RAGE
RAGE is a PlayStation 3 shooter game released in 2011 developed by id Software. It centers on aiming, shooting, and weapon use, area and route exploration, and resource or business management, with controls and information arranged around the DualShock 3 or Sixaxis twin sticks, triggers, and face buttons, with PlayStation Move only where explicitly supported.
- AI score · out of 10
- 7.4 / 10
About this game
RAGE is a PlayStation 3 shooter game centered on aiming, shooting, and weapon use, area and route exploration, and resource or business management. Missions pace progress through enemy waves, routes, objectives, and weapon opportunities, with progress divided into stages, tasks, matches, or growth milestones that make immediate goals understandable. Its value depends on whether these rules continue to create judgment and room for mastery rather than on length, sales, or series recognition. Short campaigns are judged by repeat-challenge value, while longer ones are judged by variety, pacing, and recovery after failure. Aiming feedback, projectiles, hits, and danger zones need to remain readable, while HD 3D scenes, Blu-ray data streaming, surround audio, and cinematic presentation need to preserve action, state, and text readability together. The genre-specific limitation is that camera turning, aiming methods, dense encounters, and peripheral support can increase control pressure. Platform conditions also include Blu-ray loading, HDD installs, system software, DualShock 3 battery life, Move accessories, resolution and frame rate, and retired online services affect present-day use. This description covers only this platform release and does not import features or conveniences from remasters, emulators, or other console editions.
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PlayStation 3AI review
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Responsive gunplay, crafted weapons and vehicle trips make a strong wasteland loop, though errands interrupt it.
id Software's RAGE combines a post-apocalyptic wasteland, forceful first-person shooting and vehicle travel. Contemporary console reviews find its action and art compelling while calling for separate attention to the story's ending and texture streaming. RAGE succeeds first as a shooter, with forceful weapon audio and impact inside a broad wasteland linked by vehicle travel and side jobs. Those errands sometimes fragment the pace, and the finale fails to pay off the setup. Detailed surfaces and animation were impressive on contemporary consoles, but texture streaming can intrude. On PS3, pop-in remains visible even after installation, the main reservation in this release's technical score. Players who prize weapon feel and world craft have much to enjoy, but should not expect an equally satisfying narrative conclusion. PS3 and Xbox 360 share the basic work yet differ in installation and texture-resolution conditions. Their technical scores are therefore explained independently.
Strengths
- Excellent weapon feel
- Detailed wasteland art
Weaknesses
- Weak narrative ending
- Installation-sensitive texture streaming
Who it is for: FPS players who value gunplay and vivid world design.
Play notes: Texture-streaming findings depend on each console's installation; PC issues are not imported.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Arenas and side activities vary the journey, but the story's payoff is weaker than its opening promise. | Reviewed | 6.5 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Responsive gunplay, crafted weapons and vehicle trips make a strong wasteland loop, though errands interrupt it. | Reviewed | 7.8 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Detailed wasteland art, animation and weapon audio remain striking despite visible texture streaming. | Reviewed | 8.5 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension PS3 texture pop-in remains visible even with its installation, interrupting the otherwise striking scenery. | Reviewed | 6.6 / 10 | Not provided |
Review sources
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Core information
- Developer
- id Software
- Publisher
- AspyrBethesda Softworks
- Release date
- 2011
- Platforms
- PlayStation 3
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Shooter · Primary genreRacing
- Tags
- ShootingResource ManagementThird PersonReplayable3D GraphicsSolo-friendlyMain Story Under 10 HoursExplorationFast-pacedLinear LevelsPlayer versus EnvironmentDodge
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- MultiplayerSingle playerCo-op
- Perspectives
- First personThird person
Release editions
- Xbox 360Worldwide2011
- PlayStation 3Worldwide2011
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