Spikeout: Battle Street

 Xbox
  • Publisher: Sega
  • Release Date: Mar 29, 2005
Metascore
54

Mixed or average reviews - based on 24 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 24
  3. Negative: 9 out of 24
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  1. Jolt Online Gaming UK
    71
    Ultimately Spikeout: Battle Street is a decent and mildly refreshing old school beat-em-up, but it could be better.
  2. Weekly Famitsu
    70
    7 / 7 / 7 / 7 - 28 [Vol 851]
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  3. GameShark
    70
    If you've beaten "Streets of Rage" twenty times and need a modern-day equivalent, look no further, because this is an amazingly fun multiplayer game that brings back that old-school feeling with 3D class.
  5. 1UP
    70
    At its core, Spikeout is what "The Bouncer" always wanted to be, but never was, a fast, action-packed brawler with little pretense to being anything else.
  6. GameSpy
    70
    Only truly hardcore fans will need to own their own copy; as competent and polished as it is for the genre, it's also a throwback.
  7. GamerFeed
    70
    The gameplay remains somewhat fun as you mix up combos and techniques, alone or with a friend, but the difficulty level is questionable and some parts of the game came up lacking.
  8. Game Informer
    63
    The four-player Xbox Live mode may offer some thrills for devoted brawler fans, but everyone else will want to stay away from this stale relic. [June 2005, p.132]
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  9. IGN
    55
    The single-player mission, graphics, dialog, music, animation, AI, and level design are all so shockingly retro in all of the worst senses, that one wonders if this game weren't really designed about 20 years ago and just recently uncovered from some sort of lost chest of unwanted arcade titles that never got the green light.
  10. 3DAvenue
    55
    With a game relying on Live so much, neglecting the offline gameplay quality only makes matters worse because if people don't buy it there aren't people to play with online. Double edged sword Sega, learn from it.
  11. GameSpot
    52
    The game itself is lousy.
  12. Cheat Code Central
    50
    The animation is well done and the various blows look like they actually have some impact but since nothing changes from point A to point Z, it won't matter after awhile.
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  13. Pelaaja (Finland)
    50
    The problems of the game are uh, rooted in its arcade roots. The content is worthless and clumsily executed. [July 2005, p.61]
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#69 Most Shared Xbox Game of 2005

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User Score
6.6

Mixed or average reviews- based on 8 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 8
  3. Negative: 3 out of 8
  1. SamuelJ.
    Jun 21, 2005
    4
    No brotherman on the game? Well thank you Lord, for that would be a great transgression against my people to play a role in this shoulda been No brotherman on the game? Well thank you Lord, for that would be a great transgression against my people to play a role in this shoulda been Dreamcast title in 2000. May He have mercy on their souls for this release....… Full Review »
  2. Ryan
    Jun 3, 2005
    9
    By reading the diffrent reviews about Spikeout around the net, it seems that very few people knew about this Sega classic. I was fortunate By reading the diffrent reviews about Spikeout around the net, it seems that very few people knew about this Sega classic. I was fortunate enough to enjoy this game back in 1999 when I was living in Japan. Spikeout: Digital Battle and the updated Spikeout: Final Edition was such a huge hit there, that Sega arcades in Akihabra and Shinjuku have more then half of their basement floor area dedicated to Spikeout machines (and it is rare to find an empty machine to boot.) Although the home port is several years late, I'm a happy camper that this game is finally made it to my living room. Although I do agree with all the diffrent reviews about this game (such as bad ai, outdated graphics and its difficulty level.) the fun factor, especially when playing with 3 other people is possibly the best in its genre. Many people who dislike the game say that the gameplay is not deep and it is a pure botton masher. The reality is, you wont get very far in the game if you just mash bottons because this game has loads of combos, team combos and juggles. There is nothing more funny and satisfying to pull out 100 plus team combos on one poor boss together with your spikeout buddies. Though I have to admit that despite of all the great new characters and content, the graphics seems to be watered down compared to the original arcade version. Also playing solo is a brutal and painful experience unless your a hardcore fan (then again, even in the arcade version, going solo is not a good idea). So solitary players might get fustrated going through the game in story mode. All I can say is although the port lacks polish and somewhat flawed in its execution, the extras, the diffrent game paths, the great multiplayer support makes this one a good title to pick up especially for those who want oldschool Street of Rage/ Final Fight action.… Full Review »
  3. AB
    Apr 4, 2005
    4
    When I played Battle Street I quickly realized that it would be better as a Streets of Rage game. This isn't because the gameplay is When I played Battle Street I quickly realized that it would be better as a Streets of Rage game. This isn't because the gameplay is reminiscent of the classic series, but because I was quickly filled with Rage from playing it. And yes, the game is as bad as that joke.… Full Review »
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