Real Steel

 Xbox 360
User Score
6.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 29 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 29
  3. Negative: 7 out of 29

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  1. Chocoholix
    Jan 2, 2012
    5
    At first glance, Real Steel for Xbox360, seems like a cheap, fun game to have. It only costs 800 Credits (about 12 Euros), to download into your Xbox.
    You start with a stock robot however it is so weak, it cannot beat even the weakest robot in the circuit. So then you spend another amount of points (from 5 to 10 Euros) from your account to buy at least a couple of upgrades.
    If you wish    At first glance, Real Steel for Xbox360, seems like a cheap, fun game to have. It only costs 800 Credits (about 12 Euros), to download into your Xbox.
    You start with a stock robot however it is so weak, it cannot beat even the weakest robot in the circuit. So then you spend another amount of points (from 5 to 10 Euros) from your account to buy at least a couple of upgrades.

    If you wish to change your robots color, you must spend more credits from your account. It costs 240 credits just to change colors.
    In time, you unlock items in the shop for your robot which can be bought the the "money" you earn in fights... however the requirements to actually equip them must be met...and they are sky high. So you spend more real money (credits from your account) to get at least to a level where you can say you have a good robot.

    The idea behind the game is great, game play is lame. It only gets entertaining after you've spend quite a bit of money (at least 20 to 30 Euros), to upgrade your robot to a level you don't lose every single fight.
    I would have preferred the game was priced at the normal 60 Euros and bought in a store, in a box, and I could buy upgrafes with the game money I earned while fighting.

    I can only account this to greed. Potentially a player could spend over 100 Euros in Microsoft Credits to buy upgrades and create his dream robot fighter.
    The list of garage upgradres is long which is nice but the repetitive fighting in order to advance in levels so you can equip them is boring and pushes you to just spend Microsoft Credits to just buy them (if you spend the credits, you can equip anything regardless of your levels).

    Too bad, it could have been an awesome game if only the developers were not so greedy. Don't buy unless you have deep pockets.    … Expand
  2. venom90
    Jun 16, 2014
    5
    i would have like it more if it wasn't so hard to make a decant robot. mine's either too slow, too weak, or both. not to mention that power meter goes down way too quickly.
  3. AngryJoesnum1Fa
    Jul 13, 2013
    5
    I was going to give this game an 8/10 but after reading a lot of reviews.... It is a mixed batch for me. Personally... I love this game! I enjoyed playing it with my family, God family and friends. I did however find the fact that having to buy a robot in order to enjoy the game was a little annoying. Not only that.... the robot that you bought is more powerful then the rest of the roster.I was going to give this game an 8/10 but after reading a lot of reviews.... It is a mixed batch for me. Personally... I love this game! I enjoyed playing it with my family, God family and friends. I did however find the fact that having to buy a robot in order to enjoy the game was a little annoying. Not only that.... the robot that you bought is more powerful then the rest of the roster. I would give this game at least a 6-7/10 only because I had a lot of fun with it but I do agree with most of the reviewers who gave this game a very low score!… Expand
  4. ZackH25
    Mar 30, 2023
    6
    Not much to this fighting game. The actual gameplay is fun but is also very basic so it can get tedious after a while. The graphics were nice for its time. Some fights were memorable like the last one with ZUES. But overall an alright game especially if you enjoyed the movie.

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#93 Most Discussed Xbox 360 Game of 2011
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#3 Most Shared Xbox 360 Game of 2011

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Metascore
40

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 7
  3. Negative: 4 out of 7
  1. GameCritics
    Dec 19, 2011
    15
    By keeping everything good about the game locked away until players cough up the dough, Real Steel can be dismissed as terrible.
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  2. Vandal
    Dec 2, 2011
    30
    Real Steel is not a noteworthy videogame. It is a shame, because the idea could have been great if it had been well executed. It has a very limited and repetitive gameplay, and a lackluster appearence.
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  3. games(TM)
    Dec 1, 2011
    60
    It could be worse. Hugh Jackman could be in it. [Christmas 2011, p.120]
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