Slave Zero X Reviews
Slave Zero X not only allows the cult classic to experience a revival but it also pays homage to the dystopian anime’s that served as its inspiration.
Slave Zero X is a solid hack-and-slash and is an easy recommendation to fans of the genre.
Slave Zero X will get frustrating, but as we have learned over the years: sometimes a tough experience can yield the greatest rewards.
Incredibly stylish, beautifully violent, wonderfully voice-acted, surprisingly emotional and incredibly enjoyable: Slave Zero X is an absolute indie powerhouse.
Slave Zero X is a fantastic character action game that's rewarding, challenging, and has clear focus. Its deep combat mechanics, paired with an excellent biopunk presentation, elevate it above many similar releases while offering a fairly replayable campaign. It's brought down by a lack of movelist section in-game or in practice, and some gameplay quirks keep it from reaching the heights of the titans in the genre.
Slave Zero X has a few too many rough spots to make it an easy recommendation, but it isn't a terrible game. When you get into the groove of combos, cancels and bursts, it can be incredibly satisfying to leave the forces of fascism in bloody chunks on the ground, but the effort it takes to reach that point feels like too much to be worth it. If you're in the mood for a bloody, execution-intensive beat-'em-up, then Slave Zero X might be for you, but it might be tough if you're used to playing modern beat-'em-ups.
a unique and engaging gaming experience that absolutely shreds and I just kept coming back for more!
While Shou can be a bit difficult to handle, Slave Zero X promises plenty of action for those willing to fight for their bloodlust. Its endless hordes can be a bit of a grind, but those willing to sharpen their swords and cut their teeth will enjoy executing this cannon fodder in style.
Learning how to play Slave Zero X effectively will take a while but once you get over that hump, it provides some of the most satisfying 2D action gameplay out there. In other words, I'm very happy that they brought this IP back and look forward to Slave Zero X2.
If you really like your punishing hack and slash platformers, then Slave Zero X might be for you, but it doesn't feel as rewarding as it should when progress is made. You hardly feel like the killing machine you are as you run into difficulty spikes, and the near constant swarms of enemies just gets a bit dull when you are not learning any new techniques to fight them.
Slave Zero X is a game that will depend a lot on the player's taste, and that's okay. For those who want to be challenged to achieve amazing rankings and combos using everything the combat system offers, you will have a satisfying feast for the few hours of the main mode. For those who just want a no-fuss beat 'em up, it's best to look for something different.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
Slave Zero X is a fantastic game with fast paced action and combat combined with great gameplay rhythm.
Slave Zero X is an old school game that is great to look at, thrilling to play at times with excellent animations and a feedback loop to the combat that makes smashing enemies into a bloody mess amazingly fun, but it's difficulty spikes and how those spikes are escalated only work to wear you down. By the end of the game those things you might've enjoyed about Slave Zero X are being crushed under a pile of frustrations as high as the body count you'll rack up across a full playthrough. When the wins no longer provide any feeling of satisfaction, it's easy to be left wondering what you continue for. But all the things that are so well executed in Slave Zero X still make it worth checking out, especially if you're already intrigued by the difficulty barrier-to-entry to cross the line into 'enjoying Slave Zero X, even if it makes you want to throw something.'
Slave Zero X stuck between two completely different genres, and despite bringing many good qualities to the table such as an engaging atmosphere and solid story and level design, suffers from a lack of identity in its core gameplay that makes the final experience extremely inconsistent.
Review in Persian | Read full review
Slave Zero X is an interesting-looking action beat 'em up title with a few bugs and feels a bit repetitive, but if you just want to kill tonnes of enemies, you will enjoy this.
In the end, though, the repetitiveness makes it difficult to fully recommend Slave Zero X, especially at its retail asking price of $24.99. Aside from just enjoying the story, replay value is restricted to high-score hunters (who themselves will have to deal with an arguably unpredictable grading system), and anyone not completely smitten with the presentation will find themselves looking for an excuse to persevere, even with its relatively short campaign. For the right player, Slave Zero X will seem like a custom-made surprise, but it’s a little too short to box with the beat ‘em up gods.
After this experience, I've re-established that love for short and simple games. Slave Zero X is the kind of video game that offers value because of what it seeks to represent and what it manages to do to differentiate itself from everything else. You don't always expect hack and slash side-scrolling games with retro touches and originality.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
Slave Zero X is a beat'em up extremely focused on its combat and, consequently, the player's advantage will be directly linked to how much you like to explore combos and perfect your execution. If it doesn't fall into that dedicated group of players, it's not an easily recommended title.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
Slave Zero X is a stylish and fast-paced hack-and-slash title that pays homage to various other similar titles, such as Bayonetta and Devil May Cry. It's short but full of rewarding content that will keep players coming back to see just how stylish they can get with their combos. The game does have a bit of a learning curve, that shouldn't put you off whatsoever.