NeverDead

Critic reviews

• Edge

  Edge Staff · Feb 22, 2012

  7.0

  NeverDead may have issues, then, but it should be commended for innovating in a genre muddied by wannabes without the confidence to experiment with the shooter’s ever-cloned DNA. In the end, NeverDead’s heart is in the right place: committed to entertaining you, no matter the cost – even if it means losing your head a few too many times along the way.
• The Escapist

  Paul Goodman · Feb 17, 2012

  6.0

  As much as I liked NeverDead for at least being something different, I found myself disappointed that for every interesting or cool thing NeverDead brings to the party, it falls short somewhere else. Whenever there's an interesting plot point, there's a scene with poorly-written dialogue. When there's a fun combat sequence or boss fight, there's a controller-throwing instance of wrestling with the game's camera while being eaten alive by some multi-toothed horror.

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• Inside Gaming

  Jason Jasicki · Feb 16, 2012

  4.5

  Ultimately NeverDead is a failed opportunity to do something special. Too many bad design choices hold back the overall experience. Repetitive gameplay, constantly having to recover your limbs, useless supporting characters, poor controls, the list goes on. The real curse for the main character isn’t immortality, but forever being a part of this game.
• TheSixthAxis

  Jim Hargreaves · Feb 14, 2012

  4.0

  To conclude, NeverDead does very little to separate itself from the legion of sub-par, gimmick-tagged titles. The premise of playing as an immortal protagonist who can reassemble parts of his anatomy is likely to catch out a number of curious gamers, but it’s a concept that fails to shine amidst a crowd of poor design choices and a complete lack of narrative engagement.

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• Game Revolution

  Devin Charles · Feb 10, 2012

  4.0

  Konami, I know you’ve been making games for years. We all really enjoyed the arcade games you’ve graced us with through the decades. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles will live in our hearts forever. You had X-Men, Dance Dance Revolution, ESPN NFL Primetime, and of course your golden egg, the Metal Gear Solid series. But please, can we say NeverDead never happened, never alive? Chalk this one up, call it a tax write-off, and get back on the horse of awesomeness.

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• Destructoid

  Jim Sterling · Feb 08, 2012

  2.0

  NeverDead is an embarrassment fit only for mockery. Sometimes, when I use the word ridiculous, I mean it in a positive way. With this game, I mean it with sneering contempt. NeverDead is a ridiculous videogame, one that is so clumsy, bedraggled, and neglectful that I am furious it exists, let alone carries an asking price of $59.99.

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