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Chromehounds Xbox 360
  • Publisher: Sega
  • Release Date: Jul 11, 2006
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71 out of 100

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7.2 out of 10

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  • Summary: This squad-based action title puts gamers in control of giant mechanized military weapons of war. Chromehounds offers an intense, photorealistic look at war from the cockpits of colossal metal vehicles. These heavily-armed weapons of war, called HOUNDSs, dominate ground battles during warfare in the near-future. Squads of HOUNDs take to the field in international factions, cooperating with and complementing each other in terms of firepower, range of movement, and abilities. Domination of the world is the prize for the mightiest army on the field. Strategic planning, snap reflexes and communication are key to winning the day in this battle-hardened action title. Players take the role of either a Squad Member or a Tactics Commander, who is responsible for strategically guiding the team to victory with verbal commands on Xbox Live. In addition to supporting both cooperative and competitive online modes, the game offers thousands of upgrade options, which effect both the look and performance of player mechs. Strategic gameplay puts the player in the role of 'tactics commander'; manage your squad while testing your reflexes on the battlefield. Xbox LIVE support offers cooperative and competitive campaigns for up to 12 players at once. [Sega]… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 60
  2. Mixed: 31 out of 60
  3. Negative: 2 out of 60
  1. Computer Games Magazine
    100
    Chromehounds isn't just the most exciting giant robot game since MechWarrior 2 opened with that famous Digital Domain cutscene; it's absolutely a reason to buy a 360 and a Live subscription. [Oct. 2006, p.81]
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  2. GameZone
    74
    The single-player game is sorely lacking in several key areas, and the online game, while fun, does require a lot more effort on the player than say ... (insert favorite game here).
  3. Eurogamer
    40
    Chromehounds is really, really, really boring to play...Not one that I can imagine Xbox 360 players sticking with for more than a handful of hours tops, no matter how starved they are for new releases at the moment.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 32 out of 40
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 40
  3. Negative: 6 out of 40
  1. ChipL.
    10
    This is the best game for x-box live right now. Gameplay is silky smooth and very engaging. If you don't have x-box live, don't buy this game. The single player mode is little more than a trainer for live play.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. AnthonyW.
    6
    I am a sucker for mech games; however there are other things to consider. Obviously there are a few flaws to look at. First off the non-Live game play (training mode) is both frustrating and boring. The story can be easily passed by with out a look back. Some of the missions would make you believe that your mech has some sort of speed associated with it when it comes to having you move to different places on the map. There where several missions that would advise you to move to a location to defend it or for the best firing positions but by the time you made it to the location you fail the mission. I understand this is Mech chess and not Armored Core reaction based Gundam Wing fighting, so I don’t understand the battle fields and starting locations for missions. On the lighter side the Live game play is fun although time consuming as your mechs are still really slow. The joy comes from having pilots that know there role and perform it, and upgrading and watching every ones favorite show Pimp my Mech (that Xzibit’s a riot). Although my patience only goes so far with customizing. I sure hope they come out with a game where all you do is paint things, maybe Extreme Paint by Numbers. This is not the casual gamers game.… Expand
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  3. JaceN.
    4
    This game feels like a hastily produced movie of the week they had to shoot in a dirty, drab former soviet republic to cut costs! The idiotic japanese obsession with gamers doing and redoing a level a billion times desperately trying to attain the elusive S rank comes right out of the drab 32-bit gaming days of 1996 and with the dded insult of "you dont get no parts till you get at least an A" makes me want to scribble out the "build your own hound" claim on the back of the box. Single player is once again in a new "Next Gen" title...infuriatingly an afterthought to the online neronimus war that was clearly the focus of the title. If youre a japanese gaming god with your silly blue hair and oval sunglasses...you would probably have not even botherd with this trash that I was about to errantly associate you with!… Expand
    • 0 of 1 users said yes

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