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This title is available for purchase in United States and Canada.

This title installs and requires the Steam Client to play.

Also on:PS3, Xbox 360
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7.1

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GF Rating
7

Good

Entertaining FPS, but with some caveats...

posted by HammerheadJ (Edmonton, AB) May 3, 2012

Member since May 2012

2 out of 2 gamers (100%) found this review helpful

I actually enjoyed the action of the gameplay quite a bit more than the story, as it makes innovative use of physics when in a firefight. Enemies that you shoot are either knocked off balance, stunned momentarily, or sent careening away if charging at you and you connect with a limb or bodypart with your gunfire.
Some of the minigames are interesting, but most are a little dull, and you can tell the influence of design for consoles in the control schemes. Translating these into the PC version leaves a little more to be desired, as they can turn into simple, single-button timing games really easily.
I did enjoy the art style and overall feel of the graphics, but here's where the major issue I had with the game came up. Since it is essentially a port from console, the game was optimized for the under-powered nature of console technology (comparitively speaking). Since I was playing it on a newer PC with a very decent, overclocked graphics card, I expected to be able to run the game on max settings quite smoothly, as I have been able to with other graphics-intensive games (Crysis, FarCry 2, Battlefield 3, etc.). This was not the case - it shudders horribly, has screen tearing, and gets poor framerates, even with in-game menu adjustments dropped to minimums. Apparently, id and Bethesda did not adjust the config files to allow PC gamers to fully use all of their system resources (Vram, RAM, etc.) creating what appears to be a serious bottleneck. There is a workaround on the Steam forums that can help alleviate this (it involves creating your own rageConfig.cfg file), but I only discovered it after finishing the whole game.
That was a little frustrating.
Anyway, it is a fun FPS, with a bit of Mad Max/Roadwarrior/future apocalypse flavour added. Definitely worth the $10 on sale. If you are going to get it on PC, I highly recommend following the instructions on the Steam forums and creating the config file...

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GF Rating
9

Excellent

Great Game, Beautiful Graphics, Terrible Ending

posted by McPhaddie (OMAHA, NE) Jan 11, 2013

Member since Dec 2009

1 out of 1 gamers (100%) found this review helpful

This is truly a beautiful game. There has been so much effort put into the graphics, sky, and surroundings that it amazes me more companies don't try to make a game that makes you take time out of the game play and just look around. This is a game of 15 hours of intense shooting, some ok driving scenes, and great voice work. I would love to give it a 10, but the ending is a complete waste. Getting there is a blast though. The enemy AI is great and fun. It leads to intense encounters with fun and creative weaponry. You never have to level up, or start to feel you are out gunned. It's a great blend of tight shooting with what feels like short driving scenarios to break it up. They almost feel forced by what you need to do in order to get your vehicles up to snuff. The different clans all have their own style, and all of it is serious, unlike borderlands 2. It's definitely worth owning, and the scorchers DLC is well worth the $4.99.

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GF Rating
6

Above Average

Good, But Disappointing

posted by Killafella (Paris, KY) May 18, 2012

Member since May 2012

1 out of 1 gamers (100%) found this review helpful

Rage looks and feels much like Fallout 3, which is no surprise since ID Software is owned by Bethesda now. However, it's much shorter, less polished and much more frustrating than Fallout 3.

First of all, the game code is apparently not optimized because the game is glitchy, buggy and stutters even on a high-end system with a top-notch video card. Reducing the eye candy helps some, but doesn't eliminate it.

Secondly, the driving sequences in the game, which are necessary to the action, are just plain annoying. The keyboard driving controls will drive you crazy and I could never get the game to work with my controller, which works in all my other games with controller support.

Thirdly, the objects in the game which are sellable for game cash just make no sense. For instance, a roll of bandages in a hospital might be retrievable, but stacks of pill bottles next to it are not and this in a society in need of medical supplies. Just plain dumb.

Lastly (for this review anyway), you are often sent on missions that involve the same areas you've already played and are basically just a re-hash of the previous mission. Not that there are that many missions in the entire game to begin with. If you're looking for a huge virtual world like Fallout 3, look elsewhere.

Rage could have been a great shooter but, as is, it feels rushed out the door to meet a deadline. That's not what I expect from ID or Bethesda. I suppose it's worth the ten bucks I gave for it on sale, but no way is Rage worth its list price.

Shame on you ID and Bethesda! Try a lot harder next time. Rage isn't a total stinker and has its moments, just not enough of them.

This review is only about the single-player game. I have not played, nor do I want to play, the multi-player component of Rage.

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GF Rating
6

Above Average

Ultra cool graphics but...

posted by Raven505 (Fresno, CA) Apr 29, 2012

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Member since Apr 2012

2 out of 3 gamers (67%) found this review helpful

I can tell you that the awsome game graphics on this game are the best I've seen so far but the game itself is boring and can be difficult to complete quest like missions. You get to a point in the game in the campaign mode then you hit a threshhold where you have so much time to complete a quest and if you dont make it, you start all the way back at the beginning and let me tell you can really bring out the Rage in a person as it did for me and I finally just uninstalled it plus you have to deal with Steam installing its own program on your cpu or u cant play the game. Good thing it only cost me 10 bucks. Could have been a fun game but the creators made some poor choices on its overall gaming experience.

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GF Rating
8

Very Good

Well worth the price.

posted by easyzinkc (GRANDVIEW, MO) Apr 21, 2012

Member since Apr 2012

1 out of 2 gamers (50%) found this review helpful

A very fun and entertaining game.

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GF Rating
1

Horrible

Rage for PC

posted by Miniround (Lubbock, TX) Apr 18, 2012

Member since Apr 2012

1 out of 3 gamers (33%) found this review helpful

Game is horrendous running on PC. Terrible conversion from the console game. I would not recommend this to anyone looking for a game for their PC.

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GF Rating
7

Good

The client says...

posted by SIMPLYKC (PLACENTIA, CA) Jan 25, 2012

Member since Feb 2011

2 out of 13 gamers (15%) found this review helpful

failrly good... 7

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