Hellgate - London (PC)

64%
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Hellgate - London (PC) (2007)
genre: action, role-play, sci-fi

score: 64%
users: 58%

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'Underneath the frustrating instability, behind the graceless chat window, and beyond the procession of NPC dialog boxes, you tickled that deep primordial need to gather more stuff and get stronger. Loot and leveling are the essence of any RPG, and you're equipped to satisfy that jones.'
Read more » 1up.com
'For a game with such promise it’s a shame that it’s sunk into the realm of also-ran.'
Read more » GameShark
'You might get sucked into the online world of competing slayers and level grinding for a while, but the tedium will kill you far quicker than any member of Hell's vast.'
Read more » GamePro
'How do you score something that is so hellish (in more than one way) one second and so awesome the next? Hellgate: London probably just needed some extra time in Beta.'
Read more » GameRevolution
'An experience that is fun for a few hours but quickly grows repetitive. The stat-driven combat takes the player one step away from the action and the modular levels and peripheral nature of the story keeps players from investing in the world.'
Read more » IGN
'With all its features and the charm from its wicked sense of humor, Hellgate makes for a very entertaining game, but it needs more depth.'
Read more » Gamedaily
'We've got vast reservations about key aspects of the game; the randomly generated levels feel increasingly hollow, pointless and gimmicky as you progress, the user interface is clunky in some important areas, and there are clearly some hefty bugs here that need patching.'
Read more » Eurogamer
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'The scenery is dull and repetitious, and the monsters are slow and stupid, coming at you a few at a time to be dispatched easily when a serious bull rush might actually cause you some trouble.'
Read more » Game Over
'Hellgate: London does have potential though but it's just not there yet. There's a lot of fixing the needs to be done and a lot of bugs to hammer out.'
Read more » GamingNexus
'The game controls easily on the movement front, but breaking in action to press a random button can cause some frustration.'
Read more » GameZone
'The story isn’t much more than a thin excuse to kill demons, and the truly memorable encounters are few and far between.'
Read more » GameInformer
'There's some good stuff behind this Hellgate, but it probably should have waited a little while before opening.'
Read more » Gamespy
'Hellgate: London has plenty of neat ideas, but many of them aren't executed as well as you'd like.'
Read more » Gamespot
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