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RAGE

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.

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7.4 / 10
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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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7.4 / 10PlayStation 3

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.

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Arenas and side activities vary the journey, but the story's payoff is weaker than its opening promise.

Reviewed6.5 / 10Not provided
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Responsive gunplay, crafted weapons and vehicle trips make a strong wasteland loop, though errands interrupt it.

Reviewed7.8 / 10Not provided
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Detailed wasteland art, animation and weapon audio remain striking despite visible texture streaming.

Reviewed8.5 / 10Not provided
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PS3 texture pop-in remains visible even with its installation, interrupting the otherwise striking scenery.

Reviewed6.6 / 10Not provided

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Core information

Developer
id Software
Release date
2011
Platforms
PlayStation 3
Content kind
Game
Release state
Released
Region
Worldwide
Official website
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Offline minimum players
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Offline maximum players
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Online minimum players
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Online maximum players
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Tags
ShootingResource ManagementThird PersonReplayable3D GraphicsSolo-friendlyMain Story Under 10 HoursExplorationFast-pacedLinear LevelsPlayer versus EnvironmentDodge
Supported game languages
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Requires base game
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Standalone
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Age ratings
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Play modes
MultiplayerSingle playerCo-op
Perspectives
First personThird person

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