you never really feel like you are dredging through the map to complete some sort of checklist, since the collectibles are very conveniently placed where you would be exploring anyway.

    Speaking of combat, it never got old for me from start to finish. From the very first mission with the first weapon you receive, to the last missions where you are shooting laser beams and bowling ball bombs, the combat just keeps growing in variety and fun as you play and unlock different perks called "amps" for your weapons as well as amps for different "hero" (character) slots. Amps are a cool and diverse way to change your combat play style up as there are a variety of different effects that compliment each other not only during the campaign, but also online. Some amps allow you to heal "allies" (other online players doing missions with you) and are cool to switch to when you know you are going to be playing an online session. Also, online mode called "Chaos Squad" is a blast as the crazy factor is increased x8 and there is just constant insanity at all times with everyone's weapon and amp effects going off all over the place.

    The game took me around 17 hours to beat. I did all of the main missions (obviously), all of the side (blue map icon) missions, a handful of the challenges (green map icon) missions that I found fun, and I also popped into online mode a bit to play with groups of people. Collectibles aren't really a big deal for me, but I grabbed them when I saw them, and had enough of them to unlock some cooler amps later in the game.

    In the end, if you are looking for a game that is a breath of fresh air, fast paced but still laid back because of its casualness, and also just plain fun, then this is it. This game totally took me by surprise. What I thought was going to be a "time killer" game actually turned out to be one of my favorite games on my new XB1 so far. Would recommend.    … Expand
  28. 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.
  29. Samsoon
    Nov 3, 2015
    9
    It is one of the best Xbox One exlusive titles! If you are looking for a great deal of fun then do not hesitate and grab this game! Hope there are more xbox 1 exlusives like this one!
  30. TRMSGnick
    Jan 9, 2016
    1
    Not much to say about this game its boring the story is just stupid the gameplay is just button mashing end of story and the game trys too much to be uh how do I say it Hip and Rad for the kids it sucks so much and is just another one of Insomniac games failures.
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#21 Best Xbox One Game of 2014
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#4 Most Discussed Xbox One Game of 2014
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Metascore
81

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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