GamesRadar+ Verdict
Reasons to buy
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Non-stop
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lively action
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Doesn't take itself seriously
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Treat for loot-lovers
Reasons to avoid
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Needs time and patches
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Humor often misses the mark
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Too many lulls
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Oct 31, 2007
There’s a grand, almost royal disappointment lurking at the heart of Hellgate. It’s a disappointment wrought from the strange collage of game styles it’s inspired by. It’s both a fast-paced first-person shooter recalling Half-Life and Call of Duty, and a simple action-RPG like Diablo.
On paper this could, and should, be one of the great addictive pleasures of our time - an engrossing treadmill of leveling up and upgrading your weapons, skills and items, mixed with the violence and feedback of the best action games.
