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Barbarian
PlayStation 2
Released On: Jun 27, 2002
63
User Score
Available after 4 ratings
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All Platforms
Xbox
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GameCube
Based on 2 Critic Reviews
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PlayStation 2
Based on 22 Critic Reviews
63
Game Boy Advance
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 22 Critic Reviews
63
32% Positive
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
55% Mixed
12 Reviews
12 Reviews
14% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 22 Critic Reviews
63
32% Positive
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
55% Mixed
12 Reviews
12 Reviews
14% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
The visuals are excellent, with the interactive backgrounds looking great and reacting perfectly.
Though some of the button-smashing combos are tricky to execute, the multiplayer action is solid, and the quest mode stirs in puzzle solving for antisocial savages who prefer going solo.
Playing the game is a bittersweet experience. It’s strangely diverting, but all the time you’re thinking of what it could have been with a bit more testing and tweaking.
The gameplay mechanics are pretty basic and repetitive, and the storylines are so bland that there's not much value in finishing the game with every character.
Indistinct characters, painfully hokey storytelling, poor AI, and a shallow combat system add up to a disappointing experience.
If Sapphire put as much emphasis on the combat as they did on conjuring gritty stories to back each fighter, Barbarian could have been a lot better. [July 2002, p.115]
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Summary An action game of fighting and conquest in combat arenas across the land of Barbaria. Play in different battle modes against one or more opponents or experience the rich history of each Barbarian by playing their own Quest. [Titus]
Rated T
for Teen
Platforms:
- Xbox
- GameCube
- PlayStation 2
- Game Boy Advance
Initial Release Date: Jun 27, 2002
Developer:
- Saffire
Publisher: Titus Software
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