Nightcaster

 Xbox
User Score
5.6

Mixed or average reviews- based on 5 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 5
  3. Negative: 2 out of 5
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  1. ZakW.
    Nov 14, 2003
    7
    Always good to have a game that is not like the others. This one definitely is unique in it's gameplay but yes, can get repetitive. The bosses are nice and I probably dumped 15-20 hours before beating it so it's not a supershort game like most of the hyped-up games recently.
  2. TimJ.
    Feb 1, 2002
    4
    Excellent spell effects can't make up for poor gameplay, most especially due to really bad level design (after walking around a level with nothing to kill for 10 minutes I turned this game off for good).
  3. ChuckF.
    Aug 17, 2002
    2
    Good graphics, thats it. Buy it used.
  4. Seriosity
    Mar 22, 2013
    7
    Repetitive gameplay, a cliche fantasy story, and poor level design hold this back from being a great game. The effects are pretty cool, and the bosses are unique and a welcome challenge. Not being able to return to previous levels is also pretty annoying. Looking for all the hidden objects is probably the best part of this game. Before you exit a level it tells you if you have found themRepetitive gameplay, a cliche fantasy story, and poor level design hold this back from being a great game. The effects are pretty cool, and the bosses are unique and a welcome challenge. Not being able to return to previous levels is also pretty annoying. Looking for all the hidden objects is probably the best part of this game. Before you exit a level it tells you if you have found them all. Unfortunately, if you want to collect them all, you'll need to spend some time searching every nook and cranny while all the while not progressing the narrative.… Expand

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#93 Most Discussed Xbox Game of 2002
32
#32 Most Shared Xbox Game of 2002

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Metascore
61

Mixed or average reviews - based on 27 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 20 out of 27
  3. Negative: 5 out of 27
  1. Armchair Empire
    70
    If one can look over the odd, “brave Sir Arron ran away” combat method, and a ineffective story sewn together from fantasy cliche’s, there is some fun to be had with Nightcaster.
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  2. Gamezilla!
    69
    This game is at once addictive, and yet annoying to me.
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  3. GameSpot
    68
    It's almost a shame that the detail put into the graphics is all but hidden by the overhead view that you're seemingly stuck with.
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