Heavy Rain PlayStation 3
  • Publisher: SCEA
  • Release Date: Feb 23, 2010
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Metascore
87 out of 100

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User Score
7.1 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 1774 Ratings

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  • Summary: How Far Will You Go To Save Someone You Love? Experience a gripping psychological thriller filled with innumerable twists and turns, where choices and actions can result in dramatic consequences. Spanning four days of mystery and suspense, the hunt is on for a murderer known only as the Origami Killer - named after his macabre calling card of leaving behind folded paper shapes at crime scenes. Four characters, each following their own leads and with their own motives, must take part in a desperate attempt to prevent the killer from claiming a new victim. [Sony]… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 99 out of 107
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 107
  3. Negative: 3 out of 107
  1. Boomtown
    100
    I have never played anything so momentous or revolutionary as Heavy Rain. In the coming years I expect the game's influence to be felt throughout the industry in terms of gameplay, storytelling and interactivity. This is a game that deserves all the plaudits it can get. So please go out and buy Heavy Rain and reward those that have made such a groundbreaking videogame event.
  2. GameSpot
    85
    A profoundly personal experience that should not be missed.
  3. HellBored
    71
    Ultimately, the technical issues tainted the experience beyond what I’m prepared to take, which is a terrible shame considering the level of effort that has been put in to craft an engaging and thrilling storyline. Offering a multitude of endings is redundant if I don’t want to go back and play through the game again, and I had a strong desire to see this work. In a way, I still enjoyed my time with it and can definitely see myself returning to any similar games that come along, and with smoother controls and no technical issues, there is every chance that future titles could become masterpieces.
  4. BigPond GameArena
    45
    Heavy Rain looks amazing and it puts in an outstanding effort to further how video games can be used to tell a story, but it's not good enough. David Cage - the game's Creative Director - has argued that Heavy Rain isn't a video game, it's an interactive movie. If you were to remove the interactive part of Heavy Rain and focus on the plot, characters and acting you'd come away disappointed, and by misunderstanding fundamental elements of character representation in interactive media it fails to utilise interactivity to its advantage either.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 244 out of 310
  2. Mixed: 27 out of 310
  3. Negative: 39 out of 310
  1. Longbottom94
    9
    Not just 'Quick Time Event The Game'. I have not seen another game that matches the variety of story choices. This is one of the few games which allows the player to mold there own unique gaming experience.… Expand
  2. rathowreck
    8
    Heavy Rain is the pinnacle of interactive storytelling, realism, and true cinematic substance in gaming at the moment. The amount of new ground it breaks for the medium is stunning, in terms of choices that range from banal to immoral and human facial animations that border on reality, to name a few. The gameplay isn't so much fun as it is deeply affecting and for this reason alone allows it a top spot in my heart as one of the most important gaming experiences around to date.… Expand
  3. Syriamn
    7
    Heavy Rain is a special game with a great story that can easily go to the movie industry. The storyline is great and the plot sucks you right into it. And if you are a parent like me it hits you right in the gut. Having said that you would think i should have rated it higher. If it was just for the story it would easily reach a 9. Why doesn't it then? The control system is not the best and the camera view is deficient. Hope that Quantic Dream has this right in their next installment. Despite this it's a must play. Oh and this is not a kid's game. Adults only.… Expand
  4. KarlC
    4
    If I wanted an interactive experience where my actions and choices were reflected in the story, a chose your own adventure book would have done the job far better than this game. Graphics aren't everything and all the game achieves is to be a semi interactive movie that has mind numbingly dumb plots.… Expand

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