Unruly Heroes

 Xbox One
Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. TrueAchievements
    Feb 5, 2019
    90
    I don't know if perfection is a rational goal, but I can say that Unruly Heroes has come as close to platforming perfection as any game should be expected to and it'd be a mistake to miss it.
  2. IGN Italia
    Jan 31, 2019
    84
    Gorgeous to look at and very fun to play, Unruly Heroes is a pleasant surprise, especially good if you play it with friends.
  3. Vandal
    Feb 6, 2019
    83
    This is a fantastic adventure full of platforming, puzzles and combat, with tons of good ideas and creativity. On top of that, we can have even more fun playing it with friends.
  5. BaziCenter
    Feb 12, 2019
    80
    Mix Rayman's gameplay with Ori's art style, and you have Unruly Heroes. If you are a fan of either or both of those titles, you'll definitely have a great time playing Unruly Heroes.
  6. Screen Rant
    Jan 30, 2019
    80
    Unruly Heroes is an exciting twist on the age-old tale of Journey to the West and, while it's not the first video game or even piece of pop culture inspired by the novel, it's perhaps one of the most fun and quirky versions of the story in a long time.
  7. MondoXbox
    Feb 19, 2019
    74
    A nice mix of platforming and beat-em up, with an awesome art style and good puzzles, but with a bit too repetitive combat system.
  8. TheXboxHub
    Feb 12, 2019
    70
    Unruly Heroes is a really good 2D platformer with gorgeous animations, backgrounds, and a hand-drawn art style which is nothing but stunning. The enemies and bosses stand-out, and the combat feels good. The story however is seemingly nowhere to be found, and that is despite some cleverly written and humorous dialogue, while the gameplay can become repetitive and a bit stale over time.
  9. DarkStation
    Feb 7, 2019
    70
    There’s fun to be had and things to like in Unruly Heroes, though there are moments I felt the gameplay and mechanics had an annoying habit of getting in the way.
  10. GameSpew
    Feb 4, 2019
    60
    Its beautiful visuals and flourishes of gameplay ingenuity are hampered by bugs, combat that doesn’t excite, and what often feels like an unfair level of difficulty.

Awards & Rankings

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#66 Best Xbox One Game of 2019
52
#52 Most Shared Xbox One Game of 2019

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User Score
6.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 22 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 22
  3. Negative: 8 out of 22
  1. Xbox_Alive
    Jan 27, 2019
    8
    The art style in the game is beautiful throughout and when you combine that with the very good sound design you find that the game comes aliveThe art style in the game is beautiful throughout and when you combine that with the very good sound design you find that the game comes alive in all areas. I thoroughly enjoyed the combat elements in the game because there is a decent variety of moves to do and each move feels very satisfying. While the puzzles that you come across in the game don’t have much in terms of depth I actually found them to be enjoyable and in a way they kept things fresh. The platforming elements have been done well and I especially enjoyed these elements when taking on the fantastic bosses. While there may be a few difficult moments along the way I didn’t feel overwhelmed at any point and for me more of a challenge would’ve been nice. There isn’t much variety present in the enemies you have to face along the way and only the bosses really stand out. I found the switching mechanic to be very basic and I didn’t think it brought much to the table, but was a novel concept. When I think about the platforming genre I get a very warm feeling because the amount of classics I’ve played during the years makes this genre without a doubt one of my favorite genre’s. As you can imagine then I’m always looking forward to a new platforming adventure and whilst Unruly Heroes isn’t the best experience I’ve ever had before it still is a very enjoyable game. From the moment I started Unruly Heroes I was captivated immediately by the presentation side of things and to say the art style is gorgeous would be a massive understatement. Obviously though the presentation isn’t the most important aspect in a platforming game because that of course is reserved for the platforming elements themselves and thankfully I’m pleased to say that they’ve been done well. I do however have a small gripe though and that is that I would’ve liked to have been challenged a little more along the way. More varied enemies would’ve been nice as well because even though the bosses and combat are spot on facing the other enemies does make things become a little tedious every now and then. Despite this though Unruly Heroes still does more than enough to get a recommendation from me because it takes you on a very fun and charming adventure and if you’re a fan of these types of game’s then you’ll easily be able to look past the shortcomings when it comes to the grand scheme of things.… Full Review »
  2. AyouSelo
    Nov 2, 2021
    6
    Unruly heroes has a lot of ideas but not all of them was good or fun

    The Graphics: Amazing that's all what I can say The Gameplay: It's a    Unruly heroes has a lot of ideas but not all of them was good or fun

    The Graphics:
    Amazing that's all what I can say

    The Gameplay:
    It's a platformer and beat-em-up game where you can play with 4 characters or more than 10 characters?
    you will know what I mean if you played it.
    Every character has his own ability and play style
    At first it was amazing but after you progress through the game it will force you to play with boaring characters and that's what destroyed the game

    The story:
    Well there is no story so you won't finish it probably because there is nothing to make you continue playing    … Full Review »
  3. Rbrtmnz
    Oct 31, 2021
    2
    This game is really bad. The movement is completely inconsistent throughout. My character would constantly just kind of float to the nextThis game is really bad. The movement is completely inconsistent throughout. My character would constantly just kind of float to the next platform so I was never able to get a feel for the movement. It felt awful to play.… Full Review »
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