Despite a rather cliché premise, Naughty Bear has some surprisingly fun moments that encourage you to invest lots of time in it. The clever challenge modes, at their best, can be quite satisfying, and eventually, the premise rises above its hackneyed beginnings. But ultimately, while the challenges encourage replay, the environments don’t. They’re recycled far too often, and the lack of diverse places to slay becomes glaring after a few hours. Naughty Bear’s greatest irony isn’t that it goes too far with its anti-social violence, but that it doesn’t go far enough when it comes to giving you places to cheerfully pick off enemies. Stingy bears deserve punishment too.
Nick writes: "At its launch, Naughty Bear was seemingly overshadowed by E3 a couple of weeks prior. Major releases like Fallout: New Vegas and StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty grabbed gamers’ attention months prior, whereas Naughty Bear, comparable to its terrible stealth mechanics, released on a whimper. The overwhelming influx of poor reviews didn’t help its case either. Yet, a decade later and here I am - writing about a game that continues to serve as a stress reliever or a rainy day substitute. That has to count for something, as I can’t say the same for most triple-A releases."
TheLateNightGamer: I’d assume that most gamers have at least heard of Naughty Bear. Unfortunately, it’s probably from people putting it on their list of terrible games. I’ll admit, this wasn’t a game that I played so much my neighbors thought I was dead. It’s not perfect, sure. But it deserves a lot more credit than most people give it.
Episode 19 of The Game Fanatics brings you the latest gaming news from Square Enix, MGRR PS3 bundles, DLC for Hitman, Naughty Dog teasing, and shelf “life” for the dead that walk.Charles and Ryan also sit down and talk about the upcoming TGF Game Awards.
G4 seemed to like it
might give it a rent to see
im buying it
3/5 = liked it? I wouldn't say so. That's a 6/10... it's a bad game, unfortunately.
rating of 5 isnt enough. whats a 4? nearly perfect or above average? a 3 is garbage? IGN gave this i think a 2/10
I have yet to receive my review copy of it yet but I pull for this game so much. The developers were so enthusiastic about it and the premiss sounded pretty fun. Maybe in a day or two when I have a chance to review it myself I will find that its actually good. I sure hope so...