Rage 2 Review Roundup: The game receives a mixed reaction from some of the major Gaming Media outlets

Rage 2 is a first-person shooter game developed by Avalanche Studio and id Software. The game is somewhat similar to Mad Max and Doom in some aspects. Rage 2 is set to release today worldwide across all of the major platforms including PC/ PS4 and Xbox One.

Rage 2 reviews are already out and today we have gathered some of those reviews to have a look what the critics are saying about the game. So, without any further ado let us continue to the reviews.

IGN

Reviewed By- Dan Stapleton

Review Score-8.0/10

"With its large open world and vast array of upgrades to earn, Rage 2 feels very much like an antidote for Far Cry fans who have overdosed on that particular style and want a new take on the large-scale shooter-RPG idea. Though Avalanche hasn't quite figured out what makes a world feel alive and dynamic or how to make good use of its vehicles, it absolutely nails the moment-to-moment combat thanks to a Doom-inspired energetic pace that few shooters manage to pull off. Combined with a steady stream of great weapons, abilities, and upgrades, its firefights are constantly reinvigorated even as mission objectives become repetitive."

GameSpot

Reviewed By- Michael Higham

Review Score-6/10

"Rage 2 is at its best when you're given the chance to keep up a gratifying momentum in combat, but struggles to set up the scenarios its combat deserves. It's satisfying in the way clearing out an open-world checklist is, especially because powers are such a joy to use. The disappointment comes from the fact that those activities are rudimentary in nature and the decent ones end well before you get your fill."

Game Informer

Reviewed By- Daniel Tack

Review Score- 7.0/10

"For all of its attempts at garish glitter, Rage 2 is a muted, cliché, and uninspiring experience that's propped up by spectacular shooting and neverending battles that sometimes live up to the promise of a carnival of carnage."

USgamer

Reviewed By- Mike Williams

Review Score- 4/5

"In Rage 2, you move fast and kill faster. It's the synthesis between id Software's 2016 reboot of Doom and Avalanche Studios' Mad Max, bringing together some of the best ideas from both. Moment-to-moment play on foot is fantastic with each weapon and ability just opening up your options for destruction. Driving could be improved and it's a little on the shorter side, but Rage 2 is a damned good time."

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VG24/7

Reviewed By- Kirk McKeand

"The interplay between the AI, your abilities, the physics of the world, and your guns is some of the best I've seen, and I never thought I would be saying anything like that about a sequel to Brown Shooter: Apocalypse. There's much more to this than its kooky, pink-hued marketing campaign. If you sleep on it, you’re sleeping on one of the best--if not the best--single-player FPS games of this generation."

GamesRadar+

Reviewed By- Ford James

Review Score- 3/5

"Rage 2's core combat feels so much like Doom in an open world, and it wouldn't surprise me if that's exactly what this was--developer id Software testing the waters for such a concept. But were that concept ever to be made real, it will need to be executed much better than this. The Rage 2 roadmap has already been revealed, showcasing world events and wasteland challenges in an effort to follow in the footsteps of successful games like Destiny 2 and The Division 2, but the difference is that this is a single player game. Anyone who purchases this game on launch is undoubtedly expecting a full release, rather than a relatively empty world that will be later populated with content under the guise of the 'Games as a Service' industry trend. There is no reason for so much content to be time-gated. Where everything that is planned to arrive in the coming months, there's a chance that Rage 2 could have felt like a more complete package at launch--a game that has content to complement its excellent weapons and core action. Sadly, that isn't the case and the result is a sequel hasn't impressed me all that much at all, but it won’t be laid to rest until the roadmap comes to a close for a game many people will have grown bored of."

Rage 2 Premise

Rage 2 is a direct sequel to 2011's Rage which was not a great game. The game is set 30 years after the events of Rage and it features some of the old characters along with a new set of characters.

In Rage 2, players assume the role of Walker- The last ranger who must survive the post-apocalyptic world filled with deadly mutants. The settings of the game follow a post-apocalyptic yet vibrant world which was destroyed years ago due to an asteroid.

In terms of story, Walker hunts down a group who calls them Authority. They have declared themselves as the new military power which seeks new nanotechnology to consolidate their Dictatorship.

Rage 2 Review Summary and Our Thoughts On The Game

Rage 2 has received mixed reviews from some of the major gaming media outlets. This trend of mixed reviews is not something new to the field. Although lately we are seeing it a lot and for example, we can take the case of Days Gone. IGN and Gamespot were under continuous backlash from the gaming community due to their Days Gone Review.

While everyone has their own likes and dislikes and a critic is exclusive to a person reviewing the game. It showcases their thoughts on the game and what they felt after playing it. Although some of the reasons for cutting down the scores were completely illogical.

Rage 2 is a game that we have yet to play and review. So, at the current moment, we don't have much say on the topic. The best thing we could suggest to you all is that to stick with your own decision and buy the game if you think its a good choice for you.

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