Breakdown Xbox
  • Publisher: Namco
  • Release Date: Mar 16, 2004
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Metascore
71 out of 100

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8.1 out of 10

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  • Summary: Trapped inside a mysterious laboratory and unable to remember his past, Derrick Cole discovers his extraordinary powers as he fights for survival against a determined military faction and a legion of seemingly invincible superhuman warriors. Breakdown is a science fiction thriller combining the best elements of shooters and fighters into a comprehensive first-person action adventure game. High-end, real-time rendered graphics reveal Breakdown's intense storyline and brings an unprecedented level of realism to the gameplay experience. The game features fierce hand-to-hand and weapons-based combat, challenging puzzles, surreal dream sequences, advanced AI, and massive, detailed environments for exploration.… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 35 out of 62
  2. Mixed: 23 out of 62
  3. Negative: 4 out of 62
  1. MS Xbox World
    95
    The greatest experience I have ever had in all my years of gaming. That’s right Xbox owners, in many regards it even surpasses "Halo."
  2. TeamXbox
    85
    This is a game that breaks the mold and forces players to think, react, and interact with their environment unlike any other game to date.
  3. Worth Playing
    74
    An admirable but stilted tilt on the age-old FPS genre. It attempts to do so many things and, perhaps purely through the power of statistics, actually nails a few.
  4. GameSpot AU
    40
    Breakdown is exactly what it says on the box - a game with a broken engine.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. One_SIC_Ma666ot
    10
    It's a very strange game, but I LOVE it. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------… Expand
  2. Jean-paulN.
    10
    Having finished this game, I was blown away by all the movements in the first person view so natural, that they make all other fps look so mechanical and unrealistic!!! And I was also in awe when discovering the twist of the storie!… Expand
  3. FSWMaster
    8
    I can't really give this game a true score yet because I've only played the demo. No matter how much I wish the graphics were up to XBOX standards, I still want to get this game. I usually will not touch a game anymore unless it utilizes the Box's hardware, just because I think it tells developers we will just settle for anything as long as it is the only thing to come out in a while. Namco is capable of so much more, at least it should have been up to Kill Switch or Dead to Rights standards. But either way I can't help but play the demo over and over trying to decide if I can stand looking at the graphics to enjoy the game enouph to warrant a purchase. I also thought of getting Riddick since it takes first-person fighting to a better level, but I think without it's graphics and intense violence it would be just an average game to the hardcore, long-term gamer.… Expand
  4. JMAN51
    7
    Breakdown immerses you except for all the times you have to restart b/c of how hard it is to fight several enemies. Wouldn't be worth buying at all except maybe for the storyline which is pretty sweet.… Expand

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