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The better the game, the easier expansion packs can rely on a more-of-the-same approach (see Mass Effect 2 and Diablo III). Mystery of the Mooil Rig! is wholly effective in its series of nine missions, with objectives recognizable to those who have beaten...
Effectively capitalizes on Sunset Overdrive's strengths, The return of Brylcreem is the tip of the comedic iceberg, New locale means more areas to grind and kill OD...
Overfamiliar mission types...
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Insomniac's Sunset Overdrive ($59.99) is an open-world game set in Sunset City. There, you play as a downtrodden garbage collector for Fizzco, a corporation that launches an energy drink that ultimately turns its customers into mutants. It's up to you to...
Delightful sense of movement. Colorful, well-designed world. Fun weaponry and character customization. Funny, well-acted story.
Short, repetitive campaign. Annoying tutorial reminders. Typical open-world collect-a-thon bloat. Slow camera...
Sunset Overdrive wears its inspirations on its sleeve, but sports enough solid action and good humor to be worth a play...
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We have waited a long time for a game like Sunset Overdrive to show up on Xbox One. In a sea of photorealistic first-person shooters and physics-driven sim racers, it's truly refreshing to play a game that is wild and combines the best elements of cartoon...
Crazy story. Stunning and bright graphics. Ridiculously awesome weapons and fastpaced gameplay, The...
Limited multiplayer mode. Crass humor can be a turnoff to some people...
The Xbox One is starving for exclusive games. Luckily, Sunset Overdrive is one of the console's best games and brings back the fun and silliness of games from two console generations ago. With Sunset Overdrive, Insomniac's crafted a beautiful expansiv...
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The moment I shot a stuffed kitten into a crowd of mutants and watched a robot dog decimate those monsters in pursuit of the toy, I knew Sunset Overdrive was something special. This raucous third-person shooter packs wacky weapons, a gut-busting storyline...
Uniqu, polished gamepla, Hilariou, irreverent stor, mColorful art styl, High replay value...
Missions occasionally drag on too long...
Charming, irreverent and endlessly fun, Sunset Overdrive is a must-have for any Xbox One owner. The moment I shot a stuffed kitten into a crowd of mutants and watched a robot dog decimate those monsters in pursuit of the toy, I knew Sunset Over...
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Not only is Sunset bright and exciting, it's actually a good game too.Sunset Overdrive Xbox One Developer: Insomniac Games Publisher: Microsoft Studios Released: October 28, 2014 MRSP: $59.99Sunset Overdrive is in your face from the get-go with a punk the...
Great: Impressive efforts with a few noticeable problems holding it back. Won't astound everyone, but is worth your time and cash...
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Sunset Overdrive is the Xbox One's newest exclusive IP made by Insomniac Games. These guys have worked exclusively with Sony on PlayStation for almost 20 years. However, Insomniac studios decided it was time for something new and Microsoft was willing to...
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If there's a recent game with a stranger plot and sillier gameplay than “Sunset Overdrive,” I'm not aware of it.Set in the over-the-top world of Sunset City, where the general public has been turned into mutants thanks to a contaminated energy drink, “Sun...
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Sunset Overdrive is the explosive amalgamation of everything Insomniac Games has ever created. There are trace elements of each of the team's previous games: the colorful, cartoony world of Spyro the Dragon; the diverse weaponry of Ratchet & Clank; even t...
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By now, I am sure that most of you reading this have some sort of clue as to who Insomniac Games is when you hear the name. The mere mention of the studio's name makes you think of Ratchet & Clank, Resistance, Spyro the Dragon, and maybe even the PlayStat...
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Insomniac Games have deep roots with PlayStation consoles. They've been making games for Sony's platforms since 1996, and only a few years ago made the decision to expand and offer their games elsewhere. Unfortunately, their first cross-platform game was...
Sunset Overdrive delivers a fun, energetic mix of action and platforming, despite some narrative weaknesses and an overabundance of perks...
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Over the past week and a half we've been playing Sunset Overdrive , a game exclusive to Xbox One and entirely unique in its look, gameplay, and next-level splattering of pop culture references. Sunset Overdrive places you in the customizable body of an ap...
Sunset Overdrive will be released on October 27th, 2014 on Xbox One. It'll cost you $59.99 unless you pick it up in its official Xbox One / Sunset Overdrive bundle. If you don't yet have an Xbox One or are planning on picking one up for a friend, colleagu...
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Insomniac Games has had a weird recent history. The studio was exclusive to Sony for a long time, producing the likes of Ratchet & Clank and the Resistance series. It then went multiplatform a few years back and released Fuse, a game once known as Overstr...
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gamecrate.com Updated:
2015-02-28 02:48:29
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Platforms: Xbox OneAs I was playing through Sunset Overdrive's roughly fifteen hour campaign, the f-words kept on piling up. And no, I'm not referring to the off-color yet utterly hilarious dialogue that punctuates the story, but rather the words I'd use...
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2015-08-05 07:43:46
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Life on the streets of a mutant-infested Sunset City is pretty awful, however; you won't survive long if you stick to the ground. Instead, the game encourages you to get airborne and stay there. You'll bounce on cars, grind on rails, swing on poles, and r...
Insane, acrobatic action; hilarious; smart design ties it all together...
Gets a little repetitive; camera could use a shot of Overcharge...
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Sunset Overdrive ReviewThe apocalypse has been imagined in numerous ways, and has been present in almost every domain from classic movies to our beloved video games. Sunset Overdrive's take on the apocalypse is rather unique, as the game is introducing us...
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Action-packed, fast-paced, and completely self-aware, I was a huge fan of Sunset Overdrive when it first released. Fast forward a few months later and I still enjoy grinding around the open-world landscape of Sunset City, but now, with the release of its...
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Mouse over video for audioDuring a period in game development when most developers are using “next-gen” technology to come up with the biggest, baddest, most realistic way to tell a story, Insomniac Games is focused on one thing, and one thing only: polis...
Sunset Overdrive has all of the elements of a holiday blockbuster, but it's completely self-aware -- and it totally works in this case. It's a reminder that we don't always have to take games so seriously...
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It takes a lot lately for me to stick with a game. I find myself wandering aimlessly through this campaign level or that, without much purpose or desire to continue the story let alone venture into the multiplayer world of the game. The latter there happe...
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Sunset City is being overrun by mutants created by energy drinks. Does that sound ridiculous? Well that is exactly what Sunset Overdrive is striving for. Insomniac's latest game is all about style, both in game play and visual fidelity. This is also their...
Visual style, Traversal is fun, Weapon selection, Tons to see and do...
Far too many collectibles and currencies, Some frustrating sections...
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"I started this game collecting trash," my character quipped late in Sunset Overdrive, "and now I'm collecting trash again." She was defending a makeshift boat that was trying to escape the zombie-infested wasteland of Sunset City. It was a thrilling cha...
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Sunset Overdrive is a rather simple game, and doesn't really do anything groundbreaking, but that's where a lot of the fun can come out of it. The movement is very fast paced and entertaining, and it's easy to find yourself trying to skate around and look...
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