GamePro: Metro 2033 Review

PROS: The world is interesting and has some fascinating ideas serving as building blocks; it definitely makes you want to read the novel.
CONS: It's a rather lackluster introduction to a universe that obviously has something worthwhile to say. Some obvious design flaws scuttle the gameplay as well.

[jahcure]

how could people say this was as good as killzone 2? Like seriously asking here

[Chubear]

That's just how the 360fanbase roll. They'd take ANYTHING as long as they can pretend their exclusive experience can match or surpass what they see with the PS3 library.

Perfect example, they call Infamous crap, mediocre and repetitive.. but Crackdown 2 to them is from heaven. Have you seen Crackdown2?!? The thing looks and plays like a $14.99 downloadable game but to them it's uber gameplay.

The 360fanbase don't give a crap about quality, they just want MS to "win" by any means necessary and they'll support what ever rubbish MS vomits up for them to spend 60bucks on plus their monthly install payments for the other half of the console's price.

Gad they're the dumbest I've ever seen in any generation. Even the Gizmondo and Jaguar fans made more sense.

[Comet]

You mean pirate it like most 360 "exclusives" such as Mass Effect 2? ;D

[jahcure]

when people compared it to killzone..and being fortunate enough to have all the consoles i was going to look into it...but these scores are all pretty mediocre..

too many games out right now for wasting time on mediocre games. What's worse is that i haven't bought a game for my 360 since MW2 and before that...gears 2......

[Greywulf]

Wouldn't have even been a hot story if no one did. But yeah, only way to get hits/notoriety this day is to call out the top dogs.

[Bot Smasha]

Flop.. But i still get to download it for the pc.

[Omegasyde]

This game reminds me of Section 8 and how it was going to be hyped as another great exclusive. Right along Ninja Blade.

Remember who backs the games people. T _ H _ Q.

I.e. any software from Activision or its subsidiaries will have DLC and glitches that are overpriced.

[RadientFlux]

How does a game that is getting reviews that range from 7/10 to 9/10 considered mediocre? Sure the game has some issues but doesn't mean it's a low quality game.

Now if the game was getting reviews like 5/10 and/or had some game killing bugs then I can understand calling it mediocre.

[Another One]

Overpriced glitches are a very bad thing. haha just kidding. I know what you meant.

Eh all the reviews kind of say the same thing and it's starting to get similar scores in the 7-8 range. Not a bad game, but not awesome either. Maybe they'll build onto a decent game with a sequel.

[HolyOrangeCows]

I'm seeing a pattern in the reviews: Problematic gameplay, imersive environment. I'll wait for it to find its way to the bargain bins.

[Omegasyde]

Personally I think all reviews should be a 5 star system
1- sucks
2- ok.
3- get it used/Rent
4- Great game
5- Epic, Pre-order

[ReservoirDog316]

This looks like it would be a great game if you're the type of person who's forgiving with their games. I like those kinda games so I'm really considering picking this up. But I've held out buying so many games for months (finished the ones I had off before going onto new stuff). Now I have most of them done and still need ME2, HR and a few others. So I'm not sure where this would fit in all those.

This looks like it would have a great sequel though. If they improve the ideas they had and fix the problems.

[DelbertGrady]

MAG got a lot of 7's as well (metacritic 75) and you guys had no problem hyping it like it's a Battlefield BC 2 killer. Many still do.

And as soon as someone points out its flaws you go "you haven't played it" or "they don't get the game" or "the reviewer is biased" or some other bs.

Now you sound like you are trying to persuade us into not enjoying Metro 2033 because it's getting 7 and 8's instead of 10's. What if it's at least as good as you say MAG is. Then we'd be missing out, wouldn't we? I've read enough good things about the game to give it a try so you won't fool me with your troll tactics.

[iFLOWLIKEWATER]

People who don't play this game are missing out if you ask me. But I'm not talking to people who prefer hack/slash games or people tired of 1st person shooters...

[aaronisbla]

soda why do you worry so much about MAG? stay on topic here, its about Metro 2033 and the its lackluster gameplay that keeps being brought up in reviews

[sid4gamerfreak]

How is getting a 7/10 mediocre? Is that the new standards gamers have come to today? Most hyped games receiving 10/10 because they're perfect? Remember gta 4? Was that truly a perfect game? I think the whole foundation and core mechanics of reviewing must change or otherwise, I won't trust them any more.

