Hard Reset

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 19 expert reviews

Excellent:

1
Good:

9
Average:

4
Bad:

5

Pros:

Creative weapon variety and upgrades.
Stunning cyberpunk visuals.
Everything explodes.

Cons:

Common accidental deaths.
Unforgiving checkpoint system.

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Last revision on February 3, 2015

Reviewers Liked

Creative weapon variety and upgrades
Stunning cyberpunk visuals
Everything explodes
Varied weapons lead to crazy
Entertaining shootouts
Challenging action forces you to use all the tools at your disposal
Striking cyberpunk environments
Hidden items and EX mode encourage replay
Gorgeous new game engine
Droves of killer robots to thrash
Intense and satisfying shooter gameplay

Reviewers Didn't Like

Common accidental deaths
Unforgiving checkpoint system
Too many cheap deaths
Unresponsive weapon switching
Comes to an abrupt end
Weak story

Expert reviews and ratings

Before commenting on how Hard Reset plays using various hardware configs I'd just like to thank Flying Wild Hog for this great video game. There is a lot to love about Hard Reset and not all of it has to do with how the game performs. For starters the...

By TechSpot on September 15, 2011

Hard Reset isn't the shooter you've been playing for the last few years. Well, unless you've been busy at work with the Painkiller series. Instead, Hard Reset fills a niche of shooters from about a decade ago by serving as a throwback to a more...

By Gaming Age on November 17, 2011

An explosive ride of a game, but limited long-term satisfaction, priced roughly £10 too high for its own...

By PC Gamer on November 13, 2011

For all it's atmosphere and impressive technical flair Hard Reset is an old school shooter at it's core. That will briefly appeal to those looking for some intense shooter action, but it'll ultimately be far too one dimensional to maintain long term...

By NowGamer on September 29, 2011

Hard Reset is a new and original FPS from Flying Wild Hog that came seemingly out of nowhere. Announced just a few months before its release, the slick visuals and Blade Runner-esque vibe had many people, including me, very excited. The game does have...

By Blogcritics on September 28, 2011

A great-looking homage to the classic shooters of old, but Hard Reset doesn’t bring many new additions to the formula...

By Expert Reviews on September 22, 2011

There have been few games over the past years that have tried to bring the the old school FPS route for today's gamers. Flying Wild Hog, who has pulled folks from The Witcher 2, Painkiller, Bulletstorm, and Sniper, is putting out Hard Reset, a...

By Gaming Nexus on September 20, 2011

I'm an old-school fan of classic, frantic FPS games like Quake and Serious Sam, and many times I've heard a lament over how the days of those games are gone. Nothing seemed to nail that coffin shut for fans like Doom 3's claustrophobic setting and...

By AtomicGamer on September 20, 2011

In rather an odd situation for the games industry, Hard Reset was only announced two months ago and it’s already out on the shelves (so to speak, it’s digital only). For a new FPS that’s quite a big deal, especially one from a new developer made up...

By Strategy Informer on September 14, 2011

Don’t expect much in terms of plot. Between the mayhem are comic-style drawings that poorly attempt to explain what is going on. It’s your typical man vs AI story. Hard Reset takes, what I like to call, “the Michael Bay approach”. Ridiculous...

By GameZone on September 14, 2011

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