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Blackwater
Released On: Oct 25, 2011
37
4.5
All Platforms
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 12 Critic Reviews
37
0% Positive
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
25% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
75% Negative
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 12 Critic Reviews
37
0% Positive
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
25% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
75% Negative
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
On-rails action for the morally oblivious. [Jan 2012, p.100]
Blackwater is a better use of Kinect controls than most, but ultimately there are too many rough edges, and not enough of a game here. [Issue#79, p.88]
User Score
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 16 User Ratings
4.5
31% Positive
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
19% Mixed
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
50% Negative
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
User Score
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 16 User Ratings
4.5
31% Positive
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
19% Mixed
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
50% Negative
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
Ok, the game has problems (mainly aiming which jumps around a lot), BUT its the 1st FPS on the 1st motion sensing system. These guys would probably slam on Atari 2800 for having bad graphics and poor game play back in 1980! We'll all probably laugh about it when Kinect 2 comes out, but it does get credit for being 1st and you can buy it for 20$ now! BUY IT! ITS FUN!
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Xbox 360
It's cool and awesome.
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Xbox 360
A seed of a good idea prematurely chocked by numerous technical and design shortcomings. [Feb 2012, p.96]
Blackwater is a definite step in the right direction to providing the motion-based FPS like the one promised when Microsoft announced their Kinect camera peripheral. But between the controversial backstory, the dicey subject matter, the terrible presentation, and the sketchy controls, it is a game that is better left on the shelf. If you want a better Kinect shooter experience, check out Gunstringer.
A very poorly produced game, with too many problems to be even considered as a possibile buy.
Blackwater is an awful game on all fronts. It's a transparent attempt to lure uninformed Kinect owners into purchasing a nearly-broken, tedious, two-hour experience under the guise of being an action-heavy FPS. Play the trailer again and mock it with friends...you'll save $50 and probably have more fun.
Both an insult to gamers and a step backward for the Kinect. We didn't even get to mentioning the recycled dialogue and animations, the horrendous texture popping, or the out-of-sync subtitles. And a $50 asking price? Must... not... smash... keyboard.
I've been playing it for at least a week now, and I actually have been enjoying it. Proof is in the achievements ;) (RICKMANX) Sure it takes a little getting used to the aiming by making your hand a gun (cuz we've never done that as kids!) but I really haven't had much trouble with it. Ok I'll also agree the story isn't much either, but I don't care. I get a much more involved "Time Crises" experience shooting and grenadin' baddies and getting some exercise in the process. Only real complaint I have with it is I wish it had more checkpoints during a mission. **** to have to redo the run from scratch if you get waxed, but so far its more a minor inconvience as I'm still getting through it. My advice: rent it, and see for yourself.
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Xbox 360
LOL. This game isnt that bad... however it could have been alot better if a shooting peripheral came along with it. It feels very awkward aiming and shooting with your arms.
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Xbox 360
[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]
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Xbox 360
One of the worst examples **** in existence. Almost everything about this game is done wrong and I nearly threw my Kinect out of the bedroom window after the first level.
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Xbox 360
Summary A first of its kind shooter, Blackwater reinvents the modern combat shooter genre by giving players the ability to completely control the gameplay experience using either a traditional controller or Kinect for Xbox 360’s controller-free abilities which introduces an unprecedented level of immersion to the FPS genre. Blackwater takes its ...
Rated T
for Teen
Platforms:
- Xbox 360
Initial Release Date: Oct 25, 2011
Developer:
- Zombie Studios
Publisher: 505 Games
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