No game is perfect. Period. Whether you like it or not. And 7/10 is NOT mediocre.

[arny]

no game is perfect 7/10 is okay not mediocre or bad

[Greywulf]

Mag was hyped based on the gameplay alone and scale. Which the game has been praised for. It was nailed for not having single player. You guys always mix up fanboy nonsense whenever it suits you better.

People hyped Mag for its scale & Gameplay. It was praised for its scale & Gameplay...It would be different if the scale didn't work, unfortunately it does.

Now, for the case of Metro, just like Ninja Blade, and all the rest of the flops that are always THROWN against PS3 titles specifically. Then they fall short, just like every single one.

Wake me up when someone said Mag is going to be a Halo killer, a gears killer, or something else. Because it just plain hasn't.

As with Ninja Blade, Race Pro, Metro2033. Its always a gigantic failure and can't come close. Hell Frontlines was hyped to be better than Resistance2..

Remember? You guys are insecure about your titles, which is why they are always compared to Ps3 exclusives. Its never the other way around. KZ2 being a "halo killer" was made up by Kotaku and Gamesradar.

You along with 1/2 the 360 community on this site was cheering on Metro2033 as a game that was goign to show off the 360's hardware compared to Killzone2. Metro scoring the same as an online only game isn't much to brag about.

Fell on its face, as usual.

[sluttytuna]

This is the best story telling I have seen on xbox 360! The only reason people say it average because there was no ads and no hype. Everyone thinks if a game has not ads or hype how good could it really be? The game looks great on 360 with hdmi in 1080p! Play at least two chapters and you won't put it down.

[sluttytuna]

Metro 2033=Gameinformer 9.0 Don't listen to some BS mag like gamepro. Gamepro is stuck in the 90's

[Chubear]

Regardless, I'm still looking forward to experiencing this game. With it's average reviews it's pretty much a lock for an appearance on the PS3 at some point but even if it doesn't, I'll still at least rent the 360 version.

I think this one was way too blatant for the gaming media to ignore (watch inserted GT vid below) had big gaming sites given this thing 9.5s it surely would have come back and bit them on the butt after gamers got their hands on it.

If it had just kept a decent polish on the overall presentation I think it may have gotten 9s across the board from NA gaming sites though. The game's universe just looks so interesting.

@ below
.. sure buddy, wtfe. If you can't see that exclusive 3rd party games for the 360 more often than not go multiplat to the PS3 at a later date then that's good for you. All kinds of games fall into this, weather it be games like Bioshock or games like Over Lord or games like Vampire Rain.

[Al Bundy]

Bioshock got great reviews and won GOTY and it went to the PS3 so your logic is flawed.

[Al Bundy]

Wasn't this game supposed to look and play better then Killzone 2? Oh well, another false alarm.

[Letros]

I'm playing it right now, it's incredible, some very cool mission design and the adrenaline is pumping during some more scary moments, and the graphics are amazing(playing on dx11 PC though).

@below, 5850 1.2V @950core/1200mem

[El_Colombiano]

Ohhh DX11? What graphics card do you have? I just ordered my 5770!

[Obama]

Letro I got the same video card as you :P, but I am not going to bother with this game. Seems pretty mediocre to me.

[smturner68]

[Mattey]

probebly does. killzone's gameplay is forgettable

[LordMarius]

look at this flop flop

poor bots, oh well back to GOW 3

[Nitrowolf2]

bot logic: It fails

[Michael-Jackson]

FFfffflllooooo.....

BoTs: My GOTY ;-D then Gets a 7... then the megaflop logic.

It was never a 360 only exclusive anyway ;-D

[MetalGearBear]

yay

http://www.metacritic.com/g...

no AAA.

[Michael-Jackson]

It's gonna be in the 75-79 Range...In other words, Not AAA, No awards, Mediocre at best and not even near a GOTY contender.

[DigitalHorror81]

So, my $60 on Final Fantasy made a good few of you laugh, and that got an 82/83 on Metacritic. Now you get Metro and you're laughing in MY face? Please. It's bots like you that get all worked up for nothing.

