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Chromehounds
Released On: Jul 11, 2006
71
6.0
All Platforms
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 60 Critic Reviews
71
45% Positive
27 Reviews
27 Reviews
52% Mixed
31 Reviews
31 Reviews
3% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 60 Critic Reviews
71
45% Positive
27 Reviews
27 Reviews
52% Mixed
31 Reviews
31 Reviews
3% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
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]
Overall, Chromehounds is a coin-flip because gamers will either love it or hate it due to its weak single player campaign and its robust multiplayer mode, which are both wedged in between inconsistent graphics and boring level design.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 19 User Ratings
6.0
37% Positive
7 Ratings
7 Ratings
37% Mixed
7 Ratings
7 Ratings
26% Negative
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 19 User Ratings
6.0
37% Positive
7 Ratings
7 Ratings
37% Mixed
7 Ratings
7 Ratings
26% Negative
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
One of my favorites back in the day. Still enjoyed it as the ending mission was difficult. Also custom Mech upgrades got my attention as I have a love for it.
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Xbox 360
An innovative take on how shooters and mech games can play, with a very nice addition of "collect-'em-all" gameplay from the variety of parts available.
Chromehounds is an excellent online game, but the single-player suffers because of it, making it no use for anyone without a Gold Live account.
However, the technical issues that currently exist in the game in a connection-based capacity really are unacceptable, and it saddens me immensely that issues like this still exist after the widely-known tragedy that was Steel Battalion: Line of Contact, and given how much potential this game has.
Unfortunately, with such drab presentation and predictable gameplay, there isn't enough to sustain interest for long.
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.
My favourite Mech game since MechAssault. Chromehounds offers an insane amount of mech customisation which can lead to very varied mechs and strategies for using them. The campaign was okay but the multiplayer was awesome. The maps were massive and the combat was fun. It's really a shame that the multiplayer servers were taken down.
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Xbox 360
Would give an 8 or so for the Multi. 7 or maybe 6 for Single/Campaign. However, with the servers now being down (I miss you, Chromehounds) my favorite builds are unplayable (due to some parts being from the 'online' portion) in Campaign. Oh well, still one of my fav mech games, so many hours in the garage!
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Xbox 360
Single Player/Multi Player (0/2)
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Gameplay (2/2)
Visuals/Story (0/2)
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Accessibility/Longevity (2/2)
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Pricing (1/2)
Wildcard (0)
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The scoring is split into 6 sections. The first five sections can add a possible 2 points to the final score. The first 5 sections are Single Player/Multi Player, Gameplay, Visuals/Story, Accessibility/Longevity, and Pricing.
Notice that 3 of these sections have two parts. These particular sections will be scored based on the stronger part of the game of the two. For example, **** has a lousy single player campaign, but an excellent multiplayer component, that section will be based solely on the multiplayer as if the single player did not exist. This allows games to be based on their own merits, as many unnecessary features are shoehorned into video games by publishers to reach a “feature quota”. Games that excel in both areas of a section don’t receive should be noted in the written review, but cannot increase the score past 2 in that section. However, it can be taken into account in the final section
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Xbox 360
Since it's 2022, all we have left of this game is the single player content. Sadly, I missed the boat on this game when it released almost two decades ago (jeez, where did the time go). From everything I know and have seen, if you played this game for the multiplayer when it was active, it was a solid, above average game.
That being said, I hope nobody bought it for the single player. Rarely has a game struck me as so boring, slow, and drab that I can barely play for more than 30 minutes before I need to switch it up. It's very clear that the single player was designed as a big tutorial for the multiplayer because although there is a decent selection of missions, each faction your mercenary works for focuses on a different type of mech. The story is very dull and uninteresting, the graphics are outdone by the first MechAssault on the original Xbox, the gameplay is slow and plodding... I have no desire to ever play this again.
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Xbox 360
One of the greatest multiplayer games that was 10 years ahead of it's time. A huge global map with factions fighting over territory control, providing new mech parts based on what countries territories your faction captures. No microtransactions, no girding EXP or levels to gain equipment. Win games, capture territories and be rewarded with technology exclusive to the faction of the territory controlled.
Multiplayer forced extreme co-operation and coordination between different mech classes fighting over some of the largest maps we still have yet to see today.
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Xbox 360
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 ...
Rated T
for Teen
Platforms:
- Xbox 360
Initial Release Date: Jul 11, 2006
Developer:
- From Software
Publisher: Sega
Genres:
