id Software·Released May 13, 2019·Single player
Dive headfirst into a dystopian world devoid of society, law, and order. Rage 2 brings together a true open world FPS experience where you can go anywhere, shoot anything, and explode everything.
RAGE 2's on-foot action is some of the most fun we've had this generation. As a shooter it's undeniably top tier, but the combat constantly has to fight for its rightful place in the spotlight. All the bright pink paint in the apocalypse couldn't stop the game's open world from feeling lacklustre, and the vehicular stuff struggles throughout. RAGE 2 needed the chaos and insanity that its marketing campaign was so eager to push, because we've ended up with a disappointingly safe objective-based grind, in which the excellent combat is the only thing strong enough to string you along.
For all its promise of anarchic mayhem and its striking punk palette, Rage 2 is a surprisingly vanilla experience. Thou…
Innovative combat hidden in a boring open world
An exceptional shooter cursed by a bland world.
The parts I like far outweigh the parts I don’t. I’ve got my weirdo NPCs, my Ark hunting, my Whoopinkoffs and Dimbledicks. I’ve found every Ark, now, but I still plan on gambolling between side activities. I still want to explore, even though I wish I was exploring a world that had been less generically destroyed.
The wild, exceptional combat of Rage 2 contends with some of the genre's greats, but it's disappointing that the game's world squanders its potential.
Rage 2 has a fun core gameplay loop, but everything around it falls flat on its face
Classy combat and great guns carry an otherwise forgettable experience
A hint of Doom is the secret ingredient in reviving this post-apocalyptic shooter.
