Monday Night Combat Xbox 360
Metascore
79 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 47 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 42 out of 47
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 47
  3. Negative: 0 out of 47
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  1. Everyeye.it
    Feb 3, 2011
    88
    Monday Night Combat is a title to have if you love FPS in third person dedicated to multiplayer. There are some defects, such as the paucity of maps, but this is a game that knows how to enjoy immensely.
  2. Eurogamer
    90
    This is a game designer's game, one that cherry-picks ideas from gaming's contemporary landscape and melds them together into something at once fresh and familiar.
  3. Official Xbox Magazine
    90
    But even with the lack of variety, Monday Night Combat's two modes pack enough juice to make it our new favorite sport.
  4. Extreme Gamer
    90
    When it comes to gameplay, Monday Night Combat is pretty much perfect.
  5. Joystiq
    90
    It can be too easy to write something off merely as a combination of popular ideas, but Monday Night Combat handily outstrips the sum of its parts, presenting a fresh, fun take on class-based shooters. There are so many variables -- twelve players, numerous bots, turrets, unique map features -- that it's hard to imagine a match playing out the same way twice.
  6. Game Revolution
    91
    So much unadulterated fun.
  7. GameShark
    91
    And that's what Monday Night Combat is -- an enjoyable team based shooter, and for 1200 points ($15) it's hard to ask for much more than that.

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User Score
8.4 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 64 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 21
  3. Negative: 1 out of 21
  1. timemuffin
    9
    Despite some issues regarding a somewhat unstable framerate, Monday Night Combat provides you with an endlessly entertaining class-based shooter/ tower defense game.… Full Review »
  2. TheKennedyCurse
    8
    This is a very enjoyable and welcome addition to the second "Summer of Arcade". But as with most XBLA games, it has its drawbacks.

    Pros:

    -Bl    itz mode is a blast to play with friends.
    -The different classes are each very fun to play.
    -Crossfire mode is unique and an incredibly fun game mode to play.
    -Customizable classes add even more depth to the game.
    -There is a great emphasis on strategy.
    -The controls are excellent.
    -Shooting "Bullseye, the Monday Night Combat Mascot" never gets old.

    Cons:
    -With only one map and settings that aren't customizable, Blitz can become stale.
    -Framerate often drops.
    -The games humour sort of falls flat.
    -The only things to unlock as you obtain money are Custom Classes and Titles.
    -Only a few maps in Crossfire mode.
    -Really only two game modes.

    In the end, is it worth a purchase? Personally, I say yes. It has its faults, but it is undeniably fun, and even more-so when played with friends. The best advice I can give is to play the 30 minute timed demo, and try to play both Blitz and Crossfire once, and as many classes as possible, and that should be enough to decide if this is for you.    … Full Review »
  3. skeevs
    8
    Fun starts in the Crossfire mode with 6 vs 6! Though I did notice some drop in framerates, it was just on occasions when there were loads of things happening on the screen.
    Online play is smooth and quick.    … Full Review »
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