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Blackwater

Blackwater
19 TECHNADO SCORE
CATEGORY: F1
AVERAGE: 37%
%POSITIVE: 0%

Consensus
With a very limited budget, Blackwater is a first person shooter that will not be found under Christmas trees this year.
Critic Reviews






70%
If you can forgive these flaws, Blackwater is old-school arcade fun, and a solid step in making a hardcore Kinect game....Go To Full Review

58%
Odds are, if you are Kinect owner and a fan of games like Call of Duty, Battlefield or even Halo you might squeeze an hour or two of fun out of a rental of Blackwater. But trying to get over the real company's questionable morals while playing a game that could be just about any other Kinect shooter to date will leave you largely unsatisfied and bored in no time....Go To Full Review

41%
Built on a budget, Blackwater was never going to achieve the lofty ambitions it was hoping for....Go To Full Review

40%
Awkward controls and a forgettable plot greatly overshadow Blackwater's few bright spots....Go To Full Review

25%
Speed-run leaderboards are a fine idea, but nobody on your friends list will care enough to endure a bad game for better times....Go To Full Review

15%
Blackwater is just a tired, miserable mess of a game. Whether you use a controller or the Kinect, you’ll find that the gameplay simply never measures up, and the presentation lacks the dedicated work to attract hardcore military fans. If you must have a desirable Kinect shooting experience, go with Child of Eden. No, it’s not military-based, but we guarantee it’s a hell of a lot more fun....Go To Full Review

10%
At the risk of alienating the .0001% of the population who are both die-hard fans of private military firms as well as Kinect enthusiasts, we’ll say this: Blackwater is both an insult to gamers and a step backward for the Kinect. We didn’t even get to mentioning the recycled dialogue and animations, the horrendous texture popping, or the out-of-sync subtitles. And a $50 asking price? Must... not... smash... keyboard......Go To Full Review