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Rune: Viking Warlord

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Rune: Viking Warlord
53
6.8 User Score:

Mixed or average reviews

Based on 16 critic reviews
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Based on 9 votes
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Game Info

Publisher: Take 2 Interactive

Developer: Human Head

Genre(s): Action

Players: 2

ESRB Rating: M (Mature)

Release Date: July 29, 2001

Summary

Feel like making a bloody Viking mess? Utilizing the Unreal engine, R:VW casts you as Ragnar, the Viking warrior who wields his massive battle axe for justice against several defecting rogue members of his clan.

What The Critics Said

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

75

Gaming Age

A long, epic adventure that has a few problems here and there, but still stays entertaining.

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70

Hot Games

The game’s ugliness is its major flaw, though the free-roaming nature of many of the levels can be frustrating too.

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68

GameSpy

A decent game, with both good and bad points. Nothing to wait in line for though, and not one you're likely to lose sleep over.

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62

Gamezilla!

A game that looks like it could have been put out on the PlayStation, with poor controls, zero character development and below par graphics.

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60

GamerWeb Sony

A good story and simple control can't make up for a serious lack of depth, mediocre graphics, and a camera that gets more annoying as time goes on.

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55

IGN

By Christmastime there's going to be 3D action games on PS2 that put this to shame.

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50

GamePen

If we could look past the sub par visuals and lengthy load times, I guess this could be a decent game. But if we could do that, then why did we buy a PS2 in the first place?

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50

PSX Nation

A platform and puzzle game with miniscule amounts of action through a strong storyline.

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50

TotalGames.net

By Great Odin’s teeth, this is an average game of the most average order. Dull alsö.

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50

Core Magazine

In the end it's just a run-of-the-mill action game with few assets and lots of faults.

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49

GameSpot

It disregards almost everything about Vikings that make them interesting. Its graphics are some of the worst on the PS2, the gameplay is dull and repetitive, and its uninspired multiplayer mode adds little value.

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45

GameZone

Though I could not find a stopwatch I would say that I spent around a quarter of my time in the confines of the load screen.

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40

G4 TV

It has plenty of significant flaws mixed with some excellently done gameplay elements.

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40

Electronic Gaming Monthly

Never thought Vikings could be so boring. [Oct 2001, p.148]

25

Game Revolution

A big disappointment, a shoddy port that suffers due to both the limitations of its new platform and its technical pitfalls.

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16

Cinescape

The side-to-side/spinning problem will plague you throughout the rest of the game, if you attempt to make it that far. Even if you manage to master the controls, I cannot see you having that much fun with this game.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this game is 6.8 (out of 10) based on 9 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Cody gave it a 10:
Best game ever i dont mind graphics.

Ryan M. gave it a 6:
Graphics are horrendous and storyline is dull. the camera angles are awful, but otherwise all that this game is ok. It's a predictable, average, just like all the others adventure game.

[Anonymous] gave it a 3:
No map or directions.

Carson P. gave it a 10:
This game is awesome!! The graphics definitely could of been better, but the gameplay & storyline is awesome.

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