Viking: Battle for Asgard PC
User Score
6.1 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 29 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 29
  3. Negative: 8 out of 29

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  1. Pandarve
    Mar 31, 2013
    3
    Viking: Battle for Asgard is -exactly- what is wrong with modern gaming; namely that it is an extremely poor console port. It's poor performance causes for head-ache inducing camera movement, the controls feel as if though you're trying to control a gamepad with a keyboard because when you attack, you are locked in a one-on-one with the enemy which is hard to break free from. That might be useful on a console because a gamepad limits the ability of the user to quickly respond but if you have a mouse and keyboard, it feels like a huge limitation and ends up making for very frustrating fights because you'll be constantly trying to interrupt what you are doing to respond to new threats and will rarely succeed. You can learn new techniques to use during fights but this mostly means remembering a heck of a lot of key combinations. You'll also spend a lot of time wandering around and listening to uninteresting voice-actors. The game looks quite good despite its age but the way the combat works just made me drop it. I'm not sure if I'll pick it up again. The broken combat combined with the poor performance just makes me wish I hadn't bought it.… Expand
  2. Viacota
    Feb 2, 2013
    8
    un juego "hack and slash" con ambientación en la mitología nórdica, lo cual me encanta. Amo las temáticas vikingas. Si bien, el juego no puede considerarse obra maestra, ni aportar nuevos conceptos, si lleva bien a cabo un sistema de combate sólido y la posibilad de protagonizar inmensas battallas junto a centenares de aliados. No es un juego de Rol, es más bien solo acción y aventura con ra con locaciones y personajes de la mitología nórdica que repito, me encanta. Recomendado para los fieles al género hack and slash y amantes de la mitología nórdica.… Expand
  3. Jhurley
    Jan 9, 2013
    8
    I bought this game originally for Xbox360 and played it on there, therefor i cannot speak for PC experience, i never actually completed the game but i did get around over the half way point of the game and found it pleasantly enjoyable, however at times can get frustrating due to how hard some of the bot mobs can be. the battles tend to get repetitive but there is always something you can buy and a different place to explore, which an adventure action game like this should always have, all in all i found it sometimes glitches in the map and some mission glitches but nothing to severe, all in all a very enjoyable game which i would say is well worth the purchase… Expand
  4. krikaoli
    Apr 30, 2013
    5
    The game probably is nice, but have a lot of bugs that will annoy you, besides that the resolution options are terrible and the worst, mouse control is not working, at least not in my Steam version...

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Metascore
65 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 6 Critics

Critic score distribution:
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  2. Mixed: 6 out of 6
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  1. PC Gamer
    Dec 10, 2012
    65
    Lacks the polish and panache to be a true champion, but Viking is still solid, no-thrills entertainment.
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  2. CD-Action
    Nov 29, 2012
    60
    Creative Assembly was searching for their own formula for a slasher but kinda got lost along the way. Viking can be fun but calling it a 'Nordic God of War' would be an exaggeration. [CD-Action 13/2012, p.50]
  3. Absolute Games
    Nov 23, 2012
    65
    Four years is a long time. The once humdrum, but spectacular console slasher is now a humdrum, plain-looking PC game.
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