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Steel Rats
Released On: Nov 7, 2018
67
7.5
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 16 Critic Reviews
67
38% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
56% Mixed
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
6% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 16 Critic Reviews
67
38% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
56% Mixed
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
6% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Steel Rats is an awesome 2.5D platformer that makes great use of motorcycle based combat. The team of four bikers are badass and unique, prompting you to try them all out, and being able to switch between them on the fly keeps gameplay fresh.
If you wish Trials games had more killer robots and allowed you to move in a third dimension then Steel Rats is definitely worth playing.
A highly enjoyable and polished if relatively unambitious bike-fueled action romp, fans of high-octane action platforming will be served very well by Steel Rats.
I think I would have liked the game better if the characters were on foot or the bikes were less touchy. In the end, I give Street Rats some credit for its creativity because I haven’t seen a mashup of gameplay like this before. It’s fun and has a great sense of style that works with the world it’s trying to show off.
There is something enjoyable in Steel Rats, but there is a lot it doesn't get quite right. Against the other games of the season, Steel Rats just can’t compete, nor can it live up to the game most people will associate it with.
Tate Multimedia tried to pack too much into Steel Rats for all of its parts to work together in a fun and cohesive way. It can be done, as proven by roguelike rhythm game Crypt of the Necrodancer, which stuck to the core elements of each genre. Frequently in Steel Rats, the solution is to use one tactic and move on, or skip it entirely rather than fumbling through the different genres. When this kind of gameplay meets the unassuming visuals and banal audio, the title becomes lackluster.
While Steel Rats comes with elements that sound interesting on paper, the developer lacks the ability to combine them into a compelling package. It may be a game about an unconventional biker, but I would at least have wanted the developers to keep their hands on the handlebars to prevent this terrible mess.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 30 User Ratings
7.5
73% Positive
22 Ratings
22 Ratings
10% Mixed
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
17% Negative
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 30 User Ratings
7.5
73% Positive
22 Ratings
22 Ratings
10% Mixed
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
17% Negative
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
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Summary Become one of the Steel Rats, a biker gang sworn to protect their city against an invading army of alien robots - Junkbots. Wreck and ride through hordes of enemies, switching between four unique characters as you wreak havoc with the ultimate killing machine; your flame spewing, saw bladed, motorcycle.
Rated T
for Teen
Platforms:
- PlayStation 4
- PC
- Xbox One
Initial Release Date: Nov 7, 2018
Developer:
- Tate Multimedia
Publisher: Tate Multimedia
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