Tom Clancy's The Division
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Critic Reviews for Tom Clancy's The Division
Smart, stupid and scrappy, The Division is an ambitious online RPG that delivers strategy and spectacle in equal measure.
The Division is a challenging co-op cover shooter and a gorgeous open world diminished by bloated and unnecessary RPG tropes.
The Division delivers on its promise to provide an open-world shooter that scales well enough to play like a single-player campaign or a challenging four player co-op MMO.
There's definitely some decent meat to chew on in The Division, but it's usually surrounded by too much gristle to enjoy it for long. Both in combat and out, there are some clearly good ideas, especially the tense and dangerous Dark Zone. But they're not spread evenly or interwoven cleanly enough to form a cohesive, consistently enjoyable loop. Ultimately, The Division's overly busy, conflicted design philosophies drown its best ingredients in a bland slurry that never quite comes together into a cohesive dish.
The spongy, fantastical gunplay stands at odds with the Tom Clancy brand, but The Division features some great combat arenas and a well designed loot system that keeps you coming back for better gear
The Division's MMO aspirations get in the way of its shooter fundamentals
Despite oddly overpowered enemies and repetitive level grinding, The Division succeeds thanks to its rich world, strong campaign, and impressive online functionality.
The side content is too repetitive, but The Division's main content and exciting multiplayer component stand out and make this thing worth seeing, provided you've got some like-minded friends around.
Industry Coverage
New Xbox Game Pass Games: The Division, Overcooked 2, 15 More Coming Soon
Xbox Game Pass is bringing a total of 17 more games to its subscription gaming service Game Pass. Whether you're on console or PC, you're getting several new titles soon.
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The Division 2 Year 1 - all 3 DLC free to all agents
The Division 2's World Premiere Gameplay
The Division 2 to take place in Washington D.C.