[A change in the wind]

Average score for an average console. I thought this game was supposed to destroy Killzone 2, and set a new bar for consoles. Well, so much for that bull sh*t.

[PrettyGamerChick]

ANOTHER OVERRATED FLOOP LIKE SECTION 8,CRACKDOWN, HALO WARS, BULLET WITCH AND OF COURSE DARKEST OF DAYS

[PS3and4_HAS_GAMES]

KILLZONE 2 KILLER???...ADD THAT FLOP TO THE REST OF THE LIST..TOO MANY TO NAME

[awesomeperson]

:( Where are all the botties? You see, as soon as you call games which get 9/10 a flop, you set the benchmark for your own games. Any games on XBOX which are below 9/10 are a flop now, as benchmarked by our bot friends here.

[emmerin]

are all bots, who said this was gonna be game of the year? who said GoW3, or heavy rain was going to be game of the year, true game of the year came out in january for 360 and pc. you all know what it is, dont even kid yourself bots, here come the thumbs down cuz all ps3 owners do is troll, every 360 review has atlest 10-20 sony trolls

[PS3and4_HAS_GAMES]

yea like theres no 360 fanbots in ps3 articles..please if gow3 would of gotten an 7 from game pro this place would of been packed with you guys and it would of been the hottest story of the night...

and dont use the word bots with ps3..we call you guys that for a reason..its the official name for the xbot fanboys...

[deadlyhaze2010]

i rented it last night.hell of a game 8,at least

[c64days]

I'm playing it right now, and it has lot of flows.
I don't know how it was compared to killzone? The graphics don't come even close...

The graphics are medicore and lot's of gameplay flows..

Even tough, the game is kind of nice if you don't have enything to play.

[DelbertGrady]

Tell me more about these flows. I'm intrigued.

[dkgshiz]

It was nothing special.

[1PC2PS33360]

all console games released, that is, if you are playing it on a retardedly beefy rig.

Core i-7 920
6 gb of 1366 ddr3
2 x 285's oc'd
vista 64

I get 60 fps (with out v-sync over 100) occasional dips down to 45 in outdoor, heavy particle areas... and yes..it fu@kin destroys killzone graphically....texture work on pc is outstanding...on pc....on 360....not so much

[Redlogic]

I was going to say the same thing as aaronisbla. I was very surprised (and glad) to see that people weren't talking to much stuff and that there wasn't much more than a couple hints of some fanboyism...then you come along and bring up MAG. Great job, why do you even care what other people do/say? So what, there are PS3 fanboys who scream of bias...what does that have to do with Metro2033? Stay on topic, all your comments end up the same (just like your last).

[badbond1]

i guess you botty boys can run along and get a ps3 now, right? You've been converted! (trademark)

[Gimped Hardware]

Sure the graphics are better than Killzone2's but the shooting elemnt just doesn't sit quite right.

Is this game a failure?.....no.....with next to no hype and a small budget it does pretty well all things considered.

[dkgshiz]

Pretty easy to see that. On the PC on the highest settings I'm sure it is.

[TheNocturnus]

How about actually playing the game before you say how terrible or how much of a flop it is. The game is really quite good. The graphics are nice, the controls work well and the story is well written. I will have to go out and read the book to see how close they are to it. Jesus, just because a game does not get a 10/10 review score does not mean that it is total crap.

[prettyboy1]

I AGREE WIT U THOUGH THE GAME IS IGHT BUT LETS BE HONEST FANBOIS PUMPED THIS GAME UP TO BE THE KILL ZONE 2 KILLER AND NOW THAT REVIEWS CLEARLY STATES OTHERWISE THIER GETTING IT BK 10 FOLD SO I SAY LET THE FANBOIS HAVE THIER FUN FOR ONCE ITS JUSTIFIED

[Midnight-Rogue]

very interesting too.

[Microsoft Xbox 360]

FLOP!!! LOL

[ImmortalLegend]

Unlike fanboys that wine and complain if their game doesn't get a 10, I'm ok with a 7/10. At the end of the day, it's up to me to see if I like it or not.

[Mo0eY]

Jason360, are you here?

[CernaML]

Sweet Jesus this game runs like crap on my PC. I think I may be doing something wrong.