RAGE

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 27 expert reviews

Excellent:

8
Good:

10
Average:

4
Bad:

5

Pros:

Gorgeous, richly detailed world
Buttery smooth enemy and NPC animation
Fun, satisfying shooting

Cons:

Driving gets stale
Controls not optimized for keyboard/mouse

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Last revision on May 20, 2015

Reviewers Liked

Gorgeous, richly detailed world
Buttery smooth enemy and NPC animation
Fun, satisfying shooting
Weapons feel "right"
Attractive graphics
Based on promising gaming engine
Solid combat sequences

Reviewers Didn't Like

Driving gets stale
Controls not optimized for keyboard/mouse
Not much to do in "open" world
Lacking jaw-dropping moments
Horrific interface
Limited multiplayer opportunities
Poor implementation in crucial game-play areas
Overall lack of character

Expert reviews and ratings

Rage isn’t going to win any awards for originality, but it’s an enjoyable, action-packed shooter, decked out in top-notch 3D graphics. The game is set in the near future, following an unfortunate collision between the Earth and a large asteroid....

By Macworld UK on April 02, 2012

Before Rage was released there were a lot of unanswered questions floating around. Could Id make another genre-defining shooter? Would the six-plus years of development and the much-touted Id Tech 5 engine yield a sufficiently impressive result?...

By Maximum PC on November 22, 2011

Rage shows that id can still do shooters very well, but falls foul of comparisons to other games in the same genre. On its own legs, however, it’s a good solid blast with a touch of nostalgia.More Articles >>>...

By NowGamer on November 16, 2011

It was perhaps inevitable that RAGE wouldn't quite live up to such high expectations and despite exciting combat and gorgeous graphics, the map is too small and multiplayer, upgrades and narrative are seriously underwhelming....

By itreviews.com on November 06, 2011

Rage offers plenty of anarchic enjoyment...

By Computeractive on November 05, 2011

When you have a pedigree like id Software’s, it must be difficult to keep on one-upping yourself. The creators of Doom and Quake have now released Rage, and it has enraged many a PC gamer and generated mixed reviews. Rage is a first-person shooter set...

By PCWorld New Zealand on October 20, 2011

The market seems to be saturated with post-apocalyptic shooters these days, and only the prominent name of iD software was able to garner much hype surrounding the release of RAGE. Amazingly, the legendary developers have managed to carve out their...

By New Game Network on October 17, 2011

John Carmac and id software's latest release is entitled Rage and that is certainly what ATI graphics card users felt when their $60 pre-order game failed to work on their machines no matter how high end they were. Other graphics cards still had some...

By Blogcritics on October 17, 2011

id Software. The name of the company is synonymous with the entire first person shooter genre - it’s not something anyone else can claim, and for good reason: they invented it*. So when they release a new one, the world pays attention.Their last new...

By NZGamer on October 14, 2011

Most gamers have a profound sense of respect for id Software since it is this Texan game development studio that popularized and nurtured the first person shooter genre with iconic games like Doom, Quake and Wolfenstein. After Doom 3 in 2004, id has...

By FirstPost on October 13, 2011

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