WRATH: Aeon of Ruin

Critic reviews

• CCubed3

  Athanasios · Nov 10, 2024

  8.0

  Almost every single one of the so-called "boomer shooters" tends to focus almost entirely on fast, high-octane action. WRATH: Aeon of Ruin fools you by thinking it's the same as them but it isn't. Oh, sure, it has plenty combat to satiate your need for killing evil things with cool weapons, but you are also meant to soak into its strong dark fantasy atmosphere, and spend hours exploring its beautiful, vast realms. While it has its flaws, with chief among them its needlessly large maps, it's safe to call this trip back to the magic of the past a modern classic of the genre.

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• GGamezebo

  Simon Reed · Oct 20, 2024

  5.0

  Not being able to control it via keyboard and mouse is an issue, but this isn’t a valid excuse for it being a struggle to play – with several PC based titles working on Switch fine. A shame.

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• ZZTGD

  Ken McKown · Jun 06, 2024

  7.0

  Wrath: Aeon of Ruin is a solid entry if not a forgettable one. I wanted to love it more than I did, but in the end just found myself pushing through just to see it end, and not necessarily because I was enjoying myself.

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• PNPure Nintendo

  David Temple · Jun 04, 2024

  7.5

  Wrath: Aeon of Ruin is a well-made game with a classic first-person shooter look and feel. There is some story to be had, but we’re really here to kill freaky critters and save the world, right?

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• SSwitchaboo

  Steve Whiting · May 14, 2024

  8.0

  Wrath: Aeon of Ruin is faithful to many of the 1990s classics. Fans of Duke Nukem 3D, Quake, Doom and especially Turok: Dinosaur Hunter will love this game. You can tell KillPixel knows their stuff! There will, of course, always be a market for a good old homage because I think we all want to be reminded of simpler times. Wrath: Aeon of Ruin certainly does that and is one of the best boomer-shooter throwbacks I’ve played.

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• XXboxEra

  Győző Baki · May 12, 2024

  7.0

  The game’s cut-throat pacing will certainly excite the hardcore players, but the lack of real breaks, meaningful exploration, and worldbuilding makes WRATH: Aeon of Ruin more of a shooting exercise than an actual memorable experience. I still feel like recommending it, maybe on sale, to skilled players looking for a tough challenge on console – but in the genre’s modern-day resurgence, there are better alternatives to choose from.

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