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How Metascores Are Calculated
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Age of Booty
Stars indicate the most critically-acclaimed games. |
Bladestorm heralds a break from the tradition of basing games on Japanese and Chinese history by being set within the Hundred Years' War. This famous European conflict between the English and French provides the setting in which hundreds upon hundreds of soldiers clash on the battlefield. If you thought the massively populated battles in the Dynasty Warriors games were huge, think again. [KOEI]
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... 83
GameTrailers
The mixture of real-time action and strategy is a joy to play, and a nice departure from what is fast becoming a stale play mechanic.
 80
TotalPlayStation
It's likely that BLADESTORM is going to be an absolutely polarizing affair. Plenty will hate it for not being Dynasty Warriors while commenting in the same breath that the Dynasty Warriors games aren't different enough, while others will find the RPG elements and light strategy to be refreshingly different.
80
EuroGamer
A very, very good videogame: another brilliant evolution of Koei's unique interpretation of the real-time strategy genre, and every bit as satisfying as previous efforts. What it lacks in terms of the speed and immediacy of, say, Gundam Musou, it makes up for with strategic range, design ingenuity, and conceptual novelty. [JPN Import]
70
GamePro
Bladestorm is a fun medieval experience, and veterans of the tactical action games will enjoy, though it may be a good jumping-on point for those new to the genre.
70
VideoGamer
Bladestorm does provide and incredibly well structured action-strategy game, and it juggles depth and accessibility with panache.
70
GotNext
While the combat can be rough and punitive, and the graphics won't make you stand up and shout, its whole is greater than the sum of its parts. While by no means a perfect game, it offers a fun and decidedly different take that's unique to the PlayStation 3 platform.
65
IGN
Bladestorm is fun, for the most part. If it had a little more polish and fewer technical flaws, we might go so far as to say that this is one of the finest KOEI games we've seen in a while.
62
GameZone
At one time, I was overly excited for Bladestorm: The Hundred Years’ War due to the strategy elements, but in the end it’s the strategy portions that bothered me most.
61
Jolt Online Gaming UK
As something new, Bladestorm: The Hundred Years’ War is familiar but refreshingly new, even if doesn’t exactly work out quite as nicely as Koei probably would have liked.
61
PSM3 Magazine UK
A so-so mix of tactics and chaotic combat. [Dec 2007, p.82]
60
PSM Magazine
Although it's cool that you can customize your army and equipment and change sides in the battle whenever you wish, Bladestorm is just too repetitive to be worth $60. [Dec 2007, p.89]
60
Kombo
The gameplay has neat ideas, but the controls, that keep you at a long distance, are what ultimately hurt Bladestorm.
60
Playstation Official Magazine UK
Bladestorm is mediocre at best. [Dec 2007, p.109]
58
Play UK
There is something charming about it that Dynasty Warriors fans may find appealing. [Issue#160, p.86]
57
PSX Extreme
Despite a few pretty and nicely choreographed cut-scenes, this title could easily pass for a PS2 game, and that's just unacceptable these days.
50
GameSpot
Fresh ideas can't save Bladestorm from mediocrity.
50
NZGamer
Hundred Years’ War is an appropriate subtitle as after a few hours of fighting, you feel like you’ve been playing for a hundred years.
50
TheSixthAxis
Despite the interesting ideas, Bladestorm still manages to be shallow and, whilst it may grab your attention for a few hours, you won’t want to carry on playing for much longer – the repetitiveness of it all will make sure of that.
47
GamingExcellence
If you're starved for strategy and like the idea of open-area, semi-persistent medieval battle scenes, Bladestorm might make sense. Unfortunately, you won't find rewarding, patient strategy, or dynamic action within.
47
Electronic Gaming Monthly
With all these hiccups, I'm shocked this war lasted one year, let alone 100. [Dec 2007, p.109]
40
1UP
The majority of the environments are quite sparse, with few buildings yet plenty of fog to help hide the fact that the draw distance here isn't that spectacular. The lack of vision also doesn't help when you're traversing the grassy plains and trying to get a read on your enemy's position.
40
Cheat Code Central
It is really hard to recommend this title, especially considering the next-gen price tag. The game is marred by technical problems and, if anything, is an exercise in mediocrity.
25
Game Revolution
It captures neither the balance needed to make squad-based strategy work, nor the thrill of decimating troops single-handedly. If you’re a fledgling warrior, firmly take your sword and four-hundred kill count somewhere else.
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