Hellgate: London Reviews

A few more somewhat average review scores for Flagship Studios’ Hellgate: London kick off the new week. The first is at IGN with an overall score of 6.8/10:

At the end of the day Hellgate: London delivers 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. Balanced against that are levels that are virtually teeming with enemies and a loot and upgrade system that gives you a real sense of progress every minute that you play. Your own enjoyment of Hellgate will naturally depend on your tolerance for the repetitious levels and your overall desire to find the perfect combination of skills and items that will allow you to take on the toughest of the game’s challenges with ease. Unfortunately for Hellgate, our tolerance and desire levels just aren’t what they used to be.

The second is at UGO with an overall score of “B-“:

In the end, I still found that I enjoyed Hellgate immensely. You have a ton of items to find, lots of fun monsters to kill in the randomized levels and fun bosses to face off with. If you’re looking to scratch that pack-rat itch and can put up with the bugs, I’d highly recommend Hellgate.

However, if you’re looking for an engaging story or a bug free experience, you’re going to either want to look elsewhere or wait a few months to pick this one up. It should be better by then.

And the third is at HEXUS Gaming with an overall score of “Recommended”:

Hellgate: London is a worthwhile play that, in either the single player or free multiplayer modes gives you a satisfying RPG that, especially in the SP mode, avoids the feeling that you’re just level grinding for the sake of it. The different classes allow for even the most ardent sword-slashing or spell casting RPG fans to fight alongside FPS fans playing ranged classes. The online instanced missions with a balanced party are a blast but feel less worthwhile than the SP mode where the story is a much stronger. and you can spend more time looking around rather than being told to hurry the hell up.

So, if you’re looking for something with less traipsing about than S.T.A.L.K.E.R. and the immediacy of action that was Diablo, then Hellgate: London could be for you.