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Michael Phelps: Push the Limit
Released On: Oct 11, 2011
48
4.8
All Platforms
iOS (iPhone/iPad)
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Based on 10 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 10 Critic Reviews
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0% Positive
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60% Mixed
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
40% Negative
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4 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 10 Critic Reviews
48
0% Positive
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
60% Mixed
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
40% Negative
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
Success in Michael Phelps – Push the Limit really depends on proper pacing like it would in real sports – brilliant! Unfortunately, nothing else in the game is anywhere near as brilliant. Various shortcomings really hamper the overall impression, but for swimming fans, it's worth a look thanks to the well-done pacing feature alone.
The gameplay is what really matters, I suppose, but although the swimming motions are pretty intuitive, the ramp-up in difficulty and lack of true leveling-up render the game a bit tedious after a while. That, combined with the nagging issues above, make it hard for me to recommend Michael Phelps: Push the Limit even for the biggest of Michael Phelps fans.
User Score
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 8 User Ratings
4.8
38% Positive
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
13% Mixed
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50% Negative
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4 Ratings
User Score
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 8 User Ratings
4.8
38% Positive
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
13% Mixed
1 Rating
1 Rating
50% Negative
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
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The sloppy gameplay and missing long-term replayability leave it being stuck in the "Kinect gimmick game" pile, rather than standing out.
The game features split-screen and online multiplayer, but two people flailing their arms next to each other is a disaster waiting to happen. The real killer, though, is that Phelps isn't a good pick-up-and-play game. It's initially confusing, and ultimately, it's not nearly as fun as it should be.
More a case of sink than swim. [Feb 2012, p.91]
An irritating and awful game: boring, repetitive and with serious problems like the nerve-racking soundtrack and bad movements recognition.
An atrocious game, with broken controls, extreme difficulty, minimal duration and little to no variety.
