Ion Fury

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  • Summary: 3D Realms, creators of Duke Nukem 3D, Prey, and Max Payne, are excited to team up with Voidpoint to bring back the legendary Build Engine, famously known for classic first-person shooters like Duke Nukem 3D, Shadow Warrior, and Blood.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 29
  3. Negative: 0 out of 29
  1. Gaming Nexus
    Aug 14, 2019
    95
    Ion Fury made me feel like a kid again and it's not just nostalgia that makes the game great. The is classic run and gun FPS action at it's purest and despite running on 20 year old tech, it's still a hell of a lot of fun and is one of my favorite games of 2019 so far.
  2. Game Informer
    Aug 14, 2019
    90
    The pitch-perfect movement, the enemy variety, creative weaponry, and fantastic level design all add up to a superb shooter campaign. In a sea of retro shooters looking to channel the glory of the genre’s early days, Ion Fury emerges as the title that pushes those thrills into the present in an engaging way, deftly capturing their timelessness.
  3. PC Invasion
    Aug 14, 2019
    90
    Ion Fury may look like it plays it safe, but it delivers an exemplary first-person shooter that's better than many of the games that inspired it. Genre fans will be missing out if they choose to pass this one up.
  4. Destructoid
    Aug 14, 2019
    80
    It's brutal, lightning-fast, and always putting fun before anything else.
  5. DarkZero
    Aug 23, 2019
    80
    I went into Ion Fury not expecting much from it, but after finishing the game, I can easily say I bloody loved my time spent with Shelly. Voidpoint has managed to bring to life a retro shooter that takes a beloved style and rigorously craft something so spot-on, so perfectly 90s, but doing so without hampering the experience. The superb and frantic action, well-thought level design and brutal weaponry all play a part in coming together to offer a joyous single player campaign.
  6. TrueGaming
    Aug 23, 2019
    75
    Ion Fury is a faithful homage to the most popular arcade shooters presenting the same fun gunplay with some hidden secrets to discover.
  7. Cultured Vultures
    Aug 14, 2019
    60
    The issue is that it is trying to nail something that started to feel stale almost 20 years ago when a little game called Half-Life came out and changed everything.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 62 out of 87
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 87
  3. Negative: 12 out of 87
  1. Cybersaber
    Aug 18, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A fantastic romp that serves as a reminder of when shooters had heart. In a world were generic military shooters give you the 'battle royale' over and over again, Ion Fury steps in and gives a fun and fresh experience with giant levels that have multiple paths and tons of secrets.… Expand
  2. Owlyz
    Aug 16, 2019
    10
    Awesome gameplay! If you enjoyed playing Duke Nukem 3D, Blood, Shadow Warrior, then you will love this title!
  4. lord_batman
    Aug 26, 2019
    10
    A duke nukem wannabe... that bends the knee.
    Buy it today and lose all content the next day.
    Edit: The game is not getting censored    A duke nukem wannabe... that bends the knee.
    Buy it today and lose all content the next day.

    Edit: The game is not getting censored anymore, but people are most likely still going to remember the « betrayal » to some extent. The company needs to take this as a lesson and move forward. Nobody knows how they'll censor their future games after this, but this game is worth buying and playing if you like old school FPS.    … Expand
  5. Chronik808
    Feb 8, 2020
    9
    Perfektní hra ,už se těším na WRATH.
    Iron Fury je rychlá, akční a hodně sexy. Taková střílečka mého mládí v lepším kabátu.
    Build Engine je    Perfektní hra ,už se těším na WRATH.
    Iron Fury je rychlá, akční a hodně sexy. Taková střílečka mého mládí v lepším kabátu.
    Build Engine je perfektní a hra v něm běží výborně. Každý kdo rád Duka, Blood nebo Shadow Warrior ihned uvidí super práci jak se dá jenom zlepšovat funkční střílečka a 3D Realms to očividně nezapomněli.    … Expand
  6. Azuris
    May 14, 2020
    8
    + Great Level Design
    + Great World Design
    + Fun Gameplay + Shelly is a great Protagonist, want to see more of her + Good Music / Sound design    + Great Level Design
    + Great World Design
    + Fun Gameplay
    + Shelly is a great Protagonist, want to see more of her
    + Good Music / Sound design

    - it feels like it is missing some bigger or crazier Weapon, like the BFG or a Katana, something playfull
    - In Higher difficulties there could be more Ammo    … Expand
  7. Rajax
    Aug 20, 2019
    7
    The game is good, plain and simple. Truly invokes the classics shooters of 90s while still feeling fresh.

    However, I feel truly bad for the    The game is good, plain and simple. Truly invokes the classics shooters of 90s while still feeling fresh.

    However, I feel truly bad for the developers who put hours of blood sweat and tears into this title. The incompetent leadership managed to destroy any potential audience for the game do to their poor decisions.

    The context of the game as well as the comments of certain of members of staff was such that political sjws decided to crusade the game. At this point that audience is already lost because you're permanently painted an enemy regardless of amends.
    Unfortunately a poor decision to apologize to the bloodthirsty mob and try to force the employees to correct their wrong-think was made. On top of being a gross violation of your staffs freedom of choice I heartily recommend spending your money on a company not run by spineless cowards.    … Expand
  8. ElijoSinteico66
    Apr 10, 2020
    0
    I love this game. But on high difficulty it doesn't make sense. It's just fighting millions of spiders. It loses all the fun

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