GAMES: GameSpot | GameFAQs MUSIC: Last.fm | MP3.com MOVIES: Metacritic | Movietome TV: TV.com
Home | About Metacritic | About Metascores | What's New | Wireless Versions | Discussion Forums | Advertising Inquiries | Contact Us | RSS
Metacritic.com: We Deal With Criticism
     Help
> Switch to Advanced Search  
Film Video/DVD Music Games TV

Games

Playstation Reviews
PS3 | PS2 | PS One | PSP

Xbox Reviews
Xbox 360 | Xbox

Nintendo Reviews
Wii | DS | GBA | Cube | N64


PC | N-Gage | Dreamcast

How Metascores Are Calculated
Discuss Games In Our Forums

 

Upcoming & Recent Releases

sort by name sort by score

Stars indicate the most critically-acclaimed games.



Printer-Friendly Version Email This Page Discuss In Our Forums
Rune: Viking Warlord ps2 Game Reviews
Rune: Viking Warlord
Critic Score
Metascore: 53 Metascore out of 100
User Score  
6.8 out of 10
based on 16 reviews
Read critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
based on 9 votes
Read user comments
Rate this game

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.

PUBLISHER: Take 2 Interactive
DEVELOPER: Human Head
GENRE(S): Action
PLAYERS: 2
ESRB RATING: M (Mature)
RELEASE DATE: July 29, 2001

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.
Read Full Review
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.
Read Full Review
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.
Read Full Review
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.
Read Full Review
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.
Read Full Review
55
IGN
By Christmastime there's going to be 3D action games on PS2 that put this to shame.
Read Full Review
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?
Read Full Review
50
PSX Nation
A platform and puzzle game with miniscule amounts of action through a strong storyline.
Read Full Review
50
TotalGames.net
By Great Odin’s teeth, this is an average game of the most average order. Dull alsö.
Read Full Review
50
Core Magazine
In the end it's just a run-of-the-mill action game with few assets and lots of faults.
Read Full Review
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.
Read Full Review
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.
Read Full Review
40
G4 TV
It has plenty of significant flaws mixed with some excellently done gameplay elements.
Read Full Review
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.
Read Full Review
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.
Read Full Review

What Our Users Said

Vote Now! 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.

Discuss this game in our forums

Return to top of page
Home | FILM | DVD/VIDEO | MUSIC | GAMES | TV | Forums | About Metacritic metacritic.com

Popular on CBS sites: iPhone 3G | Fantasy Football | Moneywatch | Antivirus Software | Recipes | E3 2009

About CBS Interactive | Jobs | Advertise

© 2009 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. | Privacy Policy | Terms of Use